yr ics ▁and ▁composition ▁Animal ▁Boy ▁featured ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁gen res ▁and ▁musical ▁elements ▁that ▁were ▁completely ▁new ▁to ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁previous ▁albums . ▁Fre quent ▁use ▁of ▁synth es izers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁minimal istic ▁" g imm icky " ▁lyr ics , ▁caused ▁critics ▁and ▁fans ▁to ▁feel ▁as ▁though ▁the ▁Ram ones ▁had ▁st rayed ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁early , ▁raw ▁punk ▁sound , ▁despite ▁Animal ▁Boys ▁prede cess or ▁To o ▁T ough ▁To o ▁Die ▁being ▁acc laimed ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁returning ▁to ▁their ▁roots . ▁" The ▁main ▁problem ▁with ▁Animal ▁Boy ," ▁explained ▁author ▁Ever ett ▁True , ▁" was ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁one ▁disc ern ible ▁Ram ones ▁sound : ▁it ▁sounds ▁as ▁dis joint ed ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁probably ▁felt . ▁The ▁guitar ▁parts ▁could ' ve ▁been ▁played ▁by ▁anyone , ▁and ▁Rich ie ' s ▁drum ming ▁was ▁sli pping ▁away ▁from ▁Tommy ' s ▁original ▁template . ▁The ▁Ram ones ▁were ▁turning ▁into ▁a ▁ 9 - 5 ▁job , ▁night ▁not ▁day ." ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁begins ▁with ▁Jo ey ▁singing ▁" Some body ▁Put ▁Something ▁in ▁My ▁Dr ink ," ▁written ▁by ▁Rich ie , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁d ating ▁Frank ie ▁Val li ' s ▁daughter ▁and ▁mistaken ly ▁d rank ▁after ▁someone ▁else ▁in ▁a ▁night club . ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁editor ▁David ▁F ric