One of the original punk albums that totally lives up to its hype. Right out of the gate, it's a blistering stampede of raw rock. Stripped of grandiosity complex virtuosity that had become prevalent in certain areas of rock, to present an "anyone can play" style of music.
There are so many great tracks here, 'Blitzkrieg bop', 'Beat on the brat', 'Today your love, tomorrow the world', 'Havana affair', and the surprisingly dark '53rd and 3rd' written about a street hustler taking violent action... legend/rumour suggested that Dee-Dee Ramone was writing in a somewhat autobiographical frame.
Surprisingly for an early punk album, it was fairly well received critically on its release, though not with the sales to match.
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