This fabulous speed that Ramones played in, made them stand out. Their rifts were principally simple, and on paper, easy to play, but for those who dare to try to cover the Ramones, it is not as easy as it looks, at least it is not easy if you want to do it right. This thought, this quote, I think perfectly encapsulates the music of The Ramones early in their career. There is a famous quote from one of the Ramones, which I could presumably look up on the internet, but I am going challenge myself by trying to quote it from memory, “our songs are not short, we just play them really fast ” pretty sure that is it, and no, I do not remember which Ramone said it. One the key things that made the Ramones special was the velocity of their music. Today however, I want to talk about those early days and that style that made the Ramones icons of punk rock. Like all great artists the Ramone’s changed their style over time and there is a wonderful variety in their later works. I strongly suspect the origin of this misconception has everything to do with the popularity of the Ramones early works, which had a formula that was tried several times at that point in their careers. I have heard that remark again recently, though it escapes my memory once again where I heard it, and I think when I was young, I might have agreed with that sentiment, but not anymore, now I know better. ![]() When I was young and in high school, I remember someone, somewhere, say that all Ramone’s songs sounded alike. My interest in the Ramones runs parallel to this trajectory, the more the Ramones fade into the past, the more I pay attention to them, and the more I appreciate them, just like the general public has done. They were a partially unknown band for a long time, as were punks of their era, and society needed to catch up to fully understand and appropriately appreciate what they were doing. Their popularity was seemingly mathematically inverted to their activity as artist. As the Ramones began to die off and their careers began to end, the popularity of their music grew. I had no idea who the Ramones were until sometime in the early nineties and by that time it was almost too late. I have had the privilege of being alive for the majority of the existence of the Ramones, and I feel like my experience with this band is similar to that of the general publics. This does grant us the opportunity to reflect on their entire career all at once. Unfortunately, most of the Ramones are dead, so their musical adventure has come to an end. ![]() They had immersible influence on bands that followed, not just in punk, or rock, but also metal, and weirdly country sometimes. The Ramones, one of the greatest punk rock bands of all time.
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