NYC 1978: Live January 7 at the Palladium, NYC [Live]

Ramones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: King Biscuit
• ASIN: B0000AKY5W
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,737 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rockaway Beach

2. Teenage Lobotomy

3. Blitzkrieg Bop

4. I Wanna Be Well

5. Glad to See You Go

6. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

7. You're Gonna Kill That Girl

8. I Don't Care

9. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

10. Havana Affair

11. Commando

12. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

13. Surfin' Bird

14. Cretin Hop

15. Listen to My Heart

16. California Sun

17. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You

18. Pinhead

19. Do You Want to Dance

20. Chainsaw

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's great to be back in New York City, October 16, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NYC 1978: Live January 7 at the Palladium, NYC (Audio CD)

This Ramones concert took place seven days after the concert that was released as the It's Alive album. How does this concert differ from that one? Not by much, really. The set list is identical and even in the same order, with the exception of "Judy is a Punk" not being played during the second encore this time. Despite having one less song, this CD actually runs a bit longer than the other one, because on It's Alive some of the breaks between songs were cut down, most notably the breaks between the three encores. Joey's stage patter is, of course, different at the two shows. Other than that, there are no real differences between the concerts. Ramones NYC 1978 is a good, solid Ramones concert, and so is It's Alive. I would recommend getting either one, but only the Ramones biggest fans will need to get both of them.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!, May 27, 2004

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Michael P. Laughlin "MikeL" (Verona, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NYC 1978: Live January 7 at the Palladium, NYC (Audio CD)

I used to have a copy of "It's Alive," which I thought was a great live CD. However, one day I was browsing the shelves at a local music store, and I noticed a copy of this CD on sale for $10. I looked at the track listing and noticed it was almost the same as "It's Alive," and one of the guys at the store
told me that someone had bought that same copy, then he returned it because "It sounds like every other Ramones' CD." Go figure.

Anyway, I figured, "What the hell? It's only $10." I bought it and took it home, and it sounded INCREDIBLE!!! I think it's better than "It's Alive" because the concert takes place on the Ramones' home turf, so they feel more within their element. The sound is more rough and raw and in-your-face, and it captures the Ramones at their finest.

Don't get me wrong, "It's Alive" is still a great CD, but it just doesn't quite have the same energy. I gave my copy to a friend, so now I just listen to "NYC 1978."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's great to be back in New York City!, March 3, 2009

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Brad Hoevel (Saginaw) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NYC 1978: Live January 7 at the Palladium, NYC (Audio CD)

After several months of listening the decision is in: NYC 1978 is better than It's Alive. This marks are reversal of the opinion voiced in my review of It's Alive written shortly after I first heard NYC 1978. It's Alive had long been an album of which I was very fond. My love for that album blinded me to the truth, and I was unwilling to accept the possibility that there existed a better Ramones album.

Nevertheless, NYC'78 occasionally made its way into my car stereo. And I, of course, would proceed to rock out to its glorious noise.

Several days ago I dusted off It's Alive and decided to take it for a ride. I am sad to say that it just wasn't the same. The New Year's Eve performance felt dull, uninspired, bland. It felt less honest, less potent, less vibrant---less Alive.

Only time will tell, but I am inclined to think that It's Alive may become obsolete. NYC 1978 contains the same set of songs recorded just a week after the London performance. The fundamental difference between the two records is found in the sound quality of each recordings. Ultimately, it is difficult to fathom how anyone could deny that the later performance is in this respect superior.