It's Alive (album)

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This article is about the live album by the Ramones. For the live DVD by the Ramones, see It's Alive 1974-1996. For the album by The New Cars, see It's Alive!.
It's Alive
It's Alive cover
Live album by Ramones
Released April 1979
Recorded December 31, 1977
Genre Punk rock
Length 53:49
Label Sire Records
Producer Tommy Ramone
Professional reviews
Ramones chronology
Road to Ruin
(1978)		 It's Alive
(1979)		 End of the Century
(1980)

It's Alive is a live album by the Ramones. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on December 31, 1977, and released in April 1979. The title is a reference to the 1974 horror movie of the same name. It was originally released as a 2-LP set and draws material from their first three albums. Four concerts at the Rainbow Theatre were recorded, but the New Year's Eve was chosen due to the fact that ten rows of seats were thrown at the stage after the concert and it was considered the best of the performances at the venue. The concert was also filmed and later released in a truncated form on the DVD It's Alive 1974-1996. The footage revealed that Joey Ramone's vocals were highly doctored from the actual concert recording.

This album is considered one of the best live albums in the history of rock 'n' roll.

The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by The Ramones except where noted.

  1. "Rockaway Beach" – 2:24
  2. "Teenage Lobotomy" – 1:55
  3. "Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:05
  4. "I Wanna Be Well" – 2:23
  5. "Glad to See You Go" – 1:51
  6. "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:37
  7. "You're Gonna Kill That Girl" – 2:28
  8. "I Don't Care" – 1:41
  9. "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" – 2:16
  10. "Havana Affair" – 1:35
  11. "Commando" – 1:40
  12. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 2:55
  13. "Surfin' Bird" (Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White, Turner Wilson) – 2:20
  14. "Cretin Hop" – 1:46
  15. "Listen to My Heart" – 1:36
  16. "California Sun" (Henry Glover, Morris Levy) – 1:45
  17. "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" – 1:25
  18. "Pinhead" – 2:46
  19. "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 1:39
  20. "Chainsaw" – 1:29
  21. "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" – 1:55
  22. "I Wanna Be a Good Boy" – 2:03
  23. "Judy Is a Punk" – 1:14
  24. "Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 1:53
  25. "Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) – 2:03
  26. "Oh Oh I Love Her So" – 1:40
  27. "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" – 1:18
  28. "We're a Happy Family" – 2:07

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Ramones

[edit] Production

  • Ed Stasium - engineer
v • d • e
Ramones
Joey Ramone • Johnny Ramone • Dee Dee Ramone • Tommy Ramone • Marky Ramone
C. J. Ramone • Richie Ramone • Elvis Ramone
Studio albums
Ramones (1976) • Leave Home (1977) • Rocket to Russia (1977) • Road to Ruin (1978) • End of the Century (1980) • Pleasant Dreams (1981) • Subterranean Jungle (1983) • Too Tough to Die (1984) • Animal Boy (1986) • Halfway to Sanity (1987) • Brain Drain (1989) • Mondo Bizarro (1992) • Acid Eaters (1993) • ¡Adios Amigos! (1995)
Live albums
It's Alive (1979) • Loco Live (1991) • Greatest Hits Live (1996) • We're Outta Here! (1997) • You Don't Come Close (2001) • NYC 1978 (2003)
Compilations
Tribute albums
Films