ramones那首著名的kkk took my baby away,根據其作者joey ramone 所述,他是在他的前女友被Johnny偷走後,然後又擊打joey後所寫,joey還因此頭部積血需住院開刀手術。儘管樂隊在此事件後又走到了一起,但是他們兩個一直在冷戰並從此再也沒有說過話。就連當joey患癌症住院期間,johnny也拒絕給joey打電話問候。johnny在自傳性紀錄片End of the Century: The Story of The Ramones談到此事時,說當時他們的關係惡化以及疏遠,給病床上的前隊友打電話是個難以作出的決定。他同時也說道,他在Joey死後也相當難過,而且他也說不清他和joey之間到底存在什麼問題,導致兩人無法和好。
除了在音樂方面,johnny還出演了許多電影(包括Rock and Roll High School)及許多紀錄片,他同時在電視上露面,如眾所周知的the simpsons家族。當他在小時候時,他組了一個樂隊叫tangerine puppets.長大後,他加入ramones,成為著名的"greaser," ,而且他還被認識是一個的 stooges歌迷。根據tommy ramone的在2005年mojo雜誌的發表的文章。johhny小時候相當壞,但是令人驚訝的,他在ramones一直拒絕使用毒品。
DEE Dee Ramone,原名 Douglas Glenn Colvin(1952.9.18-2002.6.5)他參與並組建了雷蒙斯,他在其中寫了許多有名的歌曲:"53rd & 3rd", "Commando", and "Poison Heart".Dee Dee大半輩子都在與藥物特別是"海洛因"糾纏,他在少年的時候開始嘗試後,他在成年後大部分時間裡都與毒品為伴。在樂隊他從組建到1989年一直擔任樂隊的貝斯手,然後他脫離樂隊並化名Dee Dee King做了一個短暫的Rap歌手,隨後他返回樂隊並直到1996年樂隊解散。Douglas Glenn Colvin他的父親是駐紮在德國的一名美國大兵,母親是一個德國人,他在維吉尼亞的李堡出生後不久,他父母就離婚了,他跟隨母親去了德國的柏林。一直呆到他16歲,那時他與母親搬到紐約森林山區,在皇后區陰暗的街道上他遇見了johnny 和 tommy,並迅速成為朋友,他們組建了一個樂隊叫The Tangerine Puppets(以 donovan的一首歌命名),在他們的中產階級鄰居眼中他們是一群小混混,1974年 Johnny 和 Dee Dee組建了Ramones 當時的鼓手是Jeffrey Hyman(隨後及改名為 Jeoy Ramone),最開始是dee dee貝斯加主唱,但是他們在排練幾次發現,dee dee不能邊彈邊唱,於是joey就拿過了話筒,成為樂隊主唱,而tommy被拉過來當鼓手。Colvin為ramones創作了大量的歌曲,如:53rd and 3rd(一個關於男妓的歌)。dee dee曾經在53街和第3大街做過,雖然在ramones的紀錄片 End of the Century里 dee 拒絕談這個事。他還寫過 Glad To See You Go(關於他當時的女朋友Connie)、"It's A Long Way Back to Germany、Chinese Rocks和Warthog。
1989年,他退出ramones,開始了一個短暫的-對於他的歌迷尷尬的-rapper歌手的生涯dee dee king,並發表了一張專輯standing in the spotlight.由於這張專輯並沒有給他帶來成功,他又重新回到punk樂中,同Sprokkett 以及The Spikey Tops這些樂隊合作。1991年他被邀與激進punk表演藝術家GG alin一起合作,並在GG組建的the murder junkies樂隊里擔任二琴。Dee Dee雖然只在那呆了一個禮拜但是卻被記錄下來,在allin的紀錄片Hated: GG Allin And The Murder Junkies,Hated的電影原聲,以及allin死後出版的合輯Res-Erected中都有dee dee的身影。
1992年Dee Dee組建了一個名叫The Chinese Dragons的樂隊,並在1994年和1996年與ICLC,並出版專輯 "I Hate Freaks Like You".
Dee Dee的墓碑上刻著“當我飛到最高的軌跡上面,我感到如此的安全(I feel so safe flying on a ray on the highest trails above來自與Highest Trails Above這首歌Ramones專輯Subterranean Jungle (1983). )”。字周圍環刻the Ramones的標誌,在墓碑的底部寫著“好吧,我現在要走了”("Ok...I gotta go now". )
PUNK ROCK的出現是因為一種年輕樂隊認為那些是七十年代的恐龍級/大使級搖滾樂太高不可攀,從而銳意重拾回ROCK 'N' ROLL最原始基本的音樂精神,RAMONES亦是如此.本身熱衷於六十年代搖滾樂的他們,RAMONES的音樂風格其實是改良自早在六十年代初期的ROCK 'N' ROLL根源曲式,只是他們透過粗獷,吵雜,急激而不修飾的手法演奏出來.同時亦帶出了猶如60'S-POP於SURF-POP般的快板節奏,JOEY的主唱曲調往往是以調子流暢押韻見稱,加上他們在歌詞見透過虛無主義的筆觸下所流露出的黑色幽默題材,RAMONES的音樂所予人是絕對愉快的聆聽經驗,亦開啟了所謂PUNK-POP的門戶.樂隊在76年至78年間所發表的四張專輯:RAMONES,LEAVES HOME,ROCKET TO RUSSIA和ROAD TO RUIN,都是他們最典範的作品,像BLITZKRIEG BOP,JUDY IS A PUNK,PINHEAD,SHEENA IS A PUNK
RICKER,ROCKAWAY BEACH,I WANNA BE SEDATED,SUZY IS A HEADBANGER等RAMONES的"國歌",便是這個時期的作品,到了九十年代,像GREEN DAY,RANCID,THE OFFAPRING等西岸PUNK POP巨星,便顯然是承襲了與仿效著RAMONES的樂風而來.此外,在日本大阪市,有"女版REAMONES"之稱的SHONEN KNIFE;在北京,也有大唱《你是我的雷蒙斯》的新褲子。
經典陣容
來自紐約市皇后區的RAMONES,也由歌手RAMONE(原名JEFFEY HYMAN),吉他手JONNY RAMONE(原名JOHN RCUMMINGS)和鼓手TOMMY ROMONE,低音吉他手DEE DEE RAMONE(原名DOUGLAS COLVIN)作構成的陣容最為原裝.其實原先他們是一隊只有JOEY,JOHHY和DEE DEE三人的樂隊, 而TOMMY則是其經理人,後來經過執位後才變成這個RAMONES的經典陣容.但像每一隊歷史悠久的樂隊般,RAMONES亦飽嘗成員進進出出的經歷,尤以鼓手的位置最不穩定.在77年的ROCKET TO RUSSIA後,TOMMY便離隊變成樂隊的間歇性唱片監製,鼓手空缺由來自VOIDOIDS的MARKY RAMONE補上;在樂隊於83年發表過第七張大碟SUBTERRNEAN JUNGLE後,MARKY一度退出,鼓手位置便由RICHIE RAMONE取代;但合作了三張專輯後,RICHIE有為之告辭,雖然空缺曾由BLONDIE的CLEM BURKE取代;但最後還是由MARKY歸隊補上,而低音吉他的DEE DEE亦在89年的BRAIN DRAIN專輯後離隊,並化名為DEE DEE KING作個人發展(曾出版過一張聲名狼藉的RAP MUSIC唱片),由CJ RAMONE(原名CHRISTOPHER JOHN WARD)取代他的位置,直至最後因JOEY亦有意離隊,樂隊便做出了解散的決定。
在樂壇上屹立了二十多載,縱使RAMONES仍一直把持著鮮明的PUNK ROCK的旗幟,但卻不代表他們是一隊一成不變的樂隊.隊員的替換跟不同的唱片監製合作,仍往往令RAMONES的每張專輯能出現或多或少的不同.MARKY加入後所發表的ROAD TO RUIN不但在音樂質感上有所提升,連歌曲長度也相對地增加,成為他們首張超過半小時長度的專輯;由PHIL SPECTOR監製的第五張專輯END OF THE CENTURY讓他們重拾回60'S POP的根源,也是他們最富裝飾性的一張唱片;1981年PLEASANT DREAMS由英國樂隊10CC成員GRAHAM監製下,令他們的手法傾向重型,唯獨一曲WE WANT THE AIRWAVES卻流露了多少NEW WAVE式傾向.83年的SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE時的兩位監製RITCHIE CORDELL和GLEN KOKOTKIN是生產P0WER POP的美國獨立唱片品牌BESERKLEY之創辦人,故此也令他們重投PUNK的原始張力;在84年TOO TOUGH TO DIE里既可看到他們對西岸的HARDCORE SCENE作回想(ENDLESS VACATION),也顯示了一種POST-PUNK的低調趨向(I'M NOT AFRAID OF LIFE),而碟內由EURYTHMICS成員DAVE STEWART監製的HOWING AT THE MOON則是他們向電氣化NEW WAVE曲式作探討之意圖;甚至乎連前衛樂手BILL LASWELL,也曾為他們在BRIAN DARAIN(89年)是時期為樂隊監製過I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES這首平平無奇之作.當然,RAMONES所為人津津樂道的典故還有他們在80年代帶來過ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL這套B級電影,而他們另一次跟電影扯上關係,便是89年為STEPHEN KING的電影PET SEMATARY撰寫主題曲。
HEY HO LET'S GO!(名字取自BLITZKRIEG BOP內的一句口號)這張ANTHOLOGY專輯是對ROAMONES二十多年來的音樂歷程做出的總結.八十多頁厚的書冊正記載了樂隊的歷史故事與珍貴照片,而雙CD內所選輯的五十八首作品,那幾乎集齊所有RAMONES的代表作,然而也倒有一些漏網之魚,像欠缺了SUZY IS HEADBANGER和用作炮轟里根總統的BONZO GOES TO BITBERG,便總有多少美中不足。
專輯信息
ramones
發行時間:1976年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat On The Brat
3. Judy Is A Punk
4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
5. Chain Saw
6. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
7. I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement
8. Loudmouth
9. Havana Affair
10. Listen To My Heart
11. 53rd & 3rd
12. Let's Dance
13. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
14. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
15. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (Demo)
16. Judy Is A Punk (Demo)
17. I Don't Care (Demo)
18. I Can't Be (Demo)
19. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Demo)
20. I Don't Wanna Be Learned / I Don't Wanna Be Tamed (Demo)
21. You Should Never Have Opened That Door (Demo)
22. Blitzkrieg Bop (Single Version)
LEAVE HOME
(Remastered, 2001 - Orig. 1977)
LEAVE HOME
發行時間: 1977年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Glad To See You Go
2. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
3. I Remember You
4. Oh Oh I Love Her So
5. Carbona Not Glue
6. Suzy Is A Headbanger
7. Pinhead
8. Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
9. Swallow My Pride
10. What's Your Game
11. California Sun
12. Commando
13. You're Gonna Kill That Girl
14. You Should Never Have Opened That Door
15. Babysitter
16. Loudmouth (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
17. Beat On The Brat (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
18. Blitzkreig Bop (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
19. I Remember You (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
20. Glad To See You Go (Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
21. Chain Saw (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
22. 53rd & 3rd (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
23. I Wanna Be Sedated (Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
24. Havana Affair (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
25. Listen To My Heart (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
26. California Sun (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
27. Judy Is A Punk (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
28. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You (Live At The Roxy, 8/12/76)
29. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World (Live At The Roxy, 8/12/76)
30. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Recorded Live At The Roxy, 8/12/76)
31. Let's Dance (Recorded Live At The Roxy, Hollywood, CA 8/12/76)
ROCKET TO RUSSIA
(Remastered, 2001 - Orig. 1977)
ROCKET TO RUSSIA
發行時間: 1977年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Cretin Hop
2. Rockaway Beach
3. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
4. Locket Love
5. I Don't Care
6. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
7. We're A Happy Family
8. Teenage Lobotomy
9. Do You Wanna Dance?
10. I Wanna Be Well
11. I Can't Give You Anything
12. Ramona
13. Surfin' Bird
14. Why Is It Always This Way?
15. Needles & Pins (Early Version)
16. Slug (Demo)
17. It's A Long Way Back To Germany (U.K. B-Side)
18. I Don't Care (Single Version)
19. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Single Version)
ROAD TO RUIN
(Remastered, 2001 - Orig. 1978)
ROAD TO RUIN
發行時間: 1978年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1.I Just Want Something To Do
2.I Wanted Everything
3.Don't Come Close
4.I Don't Want You
5.Needles & Pins
6.I'm Against It
7.I Wanna Be Sedated
8.Go Mental
9.Questioningly
10.She's The One
11.Bad Brain
12.It's A Long Way Back
13.I Want You Around (Bonus Track - Ed Stasium Version)
14.Rock 'N' Roll High School (Bonus Track - Ed Stasium Version)
15.Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She's The One (Live)
16.Come Back, She Cried A.K.A. I Walk Out (Demo) (Bonus Track)
17.Yea, Yea (Demo) (Bonus Track)
IT'S ALIVE(1979)
IT'S ALIVE
發行時間: 1979年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Rockaway Beach
2. Teenage Lobotomy
3. Blitzkrieg Bop
4. I Wanna Be Well
5. Glad To See You Go
6. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
7. You're Gonna Kill That Girl
8. I Don't Care
9. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
10. Havana Affair
11. Commando
12. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
13. Surfin' Bird
14. Cretin Hop
15. Listen To My Heart
16. California Sun
17. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
18. Pinhead
19. Do You Wanna Dance?
20. Chainsaw
21. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
22. I Wanna Be A Good Boy
23. Judy Is A Punk
24. Suzy Is A Headbanger
25. Let's Dance Lee 2:03 26.Oh Oh I Love Her So
27. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
28. We're A Happy Family
ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL(1979)
ROCK N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
發行時間: 1979年
專輯曲目:
1. Rock & Roll High School - The Ramones
2. I Want You Around - The Ramones
3. Come on, Let's Go - Paley Brothers
4. Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She's the One - The Ramones
5. So It Goes - Nick Lowe
6. Energy Fools the Magician - Brian Eno
7. Rock & Roll High School
8. Come Back Jonee - Devo
9. Teenage Depression - Eddie & the Hot Rods
10. Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station
11. School Days - Chuck Berry
12. Dream Goes on Forever - Todd Rundgren
13. School's Out - Alice Cooper
END OF THE CENTURY
END OF THE CENTURY
發行時間: 1980年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio?
2. I'm Affected
3. Danny Says
4. Chinese Rock
5. The Return Of Jackie And Judy
6. Let's Go
7. Baby, I Love You
8. I Can't Make It On Time
9. This Ain't Havana
10. Rock N Roll High School
11. All The Way
12. High Risk Insurance
13. I Want You Around (Soundtrack Version)
14. Danny Says (Demo)
15. I'm Affected (Demo)
16. Please Don't Leave (Demo)
17. All the Way (Demo)
18. Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? (Demo)
PLEASANT DREAMS
(Remastered 2002, original 1981)
PLEASANT DREAMS
發行時間: 1981年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. We Want The Airwaves
2. All's Quiet On The Eastern Front
3. The Kkk Took My Baby Away
4. Don't Go
5. You Sound Like You're Sick
6. It's Not My Place (In The 9 To 5 World)
7. She's A Sensation
8. 7-11
9. You Didn't Mean Anything To Me
10. Come On Now
11. This Business Is Killing Me
12. Sitting In My Room
13. Touring (1981 Version)
14. I Can't Get You Out of My MInd
15. Chop Suey (Alternate Version)
16. Sleeping Troubles (Demo)
17. Kicks to Try (Demo)
18. I'm Not an Answer (Demo)
19. Stares in This Town (Demo)
SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE
(Remastered 2002, original 1983)
SUBTERRANEAN JUNGLE
發行時間: 1983年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1.Little Bit O' Soul
2.I Need Your Love
3.Outsider
4.What'd Ya Do?
5.Highest Trails Above
6.Somebody Like Me
7.Psycho Therapy
8.Time Has Come Today
9.My-My Kind Of A Girl
10.In The Park
11.Time Bomb
12.Everytime I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think Of You
13. Indian Giver (Original Mix)
14. New Girl in Town
15. No One to Blame (Demo)
16. Roots of Hatred (Demo)
17. Bumming Along (Demo)
18. Unhappy Girl (Demo)
19. My-My Kind of Girl (Acoustic Demo)
TOO TOUGH TO DIE
(Remastered 2002, original 1985)
TOO TOUGH TO DIE
發行時間: 1985年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Mama's Boy
2. I'm Not Afraid Of Life
3. Too Tough To Die
4. Durango 95
5. Wart Hog
6. Danger Zone
7. Chasing The Night
8. Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
9. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
10. Planet Earth 1988
11. Humankind
12. Endless Vacation
13. No Go
14. Street Fighting Man
15. Smash You
16. Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La) (Demo)
17. Planet Earth 1988 (Demo)
18. Endless Vacation (Demo)
19. Danger Zone (Dee Dee Vocal Version)
20. Out of Here
21. Mama's Boy (Demo)
22. I'm Not the Answer
23. Too Tought to Die (Dee Dee Vocal Version)
24. No Go (Demo)
ANIMAL BOY(1986)
ANIMAL BOY
發行時間: 1986年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. Somebody Put Something In My Drink
2. Animal Boy
3. Love Kills
4. Apeman Hope
5. She Belongs To Me
6. Crummy Stuff
7. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)
8. Mental Hell
9. Eat That Rat
10. Freak Of Nature
11. Hair Of The Dog
12. Something To Believe In
HALFWAY TO SANITY(1987)
HALFWAY TO SANITY
發行時間: 1987年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. I Wanna Live
2. Bop 'Til You Drop
3. Garden Of Serenity
4. Weasel Face
5. Go Lil' Camaro Go
6. I Know Better Now
7. Death Of Me
8. I Lose My Mind
9. A Real Cool Time
10. I'm Not Jesus
11. Bye Bye Baby
12. Worm Man
BRAIN DRAIN(1989)
BRAIN DRAIN
發行時間: 1989年
專輯曲目:
Track listing:
1. I Believe In Miracles
2. Zero Zero UFO
3. Don't Bust My Chops
4. Punishment Fits The Crime
5. All Screwed Up
6. Palisades Park
7. Pet Sematary
8. Learn To Listen
9. Can't Get You Outta My Mind
10. Ignorance Is Bliss
11. Come Back, Baby
12. Merry Christmas (i Don't Want To Fight Tonight)