Wednesday, February 28, 2018

February 29th, 1996

The Ramones played The Academy in New York City. The show would be released later that year in edited form as Greatest Hits Live.

Setlist:
1. "Durango 95"
2. "Teenage Lobotomy"
3. "Psycho Therapy"
4. "Blitzkrieg Bop"
5. "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?"
6. "I Believe In Miracles"
7. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment"
8. "Rock N' Roll High School"
9. "I Wanna Be Sedated"
10. "Spider Man"
11. "The K.K.K. Took My Baby Away"
12. "I Don't Want To Grow Up"
13. "Commando"
14. "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker"
15. "Rockaway Beach"
16. "Pet Sematary"
17. "Strength To Endure"
18. "Cretin Family"
19. "Do You Wanna Dance?"
20. "Somebody Put Something In My Drink"
21. "California Sun"
22. "Wart Hog"
23. "Cretin Hop"
24. "R.A.M.O.N.E.S."
25. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World"
26. "Pinhead"
27. "The Crusher"
28. "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do"
29. "We're A Happy Family"
30. "Any Way You Want It"
31. "53'rd & 3'rd"
32. "Beat On The Brat"
33. "Love Kills"
34. "Chinese Rock"
35. "Havana Affair"




Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 1955

Bassist, producer and record label owner Bill Laswell was born. Laswell along with Jean Beauvoir and Daniel Rey produced the Ramones' 1989 album Brain Drain

Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 8th, 1979

The Ramones played Stage One in Buffalo, NY. That same day they were interviewed by DJ Dave La Russa for his Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll program on WBUF.

Setlist:

1. "Rockaway Beach"
2. "Teenage Lobotomy"
3. "Blitzkrieg Bop"
4: " I Don't Want You"
5. "Gimmie Gimmie Shock Treatment"
6. "Rock 'n' Roll High School"
7.  "I Wanna Be Sedated"
8. "I Just Want to Have Something to Do"
9. "Bad Brain"
10. I'm Against It"
11 "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"
12. "Havana Affair"
13. Needles and Pins"
14. "I Want You Around"
15. "Surfin' Bird"
16 Cretin Hop"
17. Listen to My Heart"
18. California Sun"
19. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You"
20. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World"
21. Pinhead"
22. Do You Wanna Dance""
23. Suzy Is a Headbanger"
24. Let's Dance"

The show is available on bootleg along with the Dave La Russa interview. It's one of the most entertaining interviews with the band I've heard and worth tracking down. They cover opening for Foreigner, The Rolling Stones chasing trends, picture discs and disco which Dee Dee calls "junk".

Sunday, February 4, 2018

CJ Ramone AMA on Reddit

Yesterday CJ Ramone participated in a AMA on the Ramones subreddit. You can check it out HERE.