Brain Drain
Studio album by The Ramones
Released	May 23, 1989
Recorded	December 1988
Genre	Punk
Length	35:02
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell, Daniel Rey
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (B) link
The Ramones chronology
Halfway to Sanity (1987)	Brain Drain (1989)	Loco Live (1991)

Brain Drain is a 1989 album by the Ramones (see 1989 in music). Released on May 23 of that year,^[1] it is the last to feature the bass player Dee Dee Ramone. It contains the single "Pet Sematary", written for the Stephen King movie of the same name. The single became one of the Ramones' biggest radio hits, and a staple in their concerts during the 1990's. Image File history File links The_Ramones_Brain_Drain. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... The Ramones were an American rock band often considered to be the first punk rock group. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Bill Laswell (born February 12, 1955 in Salem, Illinois and raised in Albion, Michigan) is an American bassist, producer and record label owner. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... The Ramones were an American rock band often considered to be the first punk rock group. ... Halfway to Sanity is an album by Ramones. ... Ramones 1991 live album that has apparently (at least) two versions. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... The Ramones were an American rock band often considered to be the first punk rock group. ... See also: 1989 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1989 Record labels established in 1989 other events of 1989 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 5 - Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn after three-and-a-half years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Dee Dee Ramone, 1979 Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was an American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member of punk rock band the Ramones. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. ... Pet Sematary (sometimes referred to as Stephen Kings Pet Sematary) is a 1989 horror film adapatation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. ...

Dee Dee wrote in his autobiography, Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones:

It was tough recording the Brain Drain album because everyone took their shit out on me. I dreaded being around them. It drove me away--I didn't even end up playing on the album. Everybody in the band had problems; girlfriend problems, money problems, mental problems.

Track listing

1. "I Believe in Miracles" – 3:19 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
2. "Zero Zero UFO" – 2:25 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
3. "Don't Bust My Chops" – 2:28 (Dee Dee Ramone / Joey Ramone / Daniel Rey)
4. "Punishment Fits the Crime" – 3:05 (Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts)
5. "All Screwed Up" – 3:59 (Joey Ramone / Andy Shernoff / Marky Ramone / Daniel Rey)
6. "Palisades Park" – 2:22 (Charles Barris)
7. "Pet Sematary" – 3:30 (Dee Dee Ramone / Daniel Rey)
8. "Learn to Listen" – 1:50 (Dee Dee Ramone / Johnny Ramone / Marky Ramone / Daniel Rey)
9. "Can't Get You (Outta My Mind)" – 3:21 (Joey Ramone)
10. "Ignorance Is Bliss" – 2:38 (Joey Ramone / Andy Shernoff)
11. "Come Back, Baby" – 4:01 (Joey Ramone)
12. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" – 2:04 (Joey Ramone)

Dee Dee Ramone, 1979 Dee Dee Ramone (Douglas Glenn Colvin) (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was an American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member of punk rock band the Ramones. ... Joey Ramone (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), born as Jeffery Hyman, was an American vocalist and songwriter best known for his work in the legendary punk rock group the Ramones. ... Richard Eugene Stotts (better known as Richie Stotts) was the guitarist and one of the founding members of the Plasmatics. ... Andy Shernoff is a music journalist and founding member of The Dictators, one of the original New York punk bands, in which he played bass, sang backing vocals and occasional leads, and wrote most of the songs. ... Marc Bell (better known as Marky Ramone, born July 15, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York) was the drummer for the punk rock group The Ramones. ... Palisades Park is a song written by Chuck Barris and made popular by Freddy Cannon. ... Chuck Barris on the set of The Gong Show. ... John Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known as Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the punk rock group The Ramones. ...

Personnel

• Jean Beauvoir - Producer
• Martin Bisi - Assistant Engineer
• Gary "Muddbone" Cooper - Production Assistant
• Jason Corsaro - Mixing
• George DuBose - Artwork, Coordination
• Oz Fritz - Assistant Engineer
• Judy Kirschner - Assistant Engineer
• Bill Laswell - Producer
• Matt Mahurin - Artwork
• Robert Musso - Engineer, Mixing
• Robbie Norris - Assistant Engineer
• Daniel Rey - Producer, Musical Coordinator
• Mark Sidgwick - Production Assistant
• Nicky Skopelitis - Production Assistant
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Kim White - Production Assistant

Howie Weinberg is a music mastering engineer who has worked with numerous bands. ...

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Notes and references

1. ^ AMG review. All Music Guide. URL accessed June 2, 2006