Weird Tales of the Ramones

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Weird Tales of the Ramones was released on August 16, 2005. 85 songs are contained on 3 CDs, plus a DVD featuring "Lifestyles of the Ramones", a documentary featuring all of their music videos up to 1990 interspaced by interview clips with the band and figures in pop culture, plus the music videos released by the bands after the release of the main feature on the DVD. The boxset was compiled by Johnny Ramone and released by Rhino Records.

The boxset also contains a special oversize comic book, focusing on the legend of the band.

[edit] CD Track Listing

Disc 1

  1. Blitzkrieg Bop
  2. Beat on the Brat
  3. Judy Is a Punk
  4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
  5. Loudmouth
  6. 53rd & 3rd
  7. Havana Affair
  8. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
  9. Glad to See You Go
  10. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
  11. I Remember You
  12. Carbona Not Glue
  13. Oh Oh I Love Her So
  14. Swallow My Pride
  15. Commando
  16. Pinhead
  17. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker (ABC SINGLE VERSION)
  18. I Don't Care (Single Version)
  19. Rockaway Beach
  20. Cretin Hop
  21. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
  22. Teenage Lobotomy
  23. Slug [Demo]
  24. Surfin' Bird
  25. We're a Happy Family
  26. I Just Want to Have Something to Do
  27. I Wanted Everything
  28. Needles & Pins (Remixed Single Version)
  29. I Wanna Be Sedated
  30. Go Mental
  31. Don't Come Close
  32. I Don't Want You
  33. She's the One
  34. I'm Against It

Disc 2

  1. Rock 'n' Roll High School (Ed Stasium Mix)
  2. I Want You Around (Ed Stasium Mix)
  3. Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
  4. I'm Affected
  5. Danny Says
  6. The KKK Took My Baby Away
  7. You Sound Like You're Sick
  8. She's a Sensation
  9. All's Quite on the Eastern Front
  10. Outsider
  11. Highest Trails Above
  12. Psycho Therapy
  13. Time Bomb
  14. Mama's Boy
  15. I'm Not Afraid of Life
  16. Too Tough To Die
  17. Wart Hog
  18. Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
  19. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)
  20. Endless Vacation
  21. My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) (UK 12" Version)
  22. Somebody Put Something in My Drink
  23. Animal Boy
  24. I Don't Want to Live This Life (Anymore)
  25. Love Kills
  26. Something to Believe In (Single Version)

Disc 3

  1. I Wanna Live
  2. Bop 'Til You Drop
  3. I Lost My Mind
  4. Garden of Serenity
  5. I Believe in Miracles
  6. Pet Sematary (Single Version)
  7. Punishment Fits the Crime
  8. Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (Single Version)
  9. Main Man
  10. Strength to Endure
  11. Poison Heart
  12. I Won't Let It Happen
  13. Censorshit
  14. Journey to the Center of the Mind
  15. 7 And 7 Is
  16. When I Was Young
  17. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
  18. Scattergun
  19. Makin' Monsters For My Friends
  20. The Crusher
  21. Spiderman
  22. Life's a Gas
  23. She Talks to Rainbows
  24. Anyway You Want It
  25. R.A.M.O.N.E.S.

[edit] DVD Track Listing

  • Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?
  • Rock 'n' Roll High School
  • We Want The Airwaves
  • Psycho Therapy
  • Time Has Come Today
  • Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
  • Something To Believe In
  • I Wanna Live
  • I Wanna Be Sedated
  • Pet Semetary
  • Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
  • I Believe In Miracles
  • Strength To Endure
  • Poison Heart
  • Substitute
  • I Don't Wanna Grow Up
  • Bltizkrieg Bop (Live)

[edit] Reaction

The reaction to the set has been mixed. While many fans enjoy the visual component of the boxset, some fans, through sites like Amazon.com, have wondered if the musical component of the boxset really has a place, seeing how there is already multiple Ramones compilations. However, many fans also consider this an excellent place for someone who knows little about the Ramones to get a good look at the band.

Ramones

Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Marky Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone • C. J. Ramone
Discography

Studio albums: Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)

Live albums: It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)

Compilations: Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006)

Tribute Albums: Ramones (1992) • We're a Happy Family (2003)

Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • Ramones: Raw (2004) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
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