Ramones: Weird Tales of the Ramones 4xCD+DVD Box Set 8/16/05
06-22-05, 08:11 AM
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Ramones: Weird Tales of the Ramones 4xCD+DVD Box Set 8/16/05
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Rhino Prepares Definitive Ramones Box
David Nadelle reports:
Ramones albums tended to linger at the ass-end of the charts, but time has been kind to the "brothers" (their music, that is) and certainly with good reason, as the band widely credited as the first punk group still continues to influence legions of delinquent dreamers across the globe. Legacy preservation means oodles of compilation albums however, and Rhino Records is poised to release the latest-- and the mother of them all. The 4xCD+DVD box set Weird Tales of the Ramones will be out August 16 and will feature Forest Hills' finest in all their three-chord glory, from the debut album's lead-off hitter "Blitzkrieg Bop" to the Motörhead-penned "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
So what's so special here that will entice anyone to grab this offering instead of just picking up The Best of the Ramones, one of the All the Stuff and More or Ramones Mania volumes, or any of the many other collections kicking about? Well, apart from some interesting cover versions and videos it appears that the motive for Rhino is sheer volume-- more than 100 songs and videos over four discs! But besides having every Ramones song you'll ever need, the clincher just might be the box's packaging, which will pay homage to one of the most cartoonish bands ever by including a comic book highlighting 25 comic/graphic novel artists (and Ramones fans). Among the commissioned artists featured are Rick Altergott ("Doofus"), Mary Fleener, Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine), Carol Lay, John Pound (Garbage Pail Kids/Meanie Babies), Bill Griffiths ("Zippy the Pinhead"), Xaime Hernandez ("Love and Rockets") and John Holmstrom, who is well known in Ramones circles for his illustrations on the seminal Rocket to Russia back cover and liner notes, and also on the cover of 1978 Road To Ruin album. Shockingly, Rhino haven't unburied any rare 17-minute prog workouts by the band and have instead opted to go for shitloads of two-minute songs that we all know and love. So, deep breath, here are the tracks:
>>Disc One:
01 Blitzkrieg Bop
02 Beat on the Brat
03 Judy Is a Punk
04 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
05 Loudmouth
06 53rd & 3rd
07 Havana Affair
08 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
09 Glad to See You Go
10 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
11 I Remember You
12 Carbona Not Glue
13 Oh Oh I Love Her So
14 Swallow My Pride (single version)
15 Commando
16 Pinhead
17 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (ABC single version)
18 I Don't Care (single version)
19 Rockaway Beach
20 Cretin Hop
21 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
22 Teenage Lobotomy
23 Slug (demo)
24 Surfin' Bird
25 We're a Happy Family
26 I Just Want To Have Something To Do
27 I Wanted Everything
28 Needles & Pins (remixed single version
29 I Wanna Be Sedated
30 Go Mental
31 Don't Come Close 32 I Don't Want You
33 She's the One
34 I'm Against It
>>Disc Two:
01 Rock 'N' roll High School (Ed Stasium mix)
02 I Want You Around (Ed Stasium mix)
03 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
04 I'm Affected
05 Danny Says
06 The KKK Took My Baby Away
07 You Sound Like You're Sick
08 She's a Sensation
09 All's Quiet on the Eastern Front
10 Outsider
11 Highest Trails Above
12 Psycho Therapy (single version)
13 Time Bomb
14 Mama's Boy
15 I'm Not Afraid to Die
16 Too Tough to Die
17 Wart Hog
18 Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
19 Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)
20 Endless Vacation
21 My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) (UK 12" version)
22 Somebody Put Something in My Drink
23 Animal boy
24 I Don't Want To Live This Life (Anymore) (UK b-side)
25 Love Kills
26 Something to Believe In (single version)
>>Disc Three:
01 I Wanna Live
02 Bop 'Til You Drop
03 I Lost My Mind
04 Garden of Serenity
05 I Believe in Miracles
06 Pet Sematary (single version)
07 Punishment Fits the Crime
08 Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (single version)
09 Main Man
10 Strength To Endure
11 Poison Heart
12 I Won't Let It Happen
13 Censorsh*t
14 Journey to the Centre of the Mind
15 7 And 7 Is
16 When I Was Young
17 I Don't Wanna Grow Up
18 Scattergun
19 Makin' Monsters for My Friends
20 The Crusher
21 Spiderman
22 Life's a Gas
23 She Talks to Rainbows
24 Any Way You Want It
25 R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
>>Disc Four: Lifestyles of the Ramones and More! DVD
01 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
02 Rock 'N' Roll High School
03 We Want the Airwaves
04 Psycho Therapy
05 Time Has Come Today
06 Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
07 Something to Believe In
08 I Wanna Live
09 I Wanna Be Sedated
10 Pet Sematary
11 Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
12 I Believe in Miracles
13 Strength To Endure
14 Poison Heart
15 Substitute
16 I Don't Want to Grow Up
17 Spiderman
18 Blitzkrieg Bop (live)
* Ramones: http://www.ramones.com/
* Rhino: http://www.rhino.com/
Rhino Prepares Definitive Ramones Box
David Nadelle reports:
Ramones albums tended to linger at the ass-end of the charts, but time has been kind to the "brothers" (their music, that is) and certainly with good reason, as the band widely credited as the first punk group still continues to influence legions of delinquent dreamers across the globe. Legacy preservation means oodles of compilation albums however, and Rhino Records is poised to release the latest-- and the mother of them all. The 4xCD+DVD box set Weird Tales of the Ramones will be out August 16 and will feature Forest Hills' finest in all their three-chord glory, from the debut album's lead-off hitter "Blitzkrieg Bop" to the Motörhead-penned "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
So what's so special here that will entice anyone to grab this offering instead of just picking up The Best of the Ramones, one of the All the Stuff and More or Ramones Mania volumes, or any of the many other collections kicking about? Well, apart from some interesting cover versions and videos it appears that the motive for Rhino is sheer volume-- more than 100 songs and videos over four discs! But besides having every Ramones song you'll ever need, the clincher just might be the box's packaging, which will pay homage to one of the most cartoonish bands ever by including a comic book highlighting 25 comic/graphic novel artists (and Ramones fans). Among the commissioned artists featured are Rick Altergott ("Doofus"), Mary Fleener, Sergio Aragones (Mad Magazine), Carol Lay, John Pound (Garbage Pail Kids/Meanie Babies), Bill Griffiths ("Zippy the Pinhead"), Xaime Hernandez ("Love and Rockets") and John Holmstrom, who is well known in Ramones circles for his illustrations on the seminal Rocket to Russia back cover and liner notes, and also on the cover of 1978 Road To Ruin album. Shockingly, Rhino haven't unburied any rare 17-minute prog workouts by the band and have instead opted to go for shitloads of two-minute songs that we all know and love. So, deep breath, here are the tracks:
>>Disc One:
01 Blitzkrieg Bop
02 Beat on the Brat
03 Judy Is a Punk
04 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
05 Loudmouth
06 53rd & 3rd
07 Havana Affair
08 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
09 Glad to See You Go
10 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
11 I Remember You
12 Carbona Not Glue
13 Oh Oh I Love Her So
14 Swallow My Pride (single version)
15 Commando
16 Pinhead
17 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (ABC single version)
18 I Don't Care (single version)
19 Rockaway Beach
20 Cretin Hop
21 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
22 Teenage Lobotomy
23 Slug (demo)
24 Surfin' Bird
25 We're a Happy Family
26 I Just Want To Have Something To Do
27 I Wanted Everything
28 Needles & Pins (remixed single version
29 I Wanna Be Sedated
30 Go Mental
31 Don't Come Close 32 I Don't Want You
33 She's the One
34 I'm Against It
>>Disc Two:
01 Rock 'N' roll High School (Ed Stasium mix)
02 I Want You Around (Ed Stasium mix)
03 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
04 I'm Affected
05 Danny Says
06 The KKK Took My Baby Away
07 You Sound Like You're Sick
08 She's a Sensation
09 All's Quiet on the Eastern Front
10 Outsider
11 Highest Trails Above
12 Psycho Therapy (single version)
13 Time Bomb
14 Mama's Boy
15 I'm Not Afraid to Die
16 Too Tough to Die
17 Wart Hog
18 Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
19 Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)
20 Endless Vacation
21 My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) (UK 12" version)
22 Somebody Put Something in My Drink
23 Animal boy
24 I Don't Want To Live This Life (Anymore) (UK b-side)
25 Love Kills
26 Something to Believe In (single version)
>>Disc Three:
01 I Wanna Live
02 Bop 'Til You Drop
03 I Lost My Mind
04 Garden of Serenity
05 I Believe in Miracles
06 Pet Sematary (single version)
07 Punishment Fits the Crime
08 Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (single version)
09 Main Man
10 Strength To Endure
11 Poison Heart
12 I Won't Let It Happen
13 Censorsh*t
14 Journey to the Centre of the Mind
15 7 And 7 Is
16 When I Was Young
17 I Don't Wanna Grow Up
18 Scattergun
19 Makin' Monsters for My Friends
20 The Crusher
21 Spiderman
22 Life's a Gas
23 She Talks to Rainbows
24 Any Way You Want It
25 R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
>>Disc Four: Lifestyles of the Ramones and More! DVD
01 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
02 Rock 'N' Roll High School
03 We Want the Airwaves
04 Psycho Therapy
05 Time Has Come Today
06 Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
07 Something to Believe In
08 I Wanna Live
09 I Wanna Be Sedated
10 Pet Sematary
11 Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
12 I Believe in Miracles
13 Strength To Endure
14 Poison Heart
15 Substitute
16 I Don't Want to Grow Up
17 Spiderman
18 Blitzkrieg Bop (live)
* Ramones: http://www.ramones.com/
* Rhino: http://www.rhino.com/
06-23-05, 10:24 PM
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I'd prefer to be able to buy the DVD seperately (I already own all the audio many times over on the original CDs, plus various re-releases and compilations), but count me in anyway!!!
06-23-05, 11:12 PM
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count me out, i just bought all the reissues. i would love the DVD but i have no need for the 4 CDs. now if it was 4 discs of rarities, i would buy 2 copies.
