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Mondo Bizarro by The Ramones
Mondo Bizarro is an album by The Ramones, released in 1992. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Poison Heart”, on 4 lists with a best position of #48.
Mondo Bizarro, the Ramones' twelfth studio album, came out on Radioactive on September 1, 1992, and its title is a misspelled bit of Italian for "weird world", which is about right for a punk band still banging away nearly two decades after Forest Hills. It was the first studio record with C.J. Ramone on bass in place of Dee Dee, though the departed founder still turns up in the songwriting credits. Joey sings, Johnny slashes, Marky pounds, and Ed Stasium produced.
The formula hasn't budged much, and nobody wanted it to: buzzsaw guitar, bubblegum hooks, three chords and a grudge. "Poison Heart" is the standout, a big, bruised, surprisingly tuneful rocker that sounds made for radio without going soft. At 37 minutes and 25 seconds it's also, amazingly, the longest studio album the Ramones ever made. A 2004 UK reissue on Captain Oi! tacked on their cover of the Spider-Man theme.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mondo Bizarro on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Heart | 4 | #48 | – | 1992–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.