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JennYBlast From The Past Vol. 2: Part II: The Ramones - Mondo Bizarro Album Review
September 2nd 2008 02:20
For the second issue of Blast From The Past, we'll dvelve into punk rock, metal, and rap. This is the second part for the month of September, and will deal with The Ramones' Mondo Bizarro
Release date: September 1, 1992
Genre: Punk rock
Length: 37:25
Label: Radioactive
I didn't know much about The Ramones before listening to this album. I knew they were one of the first punk rock in America, but I was only familiar with their debut single “Blitzkrieg Bop” by hearing it in one of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater videogames. Although Mondo Bizarro came out in the early 90s, it still managed to keep that old punk sound from the 70s.
The album starts off with Censorshit, a song about censorship. It has that old punk sound to it and a nice sing-along chorus. However, I didn't like the singing on the last verse, it screwed up the end of the song, and left me with a sense of disappointment.
The Job That Ate My Brain is a song about the monotony of 9-to-5 jobs. The chorus will definitely stick in your head for a while. “I can't take this crazy”/”I've become a mental case”/”This is the job that ate my brain.” It's a pretty good song.
The first single, Poison Heart, is a bit average in my opinion. Several tracks are way better than this song, so having this one has first single really puzzles me.
Strength To Endure is the kind of song that grows on you. It's not really impressive but you'll find yourself liking it after a while.
It's Gonna Be Alright is dedicated to all the fans. The title (and the lyrics themselves) is probably related to Dee Dee Ramone's departure from the band before the release of this album. I didn't really like this song, it didn't sound original to me and the lead singer sounded old.
Take It As It Comes is a cover of the Doors' song by the same name. The instrumental is all-around solid, and the inclusion of a keyboard was a breath of fresh air in a punk album.
Anxiety, Main Man, and Tomorrow Goes Away all sound more energetic than the other tracks. The singing is faster, giving the song a higher tempo. Anxiety has a simple guitar riff but the song is still pretty damn good.
I Won't Let It Happen sounds a lot like 70s/80s rock. In fact, it reminded me of the movie Grease. Don't ask why though, it just has that song.
Cabbies On Crack and Heidi Is A Headcase are classic punk rock songs. Cabbies has a nice guitar solo towards the end while Heidi is probably the song that all punk rock bands try to emulate when singing about love.
Touring is the final track of the album. Just like it says, it's a song about touring. It was a bit weird though because it sounded like a tougher version of the Beach Boys.
Spiderman is a cover of the TV show main theme. An all-time classic, this is a great song to reminisce the good old times.
In the end, this a good album. Not a great one, but still good. There's nothing amazingly out of this world about it, but there's nothing bad either. I give it a 3.5/5.
[Click here for Part I: Fat Joe - Don Cartagena Album Review]
Genre: Punk rock
Length: 37:25
Label: Radioactive
I didn't know much about The Ramones before listening to this album. I knew they were one of the first punk rock in America, but I was only familiar with their debut single “Blitzkrieg Bop” by hearing it in one of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater videogames. Although Mondo Bizarro came out in the early 90s, it still managed to keep that old punk sound from the 70s.
The album starts off with Censorshit, a song about censorship. It has that old punk sound to it and a nice sing-along chorus. However, I didn't like the singing on the last verse, it screwed up the end of the song, and left me with a sense of disappointment.
The Job That Ate My Brain is a song about the monotony of 9-to-5 jobs. The chorus will definitely stick in your head for a while. “I can't take this crazy”/”I've become a mental case”/”This is the job that ate my brain.” It's a pretty good song.
The first single, Poison Heart, is a bit average in my opinion. Several tracks are way better than this song, so having this one has first single really puzzles me.
Strength To Endure is the kind of song that grows on you. It's not really impressive but you'll find yourself liking it after a while.
It's Gonna Be Alright is dedicated to all the fans. The title (and the lyrics themselves) is probably related to Dee Dee Ramone's departure from the band before the release of this album. I didn't really like this song, it didn't sound original to me and the lead singer sounded old.
It's Gonna Be Alright music video
Take It As It Comes is a cover of the Doors' song by the same name. The instrumental is all-around solid, and the inclusion of a keyboard was a breath of fresh air in a punk album.
Anxiety, Main Man, and Tomorrow Goes Away all sound more energetic than the other tracks. The singing is faster, giving the song a higher tempo. Anxiety has a simple guitar riff but the song is still pretty damn good.
I Won't Let It Happen sounds a lot like 70s/80s rock. In fact, it reminded me of the movie Grease. Don't ask why though, it just has that song.
Cabbies On Crack and Heidi Is A Headcase are classic punk rock songs. Cabbies has a nice guitar solo towards the end while Heidi is probably the song that all punk rock bands try to emulate when singing about love.
Touring is the final track of the album. Just like it says, it's a song about touring. It was a bit weird though because it sounded like a tougher version of the Beach Boys.
Spiderman is a cover of the TV show main theme. An all-time classic, this is a great song to reminisce the good old times.
Spiderman music video
In the end, this a good album. Not a great one, but still good. There's nothing amazingly out of this world about it, but there's nothing bad either. I give it a 3.5/5.
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