Brain Drain is a 1989 album by the Ramones (see 1989 in music). Released on May 23 of that year,[1] it is the last to feature the bass player Dee Dee Ramone, and the last studio album on Sire Records. It contains the single "Pet Sematary", written for the Stephen King movie of the same name. The single became one of the Ramones' biggest radio hits, and a staple in their concerts during the 1990's.

Dee Dee wrote in his autobiography, Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones:

It was tough recording the Brain Drain album because everyone took their shit out on me. I dreaded being around them. It drove me away--I didn't even end up playing on the album. Everybody in the band had problems; girlfriend problems, money problems, mental problems.

Halfway to Sanity is an album by the Ramones. It was released on September 15, 1987. It was the last album to feature Richie Ramone. It is regarded as a critical flop, with few memorable moments.

The album features "I Wanna Live" and "Garden of Serenity", which were later remastered on the Ramones compilation Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits.

Debbie Harry of Blondie provides backing vocals on "Go Lil' Camaro Go", and Dee Dee Ramone sings lead vocals on "I Lost My Mind".

Animal Boy is an album by the Ramones. It featured the songs "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)", written as a protest of President Ronald Reagan's visit to the Bitburg cemetery in West Germany; "Somebody Put Something in My Drink", written by Richie Ramone, the band's drummer from 1983–1987; and "Love Kills", Dee Dee Ramone's ode to deceased friend Sid Vicious. Dee Dee sings lead vocals on tracks 3 and 9.

Three songs on the album were co-written by Jean Beauvoir, formerly of the Plasmatics.

The music video for the song "Something to Believe In" featured a mock charitable event entitled "Hands Across Your Face", a parody of Hands Across America.

"Fat Lip" is the first single off the punk rock band Sum 41's second album All Killer No Filler. It is arguably the band's most successful single, topping the Billboard Modern Rock chart, as well as MTV's Total Request Live and MuchMusic's MuchMusic Countdown in the summer of 2001.

The high-tempo song includes elements of rapcore, hip hop (particularly Beastie Boys), and punk rock, with Deryck, Dave, and Steve getting some lines in (Deryck providing some hip-hop while mainly doing the singing). The original title for "Fat Lip" was "Punk Hop", due to the song being a combination of hip-hop and punk. Its lyrics depict a person who wants to rebuff every attempt by society to conform, with the chorus beginning with the line, "I don't wanna waste my time/Become another casualty of society". The lyrics are rebellious and juvenile in nature, giving it a teenage target audience.[citation needed] "The verses are really about what we do: growing up in the suburbs, going to parties and hanging out with our friends, and causing trouble. A lot of people say they relate to it," said Whibley. [1]The song gets its name from the slang term for a swollen lip as result from being punched in the face. The cover of the CD has a boy with a "fat lip", hence the name of the single. The model in the cover is Charlie White. Rolling Stone Magazine described the sound of the song as if Sum 41 went from blink-182 to Beastie Boys to Black Sabbath, all in one song.

The video contains another track from the album, Pain For Pleasure. The band members dressed in an 80's heavy metal style with a different music tone that sounds similar to "Killers" by Iron Maiden - a clear influence of the band, as evidenced in the lyrics of this very song ("Heavy metal and mullets, it's how we were raised/Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised"). This dual-video project was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

The video's intro features the band members singing verses from their song "Dave's Possessed Hair/It's What We're All About" from their previous album, Half Hour of Power.

"In Too Deep" is the second single from the album All Killer No Filler by the Canadian punk rock band, Sum 41. The song is about trying to break up with someone who's just always complaining before you can't get out.

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This video is a parody of the diving competition from the Rodney Dangerfield classic, Back To School. Sum 41 face another dive team, represented as your typical high school "jocks", with muscular bodies and red Speedos. Each band member takes their turn diving off the board in comical fashion as they dive against their opposition who dive with mocking perfection. After guitarist Dave Baksh completes his dive, he then rises out of the water to play his guitar solo. (Both Cone and Dave have confirmed this is copied from Guns N' Roses's video for "Estranged".) After each dive, the video cuts to a scene of the band playing in an empty pool surrounded by fans cheering along. On the last dive, drummer Stevo 32 does a comically dramatic dive (also known as the triple lindy, and similar to the dive done by Dangerfield's character in Back to School) in which he bounces off of every diving board and lands perfectly in the water. During this dive, the video cuts to Dangerfield himself looking astonished. He is rewarded with perfect marks from the judges. The band wins, and we see their disgruntled opposition. The whole crowd then dives in the pool in celebration. This video was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

"The Hell Song" is the second single off the Sum 41 album Does This Look Infected?. The song is supposedly about a friend of the band who contracted HIV.[1]

The music video was of a concert with dolls, with Sum 41's faces on those "performing" in front of a Lite-Brite screen. They were joined with other dolls such as those of Snoop Dogg, Ozzy Osbourne, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Metallica, Eddie the Head, and Angus Young. Also, the dolls' obscene finger gestures and nudity are comically censored, which are used to make it look like real life. The video was directed by Marc Klasfeld.

The song was in the movie American Wedding.

Subterranean Jungle is the seventh studio album by punk band the Ramones. It was released in February 1983[1] (see 1983 in music) and peaked at position eighty-three on the Billboard album music chart.[2] It was re-released on August 20th, 2002 on CD by Rhino Records.

"Time Bomb" featured Dee Dee's first lead vocal on a Ramones album. "Little Bit o' Soul" was a cover of a song originally recorded by The Music Explosion in 1967. "I Need Your Love" was also a cover song, originally recorded by The Boyfriends, as was "Time Has Come Today", originally recorded by The Chambers Brothers in 1968.

Marky Ramone was dismissed from the band during the production of the album. He can be seen lurking almost invisibly behind the window on the front album cover. Billy Rogers filled in for him on at least one song. In the music videos for "Psycho Therapy" and "Time Has Come Today," Richie Ramone replaces him.

The song "Outsider" was later covered by pop punk band Green Day on We're a Happy Family—A Tribute to the Ramones and also released on their album Shenanigans. "Psycho Therapy" was recorded by Skid Row as part of their album, B-Side Ourselves. Each of the five members of the band chose a song to cover; Bassist Rachel Bolan, a Ramones fan, chose "Psycho Therapy" and sings lead vocals on it. He has also sung lead on live performances of this and other Ramones songs.

Too Tough to Die is the eighth album by the Ramones, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It is the first album recorded with Richie Ramone. It is regarded by All Music Guide as as "the last great record they would ever make" [1] and as a particular triumph for Dee Dee Ramone, who wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's 13 tracks. In this album, the Ramones were trying to get a little bit into the '80s hardcore punk scene.

The album cover is a cultural reference to the movie A Clockwork Orange; the band backlit at the mouth of a tunnel echoes the scene in the film where Alex and his droogs attack a derelict.[2] The song title "Durango 95" is also the name of the car driven by Alex in A Clockwork Orange.

The album includes the two Ramones songs "Wart Hog" and "Endless Vacation" sung by Dee Dee Ramone. The lyrics to "Wart Hog" were not allowed to be shown because the record company felt they were too offensive.

Pleasant Dreams is the sixth album by the Ramones. It was released in 1981 (see 1981 in music) by Sire Records. Pleasant Dreams reached #58 on the US Billboard album charts. It is frowned upon by guitarist Johnny Ramone because to him it sounds "too slick" and is generally viewed as part of the Ramones pop experimentation.

The cover art of Pleasant Dreams was the first Ramones album cover to not feature an image of the band.

The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993. The album was re-released by Rhino Records on August 20th, 2002.

End of the Century is the fifth album by the Ramones. It was produced by the famed Phil Spector and was released on February 4, 1980. This album is generally seen as a departure from the bands' original formula of energetic punk rock, and an attempt at reaching commercial success.

After Spector got interested in the band, he offered to produce the next record. Vocalist Joey Ramone was an avid fan of his early work, including many girl groups and a Beatles record. The result was a change in direction of the band's sound. As an attempt at a Top 40 record and mainstream acceptance, its songs are more cleanly produced and longer in length, averaging around three minutes.

The album peaked #44 on the US Billboard Top 100, and peaked #14 on the UK Album charts, making the band's best-selling album in both countries. Even though its highest charting single was "Baby, I Love You", the more known songs are "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" and Spector's version of "Rock 'n' Roll High School".

The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993.

It's Alive is a live album by the Ramones. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on December 31, 1977, and released in April 1979. The title is a reference to the 1974 horror movie of the same name. It was originally released as a 2-LP set and draws material from their first three albums. The concert was also filmed and later released in a truncated form on the DVD It's Alive 1974-1996. The footage revealed that Joey Ramone's vocals were highly doctored from the actual concert recording.

The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993.

Road to Ruin is the fourth album by the Ramones. It was released on September 22, 1978. It was recorded in May and June of 1978 at Media Sound in New York.

This album shows a more "classic" pop sound as well as a shift to a more serious personality to the music, a theme that would remain in later albums, most notably 1980's End of the Century. The influence of 1960s girl groups is in evidence, as well as the influence of The Byrds on tracks including "Don't Come Close" and the cover of "Needles And Pins", originally by Jackie DeShannon and later a hit for The Searchers.

The album also contains the track "I Wanna Be Sedated", one of the band's most popular and beloved tunes.

This is their first album with Marky Ramone on drums, after original drummer Tommy Ramone left due to fatigue from touring. However, Tommy (credited as his birth name, Tommy Erdelyi) stayed to produce Road to Ruin, as well as a brief comeback for 1984's Too Tough to Die.

The album was remastered and released by Rhino Records in June 19, 2001. It also featured bonus tracks, which included alternate versions and demos. Two of the bonus tracks, "Rock 'n' Roll High School (Ed Stasium version)" and "Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She’s the One (live)", are from the Rock 'n' Roll High School soundtrack.

Leave Home is the Ramones' second album. It features the classic Ramones songs "Pinhead" and "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment." This is the only Ramones album to go through different incarnations on its original release, due to label controversy over the song "Carbona Not Glue."

The band had written most of the songs appearing on their first two albums by the time they were signed to Sire (as evidenced by the song listing of the 1976 live tracks appearing on the CD rerelease). They were placed roughly in chronological order on the first two albums; as explained by Johnny Ramone: "We recorded them in the order they were written; we wanted to show a slight progression in song structure."

Many fans and critics point to the more polished pop sensibilities of the second album as evidence of the band's evolving musical skill and style. The second album was recorded at the relatively upscale Sundragon Studios in Manhattan, New York.

Craig Leon, the producer of the first album, Ramones, had left Sire Records by fall 1976 and was replaced by Tony Bongiovi. Bongiovi had mentored drummer Tommy Ramone while the two were working together at the Record Plant producing Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys album. Tommy also assisted with production on the album, a role he would repeat for many later albums.

The title Leave Home refers to the band touring for the first time and establishing a fan base beyond CBGBs.

Rocket to Russia is the third album by American punk group the Ramones. Released on November 4, 1977, the album incorporates surf rock and other influences. It includes some of the Ramones' best-known songs, including "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" and "Teenage Lobotomy". In 2003, the album was ranked number 105 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

The Bright Lights of America is the eighth studio album released by Anti-Flag. It is scheduled to be released on April 1, 2008 according to an announcement posted on the band's main page. The first song released from the album was "Good 'N' Ready", featured on Fat Wreck Chords Hanuk-Comp From the Dreidel to the Grave compilation. The song "The Bright Lights of America" is available on their MySpace. In a recent interview Justin Sane told the interviewer the album was to be released mid March.[1] In the same interview he explained this album was going to be different from the last including new styles and elements like using orchestra instruments and child choirs. It has leaked to file sharing sites on March 19. The cd has been released on the band's myspace with 12 of the 13 songs on March 24.

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