Ramones

Ramones really are a four chord band, but what they lack in pure musicianship, they more than make up for in passion and exuberance. The music is stripped down to the bare bones rock and roll and while most of their songs sound like basically the same song, it's a good song.

IMMACULATE VIBES. Definitely would be an annoying album to listen to if you were in a bad mood. Luckily, today I am in a good mood and this has made it even better.

Lots of fun. Good upbeat rock

One, two, three, four! stars. Any album in the world sucks when it's sounded like a same song repeating, except this one. Short and punchy, totally a vibe!

I like the Ramones well enough and they have some good tunes, but they really seem to only have one sound. About halfway through it all just started blending into one song. They're really good at what they do, this would be great in a dancehall or to see live, lots of energy and punchy power-chords that they just keep hitting in every song. It's fun, what more can you ask?

29 minutes of pure bliss. More sixties pop than punk.

not that bad. thought i would like this less.

didn't finish all the way thru but luved it

drullufín

I enjoyed this. Haven't ever listened to a Ramones album in full

One note throughout, but if there were ever an album to forgive for it, it would be this one.

45 years on, the general consensus seems to be that the Ramones were the OG punks in their surliness, image, attitude and adolescent frustration. While many others paved the way for them, something about that cover photo and the opening bars of "Blitzkrieg Bop" just seems to usher in a new movement. By virtue of arriving on the scene slightly before many of their contemporaries, it makes sense that The Ramones could be painted as the missing link between the noisier, edgier punk that followed them and the rock and roll that the movement was returning to (there's something very 50's about these songs in their simplicity and brevity). "Blitzkrieg Bop" is irresistible- wherever you are in the world, shout out the words "Ay! Oh!" and the likelihood is you'll get a "LET'S GO!", all thanks to the high-octane opening here. It moves into the giddily violent "Beat on the Brat" and then to the morbid yet celebratory "Judy is a Punk", and doesn't even stop to pause for breath over the next half hour. On first hearing this album some years ago, my main criticism was how homogenised the songs are: the same churning riffs and power chords re-used in 90 second bursts. In almost every track, the bass sticks to root notes, following the same rhythm as the guitar's distorted power chords. The tempo rarely deviates from around 175 BPM, lyrics are often made up of two repeated lines, and most songs have no more than three chords. It's an easy criticism and still feels valid, but after repeated listens, the individual personalities and nuances of each song begin to stand out slightly. There's a 6/4 instrumental riff in "Havana Affair", for god's sake! There's a chain saw sound effect, there are handclaps here and extra chords thrown in there. Elsewhere (even though the band may have balked at the thought of selling out) there's bona-fide pop: "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is straight-up bubblegum, with a bit of jangle under all that distortion. "53rd and 3rd" has a chorus in harmony which belies its the homophobic lyrical content. Across the whole album, there are some very sweet wordless backing vocals deployed to add some much needed textural variation from the guitars and bass. The melodies here are all catchy, memorable, made to appear effortless. There's a huge amount of skill involved to create an album so cohesive and relentlessly upbeat. Lyrically, though, the waters are a little murky: we range from what appear to be simple love songs to glue-sniffing, chainsaws, homophobia and misogyny, to an absurd turn into Nazism in the last track that somehow doesn't completely tarnish the record. At times it feels a little too laboured for shock value, to sell and to gather rebellious followers. The bottom line is, execute it in a bouncy and catchy way and package it in a breathless set of songs and most people will be swept along for the ride, unsure if everything they heard is "right" but certain that it was fun. For all its simplicity and recklessness, "Ramones" remains a high watermark in teenage abandon, oozing attitude from every pore. As punk goes, it's one of the real essentials.

Punk meets the Ronettes and Bay City Rollers. Gotta love it.

Ik noem dit bijna een perfect album, zo lekker rauw

Ramones are the embodiment of classic punk rock, and their debut album is no exception. Favorites: "Blitzkrieg Bop" (duh), "Beat on the Brat", "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue"

8/10 great

7/10. I liked how fast paced and quick the songs all were. Really fits together nicely.

Another album and artist I am glad I got to listen to more closely thanks to this list. Solid album. And it's clear why they are pioneers of punk. A little frenetic with their short songs but still enough time (and enough going on in each song) to appreciate their playing. They do often repeat the same formula, which is a shame, although it is a good formula. Love the sound they produce (and inspired), just wish there was a bit more variety to it.

Wild, brash punk rock. Good stuff

The vocals are a bit of a moaner’s sermon, but I did enjoy this. Especially the straightforward slapping drums. A must-hear for this genre

Practically plays like a greatest hits album. Love their relentless pace. Pure rock and roll fun. A winning formula. Produced really well with some nice subtle touches throughout. Joey was such a sweetheart.

Knew a few of these, but some interesting other songs that I never heard before. Definitely a fan of early/proto punk in general.

Greatest punk

Enjoyed Let’s Dance and Blitzkreig Bop, didn’t think it flowed that well, most songs are quite similar to each other but I don’t think I’d skip any if they came up on shuffle.

it is what it is innit. so distinctively the ramones that at times that translates to it being particularly samey. nice remasters though.

A punk icon. I could listen to the ramones for hours, very little wrong with this album for me. The definition of a 4/5 for me, would listen to again happily, but not every track is an absolute hit.

As I quote 'Beat on the brat' on a regular basis in my day-to-day life, I'm bumping my rating of this album by 1 star on top of what I'd actually rate it. I've always found the Ramones incredibly samey with their classic - I, IV, V chord progression. Don't think there's a single song on this album that doesn't follow it. While it does get old, the upside is that all their songs are quite short, and so the variety is there... somewhat. But MAN what party music. I want to be in a moshpit right nowwwww!

Now THIS is an album you expect to be on this list. Hearing this puts you back in the mid-70s and makes you picture how different this must have sounded at the time. Blitzkrieg Bop is the ultimate album opener and immediately establishes the high energy, upbeat, and fast tone of the entire record (it's hard to beat). Beat on the Brat stood out to me the most on the first listen outside of BB, and I was shocked to discover a cover of Let's Dance towards the end of an album (a song I have loved for a long time and could always picture a rock version in my head); however, there was not a single dud on this whole album which makes the entire thing a standout. I can totally picture the Ramones in a small, dark club powering through this set in 30 minutes and how wild the crowd reaction would have been. I'm not sure if/how they progressed after this album, but did they really need to? There is no doubt that they have influenced many of my favorite bands and that it will be remembered for a long time. 4.5/5. NOTE: while my reaction is really positive towards this record, I cannot give it a perfect score as one could argue that all of the songs sound the same. The only album I've given a 5 so far (Dark Side of the Moon) has a wide variety of tracks while also maintaining its cohesion. That impresses me more in terms of an album, but I still really enjoyed the Ramones.

Pretty great, actually

They made a whole album based on the theme from AP Bio and that song from Spiderman Homecoming

Second Listen. Great, classic songs. Classics: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat. Others: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend, 53rd and 3rd. Let's Dance, I Don't Wanna Walk Around. 4/5

I will start with an unnecessarily reductive comment about this album: it's the same song 14 times. 14 songs in under 30 minutes, using largely 3-4 power chords in a constant eigth note pace, two drum patterns (one for verse and one for chorus), and a few lines repeated over and over. Anyone who doesn't know their stuff would think this is boring and repetitive but, baby, you got a stew going. This is the birth of all my favorite genres. I'm familiar with many of the Ramones' hits and like them, but definitely had never heard this album. It was immediately clear to me that my Kia Forte's factory sound system was not the way it was meant to be experienced. The songs absolutely exuded energy that made me sad I never saw them at a club in the 70s, with the music blasting from amplifiers while a frenetic crowd bounces around and the band absolutely blasts through songs. What's simple on the album would have been groundbreaking in person. All-in-all, I was torn on whether I wanted to give it a 3 or a 4. There weren't really any standout songs, no real technical work, no inspiring lyrics. Just pure energy for 30 minutes. What really tipped it to a 4 for me was the fact that I constantly found myself bobbing my head and singing along (to songs I was hearing for the first time, thanks to the repetitive and simple lyrics). It wasn't mentally stimulating but it was still fun music that kept me pumped up for 30 minutes of my workday.

its ok

Short, sharp and to the point. The beginning of the punk genre. Can get a bit samey, but as a genre starter you can't fault it.

Really good. The lyrics knock this down from a 5 star. Can get mumbly and hard to understand. Guitar and drums are amazing.

Simple but good. Not sure why I like it, to be honest. Every song sounds exactly the same but I still found my head nodding and foot tapping at some point in just about every song. Got to give it to them even if I don't know what "it" is.

Classic album, classic sound, a couple of their best songs. Doesn't always work and the same tempo, 3 chords and singing gets repetitive by the end, but hard to find fault elsewhere. All bands should endeavour to reach this level of consistency, congruency and existential rigour.

Zo begin je een album. Meteen herkenbaar. De rest is wel wat vaak hetzelfde maar het is en blijf toch iconisch.

October 22, 2021 A fun listen!

Classic songs. Primitive production. Set the scene for the future.

Hoy en día quizá se escuchen simples, repetitivos, sin dientes y hasta una parodia de sí mismos; la realidad es que los Ramones son a mi parecer de las bandas más honestas e importantes que hay. Nunca intentaron hacer más de lo que ponían de frente, son música sencilla, con tintes de humor, rebelde y rápida para su época pero sin tomarse tan en serio. Aparte de eso vitales en el desarrollo e inicio de todo un género creo no es poca cosa. El disco pues... suena a los Ramones. Creo que es bastante importante en una lista como esta y también creo que obviamente no se necesita ningún otro disco de ellos, todos suenan casi exactamente igual. Pensándolo con calma (aunque históricamente el lugar lo debería tener el debut) quizá hubiera sido interesante que pusieran alguno de sus discos en vivo, aunque ninguno fue muy importante sí presentan un lado de la banda que se siente más correcto y menos controlado como en la versión de estudio de sus canciones. A fin de cuentas es un disco conciso, corto y a lo que viene lo logra con creces.

Cortito, divertido, pegajoso, bailable, brincoteable. Claro, no puedes basar una carrera completa en ese estilo y entiendo que quizá eso fue lo que los dejo solo como un muy buen recuerdo en la historia musical. Es obvio que es repetitivo y que las canciones se parecen y las voces no están pulidas a ningún nivel. Pero también hay que aceptar que tienen un beat y unos tonos que las hacen perfectas para moverse.

It’s The Ramones. The perfectly packed punk punch of energy in an easily digestible and endlessly entertaining package. It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s pretty damn close.

4.5 - love it musically. Strong, raw punk rock! The legacy and influence is unquestionable. Lyrically it is what it is by design, often simple and light. A handful of great songs but not consistent in quality despite being a short album and altogether the sound eventually gets redundant.

easy 4. probably a 4.5 but I can't get it to a 5 with how monotonous the vocals are (blasphemy, I know).

i actually really liked this album, i thought it was nice and short which is perfect. i liked the shortness of it because it wasn’t something that o had to drag out, but all the songs were really fun.

It gets a little samey after a while (like most punk) but the songs are that great that it doesn't really matter.

Though it can sound repetitive at times, it's a very impressive album that set a standard for the punk genre.

По началу мне это казалось альбомов который состоит из 11 одинаковых треков и 3 уникальных. Однако чем больше я слушал, тем чаще находил отличительные элементы в каждом из композиции. Даже если бы этот альбом состоял из 14 неотличимых песен, его звук стал прорывом и подарил вдохновение многим другим артистам заложив основу панк-рока.

nicee

Great album

Yes boys

14 tracks coming in at under 30 minutes - this is what music is meant to be. Get in, blow them away, get out.

cheeky

Obviously dope but surprised listening to the whole album how similar a lot of the songs sound.

not my style, but respect

It's hard to imagine what Punk Rock would be without this album, probably the most important album in the entire genre

]

Short and punchy, sets the scene for mainstream punk

Atemporal

Iconic sound. Totally a vibe. Short simple songs.

One, two, three, four! stars. If you have a sensitive kindvibe soul like me, punk rock can be hit and miss. The Sex Pistols were a miss - too angry and seemed pointless. The Clash are amazing - creative and global. NOFX - I wish I loved them so I could share in the experience with Matt and Nick, but I think I missed my opportunity to bond with them after HS graduation. The Ramones have always connected. I think it's because they know their way around a tune. 60s pop songs in a punk costume. Driving catchy songs back to back to back to back in 30 minutes. Same BPM the whole time. I wanted to give this a 5 but don't want to seem like a poseur, because deep down I'm a softy, not a punk. A

Iconic. Simple. Perfect? First four songs are perfect. Everything after drains their energy a bit with repetition and less inventive harmonically. But still solid. Joey Ramone has has some great vocal styling. Led the way for other faves like Sex Pistols (boy band?), Misfits, etc. Also, many cameos in great film soundtracks. 4.

Fun album. They're good at what they do. Great start to the weekend.

classic

A classic album. Many songs have been featured in commercials, covered by a host of artists (I am partial to the rhcp cover of Havana affair) and been on guitar hero.

It’s a skill to make songs that all sound the same be compelling

4/5

Twisted sister mix

Punk masterpiece!

Pretty funny to think of how explosive, controversial, and offensive this was when it came out. Just a coupla boys having fun, sniffing glue, etc. This who album is hit after hit after hit. I'm constantly impressed by bands doing in their debut albums what it takes many other bands decades to achieve.

i really liked this. short and fun.

It's the Ramones, so obviously it's great. Classic.

imagine how this would have felt live at the time! total mania.

I'm suprised that I've never heard this album before (besides blitzkrieg bop). I can hear just how influential this album has been, to the point where I had a hard time believing this was from the 1970's, this album has a sound that's clearly been pervasively influential in punk music. The songs are short, catchy and melodically rich. Depsite being loud and upbeat the lyrics are somewhat somber and sarcastic, perfect for a punk album. I originally went and listened to the 2016 remaster and it sounded really wrong to me, the vocals are loud and upfront, drowning out the instrumentation, feeling completely seperate from it. I next listened to the original mix of the album and found that issue wasn't there. I don't know what they were thinking with the remaster, but if you want to have a good experience, listen to the original mix. Overall, this album is a timeless joy to listen to. Favorite track: Havana Affair Least favorite track: I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You

Simple yet effective. They are the most basic and stripped down version of "punk". They say what they need to say and then they're done. It's a good album of head-bopping, not needing to focus so hard on the lyrics or you'll miss the point rock. Even the instrumentals are simplistic. Some chords a drum beat and you're set. This is not the music to elicit some thought provoking journey into the human mind. It is what it is and doesn't try to be anything else or pretend it's some more. A good listen to drown out the surrounding noise and just focus on something else. This is what makes it so good.

Incredible

Nice short tracks

Classic

Fuck yeahhhhhh !!! Starting Monday and listening to Blitzkrieg Bop ! I mean Hey Hoe ! Put a guy with bangs and a leather jacket in my bed right now.

Short and to the point

a bit old no?

It's the Ramones. The first four songs are some of the most iconic punk songs ever made. Second-half of the album sorta flops about tho. Bonzo goes to Bitburg is their best song I need to put that in writing somewhere

It's the Ramones...

Classic

Classic punk rock with three chords. "Now I want to sniff some glue" and "blitzkrieg bob" will never get old.

Loved the energy

Still a fun listen. Crazy how this was outlandish punk music when released

All killer, mostly no filler. Four men, one drum beat, three chords. I could go on but I really do enjoy this record. Ramones are the influence for a large part of my adolescent favorites. So I definitely owe Joey and the group. Favorite tracks: "Let's Dance", "Beat on the Brat", "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"

8/10

Great early punk. Laid the blueprint for more famous/successful acts. One of the better proto-punk albums to me. 4.5/5.

le doy 3 porque me han parecido todas las canciones iguales

I get it. These guys were hugely influential. But I just don't really like them. 3 stars because of their influence though.

I have never felt more meh for an album before. Every song seemed to have a good motif, but then they didn’t do anything with it. Everything felt repetitive and constrained.

Actually a pretty catchy deconstruction of pop music. Three power chords played at breakneck speed for thirty minutes? Count me in!

S u c h A n O v e r a t e d A l b u m Punk is so fucking mid. Everytime I ask someone why they like punk they say stuff like " cause its raw ! and.... energetic! And... yeah !" When in reality its just boring 3 chord song with one hook. Not that music needs be Godspeed you! black emperor level of structured but every single song of every single punk band ive listened to is the same thing. Some do it better than other obviously ,not the Rammones. Their so bland and basic. Maybe I havnt listened to the rigth punk band yet, or maybe its just not for me (most likely this). Ill finish this review by saying that my music taste sucks abouth as much as my ability to write in english, and you should keep listening to punk if you like it. Anyway ill go back to listen to my 3h long drone album. Punk/5

Pretty decent

I really likes some on the songs, but they all sounded really similar

It's quite clear that it's a punk/rock band from the 70s.

Minder irritant dan ik op voorhand had gedacht dat ik t zou vinden. Ik heb inmiddels geleerd dat de setting belangrijk is wanneer je muziek luistert. Blitzkrieg bop is natuurlijk het ultieme Tony hawks pro skater 3 nummer wat ik vroeger eindeloos heb uitgespeeld. De muziek is daarom ook leuker als je door een drukke stad fietst met een beetje tempo waarbij de stoplichten een beetje mee zitten. Oké, de nummers lijken een beetje op elkaar, maar de energie is wel leuk. Wat ik ook fijn vind, is dat t allemaal kort en krachtig is, de nummers maar ook het album, dat maakt t allemaal voor mensen met tere oortjes zoals ik nog goed behapbaar. 3 sterren (en dat is hoog!!)

Songs kinda sound the same

I like the first song, Blitzkrieg Bop. I first heard it in the credits of a Spiderman movie. I haven't listened to the Ramones that often, just when a song comes on the radio, so it's interesting listening to a complete album of theirs. I will say, each song that comes on sounds fairly similar to the last :P Their accents come through pretty strong at times. Very punk :D

I dont know if i can rate so many albums in a row.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

Clásico y repetitivo. Le guardo cariño pero no es un disco que me pondría a escuchar por autoimpulso hoy en día.

I'm sure it all sounded very novel at the time, but it's almost impressive to me how such a short album can sound so samey. Most of the songs are pretty fun punk tracks in isolation, but listening to them all back to back leads to everything just blurring together. Favourite tracks: Beat on the Brat, Let's Dance

Let me start by just saying I am WELL aware about the incredible importance of this album and the immense influence on the emergence of punk and various other subgenres because of this album's existence. I also understand how the Ramones purposely went for the anti-prog-rock sound. That being said, the repetitious-power-chord-only-with-no-solos and the same-song-just-different-simple-to-the-point-lyrics for a whole album... Like I get it, that's your schtick, but when that's the only thing you seem capable of doing, it loses its charm a bit. It started out strong, but as each song became the same thing over and over again, each song became less enjoyable, and towards the end, irritating. It had energy, excitement, uniqueness, it was a fun listen, for about 20 minutes.

Looking for reasons to downgrade the listen because I am not a punk fan. But could not pull it off. So I will give a 3

Felt like one big song made up of smaller songs. Always liked Blitzkrieg Bop. The rest felt very samey. 3/5

It's fine, it's formative to the genre, but it's just not really my thing. Still a 3/5, but I can't give it higher

i get that this is historically significant, im jus not super into it. its a fine album i like it. there just other punk id rather listen to thats all

They kind of shout their lyrics, so it makes most of the songs sound similar. That being said, I still liked the album.

I hate to out myself but I think I'm an anarchist that just isn't that into punk music. I don't dislike it, there are some good tracks on here, but I've yet to find a (non-post) punk album to really woo me. For how big the Ramones were this falls as just decent.

Наверняка влияние Ramones на панк-рок имеет громадные масштабы, но сейчас все это слушается довольно скучно, хоть и задорно. Первая в альбоме и лучшая их песня - Blitzkrieg Bop. Выбрать вторую очень сложно из-за практически одинаковой мелодии в половине треков, но запала больше всего Now I wanna sniff some glue.

if you like hearing the same song done differently for 29 minutes, you will love this.

Its the one with Blitzkrieg Bop - Hey Ho Let's Go! But after that storming opening track, things do begin to sound somewhat similar I expected to give this a four star rating, but a three makes much more sense, mainly down to the opening track

55

Liked it slightly more than I thought I would. Maybe like a 2.5. I respect the influence but its a little overly simple for me.

Low 3

Catching up because I forgot to pause while I was on vacation. I am still so exhausted but also whatever, a second album. The page said that they were influential to creating punk. So if in 1976 while The Ramones were making this would know that I would be listening to this at my corporate sell out job, they would be sick to their stomach. What does this mean for my music appreciation/learning when I am for sure not the demographic the artists were trying to speak to? But also, how can you not like the vibe? This is such a fun album. Songs are fast both in tempo and in duration. But every song is starting to sound the same... 11 songs in and one finally feels a *little* different. Okay started great, but got tired of it really quickly.

Enjoyment: 6 Replayability: 7 Cohesion: 7 Flow/Pacing: 5 Artistic Merit: 6 Weighted Average: 6.3 Review: Blitzkrieg Bop was the only Ramones song that I've listened to up to this point. It's got a strong, fast beat, good bass to rock your head to, and it's actual punk that I can both tolerate and enjoy. I then found out all the tracks on the album are also like this, but a little too similarly. Every track sounds the same as the last, so it got old by the end. Liked Song(s): Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, Judy Is a Punk, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Havana Affair, I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You Disliked Song(s): Chain Saw, 53rd & 3rd Recommend? Yes

Good easy listen

Thank god this album is so short. Yet I don't dislike it but would it have been longer I would lose one star.

Some claim that there’s a track on here with a staggering 4 chords! Most likely a mistake by the guitarist. One sound, different tempos (sometimes)

The T shirts are cool

Really great punk album, but the fact every song sounds the same kinda ruins it for me Its a great song regardless, just got kinda tired a few songs in But still a great punk anthem and one of the pioneers of the genre

3.5

on one hand this goes really hard. on the other hand this was the longest 30 minutes of my life; none of the songs do anything except reuse the same three guitar chords over and over again over vocals that sound the same even if they're technically different. i think i was probably paying too much attention though; i bet i'd enjoy it a lot more if i treated this as background music instead or something like that. 3/5, deserves to be here despite how downright stupid it is.

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - I can appreciate this for what it means in the context of the history of music. In that sense it couldn’t be rates higher, I just find that the songs are a bit too limited for it to reach the status of a truly great album. Some individual tracks here are fantastic and the album is generally really good, but Rocket To Russia is a much better punk rock album. The Ramones are to punk what Sabbath are to metal but unlike Sabbath, they didn’t quite get it spot on the first time around.

Pretty straightforward package here, rock fast and get out. The sound has that grungy garage quality but doesn't get lost it in like a lot of other Punk albums on this list. I appreciate that the band was doing some new and revolutionary things that led to all kinds of landmark stuff down the line. Still doesn't make me any more of a fan of Punk than before. Nothing I hated listening to, but the style is very defined and they don't vary too much from beginning to end. I will probably end up saving around half of the songs for repeat listens but that's about it.

Listening notes: It's the music from that ad!! Also spider man That's not how you pronounce "massacre" That's not how you pronounce the first syllable of "basement". Can't critique the second syllable because it's nowhere to be seen This is literally the same song again Interesting uh... vocal delivery I feel like I've heard this song before approximately 13 times Good sound, but they can do precisely one thing with it. This feels like the sort of album that's culturally important in the same way that Homo Erectus is evolutionarily important. Blitzkrieg Bop is a banger though 3/5

I've heard this album a couple of times before and honestly, while I don't love it I do think it is pretty solid overall - the opener, 'Blitzkrieg Bop' is probably the Ramones' signature song and for good reason, and I do appreciate that this album was pretty short, but I'd be lying if I said that I was engaged the whole way through even if I did generally have a good time with it. I'd probably give it a 7/10 if I could, but I do feel more comfortable with a 3/5 than a 4/5. Still good, though.

Definitely interesting and what im not used to listening to but i enjoyed it.

Beach Boys for people who don’t shower

BOP

I can’t believe they’re not British

Top songs: -Beat on the Brat - I wanna be your boyfriend - Now I wanna sniff some glue - Listen to my heart - Let’s dance 6/10 Very influential piece, tunes are a bit repetitive. Not my favourite album

best song first. great album one of the punk albums of all time. but - and of course this is just a feature of the genre - all the same

some great songs, pretty repetitive sound tho. kinda my feelings on punk in general

This should be on the list but I wouldn’t exactly call this enjoyable all the way through. They aren’t the most technically varied band of the time and when you string a bunch of their music together as studio recordings it passes by as a wall of sound, and not in the deliberate Phil Spector (RIP bozo) way. I think I just like their music better in isolation, alongside others in the genre. I do have to hand it to them though, this album is blissfully short.

These guys are pretty cool, but I have the same problem with them that I do with a lot of punk, that being that I just don’t think there’s a lot of variety. I think every song on this album except Blitzkrieg Bop sounds the exact same, and even then the only reason that one sounds different is cause I heard it growing up. They all have the count in, they all have the same drum pattern, it’s just not that compelling. They’re on the better end of the punk I’ve heard though, I’ll say that. Favorites: Blitzkrieg Bop, Chain Saw

Oma ajastu revolutsiooniline punk. Tänapäeva mõistes algeline, aga see plaat ongi selle žanri alge. Laivis oleks täitsa hea kuulata ja kaasa õõtsuda, tagantjärgi Spotifyst on selline OK kogemus, aga mitte midagi erilist. 3.2/5

Nah

Pretty fun punk album. Really influential in that time period

Everyones heard something off this album at least once, Can't say I'll be a huge relistener of this but it's decent.

Wait, you're telling me that the "fathers of punk" made music with solid production quality? What was everyone that came after them doing??? This is solid, I can't really get past how flat it feel generally and how greating the vocals are, but I recognize those as important to the genre, so we can chalk it up to personal taste differences. 3.5/5

Many of these albums are classic, we owe so much to The Ramones and Blitzkrieg Bop is an absolute banger. I love taking 50s rock and playing it faster. It was a killer idea and set forth a new musical revolution. There's a few standouts but a lot of the songs just sound the same. I have this on vinyl but it's not one I go back to often.

3.18 / 5 stars for Ramones - I appreciate the length of the songs, but yeah, there's really nothing much in the way of substance to these songs. It's their thing, I get that, and I completely support it, but they're not getting a "OMG, BEST GROUP EVER" tag from me because of that. Songs should have some substance and emotion backing them. I'm not hearing it here, but I like the music. It's fun to bop to.

Vet inte om jag någonsin skulle sätta på en skiva Ramones själv, men ah, det var rätt charmigt

It was a new music genre for me, outside of my usual listening range but I enjoyed it, the 4 first songs where probably my favorite

Grace: "Oh wow, where did you get your tee-shirt from?" Kori: "This Ramones tee? (lying) I've had this ages" Grace: "I didn't have you down as a 70s punk fan" Kori: "(lying) I like my music edgy and full of attitude" Later that night, Kori decides to actually play Ramones on his streaming device: "Oh my god, this is shit!!!" He decides however to continue to wear the tee-shirt in public: "Makes me look cool." Yeah, I know, it's influential and iconic etc, but it just isn't that great. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆(5/10) Total reviewed : 374 Already owned : 82 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 269

pretty good, punk, quite raucous, rough, but still good

okay so apparently they made blitzkrieg bop which i have heard before and its like really well known so yeah. immediately realising this isn't my thing at all.

3.2/5

It's the Ramones! Punk pioneers whose name has been whispered in my ear everywhere I search. This flashy self-titled album is akin to setting off backyard fireworks; damn fun and I admire how fast-paced it is. Other than that though, I don't think I got as much out of it as I would've hoped.

Blitzkrieg Bop is a banger, but after that song I frankly was just not in the mood for this noise this morning. A lot of the songs sounded the same and I was over it. (3)

A big year for people who love to hear the same pretty bangin' song 12 times.

Great opener with Blitzkrieg Pop and didn't outstay its welcome. Not much variety but very punchy throughout

I'm not a big fan but it is such a foundational album...

tiene temazos, si. pero todas las canciones suenan exactamente igual.

Really cool and does what it wants to do. Not my style, too shallow emotionally and instrumentally. 8.5/10

very repetitive but the instruments are sick. love the bass

Obviously, it's the Ramones and everything's kind of samey samey, but I bet this really bugged people back in the day. Don't know if I've heard Havana Affair before - really like it.

of all the bands elevated to legend status in rock, the Ramones make the least sense. not because they're not influential, but because being mythologized seems to go counter to the band's ethos. it's simple. painfully so at times. however, without this, you don't get a lot of great music both in the punk sphere and out of it. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend is deliciously twee and fuzzy. deserves to be one of the 1001? yess

First four songs are great. Becomes tedious after a full listen.

rebeldes sem causa

Great variety!

I really like some of the songs, but altogether this album makes me a bit overwhelmed

Huge for the time but obviously very repetitive.

It all sounded similar but it was cool

7/10

This is certainly pummeling... almost in a good way!

Blitzkrieg Bop remains an absolute banger (with some THPS3 nostalgia). The rest of the album sounds just like it. It's good but it does indeed get repetitive.

14 song album with a runtime less than 30 mins. This is Earl sweatshirt influence.

This is unbelievably good at what it wants to do, and is absolutely not what I want to listen to. Hard to rate. I'll be diplomatic and go for three flat.

Would be a great neurological rewire in 76 but 50 years later it doesn't have the kick I was looking for. Not aged as well as some other bangers from the 70s

En af de første punk-albums. Udover den absolutte banger Blitzkrieg Bob er der ikke så meget der har skilt sig ud på dette album. Det er meget ensartet, men har dog en fed vibe. Hader desværre starten på chainsaw :((

the opening is a banger, it does suffer from sameness but it made for a fun bike ride

the AC/DC of punk music. big influence to the genre itself, every song basically sounds the same.

good

tiene mas malas que buenas y las que son buenas seran pocas pero sin increible splr eso es tres

Good

No encontré motivos para un 3, pero solo por ser Ramones.

Épico disco de los Ramones, su álbum debut. Tiene temazos icónicos como I wanna be your boyfriend. Me re gustó. Ya conocía bastantes temas. Gran banda

Surprisingly liked this early beginnings of punk, can definitely hear its influence over more recent punk bands. It’s a short album, fun to listen to and so far more enjoyable to listen to than a lot of recent punk bands. I’ll give punk a second chance.

I don't mind the high energy simple approach, and I'm sure it was wild to hear at the time. But it's so one note I was halfway through the album without even realizing I'd listened to half a dozen songs instead of 2. It's goofy fun, but I'm not gonna pretend like it's a masterpiece either

Softer than I thought

So fun!

Okay, classic album but not the biggest fan. I'm rocked out

It’s good - but not for me. All the songs kind of sounded the same and I’m not rlly into this type of music. But sounds like it would be good for someone who is.

While I appreciate the impact this group and this album have had on music since then, this album's not for me.

So this is an album. You definitely had to transport yourself back to 1976 to appreciate I would have to say coming out of the disco era and the yacht rock that was available at the time this would have been transcendent punk is not my favorite, but I bet this was groundbreaking for the time.

Meh. Despite it being so short, it is rather repetitive. A lot of the songs just sound the same.

Interesting how varied this album is. From a song like “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” which, with different production, could be mistaken for an early Beatles song, to more straightforward punk like Loudmouth and the iconic Blitzkrieg Bop. Most of the album blends together, but there are some standout moments. I appreciate it, I just don’t know if I’ll listen to it again.

Solid punk album really set the tone for the next generations. Influential and inspiring

It’s the Ramones. You know what you are in for. You either like it over and over again or you don’t. I like Blitzkrieg Bop. I liked it again the next three or four times. Then it started to wear on me. But it can back around at the end a little.

Hey ho let’s goooo. Me estaba gustando mucho, luego se me empezó a hacer repetitivo. Overall, 3.5.

la verdad me sonaron muy similares todas

Favourite Songs: Chain Saw I Don't Want To Go Down To The Basement

Seminal punk rock album. Very influential and groundbreaking, but not actually a great listening album. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #47 Best Songs Blitzkrieg Bop Beat on the Bat

Good, but repetitive

I love punk records, this one is no different. Classic album from a classic band. The sequencing and progression of tracks is done so well, and the energy keeps me interested the entire time. Noisy, gritty and head nodding, just the way I like it.

The way he says bop in that one song it’s so cute

Trevligt men väldigt same same

Album très court mais j'ai quand même senti pas mal de redondance, la première musique est top bien sûr

Ptn c’est la phase punk

Ramones are a strange prospect for me, in that i feel ai should like them more than I do. Songs like Blitzkrieg Bop are great but a lot of the rest just passes me by. Not unenjoyable, just not anything than stands out.

This is punk in its purest and most iconic form - sharp, punchy, and done right, to the point it still sounds good 50 years later. Like all punk albums for me, it becomes a little “samey” after a while. But that’s a me thing.

I liked the first song kinda but then they all sounded the same so I stopped liking it

Quilombo básico pero del bueno. Casi todos los temas suenan igual pero como duran menos que un reel no molesta. Joey Ramone cantás como el ojete. Sape

I see the fun vibes. I see how it was a change maker.

Love the genre! Love the vibes! But found it too repetitive to enjoy front to back.

They only do one thing but they do it well.

(4/7) hey ho let's go

Samey but good Blitzkrieg Bop is great mailbox smashing music

Every generation has it's angry young man music, this was mine. I do think that this was the peak of the genre!

Blitztrieg bop is great but the rest of the album kind of blended together in a raucous way that didn’t really work for me, it’s good but not the best

Good

Better than the previous one, but I still don't really like it. Won't be listening for fun, but it's interesting to see this is the source of some (harmonies?) I've heard throughout my life.

Ja het is de Ramones. Vind het eigenlijk wel leuk, maar het is ook niet zo heel spannend

14 songs in 29 minutes, wow. 3/5 for the influence the album had.

This is on the better side of punk, but good lord does a punk album’s assault-to-the-senses vibes drag on after say track 7 or 8.

It’s the Ramones. Can’t help but like it just for that.

Hate to admit it, but this is the first time I’ve ever listened to a Ramon’s album. Know a lot of the songs, but never listen to an album and it’s entirety. Not bad

A solid punk album. I'm more of a Clash fan myself, but I enjoyed this debut album quite a bit.

This has never been my favorite album but I know it had to happen and the attitude is strong .

7/10

Short and sharp. High energy. Not bad.

Un peu du rock de neuil qui se répète mais c'était ok

Highlights: Blitzkrieg Bop, Beat on the Brat, Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue, Let's Dance, I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You, Today Your Love Tomorrow the World

Ramones is definitely an album i like but i don't seem to like it as much as i want to. My only real experience with this band is hearing Blitzkrieg Bop everywhere and i can admit that it is a fun song. Everything about this album has a pretty fun energy to it from the music to the vocals, to the lyrics. My issue with this album though is that it is incredibly basic. There just isn't really enough here on offer to really make this album memorable and it kinda fades into the pack with the rest of it's contemporaries. It also doesn't help that all these songs are more or less just versions of Blitzkrieg Bop. I still thought this album was fun, just it could be quite a bit better. Best Song: Blitzkrieg Bop Worst Song: Havana Affair

heard before

Short songs but fun. Lyrics are a bit weird at times, but makes the songs a bit more fun.

the songs were short and snappy, which I appreciated, but they all sounded the same and were so incredibly repetitive.

people were NOT kidding when they said a lot of the songs are similar. honestly, barely anything changed between "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" and "Loudmouth". but at the same time, I didnt expect much from an early punk album anyways. overall pretty solid: nothing special, not too much to hate about it.

it ramone.

Meh.

the songs are catchy, I don't remember 90% of them.

Now I wanna sniff some glue feels like a propper punk rock track. Actually the second half of the album is good. the first half feels a bit more popy/surfery.

This sounds pretty quaint today but there's still some classic driving punk stylings to be enjoyed here. A bit lyrically brain dead though.

Alright that was cool enough. No one's gonna be writing home about those lyrics, but the vibe is there. Some unexpectedly interesting choices with chord progs and phrasing. This is definitely the album I associate with punk the most, this specific sound is ubiquitous to it imo.

I know the Ramones and have 17 songs liked by them on Spotify - but only 1 song from this album - "Blitzkrieg Bop". I don't think I've ever listened to the whole thing. I was looking, even on the best Ramones albums - I only have anywhere from 3-7 songs liked because it just get's too samey after awhile. I think Ramones songs are good for randomly popping up on playlists in shuffle mode because too much at one time is just too repetitive. "Let's Dance" was slightly different since it seems like there is an organ back there in the mix. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" - the ambiguous Nazi sympathizing in this song is disturbing. Maybe it's meant to be ironic or edgy - but it's not cool. In 2026, there are still young assholes that think it is cool or edgy or funny to do Nazi salutes - even the richest guy on the fucking planet thinks its ok (based on his actions). This kinda shit needs to actively discouraged. Funny story - one time back in the 80s I was out with a girlfriend driving in my car and was playing a tape of a Ramones album. It wasn't this one, I think it was probably the album Road to Ruin or maybe Rocket to Russia. She had never heard of them and said "why does every song sound exactly the same??" I had to explain that there is more variety but you just have to listen to it more times to hear it. BUT she does have a point - there really is not much musical variety here. I know bands like White Stripes look to Ramones as an influence - and I am sure that is true - but Jack White can do stripped down, DIY music and make it sound so much more interesting with a lot more variety to the sound. Same is true for many other bands that count Ramones as an influence. After 3 listens I ended up liking 5 additional songs - "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", "Chain Saw", "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement", and "Let's Dance". Liked songs on Spotify: 6/14 Rating: 3/5

Good first song and then it all sounds the same

blitzkrieg bop, beat on the brat

3/5. It's a legendary album from a legendary band, but I wonder how much of that is novelty that has since worn off. There's no denying that this has some good songs on it. Obvious callout to the "Bop," whose cheery tone and iconic power chord riff has graced everything from sports stadium replays to documentaries to kids movies. There's definitely something infectious about the formula here. The way anyone can sing it and not sound out of tune with the Ramones' own dubious brand of singing. The way anyone can learn it on guitar after a week of picking up the instrument. The catchy vocal rhythms and the simple melodies. It's super accessible all around. A very worthwhile complaint is that it is monotonous. It is fun to hear "Blitzkrieg Bop' every now and then. Less so to hear 13 other songs that carry so much of the same DNA that you're dealing with the musical equivalent of fraternal quattuordecuplets. Let me put it this way: I would probably never recommend to someone another song on this album other than "Blitzkrieg." And I would never tell them to check out this album unless they said they really loved "Blitzkrieg" and wanted to listen to 13 other permutations of it.

I liken the Ramones to the Grateful Dead in the sense that I can recognize their band shirts and a song or two, but have never explored much further. This was a quick and interesting album, and I can definitely understand the significance as they paved the way for early punk.

Never got around to listening to this, and it's fun for a while, but it gets a bit boring and samey.

Chugga, Chugga, Chugga, Chugga... 2.75

Floored that they’re just “Ramones” no “the” Approaching this with reverence. Quick and nostalgic even if I don’t have something to be nostalgic about. Reminds me of my 6th grade best friend who became punk and drifted apart. Not my genre but Blitzkrieg Bop is iconic. Learning they were sort of the start of punk in the city? Wikipedia says the album cover cost $125 and was shot by a woman.

buen álbum, muy bue inicio, la verdad el estilo y todo estuvo cool pero me pareció un roce repetitivo, por lo menos una canción muy funable que ni siquiera me terminé pq me dio cosa pero de reto un album bien, apenas

solid, wasn’t super my vibe today but pretty good

So fun punk rock! Most of the songs sound the same but it makes sense if they pioneered the genre with this album

First song is a banger

It takes more than one song to make an album no matter how good that one song is Blitzkrieg Bop is a classic, I think they 100% saved their best for first. I loved playing it in Rock Band since it was one of the easiest to play perfect on expert mode and it was over so quick. As with all albums that basically invent a genre, it’s pretty cool to see how it all started (even though I’m not a huge fan). Also always have to give the artist props for the album being under 30 mins, especially since I was catching up from the weekend As great as Blitzkrieg Bop is, the novelty wears off very quick when EVERY song sounds like it. Seriously I’m pretty confident this is the single worst album we’ve got in terms of variety. I legit had to check a couple times to make sure the album didn’t loop back to the beginning. I think my view on the album deteriorated a bit more with each track, not because they were bad but because I was already sick of the almost identical sound If we were rating albums off singles, this would definitely be pretty high on my list but unfortunately I gotta rate it off the whole work. Please don’t give us more punk tomorrow

I've said before that I think the Ramones are overrated. Listening to this album doesn't change my thinking on this. I mean, I enjoyed this, and I'm giving it a four because punk. Also because short. That last point is important. If you're going to have as many one note songs as the Ramones put on this album, fortunately they're short. To rant for a moment, I think I only have two problems with the Ramones. First, I don't much like Joey Ramone's crooning. It's fine when he's up there whining, yelling, sneering, shouting, coughing, whatever. Just don't croon. Second, I don't like the guitars as much as other punk bands. I'm cool with ripping away at one or two chords. It's the lack of pedal work or something (and I say that as a nonguitar player). An excellent example of this issue is Havana Affair. Up until the 49th second, the guitar is basic electric flailing, then at 00:49 the guitar tone shifts. I want more songs like that. Bands have written whole songs (maybe whole albums) with that sound. The Ramones? Once a year. Okay rant over. In the end I think punk needs multiple listens until those riffs and lyrics start playing in your head unsolicited. That's when the music starts making more and more sense especially when it comes to those early punk bands like the Ramones, the Damned, Sex Pistols etc.

I feel like I listened to the same song over and over for an hour. I like that song, though so it's not all bad.

Hørt på spasertur på søndag. Starter med et bang, også blir det egentlig bare repeterende og litt kjedelig etter hvert. Savner litt mer dynamikk.

I'd like to say there's beauty in all music genres but admittingly so, rock isn't my favourite. Prior to this, I have never heard of Ramones but upon listening to Ramones by Ramones I instantly recognised the single blitzkrieg bop. Its the only song on their album that I took to. Probably becuase its one of their most popular songs and is the type of song whereby even if you don't like rock you can listen to this. Overall, the album is not for me and its unlikely I'll give it a listen again.

Es un disco divertido, me sorprende la corta duración de las canciones.

Det er Blitzkrieg Bop det handler om. Resten er helt OK.

Likte det, trur eg kan høyre igjen.

bit long album but coherent

Zone out a fair bit. Repeated words. Lyrics are a bit childish.

Liked that more than most punk albums

this is genuinely such a fun album from start to finish. i dont find myself going through my playlist to listen to most of these songs but man, if im in the mood for it, ill definitely find myself listening to this album on shuffle. white boys really need to go back to the garages and make music like this again.

They have a nice free-wheeling sound, but it's a little too relentless without variation for too high of a rating, even though I respect that they kept the album short, so an easy 3er

Overall Rating - 3.43/5 (6.86/10). This is the kind of early punk I really enjoy.

Not my style hut solid

Never been an actual fan of the punky flavor, though. I am into more intense complexity in the music, both in the arrangement and in the poetry. For sure, the Ramones are an iconic act and made their historical impact. But I'd prefer not to get back to this band ever again.

Yeah Ramones bitches

Ramones by Ramones kicks in immediately and never lets up. From the first second it’s just overdrive fast, fun, and full of energy. Every song feels like it’s flying at the same pace, so it never really gets boring in the moment. It’s obviously hugely influential. Even now, decades later, you can still hear this exact sound in modern punk and rock. The only downside for me is how repetitive it gets. After a while it starts to feel like I’m listening to the same song over and over, and I kind of wish it had a bit more space to breathe. Maybe it’s one that improves with more listens, but even on first go it was definitely a fun ride. It also makes me want to explore more early punk. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could, but I’m leaning more toward a 3 than a 4. Wine pairing? Skip the wine. This is a six-pack of cheap, honest lager. Food pairing? Average pizza take away that hits the spot. Vinyl? Probably not a priority for me. Overall strong 3 out of 5.

As much as I love punk, the Ramones never did much for me

051221 13:35 3.5

An iconic album, artwork, image and related T shirt merchandise. This album, in terms of influence, could be classed as one of the key works of popular music, though it cannot be denied that the album appears musically limited and aside from 'Blitzkrieg Bop' it sounds a bit dated if truth be told. I found Johnny Ramone's interviews very funny and the idea that, as they didn't have cars or girlfriends, that lyrics avoided cliche may well explain their championing by the music press, English teachers and such like. The signature rhythm guitar sound is legendary (and influenced a Queen track) but not all one dimensional bands can sustain a successful career.

Got a little too samey-samey for me a few times, but overall enjoyable.

Einfach klassisches geiles punk album. Nichts allzu besonders einfach nen paar Kids die Bock hatten Mucke zu machen. Jeder song fühlt sich Amateurhaft aber auch frei an. Aber mehr als einfach nen gutes Punk Album ist es leider nicht. Das Album ist sehr Eindimensional Blöde songs: Loud mouth Coole songs: Blitzkrieg Bob, Beat on the Brat, I wanna be Your Boyfriend, Havana Affair

it is

Just last month I was working at the AO arena in Manchester as you can imagine we played this song a lot (blitzkrieg bop), the highlight was blasting it in the van as we entered the arena. Okay though a lot of these songs are nearly exactly the same.

fun but repetitive

Was probably innovative at the time. With 2026 ears, it's an ok album

Had high hopes this was going to be an awesome album after the Blitzkreig Bop but I personally was underwhelmed after. Everything sounded the same without much variation but at the same time it’s not like it was bad but just a little forgettable.

The greatest set of songs ever compiled, no. Enegetic important influential punk power chord combos, absolutely.

Simple, all clocking under 2.5 minutes. But repetitive as time went on, each song sounding the same Reserved for the one or two outstanding hits

Agregué 3 temas a mi lista, me gustó

pre-listening: I know nothing about these dudes but i love the 2nd middle guys look and vibe. they are all so tall and awkward looking. 1: HEY HO BLIITZKRIEG BOP

No me gustó, ya que las canciones eran con ritmos muy repetitivos, duraciones muy cortas y era todo muy igual

Fuerte y rapido

Kinda repetitive but very fun to listen

It was ok . The kind of music you hear in a playful fight like the kingsman movies or marvel movies or in the start of a coming of age movie

Short and repetitive but it paved the way for the punk rock I do absolutely love. A raw album with only a couple of memorable tracks but tons of energy. I get why it’s such a beloved album for those who hadn’t heard anything like it before.

Some good songs, some not so good.

Great hits for special occasions, not entirely my favorite as a full album

A classic. Influential to the maxx. But not my favorite.

feels like they gave Blitzkrieg Bop 14 verses. favorite song is Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World. soft 3

This was better than I expected.

This is cute. I like how short the songs are, I appreciate how this is foundational to lots of music that I like that came afterwards, but no I don't really like this album that much

Pretty boring sonically other than Blitzkrieg Bop but still enjoyed Judy is a Punk, Let's Dance and Today Your Love. I guess I didn't find any of the songs funny or transgressive enough to be interesting but liked it when they were getting a bit soft.

Fun to hear what the ancient version of like the first two pre-Dookie Green Day albums became - even if anyone who gets a 40-minute guitar lesson can basically play the whole thing. I think this is OK and not as good as the couple of other Ramones songs I know - but, it's fine, and it knows what it is. I like Let's Dance and I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You.

I like the Ramones, but does very song have to sound nearly identical. Is this what you do when only know how to do anything else?

Its good fun and a pleasant listen. Not sure much more than that though. Lots of short upbeat tracks.