Anthology Episode # 2 - RAMONES

Album of the Year Podcast

1, 2, 3, 4!!! Marty and Kris locked themselves in the lab for hours and have emerged with our 2nd ANTHOLOGY EPISODE!!! Before we get in to all things Ramones, we break down fall weather in Texas (0:27) Marty going to Levitation fest and seeing the likes of TOBACCO and BEAK> while Kris stayed in Leander to see the best ZZ Top/70's southern buttrock cover band this side of Williamson County (4:19) Our new imaginary German friend, Nils, comes up when talking about how many different drummers KMFDM might've went through (9:56) We then get down to brass tacks and unveil our topic for our second anthology episode: The almighty RAMONES! (10:24) We Blitzkrieg Bop into the conversation (14:40) Marty remembers first hearing "Psychotherapy" on 9.25 WOFX's piece of legacy programming, Jelly Pudding (17:39). We discuss the members of the band, and go through various lineup changes and incarnations that occured through the years (27:03) Pop Sensibilities (35:35) Rocket to Russia and the shimmering brilliance of "Rockaway Beach" (50:52) and the completely bonkers End of the Century recording sessions with Phil Spector (1:13:34). Let us know what you think anytime at [e-mail] and thanks for listening!