Kevin's Watch

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I dug the Ramones from the moment I watched Rock and Roll High School the first time. The film featured the band and they actually had a speaking part. "Things sure have changed since we were kicked out of high school." The first song I learned to play was Blitzkrieg Bop. I remember making a tape where I had recorded Teenage Labotomy over and over 8 or 10 times. The Ramones have and will probably always be one of my favorite bands of all time. Not because of their sophistication or elaborate compositions but because of their raw, misfit, I don't give a crap appeal. When Joey died in '01 my hope of ever seeing them perform live went up in smoke.

I bounced a Ramones concert and helped them move their equiptment in '85. Man what a violent Mosh Pit! (I saved 3 people from being thrown out of windows!) What an awesome show! Ramones !!!!!!!!!!

danlo wrote:I bounced a Ramones concert and helped them move their equiptment in '85. Man what a violent Mosh Pit! (I saved 3 people from being thrown out of windows!) What an awesome show! Ramones !!!!!!!!!!

No way!!!!!!!
Excellent.


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Ramones kick ass.

I saw the Ramones in '96 at Lollapalooza. One th of teh artists didn't show, so the Ramones played a double set. I don't really dig them that much, but you've gotta repsect them for steppin' up.

Never heard anything by them. Anyone want to recommend a couple of songs?

Go with the 3 songs Tom recommened, for starters

pretty much every song is pretty cool...well, the ones ive heard anyway...

funny you should say "...misfit, I dont give a crap appeal"...

CovenantJr wrote:Never heard anything by them. Anyone want to recommend a couple of songs?

danlo is right but lemme give ya some extra tunes to try out!

Blitzkrieg Bob
Teenage Labotomy
Commando
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
I just Wanna Have Something To Do
Pinhead
Shock Treatment

Any Ramones live recording is going to be reved up 40% faster than the studio stuff so hold on to your headphones.

The KKK Took My Baby Away
Pet Semetary
Beat on the Brat

So I was watching Antiques Roadshow (New York) today, and some woman had a bunch of Ramones stuff. Dee Dee Ramones jacket (signed), a notebook of original and unpublished lyrics, and other things. Only worth a measly 12,000.

CovenantJr wrote:Never heard anything by them. Anyone want to recommend a couple of songs?

The Ramones were the original punk band, and unlike most others they kept going for some 25 years. They created the sound that became the standard definition of punk - loud, fast, stripped-down power-chord rock with catchy tunes.

Some other cool songs by them, apart from the ones already mentioned (and this is just off the top of my head):

53rd & 3rd
Glad to See You Go
Suzy Is a Headbanger
Carbona Not Glue
Babysitter
We're a Happy Family
Why Is It Always This Way?
I Want You Around
Don't Come Close
I'm Against It
Questioningly
Bad Brain
All the Way
Psycho Therapy
Every Time I Eat Vegetables It Makes Me Think of You
Wart Hog
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg
Crummy Stuff
Censorshit
Scattergun

As for albums, I'd particularly recommend their first four: The Ramones, The Ramones Leave Home, Rocket to Russia and Road to Ruin - virtually every song on each of these is terrific (and those few that aren't are over very quickly ). The later albums are more uneven, but every one of them has at least one classic song on it. (IMO, the late 80's albums, Halfway to sanity and Brain drain are their weakest, but even they have some good songs. Things picked up again in the 90's and their last three studio albums were all pretty good.)

OMG!!! The Ramones r awesum n i luv them 2 death!!! i like almost every song ive heard of them and ive listened to their whole anthology i especially luv joey he was scary as crap bein so skinny n tall but i luved him u gotta luv joeys voice n johnnys awesum guitar n deedee n tommy !!Ramones Rock!!

~*Kyrstie*~

Jesus Christ Statler!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***goes into epilectic shock! ***

Thank gods that huge grarish imgae isn't working! Johnny Ramone died in his sleep last night, at age 55, after a battle with prostate cancer--Johnny Ramone

Byrn wrote:I saw the Ramones in '96 at Lollapalooza. One th of teh artists didn't show, so the Ramones played a double set. I don't really dig them that much, but you've gotta repsect them for steppin' up.

This is the sort of thing that really elevates my opinion of an artist, even if I'm not a big fan of their work.