Acid Eaters

Ramones

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 1994)
• Original Release Date: January 4, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fontana Mca
• ASIN: B000003BQX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #105,095 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Ramones play the Amboy Dukes! The Ramones play the Troggs! The Ramones play the Stones! Each new chestnut can render veteran fans speechless, and that's the point of Acid Eaters, of course. In addition to offering short, sharp two-minute blasts of nostalgia, these 12 tunes make the case once more for the Ramones as essential rock archetypes: There have been punks before and since, but have any really done it better?

It's a shrewd move: The Ramones still sound like the Ramones, even if their new A-list originals are fewer and further between, and the results are certainly more fun than the inferior covers heard from other, bigger bands. But the set list is more conservative than the title suggests. Too many of the songs are staples of classic rock radio, and true fans will wish the Ramones simply covered Nuggets, Lenny Kaye's influential collection of real acid-eating garage bands from the '60s.--Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best..., April 13, 2004

By	S. Brown (Alpharetta, Ga United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Acid Eaters is by no means a bad album, it just doesnt hold up to the Ramones standards.

Releasing an entire album of 60s phycodelic cover songs doesnt seem to be a good idea for the Ramones and the results are mixed.

Some songs on here are very enriched by the Ramones touch and manage to sound very punk. But other songs are a little boring.

I did notice that Joey doesnt seem to be giving 100% on this album. The songs that CJ sings have alot more energy than the ones Joey does. However, the Substitute and When I was Young are excellent, excellent songs. Joeys vocals on when I was young sent chills down my spine; he managed to sound as desprate as on Needles and Pins from the Road to Ruin Album.

Journey to the Center of the Mind, Shape of things to come and My back pages are all great tunes as well.

Some of the other songs seem very forced though. All in all, a mixed bag. I would recomend this album to hardcore fans only.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Acid Eaters" is a trip., September 19, 2004

By	H3@+h (VT) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I admit, this isn't the best "Ramones" disc ever, but it's something fun. I actually think half of these covers work really well, it's the other half that's just so-so. Overall I'd call this a must for the fanatic, but others could pass on it. I will say this though, most cover songs usually make me want to hear the artist covered, but in this case, I just want to hear more "Ramones".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, June 5, 2000

By	"gsibbery" (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews

A record full of tracks that influenced the Ramones, it is the more unexpected songs here that are the best. "Somebody To Love", "My Back Pages" and "Journey To The Center of the Mind" are great, while there are no really bad songs on the tape. Nobody can make a song sound the way the Ramones can, so if anybody out there likes oldies, but ever thought that they somehow lacked energy, this album might change your mind. It was the best Ramones album released in years when it came out.