Weird Tales of the Ramones
Weird Tales of the Ramones | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | August 16, 2005 | |||
Recorded | 1976–1996 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 218:50 | |||
Label | Rhino/WEA | |||
Producer | various | |||
Ramones compilation album chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (9.6/10)[6] |
Robert Christgau | (mixed)[7] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
Uncut | [3] |
Weird Tales of the Ramones is a
Rhino Records
.
The boxset also contains a special oversize comic book, focusing on the legend of the band, written and illustrated by multiple contributors, a 3D pair of glasses and a postcard to dedicate to Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee.
The cover art is a likely parody of the 1920s and 1930s horror magazine Weird Tales, where the title of the album likely gets its name from.
CD track listing
Disc 1
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length |
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1. | " Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" | Dee Dee | Ramones, 1976 | 1:35 |
9. | "Glad to See You Go" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:10 |
10. | "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:40 |
11. | "I Remember You" | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:18 |
12. | "Carbona Not Glue" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:50 |
13. | "Oh, Oh, I Love Her So" | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:05 |
14. | "Swallow My Pride" | Joey, Dee Dee | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:03 |
15. | "Commando" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Leave Home, 1977 | 1:53 |
16. | "Pinhead" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:53 |
17. | "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (ABC Single Version) | Joey | Leave Home, 1977 | 2:47 |
18. | "I Don't Care" (Single Version) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 1:37 |
19. | "Rockaway Beach" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:05 |
20. | "Cretin Hop" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 1:55 |
21. | "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:48 |
22. | "Teenage Lobotomy" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:01 |
23. | "Slug" (Demo) | Joey | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:22 |
24. | "Surfin' Bird" | Alfred Frazier, John Harris, Carl White, Turner Wilson | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:35 |
25. | "We're a Happy Family" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Rocket to Russia, 1977 | 2:39 |
26. | "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:41 |
27. | "I Wanted Everything" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 3:14 |
28. | "Needles and Pins" (Remixed Single Version) | Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:21 |
29. | "I Wanna Be Sedated" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:29 |
30. | "Go Mental" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:40 |
31. | "Don't Come Close" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:44 |
32. | "I Don't Want You" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:26 |
33. | "She's the One" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:13 |
34. | "I'm Against It" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Road to Ruin, 1978 | 2:07 |
Disc 2
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length |
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1. | "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (Ed Stasium Mix; Recorded 1978) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Ramones Mania, 1988 | 2:18 |
2. | "I Want You Around" (Ed Stasium Mix; Recorded 1978) | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology, 1999 | 3:00 |
3. | "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century, 1980 | 3:50 |
4. | "I'm Affected" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century, 1980 | 2:53 |
5. | "Danny Says" | Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee | End of the Century, 1980 | 3:05 |
6. | "The KKK Took My Baby Away" | Joey | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 2:31 |
7. | "You Sound Like You're Sick" | Dee Dee | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 2:41 |
8. | "She's a Sensation" | Joey | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 3:25 |
9. | "All's Quiet on the Eastern Front" | Dee Dee | Pleasant Dreams, 1981 | 2:12 |
10. | "Outsider" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:10 |
11. | "Highest Trails Above" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:09 |
12. | "Psycho Therapy" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:34 |
13. | "Time Bomb" | Dee Dee | Subterranean Jungle, 1983 | 2:09 |
14. | "Mama's Boy" | Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 2:09 |
15. | "I'm Not Afraid of Life" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 3:12 |
16. | "Too Tough to Die" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 2:37 |
17. | "Wart Hog" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 1:54 |
18. | "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)" | Dee Dee | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 4:06 |
19. | "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" | Joey, Daniel Rey | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 4:32 |
20. | "Endless Vacation" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Too Tough to Die, 1984 | 1:47 |
21. | "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (UK 12" Version) | Joey, Dee Dee, Jean Beauvoir | Animal Boy, 1986 | 3:54 |
22. | "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" | Richie Ramone | Animal Boy, 1986 | 3:20 |
23. | "Animal Boy" | Dee Dee, Johnny | Animal Boy, 1986 | 1:49 |
24. | "I Don't Want to Live This Life (Anymore)" | Dee Dee | B-side of "Crummy Stuff" UK 12" single | 3:28 |
25. | "Love Kills" | Dee Dee | Animal Boy, 1986 | 2:20 |
26. | "Something to Believe In" (Single Version) | Dee Dee, Beauvoir | Animal Boy, 1986 | 4:18 |
Disc 3
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Albums | Length | ||
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1. | "I Wanna Live" | Dee Dee, Rey | Anyway You Want It" | Dave Clark | Greatest Hits Live, 1996 | 2:20 |
25. | "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (Joey Ramone Vocal Version) | Ian Kilmister, Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Phil Taylor | Greatest Hits Live, 1996 | 1:24 |
DVD track listing
- "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"
- "Rock 'n' Roll High School"
- "We Want the Airwaves"
- "Psycho Therapy"
- "Time Has Come Today"
- "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)"
- "Something to Believe In"
- "I Wanna Live"
- "I Wanna Be Sedated"
- "Pet Sematary"
- "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"
- "I Believe in Miracles"
- "Strength to Endure"
- "Poison Heart"
- "Substitute" (MTV banned version)
- "I Don't Want to Grow Up"
- "Spider-Man"
- "Blitzkrieg Bop" (Live)
Personnel
- lead vocals
- Johnny Ramone - guitar
- Dee Dee Ramone - bass guitar, backing and lead vocals
- Marky Ramone - drums
- C. J. Ramone - bass guitar, backing vocals (disc 3: tracks 9 - 25)
- Tommy Ramone - drums (disc 1: tracks 1 - 25)
- Richie Ramone - drums (disc 2: tracks 14 - 26, disc 3: tracks 1 - 4)
References
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- ^ "Review: Weird Tales of the Ramones – Music". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ a b c "Weird Tales of the Ramones (1976–1996) CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ O'Connor, Rob (2005-08-24). "Record Review: Ramones / Weird Tales of the Ramones". Metro Times. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (2005-11-25). "Weird Tales of the Ramones - Review - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Ramones: Weird Tales of the Ramones | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2005-08-07. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "CG: ramones". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "The Ramones: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-10.