Brain Drain (album)

Brain Drain
Studio album by Ramones
Released May 23, 1989
Recorded December 1988
Genre Punk rock
Length 35:02
Label Sire (US)
Chrysalis (UK)
Producer Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell, Daniel Rey
Ramones chronology
Halfway to Sanity
(1987)		 Brain Drain
(1989)		 Mondo Bizarro
(1992)
Singles from Brain Drain
  1. "Pet Sematary"
    Released: 1989
  2. "I Believe in Miracles"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B)[2]
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Brain Drain is the eleventh studio album by the American punk rock band The Ramones. It was released on May 23, 1989 through Sire Records.[3] it is the last release to feature bass player Dee Dee Ramone, the first release to feature Marky Ramone since his departure after Subterranean Jungle, and the last studio album on Sire Records.

About the making of the album, Dee Dee wrote in his autobiography, Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones:

It was tough recording the Brain Drain album because everyone took their shit out on me. I dreaded being around them. It drove me away — I didn't even end up playing on the album. Everybody in the band had problems; girlfriend problems, money problems, mental problems.

Contents

Songs

"Palisades Park" is a cover song, originally recorded by Freddy Cannon in 1962.

"I Believe in Miracles" was covered by Eddie Vedder and Zeke for the We're a Happy Family—A Tribute to the Ramones album and is frequently covered by Pearl Jam at their shows.

It contains the single "Pet Sematary", written for the Stephen King movie of the same name. The single became one of the Ramones' biggest radio hits, and a staple in their concerts during the 1990's.[4]

In the music videos for "Pet Sematary", Dee Dee Ramone played the bass but in "I Believe In Miracles" & "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)", C. J. Ramone replaced Dee Dee's position as a bassist.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "I Believe in Miracles"   Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:19
2. "Zero Zero UFO"   Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 2:25
3. "Don't Bust My Chops"   Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Daniel Rey 2:28
4. "Punishment Fits the Crime"   Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts 3:05
5. "All Screwed Up"   Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:59
6. "Palisades Park"   Charles Barris 2:22
7. "Pet Sematary"   Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:30
8. "Learn to Listen"   Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey 1:50
9. "Can't Get You Outta My Mind"   Joey Ramone 3:21
10. "Ignorance Is Bliss"   Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff 2:38
11. "Come Back, Baby"   Joey Ramone 4:01
12. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"   Joey Ramone 2:04

The Captain Oi! reissue includes the bonus track "Pet Sematary (Bill Laswell Version)."

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 122[5]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Pet Sematary" Modern Rock Tracks 4[6]

References

  1. ^ Brain Drain (album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ AMG review. Allmusic. URL accessed June 2, 2006
  4. ^ MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Most Memorable End Credit Songs
  5. ^ "Billboard album chart history-The Ramones". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5489&model.vnuAlbumId=751597. Retrieved March 2, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Billboard singles chart history-The Ramones". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5489&model.vnuAlbumId=751597. Retrieved March 2, 2009. 
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