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Hey! Ho! Let's Go! gets re-envisioned Ventures-style

Alan Hutchins | Denver , CO | 05/19/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This listing has no information regarding this import release, but it has the same title of a turn-of-the-millennium release on Blood Red Vinyl and Discs out of Portland, Oregon. This disc answers the musical question you probably never thought of asking: "What if the Ventures were to timewarp back to the mid-60's and do a whole disc of Ramones covers"?The perpetrators of this rather elaborate in-joke/send-up are mainly guitarists Mel Bergman and Davie Allan (histories in the guitar instrumental field with the Phantom Surfers, The Arrows, countless biker flick and surf soundtracks, etc.) The 16 Ramones songs covered focus primarily on their first few Ramones albums and only include one song later than the 1981 "Pleasant Dreams" disc (The title song to the movie "Pet Semetary") There are even a couple of somewhat obscure songs from around the time of their "Leave Home" disc: "Carbona Not Glue" (which was cut from the disc after the initial pressing) and "Babysitter" (a B-side, although both of these songs are now on the 2002 Rhino reissue of "Leave Home").The sound? Well, it does indeed sound like the Ventures, circa 1966(Their "Wild Things" album, for example)performing most of these songs. Davie Allan's fuzztone approximate sthe Mosrite-fuzz sound the Ventures were getting around that timeframe, and this sound provides the melody-lines on the many of the songs. There are some kitchy Ventures touches like occasional female backing vocals and even a reverb-soaked slow surf version of "I Wanna Be Well", which is one of the discs highlights. On "Rock and Roll Radio", the song opens with some radio-dial searching (as the Ramones song does), but the "signal" cleverly lingers for a few seconds on the Ramones doing "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" and the Ventures doing "Walk Don't Run `64" just before the Ramonetures launch into their cover.This is a grin-inducing novelty instrumental disc that is probably not going to win fans of either band, but if you're already a huge fan of both of the bands providing the inspirations, you probably need this disc to satisfy your curiosity. Casual fans and innocent bystanders will find this unnecessary and maybe even boring. The whopping above-listed import price is a strong deterrent, ..."

Wondering what I'll do tonight

Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 05/26/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Somebody came up with the idea of doing Ramones songs Ventures style. And that's exactly what this CD is. It sounds like the late '60s era Ventures playing songs by the Ramones. Actually, the idea isn't as far out as it sounds. Johnny Ramone started out playing a Ventures guitar, so there is some connection between the groups. If you are a fan of both groups, like myself, you should really get a kick out of this CD. It's just plain fun. One neat thing I want to mention is that in the beginning of "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" there is the sound of a radio being tuned, and you can hear a few seconds of "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" by the Ramones and "Walk, Don't Run '64" by the Ventures. Recommended to Ramones and Ventures fans. Oh, by the way, here is the track listing:1. Glad to See You Go
2. Rockaway Beach
3. Blitzkrieg Bop
4. She's the One
5. Babysitter
6. Rock 'N' Roll High School
7. She's a Sensation
8. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World
9. Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?
10. I Wanna Be Well
11. Carbona Not Glue
12. The KKK Took My Baby Away
13. Cretin Hop
14. Oh Oh I Love Her So
15. I Wanna Be Sedated
16. Pet Semetary"

Bastard children of the ramones n' the ventures!

Ryan Jackson | Los Angeles,CA | 12/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a qreat disc! Put simply it's the ramones music played in a ventures w/ fuzz-tone guitar. The lead guitarist is none other than the king of the fuzz guitar : Davie Allan!! Other members include Johnny Bartlett of the phantom surfers and DJ Bonebrake from X ! This is instermental surf-punk @ it's best! A must have 4 any fan of the Ramones or Ventures. As if that wasen't cool enough the cover has a black haired girl,toppless(huge knockers w/lots-o-cleavage) except a leather jacket and jeans,holding a white johnny ramone style Mosrite guitar with a back round of a brick wall. Just like the legendary 1st ramones lp! Great project idea, awesome disc!!! 5 stars all the way!"