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  • Audio CD (25 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sire
  • ASIN: B00005JGAB
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,407 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #19 in  Music > Hard Rock & Metal > Classic Punk
    #80 in  Music > Rock > Indie Rock & Punk > American

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. Chainsaw
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. I Don't Wanna Go Down In The Basement
8. Loud Mouth
9. Havana Affair
10. Listen To My Heart
11. 53rd And 3rd
12. Let's Dance
13. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
14. Today Your Love Tomorrow The World
15. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
16. Judy Is A Punk
17. I Don't Care
18. I Can't Be
19. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
20. I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed
See all 22 tracks on this disc

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The Ramones' self-titled debut is a justifiably adored album--not just one of the best albums to come out of the initial New York punk explosion of the mid-'70s, but one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time. RAMONES is one of those rare records where there is not a single weak or out-of-place song. Changeups like the bubblegummy near-ballad "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" and the uncharacteristically harsh "53rd and 3rd" (an unsentimental song about Dee Dee Ramone's days as a teenage hustler) vary the album's sound and mood more than its detractors (and even some of its fans) maintain.
The 2001 reissue adds eight bonus tracks. Most are culled from early demos, including two songs, "I Can't Be" and "I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed", that were never officially recorded, and two others, "You Should NeverHave Opened That Door" and "I Don't Care", which eventuallyappeared on their second and third albums respectively. None of the demos are particularly different from the final recordings, but, interestingly, they tend to be a little slowerand poppier-sounding. The cleaner-sounding, more trebly single mix of "Blitzkrieg Bop" closes the package.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Punk Rock Mother Lode!, 24 Aug 2003
By Neale Harmer (Horsham, West Sussex, England) - See all my reviews
Never underestimate the power of music. When I first heard this album in 1976 it changed my life. I'd always loved music but in the mid seventies the only guitar-based music coming out was prog rock or teenybop. This LP, the Ramones' first, changed all that - forever. It had fourteen songs in half an hour (the longest was 2:35!) and the songs had titles like 'Blitzkrieg Bop' and 'Beat On The Brat'. This was neither prog rock nor teenybop! The production harked back to the early days of rock 'n' roll in that the primitive recording made it sound loud at any volume. The bass guitar was in the left speaker and the rhythm guitar was on the right, with the drums and vocals in the middle - and virtually no overdubs! Back then, a Nick Kent review in the NME said something like "this record will destroy your speakers" and although time has lessened it's shock value, time cannot diminish this albums' power. It's hard to believe that anyone hasn't already got this record. If you like punk then you should already have this. If you're a music historian you'll already know that this album is as influential as "Sgt Pepper". If you drive a car you'll need this blasting out as an antidote to all the dullards driving around with disco music at full volume.

Rhino Records have done a fabulous job on all the other Ramones 2001 reissues - "Leave Home", "Rocket To Russia" and "Road To Ruin" are all essential purchases - and this album is no exception. The mastering is far superior to any previous Ramones CD compilations/reissues, being as close to the original (vinyl!) sound as is possible. The sleeve notes are extensive (and actually written by someone who was there) and the booklet is packed with rare photos, the lyrics and the original artwork. This CD has eight bonus tracks, seven of which are demos recorded before the original LP, thus giving an insight into how some songs evolved. The demo versions of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" and "Judy Is A Punk" were previously only available on the rare Norton Label 7" single while the demo versions of "I Don't Care", "Now I Want To Sniff Some Glue" and "You Should Never Have Opened That Door" are all previously unreleased. "I Can't Be" and "I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed" were previously on the "All The Stuff (And More) Volume One" compilation but they sound better here - all the demos are decent quality recordings. The final extra track is the single version of "Blitzkrieg Bop" (memo to Rhino - there's a typo on the back cover!) which has dispensed with the extreme left/right panning of the bass and guitar.

One of my favourite moments is when the sound of a chain saw (brought into the studio to be recorded!) segues into the beginning of a song (erm... "Chain Saw") and you realise what Johnny's guitar sound is based on. Then there's the call to arms of "Hey ho, let's go!" from "Blitzkrieg Bop", the (often underrated) pop sensibility of "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" and the (often unacknowledged) humour in "Beat On The Brat" and "Loudmouth". Since this album was originally released, I've enjoyed music from bands influenced by it's attitude (Black Flag, Clash, Smiths) and it's music (Buzzcocks, Pixies, Nirvana) but I still come back to the original. Over 25 years on and it still sounds right. Playing this record can still raise a confused frown from Squares the world over. The "back to basics" approach of punk began with this album and for anyone who heard it back in 1976, nothing would ever be the same again. You need this record.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ramones, 2 Oct 2005
Essential listening! if you buy any album in the next year and you don't already have this (where have you been!) buy it as this is a classic.

The Ramones are the godfathers of punk and this album probably encouraged a whole generation of bands to give it a go. The album does sound a bit like an angry wasp trying to explode and the Ramones rip through a bunch of great songs from the anthem Blitzkreig Bop to true love songs like Chainsaw and I wanna be your Boyfriend.

Love this album it is simply great. Rest in peace Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee you can be proud of this.

I have to say this is probably my favourite and most listened to album of all time.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Vital, Ferocious, Essential Record , 28 Oct 2005
This album captures perhaps the most fierce, controlled burst of aggression ever recorded.

The Ramones were a primary inspiration of British late `70s punk, and one listen to this ferocious debut confirms what the likes of the Sex Pistols were listening to in 1976. `Ramones' featured 14 of the most basic of tunes - all performed with limited musical virtuosity but absolute zeal - and slyly dumb/clever lyrics about boredom, casual violence and sniffing glue, all crammed into less than half an hour. The idea was if you don't like a track don't worry - there will be another one along in a minute.

But the Ramones' adherence to a limited (yet vital) musical stew meant that, for them, the law of diminishing returns set in incredibly quickly: around 8 minutes into their debut album, in fact. But in its first four songs, the album gives all the Ramones you could ever need. There's the short fast one (`Blitzkrieg Bop'); the short, slow one (`Beat On The Brat'); the really short, really fast one (`Judy Is A Punk'); and the short soppy one (`I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend').

While the remaining songs are still undoubtedly great, by the end of the album it is already clear that their `back to basics' approach created a musical straitjacket from which they (and all other punks) would struggle to escape. While there are many other fine Ramones records, you can hear all you need here.

The additional eight tracks in this reissued edition add little to the record - with the original songs already pretty much stripped bare anyway, a `demo' version will always sound like finished Ramones product.

But these are petty complaints. Only The Jesus and Mary Chain's `Psychocandy' betters this in terms of its sustained attack on the listener. An essential record.
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