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Rating: Leaving the house with messy hair and the first t-shirt you grab, without too much fuss, quickly without losing the moment.
Shouting in the ears of those who, distracted, didn't expect it. Leaving a mark forever, suggesting that one can't stay comfortable and carefree, basking in the idea of a silent and perfect world. This was also the spirit of Punk at its birth. It had to be quick, before everything disappeared to be passed down to history. Urgency, frenzy, this was the historical impact of what was happening, as fast as the songs that represented it, lightning-fast in their few minutes of duration.
It is following this line that the second album by the Ramones came to light, in all rapidity, delivering another blow within their brilliant career: "Leave Home", which followed the debut album after just a few months, immediately becoming a classic.
The album contains some of their all-time battle horses, while also bringing with it the rebellious spirit of Punk in the controversial song "Carbona Not Glue", in which the Ramones joked that sniffing Carbona was much more "intriguing" than sniffing common glue. This song is present only in the very first pressings of the album and was quickly removed because, like the previous "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue", it could encourage the use of glue as a drug, but mainly because Carbona was actually a registered trademark (a cleaning liquid), and therefore, to avoid possible legal troubles. Subsequent pressings included "Baby Sitter" for albums destined for the European market, and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" for albums destined for the U.S. market and the rest of the world, although recently a reissue with bonus tracks includes the original song in its place, since with everything that is going around now, it no longer causes a scandal.
Although the history of the Ramones lasted longer than that of the real Punk movement, and although some critics consider them slightly more distant from the standards expressed by other bands (the Sex Pistols for example), the four brothers undoubtedly opened the doors to a world still to be discovered, also thanks to works like this.
The peaks are reached with the historic "Pinhead" and "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment", certainly the most famous and representative songs besides the already mentioned "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker", true and proper pillars of the Ramones' career. But even more carefree pieces like "Swallow My Pride" and "I Remember You" are often present in the countless compilations and greatest hits, more or less official, available around.
Compared to the first album, this has a more energetic character, also blending more distinctly pop elements ("Oh, Oh, I Love Her So"), but due to the poor production, the overall weight of the work lies more in the intentions than in the substance, a thesis that has been demonstrated in the following years (about twenty) by the fact that the same pieces proposed live (always present) have a much more explosive energy.
Ultimately, it is one of the cornerstones in the history of this group and without a doubt of an entire genre, along with "Ramones," "Rocket To Russia," and "Road To Ruin," proving that the Ramones were much more than just a novelty. Those who are lucky enough to have the vinyl with the original track list possess a piece of rock music history.
"Gabba! Gabba! Hey!"
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Glad to See You Go (02:13)
Gonna take a chance on her one bullet in the cylinder
And in a moment of passion get the glory like Charles Manson
Gonna smile, I'm gonna laugh you're gonna get a blood bath
And in a moment of passion get the glory like Charles Manson
You gotta go go go go goodbye glad to see you go go go go goodbye
Now I know the score I don't need you anymore don't want
You cause you're a bore I need somebody good I need a miracle
Should I take a chance on her? one bullet in the cylinder
Gonna smile, I'm gonna laugh they're gonna want my autograph
And in a moment of passion get the glory like Charles Manson
You gotta go go go go goodbye Glad to see you go go go go goodbye
Goodbye
02 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment (01:43)
I was feeling sick
Losing my mind
I heard about these treatments
From a good friend of mine
He was always happy
Smile on his face
He said he had a great time at the place.
Peace and love is here to stay
And now I can wake up and face the day
Happy happy happy all the time
Shock treatment, I'm doing fine.
Gimme gimme shock treatment
05 Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (02:48)
Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go
They're ready to go now
They got their surfboards
And they're going to the Discotheque Au Go Go
But she just couldn't stay
She had to break away
Well New York City really has it all
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker now.
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker now.
She's a punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker.
Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go
They're ready to go now
They got their surfboards
And they're going to the Discotheque Au Go Go
But she just couldn't stay
She had to break away
Well New York City really has it all
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker now.
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker
Sheena is a punk rocker now.
She's a punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker.
06 Suzy Is a Headbanger (02:12)
Ooo-whee do it one more time for me
Can't stop Stop that girl
There she goes again
I really really love to watch her
Watch her headbangin'
Suzy is a headbanger
Her mother is a geek
Do it one more time for me
Ooo-ooo-whee!
Headbanging Headbanging....!
07 Pinhead (02:46)
Gabba gabba we accept you we accept you one of us
Gabba gabba we accept you we accept you one of us
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
D-U-M-B
Everyone's accusing me
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
I don't wanna be a pinhead no more I just met a nurse that I could go for
09 Swallow My Pride (02:08)
Winter is here and it's going on two years swallow my pride
And things were looking very grim but they're looking good again
Swallow my pride
Loose lips sink ships, they say but isn't it always that way?
Swallow my pride, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Winter is here and it's going on two years swallow my pride
And things were looking very grim but they're looking good again
Swallow my pride
Gonna have a real cool time and everything's gonna be real fine
Swallow my pride, oh yeah
Winter is here and it's going on two years swallow my pride
And things were looking very grim but they're looking good again
Swallow my pride
Gonna have a real cool time and everything's gonna be real fine
Swallow my pride, oh yeah
10 What's Your Game (02:38)
I know your name I know your game
Sweet Mary Jane you're quite insane
And all you ever want to be is like the other girls you see
And all you ever want to be is like the other girls you see,
Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah
I know your name I know your game
Sweet Mary Jane you're quite insane
I know your name I know your game
Sweet Mary Jane you're quite insane
And all you ever want to be is like the other girls you see
And all you ever want to be is like the other girls you see,
Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah
11 California Sun (02:06)
Well I'm going out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long
And I'll walk
And they'll walk
And I'll twist
And they'll twist
And I'll shimmy
And they'll shimmy
And I'll fly
And they'll fly
Where we're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Well, I'm going out west out on the coast
Where the California girls are really the most
And I'll walk
And they'll walk
And I'll twist
And they'll twist
And I'll shimmy
And they'll shimmy
And I'll fly
And they'll fly
Where we're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Well, the girls are frisky in old 'Frisco
A pretty little chick wherever you go
And I'll walk
And they'll walk
And I'll twist
And they'll twist
And I'll shimmy
And they'll shimmy
And I'll fly
And they'll fly
Where we're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Where we're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
12 Commando (01:55)
They do their best
They do what they can
They get them ready for Viet Nam
From old Hanoi to East Berlin
Commando---Involved again
They do their best
They do what they can
They get them ready for Viet Nam
First rule is: The laws of Germany
Second rule is: Be nice to mommy
Third rule is: Don't talk to commies
Fourth rule is: Eat kosher salamis
13 You're Gonna Kill That Girl (02:42)
I saw her walking down the street he jumped down,
he knocked her off her feet and then I knew it was the end of her
He's gonna kill that girl He's gonna kill that girl
He's gonna kill that girl tonight
When I saw her walking down the street my heart stood still and skipped
A beat then he knocked her on the floor but he wanted just a little bit more
He's gonna kill that girl He's gonna kill that girl
He's gonna kill that girl tonight
When I saw her walking down the street my heart stood still and skipped
A beat then he knocked her on the floor but he wanted just a little bit more
I saw her lying on the street he jumped down, he knocked
her off her feet that's when I knew it was the end of her
He's gonna kill that girl He's gonna kill that girl
He's gonna kill that girl tonight
When I saw her walking down the street my heart stood still and skipped
A beat then he knocked her on the floor but he wanted just a little bit more
14 You Should Never Have Opened That Door (01:55)
Mama, where's your little daughter? she's here, right here on the altar
You should never have opened that door now you're never gonna see her no more
You don't know what I can do with this axe chop off your head so you better relax
(REPEAT ALL ONCE)
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