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Rating: ...and in the beginning there was Rock, then punk... but for them, it has always been Punk'n'Roll.
Towards the end of their long career, the New Yorkers locked themselves in the studio to gift themselves and us an album entirely of covers.
The tracks that make up this "Acid Eaters" are a tribute that our guys pay to their idols from the '60s when the teenage Ramones were filled with Surf Rock and Garage. The peculiarity of such an album is the strength with which the Ramones twist the original versions and present them to us in their best style, with their and only their "sound" that stands out as a trademark.
Another point in favor of the album is the clear intent to bring to the public's attention what were their main influences and which contributed to the birth of a ROCK INSTITUTION... namely the four helmets, all leather jackets and ripped jeans, known as The Ramones.
Twelve songs ranging from the Stones to The Who, Bob Dylan, passing through Animals and Ted Nugent, up to covering a "certain" Brian Wilson and reaching Jefferson Airplane.
An album - an invitation to dig back in time and research the original versions, to better appreciate (or less... de gustibus of course) the Ramones versions.
In short, inside here you'll find what was and what it became.
"SurfCity" that makes legs and hips move, making you surf on your home chair, an evergreen and very fast-paced "Substitute" enhanced by the presence of Mr. Pete Townshend on backing vocals.
"My Back Pages" confirms how CJ Ramone brought a breath of fresh air (and anger) to the Ramones sound towards their decline, a beautiful track in the most classic Hey-Ho quartet's approach.
Rock lives and does well... "The Shape of Things to Come" by Barry Mann and his wife, brought to success in 1968 by Max Frost & The Troopers.
And that's not all, but I won't tell you more. A must-have album for various reasons, musical culture, passion, or if you are die-hard Ramones fans, know well that this can be considered in all respects one of their albums given the involvement, fun, drive, and emotional charge contained in just over thirty minutes.
How did they say it... GABBA GABBA HEY!!!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Journey to the Center of the Mind (02:52)
Leave your cares behind
Come with us and find
The pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land inside of your mind
Beyond the seas of thought
Beyone the realm of what
Across the streams of hopes and dreams where things are really not
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land inside of your mind
But please realise
You'll probably be surprised
For it's the land unknown to man
Where fantasy is fact
So if you can, please understand
You might not come back
Come along if you care
Come along if you dare
Take a ride to the land inside and you'll see
How happy life could be
If all of mankind
Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
Center of the mind
02 Substitute (03:15)
You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah
Substitute your lies for fact
I can see right through your plastic mac
I look all white, but my dad was black
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by
Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least I'll get my washing done
04 The Shape of Things to Come (01:46)
There's a new sun Risin' up angry in the sky
And there's a new voice Sayin' "we're not afraid to die"
Let the old world make believe It's blind and deaf and dumb
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
There are changes Lyin' ahead in every road
And there are new thoughts Ready and waiting to explode
When tomorrow is today The bells may toll for some
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
The future's comin' in, now Sweet and strong
Ain't no-one gonna hold it back for long
There are new dreams Crowdin' out old realities
There's revolution Sweepin' in like a fresh new breeze
Let the old world make believe It's blind and deaf and dumb
(But) nothing can change the shape of things [4X]
To come
06 When I Was Young (03:16)
The rooms were so much colder then My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard When I was young When I was young
I smoked my first cigarette at ten And for girls I had a that yen
And I had quite a ball When I was young
When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young When I was young
I met my first love at thirteen She was brown, and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot When I was young When I was young
When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
My faith was so much stronger then I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then When I was young
When I was young When I was young...
12 Surf City (02:26)
(J Berry/B Wilson)
Two girls for every boy. (While this line was sung on the original,
Johnny’s guitar plays this as a melody)
I bought a ’34 wagon and we call it a woodie
Surf City, here we come
You know, it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goodie
Surf City, here we come
Well, it ain't got a backseat or a rear window
But it still gets me where I wanna go
And we're goin' Surf City, 'Cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' Surf City, gonna have some fun
Yeah we're goin' Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
They say they never roll the streets up, ‘cause there's always something goin'
Surf City, here we come
You know, they're either out surfin' or they got a party growin'
Surf City, here we come
Well it's two swingin' honeys for every guy
And all you gotta do is just wink your eye
And we're goin' Surf City, 'Cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' Surf City, gonna have some fun
Yeah we're goin' Surf City, 'cause it's two to one
You know we're goin' Surf City, gonna have some fun, now
two girls for every boy
And if my woody breaks down on me somewhere on that Surf Route
Surf City, here we come
I'll strap my board to my back and hitch a ride in my wet-suit
Surf City, here we come
And when I get to Surf City, I'll be shootin' the curl
And checkin' out the parties for surfer girls
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