*** Welcome to piglix ***

Ramones (album)

Ramones
Four men standing against a graffiti-covered wall. Each man has a black leather coat, blue jeans, and brown hair. At the top of the black-and-white image, "RAMONES" is spelled out in all caps.
Studio album by the Ramones
Released April 23, 1976 (1976-04-23)
Recorded February 1976
Studio Plaza Sound, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York, United States
Genre Punk rock
Length 29:04
Label
Producer
Ramones chronology
Ramones
(1976)
Leave Home
(1977)
Singles from Ramones
  1. "Blitzkrieg Bop"
    Released: February , 1976
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend"
    Released: February , 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars
The Austin Chronicle 5/5 stars
The Guardian 5/5 stars
Mojo 5/5 stars
NME 10/10
Q 5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5/5 stars
Spin Alternative Record Guide 10/10
Uncut 5/5 stars
The Village Voice A

Ramones is the debut studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 by Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting that he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce Ramones, and the band recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in January 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record the album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles and used advanced production methods by Leon.

The album cover, photographed by Punk magazine's Roberta Bayley, features the four members leaning against a brick wall in New York City. The record company paid only $125 for the front photo, which has since become one of the most imitated album covers of all time. The back cover depicts an eagle belt buckle along with the album's liner notes. After its release, Ramones was promoted with two singles which failed to chart. The Ramones also began touring to help sell records; these tour dates were mostly based in the United States, though two were booked in Britain.

Violence, drug use, relationship issues, humor, and Nazism were prominent in the album's lyrics. The album opens with "Blitzkrieg Bop", which is among the band's most recognized songs. Most of the album's tracks are uptempo, with many songs measuring at well over 160 beats per minute. The songs are also rather short; at two-and-a-half minutes, "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" is the album's longest track. Ramones contains a cover of the Chris Montez song "Let's Dance".


...
Wikipedia

...