Reviews (page 10 of 15)
I didn't like this much when it came out but I've warmed up to it a bit over the years.
Pretty generic (uncreative) by todays standards but it was prob a bit better listen back then. But if you look at what else was out around then this is really mid with only a few songs that caught my ear.
Punk rock. Like the same song 10 times, but fortunately that song is 2 minutes 30 seconds and fun.
It all sounds the same to me.
A lot of fun catchy songs but outside of the hits this album is pretty repetitive and forgettable
Not really a punk fan, but i recognize the importance of this album and the Ramones.
It's cool and all but pretty repetitive
Short, simple hard driving songs.
3.0 - Ok
It was fine, but the album did not age well. sound too generic
Not as much of a bop as the blitzkrieg would have led me to believe.
Oi oi
Aways felt that this album never quite lived up to its iconic status
Punk epic.
Definitely need to take some drugs before listening to this next time
They have quite the interesting sound. It's reminiscent of many other artists but I can't quite place what they sound like. Very good and surprisingly unique.
Great but won't listen to every day
My coworker pretended not to know who this was to make me feel old.
Blitzkrieg Bop is an iconic song but on first listen the whole album kinda sounds like it over and over. Listening again and it grows on you and you can hear its influence on later bands. I heard things similar to Horsegirl, who are in turn heavily inspired by 90s bands so I assume that sound is one that has been passed down for a few generations with the Ramones playing a big role in its development.
Pretty fun; short. I liked Blitzkrieg Bop in particular.
They're the AC/DC of first wave punk. Fun up to a point.
Somehow this album made me nod and drum along whilst simultaneously wanting it to stop
Worse than I remember. Can barely hear the guitar om half the songs.
Thought this was going to be better. Hard to actually hear what was going on. But of a shame
I wanted everything, especially the guitars to be louder
Les 2 premières chansons sont entraînantes mais ensuite le rythme est toujours le même d’une pièce à l’autre et ça devient un peu fatiguant :(
Là on jase… pour les deux premières tounes. Après, c’est trop tout le temps la même chose. 3/5
This is a good album, but not great enough to bring me back for repeated listens. It's incredibly repetitive, but I guess that's kind of the point. It was super influential, so many bands and artists that came after were obviously inspired by them. For me though, they're more of a Greatest Hits band than an Album band.
3/5
Day 55 First listen- Iconic and the riffs and the songs are so catchy! (3.5/5)
Some bangers (Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World), a dagger to the ear (53rd & 3rd), and the rest blend together into a solid punk medley. Classic punk sounds wrapped up in ~29 minutes.
All of the songs sound exactly the same
Expected to get a little more out of this one but I was underwhelmed. It's got a lot of similar-sounding songs that run together and something about the sound didn't click for me. "Blitzkrieg Bop" ended up being the best track (not surprising).
Didn’t do much for me, though I did enjoy it much more than the other punk-esque projects I’ve listened to so far. Can definitely see how they were very influential in music during their time.
decent
Trzy akordy darcie mordy
Most of the songs are under two minutes, and the whole album is less than half an hour. It doesn’t stop on each track—it just rushes by like a whirlwind, fast and exciting. Simple and pure punk.
I'm sure it was influential at the time, but now it just sounds like fairly generic old punk
Super!
A worthwhile listen given it’s a classic, era defining album. I was familiar with several of the songs but they all start to sound the same about halfway through the album.
Hugely influential for its time and stacked with the best songs The Ramones ever did. Not a great album to listen to as an album as all the songs kind of blend into one long power chord rhythm. Still a lot of fun though.
Repeat listen
Raw. Punk rock not really my think I don’t think.
6/10 they have better songs in my opinion
Blitzkrieg znałam i lubię, natomiast reszta piosenek o ile również w fajnym klimacie to po prostu brzmi jak jedno i to samo. Generalnie ok ale do całego albumu nie wrócę. Wrócę natomiast do tej pierwszej piosenki, fajnie sobie ja przypomnieć.
Generally boring and not something I would choose to listen to, but undeniable how impactful this album and sound were for punk to come. The song structures and progressions remind me a lot of early/basic rock and roll, but the guitar tones and vocals are more aggressive.
précurseur et dynamique.
I've listened to the Ramones on and off before, but I've never listened to their debut all the way through. The tracks are energetic and make me want to move, but I found them sounding a little too similar. But enjoyable none the less.
Extremely cohesive - sounds like it could've been recorded in one session then chopped up - although quite samey and repetitive.
bem bao
Started strong - have always like Blitzkrieg Bop - but the guitar riffs felt redundant by like song five
An obvious blueprint for so many bands. But it's a little stale in its execution and variety.
-been getting so many good punk albums lately! this is a classic and i’m glad i got to listen to it -it was pretty good, not my absolute favorite i’ve heard of the genre but i can understand the impact a band like this had back in the day -Favorites are Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, and Let’s Dance
Ramones, YES! Great Album? Not really. Great songs though.
First instinct - noisy, quick, and unclean. But on second listen, it’s better! Songs more distinct. I appreciate it and blitzkrieg bop is in fact a bop. Buuut not particularly impressed.
3 Stars (8/15)
Fun good old old school punk nothing to exciteing but enjoyable highlights: beat on brat, Judy is a punk, blitzkriek bop
It sounds like The Ramones. It just drones on, but it’s ok.
I loved the catchiness and the energy, but it started to sound samey pretty quick.
Oye-ght
- pas mal de tounes qui se ressemblent - à réécouter
3.5 One of those where I have to average the legacy (4.5) and the actual music (2.5). On the former, founding punk, can hear elements of this in every single punk album thats come since. Groundbreaking. On the latter, every song blends into one, it sounds way too 'polished' for a punk record, drums are too clean, although that might be wall of sound limitations on old recordings. Lyrics are terrible, but to be fair that's true for a lot of punk artists that I like. It's interesting to see where a genre finds it's footsteps, but it doesn't always hit the mark.
Disgusting voices
An important album, but not my favorite to listen to. Blitzkrieg Bop is a classic, but the rest is a bit tedious to get through.
3.5 Fun. Probably monumental for its time. Certainly the cover looks modern it's used so much. But gets pretty repetitive there. I like let's dance.
this probably went hard in 1976
Some strong pros and cons here. I appreciate the far-reaching influence and ingenuity of this album, but I don't think it's particularly good, itself. It is short, though - so, I'll give it an extra point for not taking up too much of my time. Plus, without this, we wouldn't have Rob Zombie's version of 'Blitzkrieg Bop'; and that track turned up to 11 has gotten me through many a day in corporate America - so, that's worth another point.
The same song 14 times. It was short though. Probably because they ran out of ideas.
Everything sounded the same. The only way I knew the next song started was because of the few seconds delay between songs. 3 stars.
Can recognize how iconic the music is here, esp Blitzkreig Bop, but just not my preferred flavor of music.
6/10
3,5
Respect to the Ramones and their influence on others. Their sound is iconic and brings a smile to my face, even though it’s not my favorite. Listening to this entire album, I realized that the delivery and sound are too homogeneous. It all starts to sound the same. Influential & talented, but not enough variation to keep me interested for a whole album. It’s a 3.
Still like blitzkreig bop, the rest all sounds the same. It does sound good for the 70's has the punk roots in it, but still has some of the campy-ness of the era.
Fast, repetitive songs - actually one song is like the other. Funny text.
Not bad but probably overrated - I think you had to be there to get it.
A fun listen that gets pretty samey
This album turns out to be ok. A bit samey maybe but there are a few stand out tracks.
Nice but all songs sound the same Tracks to Track: Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna Be Sedated (from diff album)
First of all, as a person who has studied a little bit of music production, I find it so weird that the guitar sounds so low and it os behind everything else. This basically means that the drums and bass totally overshadows the guitar, making it very hard to distinguish what it is doing. With that being said, when talking about the songs, I think they are just alright. They won't do anything particularly fancy. They are very simple punk songs played by people having fun. I'm not feeling crazy about this record, but I'll say it is a quite decent album.
Classic. Lots of the same if we're being honest.
Started off interested and then realized every song is the same song. Painfully repetitive by the end. 2.5
I liked the rapid fire nature and its cool that it pioneered punk but then again it also pioneered that punk vocal style that I just can’t get behind, I can really only give this a 3 and that feels slightly generous
Always wondered why the Ramones are so influential and memorable. I've heard some of their singles and they're... OK. 2 and 3 chord songs with good energy, but not really special. So I listened to this whole thing trying to keep my mind wide open, even trying to remember this was made 1976 and they were breaking ground for the punk movement. They do make a lot out of their simple song structures and the energy Is good. Admittedly way better than a lot of punks! But overall, it's too same-y throughout. tempo, energy, vocals, and the chuggy guitars all blend together. It almost sounds like one long song. If a song by them came on, I'd listen to it, I've even caught myself in the past singing "I wanna be sedated." But I sure wouldn't just decide to grab a Ramones album to listen to.
When I was in high school and was sort of gathering what music I really like, I started off with the easy artists with the Ramones being one of them. I used to really like them but now I’m in college and think they’re kind of bland now. Before you stop reading now here me out, I know and understand how influential and important they are to music especially since they are one of the stepping stones to rock music in the 70s like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and even their rivals the Sex Pistols. But I think in the year 2025, their music is just good enough but I definitely don’t think they are the best to ever play punk music. The music itself like the instrumentation is actually pretty good. While simplistic, it definitely is listenable and sounds great even today. The lyrics while at times can be catchy, could also be too simple and even repetitive. While influential, I think the Ramones are good but not as amazing as everyone tries to make them out to be. But I will say this, if there is an album to start off listening to louder/harder music, it’s this one! Favorite Tracks: Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, I Don’t Want To Go Down To The Basement, Listen to My Heart Rating: 3/5
I know it’s like influential or whatever, but just felt kinda meh to me. Maybe I’d think differently if more songs had the lasting power of blitzkrieg bop.
The same two songs repeated over and over? And that might be generous. Nice and short though...
Classic fun
Solid, not their best, but a harbinger of things to come!
Enjoyable album but didn’t blow me away
This album spawned a whole new generation of music. I can't say that I like it that much, but I appreciate the huge contribution it had to the punk genre.
It’s easy to see how this influenced two generations of simple yell-y punk music. Fun time.
I know it’s groundbreaking and all, being among the first punk records, and there’s no denying the energy. But boy do three chords go a long way - skip from song to song after thirty seconds, and it all just sounds like one long extended riff. Too much of the same for me.
Very influential band I know and it must have been quite something in 1976! Always enjoy listening to a couple of songs by the Ramones but a full album is a bit of a struggle!
Sneaky bubblegum sweetness wrapped inside a leather jacket. "I wanna be your Joey Ramone, pictures of me on your bedroom door, invite you back after the show, I'm the queen of rock and roll." - Sleater-Kinney
Everything kinda blended together. Did not dislike it, but expected to like it more.
Ramones are alright. They defined the "punk" generation when they rolled out this album and some of those songs are earworms you can't stop thrumming in your brain. Buuuut, doesn't it kinda sound like a flat soda? I mean I loves me some fuzz rock guitars but it sounds like the guitarist was in another room when they hit the record button (and I'm listening to the 2016 remaster version). Still, they stand out among the pack by forging a new direction in music at the time, and I appreciates that.
Talk about starting off with a bang! I think the Ramones can be summed up with just how Blitzkrieg Bop sounds. And then, Beat on the Brat is awful...not my 'sense of humor'. I'll give them props for popularizing (and commercializing?) US punk, and it is an enjoyable listen. Much better than that Adverts album, that's for sure. I think my favorite of the non-BB tracks is Havana Affair. This is a 3.5, as I like other albums of theirs a bit more.
Punky punk. Lots of good classics.
I enjoyed it. But it didnt really stick with me the rest of the afternoon like some of the others. it did inspire some other listening though.
Never heard front to back and better than expected.
A lot of groundbreaking albums can sound a little flat when you go back to them decades later. This is a foundational text in my beloved punk rock, though I always respected the Ramones more than I actually liked them. "Blitzkrieg Bop" is an undeniable classic, and "Judy is a Punk" is awesome, though I can more or less skip the rest of this album and stick to the hits.
Clearly foundational, though straight punk isn’t usually my first choice for listening.
A lot of the songs had the same sound but I liked a few of them specifically
Beat on the Brat for President
Good. Ol' standard
En 1976, le paysage musical est une fresque complexe. Le rock progressif étale ses épopées de vingt minutes, le hard rock remplit des stades avec des solos de guitare interminables et le disco commence à imposer son hégémonie scintillante. C'est dans ce contexte de grandeur qu'un pavé est jeté dans la mare. Un pavé brut, sale, et d'une simplicité désarmante : le premier album des Ramones. Evaluer cet album aujourd'hui est un exercice périlleux, qui impose de jongler entre sa révérence historique quasi-sacrée et une écoute objective, près de cinquante ans après sa sortie. Car si "Ramones" est sans l'ombre d'un doute l'un des disques les plus importants de l'histoire du rock, il n'est pas, en tant qu'oeuvre complète, un chef-d'oeuvre sans failles. Ce qui frappe instantanément, dès les premières secondes de "Blitzkrieg Bop", c'est l'urgence. Le fameux "Hey! Ho! Let's Go!" n'est pas une simple invitation, c'est un cri de guerre scandé à toute vitesse. Tout est là : la guitare de Johnny Ramone, un mur de son saturé construit sur trois accords martelés en downstroke ; la basse de Dee Dee, simple, rapide, qui suit la rythmique sans jamais chercher à s'en échapper ; la batterie de Tommy, métronomique et frénétique ; et la voix de Joey, nasillarde, à la fois détachée et juvénile, qui raconte des histoires d'ennui adolescent, de violence cartoonesque et de désirs frustes. Cet album balaie d'un revers de main la virtuosité, la complexité harmonique et les ambitions poétiques du rock de l'époque. Les chansons sont courtes, dépassant rarement les deux minutes trente. Les structures sont réduites à leur plus simple expression : couplet-refrain-couplet-refrain. Pas de solo de guitare alambiqué, pas de pont atmosphérique, pas de fioritures. C'est du rock'n'roll primitif, distillé jusqu'à son essence la plus pure et injecté d'une dose massive d'amphétamines. Des titres comme "Beat on the Brat", "Judy Is a Punk" ou "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" sont des instantanés d'une jeunesse américaine désoeuvrée, filmée sans filtre et avec un humour noir décapant. La production, signée Craig Leon et Tommy Ramone, est à l'image de la musique : brute de décoffrage. Le son est sec, direct, sans la réverbération et le polissage qui dominaient les productions de l'époque. C'est le son d'un groupe qui joue dans un garage, et c'est précisément ce qui fait sa force et son authenticité. Pour cette audace, pour avoir créé à lui seul le plan directeur de ce qui allait devenir le punk rock et avoir influencé des milliers de groupes, de The Clash aux Sex Pistols jusqu'à Green Day et au-delà, cet album mérite une place au panthéon car il est le point zéro, le Big Bang Punk. Une fois l'impact historique mis de côté, l'écoute intégrale de "Ramones" révèle sa plus grande faiblesse : sa redondance. La formule, si révolutionnaire soit-elle, est appliquée avec une rigueur quasi dogmatique sur les quatorze titres de l'album. Le tempo est presque constamment ultra-rapide, les structures rythmiques varient peu, et le mur de guitares de Johnny, bien qu'efficace, devient monolithique sur la durée. Passé le choc des premiers morceaux, une certaine lassitude s'installe. Les chansons, prises individuellement, sont pour la plupart excellentes. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" est une pépite de pop bubblegum sous une couche de cuir noir, une démonstration touchante de leur sensibilité mélodique. "53rd & 3rd" offre une incursion plus sombre et personnelle dans le passé de Dee Dee. Mais enchaînées les unes après les autres, elles peinent à se distinguer. L'album fonctionne moins comme un voyage avec des reliefs et des dynamiques variées que comme un sprint continu. Là où un "Never Mind the Bollocks" des Sex Pistols, pourtant tout aussi punk, parvenait à varier les atmosphères et les riffs, "Ramones" reste obstinément fidèle à son propre cahier des charges. Cette uniformité est à la fois sa force conceptuelle et sa faiblesse musicale. Au final, écouter l'album "Ramones" est une expérience éprouvante. C'est un disque qu'on admire pour son courage et son influence, une collection de singles fantastiques, mais qui, en tant qu'album de 30 minutes, peut paradoxalement sembler long. "Ramones" est un album 5 étoiles pour son importance historique et un album 3 étoiles pour son expérience d'écoute globale. Il est indispensable à toute discothèque rock qui se respecte, ne serait-ce que pour comprendre d'où vient une immense partie de la musique des cinquante dernières années.
Wait. What. The Yanks invented Punk? (Yes, I know the debate. But I’ve never had any real interest in the birth of the three chord band, so never paid attention to it…)
All over very quick and does blend into one. But you can't deny it was a novel approach and it's influence is fairly undeniable 3.5*
Perfectly serviceable punk with some classics (Blitzkrieg Bop). Overall for me, old school OG punk is just a bit too simplistic and one note for me to really get into. A lot of the songs sound similar, the singing is very one note throughout. Love how prominent the bass is in the mix though.
Fun album
Hugely influential, though a bit samey
Great album from one of the OG punk bands
This album disappointed me. A lot of the songs sound the same. Blitzkrieg Bop still hits though.
Very repetitive, but I kinda like it
Every song kind of sounds the same but it’s fun
didn't realize how repetitive and simple the lyrics and riffs were, but not necessarily in a bad way. had only heard blitzkreig bop. The rest was ok, i guess fun to put on if you are in a punk rock mood.
I enjoyed the sounds but it all started sounding like the same song. I can imagine this being a bigger deal at the time.
Couple of good songs. I really enjoy the first few. After a while it was repetitive.
Old school
Some classics in there, some of the songs start to feel the same on the second listen. But it's good to listen to regardless, I think I could play this all day
Reminded me of when my dad would drive me to school and play Judy is a Punk every day. It holds up
For how much this album (and band) is hyped up, I expected better. It's not an exaggeration to say that every song sounds (for the most part) the same. Ramones could be described as a single 29-minute track with brief moments of silence to allow the listener's heart to calm down for just a moment. Which I'm sure is entirely the point. As a semi-concept album (at the vanguard of the punk movement), it's a pretty darn cool idea. I just wish it had taken the time to be musically engaging beyond the first couple of tracks. It's a rough listen towards the back end – at which point you're drowning in youthful drunken grunting and monotonous raging guitars, wondering when any new ideas will be introduced. (Fortunately, the closing track actually does a pretty good job of this! Nice melody and slightly held-back mood to end off the album.) In isolation, it's a fantastic sound. Great guitars and use of power chords. Great (if simple) drumming. Great basswork. Questionable vocals, but I feel that starting the album with Blitzkrieg Bop was a good way to amend that. It's pretty endearing to hear Ramone Numero Uno(?) belt out "hey ho, let's go" and the verses in his odd faux-British drawl. Every track is kind of a bop by itself, which means (per my rules) I can't give this album less than a 3. But it loses out on remaining stars, mostly because it acts as the forefront of a musical movement that did more harm than good. Rejecting musical norms can sometimes stand the test of time – as with jazz, prog rock, and metal – but I don't think punk does. 3/5 Key tracks: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, Today Your Love Tomorrow The World
Cool but all the songs kinda sound the same.
Altså det er jo bare den samme sang igen og igen... Men den er god. Lige Ramones er meget definitive og jeg kan godt lide, hvor meget deres lyd er inspireret af Motown og Phil Spector
Iconic opener.
Now I wanna sniff some glue 🫠
their pronunciation really scratches my brain 3.5*
Blitzkrieg bop I don’t wanna walk around with you
Over rated. Not worthy of the cult status
More grown men in fancy dress playing guitar. This is a lot more appealing. But I do feel it's been a while since we've had someone who can actually sing.
Violently british
Canciones repetitivas Cancion final Ritmo 3 por 4
This album was decent to me. Of course it starts off with a banger and for that nostalgic reason alone, I decided to give it an extra star. Otherwise the rest of the album seems to sound very similar in the riffs. It almost sounded like a 40 minute version of "Blitzkrieg Bop".
Decent listen. Kind of nostalgic in a weird way even though I did not ever listen to the Ramones growing up. I like the garage band feel and quality of the music. It's simple, stripped, and sounds like it was all recorded in one take. Solid 3/5
The best song was Let's Dance originally sung by Chris Montez.
Pretty solid punk album from the band that gets a lot of the credit for the movement. This was their first, and it influenced a huge wave of artists to come. For that alone, it is worthy of a listen. Removing the album's importance, it's still a pretty enjoyable listen. The songs are simple, short, and fast-paced. Some have a little extra instrumentation behind the drums/bass/guitar set up, but most stick to the power rock trio staples. The vocals fit perfectly with the mix and sound they have. The lyrics often repeat or stay to one short phrase, but again that works with the music itself. Perhaps the biggest negative is the lack of distinction between the tracks. You could listen to three in a row and they all could've been one song. Even with how short it all is, the lack of diversity can get old by the time you're nearing the conclusion; it was all pretty homogenous. If someone were to not like the genre/style, then they would definitely not enjoy this album. Not that the Ramones would care. It's simple, but simply good. It's greatness comes more from its impact than anything particular to the album itself. As a result, I'll rate it as a good album that I enjoyed, but not that I rank as something necessarily great out of context. Overall: 3.3/5
Some funny take-offs of early sixties British Invasion song stylings. I’m glad they got to make later albums, which I think are much better than this one.
Classic Punk
Pretty pedestrian punk album. +1 for trailblazing.
Faded into the background
bring out the glue!!
All the songs sound the same but I kinda liked them.
70s weezer with better lyrics.
Ramones by the Ramones is one of the definitive punk albums—raw, fast, and unforgettable. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes with 14 tracks, it’s a masterclass in punk efficiency: short, energetic, and irresistibly catchy. The album features some absolute classics. “Blitzkrieg Bop” is punk perfection—undeniably iconic and explosive. “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” stands out as a melodic gem with surprising tenderness amidst the chaos. I also loved their punchy cover of Chris Montez’s “Let’s Dance,” which adds a fun twist to the tracklist. If there's one critique, it's the album’s repetitiveness. Many of the songs follow a similar structure and riff pattern, which can blur the lines between tracks. Still, the relentless energy and attitude more than make up for it. Favourite track: “Blitzkrieg Bop” – a brilliant, timeless punk anthem. Least favourite aspect: The uniformity of sound can get a bit monotonous, but every song earns its place. Album artwork: Instantly iconic—simple, stark, and as classic as the music itself.
Kind of repetitive and unimaginitive but good in a Ramon's way
The Ramones record is just ok. I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone who can actually understand what Joey Ramone is actually saying in any of these songs, both because he’s slurring all his words together and his lyrics genuinely don’t make any sense. After a while, all the songs start to really resemble one another and it’s hard to tell where one song ends and another one begins. That said, maybe because they’re so simple sounding, the record is very enjoyable. Lots of energy to carry you through and song genuinely fun moments if you’re willing to go along for the ride. Blitzkrieg Bop is the only song that stuck out to me ALTHOUGH there are lots of hilarious moments where one song ends and another begins that sounds exactly like the previous song. Loudmouth into Havana Affair for example… like did they track this record like that on purpose?? Either way it’s a pretty enjoyable record to have on
Influential? Absolutely A bit boring? Most definitely
Good stuff, but it's hard to listen to the whole album since it's all very samey
Okay, I have heard Blitzkrieg Bop. It is popular in mainstream media. We'll see how the rest of the album goes. Wow I do love how short all of their songs are. These songs all sound very similar. This album is still playing? Almost went to change the music and remembered that I am listening to this music for the project. OH WAIT - LISTEN TO MY HEART IS THE THEME SONG FOR A.P. BIO. LOVE!!!
Not especially versatile are they? The songs pretty much all sounded the same and the lyrics were pretty repetitive. None the less, I didn't go into this expecting anything more than what I got so this was OK.
I know they're influential, but without that context I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be getting out of this record. It's just 30 minutes of power chords being lackadaisically moved back and forth in the exact same patterns and with the exact same energy. They aren't unpleasant or anything, and if you took any of the songs in isolation they would be fine, but it really is just the same thing over and over again.
Were Ramones the original fake British accent? This music is fun but to me it’s cotton candy. Nothing really sticks around. Hard to tell sometimes a new song is starting. Lyrics are mostly incomprehensible, or goofy. By all accounts the style was exciting in the 70s but now it’s been done and redone thousands of times and I’m no punk historian to put myself in that time.
The bastardisation of this form has bluntened the power this must have had back yore
less heavy than i remember but i'm all about it, fun to dance to and also seems like it would be fun to play, 3.75 prob
punk rock.
If your using any more than one brain cell to listen to this album your doing it wrong. Really down and dirty for the time although I can’t help but think that the Velvet Underground and the Stooges already did this over half a decade before. Best tracks: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, Judy is a Punk, Havana Affair, Today Your Love Tomorrow the World
The songs are over before they start. Not sure there's much here, but Blitzkrieg Bop sure is catchy.
All a bit one note
Short, catchy, punchy songs. Classic sound and the epitome of punk. A lot of energy to them and quite like the frenetic pace and shorter songs. Edging on repetitive and a bit samey. Influence on so many bands and punk as a whole clear. Not sure I’d go towards it as a listen by choice, often, but appreciate it for what it is. At one point, didn’t even realise it had gone through three songs, and thought it was one, due to length and similar sounding throughout. Yeh, getting quite tired of the same drum beat and structure throughout now, some slight variety in the last few songs.
This was a little disappointing. I knew a couple of them and quite like them, but as an album it doesn't do much, just kindof trundles along with the same rhythms and sounds in every track. Similar to the sex pistols the vocals feel like they're mixed louder than I want them to be. Which is a little ironic since his vocal style means it's hard to pick out the words anyway. They're not as aggressive as the pistols and not as witty as someone like the buzzcocks. Must try harder.
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blitzkrieg bop
Nummers lijken op elkaar en hebben een wat zeurderige toon. Dit is niet mijn band
subject to change. i felt like some songs blended to well into each other, like the same song after the other. about 3 listens. definetly a good album, trying to be critical of the way i rank all albums. high 3
En klassiker naturligtvis, men jag har alltid haft samma problem med Ramones och andra punk-, postpunk-, powerpopband – typ Buzzcocks, Toy Dolls etc. De är kanon live, de kan göra låtar som får en att skrika av lycka och hoppa upp och ner. Men ett album håller aldrig, ett album bir monotont, förutsägbart och till slut tråkigt. Ramones är kanske bäst, men drabbas ändå av detta fenomen. En trea.
Fun album if indistinct!
Solid outing, a nice blistering 29 minutes of punk rock energy. "Three chords and the truth" indeed.
I think many people, including myself, will hear Blitzkrieg Bop and go “THAT’S what that’s called?!” It is appropriately named, because it’s a bop. It’s 29 minutes of a bunch of 2-minute songs that all sound the same. Really fun overall and because of the length, didn’t overstay its welcome.
With such an iconic opening track, I felt a bit let down that the sound never built up or shifted in any surprising way. Instead, it’s *ei o let's go* on repeat, and nothing particularly revealing or adventurous past that. Still, it's certainly impressive how consistently fun this album is all the way through.
Every song on this album is the same but in a good way. They sound like they're having a great time. As an album to just have on in the background it really works. Don't try to listen too hard.
As much as I love the Ramones for the simplicity of their music and their importance. Its really the same song with a different title over and over again. Minimum creativity, super minimalist, fun but not really serious, if you like one you will like them all. Not the greatest musicians but they made it work
none of these guys' legal surnames are ramone
A very influential punk album though more interesting bands have come out since. Still though the Ramones are a pillar for early punk music so I think they deserve their flowers. Favorite track: Blitzkrieg Bop 3.5/5
Somewhat repetitive, but the Ramones' energy is hard to resist. I would have loved to seen them play live. If only I'd been invited to Mr. Burns' birthday party. Standout tracks: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat
Classic, if rough. Rocket to Russia and Leave Home are the real gems of their catalog but you can’t spell punk without Ramones.
Ok
I had no idea Blitzkrieg Pop was by the Ramones. I thought it was by a British band. It reminds me a lot of the indie I used to listen to in the mid/late 2000s. I guess that's why they are so influential? Given this was 30 years earlier!
I can't say I've ever been an active Ramones fan, but they've always been around (specifically on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 soundtrack), and I love the punk and pop-punk styles they inspired. I've listened to this album before, but it's been a while. I typically describe the Ramones as Buddy Holly and the Crickets if they were degenerates, sped up, with more distortion, and that continues to be an apt description (especially on tracks like "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"). There isn't tons of variety (even by punk standards), which causes the 14 songs in 29 minutes to drag a little.
Bastate digerible al ser un album de punk
This could be one song
- das Album hatte ich damals schon mal, als ich das Projekt allein gestartet hatte - fand ich ganz moody, es sind einige coole Songs dabei - kurzweilig mit 29 Minuten, kann also gar keine "Langeweile" aufkommen - weiß aber nicht, wie oft ich das hören würde
I think without historical context it doesn't really hold up. It was cool, because of the time. Now it just sounds underdeveloped, but not in a punk way
Your favorite band's favorite band
I think I only heard 1 song. At least it was a good song :)
Cool but most songs sounded the same
Es klingt alles so ähnlich - manche Lieder haben sogar das gleiche Tempo. Aber es macht Spaß und es sind gute Lieder bei
One great song added to my playlist
Classic 70s rock. Most songs feel very generic, read on their wikipedia that they are considered a huge influence of punk so I guess their not generic, they influenced the generic haha. Also read that all members took a stage name with surname Ramon even though they are not related - funny.
Some of these are bops (pun intended) but it does start to feel the same after a while. 3/5
Hits hard and fast. Definitely influential and the blueprint for punk to come. Blitzkrieg Bop is obviously the most memorable, but primarily because the rest of the album continues the song to create a thirty minute piece that doesn't end. Chain Saw, 53rd & 3rd, and Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue are some other highlights. Was I happy to listen to this? Yes! Would I listen to this regularly? No.
Surprisingly smooth and quiet sound. Does not have the overwhelming energy/loudness that newer records would have.
Fourteen songs in 29 minutes — you have to appreciate a band that gets in, gets the job done, and gets out. It was nearly four stars, but there was just a bit too much similarity between the songs.
This is a hard album to rate as an adult. It’s actually kind of devastating to listen to something you haven’t really listened to since before high-school and realize that it’s not really what you remember. The “hits” on this album both do and don’t age well. They are radio classics, but if you are my age or older I’m sure you are sick to death of these songs being absolutely everywhere. Amusement parks, fairs, malls, sporting events, grocery stores, literally anywhere they play music in public you are gunna hear this music. Which doesn’t help the album at all because the songs that are not like massive punk classics are just blatant filler tracks. Songs that even the members of the band don’t care about or remember. That being said, the filler songs and the whole album it self is incredibly short. So even if you don’t love this album, it won’t waste your time. And for those rare few people out there who have never heard The Ramones before, this album is actually great and will probably really win you over.
Never quite got the 'genius' here. Tese songs reaaallly sound the same and the there isn't much to them. It's fun and easily digestible, and the cover is great. This music exists on aura alone
на любителя. я не впечатлен.
Fun and simple. Not too special but a nice enough listen.
A bit repetitive tracks/vibe, still cool to listen to
Hard, fast, get in and get out. The sound is rather dry with a focus on the vocals which have this faux-brit thing going on. The same song structure is repeated throughout the thing. Despite being punk, it doesn't really rail against anything but the dominating sound of its disco days. So ok, but not something I would revisit
This music is so energizing. The songs are somewhat simplistic, short, yet they draw you in.
Loved how short it was. Started really strong but ended up being pretty repetitive.
3,5
"Blitzkrieg Bop" is overplayed. Other than that, I like the instrumentals, but not the vocals. Although as the album went on I found myself not minding the vocals as much. Very foundational for the punk genre, etc. etc. Wait these guys are American???
Great album, although the songs all have the same formula, so they start to sound a little stale halfway through.
ai oh molt bé ai oh tampoc maten però ai oh lets go
This was my introduction to punk music, and from what I’ve heard, this is a pretty appropriate introduction. I certainly liked the way they flip on its head the classic rock trend of trying to make the music into something more epic and grand than it needs to be. Favorite Track: Beat on the Brat
3/5 some good beats but overall not super my jam
Good but this album is not my top choice.
Iconic!
Definitely has a classic punk feel to it with some absolute classics you may have heard in various bits of media. I definitely agree that it becomes a bit overplayed by the end and feels like one long song. I believe this album is an earlier one though so it's understandable that they'd define their sound a bit more later on. Still an enjoyable experience nonetheless
I fuck with it. It’s not my vibe entirely through it’s a lot for me to take in just 30 straight minutes of riffs, power chords and rocking and rolling. But I can hear the influence of it in so many rock albums today. Can go up with more listens, first song is a banger. But I feel this album either exhausts you or energises you.
I feel like I just listened to the same songs 14 times. Mind you, it's not a bad song, just sort of repetitive and one-note. I'm thankful for the 30 minute runtime of this album because much longer and it would start to grow tiresome.
Very repetitive, but it rocks hard and it's quintessential punk. If in the mood for it, solid listen. If not in the mood, boring.
Blitzkrieg Bop is iconic. But the whole album is kind of same-y. It's good! But the middle just gets a little tough to listen to. It helps a lot that all of the tracks are pretty short. The album also ends on a high note. I'm not really sure what else to say about this one. It's solid. Good but not great. Short, and kind of an easy listen. Headlined by a great and incredibly well-known song. Favorite Song(s): Blitzkrieg Bop, Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World
There's only one song on this album, but at least it's a good one. Also buoyed by the best variations on the theme being the first and last tracks (Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World especially — what a title, what a tune). All-in, another one for the more-important-than-great pile.
All these songs sound the same, but I like the way they sound. An entire album is a bit much, though, needs some variety.
I was huge punk fan back in the 70s (still am), but somehow Ramones just never moved the dial for me. OK, but nothing special.
Classic punk album that I have heard many times before. Mixed quality in the songs to me and a lot of the deeper meaning is kind of lost since its from a time before mine in a language that isn't my first. All that said I had a great time listening through it again today!
Listenable.
Here's a group with an identity. The Ramones know exactly what they do, and don't bother trying to do something else. This makes the album pretty repetitive but I appreciate the clarity of vision. Favorites: Blitzkrieg Bop
I can see how this must have been liberating at the time. Now it’s kind of boring.
Ramones start out strong. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is the peak of the album, which fades to all songs after that being very, very similar. Not a bad debut for the (punky) New Yorksters. (2.7*s)
While overall I'm not a huge Ramones guy I can recognize that they are punk rock icons. This first album is an early example of high energy beats, simple guitar lines and basic lyrics with some edge that shaped the genre. Even if it doesn't resonate much with me I can appreciate how influential it must have been at the time. My biggest issue is that it sounds like they only wrote 1-2 songs and just recorded slightly different forms 14 times on this album. It's still an OK listen nearly 50 years later so I guess it has that going for it. Ramones logos and shirts have always been more of a visual icon than an audio thing in my life. I suspect many of my peers growing up in my generation were more so representing punk as a genre rather than Ramones specifically. 2.52 stars
Definitely aces the fast high bpm punk rock, liked the start but then couldn’t listen to much after that, I don’t recognise the subtleties between each song.
I love the Ramones but this album is only decent compared to the rest of their discography
Good, but all sounds the same
It's fine, I prefer more melodic or harder punk where the song writing is more complex
Okay 🤷♂️
ramones era legal até né
Think of Ramon’s, you think of punk. Pioneers of the punk scene . Good songs. Good band.
The Romones are great and I'd heard a few tracks from this album but hadn't listened to the whole thing before. Good stuff. Not something I'd reach for often.
Some pretty solid punk music, Blitzkreig Bop is the standout track and the rest are all sort of variations on that sound.
The older I get I realize how much my taste has changed. I remember loving this album, still some bangers but only a couple
Sjovt at lytte til. De er åbenbart dem som ignited punk rock. 3 cords og høj musik med skrål og maks gas. Ingen soloer. “Voice of weird pissed off kids” goofy lyrics og lyden er også lidt goofy? Inspirerede Nirvana, the clash, green day, the strokes, White stripes, blink-182 osv. det er sgu meget godt men ikke lige mig.
Ramen by Ramen
shout out the jimmy neutron movie fr
What I appreciate most about this album is that it's nice and short and sweet. Too many 50+ minute albums in this list, great to have something that I can actually sit down and get through with full attention.
I've always liked The Ramones in small doses. A full record is a bit overkill for me. Example: When listening to this 29 minute LP (yes, only 29 minutes), it feels like I've just heard the same 11 or 12 of the same song, played again with a slightly different beat and chord progression (they almost all sound the same). However, the ones that stand out as different were obviously big hits for them, which included "Blitzkrieg Bop," and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." This was enjoyable, even if it was a bit repetitive.
It's the Ramones. You know exactly what the album sounds like.
Average
Fun punk pop bobs. Wouldn't return to it as a full album though as some songs felt very samey.
Some classic on here, particularly 'Blitzkreig Bop' and 'Judy is a Punk'. Upbeat, energising, a bit silly. Makes you want to jump around. Bit boyish for me though, all the songs all kinda sound the same as well? I probably won't listen to the album in full again. I enjoy how awkward they all look on the album cover.
Very indifferent.
Pretty fire but drags
All the songs sounded the same
in and out in 30 minutes. a couple big classics. can’t do anything but respect it
1. Today your love, tomorrow the world 2. Blitzkrieg bop 3. Beat on the brat/now i wanna sniff some glue
A little repetitive but enjoyable.
I can't deny that the Ramones are iconic, and I do love them, but every song on this album does undeniably sound exactly the same.
69/100. Ramones self titled debut album is an iconic punk record. With first track Blietzkrig Bop bringing lots of Nostalgia for me. The rest feels very repetitive, almost sound like it's the same music in the background with a small change up in the lyrics. Overall decent.
Dated, but good
repetitive, but it's Ramones's debut so it deserves 3/5.
What if The Stooges but duller and more rigid.
Ya know, this is fun and it’s some super charged 50s Spector rock plus distortion, decibels and BPM; and minus reverb. It also has provocative lyrics. It was undoubtedly fun to see live. But is an inch deep and, like AC/DC, probably only needed one—this—album. But they kept going. And like the troglodytes they were, stuck to the formula, without reflection or doubt. Not my thing, but there are many things that are less my thing.
By all rights I should like this album. I enjoy the genre and the music it's inspired. I just can't bring myself to enjoy this album. It's ok?
Me gusta la alegría que transmite esta banda que no me pasa con otras de punk. El disco es de lo mejor del género aunque se me hace cansador.
6/10. Classic song to start but meh overall.
Ok, nothing ground breaking, rock n roll with a angry twist, lyrics poor, not as angry as English punk, probably unfair comparison, likeable enough
Ovaj album je jedna jako duga pjesma
Decent, but very samey as a whole album
Blitzkrieg Bob is another throwback to Tony Hawk. This one's a fun album.
mit wenig geld produziert (und wenig fantasie dazu was melodie angeht?!), aber das ding tönt richtig ehrlich und rotzig, auch noch heute. auch wenn man nicht alles mag.
Früher Punk, hörenswert aber halt am Schluss wenig Abwechslung.
not sure what i was expecting but their music is a lot happier and upbeat than i imagined???
Fun enough but quite 1 dimensional
Alright 6.5/10
una canción inicial demasiado conocida, q rico, pero de ahí, el album se siente muy repetitivo, ns, no es necesariamente malo obviamente, tiene las vibes de banda rock de los 70's, está bien para escucharlo de vez en cuando
First of its kind, but not the most exciting for me. Kinda fun, but a bit too simple.
I enjoyed it, very popular. Had the same sound on almost every track which is not a bad thing. Heard most of the songs before.
Listening to this album, I didn’t feel the overwhelming urge to save the world, or to house the homeless. I just wanted to bang my head to some simple fun punk music. No more, no less, just a carefree good time. 1001 album worthy: Yes - 39/ 68
I’m at a 3. I didn’t hate the album, but… man, that felt disappointing compared to expectations. I like the lyrics, I like the instrumentals, I like the vocals, and I even appreciate what the album is going for with this whole “simplistic songs” thing to counteract the bloat of heavy ballads and bombastic songs at the time. In a way, it’s sort of a general rejection of the idea that music can or should feel so important, and for something that some people list as “the first punk rock record”, I can kinda hear it, and why it was appealing then. Hell, it’s arguably appealing now, but… …it just didn’t click for me. I think that, even though this album is clearly polished to make their intentions clear, the intentions themselves aren’t as executed as well or as impactfully as they could be. While I was listening, I wrote down the thought “I wonder if you could mashup Blitzkrieg Bop to all the instrumentals on this album and get away with it”. If I can say that, it means you haven’t introduced enough variance or musicality to the project at all, and I know that for some people, this being a “every track is the same” album is appealing. The thing is, I’ve heard other “every track is the same” albums, and they know how to keep something fresh to make them still feel entertaining. Look at Highway to Hell – that’s probably the prime example of an “every track is the same” album, but it’s ridiculously entertaining throughout. There are things that keep this close to a 4 – the lyricism, when they bother to try and not just give up after writing a chorus and a 2-line verse, tends to be pretty good. There are occasionally some really cool percussion / guitar shifts, and as a whole, at least it’s only 30 minutes of this, and the tempo keeps it up from ever being dreadfully boring. However, it's just enough to go past a 3 for me. It’s really not a bad album, and maybe I’m just bouncing off of it because I’m a little too attentive (or not in the mood for it), but ultimately, it’s just not any higher than a 3 for a first listen -- it could go up higher in the future.
was that suppose to be punk rock?
As a huge punk rock guy, I've never been a big fan of the so-called "pioneering" bands. I'd say that mostly applies to the Sex Pistols and the Ramones as I do enjoy The Clash quite a lot (mostly their later stuff). I've always found that I'm far more interested in the proto-punk sounds of the VU and The Stooges who, while not following the short, quick, three-chord style that would later be commonly associated with punk, understood what would make the genre so incredible at the turn of the decade into the '80s. But New York's Ramones were definitively punk - with those leather jackets, fast playing, and the speedy banger that is 'Blitzkrieg Bop', a song that contains all those classic punk-associated sounds I mentioned (while also being insanely catchy). But I find this relatively short record fails to keep that 'Blitzkrieg Bob' fire lit - with some awful low points with 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' and 'Listen to My Heart'. This band is hugely influential so I won't knock them too much. I love the idea behind those 17-minute-long 1974 CBGB debut shows; with them running through all their songs at break-neck speed. So to me, The Ramones are just that...the start of an incredible idea. An idea that would get built on so heavily and in such a short amount of time. I mean by the end of the decade this sound would've already evolved many times. But when it comes to enjoying this boilerplate debut, I just can't. Some moments border on being dry and dull. There are still some kick-ass moments here like the riffs on 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue' and 'Havana Affair', a song that contains some of the more interesting political commentary here. Very important, just not my cup of tea.
The first three songs are cool, but from then on everything else sounds the same. A good thing it is short. 3 stars
Hey, ho, let's go! I know a small handful of Ramones songs, and some of those songs happen to be on this album. Even though I find some of their songs to be pretty fun, I've never been inclined to check out an album of theirs. I'm excited to check this album off my list today! As much as I wanted to love this self titled effort from The Ramones, I thought it was pretty middle of the road. The first three tracks were outstanding, and I had a blast listening to them, but from there, the album was pretty stale and repetitive in my opinion. The Ramones didn't have a lot to say on this album, and after a short while, they ran out of fun ways to say those things. I did enjoy the high energy of this album, and the simplicity of the sound was fantastic, but the repetitiveness of this album after the first three songs really killed its momentum for me. However, those first three songs are outstanding. "Blitzkrieg Bop" sets the tone for the album in a great way, I'd be hard pressed to think of a more influential and important punk some from the states. "Beat on the Brat" is great too, and the heavier bass playing makes it stand out from the rest of the album. "Judy Is a Punk" is almost as infectious as "Blitzkrieg Bop," and its chorus of 'perhaps they'll die' is a perfect encapsulation of punk's devil-may-care attitude. This album is closer to a two-star for me, but its influence and importance moves it up to a three-star.
Most surprisingly iconic album so far, though the sound itself became super repetitive as the album continued- feels like the same chords just kinda kept being used. So despite the standouts, 3/5.
Listening to an entire album of the Ramones is a slog because they all pretty much sound the same. But the Ramones are a ridiculous group of people that made some memorable, high-energy songs.
yup its a ramones album 👍
I can appreciate the cultural relevance of this record, but for me it was quite a pointless album with a random selection of songs, that had no other real connection besides being loud. However it was a fun album to jam out to. Overall not something I'd listen to again and simply an album everyone just has to have heard once. Favorite Song: I wanna be your boyfriend. Overall score: 5.5/10
Immediately recognized the intro, Blitzkrieg Bop, as I grew up playing Tony Hawk games. Started these albums to know more about music, and I definitely feel like I am familiar with The Ramones’ sound on this album. With that said, the one song I added to a playlist will suffice as I didn’t find enough variety in the songs to really go back to the album.
6/10 songs I liked: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend // 53rd & 3rd // Blitzkrieg Bop
not my vibe but classic sound
It gets rather repetitive after a couple songs
i feel like i have to give this at least 4 stars bc it’s the ramones but im just not feeling it today
This was the beginning of punk. Many good albums have been since then. "Self-Titled" has two notable songs: "Blitzkrieg Bop" and one I have been looking for a long time. I'm glad I found the latter. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is the song of this album. 3 stars for "Self Titled"
Classic album, Blitzkrieg Bop great, though all considered, very repetitive.
I enjoyed it
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punk eh
stan is banger
Sounded pretty samey to me but was alright
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Not too bad, it's an alright album that has this overall similar sound throughout and all of the songs sound somewhat alike, especially the overall main guitar vibe. Listening to it in the background is fine, especially given how short it is.
Not sure if I’m into this, similar guitar that both sounds overproduce and garage ish at the same time. The lyrics are very of their time and pronunciation is unappealing. I could see this hitting in a very specific mood when I am nostalgic for a time I did not live.
Fun album!
Decent auld album. Aged interestingly but aight altogether
Short and mostly sweet. There's a lot they both wanna and don't wanna do.
starts out strong but get's boring by the end, despite being less than 30 min
Foundational.
I thought Blitzkrieg Bop was the Clash! Really great sound, but it's just the one sound...