Ronnie Spector - Siren
July 1980
Ronnie Spector
Siren
Genre: 60s icon in an 80s world
2.75 out of 5
Highlights:
Hell of a Nerve
It almost works. Without Phil Spector, Ronnie puts her career in the hands of Genya Raven, who keeps a big and full sound.
It opens with a power punk Ramones tune, “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” from Rocket to Russia and you get the sense that Ronnie wants to make a statement. This isn’t the 60s. She’s her own woman.
She’s in great voice. “Hell of a Nerve” could have been a hit for Pat Benatar. Not sure why it wasn’t for Ronnie.
This isn’t gonna make Ronnie a star, or any more than she already was. It’s a perfect example of someone trying to be relevant 15 years after…
Fun Fact: Chip Taylor, who wrote “Any Way That You Want Me” is Jon Voight’s brother. That makes him Angelina Jolie’s uncle. Weird. Dull song.
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