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Quite a short listen. Good music, over too soon
easy 5 stars. This album (and their next 2 or 3) are a huge deal to me. Formative as a bass player. taught me to unlearn what i had just learned. and it taught me to play fast and to not give too many fucks.
АААА КАК Я ЭТО ЛЮБЛЮ. Базабаза. Все песни на 10, честно(нет), да. Я диди рамон. 9/10 хаха ехех
Outstanding album and one that I disliked when younger, because it seemed to 'hardcore'. It's funny to me how the sound of albums like that has mellowed in time and possibly when placed in context of how heavy music later got. Anyhow, I love the sound of just about every song on here, even the seemingly trite ones like Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.
Nothing fancy here... and you don't need much to kill it. Great energy, good vocals and more of the same over-and-over for 30 mins.
Not listening too closely to The Ramones' self-titled debut is rewarding. For an album credited with pioneering a genre, it doesn't feel like a first attempt. It feels like a carefully crafted embodiment of years of genre-refining tinkering, much more like the most radio-friendly Green Day. It's weird to think about how similar in many ways 1976 and 2006 punk are. But then again, the Ramones may get too much credit for punk. Where is the line between the proto-punk of the MC5, New York Dolls, and Stooges becomes regular-punk? And don't listen to closely, or "The Ramones" loses some of its luster on account of lyrics too desperate to push boundaries and offend (see flirtations with Nazi imagery just to ruffle feathers) as well as song structures and chord progressions that make several songs sound near-identical.
Really a 3.75. Was missing something. Needed more drums.
I’m glad I finally listened to a Ramones album. I need to explore more. Some of the tracks (I’m looking at you 53rd & 3rd) feel flat, which holds the album back for me. I want to feel more of the energy.
Un disco que ejemplifica lo que es el punk puro desde sus raices. Se ve de manera clara sus origines pero no es mas que eso, punk. Las canciones suean bien y para la epoca fueron un acto de rebeldia, pero la realidad es que la poca variabilidad y la falta de incursion basica en el genero hace que se le resten puntos al disco, a pesar de esto es un 7/10.
Gotta love the Ramones. So much energy and just a fun irreverent vibe.
I’ve herd people say before (maybe on reddit) that the pistols were more of a boy band than a punk band but other than song lengths I think the ramones suit that more. They’ve got the kiss thing of looking cool, not being themselves and having good merch and they can be quite ‘soppy’ at points (see I wanna be your boyfriend). These qualities make me want to compare them more to one direction than the clash, but this album isn’t bad I don’t dislike super commercial punk rock but it shouldn’t be a ‘classic album’ in my opinion. 4/5
Hey ho! Let's go!
very good album!
banco igual tranqui ponele que 7/10
The mix is poor, even if it is intentional. I feel like better mix would have complemented this album’s strength, the energy. The songs proved to be repetitive to the point where if anything changed it would standout. Drums are so background that you sometimes forget they’re there. Not my vibe overall. 3.5/10
Songs are repetitive, sound alike, the singer mumbles and slurs his words, silly lyrics, but I love it.
Ripsaw songwriting and extreme efficiency, but has there ever been an album that is best heard in any of the (many) alternate forms available? Mono for the punch, live for the energy — they all triumph over the aggressive stereo separation of the original. Curious, but not worth losing sleep over when the tunes are this good.
Very boring
Leuk, maar zelfs in een half uur wordt het al snel eentonig. Heel erge uptempo chaotische punk. Maar omdat het zo kort is kan het nog wel. 4 sterren.
I'm really not a fan of the classic punk bands, but I do like the Ramones
White heat with barely a cigarette paper in between songs. Must have blow people away and pissed them off simultaneously.
Довольно таки забавный и весёлый альбом, но мне он не очень нравится. Он для меня довольно-таки однотипный, поэтому ставлю 3.
It's been reviewed so many times better than I could. The opening 4 tracks make the case. Less cynical than the Pistols, less pretentious than the Clash, possibly (and as a Brit, I feel like a traitor saying this) the best band of punks first wave. Second verse, same as the first.
Fantastic
Highlights: It's consistent -- take your pick. Let's say "Blitzkrieg Bop," "Havana Affair," and "53rd and 3rd" This does sound pretty fresh without quite being able to put a finger on what sets it apart from other rock at the time. Minimal harmony and rhythm with maximum energy. The bass at the core just hammering the root in eighths as hard as it can all day long. The relentless straight beat of something like Deep Purple but drifting away from any blues backbone into a tight pop package. This won't come across as praise, but in this context it's hard to imagine Devo and everything they influenced without the Ramones. Ramones also dare to be stupid without being as doctrinaire about it. More just cynical. Lyrically, this can work against them; you just have to take it in good faith that whether they're singing about pulp touchstones or singing from the perspective of Nazis, operatives, and bigots, it's all with some jaded detachment. If it's any kind of statement, it's either just exposition or just despair, or both. But the music is the perfect counterbalance. That's punk, dead or alive.
Best
A hugely influental album in the history of rock. Tight, simple, fun, and catchy - it is awesome.
Great debut that I was more than familiar with
Perhaps the quintessential American punk album from CBGB’s crown jewel. Roars in like a lion, bashes one about the head, never overstays its welcome, unashamedly goofy, great fun.
The US is better than England at everything (winning wars, food, dental care, etc) and especially punk music. I barely understood what he said, but I felt what he meant cuz this music has balls, unlike the British punk we've listened to so far.
I like the Ramones, not sure if I ever listened to a full album. The songs have what feels like the same vibe, tempo, sound so the album felt very repetitive. I can always get down with some Blitzkrieg Bop. 4 stars
I don't think punk is my jam. All of these songs sound the same. Blitzkreig Bop is a bop.
essence of punk
This whole album made me want to sniff some glue Every song sounded the exact same to me Seems like the key to making a 70s punk album is just the same chord and repeat the same words over and over
More short songs! They all start the same but keep the same intensity throughout which is cool. I know this is a cornerstone album in punk rock history but it still seems like Blitzkrieg Bop and then a bunch of other similar songs to Blitzkrieg Bop. Idk I liked some of the other punk much more.
Completely unoriginal and bland, like listening to the same song on loop
CD
Tämä on hyvä levy, monipuolinen siitä huolimatta että sama tyyli ja melkeinpä sama tempokin pysyy
Samanaikaisesti tarttuvaa ja hyvällä tavalla kokeilevaa. Ratsastaa toki jossain määrin "hiteillä" (joita on ainakin neljä), mutta ei rasittavasti: joku täytteeksi mielletty biisi kuulosta uudella pyöräytyksellä aina paremmalta kuin aiemmin, jää soimaan päähän tms. Plussaa sanoituksista ja konsept(e)ista.
A very high-quality album, a classic of punk rock, which holds from beginning to end. I listened to the album many times before this list.
I heard lots of good things about the Ramones. I had high hopes. This album is like an average Buzzcocks song, on repeat for half an hour. Utter crap.
⭐️Blitzkrieg Bop
Enjoyed that. Punchy and upbeat.
One of the great albums - not just punk - of all time. Influential to so many who came after. America’s definitive punk band. Hey! Ho! Let’s go!
Just like with pretty much all punk rock, no one can see the influence until well after the fact. Nothing is different for the Ramones here. With their self titled debut, they had relatively little commercial success, with their two singles that failed to chart. Also the album didn't even crack the US Billboard top 100, peaking at 111. Critics for once knew where it was at and it was pretty much widely acclaimed at the time. Best: Blitzkrieg Bop Worst: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
I liked this album way more than I thought I would. It was hard hitting and fun and ROCK the whole way through. It felt like "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" was out of place on this album, but the rest of it was great.
Classic
Very good
Has a first album ever been a more effective mission statement, or a first song ever been a better opening thesis?
Good album.
Oh my fucking god, best Friday EVER!!!! It's a brilliant debut album. These crazy cool motherfuckers hit the scene and it was never the same again. There are incredibly deep layers of genius embedded in the irreverent simplicity of it all. The Ramones rule. I wanna be your glue-sniffing, sedated boyfriend, baby!
Just not a punk guy
Perfect.
This album is uninteresting and goes on for what feels like forever! I hated the vocals, which sounded too compressed and weak, for the genre, and I genuinely don't understand why it's on this list, or why it's revered in the music world as being one of the best albums ever. I could hardly even make out what the lyrics were, yet at the same time I don't really care.
Short, lively stabs of garage rock without silly noisy feedback or ugly vocals. Sometimes very catchy. Good, but I was expecting even better from the reputation.
I used to like this. But it's really quite boring
lurve The Ramones. they got me into this sound. still my fav over the clash
Short and sweet classic punk. Some of the songs blend together a bit, but in this case that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Fast downstrummed 4 power chords, can't complain.
Classic
Edgy monkees with distortion
I'm not a Ramones fan. I appreciate what they contributed to the influence of music I like. But I'm not a fan again.
Yeah.. all the songs sound the same. Nothing very exciting. Gets annoying quick. I can handle one song here and there and that's enough lol. 3/10
Agreed, just not a fan of the Ramones. The album sounds like one long song, with each track feeling exactly the same as the last. I'm thankful for the influence they had on music to come, but this album (and the band in general) is a miss for me. 2/10
Very fun and upbeat punk rock, sounds rather poppy compared to a lot of other punk of the era. A bit repetitive, but overall still a fun listen.
perfection
It's just great. It's simple but there's beauty in the simplicity of it all. One of the most influential rock albums of all time. There are still Ramones-core style punk bands forming and making music today. If that doesn't earn a 5 I don't know what does. Side note: I don't believe any other Ramones album made this list, but it's always been my opinion that the follow up album, Leave Home was the band at its best.
Upbeat punk that's very similar to the English punk rock. The songs are really short and fly by and never overstay their welcome. It's very cheery and charming even though the lyrics doesn't reflect it.
I enjoy post punk and all it's Varients more than actual early punk. And 8 never really understood the whole Ramones thing. But this album has an energy that can't be denied. And it's impact is very apparent. This is a classic album. Not my fav, but deserves to be on this list in a way a lot of other albums in it do not. This is culturally significant.
Yes this album is repetitive but man is it fun. The band has such good energy throughout the whole thing and almost all of the songs hit. My biggest complaint though would be how short the songs were. I would’ve been fine if they made this ten minutes longer just to finish the rest of the songs and add a verse or two to them 8/10
Jackson Pollock Ideas: Wow the first track lol. Blitzkrieg pop extremely recognisable. Ok his voice is kinda frustrating. Not loving it but not hating it right now. Feels like a 3. Ok it got super repetitive and annoying really quick. Couldn't finish it. Its a 2. Favourite songs: Blitzkried Least Favourite songs: All after half way Overall: The first track sounds pretty innovative and cool. From there on in my enthusiasm was slowly worn down by the repetitive nature of the tracks and the grinding vocals from the lead singer. Additionally the guitars seemed to have little variation with the rhythm remaining constant. I imagine if you like this its fine, it doesn't sound like "bad music", but it certainly ain't my music. Low 2/5
Good music. High energy. Okay lyrics.
I do declare, the compositions on this phonograph from this band of young miscreants all sound exceedingly similar! Can you imagine the nerve?!? How audacious! Quick, someone fetch me my fainting couch! I do believe I am having the vapors…Oh, my!
holy shit its the song from Spiderman: Homecoming instant 5/5
Catchy choruses
I’m not sure how I feel about this album. Every song feels pretty similar. Only Blitzkreig Bop and I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend felt distinct. And hearing “1-2-3-4” in every song is repetitive. 53rd and 3rd is an interesting song, too. It’s got a more interesting melody. Let’s Dance is fun, too. Is that an organ I’m hearing? Different note: The Ramones are American but they sound super British to me. Overall, I can see how it would've been pretty startling and fresh when it came out. But I don't think I'd add this album to my rotation.
Oddly repetitive, and nowhere near the level of The Stooges
Certainly important and innovative but also a bit basic and one-note.
Used to hate on this shit but its actually pretty good Fuck Johnny Ramones fake punk ass tho
Pure punk repetitive. Totally captures the times. But still. 1 good song. I wanna be sedated! (Not on this album).
HEY HO LETS GO
Blitzkrieg Bop is an incredible way to start, but things never exactly pick up from there. It’s a fun album that peaks immediately and then levels out to a solid bit unimpressive record
repetitive ,but cool
A genre I haven't ventured far into. After my first listen, I felt fairly over the repetitive punk rock assault. My second listen was headed by a different attitude, accepting the genre and trying to listen through the ears of a fan of the genre. This led to a completely different listening experience. The often nonsensical songs became a nice distraction to life. If you are a fan of punk rock, I assume you have already listened to this album. If you don't know punk rock, I would recommend listening to the album more than once. It has already grown on me a lot, and I have a feeling it will continue to grow on me FAVORITE SONGS: - Blitzkrieg Bop - Beat on the Brat - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 3.75/5 (For now, but that may increase in future listens)
I can imagine it sounding revolutionary when it was released, and the singles, when heard on the radio, still pack a punch.
I don't know, started off kinda strong, and I'm into this kind of 2 or 3 chord punk, but it was just kinda boring. The bangers carry this one to a 3. Standouts: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat
Blitzkrieg Bop on aika legendaarinen ralli. Aika moni muukin biisi tuntu menevän aika samalla kaavalla joka toisaalta lienee genrelle tyypillistä. Ei silti levynä mikään mullistava mestariteos, edes nelikymppiselle, joten helppo kolmonen.
Tää on ihan hyvä. Taitaa levyhyllystäkin löytyä. Kerran parissa vuodessa voi kuunnella
Like this more than I thought I would!
This is what all those t-shirt wearers like apparently, I don´t believe it, but ok. Musically it is what it is, not really my taste, but it has a good energy.
This is how pop music should sound - almost 50 years old and still one of the best albums ever made.
Funny for a couple of songs, but then gets tedious very quickly.
This is actually very elegant punk!
One of the greatest punk albums of all time.
One of those...I should really listen to "_______" kind of albums, so I was excited when it came up. 29 minutes later I thought how this really should have been an EP. Some catchy songs and melodies, but not enough variation over 14 tracks. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
Technically too lame, but a genre-definitive lp with a ton of classic tunes
Classic!
A classic that gets my blood pumping and makes me feel young again. This is such an influential punk album.
Sounds like some regular old punk man I’m sure this is probably influential or sum but I’ve heard this album a bunch of other times
One of the first, and one of the best punk albums!
Klassiker. Men ett singel- eller liveband. Som album blir det lite jämntjockt. Och produktionen är i ärlighetens namn rätt tunn.
14 songs in 29 minutes! Lovely stuff. Incredibly fun, joyful, in your face stuff, if ultimately a little repetitive.
Enjoyed listening to this more than I would have in the 70s ! It was alright. A good 3*
Good stuff. Got a few songs stuck in my head over the weekend.
In one of the most influential albums in history, CBGB-band Ramones popularized punk with a series of catchy upbeat songs characterized with fast tempo, minimalist melody, simple song structure, lofi production, and a whole bunch of energy and personality to inspire millions to take after their example. There's not much thought to these songs; the lyrics are silly and juvenile but irresistible. In less than a half hour, we get 14 songs that may sound repetitive at first but grow more and more on each listen. Almost all of them are earworms and I even find lesser known songs like "53rd and 3rd" and "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" stuck in my head. Starts off with their most energetic songs and then closes off with a bombastic satisfying ending "Today Your Love Tomorrow the World."
Obviously one of the most iconic punk records, with huge influence on music that would follow and Blitzkrieg Bop is up there with the greatest punk songs, but personally feel the rest of the album is a bit samey and listening back in 2023 does just feel a little dated, a great album but just doesn’t tick my personal enjoyment box for the full 5 stars. But an album everyone should listen to, and a solid 4 stars.
Los padres del punk rock.
A 30-minute adrenaline rush. Proof that all you need is $6,400 and a week to start something of a revolution. Just strip rock down to the basics and kick every song up to 160 beats per minute. No need to loiter, either. Cut, zip, over and out. Anyone who believes that every song sounds the same hasn't tried listening to the lyrics.
As classic as an album as it gets. The genesis of punk rock. Super simple straightforward driving and catchy songs. It's instantly apparent how important this album is with how familiar it sounds and how ubiquitous music that sounds like it has been in the last 40 years. A true classic.
Okay, so I'm rating this a 4 simply because I think that they'll make me give up my NYC residence if I don't rate it favorably. It's hard to deny how influential they were, not just locally, but on American punk in general, but if I have to be perfectly honest, there are other things in the genre I like better. And CBGB's might've been an institution and have the awning in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and all, but it was a shithole club, lol. (The "true New Yorker" police are about to knock on my door any minute, I know it.)
Absolute bangers and only half an hour long. Great album.
catorce veces blitzkrieg bop
Punk rock bb
Absolute Classic tbh
This is the best album on this whole list.
I mean, it's what you expect with punk and good is probably as good as it gets. Too repetitive. Would like in small doses, but a whole album is not a small dose.
I adore this album! A bunch of classics. Short and fun songs aplenty.
Probably my favorite punk album
punk in its essence, didnt notice any track transitions its just punk from begin to end
It's a legendary punk rock album! I hate it! This album isn't nearly as angry-sounding as punk rock usually tends to be. That made it less physically painful to listen to than most punk rock. Still, it's nothing more than chaotic noise to me. Sounding happy doesn't make these guys any more skilled as musicians. Short as the album is, I couldn't stomach more than half of it.
Falls off pretty quick. Most songs sound very repetitive and cliche.
nelabai, visos dainos kazkokios vienodos, meh, fone tinka, siaip neklausyciau
3.5/5
Classic punk album. Next best thing to the clash
A classic
Leuke punk, maar erg eentonig
Best Song: Blitzkrieg Bop. I can't even tell if this is the best song, or if I just like it more because it is at the beginning of the album and you hear it first before realizing that the band can't write any other type of song and you're about to hear the same thing 13 more times. Worst Song: I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You. It's just so fucking dumb. Overall: Every song is the exact same. It starts at full speed, with no ramp up and continues unabated at the same uninteresting pace for 2-3 minutes while the band shouts some random phrase (probably the title of the song) over and over. Its only gift is its brevity.
Love the Ramones, this is where their best stuff is at too. Great tunes delivered with simplicity. Took me back!
blitzkrieg boppin
Not much to it but it bangs along very nicely
I wonder if 90% of people who wear Ramones t-shirts have ever listened to this (or any other) Ramones album? If they had, they would discover that it is a pretty generic, uninspired and uninteresting example of 70s punk. Its only 29 minutes long, but I was bored of this by the half way mark. Its genuinely difficult to tell one track from the next. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Blitzkrieg Bop Date listened: 11/01/23
Yes! If only this album had Rock N Roll Radio, it would be perfection.
I’d listen to The Clash first all day.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Blitzkrieg Bop (1) 2 - Judy Is A Punk (3) 3 - Havana Affair (10)
One of the greats. I love it but it feels slow once you're used to their blistering fast live pace (see It's Alive and Loco Live).
Awesome Punk
Yeah, this is pretty great
Very few times in history an album has made so much with so little. The Ramones didn’t want to change anything. They weren’t pretentious or ambitious. They just wanted to scream out what they felt, what they needed, how they saw the world. The result is an interesting combination of short, straight-to-the-point songs with a myriad of thematics, and an authenticity rarely saw by then. Along with Television, it represented the point of start for the NY Punk, and you can tell even today, why it is one of the best albums in history.
Haven't listened to this album in ages, and I forget how good this album is. If the Velvet Underground inspired all of their original listeners to start bands of their own, the Ramones are equally important for everyone who's ever started playing guitar or bass. Simple guitar chords, chugged eighth-note basslines, this is an album that is musically accessible to everyone in its simplicity, but has an influence that is greater than the sum of its parts. A very fun album.
favorite - blitzkrieg bop, beat on the brat, now i wanna sniff some glue, lets dance, i dont wanna walk around with you least favorite - wanna be your boyfriend, chain saw, havana affair
Its punk, its simple and not very elegant but its unique
Like a monotonous, thudding hangover. Two half decent songs: Blitzkrieg Bop Let’s Dance
Mary: 3 Oliver: 3.8
decent sure why not i dont care
One of the most important albums on this list and much more than just punk. The Ramones managed to distil the history of pop music into this record. Fast, fun and immediate
Obviously a classic punk record. It's a good album, if only because the songs are literally too short and sweet to overstay their welcome. Outside of the classic singles there wasn't too much in the B-sides that stuck out except for "Let's Dance" which is the only song to introduce instruments other than guitar, drum, and bass. I like the Ramones, they're an easy and reliable listen.
90% of this album sounded like it was trying to be one long Sex Pistols song. I thought the driving, attacking, instrumentation kept energy high throughout the album. Although there was zero evolution or exploration of musical ideas beyond power chords and simple progressions. The short track lengths gave the listener continual hope for the introduction of a new idea, but instead resulted in a continual bombardment of general monotony and complacency. The band relies too heavily on the general popularity of the punk aesthetic and the simplistic "whinge-ing" of the lyrics and vocal delivery, while in the end achieving nothing. 2/5
The Ramones are always a pleasure. Simple and pure punk. The opening three songs are classics and the rest of the album has a lot of good songs too. By the midsection, it starts to get repetitive. But how you can get mad at these guys? They rip through 14 songs in 29 minutes. Maybe they could have spent more time writing more varied music but then they probably wouldn’t have captured lightning in a bottle like they did here. Two details I loved on this album: - The way he pronounces the ‘r’ in massacre on “Chain Saw” (“massa-cree!”) - That heavy metal riff on “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” at 0:34
"Blitzkrieg Bop" is probably one of the more famous punk songs of all time and is definitely one of the few songs I think of when I think of this era of "classic" punk. Ramones are great. The rest of the album is great but not nearly as catchy. I think the first 4 or 5 tracks are the strongest ones and it kind of falls out after that. Still a really solid record and a 4/5 for me.
Legendary group for a reason. Attitude can trump technical chops and they had more attitude than most bands that have ever taken the stage.
first three songs are great and set the template for EVERYTHING else, of course. one of those bands for which you appreciate the influence but don't really want to hear again
Classi American Punk
I feel bad giving this a two, but all the songs blended together and it got boring. Despite being very short, each song didn't feel like two minutes. Maybe I'd like a different Ramones album more. My favourite song was Blitzkrieg Bop.
Tudo pra mim
New candidate for the most overrated album of all time... Why does his voice sound like that???
I have mixed feelings about this album. It's fast, it's punchy, it's wildly influential, it's innovative, it's capital-P Punk... but it's also the same song 14 times over. It's decent.
Really noisy album. How punk was born. Blitzkrieg Bop - nice song.
Punk is not my thing. Grating.
Enjoyed it but some of the songs felt a bit repetitive. Only downloaded one from the album to my main library.
Just beats you over the head.
yes
Kāds kādreiz bija teicis “The Ramones only have one song, but that one song is really good”, kam es piekrītu, melodija katrai dziesmai ir līdzīga, bet viņa ir pietiekami laba lai albums būtu izbaudāms. Šo albumu jāklausas labā un spēcīgā garastāvokli 7/10 Labākās dziesmas: 53&3rd Now i wanna sniff some glue Blitzkrieg Bop
3 chords, loud and all the songs are the same. I guess thats punk rock
The Ramones are a band that will make me smile, anytime I hear them, until I am no longer able to smile. This band was introduced to me at a very young age by my older brothers and I remember watching Rock n Roll high school in Junior High School (I'm on the other side of 50!) Check out the movie if you get the chance. Later in life, my youngest child was introduced to the Ramones and immediately became one of his favorite bands. One his early grade school class pictures was taken with him proudly wearing his Ramones t-shirt when the majority of teachers had no idea who the Ramones were, let alone his classmates. Who else can make a major WWII German attack method one of the greatest songs ever? The answer, the Ramones. I am going to give this album a 5. I will give every Ramone album on this list a 5, just because of all the wonderful memories they provide. hope some day to introduce the Ramones to my grandchildren!
5 I realized while listening to this that I don’t have any Ram Ones on vinyl. I feel so nostalgic about Ramones. They are the second punk band that I ever loved (more on that later) thanks primarily to the Anthology CD that I borrowed from y’all. That is truly one of the best career summaries I’ve ever heard and I still listen to the (now digital) version of it quite often. This album was the backdrop for many gaming experiences, namely of course Halo on legendary with Luke. I could talk about this shit all day so I’ll end with this: while writing this review I called Green Light and put it on order. It’s 100% worth buying on vinyl and I cannot wait for it to come in.
5 There’s a lot I could say about The Ramones’ impact and legacy on not only punk, but music as a whole - though most of it isn’t anything that hasn’t already been said a million times before. So, instead, a bit selfishly, I’d like to talk about my own personal experience with the band. The first song I can ever recall hearing in my life is Blitzkrieg Bop (thanks Dad), and the first album I ever owned in my life was “Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits” (thanks Angel). It was Christmas at Grandma’s, I was probably like six years old, and I remember getting a new Hot Wheels set alongside it. There’s a lot I could say about my history with The Ramones and music from there, but I’ll keep it brief in saying that it sparked a life passion, led to lifelong friendships (thanks Will), and is probably why I’m taking on this very challenge of listening and reviewing 1001 albums now. In that time, I’ve learned to appreciate many, many new artists and genres, but because of The Ramones, punk has been a fascination of mine that has never dwindled in 20 or so years. While The Ramones themselves are no longer my favorite artist, they’ve always represented a safe space I can go to no matter when or where I’m at in life, and for that alone, I couldn’t rate this any lower than a 5. I don’t want to end on a soft note though, so to cap things off This album kicks fucking ass. Hey Ho, Let’s Go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BpMw7gMOsA
As I previously pointed out, punk is not a genre I particularly enjoy. Especially if it is presented in its purest form - simple, fast riff, monotonous bass track and vocals, usually full of rage, or just with some wit in it. Ramones fall into that category and unfortunately, they are so dull and one-dimensional, I have hard time writing anything positive about the album. This is one of those rare occasions, where I couldn't even finish the record. All the songs became just one, continuous pulp with no special features to distinguish them from another. I've read, that Ramones inspired many new bands to follow their practices, which resulted in grunge, for example. Well, even if that's true, this band is already outdated in my eyes. Nowadays, every little town or village has a local punk band, that is more raw and just simply better. Hopefully that was the only album by Ramones on this list.
Skeittipunkki klassikoita
There’s something comforting about this album, like it brings me back to a time I wasn’t even alive in. The fun, free spirit, and roughness of it all- can’t say I’ve ever heard anything like it. Just dance, Havana affair, and of course blitzkrieg pop, stood out. Will def return to this one.
ok but too repetitive
Clearly very influential! This was really cool, but I think I’m zeroing in on liking 80s-era punk more than 70s and 90s. Violent Femmes and Dead Kennedys were more interesting to me
3.75
Kinda bad but kinda good: 2.5 stars. Smithers, have the Rolling Stones killed.
Storia.
Iconic. A great punk album. This album was recorded for $7,600.
Awesome debut. Infectiously fun, uptempo album.
all of these songs sound the same this is another punk group that seems soooooo so tame by today's standards but was totally revolutionary when it came out. some of the shit on PUP or IDLES records would make joey ramone shit his pants this album and the rest of the ramones work deserves credit, because it's the form that has been innovated upon 10 times over. ramones and contemporaries inspire 80s punk and new wave which inspires a million genres in the 90s and the permutations of influence are endless and exist in part because of albums like this but at the same time, while appreciating that, i can say that this album is lowkey boring by today's standards and is kind of a slog to listen to. it's alright, in the purest sense of the word. the chord progressions are same-y, every chord is on a down-stroke, the gang vocals are present in every track, and you can't even understand what they're all saying half the time. it's usually just [girl's name] is a [descriptor] i think? eh. i can't complain. there are worse albums on this worse, and there are better. this one is important, but it feels very corporate. when your songs are used in a marvel movie, that's where your punk cred goes to die
Legendary album. One of the best debut albums.
per 30 minuti senti UNA sola canzone.
Tutte uguali sono alla fine 2 canzoni, non sono male le due canzoni in se, ma neanche niente di che, rock trasgressivo. BAANAANAS
This is for you, Tony Bourdain. Favorite track (besides Blitzkrieg Bop): Listen to My Heart
Vrv
Outside of Blitzkrieg Bop, which is a fun track (albeit one I don’t like enough to regularly listen to), there’s not much here. Straightforward and samey instrumentation, slurred (almost incoherent at times) singing, simplistic lyrics and a lack of any real edge or emotion makes this pretty low-tier punk rock for me. Almost every song is extremely repetitive, and very little stands out from the rest. The only track that really breaks the formula is “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”, which instead of being a fast tempo, repetitive punk song with simplistic lyrics is a mid tempo, repetitive pop love song with simplistic lyrics. Yay? Overall, not impressed. They may have been the “first true punk band” and helped inspire a lot of the punk aesthetic, but compared to what later punk and rock groups have done, this album just doesn’t hold up.
Excellent, I mean it’s the Ramones being the Remones
So great, one of my favourites. It either works for you or it doesn't, there's no explaining it!
Classic punk. Respect it for what is
vomito
Jájá, alltaf hresst og sum lög líka skemmtileg. Mjög einsleitt, en þótt það hafi verið ætlunin er það ekki fyrir mig. Get hlustað í smáskömmtum, en eftir 5 mínútur langar mig að skipta.
Better than I expected.
It's the same song over and over again. Fortunately it's short 30 minutes so you don't have to listen to it very long. But damn is Blitzkrieg Bop a fucking bop. Kinda goes downhill after that.
Fundamental. This actually is one of the most important albums of all time and everyone should listen to it. 5/5
Decent album
Yes, it’s 29 minutes of the same thing but there are a ton of tunes on here.
Some great tracks on here, but it gets tired very quickly. Drags even at 30 minutes long
Eipä tästä paljon punk parane! Ei mitään liikaa eikä mitään liian vähän. Koko levy rautaa. Haara-asentoon, tukka silmille ja sahaamaan! Let’s go! 5/5
Eeppinen meno, vaikka ehkä vähän liian raakaa punkkia minulle. Kyl tää silti mieltä kohottaa.
Räminää! 4/5.
4.0 - I never understood the hype until now. Thanks to this list, I now feel like I have enough context to get why people like this record so much. Having endured a sample of some of the schlock coming out in the 70s - e.g. terrible prog rock (Emerson, Lake and Palmer), lame easy-listening (Eagles), boring disco (Chic) - I can see how the Ramones redeemed mainstream music for so many. It's elemental pop music delivered fast and loud. All of the elements work. It's also just fun and perfectly captures teenage joy and angst.
Fun times
Great album! Classic
Simple catchy melodic punk. Not reinventing the wheel but it's still a fun listen.
O shit. Good Friday!
if you like punk you'll probably love it. I don't
A.P. Bio was a good show, go watch it. 4
Tja. Helt på det jevne. Ikke minneverdig.
Pang! For en åpning på debutplata. Men albumet blir for ensformig for min del.
Idk, not my favorite band and punk is my favorite genre
stupid fun
they are alright. i liked when they were on the simpsons
Love it. Sometimes it gets a bit formulaic, but it's a good formula!
I mean, it's the debut album by one of the greatest punk bands ever, if not the greatest. So many favorites on here, from "Judy is a Punk" to "Havana Affair" and "Chain Saw". I love the quote from (I think) Klosterman that this album "saved rock from itself and punk rock from art-gallery pretension." Still, it's funny how this once very edgy and disruptive music is now played to my kid's 4th-grade class by his teacher. Times do change.
There's a fine line between genius and stupid. The Ramones sit happily on that line, huffing the marker used to create it.
To everyone saying "uh, all the songs sound the same" are forgetting something. Yeah, it's the same song over and over, but it's a perfect song.
Short, sweet and simple like all good classic punk albums.
not my cup of tea
Ridiculous, 14 songs in 29 minutes and they all sound exactly the same. So much fun
Sjukt gode minner fra å være 14 og påtatt sint. Dette er GØY! Barnslig og naiv punk, som om The Hollies spilte hardt, haha.
Good, but not really my vibe. I can see how this changed the course of punk music, but it lacks the punch that I look for in songs; both in terms of the low end of their instruments and in terms of content. The songs are over before I can groove, and that’s if I can grove because it is just repetition on the guitar and drums. Now obviously, that’s not why people come this genre, which I why I would never make a serious review of a genre I don’t regularly consume.
Kinda the same song over and over but they def are unique in many ways. Love the overly comical British sound. Early mosh punk energy. Good songs. Catchy. Simple
Low quality (in sound, as well as musically and lyrically) noise throughout.
Sign me up for no guitar solos and a simple approach that actually proved quite influential. Still, the record sounds utterly simplistic and almost like a novelty act. Might they be the exact midpoint between The Monkees and Sonic Youth?
Flows super well, but kinda short. Still solid. Miguel introduced me to beat on the brat.
they included a great up time cover of Let's Dance besides the hits..as the band has said, they play long songs very fast.
this is a chaotic album. to be fair, i think i'd call any album with a song titled "now i wanna sniff some glue" to be chaotic, but i stand by my assessment. it's clear there was a lot of fun involved in the creation of this album and they didn't take themselves seriously. it's fascinating how the ramones knew their sound immediately from their debut album. to open with "blitzkrieg bop" is real balls to the wall energy. a good album but sometimes lackluster. their hits are amazing, but some of the others are just okay. as always, it's very interesting to listen to a famous artist's debut album to see their start.
I was surprised how fast this album went by. While part of that was due to the short and sweet album length (14 songs coming in at less than 30 minutes), part of the issue was that, frankly, this album was just incredibly repetitive. Several tracks blended together and honestly sounded like they could have been the same song. While this album was fine, I honestly just think it had been hyped up for me too much over the years, not to mention the insurmountable Blitzkrieg Bop sets a high bar. Nevertheless, I was glad to finally listen to it and experience the legacy of the Ramones.
Opens with the best punk song ever recorded. Before there was even punk. Love the second track as well. Truly and interesting band. Miss em.
my poor ears holy shit
cool
un historico para el surgimiento del punk, inigualable e influencial para la epoca y posteriores blitzkrieg bop i wanna be your boyfriend havana affair let's dance 4.0
Probably one of the best punk albums I’ve heard Blitzkrieg bop amazing Love the energy and the tempo; short songs match the minimalist style thé ramones rest upon
First punk album!
Year zero
well grappig.
Flott rokk en lögin keimlík.
Gotta say that most of the album sounds the same, one continuous song. Otherwise great classic rock.
Consistent, persistent, every song too similar.
Good punk album, can see how the Ramones set the definition of punk for many bands like Green Day and Offspring to follow.
I understand the influence and history behind why this is such an awesome album but I had a listen while I was working from home and it’s not exactly work music. Wish I could have been in an upbeat environment for this listen.
The quintessential Skate 3 album. Iconic, and tailor made for 11 year-old me
Potente, directo y siempre fresco. Placer re descubrirlo
I like punk and it's cool to hear their first album and hear their sound. the songs are all really similar and i can't understand what they are saying but it's still fun to bop your head to. the songs all kind of blend together and the beats are similar but i still like it. blitzkrieg bop is the stand out because it's slightly different than the other songs, but if you've heard one you've heard them all.
I don't find the Ramones that interesting. A single track is punchy, punky, and energetic. A whole album just becomes repetitive.
Fun but like all punk, gets old fast. Loved "I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You" Important record and neat to hear as it influences music to this day but will probably not listen to the whole thing again.
What can you do? With a brat like that always on your back What can you lose, lose?
Good album ! Some cladsic in it. Would listen again
Only thought of Blitzkreig Bop as the AO advert song Every song sounded the same, didn’t realise I had got to the end of the album!
Unlike the other punk bands of the mid-seventies, whose stripped-down aesthetic was born as a counter-expression to the self-indulgent trappings of prog-rock, the Ramones strike me as a group that just wanted to make the simplest and most straight forward musical expression they could. Whatever their motives, the album is beautifully concise in every way possible, and I think that gives it an appeal and an authenticity that has made it as influential as it has become. You can hear this album, feel this album when it's cranked, and then you can hop on your instrument of choice and start cranking out the same straight forward sounds. And if these four goofy looking dudes could make it happen, then so can you!
Punk! Punk! Let's Go! Unmistakable sound, pacing, lyrics, messaging. The Ramones, man. They are a genre themselves. Authentic punk - no pretense. That's all I have to say, and Judy is indeed a punk.
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pnuk
I mean, to me, this is another prime example of how punk shines best. It is tight and catchy, but still has rough edges and a lack of polish that really digs in to you.
Blitzgreig is a banger but all the other songs sounds the same
the ramones have like 1, maybe 2 sounds on this record. it’s good, but a lot of the songs blend together.
The Ramones are not the world's worst band. They are, however, the world's most overrated band. 'Hey ho, let's go'? No. Come on, there is nothing punk about 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' and then to have it as your second single. Fuck off.
I mean, if you really, really, really like Blitzkrieg Bop this is great. Because it’s literally just 30 minutes of the same inane song. No amount of attitude and cool leather jackets can change the fact, that Ramones is one of the most overrated bands to ever release a record. Best: Blitzkrieg Bop Worst: Blitzkrieg Bop (the next 13 times)
meh
Enjoyed it. Heard a lot before from Wes Anderson and mixed tapes
Classic 70s punk from the Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop is still popular today
Nostalgic, one of my intros to punk rock—the catalyst being they allowed me to discover albums and bands I think are so much better, so the Ramones don’t cross my mind as much anymore! Fun to revisit for the first time since I was a teenager.
Every song sounds the same
So much better than I expected. Even if it's pretty one-tone all the way through
Great stuff! Short and sweet.
1, 2, 3, 4!
Hey oh, let's go!
14 times the same songs, but still nice to hear.
Breakthrough and iconic album. All of the songs feel the same and that's perfect like it. Short and sweet. I can't say I'm a fan, but this record is engraved in music history forever.
Punk clásico con canciones enérgicas, cortas y llenas de espíritu. Guitarrero y con melodía.
It's pretty good, but nothing really stood out on the production end or with the lyricism.
really enjoy this, might have lost some of it's overall impact over the years. Classic but not the all time classic it's referred as.
Very classic stuff. It's clear how the Scott Pilgrim movie's soundtrack was inspired by this.
While Sex Pistols demonstrated the true attitude of punk, The Ramones showed the genre can produce timeless radio classics. This album probably had a more profound influence on culture and music than some top classic rock albums.
Compared to other punk albums, this is definitely the most beginner friendly and softest one, with visible pop influences. However that doesn't change the fact that the music itself is still not good and memorable enough for me to justify 4 stars
Not very punk in my opinion, almost pop music. All got very samey but not terrible either.
Primeiro álbum do Ramones, é legal mas para mim as músicas se parecem muito, passando a sensação que é a mesma sempre. Anyway, melhor música é a clássica Blitzkrieg bop e gostei tbm de I wanna be your boyfriend.
A very historical album that I felt was a lot faster when I first listened to it back in the late 70's. The brothers with the eldest(?) Marky, number one son(?) DeeDee, big brother(?) Johnny, and the oldest(?) Joey, make up the quartet. They brought us the debut album of original hits and punk rock anthems. A record that is a total reflection of my past. Love it.
Great Album.
"Ah-one, two, three, four!" Four stars, then. If only for this. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 867 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 74 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 32 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 28
A great one! No fooling around here. Just tight straight forward garage rock, with a freshing energy
Critique of the structure is easy: It all does sound the same. But that's only part of the (admittedly simple) package. Compared to much of punk, the Ramones manage to do something musically different on each track, though the second half blends in a disheartening way. It's straight to the point, it's rowdy, easy to listen to, but never quite predictable. At least not in all the ways.
Still a sucker for punk 🤘
A foundational band to the bands I like and to many of the peoples who music opinions I trust most. So disappointed to just find this OK.
Oi! Oi! It's great! Oi! Oi! It's great!
Very enjoyable. Loved listening to 14 good songs in less than 30 minutes.
Actual rock! I loved it
There are several tracks from the Ramones that I really like, including my favorite track on this album ("Blitzkrieg Bop"). I'm not sure if I have listened to this album before, but if I did it was probably only once 25 years ago. For being so short, the album starts to drag on after a bit. You could jump from the middle of one track to the middle of another track and have a hard time determining if it was a different song or not. Everytime I listen to the Ramones, I wonder how it would be to be in their band and play live. I couldn't play a full show. The lack of dynamics and limited length of the tracks would be hard on my attention span. There were some surprises on this album. I wasn't expecting the harmony vocals on "Chain Saw". Overall, the album was okay, but I wouldn't put this album on repeat.
Started strong but got boring pretty quickly. I just don’t like punk.
Not bad, but nothing exciting or terribly interesting.
Classic good punk.
Brilliant
For someone who isn't a huge fan of punk, I gotta say that these guys know how to make a punk rock album. The songs don't overstay their welcome and things don't blend together like I was worried they would do. Just a great, high-energy time.
These kind of all sound the same. But they are good.
Although I was raised partially on rock, I was born in the 90s and the Ramones never really popped up on my radar. Still, I was always aware of their name and some of their biggest hits. I was therefore sorely disappointed to discover that, after going through this entire album, I cannot count myself a Ramones fan. Apart from the music all sort of sounding the same – there were a few times where I honestly didn't realize that I'd moved on to the next track – I don't really get how this band became as big as it did. To me, their music is a PEZ dispenser of short, fast, and uninspired guitar riffs accompanied by abrupt and goofy vocals. Great for background music to silly commercials or fun film montages, maybe, but I can't imagine enjoying an entire Ramones concert...
Classic Ramones
Chain saw was a bit jarring 🙃 Good to hear the rest of the album…
Unfamiliar with this aside from Blitzkreig Bop. It's a lot of fun, messy and juvenile fun. Highlights: Blitzkreig Bop, I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Havana Affair.
Punk was both protest against certain trends in politics and society as it was against established trends in (especially rock) music. This is proto punk - three chords and the truth, bass, guitar, drums and vocals. You cannot get more basic than this. The whole records has a balls-to-the-wall energy, but lacks variation. It's hard to distinguish the individual songs. But this energy ... 3/5
El disc de punk rock definitiu. L'actitud, les cançons, les lletres, l'imatge, la portada...
5/17/2022 - ALBUM #110 Today's Album: "Ramones" by Ramones - Oh boy is this album ever grating and obnoxious. Now, after giving this a casual listen and thinking that exact sentiment, I really tried to have an open mind going into my more in depth listen to try to get anything out of it, but wow does this album just get more and more insufferable as it goes on. It starts off really promising with the gigantic hit Blitzkrieg Bop, which sets a great tone for the record with these really crunchy guitar chords and some really punky and confident lead vocals. The HEY HO LETS GO chants add so much energy to this track and it really made me think I was getting into something amazing. The next track Beat on the Brat has some really nice aspects to it and I think the chorus is really fun despite the very strange mixing choices, but it is obviously a step down from the last track and the rest of the album just follows suit. Ranging from decent to unlistenable, the rest of the songs start with the same overblown 3 chords that the guitarist keeps cranking out and the moany, whiny, and lazy vocal performance just gets less charming and more unlistenable with each track. I really tried to put myself in the mindset that this punky project is going to have some production choices that I will just not agree with, but when the issue comes not from the production but the song writing, it really gets hard for me to stay invested and look past the flaws when so much of this project is just poorly put together. Each track feels like it goes on much longer than it actually does and the overall >30 minute runtime feels like an absolute slog to get through. Overall, this album has a lot going for it and I really see the start of something special (as in it is pioneering a genre), but as a standalone album it just isn't worth my listen. Listen to Blitzkrieg Bop and leave the rest unless if you're really into punk, but even so I don't think you'll get a ton out of it. Highlights: Blitzkrieg Bop Score: 4.5/10 A downhill slope
Beat on da brat
It's a nice album, goes really fast. Nothing exceptional but it was a nice listen although it gets a bit repetitive by the end.