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Their second album, Leave Home (1977), retained the first album’s immediacy while broadening lyrical themes and arrangements. Tracks such as “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment” and “Pinhead” displayed the band’s humor and iconography; the album also included early hints of broader sonic ambition. Rocket to Russia (1977), the band’s third LP, is often cited as a peak: it combined ferocious singles like “Sheena Is a Punk Rocker” with melodic craft (“I Don’t Care”), showcasing stronger songwriting while keeping the classic Ramones speed and punch.

This is the second most important Ramones album after the first. New drummer: Richie Ramone. New attitude: Hardcore. The 1980s hardcore scene (Black Flag, Minor Threat) had grown up worshiping the Ramones, and now the Ramones returned the favor. The Ramones - Discography

¡Adios Amigos! is a perfect farewell. I Don't Want to Grow Up (a Tom Waits cover) becomes a mission statement. She Talks to Rainbows is heartbreakingly beautiful—Joey whispering goodbye. The album ends with a cover of The Shape of Things to Come , originally by Max Frost & The Troopers. The final lyric: "There's a brand new day / Gonna dawn on you." Their second album, Leave Home (1977), retained the