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Dopo tre album che sono tuttora esempio insuperato del più sfrenato ed esuberante primitivismo rock'n'roll, nel 1978 i Ramones si trovano in una situazione ben nota a tante altre band leggendarie: immenso rispetto da parte dei colleghi, un discreto zoccolo duro di fan-discepoli fedelissimi e incalliti, una miriade di altri gruppi nati dai loro 3 accordi, ma pochi quattrini in tasca e nessun risultato di classifica rilevante. Si tratta di una situazione che spesso piace più ai fan che alla band, e infatti ai Nostri questo non andava proprio a genio, soprattutto perchè erano ben consci di fare musica tutt'altro che priva di potenzialità commerciali (e, alla luce del clamoroso successo riscosso una ventina d'anni dopo dopo da pallidi epigoni tipo Green Day o Blink 182, non si può che dar loro ragione). Per cui, dopo aver sostituito il batterista Tommy, vittima dello stress da tour, con l'ex Voidoids Marc Bell (Marky Ramone) i quattro incisero questo "Road To Ruin". Un altro esempio di primitivismo rock'n'roll, ma un pelo più ragionato.
Sebbene la maggior durata delle canzoni (che superano più di una volta la barriera dei 3 minuti), la produzione più pulita (tra l'altro con grande beneficio del suono di Johnny) e la presenza di chitarre acustiche e persino di micro-assoli di chitarra abbia a suo tempo scandalizzato qualche puritano punk, la materia rock dei Ramones non è stata infatti per niente snaturata. Un certo mestiere c'è, e si sente, ma anche i pezzi più pop, ovvero "Don't Come Close" , "Questioningly" e la cover acustica di "Needles & Pins" dei Searchers, pescano a piene mani dal rock'n'roll delle origini, da quegli anni 50 e 60 tanto cari ai Ramones, e non suonano per niente impacciati o affettati (a differenza dei tre album successivi, che risentono della presenza spesso ingombrante dei produttori esterni).
Inoltre, l'arrivo di Marky, che aveva suonato hard-rock con i Dust, porta talvolta all'adozione di ritmiche più "heavy" e strascicate: come nell'iniziale "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do", che deve essere piaciuta un sacco a un bel po' di gruppi grunge. Ma la vera perla dell'album, che da sola ne vale l'acquisto (dai, sono 9.90 euri!) è "I Wanna Be Sedated", una delle canzoni simbolo della band, probabilmente il loro ultimo grande inno da disadattati: riff, melodia e ritornello indimenticabili, un assolo mono-nota (geniale risposta di Johnny a chi lo accusava di non essere in grado di suonare assoli), il tutto intervallato dai "pa-pa-papa-pa-papa-papa" di Joey. Cose, queste, che da sole si bevono intere discografie dei suddetti gruppetti "punk" anni 90, e non solo.
Se la rece vi sembra troppo enfatica, è perchè il sottoscritto è stato iniziato al Rock da questi individui. E il primo amore eccetera eccetera.
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01 I Just Want to Have Something to Do (02:42)
"Hangin out on Second Avenue
Eating chicken feelin' blue
I just want to be with you
I just want to have something to do
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Well allright
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Wait-now
Wait-now
Hanging out all by myself
I don't want to be with anybody else
I just want to be with you
I just want to have something to do
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Well allright
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Wait-now
Wait-now
(4x)
Hanging out all by myself
I don't want to be with anybody else
I just want to be with you
I just want to have something to do
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Well allright
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight
02 I Wanted Everything (03:18)
I heard about the Easter bunny Presents under a Christmas tree
It was dreaming and fantasy There was no Mom or Daddy
I wanted everything I wanted everything I wanted everything
I had the world on my shoulder But I was getting older
Knew I was ready for it Some kind of employment
I wanted everything I wanted everything I wanted everything
All day working on a truck Bringing the groceries up
Not much of a salary No tip for the delivery
I wanted everything I wanted everything I wanted everything
There's no success for me Involved in a robbery
There's money in the supermarket And I'm goin' in after it
I wanted everything
03 Don't Come Close (02:44)
You know it's generally known You got everything at home
Kisses out of desperation Bring you more aggravation
And you don't come close You don't come close You don't come close
You bring out your souvenirs Soak them wet with your tears
You lose your imagination Out of more aggravation
And you don't come close You don't come close You don't come close
You turn red with rage But act your age
Only thing that your regret You need more time to forget
And you don't come close You don't come close You don't come close
06 I'm Against It (02:07)
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like politics
I don't like communists
I don't like games and fun
I don't like anyone
And I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like gee�s and freaks
I don't like circus geeks
I don't like summer and spring
I don't like anything
I don't like sex and drugs
I don't like water bugs
I don't care about poverty
All I care about is me
And I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like playing it fine
I don't like the Vietcong
I don't like Burger King
I don't like anything
And I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it!
07 I Wanna Be Sedated (02:29)
Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go home,
I wanna be sedated
Just, get me to the airport, put me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Oh no oh-oh oh-oh
Twenty-twenty twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go home,
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me on a plane
Hurry hurry hurry, before I go insane
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my brain
Oh no oh-oh oh-oh
Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go home,
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair and get me to the show
Hurry hurry hurry, before I gonna go
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh no oh-oh oh-oh
Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go
I wanna be sedated
Nothing to do, nowhere to go home,
I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair, get me to the show
Hurry hurry hurry, before I gonna go
I can't control my fingers, I can't control my toes
Oh no oh-oh oh-oh
Ba-ba-baba baba-ba-baba, I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-baba baba-ba-baba, I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-baba baba-ba-baba, I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-baba baba-ba-baba, I wanna be sedated
09 Questioningly (03:22)
Questioningly her eyes looked at me And then she spoke
Aren't you someone I used to know And weren't we lovers a long time ago?
Looked at her close Forced her into view
Yes, I said, you're a girl That I once may have knew
But I don't love you anymore Why do you want to talk to me for?
You should have just let me walk by Memories make us cry
In the morning I'm at work on time My boss tells me that I'm doing fine
When I'm going home Whiskey bottle movie on the TV
Memories make me cry And I'm alone just me Just me questioningly
10 She's the One (02:13)
Yeah yeah she's the one
Yeah yeah she's the one
When I see her on the street
You know she makes my life complete
And you know I told you so
She's the one, she's the one
Yeah yeah she's my girl
Yeah yeah she's my girl
When I see her on the street
You know she makes my life complete
And you know I told you so
She's the one, she's the one
She's the one
Know I'll never find a girl like you
But in my heart I'll always love you
Yeah yeah she's the one...
When I see her on the street
You know she makes my life complete
And you know I told you so
She's the one, she's the one
She's the one
Know I'll never find a girl like you
But in my heart I'll always be true
Yeah yeah she's the girl
The best girl in the whole wide world
When I see her on...
She's the one
She's the one, she's the one, she's the one
She's the one, she's the one, she's the one
She's the one, she's the one, she's the one
12 It's a Long Way Back (02:20)
You by the phone You all alone
It's a long way back to Germany
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Di Deep-Frenk
La fortuna non ha mai sorriso ai Ramones, questo bisogna ammetterlo.
"I Wanna Be Sedated" è una delle migliori canzoni dei Ramones, con un riff incalzante e una melodia orecchiabile.
