Acid Eaters

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Acid Eaters

Studio album by The Ramones
Released	December 1993
Recorded	August 1993
Genre	Punk
Length	30:53
Label	Radioactive Records
Producer(s)	Scott Hackwith
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The Ramones chronology
Mondo Bizarro (1992)	Acid Eaters (1993)	¡Adios Amigos! (1995)

Acid Eaters is an album by punk rock group The Ramones.

Recorded in 1993 (see 1993 in music), towards the end of the Ramones' career, the album Acid Eaters is often set apart from other Ramones releases in that it is entirely composed of covers. While the Ramones positioned themselves as an alternative to the cocaine-and-cash-fueled guitar-hero rock of mainstream music, they were never afraid to acknowledge their musical influences. Unlike other punk bands of their time, such as the equally popular The Clash or Sex Pistols, the Ramones embraced some of the music from their childhood and welcomed it into their own unique sound. Acid Eaters forms a musical tribute to the Ramones' 60s favourites, and highlights the influence that earlier bands such as the Beach Boys, The Who and The Rolling Stones, (all of whom are covered in this album) had on their music.

1 The recording
2 Track listing
- 2.1 Bonus tracks
3 Record information

[edit] The recording

Acid Eaters was not the first time that the Ramones had played or recorded cover songs. Covers had always formed a minor part of the Ramones' act, and a version of Chris Montez's hit "Let's Dance" (written by and credited to Jim Lee) even appeared on their debut album. Other notable covers previously performed by the group include The Searchers' "Needles and Pins" (written by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche), "Baby, I Love You" by The Ronettes and "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen. Acid Eaters, however, was the first complete set of covers, and the songs it contains are much more significant than the seemingly randomly distributed covers on the Ramones' other works.

Musically, Acid Eaters is something of a mixed bag, although the album's production is a great improvement on Mondo Bizarro. The songs are mostly well chosen, as covers such as "Surf City" by Jan and Dean can easily be related to the Ramones' previous surf-rock influenced songs such as Rocket to Russia 's "Rockaway Beach". The Ramones' interpretation keeps the original flavour of the covers - with Pete Townshend supplying backing vocals on The Who song "Substitute" - while staying true to the band's standard no-frills version of punk.

[edit] Track listing

"Journey to the Center of the Mind" (Ted Nugent/Steve Farmer) – 2:52
"Substitute" (Pete Townshend) – 3:15
"Out of Time" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 2:41
"The Shape of Things to Come" (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil) – 1:46
"Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) – 2:31
"When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon/John Weider/Victor Briggs/Daniel McCulloch/Barry Jenkins) – 3:16
"7 and 7 Is" (Arthur Lee) – 1:50
"My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan) – 2:27
"Can't Seem to Make You Mine" (Sky Saxon) – 2:42
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (John Fogerty) – 2:22
"I Can't Control Myself" (Reg Presley) – 2:55
"Surf City" (Brian Wilson/Jan Berry) – 2:26

[edit] Bonus tracks

"Surfin' Safari" (Mike Love / Brian Wilson) (bonus track in Japan) – 1:47

[edit] Record information

UK Label (1993): Chrysalis
Catalogue Number: CHR 6052 (vinyl), CDCHR 6052 (CD)

Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Marky Ramone C. J. Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone
Discography
Studio albums: Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
Live albums: It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here! (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)
Compilations: Ramones Mania (1988) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 (1990) • All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 (1990) • Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (1999) • Ramones Mania Vol. 2 (2000) • Masters of Rock: Ramones (2001) • Best of the Chrysalis Years (2002) • Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (2002) • The Chrysalis Years (2002) • The Best of The Ramones (2004) • Weird Tales of the Ramones (2005) • Greatest Hits (2006)
Tribute albums: Gabba Gabba Hey: A Tribute to the Ramones (1991) • Ramones (1992) • Rocket To Russia (1994) • Rocket to Ramonia (1996) • Road to Ruin (1998) • File Under Ramones (1999) • We're a Happy Family - A Tribute To Ramones (2003)
Films: Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) • Lifestyles of the Ramones (1990) • Ramones - Around the World (1993) • We're Outta Here (1997) • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003) • Ramones: Raw (2004)
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