Ramones Songbook As Played By Nutley Brass

The Nutley Brass | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B00000I9CS
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,291 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beat on the Brat

2. I Wanna Be Sedated

3. Blitzkrieg Bop

4. Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

5. Teenage Lobotomy

6. Chinese Rock

7. Rock & Roll High School

8. Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?

9. Havana Affair

10. Something to Believe In

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sedated, June 1, 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: Ramones Songbook As Played By Nutley Brass (Audio CD)

"Elevator music" versions of Ramones songs? You Bet! In the tradition of 101 Strings Play a Tribute to the Beatles and The Hollyridge Strings Play The Beach Boys Song Book, we now have "The Nutley Brass Plays the Ramones Songbook". In a way, this album is a parody of those old "instrumental easy listening versions of rock songs" albums. It has a few comical touches, like "Chopsticks" being banged out on piano in the middle of "I Wanna Be Sedated". But for the most part the songs are played relatively straight, with the humor coming from the idea of "I can't believe somebody made elevator music versions of Ramones songs". Thankfully, the arrangements here are much more imaginative than the ones on the old albums by the Hollyridge Strings and the like. I should mention that, in the retro spirit, this album is in mono. Recommended to Ramones fans that don't take things too seriously (and what Ramones fan does?). Oh, I should probably mention that this CD is only 23 and a half minutes long.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time..., March 18, 2004

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reluctantpopstar "Like a movie? Make a movie" (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramones Songbook As Played By Nutley Brass (Audio CD)

In the 1960's, many of the top Rock and Pop artists were the subject of cover albums by light orchestras and other easy-listening merchants. These included (of course) The Beatles, Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones (masterminded by their own manager, Andrew Loog Oldham), and even The Four Seasons. The expedient idea at that moment was the hope of extra income by jumping on the bandwagon of a hot artist, possibly drawing potential customers from both the youthful fan base of the artists that were covered, and from oldsters in their suburban living rooms with their giant hi-fi consoles at their cocktail parties. In the end, generally speaking, these albums satisfied neither constituency, even if they shift a few copies to curious middle-agers or desperate teenagers that just HAD TO HAVE EVERYTHING relating to the objects of their obsession.

It is only with the passing of decades that these releases have come to be seen as performing a wholly different function: legitimizing the artistic worth of the subjects of their attention. In hindsight, we can see the true impact of The Beatles et. al, from the fact that even the "Musical Establishment" that initially resisted their talent and charms had to figuratively lay down their arms and give up in the face of their total domination of the music scene (I'm speaking of the Beatles in particular and Rock Music in general.)

Therefore, it is quite heartwarming to see that someone attempted to replicate one of these 60's style gambits, with the subjects to be paid tribute to being The Ramones. This makes concrete a sentiment that Rock Critics have known for some time now: that the Ramones were as highly influential in their own time as the Beatles were in their prime, even if the Hit Parade didn't show it. Kudos to Sam Elwitt for a lovable, and faithfully re-created simulation of a musical fantasy whose existence is more than deserved.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ELEVATOR RAMONES!!!, October 25, 2005

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Kat Ramone "katramone" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ramones Songbook As Played By Nutley Brass (Audio CD)

Want to flip out your friends? Want everyone to think that you, the true punk-rock Ramones' fan has completely lost it? Well, then this is the album for you! I found this CD by mistake when it first came out (in the Ramones bin, no less), and I thought it was a Ramones album. And since I buy just about anything Ramones, I bought it...DUH! So, my first clue should have been that there IS an endorsement by "Joey Ramone" himself on the LP, but when I put in the CD, I almost died from laughter! I was like, "THIS IS GREAT! ELEVATOR RAMONES!" Some of the Ramones greatest, most beloved hits are on this CD, and while the music is basically goofey instrumental arrangements (except for the "HEY HO! LET'S GO! of "Blitzkreig Bop"), it is recognizable, and is a great ice breaker at parties; it makes a great gift to both the die-hard Ramones lover AND those silly parents who think the Ramones music itself is just too much...The Nutley Brass provide a "safe," moozak alternative! When I've had this CD playing, people distainly ask, "Ahhh, what ARE you listening TO?" I'm like, "The Ramones..." Stunned silence...

So, if you love your Ramones, unconditionally, give this disk a whirl...you WILL love it! An analogy would be something like "Percy Faith" doing the "Beatles"...

Kat Ramone