Track Listing
1. Havana Affair - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Blitzkrieg Bop - Rob Zombie
3. I Believe in Miracles - Eddie Vedder/Zeke
4. 53rd & 3rd - Metallica
5. Beat on the Brat - U2
6. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? - Kiss
7. Kkk Took My Baby Away, The - Marilyn Manson
8. I Just Wanna Have Something to Do - Garbage
9. Outsider - Green Day
10. Something to Believe In - The Pretenders
11. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Rancid
12. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Pete Yorn
13. I Wanna Be Sedated - The Offspring
14. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Rooney
15. Return of Jackie and Judy, The - Tom Waits
16. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love) - Eddie Vedder/Zeke (bonus track)
17. (Untitled) - (hidden track)
18. (Untitled) - (hidden track)
19. (Untitled) - (hidden track)
20. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - John Frusciante (hidden track)
| Details | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Contains 3 untitled tracks and the hidden titled track "Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World" following "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)."
Compilation producers: Johnny Ramone, Rob Zombie.
Includes a booklet with color photos and liner notes by Stephen King.
"The Return Of Jackie And Judy" was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Finally arriving two years after Joey Ramone's death, WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY enlists some of rock's biggest names to participate in giving this Forest Hills outfit its due. Not surprisingly, out of this impressive roll call of artists, the California contingent of third-generation punks come the closest to tapping into the amphetamine tempo of the original songs. Green Day rips through "Outsider," Rancid spits out a killer version of "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker," and Offspring's Dexter Holland is practically a vocal doppelganger of Joey on "I Wanna Be Sedated."
Other cuts by bigger names take a different creative path. Marilyn Manson pours ethereal, goth-soaked nuance into "The KKK Took My Baby Away," Bono tosses out a well-mannered vocal on "Beat On The Brat," and Tom Waits pulls out a T.Rex-meets-Leadbelly "Return of Jackie & Judie." Kiss uses horns and screaming guitar to make "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio" an infectious stomper, the Red Hot Chili Peppers make "Havana Affair" resonate with melodic rhythm guitar, and Eddie Vedder and Zeke rage through "I Believe In Miracles." Excellent liner notes by Stephen King make WE'RE A HAPPY FAMILY a keeper. Gabba Gabba Hey!
Editorial Reviews
...A sweet and well-intentioned salute to the Ramones and their profound impact... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (02/14/2003)
3 stars out of 5 - ...It's edifying to see their trademark minimalist sound transmuted in the hands of their most high profile fans...
Mojo (03/01/2003)
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