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The Ramones - Rocket to Russia Audio CD

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The Ramones Band: The Ramones
Title: Rocket to Russia
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Release Date: 2001-06-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Cretin Hop 2: Rockaway Beach 3: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 4: Locket Love 5: I Don't Care 6: Sheena Is a Punk Rocker 7: We're a Happy Family 8: Teenage Lobotomy 9: Do You Wanna Dance? 10: I Wanna Be Well 11: I Can't Give You Anything 12: Ramona 13: Surfin' Bird 14: Why Is It Always This Way? 15: Needles & Pins [Early Version][*] 16: Slug [*][Demo Version] 17: It's a Long Way Back to Germany [UK B-Side][*][Version] 18: I Don't Care [Single Version][*] 19: Sheena Is a Punk Rocker [Single Version][*]

** top drawer **
Wore out my vinyl in six months, back in the day. Easily one of the top ten rock records ever.
A few throw-away tunes I suppose, but there are monster classics here: Teenage Lobotomy, Do You Wanna Dance, Rockaway Beach, Sheena, Surfin Bird,
and "I don't Care" which had what sounds like an unusual chord change, for them. Of course, they were branching ou. Within a year or two the sound was. . maturing.
The bonus tracks here fill in the story nicely.


Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
this is like one of the first 10 albums i ever owned . the ramones best. i even had 8 track tape to listen to in the car. to this day it is still my favorite ramones release and any fan of punk music should own this ,.


Best of the Best


With Rocket to Russia, the Ramones earn this album's classic status from the first groove. It's so passe to give favorite reviews glowing reviews - it seems that if an album is beloved, it deserves some kind of classic status. This captures the humor of their first LP and melds it with punk cum Beach Boys feel. Their sound is completely original, but warmly familiar, and all of the tunes are written rightly and cleverly. This isn't hardcore, but it certainly seemed hardcore when it was released (not even Saturday Night Live would touch them), and it's completely unpretentious. Even people who weren't initially fond of the Ramones have slowly come to appreciate their special genius - and Rocket to Russia captures that genius as well as any of their records. My signed copy is a prized possession.


The Ramones keep on rockin'
Rocket To Russia, the Ramones' third record, is one of the greatest punk records ever waxed, and a watershed moment in the tortured history of rock 'n' roll. Their debut may be more historically significant, but this is still the better album. Here, the group's signature mixture of Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, Black Sabbath, Iggy Pop, and Phil Spector is at its absolute zenith. These songs are pure gutter angst, burnt-out bursts of emotion that ring with hilarity and hatred, joy and spite, love and confusion, apathy and honesty. And you can dance to it! The end result is a package of pure, unfiltered goodness, full of meat 'n' cheese masterpieces like "Cretin Hop" and "Locket Love. " "Rockaway Beach" and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" are metallic bubblegum-surf ravers, and "Teenage Lobotomy" is an irresistible, ferocious anthem. "I Don't Care" is quintessentially bemused teenage sneer, and the cover of "Do You Wanna Dance" is just plain fun. And then there's the rollicking cynicism of "We're A Happy Family," and the bounce of "I Wanna Be Well. " So, a punk classic then.


Over Your Head
For those of you who don't really get it, it is futile to try and explain it to you. Simply put, this album is what rock'n roll fun is all about. .


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