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Hop Around

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God bless Dee Dee and Barbara. ... It brings me tears of happiness that they left this work of art before he passed on. If I only had ten records and was left on a deserted island this would be there with me. Track # 1 I don't wanna die in the basement is incredible. I love it. There are also a few songs where Barbara sings, and I love hearing Barbara sing. She has this voice, its so unigue, it has this twinge to it, I find it adorable, she is so cute. I wanna eat her up! (no offense Dee Dee) And its no wonder how the album got its title. Track #8 Hop Around is strong and pure, i luv it. I must have hit replay 30 times in my car today on that one. There are a couple of songs that aren't 100% but of course there are on any divine works. And its great that it was made because we will never get enough of the Ramones. My eleven year old daughter told me recently that the Ramones and AC\DC are like the most loved bands at the school she goes to. I am going to buy another copy of this rare record for her so she can be the coolest kid at school. She is going to get a big kick that there is a girl Ramone too. I luv it. Thank you Dee Dee & Barbara

the second album in my dee dee list barbara sings as an angel and dee dee plays like a god

Although this album breaks no new ground, it does bring back some great memories. Memories of the early Ramones, when Dee Dee wrote his best songs. Hop Around is much better that his last album, with several excellent songs, many good ones, and only a couple of throw-aways. Dee Dee borrows many of his own riffs and song titles, but I guess it's OK to steal from yourself. "I Don't Wanna Die in The Basement," "Now I Wanna Be Sedated," and "38th & 8th" may not be the most original songs, but they are great nonetheless. Also, the production is very good. Any Ramones fan should definitely buy this album. Others are advised to buy it and see how the "old school" rocks.

i actually bought this album on a whim. after being a large Ramones fan(yes all of them Ramones-Adios Amigos) and hearing the song "hop around," i decided to go ahead and buy this. i mean yes, this definately is a different ball park from your "leave homes and road to ruins" and even later Ramones works. songs like hop around, rock n roll vacation, i dont wanna die in the basement, and mental patient all made me love this album.

all in all, dee dee wrote most of the Ramones songs, and the lyrical content is almost exact rip off of ramones albums. does that mean it should be trashed and forgotten? no way jose! if your one of those elitist "rocket to russia was the last passable ramones album" type of people, i dont even know why you would be reading this, but if your like me, obsessed, or even like a slight majority of Ramones tracks, you may want to at least listen to this album.

too bad he is gone.

This album by Dee Dee Ramone is a bit disappointing. The songs here are a bit too much like retreads of old Ramones songs. "I Don't Wanna Die in the Basement" is similar to "I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement", "Mental Patient" is a rewrite of "Go Mental", etc. But other than that, it's a decent punk album. The playing is good and Dee Dee is Dee Dee. Barbara Ramone sings lead on four songs; she has a good voice with a cute accent. Most of Dee Dee's fans will probably enjoy this album.

This is an utterly poor effort by an aging hero. Dee Dee is obviously a very sloppy guitar player, he sings bad (not to speak of his wife Barbara's "vocals") and the songs.. well, they sully the memory of the Ramones' work on classical albums like "Ramones", "Leave Home" and "Rocket To Russia". Even die-hard-fans should hesitate to buy this...