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| 1. Havana Affair - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2. Blitzkrieg Bop - Rob Zombie |
| 3. I Believe In Miracles - Eddie Vedder,Zeke |
| 4. 53rd & 3rd - Metallica |
| 5. Beat On The Brat - U2 |
| 6. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio - Kiss |
| 7. The KKK Took My Baby Away - Marilyn Manson |
| 8. I Just Wanna Have Something To Do - Garbage |
| 9. Outsider - Green Day |
| 10. Something To Believe In - The Pretenders |
| 11. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Rancid |
| 12. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Pete Yorn |
| 13. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Offspring |
| 14. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Rooney |
| 15. Return of Jackie & Judy - Tom Waits |
| 16. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World - John Frusciante |
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It was inevitable that a glut of Ramones tribute albums would follow the passing of Joey and Dee Dee Ramone. The 17-song-strong We're a Happy Family thankfully escapes the dubious tribute-album ghetto. It's no surprise that Ramones descendents such as Green Day, Rancid and the Offspring stick close to the tried and true, while headbanger James Hetfield makes "53rd & 3rd" sound like a Metallica song. But the standouts on the disc are the efforts where artists go off the rails. Pete Yorn turns in a yearning version of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" while Tom Waits goes the ghoulish route on "The Return of Jackie and Judy". Kiss get the best-in-show nod for their anthemic "Do You Remember Rock N' Roll Radio", which is odd given that the Ramones were formed ostensibly as a reaction against arena rockers such as Kiss. Don't miss the final track, a scary gem by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' John Frusciante. --Jaan Uhelszki
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Urr...,
This review is from: We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to the Ramones (Audio CD)
Now, i love the ramones with a passion. However this tribute album, (with such talent and favoured bands of mine as U2 and The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Frusciante on his own) is quite inadequate. The covers just lack the power and feel of the ramones and,honestly, just aren't that good. Havana Club - RHCP is dissapointing and not even B-Side material and Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - Rancid is just purely awful. If you want to hear the great hits of the Ramones, shell out the extra few quid and buy the real thing, the far better and uninterfered 'Hey Ho, Lets Go - Anthology' and avoid this unfortunate shambles.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great tribute to a great band,
By BookGirl808 "BookGirl808" (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: We're a Happy Family (Audio CD)
The Ramones are often cited as the greatest punk-rock band that ever lived and this tribute to their music and memory is great.
The album features a variety of well-known acts in punk/rock genres, artists such as Green Day, The Offspring, Rob Zombie and U2. Whilst punk descendents such as Green Day and The Offspring remain true to the original tracks, other bands veer off with their own interpretations. This album really is great and is a great tribute to a much loved and much missed punk band. Particular stand out tracks are Greenday's version of 'Outsider', Pete Yorn's take on 'I wanna be your boyfriend', The Offspring's version of 'I wanna be sedated' and Rooney's take on 'Here today, gone tomorrow'. Rooney's version of the song seems to serve as a haunting reminder of just how great The Ramones were. All in all, yes, this album is different, and not every track is great; Tom Waits' 'Return of Jackie and Judy' is a little too raucous and scrambled for my liking. But at the end of the day, these artists have taken their own style and applied it to great songs. It's nice to hear some different takes on classic punk songs and this album won't disappoint. If you're a Ramones fan or a fan of these artists in general, this album is thoroughly enjoyable!
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Tribute Overdue, But All The More Sweet,
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This review is from: We're a Happy Family - A Tribute to the Ramones (Audio CD)
The Ramones are a band first formed in 1974 and are regularly labelled as the first punk rock band. The members of the band all adopted the surname Ramone and although not actually related, they became like a family brought together thanks to their critical acclaim. Although commercially they weren't a massive success during their peak, they are a band that has an extended shelf life much like other legendary punk bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash.
The 3 founding members of the band Dee Dee, Johnny and Joey Ramone are unfortunately no longer with us. The rest of the band now live relatively quiet lives away from the spotlight, and this album was created with the sould intention of saying "thank you for the music." It may be cheesy and it may also remind you of ABBA (don't pretend like you've never heard of them) but that's certainly what this album is doing. Some of the biggest and most influential names in modern day rock music have come together in the one album to pay tribute to such an amazing band. Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, Metallica, Tom Waits, Kiss to name but a few of the massive names to grace this album. Johnny Ramone was the man who oversaw the creation of the album and he instructed the artists to perform the Ramones songs in a way unlike the original. Some quite obviously obliged and took the song in a new and fantastic direction, incorporating their particular style to do the song justice. Others decided to stick with the feel of the original and just put their voice tag with it, whilst others murdered the original with their horrid attempt. I say others which is the collective term when actually I mean other (plural) and that one is Rob Zombie and his version of the terrific Ramones classic Blitzkrieg Bop. He managed to take what I believe to be the greatest tribute album ever and drag it down to a level I just don't want to think about. He manages to take all the excitement and energy from the original and make it dull and strenuous to listen to. The packaging is terrific and as you can see the cover art alone would make the price tag worth it, but given that horror author legend Stephen King wrote the albums liner notes, I think that's an added bonus on their part. My personal favourite on there is the Chili Peppers rendition of Havana Affair which was apparently Johnny Ramones favourite which is apparently why it's track 1. Two other great tracks are Tom Waits version of Return of Jackie & Judy as his unique voice makes it entertaining, and Green Days take on Outsider as they incorporate their own punk energy into the short Ramones classic. Sadly Johnny Ramone died the year after this albums release, but at least he was alive to see that the Ramones were such an important part of music that they got some of the biggest bands in history to pay tribute to them.
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