Animal Boy

Infobox Album
Name = Animal Boy
Type = studio


Artist = The Ramones
Released = May 1986
Genre = Punk rock
Recorded = December 1985
Length = 31:44
Label = Sire
Producer = Jean Beauvoir
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:t9hxlf0e5cqw link]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ramones link]
*"Rolling Stone" [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theramones/albums/album/323069/review/5941801/animal_boy link]
Last album = "Too Tough to Die"
(1984)
This album = "Animal Boy"
(1986)
Next album = "Halfway to Sanity"
(1987)

"Animal Boy" is an album by the Ramones. It featured the songs "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)", written as a protest of President Ronald Reagan's visit to the Bitburg cemetery in West Germany; "Somebody Put Something in My Drink", written by Richie Ramone, the band's drummer from 1983–1987; and "Love Kills", Dee Dee Ramone's ode to deceased friend Sid Vicious. Dee Dee sings lead vocals on tracks 3 and 9.

Three songs on the album were co-written by Jean Beauvoir, formerly of the Plasmatics.

The music video for the song "Something to Believe In" featured a mock charitable event entitled "Hands Across Your Face", a parody of Hands Across America. [http://www.reason.com/news/printer/28135.html] [http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1124&vid=47537] [http://www.rhino.com/fun/henrydiltz/apr04/photo4.lasso]

Track listing

# "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" (Richie Ramone) – 3:23
# "Animal Boy" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:50
# "Love Kills" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:19
# "Apeman Hop" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:02
# "She Belongs to Me" (Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir) – 3:54
# "Crummy Stuff" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:06
# "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" (Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir, Joey Ramone) – 3:55
# "Mental Hell" (Joey Ramone) – 2:38
# "Eat That Rat" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:37
# "Freak of Nature" (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:32
# "Hair of the Dog" (Joey Ramone) – 2:19
# "Something to Believe In" (Dee Dee Ramone, Jean Beauvoir) – 4:09

OTHERS SONGS

# "Go Home Ann"

Personnel

Ramones

*Joey Ramone – lead vocals
*Johnny Ramone – guitar
*Dee Dee Ramone – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Love Kills" and "Eat That Rat"
*Richie Ramone – drums, backing vocals

Trivia

*The Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom recorded a cover of "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" for the American release of their 2005 album, "Are You Dead Yet?"