The Hardest Way

The Hardest Way
The Hardest Way
Studio album by the Original Sins
Released	1989
Recorded	Water Music, Hoboken, N.J.
Genre	Garage punk
Length	41:50 (vinyl edition); 55:53 (CD edition)
Label	Psonik
Producer	Dave Stein, John Terlesky
The Original Sins chronology

The Hardest Way is an album by the American garage punk band the Original Sins.^[1] It was released in 1989 by Psonik Records.^[2]

The CD version of the album includes bonus tracks taken from the band's Australia-only extended play, Party's Over.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]

Trouser Press wrote that the album "demonstrates the Sins' marvelous ability to synthesize an original sound — less stylized than the Lyres' — from now-standard ingredients."^[2] The Morning Call listed The Hardest Way on their list of the top 10 albums of 1989, writing that "the Sins' second LP is an embarrassment of riches; it's fiercer, more melodic, more complex and more danceable than their debut, Big Soul."^[5] Spin wrote that "the songs fit more comfortably into standard 60s punk grooves."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by John Terlesky

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heard It All Before"	3:05
2.	"Now's the Time"	2:11
3.	"Tearing Me in 2"	3:36
4.	"Why You Love Me So"	2:24
5.	"Can't Get Over You"	3:38
6.	"Hardest Way"	3:03
7.	"Out of My Mind"	3:00

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Can't Touch Me"	2:34
2.	"Don't Fit In"	2:07
3.	"Rather Be Sad"	3:43
4.	"I Can't Say"	2:26
5.	"She Understands"	3:33
6.	"Ain't No Tellin'"	2:36
7.	"End of the World"	3:48

CD Version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heard It All Before"	3:05
2.	"Now's the Time"	2:05
3.	"Tearing Me in 2"	3:33
4.	"Why You Love Me So"	2:18
5.	"Can't Get Over You"	3:33
6.	"Hardest Way"	2:58
7.	"Out of My Mind"	2:54
8.	"You Can't Touch Me"	2:31
9.	"Don't Fit In"	2:00
10.	"Rather Be Sad"	3:37
11.	"I Can't Say"	2:20
12.	"She Understands"	3:26
13.	"Ain't No Tellin'"	2:34
14.	"End of the World"	3:28
15.	"Party's Over"	3:09
16.	"Can't Stop Dancing"	3:41
17.	"Beast in Me"	3:38
18.	"Lacerations"	2:05
19.	"Just 14 (And a Half)"	3:27

Personnel

The Original Sins

Ken Bussiere – bass guitar, backing vocals
Dave Ferrara – drums, backing vocals
Dan McKinney – organ
John Terlesky – vocals, guitar, production

Additional musicians and production

Jane Brown – illustrations
James MacMillan – engineering
Dave Stein – production
Scott Stralo – photography
Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

^ "Original Sins' John Terlesky Sings Blues". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1992.
^ ^a ^b "Original Sins". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ Deming, Mark. "The Hardest Way". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ Popson, Tom. "NEW INDIE LPS: ONE ALL-AMERICAN OUTING, ONE RUSSIAN RECORD -AND". Chicago Tribune.
^ Righi, Len. "RECORDS THE YEAR IN REVIEW 89". The Morning Call.
^ "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 23, 1989.

External links

The Hardest Way at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Original Sins' John Terlesky Sings Blues". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1992.

[TP-2] "Original Sins". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[allmusic-3] Deming, Mark. "The Hardest Way". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2012.

[4] Popson, Tom. "NEW INDIE LPS: ONE ALL-AMERICAN OUTING, ONE RUSSIAN RECORD -AND". Chicago Tribune.

[5] Righi, Len. "RECORDS THE YEAR IN REVIEW 89". The Morning Call.

[6] "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. September 23, 1989.

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