General Article name: Rocket to Russia
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: RHINO Number of tracks: 21 Tracklist LP - 1 1. The Ramones - Cretin Hop 4. The Ramones - Rockaway Beach 5. The Ramones - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 8. The Ramones - Locket Love 9. The Ramones - I Don't Care 12. The Ramones - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker 13. The Ramones - We're a Happy Family 15. The Ramones - Teenage Lobotomy 16. The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance 17. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Well 18. The Ramones - I Can't Give You Anything 19. The Ramones - Ramona 20. The Ramones - Surfin' Bird 21. The Ramones - Why Is It Always This Way   Tracklist - 2 Ramones - Teenage lobotomy 2:00 Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance? 1:52 Ramones - I Wanna Be Well 2:28 Ramones - I can't give you anything 1:57 Ramones - Ramona 2:35 Ramones - Surfin' bird 2:37 Ramones - Why is it always this way? 2:32   Description Description

The Ramones provided the blueprint and Leave Home duplicated it with lesser results, but the Ramones' third album, Rocket to Russia, perfected it. Rocket to Russia boasts a cleaner production than its predecessors, which only gives the Ramones' music more force. It helps that the group wrote its finest set of songs for the album. From the mindless, bopping opening of "Cretin Hop" and "Rockaway Beach" to the urban surf rock of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and the ridiculous anthem "Teenage Lobotomy," the songs are teeming with irresistibly catchy hooks; even their choice of covers, "Do You Want to Dance?" and "Surfin' Bird," provide more hooks than usual. The Ramones also branch out slightly, adding ballads to the mix. Even with these (relatively) slower songs, the speed of the album never decreases. However, the abundance of hooks and slight variety in tempos makes Rocket to Russia the Ramones' most listenable and enjoyable album -- it doesn't have the revolutionary impact of The Ramones, but it's a better album and one of the finest records of the late '70s. [Rocket to Russia was re-released on vinyl in 2011.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: The Ramones Record Label: Rhino