Ramones turns 50!

To all my fellow Ramones fans…

This influential debut album was released on April 23, 1976.

This is an image of the cover art for the album Ramones by the Ramones. Copyright Sire Records.

Ramones is considered to have established the musical genre of Punk Rock, as well as popularizing it years afterward. The album had a significant impact on other genres of Rock music, such as Grunge and Heavy Metal. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said of their influence on rock in general: When the [Ramones] hit the street in 1976 with their self-titled first album, the rock scene, in general, had become somewhat bloated and narcissistic. The Ramones got back to basics: simple, speedy, stripped-down rock and roll songs. Voice, guitar, bass, drums. No makeup, no egos, no light shows, no nonsense. And though the subject matter was sometimes dark, emanating from a sullen adolescent basement of the mind, the group also brought cartoonish fun and high-energy excitement back to rock and roll.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Thirty years ago, I was fortunate to experience the Ramones live and in-person at Lollapalooza. They tore through 21 songs in less than an hour. No break, no rest; 1, 2, 3, 4 and on to the next one, all under the hot afternoon sun...

“Music can facilitate an unspoken bond across humanity, despite our otherwise cultural, language, and daily differences.” - Anthony Woodard

Excerpt from MTV Brazil’s Lollapalooza Special (1996).

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