Brain Drain (album)

Brain Drain
Studio album by the Ramones
Released March 23, 1989
Recorded December 1988
Genre Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length 35:02
Label Sire (US)
Chrysalis (UK)
Producer Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell, Daniel Rey
Ramones chronology
Halfway to Sanity
(1987)
Brain Drain
(1989)
Mondo Bizarro
(1992)
Singles from Brain Drain
  1. "Pet Sematary"
    Released: 1989
  2. "I Believe in Miracles"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

Brain Drain is the 11th studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on March 23, 1989.[1] It is the last release to feature bass player Dee Dee Ramone, the first release to feature Marky Ramone since his departure after Subterranean Jungle, and the last studio album on Sire Records.

About the making of the album, Dee Dee wrote in his autobiography, Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones:

It was tough recording the Brain Drain album because everyone took their shit out on me. I dreaded being around them. It drove me away — I didn't even end up playing on the album. Everybody in the band had problems; girlfriend problems, money problems, mental problems.

Songs

"Palisades Park" is a cover song, originally recorded by Freddy Cannon in 1962.

"I Believe in Miracles" was covered by Eddie Vedder and Zeke for the We're a Happy Family—A Tribute to the Ramones album and is frequently covered by Pearl Jam at their shows.

It contains the single "Pet Sematary", written for the Stephen King movie adaptation of the same name. The single became one of the Ramones' biggest radio hits, and a staple in their concerts during the 1990s.[3]

"Pet Sematary" was covered by German industrial metal band Rammstein as a B-side to their single Ich will in 2001. The song is performed live with Clawfinger. It was also performed by the Plain White T's for Frankenweenie (Unleashed). The song was later covered by a psychobilly band, the Creepshow, as a bonus track for their second album, Run For Your Life, in 2008.

In the music videos for "Pet Sematary", Dee Dee Ramone played the bass but in "I Believe In Miracles" & "Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight Tonight)", C. J. Ramone replaced Dee Dee's position as a bassist. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" was covered by Joey Ramone on his second posthumous album Ya Know?.

"Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" was included in the movie soundtrack Christmas With The Kranks.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Believe in Miracles"  Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:19
2. "Zero Zero UFO"  Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 2:25
3. "Don't Bust My Chops"  Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Daniel Rey 2:28
4. "Punishment Fits the Crime"  Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts 3:05
5. "All Screwed Up"  Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:59
6. "Palisades Park"  Charles Barris 2:22
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
7. "Pet Sematary"  Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:30
8. "Learn to Listen"  Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey 1:50
9. "Can't Get You Outta My Mind"  Joey Ramone 3:21
10. "Ignorance Is Bliss"  Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff 2:38
11. "Come Back, Baby"  Joey Ramone 4:01
12. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"  Joey Ramone 2:04
Captain Oi! reissue CD bonus track
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
13. "Pet Sematary (Bill Laswell Version)"  Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey 3:35

Credits

Ramones
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 122[6]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Pet Sematary" Modern Rock Tracks 4[7]

References

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