Acid Eaters
| Acid Eaters | ||||
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| Studio album of cover songs by the Ramones | ||||
| Released | December 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 30:53 | |||
| Label | Radioactive; Chrysalis | |||
| Producer | Scott Hackwith | |||
| Ramones chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Acid Eaters is the thirteenth studio album by the American punk band the Ramones.
Released in 1993, towards the end of the Ramones' career, the album is the band's first and only album entirely composed of covers. Acid Eaters forms a musical tribute to the Ramones' favorite artists of the 1960s and highlights the influences the Ramones took from garage rock bands like the Seeds and the Amboy Dukes, as well as from popular bands such as the Beach Boys, the Who and the Rolling Stones (all of whom are covered on this album).
Overview[edit]
Acid Eaters was not the first time that the Ramones had played or recorded cover songs, with the band having released cover versions on most of their albums, starting with a cover of Chris Montez's hit "Let's Dance" (written by and credited to Jim Lee) on their debut album. Other notable covers previously performed by the group include: the Rivieras' "California Sun" (originally recorded by Joe Jones); the Beach Boys' "Do You Wanna Dance?" (originally recorded by Bobby Freeman); the Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird"; the Searchers' "Needles and Pins" (written by Sonny Bono and Jack Nitzsche, originally recorded by Jackie DeShannon); the Ronettes' "Baby, I Love You"; the Music Explosion's "Little Bit O' Soul"; the Chambers Brothers' "Time Has Come Today"; Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park"; and the Doors' "Take It as It Comes."
Jan and Dean's "Surf City" had been performed live by the Ramones on one occasion on August 20, 1982, in New York City, but makes its studio debut here. The album features several guest singers on backing vocals, namely Pete Townshend on "Substitute," Sebastian Bach on "Out of Time" and Traci Lords on "Somebody to Love."
The Ramones promoted the album on the animated Cartoon Network talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, in the first season episode entitled "Bobcat."
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Journey to the Center of the Mind" (Original by The Amboy Dukes) | Ted Nugent, Steve Farmer | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Substitute" (Original by the Who) | Pete Townshend | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Out of Time" (Original by the Rolling Stones) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 2:41 |
| 4. | "The Shape of Things to Come" (Original by Max Frost and the Troopers) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 1:46 |
| 5. | "Somebody to Love" (Original by the Great Society, popularized by Jefferson Airplane) | Darby Slick | 2:31 |
| 6. | "When I Was Young" (Original by the Animals) | Eric Burdon, John Weider, Vic Briggs, Danny McCulloch, Barry Jenkins | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "7 and 7 Is" (Original by Love) | Arthur Lee | 1:50 |
| 8. | "My Back Pages" (Original by Bob Dylan, popularized by the Byrds) | Bob Dylan | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" (Original by the Seeds) | Sky Saxon | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (Original by Creedence Clearwater Revival) | John Fogerty | 2:22 |
| 11. | "I Can't Control Myself" (Original by the Troggs) | Reg Presley | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Surf City" (Original by Jan and Dean) | Brian Wilson, Jan Berry | 2:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Surfin' Safari" (Original by the Beach Boys) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | 1:47 |
The albus was reissued in 2006 by "Disky" as "The Ramones" (not to be confused with the band actual self titled) with an different track order 1. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" 2. "Surf City" 3. "Out Of Time" 4. "Somebody To Love" 5. "Substitute" 6. "When I Was Young" 7. "The Shape Of Things To Come" 8. "7 And 7 Is" 9. "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" 10. "I Can't Control Myself" 11. "Journey To The Centre Of Mind" 12. "My Back Pages"
Personnel[edit]
Ramones
- Joey Ramone – lead vocals (tracks 2-3, 5-7, 9-13)
- Johnny Ramone – guitar
- C. J. Ramone – bass guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1, 4, 8)
- Marky Ramone – drums
Additional musicians
- Joe McGinty – keyboards
- Pete Townshend – backing vocals (track 2)
- Sebastian Bach – backing vocals (track 3)
- Traci Lords – backing vocals (track 5)
Charts[edit]
Album[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 179[6] |
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