Rocket to Russia (The Queers album)

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'Rocket to Russia' is a Ramones cover album by pop punk band The Queers. This one of a series of full-length Ramones cover albums (which also included Ramones by Screeching Weasel, Leave Home by The Vindictives, Road to Ruin by The Mr. T Experience) released by Selfless Records in the mid-1990s.

Queers vocalist and guitarist, Joe King, has repeatedly stated that the Ramones are one of the biggest influences on the band. He wanted the Queers to sound "in between the Ramones and the Beach Boys." However, he was not thrilled about recording a Ramones album, stating that "they're usually perfect to begin with." At the time, the band did not have anything released except Love Songs for the Retarded and making the album helped them get by financially.

This album has been praised for faithfully reproducing the sound of the original Rocket to Russia. It was called "an impressive feat of mimicry" and "a nice tribute to the [Queers'] obvious heroes." However, this quality is also the album's weak point because it is redundant.

Joe King has regretted making this album and expressed outrage at Clearview Records for unpaid royalties from reissues. In 2006, the band would have similar troubles with Lookout! Records and rescind their master rights from the label.

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GLONASS Satellites Launched - Techtree.com

Techtree.com--The launch was successfully done from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan using -Russia's- Proton-M carrier -rocket- at 4:53 Moscow time (0:53 GMT), ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:44:56 GMT+00:00

Kazakhstan joins Russia-Ukraine space project - Central Asia Newswire (subscription)

Central Asia Newswire (subscription)--Cosmotrans was set up by -Russia- and Ukraine to send satellites into distant orbits using -Russia's- Dnepr carrier -rocket-. Kazakhstan is seeking to participate ... - Date : Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:37:15 GMT+00:00

First Chinese driver in F1 - Straits Times

Straits Times--We also get up close with the 'Vyborg -Rocket-', -Russia's- first Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov, who registered a credible four points in his debut season. ... - Date : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:04:50 GMT+00:00

Booth, Malphrus honored by state group - Morehead State University News

Morehead State University News---...- and its orbital deployer which will be released from an Italian satellite (UNISat) after it is launched on a Dnepr -rocket- from -Russia- in early 2011. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:12:15 GMT+00:00

Russia to review its space shuttle project - Xinhua

Xinhua---...- said during the Strong -Russia- business conference. According to Raikunov, the tests of the -rocket- will start in 2015 and its commercial exploitation ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:04:37 GMT+00:00

Ramones

Studio albums		Ramones * Leave Home * Rocket to Russia * Road to Ruin * End of the Century * Pleasant Dreams * Subterranean Jungle * Too Tough to Die * Animal Boy * Halfway to Sanity * Brain Drain * Mondo Bizarro * Acid Eaters * ¡Adios Amigos!
Live albums		It's Alive * Loco Live * Greatest Hits Live * We're Outta Here! * You Don't Come Close * NYC 1978
Compilations		Ramones Mania * All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 1 * All the Stuff (And More!) Vol. 2 * Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology * Ramones Mania Vol. 2 * Masters of Rock * Best of the Chrysalis Years * Loud, Fast Ramones * The Chrysalis Years * The Best of The Ramones * Weird Tales of the Ramones * Greatest Hits
Films		Rock 'n' Roll High School * Lifestyles * We're Outta Here! * Around the World * End of the Century * Raw * It's Alive 1974 �1996
Full tribute albums		Ramones (by Screeching Weasel) * Leave Home (by The Vindictives) * Rocket To Russia (by The Queers) * Road To Ruin (by The Mr. T Experience) * End Of The Century (by Boris The Sprinkler) * Pleasant Dreams (by Beatnik Termites)
Other tribute albums		Gabba Gabba Hey * Blitzkrieg Over You * Ramones Maniacs * The Song Ramones the Same * We're a Happy Family * Brats On The Beat: Ramones For Kids
Related articles		Discography * List of Ramones concerts