The Ramones 1980 release featuring the original Phil Spector-produced 12-song album! The Ramones never needed any help sounding massive, but Spector's production brings out subtleties hidden within, making Johnny's lone Mosrite guitar blaze like a bomb squadron, coaxing some evocative and emotional singing from Joey, even (gasp!) shading some of the songs with strings--punk-rock sacrilege in those days. The Ramones live up to the task by writing some of their best--and most overlooked--songs to date. "Rock & Roll High School" and "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?" are exhilarating (and somewhat nostalgic) bids for commercial recognition. Even the covers here--"Baby, I Love You" and "Chinese Rocks"--transcend the original source and become solid members of the Ramones' community of songs.
Selections:
1. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
2. I'm Affected
3. Danny Says
4. Chinese Rock
5. The Return Of Jackie And Judy
6. Let's Go
7. Baby, I Love You
8. I Can't Make It On Time
9. This Ain't Havana
10. Rock 'N' Roll High School
11. All The Way
12. High Risk Insurance
Selections:
1. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
2. I'm Affected
3. Danny Says
4. Chinese Rock
5. The Return Of Jackie And Judy
6. Let's Go
7. Baby, I Love You
8. I Can't Make It On Time
9. This Ain't Havana
10. Rock 'N' Roll High School
11. All The Way
12. High Risk Insurance