The Ramones

Ramones are often regarded as the first Punk rock group. After forming in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1974, they performed and played 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band went on a brief club tour and then disbanded. Three of the band's four founding members - Joey, Johnny, and Dee Dee - died within eight years of the break up.

The Ramones never achieved much commercial success during their years of recording and performing. Their only album to reach certified gold status in the U.S. was their compilation album Ramones Mania. Appreciation of the band has grown since the 1980s, and they now regularly appear on "all-time greatest" lists, such as Rolling Stone’s list of Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums. In 2002, the Ramones were voted the second greatest rock and roll band ever in Spin Magazine, trailing only The Beatles.

On March 2, 2002, The Ramones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

History[]

The pre-history of the band is centered in and around the middle-class neighborhood of Forest Hills in the New York City borough of Queens. The band members were drawn together by a mutual love of the New York Dolls, The Stooges, MC5 and '60s garage rock. Most of the members had been in various bands since the late 1960s. Johnny and Tommy had both been in a high school garage band circa 1966-67 known as the Tangerine Puppets, and Joey was in a brief, early 1970s glam rock outfit called Sniper.

Musical style[]

The Ramones' musical style was influenced by various parts of rock and pop music of the 1950s and 1960s; bands such as The Beach Boys, The Who, The Kinks, The Troggs, the Yardbirds, and primarily The Beatles, on whom they based their image (bowl haircuts, four members). The Ramones recorded cover songs of such "garage" classics as "Surfin' Bird" and "California Sun". Joey often cited Ronnie Spector as one of his favorite singers. The various love songs he sang for the band are reminiscent of the 1960s girl group sound. This type of material alternated with harder rock songs in the vein of Proto Punk bands The Stooges, MC5, and the New York Dolls.

Band Members[]

Joey Ramone
Johnny Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
Tommy Ramone
Marky Ramone
Richie Ramone
Elvis Ramone
C. J. Ramone

Discography[]

Title	Release	US Albums Chart	UK Albums Chart
Ramones	April 23, 1976	111	-
Leave Home	January 10, 1977	148	-
Rocket to Russia	November 4, 1977	49	-
Road to Ruin	September 22, 1978	103	32
End of the Century	February 4, 1980	44	14
Pleasant Dreams	July 29, 1981	58	-
Subterranean Jungle	February, 1983	83	-
Too Tough to Die	October, 1984	172	-
Animal Boy	May, 1986	143	38
Halfway to Sanity	September 15, 1987	172	-
Brain Drain	May 18, 1989	122	-
Mondo Bizarro	September 1, 1992	190	-
Acid Eaters	December, 1993	179	-
¡Adios Amigos!	July 18, 1995	148	62

Live[]

It's Alive (1979)
Loco Live (1992)
Greatest Hits Live (1996)
We're Outta Here! (1997)
NYC 1978 (2003)
Live At The Roxy: August 12, 1976 (2016)
Live In Glasgow: December 19, 1977 (2018)
Live At The Palladium: New York, NY (12/31/79) (2019)
It's Alive II (2020)
Triple J Live At The Wireless - Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, July 8, 1980 (2021)

Gallery[]

Videos[]

The_Ramones_1975_live_arturo's_loft. — The Ramones 1975 live arturo's loft.

The_Ramones_-_Blitzkrieg_Bop_(Live) — The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (Live)

Audio[]

Chainsaw (1976) Havana Affair (1976) 53rd & 3rd (1976) Commando (1977) We're A Happy Family (1977) Why Is It Always This Way (1977) Time Has Come Today (1983)

Reference[]

External links[]

Ramones at Todomusica.org Spanish