The Ramones / Ramones (Expanded 2001 Remaster) - CD (Used)

Author: Ramones

Brand: Rhino

Format: Original recording remastered

PartNumber: 0081227430627

Release Date: 26-06-2001

Details: Amazon.ca The Ramones' April 1976 debut, recorded for little more than $6,000, long ago passed into legend. Its exalted status as the inspiration for thousands of punk bands worldwide, though, hasn't overshadowed its monolithic roar, the knowing hilarity of its lyrics ("Judy Is a Punk" crams the SLA, the Ice Capades, and a salute to Herman's Hermits into a 90-second frame), and the impulse to blast it for everyone within earshot: Hey, listen to this. Embracing and rewriting rock & roll history at once, Ramones speeded up heavy music, adding a pop patina to songs inspired by horror movies and glue sniffing, and claiming a great Chris Montez tune ("Let's Dance") from the supposedly fallow period that had fallen between Elvis and the Beatles. Absurdist, yeah (how could anything with Joey's super-affected Liverpool-via-Queens accent be otherwise?) and also smart: "Havana Affair" is the greatest song about the cold war this side of Dylan. This remastered edition complements the original LP with a slew of demos, including a Spectoresque "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," and the single version of "Blitzkrieg Bop," that, equally prophetically, puts Joey's vocal through a mixing trick that makes him sound like he's on the mic at a football game. --Rickey Wright Product Description Their loud, proud, fast, furious, stupendously influential debut, Blitzkrieg Bop; Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue; Let's Dance; Beat on the Brat; 53rd & 3rd, and the rest of the original 1976 LP. Includes eight bonus tracks: three unreleased demos, the single version of Blitzkrieg Bop and more!

UPC: 081227430627

EAN: 0081227430627

Model: 0081227430627

Languages: English

Binding: audioCD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood