Ramones

Early punk done well.

This one is a bonafide classic. No one has ever done it like the Ramones before of since. This is 100% one you need to here before you die, without question. 10/10

Classic album, had the opportunity to perform several.

I mean, it’s the ramones. Iconic. Awesome.

Kurz, knackig, hart! Rock pur!

Man, this album kicks an unbelievable amount of ass. Favorite track: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement

💖 i don’t wanna go down to the basement 🗣️ 🔟

1, 2, 3, 4 5/5

Great album

Loved this, can’t believe I’d never heard the full album. Particularly enjoyed I wanna be your boyfriend into Chainsaw.

An American institution

By this time in the 70’s music was all big and complex and fancy… and then the Ramones came along. Is every song the same? Yes. Does that make any song less awesome? No! Songs added to Spotify: 0 (they’re already there)

For a perfect grey Friday

I can't hear Blitzkrieg Bop without thinking of the movie Accepted. I can still picture Justin Long singing that song on stage at a college party. I love that movie! Favourite songs: Blitzkrieg Bop, Havana Affair, Chain Saw, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Beat on the Brat, I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You, "Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World" Least favourite songs: if forced to pick: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 5/5

One of the most classic and greatest punk albums of all time, Had The Ramones not existed, we probably wouldn’t have Social Distortion, Bad Religion, The Misfits, Black Flag, Green Day and blink-182 probably wouldn’t exist without the impact of this album if it never existed.

Perfect simplicity. Short, sweet, so fun.

Makes sense that this is on here - groundbreaking US punk. These guys and The Clash on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean showing the way.

You can never go wrong with Ramones

Whole album has about four chords. Songs are short, fast, loud and often obnoxious. Terrible singing. Amateurish guitar. Catchy as hell. Punk was born here. 10/10 Birth of a genre

Ever notice how every song from the Ramones sounds the same? That means every song is basically a slightly different version of Blitzkrieg Bop. Modern bands should take note. 5/5

The original and the best. It’s the sort of album where I wish I had a Time Machine so that I could here it when it was first released to truly understand how it exploded

One of the ur-texts for punk. 1 2 3 4! Fast, hard and deliberately dumb. Ridiculously fun. Anti pc before there was such a concept. If I say I prefer the heartbreakers it’s not that I don’t like this. And a lot more subtle than you’d expect this to be. End of the century is one of the great documentaries. 4.5.

I missed this when it was released in 1976. But the following year the band released two albums. I was living in a share-house at Concord. One of my housemates was a dear friend named Warwick, an ex psych-nurse & also an ex psych-patient. One Saturday afternoon he got a visit from a thoroughly entertaining & totally crazy friend, who had kayaked his way from Gladesville along the stormwater channels. I saw this guy walking up our street with his kayak under his arm & for the whole visit he could not stop singing the title of Sheena Is A Punk Rocker in a quite deranged fashion. I had no idea what the song was. Then soon after that, for 25cents, I picked up the single Pinhead/Swallow My Pride from the discount bin at Dukes Record Shop in George St Sydney. These tracks came from the 2nd & 3rd albums & pretty soon I became familiar with this first album. It sounds as fresh today as it did when I first heard it. Side 1 takes no prisoners - Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat On The Brat & I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend stand out for me. And on Side 2 the cover of one of my old favourites, Chris Montez’s Let’s Dance, is outstanding. I think the producer, Craig Leon, did really well, because I reckon this is probably very close to what the live Ramones sounded like. Hey, Ho.

FUCK YES! 14 songs in 29 minutes. One of the best bands of all time. This is flawless.

So troubled yet so simple. They took punk to where it needed to be, and at a pretty high cost. I’ll always come back to this.

Banger after banger. Love this album. Changed the world. 5/5

N/a

Perfect.

Album rocks start to finish. Not a bad song on it.

why this album didn't bring mainstream success to the Ramones still baffles me. High energy, no pretensions, so good you just have to bop on listening to it.

Just full of classics and always a fan of their songwriting. I remember being 13, loving the Ramones, and judging everyone who wore a Ramones tshirt without liking the band. The youth don't wear those shirts anymore (and I don't judge anymore either) but if they did, they'd be repping a great great album.

November 30, 2023 While touring England with Talking Heads and visiting Stonehenge, the Ramones stayed in the bus and complained that they'd rather be at McDonald's than looking at a bunch of rocks. 5 stars.

Such a great record. A hair under 30 minutes and is non-stop the whole time.

Short, fast and loud 💯 Punchy guitar, a strong beat and simple repetitive lyrics. Pleasantly unpolished. Hard not to dance to and kinda makes me wanna hit something. It's all the same song... but it's a song I love.

Maybe the greatest punk album of all time. Rough and melodic, the ultimate proto pop punk record.

Top notch punk.

One of the things that I think is really underrated with the Ramones is their songwriting and how conversational they are. The songs are written how people talk, and with the same topics. The repetition, the banality, the simple joys of complaining about love, being bored, sharing inside jokes, talking about terrible movies you’ve watched recently. There are less than 1000 unique words across the whole album, I know I looked it up, but I do think in their brevity, The Ramones managed to capture something of the vastness of the human condition. The music fuckin rips too

It's debatable if the Ramones were the first punk band. What isn't is how good this record is.

Arguably the Very First Punk Rock Record. Certainly the one most accessible that had real melodies & often funny lyrics. At first they were considered a Step below a garage band, but in time they proved that a 2 Minute Song with just Drums,Bass & Guitar could speak volumes. Recorded for less money than a cheap Japanese car cost, songs like "I wanna Be Your Boyfriend" & "Blitzktieg Bop" are shots of Musical adrenaline. Some of the songs are completely unpolished, but thats what adds to the charm. ThisLP Marks the minute when Rock n Roll did a reset and returned to what this music was in the first place- Primal, Fast, Cocky and fun to dance to

Good af

El disco más veloz y rápido del punk.

loved it🤷!!

1,2,3,4 I wanna listen to this album every day. I don't wanna give it less than 5 stars. Total runtime: 2 mins, 1 second. PERFECTION

So many interesting songs. Lots cool riffs and blitzkrieg bop is so goated

It’s the Ramones. Punk rock in America was arguably changed forever with this release. Fast, simple and fantastically fun punk from start to finish. 14 tracks in 28 minutes. Flying through weird lyrics and whatever production values they could get they make one of American punks Rushmore releases.

Just the best ever. It sucks. It's awesome. Energetic, repetitive, entertaining classic.

The O.G. of punk! Absolutely loved it. Never listened through the full album outside of Blitzkrieg Bop.

This is the quintessential American punk album if not the greatest punk album of all time. The songs are short, punchy, and memorable yet are harmonically interesting. Ramones deftly synthesized their 50s and 60s influences into their proto-punk influences to create something frenetic and driving that wasn't overproduced. What's really interesting about this album is how well developed its pop sensibility is. The songs are not overtly experimental yet are creating something that had and continues to have unprecedented influence.

Raw, brutal, and in your face. This entire album should be played at 11.

Love it

Turning up Blitzkrieg Bop as I embark on a day of Halloween errands: 10/10 Sheepishly leaving a second time because I forgot my wallet, quietly playing Beat on the Brat: 4/10 I'm once again not going to act like I have an informed critique. This fucks

10/10

Great album front to back

Classic post-Beatles McCartney, if you’re into it.

The stylings of punk in a very early album. Quite nice.

Legendary album. What more can we say. It's beyond ratings.

Easy 5 stars! Such a fun album that perfectly encapsulates punk.

Another band I haven’t actually listened to. I totally get it now.

inspired a generation

Musically I'd never really rated the Ramones. I love the look and I love the attitude, but musically I couldn't see the fuss. Most of it seemed like old fashioned rock n roll. Blitzkrieg Bop, Rockaway Beach and Rock and Roll High School could easliy be tracks by Bill Haley and The Comets. The glam pop of Baby I Love could have been by The Rubettes. It didn't make sense that they should be considered punk. Then I heard this. Turns out they were hiding the punk in the album tracks. I was wrong. This is a punk album and this is great.

Great!

This is a scarily perfect record. I can't listen to the Ramones very often because this stripped-back, minimalist pop overwhelms me after a while - two swift playbacks had me seeking a quiet room to let their ironically juvenile robotic declarations and their driving rhythm section - everything, apart from Joey's voice - seep out of my brain.

I love this album, always have, always will. The energy is superb.

Now I wanna sniff some glue.

The best music for making breakfast and getting kids ready for school!

that’s gotta be the best trio of songs to open an album with ever. so much energy and so much fun. 9th grade carpool friend demanded that i “turn it up” on the drive in to school

Tremendous album. Perfect

One dimensional in the best possible way

Ei, sério! Só tenho que agradecer aos Ramones.

This is the real thing. 1976 and a breath of rancid air. Whole album is under 30 mins and each track under 3 mins. What must it have been like to hear them at the time? Joyful and energetic- total integrity. Superb.

This is one of the most influential punk albums out there, and it’s a fun listen, too. It wouldn’t necessarily be a 5 instead of a 4 if not for when it came out, but it’s one of those albums you just have to respect. The songs are still great, too, and at less than 30 minutes, it doesn’t overstay its welcome. A fun and extremely important record.

Almost 50 years since this album and they definitely started a generational trend. They put punk on the map and this album shows just how ahead of their time they were.

Punk classic! So good

Great

Well that was fun!

Garage rock at its finest

10/10 whole album is iconic lots of songs here I absolutely adore

So I'm a big fan, and to put a personal story in here, my daughter was taking classes at School of Rock and the unit was Ramones. I was thrilled. She shared the setlist with me, and I scoffed, and said "What? No 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue' or 'I Wanna Be Sedated'? Lame!" She brought it up to the musical coordinator and corrections were made... I think this is my first five rating (about 30-35 albums in) and that seems about right to me.

I don't even need to listen (again), as I still listen to the Ramones on occasion. This album is historical in the sense that it solidifies the birth of Punk - and their seminal role in creating the sound & culture of Punk Music - but to get the full flavor of their music, I highly recommend their compilation album, "Ramones Mania". Punk brilliance without artifice or indulgence.

Fantastic pop punk, although wikipedia tells me that technically pop punk came a lot later and this was just a huge influence on it. I feel like about half the tracks are deeply familiar, but the other half not so much, so maybe I've listened to a best of collection a bunch before? Fave tracks - "Blitzkreig Bop", "Beat on the Brat" and "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" are all absolutely iconic. "Listen To My Heart" made me light up due to its use as the "AP Bio" theme music. And of the tracks I wasn't super familiar with already, "Havana Affair" was excellent!

Gewapend met 4 akkoorden er 14 nummers in 29 minuten doorheen jagen. Of het even knap is als sommige andere albums op deze lijst valt te betwijfelen (aangezien een aantal nummers op dit album dus wel erg op elkaar lijken), maar ik vind dit wel een lekker begin van m'n werkdag. Heerlijk gitaargeluid (2016 remaster op Spotify, dat helpt wellicht). Ik ben niet kapot van de zang (met als dieptepunt '53rd & 3rd'), maar je krijgt wat je verwacht. Ik geef 5 sterren op een manier zoals ik 2 à 3 keer per jaar een medium McChicken-menu met fritessaus en een cola ook 5 sterren vind.

The Ramones are the backbone of probably hundreds of bands that came after them. The look, the sound, the attitude... it's rock and roll in it's purest, most anarchic form, served up with a smirk. As debut albums go, this one is top notch, 29 minutes of energy and attitude that is also just a lot of fun to listen to. A few of the middle tracks are less compelling than the others, but as a complete work, this album is beyond excellent. It takes some kind of mad genius to take a dash of the brightness and melodicism of early 1960s pop and marry it with the noise and grit of the Stooges and the MC5. That's exactly what's so much fun about the Ramones. It's a crisp, no nonsense sound, full of buzzsaw guitars, punchy beats and catchy hooks. Joey Ramone serves up his vocals with pissy boredom and humor, occasionally shouty and sometimes even laced with surprising moments of sweetness. The band doesn't take themselves particularly seriously, which makes them really engaging and likeable. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Blitzkrieg Bop; Judy Is a Punk; Beat on the Brat; I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend; Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World; I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You; Let's Dance; Chain Saw; 53rd & 3rd; Listen to My Heart; Havana Affair; I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement; Loudmouth; Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

Blitzkrieg Bop is the bone marrow of every punk song. Beat on the Brat is a great follow-up. This whole album kicks ass in that old school cool way.

Album 99 of 1001 Ramones - Ramones Rating : 4 / 5 Favorite Track : Beat on the Brat Good tunes. Short songs, short album. It comes at you for 30 minutes and it's over. Great cover, to boot.

"I Don't Care!" Fav Track: Havana Affair

Unstoppable, maximum rock and roll.

Here in the UK, boring appliance company AO has vampirically suckered on to Blitzkrieg Bop for its own capitalist means. I guess the logo t-shirt royalties were going to run out eventually. But the impressive thing is that none of this can deflate this album, which deftly blasts you with perfectly formed punk pop gems like a faulty hairdryer. Let's go!

I know this one fairly well and I love love love it. Easy 5.

This album is incredible. They just invented a new genre out of nowhere.

HELL YES! What a pleasure to revisit this classic. A game changer!

Perfect punk album

Good.

Perhaps they’ll die.

Though there were precedents with the NY Dolls this arrived pretty much like a bolt from the blue. Side one is unbelievably strong, side two couldn't sustain but still it's gold all the way through.

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

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.

Hey ho! Let's go!

very good album!

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.

White heat with barely a cigarette paper in between songs. Must have blow people away and pissed them off simultaneously.

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

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.

essence of punk

CD

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.

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

Classic

Has a first album ever been a more effective mission statement, or a first song ever been a better opening thesis?

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!

Perfect.

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.

This is how pop music should sound - almost 50 years old and still one of the best albums ever made.

One of the greatest punk albums of all time.

Classic!

One of the first, and one of the best punk albums!

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."

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.

Absolute Classic tbh

This is the best album on this whole list.

Probably my favorite punk album

A classic

Yes! If only this album had Rock N Roll Radio, it would be perfection.

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

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.

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

Classi American Punk

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

Storia.

Awesome debut. Infectiously fun, uptempo album.

Legendary album. One of the best debut albums.

Vrv

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!

Fundamental. This actually is one of the most important albums of all time and everyone should listen to it. 5/5

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

Fun times

O shit. Good Friday!

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.

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.

Ridiculous, 14 songs in 29 minutes and they all sound exactly the same. So much fun

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.

cool

Year zero

The quintessential Skate 3 album. Iconic, and tailor made for 11 year-old me

Potente, directo y siempre fresco. Placer re descubrirlo

What can you do? With a brat like that always on your back What can you lose, lose?

Хей Хой

Enjoyed it. Heard a lot before from Wes Anderson and mixed tapes

Great stuff! Short and sweet.

Punk clásico con canciones enérgicas, cortas y llenas de espíritu. Guitarrero y con melodía.

Great Album.

Still a sucker for punk 🤘

Oi! Oi! It's great! Oi! Oi! It's great!

Actual rock! I loved it

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.

El disc de punk rock definitiu. L'actitud, les cançons, les lletres, l'imatge, la portada...

Beat on da brat

I loved this album. I never got around to listening to them. I’m sure glad I did

Have always loved them

Great album. Catchy and fun as fuck, I could (and do) listen to this over and over and never get bored. In fact, I like this sound so much that many of the bands I listen to just straight-up copy it. There's a reason why this album was so influential on punk in general and why an entire subgenre of pop punk formed around it. This is what an album should be like--upbeat, energetic, catchy, under 30 minutes with over 13 songs. The first three Ramones albums are all classics that deserve to be on this list and this one might even be my favorite out of them.

Love this album! Many have copied it but I think it was something really new and fresh about this debut. Such a simple sound. I love his voice, I love the length of the album. I love how the album starts with the classic "Ay oh let's go!" You can't beat that, absolute classic deserves to be on this list!

Wonderful, just wonderful. I love the Ramones, such a sound and such nostalgia for me. The sound of the Ramones just throws me back to listening to them when I was 13/14. They epitomise so much of the music I love, so much of it can be traced to the Ramones.

Awesome

Solid 5 star, could and did listen to it all day. Epitome of punk/rock/new wave/whatever.

One of the best albums of all time

Iconic punk pop qlbum

Rating: 10/10

Lo-Fi Hi-Energy punk rock. Makes me want to be a wild eyed teen sweating my tits off at underground gigs again.

There's something wrong about listening to this album on your phone, or your computer. You need to hear it on a record, or a dubbed tape on a crappy tape player. The Ramones should not be remastered for quality sound. My first encounter with the Ramones was when I was 15 or 16. My sister had two songs of theirs on a mixtape: "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue." The second song made me pause because I wasn't sure if this band was a serious band or not. Even if they weren't, I still liked them. My kid came in and said "Is that the Ramones?" "Yeah," I said. "Every song of theirs sounds the same," he protested. "Not really," I countered. "Once you listen to the album, you start to notice the differences between the songs. Yeah, the songs are all at about 160 beats per minute. But you can still tell." Every song on this album has been covered by someone. I think that tells you something about the album in and of itself. I like this album a lot, but I can see how non-punk fans (like my kid) could be standoffish to it. It is pure energy (Almost every song you can hear the "1-2-3-4!" in the beginning.) and not much else. I understand how progfans can be towards punk (lack of talent and intricacy), but you cannot deny what the Ramones did and how this album really started it all. It is a great album. I did start to listen to the 40th anniversary edition, and it does get a bit repetitive. So steer clear of that one. The Blitzkrieg Bop single version has some weird reverb on it. Never heard it like that before.

Perfect

Personally I prefer Rocket to Russia. But there's a certain timelessness to this debut. Most of the songs are GREAT! Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna be Your Boyfriend, Chain Saw, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, I Don't Wanna G to The Basement, there's just no let up. The Ramones were the cause of a musical revolution...and the revolution starts here 5 🌟

a classic. love it

Personally I prefer Rocket to Russia. But there's a certain timelessness to this debut. Most of the songs are GREAT! Blitzkrieg Bop, I Wanna be Your Boyfriend, Chain Saw, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, I Don't Wanna G to The Basement, there's just no let up. The Ramones were the cause of a musical revolution...and the revolution starts here 5 stars

Classic punk, essential listening.

What's not to love? Scorching guitars, short songs, fast tempos, good album length, creation of a mf'n genre - it's perfect!

Heeey ho! Let's go!

Good enough that a 15 year old girl can wear one of their t shirts without knowing who they are I suppose. Rock n Roll High-school.

Fabulous example of punk, really enjoyed, just the right legnth

There was a time when I almost exclusively listened to albums with 12 or more tracks clocking in at around 30 minutes run time or those with maybe 7 that ran for an hour or more; 'Ramones' was firmly in the rotation. Always preferred 'Road to Ruin' but this still has an incredible energy from the iconic intro track all the way to the end. Top tier punk rock

A classic

Ramones are Ramones.

Short, loud, fast, iconic and great.

Punk af

Class(ic) album, loved it then and love it now but why did anyone remix perfection. Trying to listen to the original is like trying to find hen's teeth and the remix doesn't add anything to the songs.

Wow - I have always loved The Ramones, but listening to the entire album makes is apparent how commandeered their music is now by commercials and consumerism. Bittersweet success and a dead revolution.

Liked it - have done for a while

Great listen with a more mellow tone than I would have thought

I’m very familiar with The Ramones greatest hits, having started listening to them in college. So I figured I’d like this album if only for the hits I already love. There are many songs on this album that were new to me that I’m very glad to have heard: Judy Is A Punk, Chain Saw, I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement, Havana Affair, 53rd and 3rd Let’s Dance is an enjoyable cover version of the old 50s song. My favorite new song though is “Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World.” A surprising and concise look at a Nazi soldier that evokes so much more than you might expect. Listened to this twice today. It’s been fun revisiting the Ramones and exploring their music beyond the bigger hits.

Definition of punk rock!

Mir egal was die anderen sagen

There are albums that suck. This is the polar opposite of that.

Quick album to get through. Classic punk rock, what's not to love about the album? Bunch of known songs on it too. 8/10.

Hey Ho Let's Go!

Тэк-с, чё там у нас, отцы панка подъехали. Уважаем. Погнали. Blietzkrieg Bop – один из самых знаковых треков в панке и роцке в целом. До сих пор звучит актуально, благодаря чему залетел титры попсового кинца Человек-паук: Возвращение домой. Beat on the Brat, Judy Is A Punk и далее – тоже норм темы: лаконичный яркий саунд, запоминающиеся мотивы, потенциал для напевания. Минимализм идёт об руку с краткостью, благодаря чему надоедать не успевают. Отдаю должное самому подходу к написанию треков: находишь простую яркую фразу, пару раз обыгрваешь, добавляешь пару переходов – трек готов. Никакой духоты, никакой претенциозности, тупо фан. Подобные треки славно приживаются в рандомных подборках: гоняешь Prog Metal трек минут на 7, задумываешься, потом разрядочка – Ramones на пару минут, отдохнул-кайфанул, дём дальше. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend может показаться сопливым попсом. Но всяко не галимой, звучит довольно искренне. Поверил бы, что это кавер на какой-нибудь олдскульный трек 50-60-х, а не конъюнктурные сопли для бо́льших продаж. Причём кавер на трек 60-х на альбоме действительно есть – Let's Dance. И звучит он так, будто написан для альбома. Havana Affair тоже выделяется. Всратый, психоделический текст, состоящий из вроде бы простых слов, которые клеятся в абсурдные образы. «Там я зарабатывал на жизнь, приятель, Собирая бананы. Теперь я — разведчик в ЦРУ. Меня послали шпионить на кубинский конкурс талантов.» Заменить ЦРУ на КГБ – сошло бы за текст Летова. А без конкретных наименований, ЦРУ и Гаваны – на тексты SOAD. Это постмодерн, построенный не столько на негативе к премодерну и модерну, сколько на своём собственном доступном и искреннем позитиве. Такого порой до сих пор будто не хватает. Это что касается рассмотрения альбома как вещи-в-себе. В контексте истории это вообще настоящий блядоход. Если бы не Рамонес и этот альбом в частности, хз, стало бы панк-движение тем, чем оно стало. Да и как бы роцк развивался в целом. Может, и ваш покорную слуга не ходил бы в косухе. Обычно простая, лаконичная, музыка сразу раскусывается и быстро приедается. Но Ramones как-то удаётся писать настолько лёгкие треки, что их веса не хватает на то, чтобы заебать. Впрочем, и для того, чтобы быть хитовой – зачастую тоже. Но как сопутствующая бытию музыка – нормас.

Obvio este ya lo habia escuchado entero. Discazo. Aguante los Ramones. Beat on the brat, Judy is a punk y Havana Affair lo que mas me gustan.

I love 70s-80s punk and I know that the Ramones paved a lot of the way for it, but all the songs on this album, albeit good, are so samey the whole way through. They are much better to listen to as singles.

One of the Ramones’ true masterpieces

Hey Ho... Lets Go! Die Urväter des US-Punkrocks mit ihrem Debutalbum! Nur Hits drauf! Großer Klassiker!

Klassiker

Dit album gaat vooruit als een trein en neemt je direct mee vanaf de eerste halte tot aan het eindstation!

"Second verse, same as the first" (Judy is a punk) "Well let's dance, well let's dance We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too, Any old dance that you wanna do But let's dance, well let's dance" (Let's dance) ¿Le voy a clavar mis primeras cinco estrellas a un disco que tiene sólo dos melodías para las canciones? Ya te digo yo que sí.

Un clàssic imprescindible. Imcompresos al seu temps, els Ramones van fer un àlbum per a la història. Ple de temes efectius, directes, sincers i colpidors.

Love a good teenage angst album

Yea!

Of course a classic

FINALMENTE ESTOU SENDO CONTEMPLADA POR ESSE ALGORITMO

Mildly important record

Brilliant sound.

It's Ramones!

Such a classic.

I liked the punk sound!

01) Blitzkrieg Bop - 10,0 02) Beat on the Brat - 8,5 03) Judy Is a Punk - 8,0 04) I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - 9,0 05) Chain Saw - 8,0 06) Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - 8,0 07) I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement - 8,5 08) Loudmouth - 8,0 09) Havana Affair - 8,0 10) Listen to My Heart - 8,0 11) 53rd & 3rd - 8,0 12) Let's Dance - 8,5 13) I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You - 8,5 14) Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,39 (84/100) Current ranking: 197/1034

Good stuff enjoyed this. Punchy and bouncy

Great but repetitive

classic

I spent a solid 2 months when I was 12 obsessed with The Ramones. This was a fun revisit.

Fast, fun.

Review - a nice change of pace after a few clunkers in a row. Not my favourite Ramones album but a classic nonetheless. They hit the ground running, they had their sound figured out from the start even though it was so different to basically everything before them. The goofy subject matter, the fast and repetitive songs, the croon. It's all there and all works. They got more sophisticated over the next few albums but in a still very Ramones way. I'd say if you could only have one of their albums on the list or should be Leave Home, but this is the album with a lot of the well-known classics on it so it's an absolutely worthy choice for inclusion. Score - 8.5/10 Need to listen? YES

It's not complex, it's straight ahead, 4 to the floor punk rock. And that is why it rocks, even 50 years later. Some of the later tracks do sound a bit the same as each other, but I was pleasantly surprised that there is a bit of variation here. And if Blitzkrieg Bop doesn't get you bobbing your head to the beat, you better check your pulse, you just might be dead.

Some excellent pop punk here. It did feel a little samey, but at only 29 minutes long The Ramones didn't overstay their welcome. I don't think the Ramones lived up to The Stooges or the best of the British punk they inspired but they did a lot of good songs.

I enjoy the sound and the edge of the Ramones but over time their songs all start to sound alike.

Classic. I actually knew more songs from this than I realised.

It's all basically the same (excellent, fun) song. The first 4 or 5 are better than the ones in the middle and the last 2 absolutely bang. The influence of this album is almost off the scale and they look cool as fuck on the cover.

- I mean...do you like "Blitzkrieg Bop"? Of course you do. This album is that 14 times. The Ramones may only do one thing, but they are utterly fantastic at it and will make you want to dropkick someone immediately. - "...Havana Affair" deserves a shout out. Not only politically aware (even if still surface level) but those mid-song, crunchy guitar breaks are straight shots of adrenaline. - Embarrassed to admit that I thought they were English just because the vocals are completely unintelligible. - Sidenote - wtf is up with solid bands feeling the need to be like, "But what if Nazis?" Please stop.

Déjà écouté avant. Amateurs de subtilités, de coquetteries et d'ornementations, passez votre chemin. Les Ramones ne connaissent qu'une formule, simple voire simpliste, mais qui transformera le visage du rock 'n roll pour toujours : le punk, dans son expression première et primale, et dont cet album est le véritable premier avatar. S'inspirant autant de l'agressivité des Stooges que des harmonies vocales et des mélodies des girl groups des années 1960, ce premier album concis à l'extrême est effectivement un incontournable, faisant de ses nombreux défauts une force inarrêtable. C'est très répétitif, assez mal enregistré, les talents du groupe sont parfois contestables, les paroles à la limite de la stupidité... Tout ça, c'est vrai, mais c'est aussi diablement fun et totalement révolutionnaire. Top : Blitzkrieg Bop Flop : 53rd & 3rd

Hugely influential punk rock record, 2 minute up-tempo bangers. Everything about these guys just screams punk. They inspired lots of people to just go make music. Would love to have seen these guys live in some grimy NY club during their heyday. Not my favorite album of all time but it is damn good.

1976 punk Blitzkrieg bop Judy is a punk 53rd and third

Have the Rolling Stones killed

I really like this album. 4 stars for me.

Albums My Mother Showed Me Once again I'm presented with an album that I was raised on. I thought this was what music was. Well, this and the Grateful Dead. As I grew older and began to form my own opinions I found myself continuing to enjoy and appreciate the Ramones debut album for being simple and loose yet formative for so many bands to come.... Adding a heavy and thrasher-like sound to surf rock is like adding pepper to an avocado. The creamy fruit becomes just a bit spicy but oh so much more delicious.

It’s fast, repetitive at times, but it’s classic and a true bop - a blitzkrieg bop one might say.

"Ramones" just does one thing, but it does that pretty well. There's a bit less variety than I typically like, but that's more of a personal preference than a critique of the album. It helps that it is such a short album; it really flies by but none of the tracks feel underdeveloped because they each feel like they are part of a large, consistent whole. As for the music itself, it's solid punk fare with the appropriate amount of rebelliousness and edge complemented by the lyrics. It does feel like a bit of a crowd-pleaser, fairly mainstream while a lot of punk can be off-putting to many people. Again, this isn't a problem with the album, I largely find it annoying when people put something down just because it is popular or because it is designed to appeal to a wide audience. Maybe some of this is my 2026 perspective - the Ramones seem very mainstream today, but I can't speak to how this album would have felt to someone hearing it when it came out 50 years ago! I have a feeling that a lot of people who I know who were around back then would not blink if they heard this music now, but would have been shocked by it in 1976. Also, I really thought these guys were British. I was really surprised to see that they were from Queens. Perhaps I associate them with our contemporaries across the pond because the lead single was used in a TV commercial that played frequently while I was visiting the UK. Favorite track: "Blitzkrieg Bop"

The influence of this record is huge, so it deserves a spot on this list. That being said, later bands make much better use of the genre this record helped to establish. Songs are somewhat repetitive and not memorable with a few exceptions. I still go with 3.5 stars for the significance.

One of the best early punk albums that helped to shape punk rock. Blitzkrieg Bop is an insanely good song. 3.5.

Blitzkrieg bop - 5 Beat on the brat - 4 Judy is a punk - 3 I wanna be your boyfriend - 4 Chain saw - 3 Now i wanna sniff some glue - 4 I don't wanna go down to the basement - 3 Loudmouth - 4 Havana affair - 3 Listen to my heart - 3 53rd & 3rd - 3 Let's dance - 4 I don't wanna walk around with you - 3 Today your love, tomorrow the world - 3

Short, sharp and in your face People are still copying this sound 50 years later. Fair play

Punk rock that really rocks while not taking itself too seriously. Favorite track: Blitzkrieg Bop

AY OH LET'S GO Fave track: Blitzkrieg Bop

Slatki ♥️ Ramonsi će uvijek biti legende i zaslužuju posebno mjesto tu. 4/5, 7/10!

Not on the same level as the Clash and the Sex Pistols

If you could distill the essence of punk into an album, this would be it. Short, fast and extremely catchy riffs and hooks. This album just blew by so quickly (not hard when it’s not even 30 minutes) and I had an absolute blast listening to it. I would say that the biggest downside is that some songs do start to blur together and sound very similar

Blitzkrieg bop - 5/5 Beat on the brat - 4/5 Judy is a punk - 3/5 I wanna be your boyfriend - 4/5 Chain saw - 2/5 Now I wanna sniff some glue - 4/5 I dont wanna go down to the basement - 4/5 Loudmouth - 3/5 Havana affair - 4/5 Listen to my heart - 3/5 53rd & 3rd - 3/5 Let's dance - 4/5 I dont wanna walk around with you - 3/5 Today your love, tomorrow the world - 4/5

Ja, het zijn zeker niet de beste muziekanten. Niks pretentieus, korte nummers met drie akkoorden op ene hoog tempo. Het maakt het toegankelijk en is wat en het is niet voor niets dat veel puber bandjes met dit beginnen. Rock van die tijd was behoorlijk opgeblazen en dit zal ongetwijfeld erg verfrissend geweest zijn. Het word gereduceerd tot het minimum waardoor je veel meer tot de kern komt. Niet zozeer iets wat ik snel opzet maar heeft wel veel invloed gehad op de muziek die ik nu luister. 14 nummer binnen 30 minuten, meer is ook niet nodig.

Hey ho, let's go!

7/10

People say it's a raw and dirty album but I actually think it's a sterile studio recording, considering the source material. It strips out the live energy and leaves behind an almost bored performance with slightly grating yet repetitive guitar sounds that make a back to back listen difficult. I think the production, rather than the music, is why this album sounds "the same" for many listeners. The production of this album is botched. I watched a live performance video. The sound was better and the energy was better. Music wise, I really like that it's stripped down, no bells and whistles, no long sections and show-off riffs, and it can still hold your attention. This is strong intuitive musicianship combined with musical courage: Leaving the core music bare without dressing it up to impress, and still achieving the intended impact.

The godfathers of pop punk but that being said they’re not my favourite. They have some good songs but there’s many other pop punk/punk bands I’d rather listen to.

It’s a yes from me.

Camp rock vibes My fav is Blitzkrieg Bop

Rather limited in their range, but still quite entertaining. Would be worse if this went on longer than it did, so an extra half-star for the wisdom of brevity.

Juvenile, perhaps, in lyrics, but the energy is fetching and, besides, they are only two minute songs. The attitude and the beat that make this work.

It's the Ramones debut album. You know exactly what you're getting with this album, nothing overly complicated, no surprises, it's down the middle-pop punk and that's just fine. Good clean fun with this one. 4 stars

Приятно слушать, треки, в принципе, похожи, но довольно-таки энергично. Мне понравилось, что под альбом можно о чём-то своём думать. Как ловишь вайб с первого трека, так до конца он и идёт Найс Лучший трек точно самый первый, ну он и является классикой - Blitzkrieg Bop, второй трек очень сложно выбрать, т.к. все треки хороши. Но, наверное, Judy Is a Punk лучше остальных

Продолжаем ломать систему оценивания: 7.5/10. Сама база панкухи с присущей динамичностью и соответствующими текстами. Из минусов: настолько однообразно, что как будто послушал минимум 10 одинаковых песен. И бас - просто чес восьмыми, мех. Из запоминающихся треков пожалуй только Blitzkrieg Bop и I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.

A classic. Personally, I’ve only been familiar with this album for the past few years, but their influence is obviously undeniable. A solid and entertaining album. Sounds great too - the production has such a live feel to it.

It's so stupidly lovable. Like a piss up at a friend's house, it starts off like a riot, then the fun peters out

Just listened to this the other day - the recording is terrible, the mix attrocious, the playing dodgy, but it's brilliant moronic punk. Wahdoodreefoh!

Thoroughly enjoyed this album, lots of classics

fuck yea‼️‼️ both profoundly nostalgic and simply just Good. This one is my dad humming under his breath while he's working in the living room and I'm studying upstairs. 4.3/5

me re gusto, conocia a los ramones pero nunca los había escuchado, creo que los voy a seguir escuchando. el álbum muy bueno, escuche muy poco este tipo de música asi rock del más viejo si le queres poner, muy bueno

1. transported to a childhood ad! 2. what can u do? 3. a headbopper! 4. sweet 5. sick intro! 6. did not realise we went into the next song already 7. ? 8. ?? 9. banger 10. :/ 11. eh 12. yes lets dance!! 13. why not :( 14. nice end

Ramones isn’t trying to say much about society, politics, or the human condition. It’s trying to make you move. And it succeeds spectacularly. But its ambitions are intentionally narrower. What gives Ramones lasting greatness is not complexity. It’s clarity. Every second of this album understands exactly what it wants to be. There is no filler. No pretension. No wasted gesture. No attempt to impress anyone with virtuosity. That purity of purpose is incredibly rare.

I enjoyed this!

“That song was great, let’s write it 13 more times”

Looked at sex pistols and sighed

7/10 = tbh very popular and overplayed but popular and overplayed for a reason i think, goes by really quickly and i enjoyed each song and remembered way more than i thought even though its basically the same song over again

A quick listen; kind of like one long song, but it's a good song! I only knew Blitzkrieg Bop previously, but the whole thing was fun to listen to. Will probably listen again.

I really like the vibe of the album, it felt really nostalgic to me, Judy is a punk best song no doubt, only complaint it started to get repetitive, same power chord progressions kinda, like atleast three songs sound like blitzkrieg, regardless it was still a fun listen

The best from the best

can really hear where a lot of the stuff i listen to comes from, some songs don't quite hit for me though

AO LETS GO

Full of absolute blitzkrieg bops. At a live performance there would be no desire for sedation; listening alone through headphones it can become a bit samey - undeniably iconic and fun though.

Listened before?: lots of times as a child. i listened to this fairly recently but it's been a while and i forgot how i scored it Blitzkrieg Bop - 5/5 Beat on the Brat - 5/5 Judy Is a Punk - 5/5 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - 4/5 Chain Saw - 4/5 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - 4/5 I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement - 3/5 Loudmouth - 3/5 Havana Affair - 4/5 Listen to My Heart - 3/5 53rd & 3rd - 3/5 Let's Dance - 4/5 I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You - 3/5 Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World - 4/5 Average score: 3.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ it's a classic. i loved it all those years ago when i used to play it all the time, and i like it now. it's short and sweet with some fun tracks. some of the songs past the first few sound a little repetitive down to the chord progression (Loudmouth is pretty much a worse Blitzkrieg Bop), but this is just a small complaint of mine

é um bom primeiro album. as musicas sao divertidas e tem musicas muito boas. o som é simples e cru, mas isso nao tira o mérito e a importancia do album

Wonderful. So catchy, so COOL. Top notch driving music.

14 solid, classic punk jams and I'm pretty sure at least half of them are Blitzkrieg Bop. I don't care what the title is, that's Blitzkrieg Bop again, dude. I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement, Loudmouth, and Havana Affair are all Blitzkrieg Bop, three times in a row. I quite enjoy Blitzkrieg Bop.

Opening with blitzkrieg bop is crazy lol. Such a fun album and in 29 minutes. I get it.

Det behöver inte vara mer komplicerat än så här.

1,2,3,4!

hard to imagine a world in which this album doesnt exist. not one of my favorite records but so iconic. can't give it less than 4 even though i dont really love it.

Catchy, I thought there would only be a couple of good songs, but I liked them all and enjoyed the whole album. Blitzkrieg bog might even be one of the weaker songs

Uhh yrah it was ok

según mi experiencia personal los ramones eran la raja a los 13 años, por que era mi época. Después de casi 50 años los temas siguen frescos y con la misma energía de aquellos años; No es música para analizar nota por nota. Es música para que el volumen suba un poco más de lo prudente y, por un rato, vuelva ese impulso totalmente alocado, insensato, y juvenil de creer que una canción de dos minutos puede comerse el mundo.

molto bello, mi dispiace che Blitzkrieg bop abbia avuto così tanto successo e le altre molto di meno anche se sono estremamente valide

The album that started the punk pop revolution. Modeled after the Stooges and featuring fast, catchy, short and to the point punk songs that fed the masses. Fun listen.

This is a great album, but it's also 29 minutes of the same song.