The Ramones
Rocket to Russia
Label:  Sire 
Date:  1977
Length:  0:00
Format:  LP
Genre:  Rock; Punk
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Cretin Hop    
      2.  
      		 Rockaway Beach    
      3.  
      		 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow    
      4.  
      		 Locket Love    
      5.  
      		 I Don't Care    
      6.  
      		 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker    
      7.  
      		 We're A Happy Family    
      8.  
      		 Teenage Lobotomy    
      9.  
      		 Do You Wanna Dance? (Trashmen)    
      10.  
      		 I Wanna Be Well    
      11.  
      		 I Can't Give You Anything    
      12.  
      		 Ramona    
      13.  
      		 Surfin' Bird    
      14.  
      		 Why Is It Always This Way?    
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      "Our records have the bitterness of life in them," quoth Dee Dee Ramone, and Rocket to Russia brought the pain. Despite carrying on the celebratory tone of the Ramones' debut and Leave Home in the likes of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Cretin Hop," a tribute to dirty "Rockaway Beach," and covers of the Trashmen and "Do You Wanna Dance?" their third LP displays a dark humor that's less jokey than the previous releases' goofs on bad mental health and dysfunctional relationships. The group's best-produced of its first three releases, Rocket achieves an almost smooth texture thanks to a clean mix and increased use of Beach Boys-inspired vocal harmonies. Still, the joyous grind of Johnny's guitar is front and center for much of this enduring album.
      --Rickey Wright