The Ramones were an American rock band that was formed by DeeDee, Johnny and Joey Ramone in New York in 1974. The band is for some strange reason often cited as the first "punk" rockgroup, and when Joey died in 2001 the newspapers said "Father of Punk Dead". Well, that may very well be true, but in my eyes Ramones always have ROCKED. Period.
Here with the wonderful "I Don't Want To Fight Tonight":
As Joey Ramone ones said; "In 1974 everything was tenth-generation Led Zeppelin, tenth-generation Elton John, or overproduced, or just junk. Everything was long jams, long guitar solos.... We missed music like it used to be." So they decided to do some kind of bubblegum rock with a twist. And we are all happy they did!
Another funny thing about The Ramones is the fact that all of the bandmembers changed their surename to Ramone. If THAT ain't dedication, then what is?
Sad, really, that in this band too – as in so many bands – we see brothers fighting eachother. In 1996 when they decided to split the band, for good, I felt sick. And still do.
Joey Ramone, the guy that I personally think was the spirit of The Ramones, passed away – cancer took him too - in 2001. The following interview is made for a radiostation in UK, sometimes in the mid 80's, and I think this is Joey at his best:
And finally, a short clip from the last concert The Ramones ever performed, at The Palace in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 1996 , featuring the legendary Lemmy from Motörhead.
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