despite carrying on the celebratory tone of the ramones' debut and 'leave home' in the likes of 'sheena is a punk rocker,' 'cretin hop,' a tribute to dirty 'rockaway beach,' and covers of the trashmen and 'do you wanna dance'70473'' their third lp from 1977 displays a dark humour that's less jokey than the previous releases' goofs on bad mental health and dysfunctional relationships. the group's best-produced of its first three releases, rocket achieves an almost smooth texture thanks to a clean mix and increased use of beach boys-inspired vocal harmonies.