Love Among the Ruins
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10,000 Maniacs
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studio album
First released:
Jun 17 1997

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Love Among the Ruins was the first album released by 10,000 Maniacs with their new lead singer, Mary Ramsey.

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  • Jun 17 1997 in United States

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4 stars Good album overall, integrating John & Mary into the band.
Love Among the Ruins is the first new studio album from 10,000 Maniacs since 1992's Our Time in Eden.

Leaving soon-after the release of MTV Unplugged in 1993, Natalie Merchant was replaced by Mary Ramsey. Mary, part of the duo John & Mary, brings new life into the band. She adds a vocal quality similar to Natalie's, but also brings a unique contributiion in her excellent viola playing.

More Than This and Rainy Day, singles from the album, are good pop songs that are sure to please. Green Childre…
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3 stars A bland, disappointing effort
It's been said before, and I'll say it again--Mary Ramsey is no Natalie Merchant. It's really not Ramsey's singing that is the problem, it's her songwriting. Most of the songs sound like bland, lifeless Wilson Phillips rejects. Gone are the distinctive melodies and lyrics which Natalie did so well. Aside from the excellent "Green Children," each song sounds exactly like the next. It is very difficult to get through this entire CD without tiring of it.
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Track listing Edit

  • CD

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    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Rainy Day
    4:46
    2
    Love Among the Ruins
    4:01
    3
    Even With My Eyes Closed
    3:56
    4
    Girl on a Train
    4:10
    5
    Green Children
    4:13
    6
    A Room for Everything
    3:56
    7
    More Than This
    4:05
    8
    Big Star
    3:07
    9
    You Won't Find Me There
    4:08
    10
    All That Never Happens
    4:58
    11
    Shining Light
    4:06
    12
    Across the Fields
    3:53

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