Usually, Greatest Hits Live albums are the province of aging stars and reunited rock & roll oldies group, well past their prime.
They make no attempt to play new material or reinterpret their older material, they just churn it out to please the crowd.
The Ramones' Greatest Hits Live is no exception to the rule.
The world's first punk band acts like an oldies act, trotting out their classics ("Blitzkrieg Bop," "I Wanna Be Sedated," etc.) with an astonishing lack of interest or energy -- they really sound like a relic, not a once-revolutionary force.
The two new studio tracks -- the masturbatory "R.A.M.O.N.E.S." and "Any Way You Want It" (which is disappointingly not a Journey cover) -- only confirm that the band threw in the towel a few years too late.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durango 95Johnny Ramone | Ramones | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 2 | I Wanna Be SedatedDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | SpidermanRobert Harris, Paul Francis Webster | Ramones | Play | 01:48 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Sheena Is a Punk RockerDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 01:45 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 5 | Rockaway BeachDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 6 | Strength to EndureDee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | Ramones | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Cretin FamilyDee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | Ramones | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | Do You Wanna DanceBobby Freeman | Ramones | Play | 01:26 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 9 | We're a Happy FamilyDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 01:28 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 10 | The CrusherDee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | Ramones | Play | 02:09 | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| 11 | 53rd & 3rdDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 12 | Beat on the BratDee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Ramones | Ramones | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 13 | Pet SemataryDee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | Ramones | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 14 | R.A.M.O.N.E.S.Michael Burston, Phil Campbell, Lemmy Kilmister, Philip Taylor | Ramones | Play | 01:24 | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| 15 | Any Way You Want ItDave Clark | Ramones | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 16 | Blizkrieg Bop | Ramones | Play | 01:37 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 17 | Do You Remember Rock 'n Roll Radio | Ramones | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 18 | I Don't Want To Grow Up | Ramones | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bell | Illustrations |
| 2 | Kathleen Brennan | Composer |
| 3 | Ian Bryan | Engineer |
| 4 | Michael Burston | Composer |
| 5 | Phil Campbell | Composer |
| 6 | Dave Clark | Composer |
| 7 | Dave Clark | Composer |
| 8 | Bobby Freeman | Composer |
| 9 | Bryce Goggin | Engineer |
| 10 | Robert Harris | Composer |
| 11 | Tom Jermann | Art Direction, Design |
| 12 | Hillary Johnson | Engineer |
| 13 | Lemmy Kilmister | Composer |
| 14 | Gary Kurfirst | Executive Producer |
| 15 | Ron Larson | Illustrations |
| 16 | Karen Malluk | Production Coordination |
| 17 | C.J. Ramone | Bass |
| 18 | Dee Dee Ramone | Composer |
| 19 | Joey Ramone | Composer, Vocals |
| 20 | Johnny Ramone | Composer, Guitar |
| 21 | Marky Ramone | Composer, Drums |
| 22 | Tommy Ramone | Composer |
| 23 | Ramones | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 24 | Daniel Rey | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 25 | Ed Stasium | Engineer, Producer |
| 26 | Philip Taylor | Composer |
| 27 | Tom Waits | Composer |
| 28 | Paul Francis Webster | Composer |
| 29 | J.C. Wegman | Illustrations |
| 30 | Howie Weinberg | Mastering |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |