027 - 'Adios Amigos' Side A Deep Dive

Hey kids!

The end is nigh. The leather jackets are battered, the engines are running on fumes, and the greatest punk rock ‘n’ roll band on the planet is staring down the barrel of its final studio album.

But Adios Amigos isn't quite the predictable last blast you might expect. There's more going on here than meets the eye…

This week, we dive into Side A of the Ramones' final record, from Tom Waits' ‘I Don't Want to Grow Up’—the unlikely cover CJ championed—to Daniel Rey's invaluable contribution behind the boards, and how Dee Dee's solo songs found their way back into the band he left behind in 1989.

For CJ, Dee Dee was reaching new heights as a songwriter by this point, bringing a poetic, loose-limbed edge to the band's familiar three-chord assault.Then there's Joey Ramone’s ‘Life's a Gas,’ a playful, philosophical reflection on life's fleeting beauty, and CJ's own personal journey from the Marine Corps to the Ramones.

This is a story about chasing your dreams, following your instincts, and sometimes having to choose your own path to follow.

The final chapter? Maybe. But there's still plenty of life left in this machine.

We’ll see you in two weeks for the Side B Deep Dive, which we’re putting up on all the public platforms. Then we’ll be taking a short break until the new year.

But for now, drop the needle and come with us as we revisit the Ramones’ fourteenth and final studio album.

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