Man, I don’t know if you’ve ever done it (because why would you?) but, let me tell you: lots of dumb shit happens when you Google “The Ramones.”
One thing that happens that isn’t so dumb, however, is that you end up learning (not much, but some stuff) about RAMONES: THE SIRE YEARS (1976-1981), a new box set arriving October 29 from Rhino Entertainment that collects their first six albums.
You know the first six, right? Their 1976 self-titled debut, 1977’s Leave Home, also-1977’s Rocket to Russia, 1988’s Road to Ruin, 1980’s End of the Century, and 1981’s Pleasant Dreams? Oh good. I was afraid you didn’t. Well, each will be presented with its original running order and all of that unbeatable original 1970s/80s-style artwork. Mmm-mmm-mmm. I’d say “Hey, ho, let’s go!” at this point, but that’d be cheap and shitty, I think.
Speaking of cheap and shitty, there’s also gonna be a digital version! [Actually, the digital version is kinda cool because it’s expanded to comprise 11 albums instead of six. Titled THE SIRE YEARS (1976-1989), it’s got all that stuff I mentioned before, plus subsequent albums Subterranean Jungle (1983), Too Tough to Die (1984), Animal Boy (1986), Halfway to Sanity (1987), and Brain Drain (1989).] What happened to The Ramones after the Sire years came to a close? According to Google, no one really knows.
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