Various Artists

Editor's Review:

On one hand, as a longtime Ramones fan, this is an outrage, an outright bastardization of some of the best songs from the truest and very first name in punk rock 'n' roll. Part of the problem is that this is all very slick; the package is quite grand, and the music reeks, like too much expensive perfume, of high production value - a variable that admittedly fluctuates with each artist's contribution, but the overall polish is pretty heavy - which was never a Ramones trait. On the other hand, as far as tribute albums go, it's about goddamn time someone gave New York's finest punk band their due, and every artist involved, from Rancid to Tom Waits to U2, has obviously been influenced by this seminal group. Plus - and this is the key - these are Ramones songs, and are therefore pretty simple and sound good no matter who is bashing through them.

- Max Sidman
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Record Label Columbia Records Released March 2003

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