It was 1974. Political history was being made the day that the Ramones hopped on the stage of the lower east side's CBGB. The rest of the world was watching as Nixon's resignation went into affect, making him the first and only President to resign from office. And at the same time the Ramones were making a different kind of history, making them the first and only "godfathers of punk."
Let's face it: punk music and rock and roll in general would not be the same if it weren't for these four young men dressed in their uniform jeans and leather jackets, singing songs like the ubiquitous "I Wanna Be Sedated" and the mildly offensive "The KKK Took My Baby Away." The Ramones changed music with their experimentation, daring nature, and controversy (i.e., "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg")-- they evolved it, influenced it, molded it, and counted it in with a rapid "1, 2, 3, 4!"
Thirty of their legendary hits are compiled on Ramones Mania--thirty distinctive, almost whimsical, sometimes controversial songs that made the Ramones rock legends. It's everything you need to remember rock' n' roll radio, during a time when teenagers were lobotomized, cretins hopped, Sheena was a punk rocker, and everyone wanted to be sedated-- the golden age of punk music.

Don't start with this one. It's a nice colorized compilation, nice and clean and late '80s sounding, bridging the catalog and welcomed at fraternity parties. But the mania was massacred. You want the band these reviewers are headbanging about? ALL THE STUFF AND MORE Vol 1. Today your love, tomorrow the world.

This one is my favorite because it includes my favorite, 'We Want the Airwaves'

Also 'Blitzkrieg Bop', 'I Wanna Be Sedated', 'Teenage Lobotomy' and so many more pulsating and high adrenaline songs.

Highly recommended

The kids are alright! This CD is as good as it gets,period.
Buy the dang thing,stop putting it off! Heck,do a friend a favor,buy TWO!

Okay, so maybe about thirty songs are left out. Who cares? This is the best compilation of the best Ramones tunes done EVER. They embodied the assault against early 70s hippiedom leftovers. They played as loudly as quickly as possible. They didn't mind "yeah, yeah, yeah," or "oh, baby," or "gabba gabba hey". They rocked. Most everyone else didn't. Forget the pretentious liner notes that come with this. Put it in your cd player and crank this baby up!