It's Alive (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = It's Alive
Type = Live album
Artist = Ramones


Released = April 1979
Recorded = December 31, 1977 at The Rainbow Theatre, London
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 53:49
Label = Sire
Producer = Tommy Ramone
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:iode4j670wat link]
* Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=ramones link]
Chronology = Ramones
Last album = "Road to Ruin"
(1978)
This album = "It's Alive"
(1979)
Next album = "End of the Century"
(1980)

"It's Alive" is a live album by the Ramones. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on December 31, 1977, and released in April 1979. The title is a reference to the 1974 horror movie of the same name. The album was originally released as a 2-LP set and draws material from the Ramones' first three albums. Four concerts at the Rainbow Theatre were recorded, but the New Year's Eve performance was chosen because ten rows of seats were thrown at the stage after the concert and it was considered the best of the performances at the venue. The concert was also filmed and later released in a truncated form on the DVD It's Alive 1974-1996. The footage revealed that Joey Ramone's vocals were highly doctored from the actual concert recording. In the footage, the vocals were far more low pitched than what appeared on the album, along with many mistakes such as forgetting the lyrics to "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue".

This album is considered one of the best live albums in the history of rock 'n' roll.

The album was certified gold in Argentina (more than 30.000 copies sold) in 1993.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Ramones except where noted.

# "Rockaway Beach" – 2:24
# "Teenage Lobotomy" – 1:55
# "Blitzkrieg Bop" – 2:05
# "I Wanna Be Well" – 2:23
# "Glad to See You Go" – 1:51
# "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" – 1:37
# "You're Gonna Kill That Girl" – 2:28
# "I Don't Care" – 1:41
# "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" – 2:16
# "Havana Affair" – 1:35
# "Commando" – 1:40
# "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 2:55
# "Surfin' Bird" (Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White, Turner Wilson) – 2:20
# "Cretin Hop" – 1:46
# "Listen to My Heart" – 1:36
# "California Sun" (Henry Glover, Morris Levy) – 1:45
# "I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" – 1:25
# "Pinhead" – 2:46
# "Do You Wanna Dance?" (Bobby Freeman) – 1:39
# "Chainsaw" – 1:29
# "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" – 1:55
# "I Wanna Be a Good Boy" – 2:03
# "Judy Is a Punk" – 1:14
# "Suzy Is a Headbanger" – 1:53
# "Let's Dance" (Jim Lee) – 2:03
# "Oh Oh I Love Her So" – 1:40
# "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue" – 1:18
# "We're a Happy Family" – 2:07

Personnel

Ramones

*Joey Ramone - lead vocals
*Johnny Ramone - guitar
*Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals
*Tommy Ramone - drums

Production

*Ed Stasium - engineer