Sometimes, the original isn’t always the best. Consumer Guide Reviews: Ramones Sire, 1976 Ramones Leave Home Sire, 1977 Rocket to Russia Sire, 1977 Road to Ruin Sire, 1978 End of the Century. So while I can appreciate the part this band and Ramones the album played in inspiring so much of the music I love, I’ll be content to stick with the bands that came later, rather than get too caught up with these originators. MaThe Ramones’ self-titled first album came out in April 1976, and by sales standards alone it was a flop, reaching only No. Phonographic Copyright Sire Records, Inc. But it’s impossible to ignore the bands influenced by the Ramones and how they expanded on that influence and took the Ramones sound and attitude to much more interesting places in the years since. Ramones Ramones (1976, Terre Haute Pressing, Vinyl) - Discogs Ramones Ramones More images Tracklist Hide Credits Companies, etc. I tried my best to keep that in mind while listening to Ramones. I get it, at the time, the Ramones were doing something new and forging their own path. I have to assume that there were times when even the Ramones got confused with which one of their songs was which. 1976.Whilst there are claims of where punk rock began,the Ramones self-titled debut really is Year Zero.This was the blueprint for millions of punk bands.14 tracks in 29 minutes.Unheard of in 1976.Even to Stooges and MC5 fans this was a sledgehammer to the face.This meant you really COULD start your own band. If it wasn’t for the split second of silence between Chainsaw and Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue followed by I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement, it would be pretty much impossible to pick where one song finishes and the other begins. Slow the tempo down just a tad, and back off a tiny bit of overdrive from the guitars, and you have a straight up 50s rock n’ roll tune that could be played in a dodgy 50s themed diner on a vintage looking jukebox. Those four albums - 1976's Ramones, 1977's Leave Home, 1977's Rocket to Russia, and 1978's Road to Ruin - are included in the box set The Sire Years 1976-1981, along with 1980's End of the Century (a conceptually brilliant but musically flawed collaboration with producer Phil Spector) and 1981's Pleasant Dreams (the first Ramones album that. While still sounding exactly like the Ramones.īut it’s back to business as usual with Judy is a Punk. Despite its simple guitar sound, it’s almost a little 80s new wave and pretty far from what I expected from this record. It’s not like every other Ramones song I’ve ever heard. Which leads into an early pleasant surprise with Beat on the Brat. Opening with one of the songs I have heard plenty of times before and assumed represented everything else I’d hear on this record, Blitzkrieg Bop is a cool enough two minutes of poppy punk and gets the job done without ever outstaying its welcome.
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