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Portrait of the Artist As a Young Ram by Ram Jam (CD, 1978)

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9: Runway Runaway. Artist: Ram Jam. Title: A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Ram. Edition: Album. Format: CD. Style: Rock. Condition: New. No Of Discs: 1.

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Product Identifiers

Producer
Jerry Katz; Jerry Kasenetz; Steve Kasenetz; Jeff Katz
Record Label
Rock Candy
UPC
5051068001220
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16050136850

Product Key Features

Artist
Ram Jam
Format
CD
Release Year
1978
Style
Hard Rock
Release Title
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Ram
Genre
Rock
Run Time
40 Mins 36 Seconds

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Additional information
Personnel: Bill Bartlett (vocals, guitar); Myke Scavone (vocals, percussion); Howard Arthur Blauvelt (vocals); Peter Charles (drums). Audio Remasterer: Jon Astley. Liner Note Author: Derek Oliver. Recording information: 1978. Photographer: Jim Houghton. After scoring a major hit with "Black Betty" in 1977, Ram Jam returned in 1978 with another punchy set of hard rock tunes. Though Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram failed to produce any hit singles like "Black Betty," it actually improves on their previous album by managing to broaden the group's sound without cutting back on the hard rock firepower that got them noticed. For instance, songs like "The Kid Next Door" and "Please Please (Please Me)" add keyboard textures that flesh out the group's sound without distracting from their guitar-driven attack. Ram Jam also makes an interesting departure from their trademark twin-guitar rock sound on the dramatic power ballad "Turnpike": this lost-love lament alternates a hard-rocking chorus with moody piano-driven verses to create an surprisingly ornate blend of AOR melodicism and hard rock bombast. However, the majority of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram is devoted to straightforward guitar rock; "Wanna Find Love" and "Saturday Night" blend pop hooks and metal riffs as effectively as anything on Ram Jam. Other tunes up the ante by presenting a frenetic level of energy that borders on punk rock: "Just Like Me" and "Hurricane Ride" both toss out slashing guitar riffs over double-time rhythms to create songs that sound like the Ramones gone metal crazy. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram further benefits from short, tight song structures that keep things from getting too excessive (the ambitious "Turnpike" is the only song that runs over 4 and a half minutes). All in all, this is a fine hard rock outing that is worthy of its cult reputation and a treat for anyone who likes hard-driving 1970s rock music. ~ Donald A. Guarisco

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