Ramones Self Titled Album Songs Ranked
Ramones is the debut studio album by 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. They used similar sound-output techniques[clarification needed] to those of the Beatles and used advanced production methods by Leon. Ramones was unsuccessful commercially, peaking at number 111 on the US Billboard 200, though it received glowing reviews from critics. Many later deemed it a highly influential record, and it has since received many accolades, such as the top spot on Spin magazine’s list of the “50 Most Essential Punk Records”. Ramones is considered an influential punk album in the US and UK, and had a significant impact on other genres of rock music, such as grunge and heavy metal. Here are all of Ramones Self Titled Album songs ranked.
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10. I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement
“I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement: A little longer and drawn out than the rest (and it’s still only 2:35!) but there aint a damn thing wrong with it. “It’s funny the way Joey pronounces “basement” just “base”.
9. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World
“Great way to close out the record. Love the way it just comes in while the guitar from the last song is still buzzing. It’s catchy as hell, but catchy in it’s own unique fun way. And it’s…welp that album ended, who wants a drink?”
8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
“I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend: Perfect place for the most classic Ramones love ballad of all. This is what music is all about. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is the one that I keep finding the most warm and appealing creation here. They write nice melody ideas, even if they rarely know how to tie their ideas altogether.”
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7. Havana Affair
“This one’s more political than the rest but it’s just as funny and rockin’. Baby Baby make me loco! Baby Baby make me mambo! We can talk all day about all the five dozen Proto-Punk bands and songs and albums and sounds. We can blame and award so and so with the “most importantest to making punk occur” medal and all that jazz.”
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
“The Ramones’ don’t even know what they’re doing, that’s what makes this record rock so fucking hard. Every track follows a similar formula – we jump straight into the action, the momentum propels us from idiosyncratic verse to unusual chorus and back, often reliant on various peculiar adlibs.”
5. Chain Saw
“This song is pretty much as great as all the songs previously even if it’s not as well known. What perfect little fun song. Love the way it starts with that chainsaw buzz that leads into the guitar buzz. “Texas Chainsaw Massacreeee/ They took my baby away from meeeee”.”
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4. 53rd & 3rd
“This one’s more sluggish and plodding, but it works and it actually adds just a slight bit of variety that this album didn’t need because the album was already so brilliant , but doesn’t hurt and we’ll take it and call it gravy.”
3. Beat On the Brat
“Beat on the Brat: Equally great as Blitzkreig even if it’s slowed down a little bit. “Beat on the brat/ beat on the brat/ beat on the brat with a baseball bat”. Man these songs are like little jewels of perfection. I’d head-bang to them if I wasn’t so in awe of their pure, simple beauty.”
2. Judy Is a Punk
“Even being sleep deprived and sitting in this air conditionless room on this muggy, May night, this song makes me want to jump up off the bed and fly out the window. This song is greater than Alexander the Great on the Great Wall of China.”
1. Blitzkrieg Bop
“Obviously this song is great, but did you ever think about how fucking cool these lyrics are. Just speak them out loud to yourself. “They’re forming in a straight line/ they’re going through a tight wind/ the kids are losing their minds/ The Blitzkreig Bop”. To me that’s pure poetry, and unbeatable songwriting. Man what a great blast of “dumb” brilliance.”