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.

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.

Loco Live is a live album by the rock band the Ramones.

There are two different versions of Loco Live available. The 1991 Chrysalis version contains 33 songs, including "Don't Bust My Chops", "Palisades Park", "Love Kills", and "Ignorance Is Bliss". The 1992 Sire version has different cover art and track order, and replaced these four tracks with "I Just Wanna Have Something to Do", "Havana Affair", "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement", and an unlisted "Carbona Not Glue".


1. "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" (Ennio Morricone)
2. "Durango 95" (Johnny Ramone)
3. "Teenage Lobotomy" (The Ramones)
4. "Psycho Therapy" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone)
5. "Blitzkrieg Bop" (The Ramones)
6. "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" (The Ramones)
7. "I Believe in Miracles" (Dee Dee Ramone/Daniel Rey)
8. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" (The Ramones)
9. "Rock 'n' Roll High School" (The Ramones)
10. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (The Ramones)
11. "The KKK Took My Baby Away" (Joey Ramone)
12. "I Wanna Live" (Dee Dee Ramone/Daniel Rey)
13. "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (Dee Dee Ramone/Jean Beauvoir/Joey Ramone)
14. "Too Tough To Die" (Richard Hell/Dee Dee Ramone)
15. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" (The Ramones)
16. "Rockaway Beach" (The Ramones)
17. "Pet Sematary" (Dee Dee Ramone/Daniel Rey) / "Carbona Not Glue" (The Ramones)
18. "Don't Bust My Chops" (The Ramones)
19. "Palisades Park" (Johnny Ramone/Dee Dee Ramone/Tommy Erdelyi)
20. "Mama's Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone)
21. "Animal Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone/Johnny Ramone)
22. "Wart Hog" (The Ramones)
23. "Surfin' Bird" (Al Frazier/Sonny Harris/Carl White/Turner Wilson)
24. "Cretin Hop" (The Ramones)
25. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (The Ramones)
26. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" (The Ramones)
27. "Pinhead" (The Ramones)
28. "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" (Richie Ramone)
29. "Beat on the Brat" (The Ramones)
30. "Judy Is A Punk" (Joey Ramone/Andy Shernoff)
31. "Chinese Rocks" (The Ramones)
32. "Love Kills" (The Ramones)
33. "Ignorance Is Bliss" (The Ramones)