Episode 40: The Ramones - End of the Century

After four albums that are now considered classics but didn't spawn any hits in the U.S. the Ramones gave into management and agreed to record with producer Phil Spector.  The sessions didn't go well and the resulting album was not one of the band's favorites.  Despite the initial thought that they should be a good match their recording and production styles clashed throughout, and a set of mostly tired and forgettable songs didn't help.