I Hate Freaks Like You

I Hate Freaks Like You
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 1994
RecordedFebruary–March 1994
StudioKlank Studios, Tegelen, The Netherlands
GenrePunk rock
Length31:46
LabelWorld Service/Rough Trade Records
ProducerGert Jan "Joe" Avesaath
Dee Dee Ramone I.C.L.C. chronology
Standing in the Spotlight
(1989)
I Hate Freaks Like You
(1994)
Zonked!
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

I Hate Freaks Like You is the second studio album by Dee Dee Ramone, released under the name Dee Dee Ramone I.C.L.C. It was released in Europe in 1994 through World Service, a sublabel of Rough Trade Records.[2]

German singer Nina Hagen guests on two of the album's fourteen tracks. "All's Quiet on the Eastern Front" was originally recorded by the Ramones on Pleasant Dreams (1981) and two songs were later recorded by the Ramones for ¡Adios Amigos! (1995): "I'm Making Monsters for My Friends" and "It's Not for Me to Know".

The Argentinian edition was released on Sick Boy Records in 1994 and contains the Chinese Bitch EP as bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dee Dee Ramone and Daniel Rey except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Making Monsters for My Friends" 2:42
2."Don't Look in My Window" 2:39
3."Chinese Bitch"Ramone, Andy Shernoff1:48
4."It's Not for Me to Know" 3:03
5."Runaway" 3:45
6."All's Quiet on the Eastern Front"Ramone2:18
7."I Hate It" 1:51
8."Life Is Like a Little Smart Alleck" 2:33
9."I Hate Creeps Like You" 1:46
10."Trust Me" 4:28
11."Curse on Me" 2:56
12."I'm Seeing Strawberry's Again" 4:03
13."Lass Mich in Ruhe"Ramone, John Carco, Nina Hagen2:31
14."I'm Making Monsters for My Friends" (Alternate version) 2:36
Argentinian bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Chinese Bitch"Ramone, Shernoff1:30
16."I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You"Ramone1:36
17."That's What Everybody Else Does" 2:39
18."We're A Creepy Family"Ramone, John Carco1:22

Personnel

Additional musicians
  • Nina Hagen - vocals (13, 14)
  • Jan Willem Eleveld - guitar (10), lead guitar (5, 12)

References

  1. ^ "I Hate Freaks Like You - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Wallace, Ron (June 9, 2015). "Dee Dee Ramone Bios - Later projects and death". rockapedia.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "I Hate Freaks Like You (Argentinian edition) on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved on 9 December 2018.