It's Alive is a Punk album by Ramones, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 79 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- raw
- frenzied
- punky
About
“Hey!” Joey Ramone yells. “We’re the Ramones. This one’s called ‘Rockaway Beach’!” New York’s phenomenal pop combo presented <i>It’s Alive</i> as the ultimate answer to the ’70s craze for double-live LPs. Recorded on New Year’s Eve 1977 before an adoring London crowd, it finds the punk godfathers offering 28 classics from their first three albums in less than 54 minutes. Often even fleeter than the studio renditions, these are an apotheosis of American rock and roll, equal to the Beach Boys’ great singles or maybe even those of Chuck Berry. Despite the double edges of many of their lyrics — the comic Cold War playlet of “Havana Affair,” the anti-“Desiderata” plea for sanity of “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” — the Ramones’ major aural message was instruction for a return to fun. It continues to ring on this unstoppable set.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Rockaway Beach
- A2Teenage Lobotomy
- A3Blitzkrieg Bop
- A4I Wanna Be Well
- A5Glad To See You Go
- A6Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
- A7You're Gonna Kill That Girl
Side B
- B1I Don't Care
- B2Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
- B3Havana Affair
- B4Commando
- B5Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- B6Surfin' Bird
- B7Cretin Hop
Side C
- C1Listen To My Heart
- C2California Sun
- C3I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
- C4Pinhead
- C5Do You Wanna Dance
- C6Chainsaw
- C7Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
Side D
- D1Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy
- D2Judy Is A Punk
- D3Suzy Is A Headbanger
- D4Let's Dance
- D5Oh Oh I Love Her So
- D6Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
- D7We're A Happy Family
Credits
Performers
- Dee Dee RamoneBASS
- Tommy RamoneDRUMS
- Johnny RamoneGUITAR
- Joey RamoneVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
11 collectors on Gatefold own this · 79 pressings tracked on Gatefold