35 Years Ago: Ramones Release 'Rocket to Russia'

Dave Swanson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:36:05 +0000

Released thirty-five years ago, 'Rocket to Russia' was to have been the Ramones big breakthrough -- the album to put them on the radio, in the charts and in the hearts of rock and rollers everywhere! As we all know ... that never happened. Despite the random attempts over the years to re-write rock and roll history via 'rockumentaries,' the truth is, most of America couldn't have cared less about the Ramones. 1977 was all about Kiss, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, and so on. Most U.S. teens were simply not interested in the propulsive three-minute blasts of energy dished out at sonic speed by four misfits from NYC.

Foo Fighters To Cover Some Classic Tunes

Jon Michaels — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:30:38 +0000

The track list for Medium Rare, the Foo Fighters cover album has been revealed.According to HitsDailyDouble.com the disc will carry 13 versions of songs by artist including The Ramones, Pink Floyd, Prince, jazz great Mose Allison and the late Gerry Rafferty. Medium Rare will be released on April 16th to coincide with Record Store Day. [...]

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35 Years Ago: Ramones Release 'Rocket to Russia'

Foo Fighters To Cover Some Classic Tunes