Ramones
LP by Ramones
Released	April 23, 1976
Recorded	February 1976, Plaza Sound Studios, New York
Genre	Punk
Length	29:04
Label	Sire Records
Producer(s)	Craig Leon Tommy Ramone
Professional reviews
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Ramones chronology
	Ramones (1976)	Leave Home (1977)

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The Ramones never achieved massive mainstream popularity, but are widely regarded as the American godfathers of punk rock. This album established their reputation as three-chord garage rockers with a sense of humor. As a result, they became one of the most popular punk bands in history, though Ramones peaked at #111 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart. 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. ... Garage rock (performed by garage bands, not to be confused with UK Garage dance music) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

In 2003 the TV network VH1 named Ramones the 54th greatest album of all time. In 2005 Rolling Stone magazine named it the 33rd greatest album of all time. A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits One) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... This article is about the music magazine. ...

Songs

"Judy is a Punk" is one of their more famous songs^{[citation needed]},is said to be written about two real life, and overzealous fans named Jackie and Judy. In an interview on the DVD documentary End of the Century, one interviewee claims that the song was "prophetic," due to Jacky and Judy's later death in an airplane crash, corresponding to the lyrics of the song,"Perhaps they'll die, oh yeah." The song features an intro that is simply one power chord played at extreme speed. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 film The Royal Tenenbaums, and is followed up on the 1979 album End of the Century with the song "The Return of Jackie and Judy". In music, a power chord is, in the broadest sense, a chord that remains euphonious when distorted by amplification. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... End of the Century is the fifth album by the Ramones. ...

"Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" is one of their more popular and enduring songs^{[citation needed]}, and is highly representative of the bands' early musical vocabulary^{[citation needed]}. It was written about the adolescence of Forest Hills, who constantly sought cheap thrills to cure their boredom. Due to an outbreak in glue sniffing in Scotland^{[citation needed]}, The Ramones later recorded the similarly-themed song "Carbona Not Glue" for their second album Leave Home. Station Square, home to Forest Hills striking Long Island Rail Road station. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Leave Home is the Ramones second album. ...

"53rd & 3rd" was written by Dee Dee Ramone. It refers to a famous spot for male prostitution in New York where it is speculated that he himself had been a "hustler"—and used the money earned there to pay for his heroin habit which he immortalized in the song "Chinese Rock", and which ultimately killed him (he died from an overdose in 2002). In the movie End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones, Dee Dee is ambiguous on whether he actually hustled on that corner, although all other members of the band claim or at least imply that he did. The protagonist of the song complains that he is the prostitute never chosen, and when he finally is, he has to kill his customer to prove that he is not homosexual. Dee Dee Ramone, born Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was a founding member of The Ramones, a heavily influential punk band in which he wrote or co-wrote most of the songs, including 53rd & 3rd, Commando, and Poison Heart. Dee Dee struggled with drugs for much... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Chinese rock (中国摇滚, pinyin: Zhōngguó yáogÇ”n; also 中国摇滚音乐, Zhōngguó yáogÇ”n yÄ«nyuè, lit. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...

Shortly after the song was written, the site was cleared to make way for one of Manhattan's most famous skyscrapers, the Citicorp Center. The song was covered by Metallica on the We're a Happy Family tribute album. Screeching Weasel also covered the song. On the live album We're Outta Here, Lars Friedrikson of Rancid joins the Ramones in performing this song. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ... The Citicorp Center is a skyscraper at 500 West Madison (between Clinton and Canal) in Chicago, Illinois. ... Metallica is an American heavy metal band formed in October 1981. ... Were A Happy Family is a tribute album by variouis artists as a tribute to the Ramones. ... Screeching Weasel was a pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ...

Track listing

1. "Blitzkrieg Bop" - 2:14 (Ramones)
2. "Beat on the Brat" - 2:31 (Joey Ramone)
3. "Judy is a Punk" - 1:32 (Joey Ramone)
4. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - 2:24 (Tommy Ramone)
5. "Chain Saw" - 1:56 (Joey Ramone)
6. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" - 1:35 (Dee Dee Ramone)
7. "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" - 2:38 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
8. "Loudmouth" - 2:14 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
9. "Havana Affair" - 1:56 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
10. "Listen to My Heart" - 1:58 (Ramones)
11. "53rd & 3rd" - 2:21 (Dee Dee Ramone)
12. "Let's Dance" - 1:51 (Jim Lee)
13. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" - 1:42 (Dee Dee Ramone)
14. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" - 2:12 (Ramones)

Blitzkrieg Bop was the first single ever released by the punk rock group Ramones. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... Jeffry Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001), better known as Joey Ramone, was the vocalist for the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. ... Drummer Tommy Ramone (born Thomas Erdelyi January 29, 1952 in Budapest, Hungary) grew up in Queens, one of the boroughs of New York City. ... Dee Dee Ramone, born Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was a founding member of The Ramones, a heavily influential punk band in which he wrote or co-wrote most of the songs, including 53rd & 3rd, Commando, and Poison Heart. Dee Dee struggled with drugs for much... John Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known as Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the punk rock group The Ramones. ...

Re-release bonus tracks

The album was remastered and released by Rhino Records in June 2001 with the following bonus tracks Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ...

1. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (demo)
2. "Judy Is a Punk" (demo)
3. "I Don’t Care" (demo)
4. "I Can’t Be" (demo)
5. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" (demo)
6. "I Don’t Wanna Be Learned/I Don’t Wanna Be Tamed" (demo)
7. "You Should Never Have Opened That Door" (demo)
8. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (single version)

Recording details

• Joey Ramone - vocals
• Johnny Ramone - guitar
• Dee Dee Ramone - bass guitar
• Tommy Ramone - drums, producer
• Craig Leon - producer
• Greg Calbi - mastering
• Rob Freeman - engineer
• Don Hunerberg - assistant engineer
• Roberta Bayley - photography
• Arturo Vega - artwork