Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996
by The Ramones
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Actor: The RamonesDirector: The Ramones
Brand: WEA DVD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled)
Format: Best of, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 262 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Rhino Records
DVD Reviews of Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996
DVD Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
No, wait a minute...bloody fantastic is what this is. I was not a big Ramones fan back in the day, probably only because my local radio stations did not expose me to their work, other than Beat on the Brat, and I Wanna Be Sedated. And silly me, I didn't want to believe a band from NYC could be any good. Yes, I was stupid, I learned there are many great NY bands. What made me buy this DVD was seeing their 1985 performance on the Old Grey Whistle Test Volume One DVD (a series I highly recommend).
Captured here is a virtual biography of Ramones performances from the beginning (1974) through the end (1996), and honestly, I didn't even know they were still performing after about 1985. Again, stupid me, but thankfully this catalog of performances is well preserved. While the films of earliest performances are a bit scratchy and fuzzy, so was the musicianship of the band. One can see and feel that something unique is developing, and as the band grows up, the musicianship and songwriting becomes better and more complex (and the film/video improves as well).
Most of this collection is very well preserved considering the age of the media it was captured on. For example, the footage from the 1982 San Bernardino US Festival is crystal clear, bright, colorful, and the audio thunderous. Conversely, on "The Cars Unlocked" DVD, footage from the same festival - of The Cars - is grainy, washed-out, and the sound tinny. Obviously great care was taken by The Ramones and those close to them to preserve these memories.
My old impression of the band was that it was a novelty act with a few clever hits. Watching this, I see the care that was taken in their uniform (jeans and leather jackets), the presentation - the simultaneous movements of Johnny and Dee Dee, the uncluttered stage, and respect for the audience - never facing away, 100 percent music and no idle banter.
A great companion piece to these performances is the biography "End of the Century" DVD. Learning about how the band members met, developed, and put up with each other over the many years is somehow compelling, and heightened my enjoyment of the performances on this DVD. Really, it's a crime that the Ramones were pretty much ignored by US radio stations. Do yourself some justice and buy this.
DVD Review: If ever a live album captured the real essence of a band.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's Alive pound for pound is one of the best live albums ever. The best album The Ramones ever put out. For all of you that have been Punk Rock fans for years or new to this genre of music you should have this album. This catches The Ramones back in 1977 in London, England. What away to bring in 1978 but to see the band perform on 12-31-77. DVD Review: The Definitive Ramones Album
Summary: 5 Stars
This album basically has all of their classics done the way that they're supposed to be done. The Ramones would do their songs much more slowly in the studio because the studio metronomes had a limited speed. I would have preferred if their live album was this exact show, but at CBGB, for symbolism, and for the album cover to be the classic cover of their self-titled album, but that's probably the dumbest thing to wish for.
This album is a live concert from the Ramones when they had just released their third album, and they do most of the tracks from their early albums, but in a much more energetic form, and again, much faster. For the Ramones, it works to do their music faster, and a comment that someone made about them is that it's not as easy as it seems to do only downstrokes at that speed, or to play a simple beat at that speed.
The tunes basically just use I-IV-V chord progressions, usually sneaking a forth chord somewhere, and they usually use power chords, and for all of you music theory freaks, a power chord is the root note with the fifth. They just use two note chords? Yes they do. Also, the line-up is basically a drummer (Tommy Ramone), a guitarist (Johnny Ramone), a bass player (Dee Dee Ramone), and a vocalist (Joey Ramone). The two note chords and the simple line-up really proves that less is more... at least in this way.
Because I've been giving guitar lessons, this is an album that I recommend for a guitarist to start out with when they're just beginning. However, keep in mind that they play fast, so it's not best to try playing at that speed.
DVD Review: The Best "Live" Album Ever.
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, it's doctored. But hey, find me ANY "live" album that isn't a bootleg that isn't. Everyone has doctored their live albums, it's exactly why bands like Metallica are total hypocritical money-scheming creeps :P Still, this is one of the most entertaining, action-packed albums ever printed. Get yourself a copy and enjoy the best band ever.DVD Review: This is the real deal!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a man you is in his early 50's living in NJ with about a 45min ride to CBGBS I lived my early life going to the punk clubs weekly seeing them all from the Ramones to Blondie and my fav's Johnny Thunder's Heartbreakers. This is by far the best live collections of any of the bands of that era, It brought such a smile to my face and had my feet tapping throughout. This is real punk from when punk was a word people made up as that is what they thought of the music and the simplicity of it, as they just did not get it yet. We were far from punks, just kids who were sick of the boring music of the time and wanted music that came from the begining of rock- 3 minutes of high energy music that made you dance(anyone remember the pogo?) no more no less. This DVD is the real deal, not the phony placebo garbage that started when the so called new wave era started when the record executives saw that they could make some cash and tried to have bands sound punk and look punk(punk was an additude not a look). So if some of you kids want to see and hear this additude pick this up and you'll know what the true so called punks of that era were doing- just having fun and to put it mildly that was the keyword of that era FUN. Pick it up and you'll be bopping and smiling throughout, as you'll in an instant that this music is the truely real punk that bands today still are trying to imitate but sadly a Ramones song says it all "You Don't Come Close". As you cannot fake a true additude, this dvd is the documented truth of that, and damn is it fun.
Description of Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996
Punk forefathers Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, Richie, and C-Jay Ramone outlasted almost every one of their legions of followers. For over twenty years, they delivered their signature garage-flavored, ear-shattering chainsaw level and pop-skewed sound through a string of now-classic, loud-and-fast punk rock LPs, and 2,263 concerts together. This new two DVD set captures the essence of the legendary racket they made with over four hours of rare and previously unreleased live footage that's the closest you can get to experiencing this blitzkrieg of a band. From their earliest performances at lower Manhattan's CBGBs to international festivals in front of hundreds of thousands of fans, IT'S ALIVE 1974-1996 is your VIP ticket to the Ramones. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, the band may be gone, but their sound and influence are indestructible.General DVDs
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