RAMONES (ALBUM)


The self-titled debut album by the Ramones was released on April 23, 1976.

Contents
History
Songs
Track listing
Rhino bonus tracks
Credits
Ramones
Additional personnel
References
Notes

History


After Seymour Stein of Sire Records signed the band in the autumn of 1678, the band began to record their debut the following winter. ''Ramones'' was recorded quickly and cheaply at Plaza Sound, Radio City Music Hall, New York; recording lasted from February 2 (sid vicious died on this day) through the 19th, 1976 on a budget of only $6,200.
The template of guitar and bass in opposite channels with the drums in the middle was based on early Beatles and Cream records
Many radio disc jockeys were supposedly put off by the records' primitive, frantic music and often bizarre themes and the album did not receive heavy airplay, only peaking at number #111 on the Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart upon being released April 23.
Despite this, the Ramones eventually established the reputation as being the godfathers of punk rock, and the album is largely considered a highly influential classic. Its influence on punk and myriad genres of alternative rock cannot be overstated. In 2003 the TV network VH1 named ''Ramones'' the 54th greatest album of all time.
The album was rereleased in 2004 by Rhino Records. The original album was remastered, and it also contained eight bonus tracks which featured demo and alternate versions.
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Songs



★ Mikaela Ramone described "Beat on the Brat" as ''a true story''. "Joey saw some idiot going after an assignment pretending to look for their jumper and wrote a song about it."[1]

★ "Judy Is a Punk" is said to be written about two overzealous real-life fans named Jackie and Judy. One interviewee in the documentary '' claims that the song was "prophetic", due to Jackie and Judy's supposed later death in an airplane crash, corresponding to the lyrics, "Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah." The song features an intro that is simply one power chord played at extreme speed. The Ramones recorded a follow-up song on the 1980 album ''End of the Century'' called "The Return of Jackie and Judy". The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 film ''The Royal Tenenbaums''.


★ "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" was written about the adolescents of Forest Hills, who constantly sought cheap thrills to cure their boredom. The Ramones later recorded the similarly-themed song "Carbona Not Glue" for their second album ''Leave Home''. Dee Dee joked that after writing songs like "I Don't Wanna Go Down in the Basement" and "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You", "We didn't write a positive song until 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue'."[2] The song was also the inspiration for the name of influencial british punk zine, ''Sniffin' Glue''.

★ "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" was inspired by Dee Dee's youth in Germany, as well as Johnny's fascination with old WWII movies. Originally titled "I'm a Nazi, Baby" the song features tongue in cheek lyrics about Nazism, such as, "I'm a shock trooper in a stupor, yes I am/ I'm a Nazi schatze, you know I fight for the fatherland". This song, along with "Blitzkrieg Bop", mark the first appearance of Nazi themes and imagery in Punk music (even though Joey was Jewish), furthered by musicians like the Sex Pistols who often wore swastikas in concert. The song is viewed as important as it demonstrates the refusal of Ramones songs to be played on radio, although their later song "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" that criticized Ronald Reagan for visiting an SS grave site also had been limited in airplay.

★ "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is an endearing love song that proved to be one of the band's most enduring compositions. The relatively tender song is seen as a nod to the Ramones' early rock and roll influences. The studio version somewhat uncharacteristically features a glockenspiel. The song was written by drummer Tommy. According to Dee Dee Ramone's autobiography ''Lobotomy'', "We could have made a million dollars on it, because the Bay City Rollers wanted to do it."

★ "Havana Affair" uses the trademark Ramones humor on the subject of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. It has been covered many times, by bands such as Screeching Weasel, Nutley Brass, The Huntingtons, P.P.M., D-A-D, Jeff Crane & I.O.U., Sonic Dolls, The Manges, Doña Maldad, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bullet Treatment[3].

★ "Chainsaw" is based upon the film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Joey wrote the song after he saw the film.

Track listing


(All songs except "Let's Dance" originally credited to the Ramones collectively. Credits have since been given to specific members where applicable.)
#"Blitzkrieg Bop" (Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:14
#"Beat on the Brat" (Joey Ramone) – 2:31
#"Judy Is a Punk" (Joey Ramone) – 1:32
#"I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (Tommy Ramone) – 2:24
#"Chainsaw" (Joey Ramone) – 1:56
#"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:35
#"I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 2:38
#"Loudmouth" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 2:14
#"Havana Affair" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:56
#"Listen to My Heart" (Ramones) – 1:58
#"53rd & 3rd" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:21
#"Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) – 1:51
#"I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 1:42
#"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (Ramones) – 2:12
Rhino bonus tracks


  1. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (demo)" – 3:02

  2. "Judy Is a Punk (demo)" – 1:36

  3. "I Don’t Care (demo)" – 1:55

  4. "I Can’t Be (demo)" – 1:56

  5. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (demo)" – 1:42

  6. "I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed (demo)" – 1:05

  7. "You Should Never Have Opened That Door (demo)" – 1:54

  8. "Blitzkrieg Bop (single version)" – 2:12


Credits


Ramones


★ Joey Ramone – lead vocals

★ Johnny Ramone – guitar, backing vocals

★ Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals

★ Tommy Ramone - drums
Additional personnel


★ Tommy Ramone – producer

★ Craig Leon – producer

★ Rob Freeman – engineer

★ Don Hunerberg – assistant engineer

★ Greg Calbi – mastering

★ Roberta Bayley – photography

★ Arturo Vega – artwork

References



★ Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, ''Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk''.
Notes

1. McNeil and McCain, p. 183.
2. McNeil and McCain, p. 212.
3. http://www.secondhandsongs.com/song/9734.html


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