"YA KNOW?" Unreleased Joey Ramone demos out in May

[Roderick Butthorn Find all posts View Profile Close Roderick]

17 tracks. Radness.

http://www.nme.com/news/joey-ramone/62176

[Terry C Tiger Fists Find all posts View Profile Close Terry C]

I haven't heard all the much of his solo stuff, but the stuff I did here (mostly from his first record) were pretty good. Radness Indeed.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

I wasn't completely wowed by his solo album, but it wasn't awful either. I'd be willing to give this a shot though I've got to say I'm a little wary to see some of the collaborators involved. Weird.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I'll go on the record as stating that although The Ramones are in my top 3 bands of all time, Joey's solo album did nothing for me. His cover of What A Wonderful World, which everyone RAVED about, was about as contrived as anything that's been done by New Found Glory or whoever the newest punk-pop-band-doing-covers group is. I'll give this a chance because it's Joey Ramone, but i'm generally pretty lukewarm on demos as well.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

The demos that were included with the special edition reissue of the 1st Ramones album were pretty bad ass, I thought.

[Roderick Butthorn Find all posts View Profile Close Roderick]

Joey's solo record wasn't amazing, but it was a solid effort and much better than the last few Ramones records. (My cut-off point is Brain Drain.) The Ronnie Spector EP he wrote and produced was also good. I don't expect this new album to blow my socks off, but at this point any new Ramones related music is welcomed stuff.

[Jeremy Wallace Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeremy Wallace]

Looking forward to it!

[Roderick Butthorn Find all posts View Profile Close Roderick]

Listen to the 1st single off the new album while watching it getting pressed into vinyl: Radness