Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones Anthology

Disc 1
1	Blitzkrieg Bop 2:14
2	Beat on the Brat 2:32
3	Judy Is a Punk 1:32
4	I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 2:27
5	53rd & 3rd 2:20
6	Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 1:37
7	Glad to See You Go 2:13
8	Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 1:44
9	I Remember You 2:20
10	California Sun 2:03
11	Commando 1:54
12	Swallow My Pride Sire Single Version 2:07
13	Carbona Not Glue 1:53
14	Pinhead 2:44
15	Sheena Is a Punk Rocker Original ABC Single Version 2:49
16	Cretin Hop 1:58
17	Rockaway Beach 2:08
18	Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 2:50
19	Teenage Lobotomy 2:03
20	Surfin' Bird 2:37
21	I Don't Care Sire Single Version 1:40
22	I Just Want to Have Something to Do 2:43
23	I Wanna Be Sedated 2:31
24	Don't Come Close 2:46
25	She's the One 2:15
26	Needles and Pins Sire Remixed Single Version 2:23
27	Rock & Roll High School previously unreleased 2:21
28	I Want You Around previously unreleased 3:02
29	Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio? 3:52
30	I Can't Make It on Time 2:33
31	Chinese Rock 2:30
32	I'm Affected 2:54
33	Danny Says 3:06
Disc 2
1	The KKK Took My Baby Away 2:31
2	She's a Sensation 3:26
3	It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World) 3:23
4	We Want the Airwaves 3:22
5	Psycho Therapy 2:39
6	Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La) 4:06
7	Mama's Boy 2:12
8	Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love) 4:33
9	I'm Not Afraid of Life 3:13
10	Too Tough to Die 2:38
11	Endless Vacation 1:50
12	My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) English 12" 3:57
13	Somebody Put Something in My Drink 3:23
14	Something to Believe In Sire Single Version 4:09
15	I Don't Want to Live This Life (Anymore) 3:29
16	I Wanna Live 2:39
17	Garden of Serenity 2:28
18	Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) Sire Single Version 2:05
19	Pet Sematary Sire Single Version 3:34
20	I Believe in Miracles 3:21
21	Tomorrow She Goes Away 2:41
22	Poison Heart 4:04
23	I Don't Wanna Grow Up 2:45
24	She Talks to Rainbows 3:14
25	R.A.M.O.N.E.S. Bonus Track 1:24

Barnes & Noble

Like the best pop innovators, the Ramones crafted their rock revolution around great songwriting and a new beat -- in this case, one as hard and fast as a machine gun. With the addition of Joey Ramone's droll, nasally delivery and lyrics that were at times hilarious, the Ramones had a perfect pop animal, one that would go on to seed generations of bands to come. To celebrate the band's 19-year recording career, this Anthology contains music from 14 albums on 2 discs, serving as a superb retrospective. The bombardment begins with "Blitzkrieg Bop" from their 1976 debut, Ramones, and rockets on with a succession of fist-raising anthems -- "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Rockaway Beach," "Teenage Lobotomy," and "I Wanna Be Sedated." Next, listen as the fab four navigate through a sea of "personality" producers: The band is first engulfed by the echoing pop canyons of the reverberent Phil Spector ("Danny Says," "Chinese Rock"), then synthesized by Eurythmic Dave Stewart on "Howlin at the Moon (Sha La La)" -- only to emerge back on the frontlines with resonant hard-hitters like "Psycho Therapy" and "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg." Influences from the Doors creep around "We Want the Airwaves," and Joey waxes melancholic in "She Talks to Rainbows" (recently recorded by Phil's ex, Ronnie Spector, bringing things full circle). For essential, no-frills, live-or-die energy, for honesty, and for a load of good jokes, this is a must-have collection -- fantastic full-color booklet included. Steph Paynes

All Music Guide

In a way, the Ramones are an ideal band to anthologize. No matter how cohesive their records were (or not), their albums always played like collections of singles and since singles are easy to anthologize, it stands to reason that the best of the Ramones' songs will sound good in nearly any context; hell, the haphazard Ramones Mania proved that. However, Rhino's double-disc Hey! Ho! Let's Go: Ramones Anthology has much greater goals than being just another collection -- it strives to be the final word on the Ramones. Weighing in at nearly 60 songs, with a hardcover book that includes an excellent history by David Fricke, it has to be said that the set has the heft of history, which is both a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because Anthology does its job perfectly -- apart from "We're a Happy Family," no major songs are missing and it tells its history succinctly, even at its length. The problem is that the Ramones did drop in quality sometime after End of the Century. They never bottomed out, but their music became less exciting, which is evident in this anthology, as the second disc is simply not as compelling as the first. That's not to say it isn't good -- with "The KKK Took My Baby Away" and "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)," it can be great -- but it isn't timeless like the entire first disc is. Yet, this is nitpicking, since Anthology does a flawless job in summarizing the band's career. True, most listeners will wear out the first disc while rarely reaching for the second, but this is still essential. Stephen Thomas Erlewine