Animal Boy

by Ramones

Animal Boy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 May 1986
  • Label: Sire
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:52
  • Community rating: 2.9/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Jean Beauvoir

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Jean Beauvoir, the punk pioneers' ninth studio album is notable for the inclusion of the politically aggressive, Reagan-bashing anthem 'My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)'. The record alternates rapidly between slick, synthesizer-tinged power pop and frantic hardcore-inspired tracks, highlighting Joey and Johnny's escalating creative differences.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, fast, punchy, satirical, old-school

Tracklist

  1. Somebody Put Something in My Drink (3:19)
  2. Animal Boy (1:51)
  3. Love Kills (2:20)
  4. Apeman Hop (2:04)
  5. She Belongs to Me (3:55)
  6. Crummy Stuff (2:06)
  7. Bonzo Goes to Bitburg (3:53)
  8. Mental Hell (2:39)
  9. Eat That Rat (1:38)
  10. Freak of Nature (1:33)
  11. Hair of the Dog (2:21)
  12. Something to Believe In (4:07)

Credits

  • Ramones - primary artist
  • Arturo Vega - lighting director
  • Cresswell - other [gorilla handler]
  • Monte Melnick - tour manager
  • Mark Weinberg - typography [typography by]
  • Richie Ramone - written-by, membranophone
  • Dee Dee Ramone - written-by, bass
  • Johnny Ramone - written-by, guitar

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