Rocket to Russia (The Queers album)
Rocket to Russia | ||||
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Studio album by The Queers | ||||
Released |
1994 October 22, 1998 2001 (reissue) | |||
Recorded | 1994 at Flat Iron - Chicago, IL | |||
Genre | Pop punk, punk rock | |||
Label |
Selfless SFLS-28-1 Clearview Records CRVW-28 Liberation L-37838 | |||
Producer | Ben Weasel | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Rocket to Russia is a Ramones cover album by pop punk band the Queers.[2] This one of a series of full-length Ramones cover albums (which also included Ramones by Screeching Weasel, Leave Home by the Vindictives and Road to Ruin by the Mr. T Experience) released by Selfless Records in the mid-1990s.[3]
Queers vocalist and guitarist Joe King has repeatedly stated that the Ramones are one of the biggest influences on the band.[3][4][5][6] He wanted the Queers to sound "in between the Ramones and the Beach Boys."[7] However, he was not thrilled about recording a Ramones album, stating that "they're usually perfect to begin with."[8] At the time, the band did not have anything released except Love Songs for the Retarded and making the album helped them get by financially.[9]
This album has been praised for faithfully reproducing the sound of the original Rocket to Russia. It was called "an impressive feat of mimicry" and "a nice tribute to the [Queers'] obvious heroes. [3] This quality is the album's greatest strength showing how strongly influential the Ramones were.
Track listing
- "Cretin Hop"
- "Rockaway Beach"
- "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"
- "Locket Love"
- "I Don't Care"
- "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"
- "We're a Happy Family"
- "Teenage Lobotomy"
- "Do You Wanna Dance?"
- "I Wanna Be Well"
- "I Can't Give You Anything"
- "Ramona"
- "Surfin' Bird"
- "Why Is It Always This Way?"
- "Blabbermouth" (Liberation Records reissue only)[2]
Personnel
- Joe King - Guitar, Vocals
- B-Face - Bass, Vocals
- Jay - Drums
- Ben Weasel - Vocals on "Surfin Bird"[2]
Notes
- ↑ Rocket to Russia at AllMusic
- 1 2 3 the Queers - USA Band
- 1 2 3 allmusic ((( Rocket to Russia > Overview )))
- ↑ Potato Gibberish ... just another punk comic
- ↑ TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with punk rock and roll band The Queers
- ↑ the Queers - Interviews
- ↑ the Queers - Interviews
- ↑ the Queers - Interviews
- ↑ RNRJ - Joe Queer Interview