Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat on the Brat
3. Judy Is a Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. 53rd and 3rd
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. Glad to See You Go
8. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
9. I Remember You
10. California Sun
11. Commando
12. Swallow My Pride
13. Carbona Not Glue
14. Pinhead
15. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
16. Cretin Hop
17. Rockaway Beach
18. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
19. Teenage Lobotomy
20. Surfin' Bird
21. I Don't Care
22. I Just Want to Have Something to Do
23. I Wanna Be Sedated
24. Don't Come Close
25. She's the One
26. Needles and Pins
27. Rock 'N' Roll High School
28. I Want You Around
29. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
30. I Can't Make It on Time
31. Chinese Rocks
32. I'm Affected
33. Danny Says
DISC 2:
1. Kkk Took My Baby Away, The
2. She's a Sensation
3. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
4. We Want the Airwaves
5. Psychotherapy
6. Howling at the Moon (Sha la la)
7. Mama's Boy
8. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)
9. I'm Not Afraid of Life
10. Too Tough to Die
11. Endless Vacation
12. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
13. Someone Put Something in My Drink
14. Something to Believe In
15. I Don't Wanna Live This Life (Anymore)
16. I Wanna Live
17. Garden of Serenity
18. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
19. Pet Semetary
20. I Believe in Miracles
21. Tomorrow She Goes Away
22. Poison Heart
23. I Don't Want to Grow Up
24. She Talks to Rainbows
25. R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
| Details | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Includes a hardcover 80 page booklet with liner notes by David Fricke.
The Ramones: Joey Ramone (vocals); Johnny Ramone (guitar); Dee Dee Ramone (vocals, bass); C.J. Ramone (bass); Tommy Ramone, Marky Ramone, Ritchie Ramone (drums).
Producers include: Craig Leon, Tony Bongiovi, T. Erdelyi, Ed Stasium, Daniel Rey.
Compilation producers: Bill Inglot, Gary Stewart, Don Williams.
It took four Queens punks who could barely string together four chords to revitalize American rock & roll. The Ramones torpedoed self-important '70s arena-rock, stripping it down to its foundations. Thanks to their pop smarts, they became the nation's favorite and perhaps most influential punk rock outfit.
The Ramones' music has always echoed a Phil Spector-esque sense of melodic structure. HEY HO LET'S GO! is a delirious, nonstop rush of barreling drums and guitars topped with bubblegum melodies. The emphasis is on the band's seminal '70s output. "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Rockaway Beach," "Teenage Lobotomy," and "I Wanna Be Sedated" whiz past like no-frills Lear jets. The Ramones' power lies in their simplicity; you won't even find a guitar solo here. The band's post-'70s output is a mixed bag, but the second disc includes a sampling of its brighter moments. To the Ramones credit, they held on to their ideals and never played unplugged, released a concept album, or recorded a song that outstayed its welcome.
Editorial Reviews
...the great early stuff on the first CD hits so straight, deep, and true, it'd be churlish to judge this well-intentioned collection too harshly... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (07/23/1999)
4 out of 5 - ...overall this is a set that should please both hardcore fans and wannabe new-school punks.
Alternative Press (09/01/1999)
Included in Mojo Magazine's Best Boxed Sets of 1999.
Mojo (01/01/2000)
5 stars out of 5 - ...essential to anyone who wants a better, less pointless life, yet can't be bothered buying five Ramones albums...
Q (11/01/1999)
Included in Q's 100 Best Punk Albums.
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