The last album Dee Dee Ramone released in his drug-shortened lifetime, 2000's Hop Around is just sad, a pathetic mess made by a guy whose best work was over two decades in his past and who was reduced to Rutles-style imitations of those past glories.
Seriously, there are songs here called "Now I Wanna Be Sedated," "I Don't Wanna Die in the Basement," and "38th and 8th," with lyrics and melodies that are just as self-plagiarizing.
Chris Spedding's production and instrumental assistance gives the album a crisp '70s punk sheen that's actually rather nice on its own merits but which really only points up the complete lack of inspiration in the songs.
Even a new version of the classic "Chinese Rocks" -- in retrospect probably the last decent song Dee Dee Ramone had a hand in writing -- sounds utterly perfunctory.
Sad, really.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Wanna Die in the BasementRamones | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 01:52 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Mental PatientDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 01:40 | 3 MB | 12 MB |
| 3 | Now I Wanna Be SedatedDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 4 | Rock & Roll Vacation in L. A.Dee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 5 | Get Out of This HouseDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 01:36 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | 38th & 8thDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Nothin'Dave Bingham, Roger Mayne | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Hop AroundDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | I Saw a Skull Instead of My FaceDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:24 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 10 | I Wanna YouDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 11 | Master PlanDee Dee Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | Hurtin' Kind | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 13 | I'm HorribleBarbara Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Chris Spedding | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| 14 | What About Me | Dee Dee Ramone | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 30 mins | 68 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 222 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Bingham | Composer |
| 2 | Jon Drew | Drums |
| 3 | Richard Hell | Composer |
| 4 | Gordon Lewis | Guitar |
| 5 | Roger Mayne | Composer, Guitar |
| 6 | Peter J. Moore | Mastering |
| 7 | Barbara Ramone | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 8 | Dee Dee Ramone | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Ramones | Composer |
| 10 | Billy Rogers | Drums |
| 11 | Rob Sanzo | Engineer |
| 12 | Chris Spedding | Composer, Guitar, Mellotron, Organ, Producer |
| 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). |