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Ramones
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Ramones · The debut of this New York punk band came about after Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw them play in 1975 and started writing about them. She asked Danny Fields to become their manager, and producer Craig Leon managed to persuade Sire president Seymour Stein. In January 1976 they recorded the album at Plaza Sound, in a week and for 6,400 dollars. Three days for the instruments and four for the vocals were enough.
The songs are short and lightning fast: many of them go well above 160 beats per minute, and the longest lasts two and a half minutes. The record opens with Blitzkrieg Bop. The lyrics deal with violence, drugs, relationships, humour and Nazism. Commercially the record was not a success, but the reviews were glowing. The songs later came to be regarded as one of the most influential punk records, with an influence on grunge and heavy metal.
Listening
Track list
- 1Blitzkrieg Bop2:13Apple Music ↗
- 2Beat On the Brat2:32Apple Music ↗
- 3Judy Is a Punk1:32Apple Music ↗
- 4I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend2:24Apple Music ↗
- 5Chain Saw1:56Apple Music ↗
- 6Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue1:36Apple Music ↗
- 7I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement2:39Apple Music ↗
- 8Loudmouth2:14Apple Music ↗
- 9Havana Affair1:56Apple Music ↗
- 10Listen to My Heart1:58Apple Music ↗
- 1153rd & 3rd2:21Apple Music ↗
- 12Let's Dance1:51Apple Music ↗
- 13I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You1:43Apple Music ↗
- 14Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World2:10Apple Music ↗
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