Here's a cover of The Ramones debut single, released in February 1976. This song has been very significant to me, a holy punk anthem indeed. So, I was browsing YouTube to seek "drums only" covers of the song. Then, I found a real good drum track by Charlie Fader and downloaded it onto my BR-80. I recorded bass line and right channel guitar. Then I thought; who would sing vocals on it? Then I remembered Cuthbert, another big Ramones fan. He did the vocals and played left channel guitar. I send a message to Charlie that is it ok to use his drum track and he said yes! Thanks Charlie and Cuth. So here we go. Thanks for the listening!
Cuthbert: Lazy-played Guitar: Firefly Les Paul Goldtop with p90s. Used the PUNK! preset in the MicroBR
Vocals all recorded with the MicroBR built-in microphone (quoted by Cuth)
Kari: Fender Telecaster on the right channel with BR-80 MetalCat preset
Harley Benton bass
Mixed and trimmed on Audacity and mastered on BandLab online mastering service
Here's the drum cover by Charlie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4NurX5kg_4
Well done guys! It's a great song to begin with and you're doing it justice.
You're getting great tones out from Micro BR. Special mention goes to the backing vocals. Those are smooth!
digging the vocals... it's a little like early 60's turned punk... those guitars are great...
the guitars have a Joan Jett feel but thats because she used sounds like this and played this way... so I guess so did the Ramones...
I have heard this song before but admittedly wasn't a punk rocker... but i dig what I have heard of it on the site here...
cool colab
My first wobbly steps in guitar playing were made to the It's Alive Ramones album in the late 70's (which now sounds like the time of the fall of the Roman Empire). Point is I grew up with this stuff and I owe a lot to it.
And it's a f#cking brilliant version you did here, I love it.
The kids are losing their minds, man.
:)
Kudos all around, especially Charlie's drums and that great wall of sound. Killer background vocals under the lead vocals as well. Fun.
Blooby
Hi Redler,
Super nice production, and what a conglomerate work of many, and resulting in this magnificence of a musical product!!!
You are a genius in mustering excellence.
Thanks for sharing this beauty!!!
Rene
Outstanding my friends, great producing move to include Cuthbert Kari. You nailed it Cuth, great job guys!!!
Rock on!
Could have sworn I comment on this the other day good thing I came back for another listen love the energy and yes the drummer is right on well done to all
Tim
Nice..love a bit of attitude...
"In the city"..reminds me of..
Great performance guys. A right Punky listen. Hey ho...lets listen
Nick
This is really brilliantly done - all around great listen. I've heard the song before, though not listened to it a lot - but can tell you've totally got the right vibe. Cool that you were able to use a real drum track too! And cool guitar sounds out of the little Boss boxes!
Really well done Karl and Cuthbert. This has all the life and energy of the original. Great tones and playing and you nailed that vocal Cuthbert. Belter!
Mike
Great cover guys really enjoyed the tune.
Really great production too, well done guys!
Yeah baby!
ouch it's moving! very nice editing
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back for some more punk rockin goodness... infectious, but not like bad infection...like it is good for the happiness factory....
Bump for the late, great Joey Ramone - today (May 19) would have been his 72nd birthday.
Thanks to Kari for inviting me to play & sing on this (I had a blast!), and thanks to everybody for all the nice comments.
shout out this time for that dang fine bass..... wonderful... and it really shines at the very end.... superior vocals as well...
Another gem of a cover that I missed the first time around. This is a perfect cover to my ears. Well done Kari, Cuthbert and Charlie Fader!
I missed this one too ! Cracking cover !
Pete
Brilliant!! And great fun.
Was it really 1976? I thought it was onlh a couple of years ago.
Guitars spot on, vocals are fab (bg vox awesome), you've caught the vibe. I love it.