Animal Boy
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Animal Boy
- Artist: The Ramones
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- Release Date: 1986 05
- Total Time: 31:44
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
With Animal Boy, producer Jean Beauvoir (of Plasmatics infamy) attempted to update the Ramones' sound with the commercial conventions of the day, meaning keyboards and synthesizers. The balls-out title song momentarily simplifies things, but the album nevertheless progresses in hit-and-miss fashion. Of note, the album contains one of the band's most clearly political statements in first single "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg," written about President Ronald Reagan's ill-advised visit to Germany's Bitburg cemetery, the site of many Nazi graves. Interestingly, the song was later retitled "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down" prior to the album's release, after vehement protests from guitarist Johnny Ramone, a fervid conservative. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi| Animal Behaviour (1983 Album by Lost Jockey) | |
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| Studio album by Ramones | ||||
| Released | May 19, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | December 1985 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 31:44 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Jean Beauvoir | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
Animal Boy is the ninth studio album by the American punk band 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;[1] "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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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Track listing
- "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" (Richie Ramone) – 3:23
- "Animal Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:50
- "Love Kills" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:19
- "Apeman Hop" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:02
- "She Belongs to Me" (Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir) – 3:54
- "Crummy Stuff" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:06
- "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir) – 3:55
- "Mental Hell" (Joey Ramone) – 2:38
- "Eat That Rat" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:37
- "Freak of Nature" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:32
- "Hair of the Dog" (Joey Ramone) – 2:19
- "Something to Believe In" (Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir) – 4:09
Cover
- Swedish rock band Sator recorded a cover version of "Mental Hell" for the 2002 tribute album, The Song Ramones the Same.
- Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom recorded a cover of "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" for the American release of their 2005 album, Are You Dead Yet?
- American punk band Trashlight Vision recorded a cover version of "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" for their 2006 debut album, Alibis and Ammunition.
- The vocalist/bassist Nick Oliveri recorded a cover of "Mental Hell" for his 2007 album "Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails" with his punk rock-stoner rock band Mondo Generator.
Personnel
Ramones
- Joey Ramone – lead vocals
- Johnny Ramone – guitar
- Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Love Kills" and "Eat That Rat"
- Richie Ramone – drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Jean Beauvoir - Producer, Co-Mixer
- Jorge Esteban- Engineer
- Grant Gillett- Assistant Engineer
- Anders Oredson- Co-Mixer
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | Billboard 200 | 143[6] |
References
- ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review: Animal Boy". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16127. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ Cristgau, Robert. "Review: Animal Boy". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ramones. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ a b Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Hands Across Your Face". Rhino. http://www.rhino.com/fun/henrydiltz/apr04/photo4.lasso. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ Doherty, Brian; Gillespie, Nick (August/September 2001). "I Dreamed I Saw Joey Ramone Last Night: The P.C. eulogizing of a punk rocker". Reason. Reason Foundation. http://www.reason.com/news/printer/28135.html. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Animal Boy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/the-ramones/animal-boy/13995. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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