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''Rocket to Russia'' is a Ramones cover album by pop punk band The Queers.〔(the Queers - USA Band )〕 This one of a series of full-length Ramones cover albums (which also included ''Ramones'' by Screeching Weasel, ''Leave Home'' by The Vindictives, ''Road to Ruin'' by The Mr. T Experience) released by Selfless Records in the mid-1990s.〔(allmusic ((( Rocket to Russia > Overview ))) )〕 Queers vocalist and guitarist, Joe King, has repeatedly stated that the Ramones are one of the biggest influences on the band.〔〔(Potato Gibberish ... just another punk comic )〕〔(TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with punk rock and roll band The Queers )〕〔(the Queers - Interviews )〕 He wanted the Queers to sound "in between the Ramones and the Beach Boys."〔(the Queers - Interviews )〕 However, he was not thrilled about recording a Ramones album, stating that "they're usually perfect to begin with."〔(the Queers - Interviews )〕 At the time, the band did not have anything released except ''Love Songs for the Retarded'' and making the album helped them get by financially.〔(RNRJ - Joe Queer Interview )〕 This album has been praised for faithfully reproducing the sound of the original ''Rocket to Russia''. It was called "an impressive feat of mimicry" and "a nice tribute to the () obvious heroes. 〔 This quality is the album's greatest strength showing how strongly influential the Ramones were. ==Track listing== # "Cretin Hop" # "Rockaway Beach" # "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" # "Locket Love" # "I Don't Care" # "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" # "We're a Happy Family" # "Teenage Lobotomy" # "Do You Wanna Dance?" # "I Wanna Be Well" # "I Can't Give You Anything" # "Ramona" # "Surfin' Bird" # "Why Is It Always This Way?" # "Blabbermouth" (Liberation Records reissue only)〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rocket to Russia (The Queers album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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