Do you remember rock ’n’ roll radio? The Ramones did. They paid tribute to the pop sounds of the ’60s with this Phil Spector-produced classic from 1980. Includes “Rock ’N’ Roll High School” and six bonus tracks (five of them previously unreleased).
If you think of the Ramones as loud and stupid, you’re only half right. By their 2,263rd and final concert in 1996, these punk forefathers had outsmarted and outlasted their detractors. And better yet, ever since they rocketed out of Queens in 1974, the Ramones have inspired countless kids worldwide to pick up guitars and rock. Bringing a bubblegum sensibility to the fast-and-hard, their primal sound is considered a blueprint for all things resembling snotty, catchy, ear-bleeding punk rock. Gabba Gabba Hey!