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The Ramones were quite simply
THE classic punk rock band. The
brothers Ramone - Dee Dee, Joey, Tommy and Johnny armed with only a
rudimentary musical knowledge provided a generation with beautifully
simplistic, machine gun bursts of classic punk rock. Minimalist &
raucous but each song was so goddamned catchy!
Criminally
neglected by their own country it took us Brits once more to
recognise class and take them to our hearts in 1976 & 1977.
Single-handedly The Ramones gave a shot in the arm to the UK's
nascent punk scene introducing speed and brevity and help kick-start
a revolution..
Legs astride,
guitars to their knees, ripped jeans, shouts of '1234', a blur of
songs, 'gabba, gabba hey'...fu**ing brilliant. Sadly Dee
Dee, Johnny & Joey are all dead now but The Ramones are up there
with any of the greats of rock 'n' roll and their albums are timeless
moments. God I miss them!
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