Shocking, just shocking

Truly, the shocking thing is that it took this long for Phil Spector to snap and finally shoot someone.

Speaking of Phil Spector, sort of, now there is a Ramones tribute album. Honestly. With such luminaries as Kiss. Yes, I am curious as to what Tom Waits is going to do with “The Return of Jackie and Judy,” and I’d like to hear how The Pretenders handle “Something to Believe In.” But other than that — Eddie Vedder? The Offspring? Rob Zombie? This is the best they could do? One of the great things about The Ramones was that every song was a Ramones song, even their covers. They just weren’t songs that it was easy to imagine someone else covering. Unless you were a Ramone, you just weren’t going to be able to bring what the song needed. There is no “interpretation” needed, no new nuance to be discovered in “Beat on the Brat”. Please. If Joey weren’t dead, he’d kick your asses…..