Weird Tales of the Ramones | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | August 16, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1976–1996 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 218:50 | |||
Label | Rhino/WEA | |||
Producer | various | |||
Ramones compilation album chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
Metro Times | (average) [4] |
Mojo | [3] |
The New York Times | (favorable) [5] |
Pitchfork Media | (9.6/10) [6] |
Robert Christgau | (mixed) [7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Uncut | [3] |
Weird Tales of the Ramones is a box set compilation by American punk band the Ramones. It was released on August 16, 2005. There are 85 songs on 3 CDs, plus a DVD containing the feature "Lifestyles of the Ramones", a documentary featuring several of their music videos up to 1990 interspersed by interview clips with the band and figures in pop culture, plus the music videos released by the band (including an MTV-banned version of "Substitute") after the release of the main feature on the DVD. The set was compiled by Johnny Ramone and released by Rhino Records.
The boxset also contains a special oversize comic book, focusing on the legend of the band, written and illustrated by multiple contributors, a 3D pair of glasses and a postcard to dedicate to Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee.
The cover art is a likely parody of the 1920s and 1930s horror magazine Weird Tales, where the title of the album likely gets its name from.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length |
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1. | "Blitzkrieg Bop" | Tommy Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone | Ramones , 1976 | 2:12 |
2. | "Beat on the Brat" | Joey Ramone | Ramones, 1976 | 2:32 |
3. | "Judy Is a Punk" | Joey | Ramones, 1976 | 1:30 |
4. | "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" | Tommy | Ramones, 1976 | 2:25 |
5. | "Loudmouth" | Dee Dee, Johnny Ramone | Ramones, 1976 | 2:14 |
6. | "53rd & 3rd" | Dee Dee | Ramones, 1976 | 2:20 |
7. | "Havana Affair" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Ramones, 1976 | 1:56 |
8. | "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" | Dee Dee | Ramones, 1976 | 1:35 |
9. | "Glad to See You Go" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home , 1977 | 2:10 |
10. | "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:40 |
11. | "I Remember You" | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:18 |
12. | "Carbona Not Glue" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:50 |
13. | "Oh, Oh, I Love Her So" | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:05 |
14. | "Swallow My Pride" | Joey, Dee Dee | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:03 |
15. | "Commando" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:53 |
16. | "Pinhead" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:53 |
17. | "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (ABC Single Version) | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:47 |
18. | "I Don't Care" (Single Version) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia , 1977 | 1:37 |
19. | "Rockaway Beach" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:05 |
20. | "Cretin Hop" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 1:55 |
21. | "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:48 |
22. | "Teenage Lobotomy" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:01 |
23. | "Slug" (Demo) | Joey | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:22 |
24. | "Surfin' Bird" | Alfred Frazier, John Harris, Carl White, Turner Wilson | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:35 |
25. | "We're a Happy Family" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:39 |
26. | "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin , 1978 | 2:41 |
27. | "I Wanted Everything" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 3:14 |
28. | "Needles and Pins" (Remixed Single Version) | Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:21 |
29. | "I Wanna Be Sedated" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:29 |
30. | "Go Mental" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:40 |
31. | "Don't Come Close" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:44 |
32. | "I Don't Want You" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:26 |
33. | "She's the One" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:13 |
34. | "I'm Against It" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:07 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length |
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1. | "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (Ed Stasium Mix; Recorded 1978) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Ramones Mania , 1988 | 2:18 |
2. | "I Want You Around" (Ed Stasium Mix; Recorded 1978) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology , 1999 | 3:00 |
3. | "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century , 1980 | 3:50 |
4. | "I'm Affected" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century, 1980 | 2:53 |
5. | "Danny Says" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century, 1980 | 3:05 |
6. | "The KKK Took My Baby Away" | Joey | Pleasant Dreams , 1981 | 2:31 |
7. | "You Sound Like You're Sick" | Dee Dee | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 2:41 |
8. | "She's a Sensation" | Joey | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 3:25 |
9. | "All's Quiet on the Eastern Front" | Dee Dee | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 2:12 |
10. | "Outsider" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle , 1983 | 2:10 |
11. | "Highest Trails Above" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:09 |
12. | "Psycho Therapy" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:34 |
13. | "Time Bomb" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:09 |
14. | "Mama's Boy" | Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Too Tough to Die , 1984 | 2:09 |
15. | "I'm Not Afraid of Life" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 3:12 |
16. | "Too Tough to Die" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 2:37 |
17. | "Wart Hog" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 1:54 |
18. | "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 4:06 |
19. | "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" | Joey, Daniel Rey | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 4:32 |
20. | "Endless Vacation" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 1:47 |
21. | "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (UK 12" Version) | Joey, Dee Dee, Jean Beauvoir | Animal Boy , 1986 | 3:54 |
22. | "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" | Richie Ramone | Animal Boy, 1986 | 3:20 |
23. | "Animal Boy" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Animal Boy, 1986 | 1:49 |
24. | "I Don't Want to Live This Life (Anymore)" | Dee Dee | B-side of "Crummy Stuff" UK 12" single | 3:28 |
25. | "Love Kills" | Dee Dee | Animal Boy, 1986 | 2:20 |
26. | "Something to Believe In" (Single Version) | Dee Dee, Beauvoir | Animal Boy, 1986 | 4:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length |
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1. | "I Wanna Live" | Dee Dee, Rey | Halfway to Sanity , 1987 | 2:37 |
2. | "Bop 'Til You Drop" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Halfway to Sanity, 1987 | 2:12 |
3. | "I Lost My Mind" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Halfway to Sanity, 1987 | 1:33 |
4. | "Garden of Serenity" | Dee Dee, Rey | Halfway to Sanity, 1987 | 2:37 |
5. | "I Believe in Miracles" | Dee Dee, Rey | Brain Drain , 1989 | 3:20 |
6. | "Pet Sematary" (Single Version) | Dee Dee, Rey | Brain Drain, 1989 | 3:20 |
7. | "Punishment Fits the Crime" | Dee Dee, Richie Stotts | Brain Drain, 1989 | 3:05 |
8. | "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" (Single Version) | Joey | Brain Drain, 1989 | 2:04 |
9. | "Main Man" | Dee Dee, Rey | Mondo Bizarro , 1992 | 3:26 |
10. | "Strength to Endure" | Dee Dee, Rey | Mondo Bizarro, 1992 | 2:59 |
11. | "Poison Heart" | Dee Dee, Rey | Mondo Bizarro, 1992 | 4:02 |
12. | "I Won't Let It Happen" | Joey, Andy Shernoff | Mondo Bizarro, 1992 | 2:20 |
13. | "Censorshit" | Joey | Mondo Bizarro, 1992 | 3:07 |
14. | "Journey to the Center of the Mind" | Ted Nugent, Steve Farmer | Acid Eaters , 1993 | 2:51 |
15. | "7 and 7 Is" | Arthur Lee | Acid Eaters, 1993 | 1:51 |
16. | "When I Was Young" | Eric Burdon, John Weider, Vic Briggs, Danny McCulloch, Barry Jenkins | Acid Eaters, 1993 | 3:13 |
17. | "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | ¡Adios Amigos! , 1995 | 2:45 |
18. | "Scattergun" | C. J. Ramone | ¡Adios Amigos!, 1995 | 2:29 |
19. | "Makin' Monsters For My Friends" | Dee Dee, Rey | ¡Adios Amigos!, 1995 | 2:35 |
20. | "The Crusher" | Dee Dee, Rey | ¡Adios Amigos!, 1995 | 2:25 |
21. | "Spiderman" | Robert Harris, Paul Francis Webster | Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits , 1995 | 1:56 |
22. | "Life's a Gas" | Joey | ¡Adios Amigos!, 1995 | 3:33 |
23. | "She Talks to Rainbows" | Joey | ¡Adios Amigos!, 1995 | 3:13 |
24. | "Anyway You Want It" | Dave Clark | Greatest Hits Live , 1996 | 2:20 |
25. | "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Joey Ramone Vocal Version) | Ian Kilmister, Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Phil Taylor | Greatest Hits Live, 1996 | 1:24 |
Jeffrey Ross Hyman, known professionally as Joey Ramone, was an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. His image, voice, and his tenure with the Ramones made him a countercultural icon. He, along with the guitarist Johnny Ramone, are the only two original members who stayed in the band until the disbandment in 1996.
Rocket to Russia is the third studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, and was released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records. It is the band's last album to feature original drummer Tommy Ramone, who left the band in 1978 to focus on production. The album's origins date back to the summer of 1977, when "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" was released as a single. That summer was known as the peak of the punk rock genre since many punk bands were offered recording contracts. The album's recording began in August 1977, and the band had a considerably larger budget with Sire allowing them between $25,000 and $30,000; much of this money went toward the album's production rather than recording.
Ramones is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on April 23, 1976, by Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting that he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce Ramones, and the band recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in January 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record the album.
End of the Century is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on February 4, 1980, through Sire Records. The album was the band's first to be produced by Phil Spector, though he had offered the band his assistance earlier in their career. With Spector fully producing the album, it was the first release that excluded original member Tommy Ramone, who had left the band in 1978 but had produced their previous album Road to Ruin. Spector used more advanced standards of engineering, such as high-quality overdubbing and echo chambers. These painstaking methods caused conflict between the band and Spector since the Ramones were accustomed to a quicker recording process. Spector emphasized the production value as well, working with a budget of around $200,000, far exceeding their earlier album sessions.
Road to Ruin is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on September 22, 1978, through Sire Records as LP record, 8 track cartridge & audio cassette. It was the first Ramones album to feature new drummer Marky Ramone, who replaced Tommy Ramone. Tommy left the band due to low sales of previous albums as well as stress he experienced while touring; however, he stayed with the band to produce the album with Ed Stasium. The artwork's concept was designed by Ramones fan Gus MacDonald and later modified by John Holmstrom to include Marky instead of Tommy.
Pleasant Dreams is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on July 20, 1981, through Sire Records. While the band members wanted Steve Lillywhite to produce, Sire chose Graham Gouldman in an attempt to gain popularity through a well-known producer. The recording process brought about many conflicts between band members, most notably the strife between Joey Ramone and Johnny Ramone, due to Johnny starting a relationship with Joey's girlfriend. There were also disputes about the overall direction of the album, with Johnny leaning towards hard rock and Joey towards pop punk. Ultimately, the album incorporated high production values and varying musical styles, straying from traditional punk rock on songs such as "We Want the Airwaves", "She's a Sensation" and "Come On Now". It is the first Ramones album not to feature any cover songs.
Leave Home is the second studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Songs on the album were written immediately after the band's first album's writing process, which demonstrated the band's progression. The album had a higher production value than their debut Ramones and featured faster tempos. The front photo was taken by Moshe Brakha and the back cover, which would become the band's logo, was designed by Arturo Vega. The album spawned three singles, but only one succeeded in charting. It was also promoted with several tour dates in the United States and Europe.
Halfway to Sanity is the 10th studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, and their last album to feature drummer Richie Ramone. It was produced by Daniel Rey and released on September 15, 1987, by Sire Records. Recording sessions began that April at Intergalactic Studios in New York City, with the band recording instruments before vocals in order to learn songs more quickly. It fared well on charts outside the United States, but peaked at No. 172 on the Billboard 200.
Subterranean Jungle is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released by Sire Records on February 23, 1983. Overall, the album featured a return to a somewhat more hard punk rock style compared to the band's previous two albums End of the Century in 1980, and Pleasant Dreams in 1981, which were the most pop-focused of the band's career. This direction was encouraged by guitarist Johnny Ramone. The recording sessions saw disputes between band members, mainly due to struggles with alcohol addiction by Joey Ramone and Marky Ramone, and the drug addiction of Dee Dee Ramone.
Too Tough to Die is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on October 1, 1984, and is the first Ramones record to feature Richie Ramone on drums. With ex-member Tommy Ramone producing, the recording process was similar to that of the band's 1976 self-titled debut album. Likewise, the record's style—both lyrically and compositionally—saw the band returning to their roots. The photograph on the album cover, which features silhouettes of the band members, resulted from a "lucky accident" after photographer George DuBose's camera malfunctioned.
Brain Drain is the eleventh studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on May 23, 1989. It is the last Ramones release to feature bassist/songwriter/vocalist Dee Dee Ramone, the first to feature Marky Ramone since his initial firing from the band after 1983's Subterranean Jungle and the band's last studio album on Sire Records. It ends with their unlikely seasonal song "Merry Christmas ".
Animal Boy is the ninth studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released through Sire Records on May 19, 1986. Due to conflicts within the group, the album features less of lead singer Joey Ramone, both in performing and writing, and less performing from guitarist Johnny Ramone. Bassist Dee Dee Ramone wrote and sang more on this album than on previous albums, and Richie Ramone became the first drummer to write songs for the band since Tommy Ramone, the band's original drummer. Richie also wrote for Too Tough To Die (1984). The album spawned four singles, all of which charted on the UK Singles Chart, as well as other charts. In addition to singles, the band promoted their album using a music video for "Something to Believe In", which parodied the contemporary benefit concerts Live Aid and Hands Across America.
¡Adios Amigos! is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones. It was released on July 18, 1995, through Radioactive Records. The Ramones disbanded a year after its release and subsequent tour.
NYC 1978 is a live album by American punk rock band, the Ramones.
Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits is a compilation of Ramones songs. Curated by Johnny Ramone, the initial 50,000 copies of the album include the 8-song bonus disc Ramones Smash You: Live ’85. The bonus disc features previously unreleased live recordings made on February 25, 1985 at the Lyceum Theatre in London. It is notable for being the only officially released live recording on CD to feature Richie Ramone on drums.
Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology is a two–disc compilation that attempts to summarize the Ramones' career in its entirety. Every Ramones studio album is represented with the exception of Acid Eaters, their 1993 covers album. Some versions of this album include a hardcover 80-page booklet with liner notes by David Fricke and Danny Fields.
All the Stuff Volume One is a compilation album by the Ramones. It includes their first two albums, Ramones and Leave Home, in their entirety, with the exception of "Carbona Not Glue," a song that was on the original release of Leave Home but was later removed from the album under pressure from the Carbona company and replaced with an early mix of "Sheena is a Punk Rocker." Also included are a handful of bonus tracks of varying origins: "I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed" and "I Can't Be" were early, previously unreleased demos; "Babysitter" had originally been the b-side to the "Do You Wanna Dance?" single and was the first replacement of "Carbona Not Glue"; and the final two tracks, "California Sun" and "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You," are live tracks recorded at The Roxy in Los Angeles, California and released as the b-sides of both the "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" and "I Remember You" singles in 1976. Liner notes were written by Oedipus of Boston punk fame.
"Poison Heart" is a song by the punk rock band Ramones. Written by Dee Dee Ramone, who had retired as their longtime bassist in 1989 but still wrote songs for the band. "Poison Heart" was included on the 1992 album Mondo Bizarro and was also released as a single. The song was given to the band by Dee Dee in exchange for bailing him out of jail and has a slower tempo than typical Ramones songs.
The Ramones were an American punk rock band formed in the New York City neighborhood Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States, the Ramones are often cited as the first true punk band. Though achieving little commercial success, the band is seen today as highly influential in punk culture.
Morrissey Curates The Ramones is a compilation album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, compiled by British musician Morrissey. It consists primarily of songs from their first four albums, Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia, and Road to Ruin. While Morrissey initially wrote a negative review of the Ramones 1976 debut album in Melody Maker, he was invited by the band's management to pick the tracks for the compilation. The album was released on vinyl on November 28, 2014, and limited to 9,000 copies.