The Ramones - 1977-10-21 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)

The Ramones
1977-10-21
Whisky a Go Go
Los Angeles, CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. intro
02. Loudmouth
03. Beat On The Brat
04. Blitzkrieg Bop
05. I Remember You
06. Glad To See You Go
07. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
08. You're Gonna Kill That Girl
09. I Don't Care
10. Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
11. Rockaway Beach
12. Commando
13. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
14. Surfin' Bird
15. Cretin Hop
16. Listen To My Heart
17. California Sun
18. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
19. Pinhead
20. break before encore
21. Suzy Is A Headbanger
22. Chain Saw
23. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
24. break before second encore
25. Now I Want To Be A Good Boy
26. Let's Dance

The Ramones - 1977-10-21 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)

To paraphrase, Mr. Dylan, in the mid 1970s, the times they were a changing, as rock began to move in a variety of directions as many of the mainstays of the 1960's stepped out of the limelight. A musician from NJ, named Bruce Springsteen, made the covers of Time and Newsweek in the same week in 1975, gaining nationwide recognition for his unique songs and lyrics focusing on the plight of the common man. Singer-song writers, such as Elton John, Billy Joel, and James Taylor, were emerging, with a less hard edge to their music. Elton would eventually establish another rock trend of the 70's (and beyond) - the rock star as the over the top, flamboyant cultural icon. Glossy, highly polished album oriented rock emerged, with bands like Fleetwood Mac, Boston and the Eagles creating and riding that wave to produce multi-platinum selling albums. Bands such as Yes, ELP and Genesis, leaders of the progressive rock movement, added layers of instrumentation and technology to their music, moving it away from traditional rock and roll. Amidst all of this change, The Ramones emerged, adding, their own spin to the all the other transformations in the rock world in the mid 70’s. In 1974, The Ramones played at CBGB’s, the now legendary and defunct rock club in the Bowery District in NY, 74 times! They signed their first recording contract in 1975, and released their first album in 1976. Their hard driving, straight ahead, stripped down, anti-establishment, incessant form of rock, with no song longer than 2 ½ minutes, coupled with the black leather jackets, t-shirt and jean wardrobe, combined to usher in a new era of rock music, called Punk. The Ramones were the clear leaders of the punk movement in NY, taking a stand against the mid 70’s trends toward overblown and/or overly sentimental rock songs and albums. This soundboard recording captures the band in Los Angeles on October 21, 1977, 41 years ago today, just a few weeks prior to the release of their 3rd album, Rocket To Russia, which featured tacks such as Sheena Is A Punk Rocker, Rockaway Beach and their cover of Surfin Bird!