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| - Ramones is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 through Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce for the Ramones, and they recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in February 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record their first album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles, with a four-track rendition of the devices. The album was completed after
- Ramones is the debut album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 through Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce Ramones, and the band recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in February 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record the album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles, and utilized advanced methods of production by Leon.
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| - Ramones is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 through Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce for the Ramones, and they recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in February 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record their first album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles, with a four-track rendition of the devices. The album was completed after Leon added overdubbing and doubling, which were both more advanced methods of production. The album cover, photographed by Punk magazine's Roberta Bayley, featured the four members leaning against a brick wall in north-side New York City. Despite the record company's paying only $125 for the front photo, the artwork has become one of the most imitated album covers of all time. The back cover depicts an eagle belt buckle along with the album's liner notes, which failed to include backing vocalist Mickey Leigh. After its release, Ramones was promoted with two singles, but they both failed to chart. The Ramones also began touring to help sell records; these tour dates were mostly based in the United States, but two were booked in Britain. The album's lyrical themes center around violence, male prostitution, drug use, and Nazism, but the album also incorporates relationship issues and humor into its lyrics. The album opens with "Blitzkrieg Bop," which is among the band's most recognizable songs. Most of the album's tracks are noticeably uptempo, with many songs clocking at well over 160 beats per minute. The songs are also rather short; at two-and-a-half minutes, "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" is the album's longest track. Ramones also contains a cover of the Chris Montez song "Let's Dance." Despite peaking at number 111 on the US Billboard 200 and being unsuccessful commercially, Ramones was deemed influential by many critics; however, initial reviews for the album tended to be mixed. The album has received many accolades, earning the top spot on Spin magazine's list of the "50 Most Essential Punk Records." Ramones went on to inspire many bands like the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the Clash, and Green Day. Aside from sparking the punk-rock scene in both the US and UK, it has had a significant impact on other branches of rock music, such as grunge and heavy metal.
- Ramones is the debut album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on April 23, 1976 through Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote about them in an article and contacted Danny Fields, insisting he be their manager. Fields agreed and convinced Craig Leon to produce Ramones, and the band recorded a demo for prospective record labels. Leon persuaded Sire president Seymour Stein to listen to the band perform, and he later offered the band a recording contract. The Ramones began recording in February 1976, needing only seven days and $6,400 to record the album. They used similar sound-output techniques to those of the Beatles, and utilized advanced methods of production by Leon. The album cover, photographed by Punk magazine's Roberta Bayley, features the four members leaning against a brick wall in north-side New York City. The record company's paid only $125 for the front photo, and has since become one of the most imitated album covers of all time. The back cover depicts an eagle belt buckle along with the album's liner notes, which failed to credit backing vocalist Mickey Leigh. After its release, Ramones was promoted with two singles which failed to chart. The Ramones also began touring to help sell records; these tour dates were—for the most part—based in the United States, though two were booked in Britain. Violence, drug use, relationship issues, humor, and Nazism were prominent in the album's lyrics. The album opens with "Blitzkrieg Bop," which is among the band's most recognized songs. Most of the album's tracks are uptempo, with many songs measuring at well over 160 beats per minute. The songs are also rather short; at two-and-a-half minutes, "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement" is the album's longest track. Ramones contains a cover of the Chris Montez song "Let's Dance." Despite peaking at number 111 on the US Billboard 200 and being unsuccessful commercially, Ramones initially received mixed reviews from the few critics that wrote about it; however, it was later deemed influential by critics. The album has received many accolades, earning the top spot on Spin magazine's list of the "50 Most Essential Punk Records". Ramones went on to inspire many bands like the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, the Clash, and Green Day. Aside from sparking the punk-rock scene in both the US and UK, it has had a significant impact on other branches of rock music, such as grunge and heavy metal.
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