Me newest CD am already about two years old. Not that me have had it that long, me just get it! But it have been out while and me not lay paws on it till me good friend send it to me in mail. She know Monstee am big, BIG Ramones fan and also know that Monstee like other bands too. So it am not hard to think that Monstee would like Ramones songs done by other bands on this tribute album called

"We're A Happy Family"
When me first get CD me open it up and read liner notes on little book that am included with CD. It am VERY long and about how all tribute albums suck, except this one.

For some reason me not stop reading till the end and after what seem like 3 or 4 chapters we find out it am Steven King. That pretty cool considering me know him am really big Ramones fan...as well as being Heavy Metal fan and fan of Disco (go figure).
So me listen to CD for like 4 or 5 times before me can get jaw off floor and eyes back in skull. It am good. It am REALLY REALLY GOOD!

OK, like you got bands doing songs that am pretty close to what you know by the Ramones, but in maybe a little more slick and produced with noticeable different singer... but they still keep the heart and soul of song in tack and it am clear they am fans.

Here me am referring to bands like Eddie Vedder, Pete Yorn and Rooney. They do REALLY good job but it am just kinda strange hearing.

Then there am the bands that do great covers, but add something. It still the same song, but clearly have new and different sound to it.

Coodoes to whoever picked who do what song because it am very good choice and kinda makes sense. Me NEVER would have thought Metallica would do such good job on "53rd & 3rd".

Garbage "I Just Wanna Have Something To Do" and KISS "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio" am nearly perfect examples of great covers taken one step toward the bands own sound.... OH, and Greenday was made to cover "Outsider".

Good for The Offspring for getting the ever popular "I Wanna Be Sedated". They were almost perfect except they took the road of MOST bands that cover that song and GOT THE FUCKING LYRICS WRONG!!!! IT'S TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY-FORE HOURS TO GO! NOT TWENTY TWENTY TWENTY-FORE HOURS AGO!!! AAARRRRRGGGHHH!!!!

:::pant pant:::::

Oh, then there am the songs that am just WILD to here the bands version. It am still good, but almost completely different song.

Red Hot Chili Peppers doing "Havana Affair" am one thing, but leave it to Rancid to take the ultimate punk song "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" and make it MORE punk! The Pretenders have the longest song on the CD with "Something To Believe In".

This am one of me favorites, but it am so strange hearing it so slow. Me think the biggest deviation from the norm and bands like Rob Zombie doing "Blitzkrieg Bop" and Marilyn Manson doing "The KKK Took My Baby Away".

They am the same old songs we know and love, but here they sound like Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson song. Also, could there be better song pick for Marilyn?

Maybe "Psycho Therapy"... hmmm. Anyway, along same lines me found Tom Waits "Return Of Jackie And Judy" good, but almost unrecognizable,

and hearing U2 do "Beat On The Brat" kinda makes me laugh. Me just can no stop smiling when me hear angelic, melodic, save the world, Mr. Bono going on about beating on brats with baseballs bats!!!

It am SO great!!

So if you no can tell by now me really love this CD. Also, you may be telling that me not usually write music reviews. That am true so me will stop now.

Ok, me give you two more really fast ones.

1. Me am beginning to like Korn.
2. MTV do not necessarily suck big green donkeys, but it do have little that interest me at this time. Maybe me just need to listen more and give it time.
Thanks Kate!
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