| Ramone, Joey / ...Ya Know? |
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| Album: | ...Ya Know? | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ramone, Joey | Added: | May 2012 | |
| Label: | Bmg Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-06-30 | Pull Date: | 2012-09-02 |
| Week Ending: | Sep 2 | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Aug 5 | Jul 22 | Jul 8 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 23, 2023: | Down in the Basement New York City | 4. | Oct 20, 2022: | down in the basement 21st Century Girl | |
| 2. | Feb 16, 2023: | Down in the Basement Make Me Tremble | 5. | Jul 14, 2022: | Down in the Basement Rock 'n Roll Is The Answer | |
| 3. | Dec 22, 2022: | down in the basement Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) | 6. | Feb 24, 2022: | Down in the Basement I Couldn't Sleep |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2012-06-21 | ||
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The front man for punk pioneers Ramones died of lymphoma in 2001 at age 49. Here are 15 songs written & sung by Joey without the Ramones. Some sound just like that band, some are quite different. Seems he was trying out different songwriting and singing styles. Mild FCC issue in track 2 1 * Mid-fast. Rolling Stones style rocker. It’s the weekend; let’s party! (4:39) 2 * Mild FCC: Lyric contains “all that crap.” Keep it in safe harbor, or pick another song. Mid-fast. Classic punk-rock power-chord thrash, but with mild-mannered vocal. (4:27) 3 ** Mid-fast. Hard rock anthem to NYC, sung with a nihilist, punk sneer. (3:32) 4 * Mid-slow. Lonesome, love-lost folk song. Acoustic guitar & a hint of accordion. (4:45) 5 *** Fast. Like a Ramones impression of Billy Idol doing Bobby Darin. The right dance for this number would be a cross between the pogo and the watusi. (2:35) 6 *** Fast. Sarcastic anti-love song. Power chords, loud drums, very good singing. (2:53) 7 ** Fast & loud. Sounds like something Patti Smith Group could have done: the guitar, lead vocal, choral harmony vocals from the band—all are reminiscent. (3:58) 8 Mid-fast & loud. Indistinct singing, muddy sound. (2:26) 9 ** Mid-fast, faux 60s rock-n-roll. Spector’s wall-of-sound & girl-group harmonies. (3:05) 10 Slow. Christmas-themed blues. Play on Christmas day only if you need to. (4:20) 11 Mid-tempo. Hey-lil-schoolgirl lustiness, not the update of “Sheena” I’d hoped for. (3:18) 12 Mid-fast. Dreadfully monotonous. Thump-thump-thump. (3:12) 13 Mid-tempo, calypso sway. Half a dozen ideas tossed together but not worked out. (3:16) 14 ** Mid-fast. Grungy and powerful like early Pearl Jam. Damn good. (3:41) 15 * Mid-slow. Tongue-in-cheek folk rock. Acoustic guitar. Odd ending fades out. (2:03) | ||
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