It's Alive:The Ramones

It's Alive is the first live album by the American punk band 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 during the UK tour 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 album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993.[1]



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[hide]  *1 Critical reception  ==Critical reception[ edit] == In 2005, It's Alive was ranked number 279 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[8] ==Track listing[ edit] == All songs written and composed by Ramones, except where indicated. ==Personnel[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Ramones<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Production<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 2 Track listing
 * 3 Personnel
 * 3.1 Ramones
 * 3.2 Production
 * 4 References
 * Joey Ramone - lead vocals
 * Johnny Ramone - guitar
 * Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals
 * Tommy Ramone - drums
 * Ed Stasium - engineer
 * T. Erdelyi, Ed Stasium - producers
 * Basing Street Studios Ltd. - mobile recording facilities
 * Greb Cobb, Frank Owen, Jo Yu, Ray Doyle - mobile crew
 * Ramona Janquito, Phil Shrago - studio crew
 * Monte Melnick - tour manager
 * Arturo Vega - lighting
 * Tasco - sound, lighting