He also said Spector never let him play his pinball machine. Until the day he died, Dee Dee claimed that he didn’t play a single note on this one. Yeah, it SOUNDS great, but what Phil Spector record doesn’t sound great? Maybe that’s the problem: too much polish, not enough soul. End of the Century (1980)ĭespite containing the good-time fun of “Rock ‘n Roll High School,” this album just hangs there for me. Related: “Punk Rock Docs Worth Watching” 11. This was technically Dee Dee’s last album with the band but he goes out in style with “Don’t Bust My Chops” and “Ignorance is Bliss.” This record deserves its own documentary and everyone involved deserves a big hug. Showing up even when life seemingly sucks. This album was 13 years later, ’cause they kept going even after most people said, “Who cares?” Life’s crazy, and so was everyone in this band (“A lot of mental illness,” to quote Johnny).
At one point, they believed they were gonna be The Beatles or The Bay City Rollers and guess what? – it didn’t happen. Does it make you “bop til you drop”? No, but that’s OK. But is it the best Ramones record? Maybe.
Their debut project changed the face of popular music with classics including “Blitzkrieg Bop,” “Judy is a Punk” and “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.” Its influence can be heard and felt in every rock and roll record made since its release 43 years ago. Around that same time, it was preserved by The National Recording Registry as ” culturally, historically and aesthetically significant”. Thirty-eight years later, it finally went Gold (500,000 units sold) making it the only one of their 14 studio albums to do so.
And it was a flop, selling only around 6,000 copies in its first year. It was done over one week for just $6,400. Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, and Tommy Ramone, the darlings of The Lower East Side, were now recording artists. “Judy is a Punk,” Ramones (1976) 8.In April 1976, Sire Records released the debut album by a new band called The Ramones. “I Wanna Be Sedated,” Road to Ruin (1978) 7. “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” Ramones (1976) 5. “Rockaway Beach,” Rocket to Russia (1977) 4. “Sheena is a Punk Rocker,” Rocket to Russia (1977) 3. Watch the neck though, we’re not as young as we used to be… 1. To celebrate this band - that successfully provided a soundtrack to our rebellious teenage years - let’s all walk down memory lane and rock out to the Ramones’ best songs. Tommy was the last original member of the band and the only one to live to see his 60s. “He was in hospice care following treatment for cancer of the bile duct.”įounded in 1974, the Ramones - Dee Dee, Johnny, Joey and Tommy - practically invented the New York City punk scene in the 1970s with hits like “I Wanna Be Sedated,” “Sheena is a Punk Rocker” and “Blitzkrieg Bop.” Dee Dee, Johnny and Joey Ramone all died within the space of four years, with Joey passing away first in 2001 from lymphoma at only 49 years old. at his home in Ridgewood, Queens,” Andy Schwartz, publisher of New York Rocker magazine, said on behalf of Ramone’s family, per Rolling Stone. “Tom died yesterday, July 11, at 12:15 p.m. Who’s ready for a Destiny’s Child reunion? > Tommy Ramone, drummer and the last original co-founding member of the Ramones, has passed away on July 11 at 65 years old.
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