The Ramones were, undoubtedly, one of the most influential bands in the history of rock. They created, almost by accident, the cornerstone of a sound that later became punk and all its sub-genres.
Drummer Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone) was the one who gathered his friends Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone, vocals), John Cummings (Johnny Ramone, guitar) and Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone, bass) to form the group in 1974, never imagining they were going to build a career for more than 20 years, amd more than 2,000 live shows with just a few lineup changes.
The group broke up in August 1996, but his spirit is still alive in the new generations of fans that constantly rediscover their music and with an ongoing stream of releases with old material. The fact that they released over a dozen albums was not enough for them. For that reason, during and after his career all members participated in side projects showing in them, unknown artistic facets.
In this triple album, 42 songs (in the tradition of the early albums by The Ramones 14 issues per disc) present some of the most important projects the members of the group were part of. We do it by diggin’ thru the group’s first demos (1975) through recent recordings by Joey and Dee Dee; from the solo adventures of drummer Marc Bell (Marky Ramone, replacement of founder drummer Tommy) to Christopher Joseph Ward‘s (CJ Ramone) new project. This material is of a great musical diversity, that shows the quality of the different projects and features many golden nuggets, currently available only in this collection, plus a couple of unreleased, never before heard tracks.
Tracklist:
"The Family Tree 1"
1-1 –Die Toten Hosen Feat. Joey Ramone Blitzkrieg Bop 1:51
1-2 –The Ramones I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 2:53
1-3 –Dee Dee Ramone Feat. Joey Ramone I Am Seeing U.F.O's 4:02
1-4 –Marky Ramone & The Intruders 3 Cheers For You 2:31
1-5 –Bad Chopper (CJ Ramone) Good Enough For Me 2:36
1-6 –The Swing Cats Feat. Johnny Ramone Feat. Lemmy Good Rockin' Tonight 3:15
1-7 –The Rattlers Feat. Joey Ramone On The Beach 2:57
1-8 –Dee Dee Ramone Negative Creep 2:52
1-9 –Osaka Popstar Feat. Marky Ramone The KKK Took My Baby Away 2:12
1-10 –Blackfire Feat. Joey Ramone Lying To Myself 2:12
1-11 –Dee Dee Ramone & I.C.L.C. Feat. Nina Hagen I'm Making Monsters For My Friends 2:35
1-12 –Marky Ramone & The Intruders Feat. Joan Jett Don't Blame Me 2:56
1-13 –Youth Gone Mad Feat. Joey Ramone Meatball Sandwich 2:11
1-14 –Bad Chopper (CJ Ramone) Do It To Me 2:03
"The Family Tree 2"
2-1 –Marky Ramone Pet Semetary (Live) 3:17
2-2 –Dee Dee Ramone Now I Wanna Be Sedated 2:19
2-3 –Sibling Rivalry (Joey Ramone & Mickey Leigh)* See My Way 4:10
2-4 –The Ramones Judy Is A Punk 1:36
2-5 –Marky Ramone, Cherie Currie & Wayne Kramer Cherry Bomb 3:05
2-6 –The Swing Cats Feat. Johnny Ramone Viva Las Vegas 2:58
2-7 –Dee Dee Ramone Feat. Lux Interior Bad Hororscope 2:24
2-8 –Marky Ramone & The Intruders Nowhere Man 1:48
2-9 –CJ Ramone & Bien Desocupados Punishment Fits The Crime 3:15
2-10 –The Independents Feat. Joey Ramone Slug (Live) 1:59
2-11 –Uncle Monk (Tommy Ramone) Round The Bend 2:49
2-12 –The Bowery Electric Crew (Marky, CJ & Tommy Ramone) The Bowery Electric 3:11
2-13 –Dee Dee Ramone Jump In The Fire 3:13
2-14 –Joey Ramone The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs 2:22
"The Originals"
3-1 –Chris Montez Let's Dance 2:20
3-2 –The Rivieras California Sun 2:23
3-3 –The Trashmen Surfin' Bird 2:21
3-4 –The Searchers Needles And Pins 2:12
3-5 –Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers Chinese Rocks 2:54
3-6 –1910 Fruitgum Co. Indian Giver 2:34
3-7 –Chris Farlowe Out Of Time 3:12
3-8 –Max Frost & The Troopers The Shape Of Things To Come 1:54
3-9 –The Seeds Can't Seem To Make You Mine 3:01
3-10 –The Troggs I Can't Control Myself 3:04
3-11 –Jan & Dean Surf City 2:05
3-12 –Beach Boys Surfin' Safari 1:59
3-13 –Chuck Berry School Days 2:41
3-14 –Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman School's Out 4:03
Label: Music Brokers
Released: 2014