Released Feb. 18, 1991 Length 40:10 Artist Throwing Muses Label 4AD Genre Alternative rock | Recorded May 13, 1990 The Real Ramona
(1991) Red Heaven
(1992) Release date 18 February 1991 Producer Dennis Herring | |
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Similar House Tornado, Hunkpapa, Throwing Muses, The Fat Skier, In a Doghouse | ||
Throwing muses counting backwards official video
The Real Ramona is an album by Throwing Muses. Released in 1991, it was the last album recorded by the band before the departure of founding member Tanya Donelly.
Contents
The album marked the end of a time for the band, and a transition into a new one. The band's two heavyweights, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, had been the anchor holding the entire group down. After this album, Donelly left and formed Belly, taking the bassist on this album, Fred Abong, along with her. Hence, the album can be seen as an epitaph to the early days of the band.
The Throwing Muses' sound is hard to describe, and this record is especially difficult. Despite having the hallmarks of their unfamiliar song structures and Hersh's voice, The Real Ramona's sound has been considered as quite poppy. Though this album was the last to feature Donelly, it carried many of her signature sounds. While she only wrote two songs for this album ("Honeychain" and "Not Too Soon"), the Muses had a jumpier, poppier sound that Donelly kept with her when she moved to Belly.
Track listing
All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted.
- "Counting Backwards" – 3:15
- "Him Dancing" – 1:10
- "Red Shoes" – 3:33
- "Graffiti" – 2:37
- "Golden Thing" – 2:25
- "Ellen West" – 2:49
- "Dylan" – 1:40
- "Hook in Her Head" – 6:32
- "Not Too Soon" (Tanya Donelly) – 3:09
- "Honeychain" (Donelly) – 4:24
- "Say Goodbye" – 3:54
- "Two Step" (Throwing Muses) – 4:34
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Counting Backwards3:16
2Him Dancing1:11
3Red Shoes3:33