¡Adios Amigos!
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¡Adios Amigos!
- Artist: The Ramones
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- Release Date: July 18, 1995
- Total Time: 33:51
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
The Ramones announced before the release of ¡Adios Amigos! that the record would likely be their last -- unless it sold in massive quantities, that is. While it's hardly their best effort, ¡Adios Amigos! is an admirable way to bow out. The Ramones haven't progressed much since the mid-'80s, yet they have recaptured a bit of the inspiration that fueled their last great album, Too Tough to Die. Even with the extra kick of energy, there are moments on the album that veer too close to self-parody -- even the grungy stomp through Tom Waits' "I Don't Wanna Grow Up," one of the record's best moments, seems forced. Still, the weakest moments of the record outshine the best songs on the stiff and over-produced Brain Drain and Mondo Bizarro. They might not have been on the top of their game, yet the Ramones knew that a record like ¡Adios Amigos! was the right way to call it a day -- it rocks and it rolls, and it's not an embarrassment. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| awE naturalE (2012 Album by THEESatisfaction) | |
| ¡Adios Amigos! [Bonus Track] (1995 Album by The Ramones) |
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¡Adios Amigos!
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| Studio album by Ramones | ||||
| Released | July 18, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | January–February, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 33:58 | |||
| Label | Radioactive US Chrysalis UK |
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| Producer | Daniel Rey | |||
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| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
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¡Adiós Amigos! is the fourteenth and final studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on July 18, 1995 through Radioactive Records. It features "Making Monsters For My Friends" and "It's Not For Me to Know" originally recorded by Dee Dee Ramone on his album I Hate Freaks Like You which he did with I.C.L.C, and "The Crusher" from Dee Dee Ramone's short rap career as Dee Dee King, as well as a cover of Tom Waits' "I Don't Want to Grow Up" and a cover of Johnny Thunders song "I Love You." The Japanese version of the album features the bonus track "R.A.M.O.N.E.S.," originally recorded by Motörhead as a tribute to the Ramones on their 1916 album. The American version of the album features a hidden track, "Spider-Man," slightly different from the same song the Ramones originally recorded for the Saturday Morning tribute album. C.J. Ramone, Dee Dee's replacement, sings lead vocals on tracks two, four, eight and ten, as well as the bonus track "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." Dee Dee Ramone himself appeared on "Born to Die in Berlin," while singing in German and recorded by phone.
In a reverse decision, many tracks on this album are performed at a slower pace because of Joey's maturing, ailing vocals, a factor the band had acknowledged in previous years. In preceding tours the band had originally played faster with negative reviews of the shows being the result.
The album cover is a digitally altered version of a painting by artist Mark Kostabi, named Enasaurs.[3] The backcover shows the band tied and before being executed by a firing squad. The Mexican man seated next to the band is their longtime road manager Monte Melnick.
In contrast to the Ramones' long-running inability to break through single charts, the lead-in track "I Don't Want to Grow Up" was a top No. 30 hit on Billboard's modern rock list.
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Contents
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Don't Want to Grow Up" | Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Makin Monsters for My Friends" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | 2:35 |
| 3. | "It's Not for Me to Know" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | 2:51 |
| 4. | "The Crusher" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | 2:27 |
| 5. | "Life's a Gas" | Joey Ramone | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Take the Pain Away" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | 2:42 |
| 7. | "I Love You" | Johnny Thunders | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Cretin Family" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Have a Nice Day" | Marky Ramone, Garrett James Uhlenbrock | 1:39 |
| 10. | "Scattergun" | C.J. Ramone | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Got A lot to Say" | C.J. Ramone | 1:41 |
| 12. | "She Talks to Rainbows" | Joey Ramone | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Born to Die in Berlin" | Dee Dee Ramone, John Carco | 3:32 |
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| 14. | "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." (On Japanese edition. C.J. Ramone on vocals.) | Motörhead | 1:24 | ||||||
| 15. | "Spider-Man" (On U.S. edition.) | Paul Francis Webster, Robert Harris | 1:56 | ||||||
Personnel
- Joey Ramone – lead vocals
- Johnny Ramone – guitar
- C. J. Ramone – bass, vocals (lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10)
- Marky Ramone – drums
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | Billboard 200 | 148[4] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "I Don't Want to Grow Up" | Modern Rock Tracks | 30[5] |
References
- ^ ¡Adios Amigos! at Allmusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ "Ask Mark Kostabi". artnet.com http://www.artnet.com. http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/kostabi/kostabi9-30-03.asp. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "Chart History ¡Adios Amigos! The Ramones". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/the-ramones/%C2%A1adios-amigos/169462. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
- ^ "Chart History "I Don't Want to Grow Up" The Ramones". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-ramones/i-don-t-want-to-grow-up/347025. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
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