Re-release to commemorate the untimely death of Joey Ramone. 58-Track 2CD ultimate anthology of one of the greatest rock bands of our time. Now available from Australia at a discounted price!!

Like most true originals, the Ramones embodied a dizzying array of contradictions. As punk godfathers, they became the archetype for a rebellious musical ethos that could often confuse the baby for the bath water, yet at heart they were 1960s pop- and bubblegum-worshipping reactionaries. The seeming unity symbolized by their street-hood uniform (ripped jeans, deck shoes, and black leather jackets) and name (nicked from an early nom de plume of Beatle Paul) belied turmoil both personal and personnel. And the dumber-than-dumb stance of the likes of "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue," "Cretin Hop," and "Teenage Lobotomy" actually masked some of the shrewdest rock ever recorded. If Rhino/Warner Archive's two-disc anthology seems like hardly enough room to document a band with a quarter-century legacy, it's good to remember that the Ramones prided themselves on stripping every song they attempted to its elemental core, then halving it again with their patented buzzsaw, double-stop tempo. Journalist David Fricke's enclosed history is telling, if ironically packaged in a glossy hard-back edition that seems more befitting the likes of Fleetwood Mac. The nearly five dozen tracks here, reaching from the early '70s to the late '90s, stand remarkably outside of time--just like true originals. - Jerry McCulley

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Blitzkreig Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. 53Rd & 3Rd
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. Glad To See You Go
8. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
9. I Remember You
10. California Sun
11. Commando
12. Swallow My Pride
13. Carsona Not Glue
14. Pinhead
15. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
16. Cretin Hop
17. Rockaway Beach
18. Here Today Gone Tomorrow
19. Teenage Lobotomy
20. Surfin' Bird
21. I Don't Care
22. I Just Wanna Have Something To Do
23. I Wanna Be Sedated
24. Don't Come Close
25. She's The One
26. Needles And Pins
27. Rock N Roll High School
28. I Want You Around
29. Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?
30. I Can't Make It On Time
31. Chinese Rock
32. I'm Affected
33. Danny Says

Disc 2:

1. The Kkk Took My Baby Away
2. She's A Sensation
3. It's Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)
4. We Want The Airwaves
5. Psycho Therapy
6. Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
7. Mama's Boy
8. Daytime Dilemma
9. I'm Not Afraid Of Life
10. Too Tough To Die
11. Endless Vacation
12. My Brain Is Hangin Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)
13. Somebody Put Something In My Drink
14. Something To Believe In
15. I Don't Want To Live Like This Anymore
16. I Wanna Live
17. Garden Of Serenity
18. Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)
19. Pet Sematary
20. I Believe In Miracles
21. Tomorrow She Goes Away
22. Poison Heart
23. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
24. She Talks To Rainbows
25. R.A.M.O.N.E.S.