Album of the Day

The first Ramones album was a shot heard round the musical world, helping ignite punk scenes in both England and the quartet's native New York. Though such simple, fast and fun songs as “Beat On The Brat” would inspire legions of followers, the Queens quartet also paid tribute to the '60s pop-rock that inspired them with a cover of Chris Montez's “Let's Dance” and the Searchers-esque jangle of their own “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.” Rhino's Expanded Edition of this classic adds 8 bonus tracks to the original 14, including the single version of “Blitzkrieg Bop” and previously unissued demos of such songs as “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” and “I Don't Care.” Recorded at Manhattan's famed Radio City Music Hall, RAMONES is itself an icon, cited by Rolling Stone and Spin as one of the Top 100 alternative albums of all time.