Sex Pistols the first punk rockas? Feggedaboudit! Punk is as American as the Ramones, formed in Forest Hills, New York, in 1974. They were on their third LP when the Pistols debuted. Keying off their ’60s U.S. pop and garage-band influences while sneering at the bloated state of ’70s rock, Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy virtually invented the loud ‘n’ snotty punk style and ‘tude, playing in Bowery dives like CBGB. The band scored a deal with Sire Records and soon conquered the world, but on their own terms. By their 2,263rd, and final, concert in August 1996, the Ramones had outsmarted and outlasted most of their critics-and inspired countless followers. Now the godfathers of punk take a rocket to Rhino on this two-CD career-spanning collection. Produced with the band’s cooperation, Hey! Ho! Let’s Go! contains nearly 60 hard ‘n’ fast tracks from 14 albums, from 1976’s Ramones to 1995’s Adios Amigos-that’s more than two-and-a-half hours of peak-volume punk. Also includes a hardback book gathering rare photos and memorabilia, along with extensive liner notes.
Tracklist
1-1 Blitzkrieg Bop 2:14
1-2 Beat On The Brat 2:32
1-3 Judy Is A Punk 1:32
1-4 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 2:27
1-5 53rd & 3rd 2:20
1-6 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 1:37
1-7 Glad To See You Go 2:13
1-8 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 1:44
1-9 I Remember You 2:20
1-10 California Sun 2:03
1-11 Commando 1:54
1-12 Swallow My Pride 2:07
1-13 Carbona Not Glue 1:53
1-14 Pinhead 2:44
1-15 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker 2:49
1-16 Cretin Hop 1:58
1-17 Rockaway Beach 2:08
1-18 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 2:50
1-19 Teenage Lobotomy 2:03
1-20 Surfin’ Bird 2:37
1-21 I Don’t Care 1:40
1-22 I Just Want To Have Something To Do 2:43
1-23 I Wanna Be Sedated 2:31
1-24 Don’t Come Close 2:46
1-25 She’s The One 2:15
1-26 Needles & Pins 2:23
1-27 Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 2:21
1-28 I Want You Around 3:02
1-29 Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio? 3:52
1-30 I Can’t Make It On Time 2:33
1-31 Chinese Rock 2:30
1-32 I’m Affected 2:54
1-33 Danny Says 3:06
2-1 The KKK Took My Baby Away 2:31
2-2 She’s A Sensation 3:26
2-3 It’s Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World) 3:23
2-4 We Want The Airwaves 3:22
2-5 Psycho Therapy 2:39
2-6 Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La) 4:06
2-7 Mama’s Boy 2:12
2-8 Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love) 4:33
2-9 I’m Not Afraid Of Life 3:13
2-10 Too Tough To Die 2:38
2-11 Endless Vacation 1:50
2-12 My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) 3:57
2-13 Somebody Put Something In My Drink 3:23
2-14 Something To Believe In 4:09
2-15 I Don’t Want To Live This Life (Anymore) 3:29
2-16 I Wanna Live 2:39
2-17 Garden Of Serenity 2:28
2-18 Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) 2:05
2-19 Pet Sematary 3:34
2-20 I Believe In Miracles 3:21
2-21 Tomorrow She Goes Away 2:41
2-22 Poison Heart 4:04
2-23 I Don’t Wanna Grow Up 2:46
2-24 She Talks To Rainbows 3:14
2-25 R.A.M.O.N.E.S. 1:24
(Rhino Records)
