Road to Ruin found the Ramones stretching their signature sound to its limits; even though there were several fine moments, nearly all of them arrived when the group broke free from the suddenly restrictive loud-fast-hard formula of their first records. Considering that the Ramones did desire mainstream success and that they had a deep love for early-'60s pop/rock, it's not surprising that they decided to shake loose the constrictions of their style by making an unabashed pop album, yet it was odd that Phil Spector produced End of the Century, because his painstaking working methods seemingly clashed with the Ramones' instinctual approach. However, the Ramones were always more clever than they appeared, so the matching actually worked better than it could have. Spector's detailed production helped bring "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" to life, yet it also kept some of the punkier numbers in check. Even so, End of the Century is more enjoyable than its predecessor, since the record has stronger material, and in retrospect, it's one of their better records of the '80s.
The Ramones Biopic Gets UnderwaySource: VarietyAuthor: Garth Franklin Manager-producer Rory Rosegarten (TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond") has secured the rights to a feature about the seminal punk rock band the Ramones reports *Variety*.Rosegarten has personally optioned "I Slept With Joey Ramone," the authorized bio on the lead singer that was written by Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, and p...
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The stars align, matching up three of my favorite things:1. music2. my ipod3. education & learningSteve Van Zandt has written a music history curriculum, focusing on rock music primarily, and David Brooks wrote about it in the NY Times, about "The Segmented Society":http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/opinion/20brooks.html?_r=1&em&ex=1195794000&en=52e62e25f7dcf407&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin. It seems...
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First, Some Ramones:Motorhead did a Ramones tribute song, R.A.M.O.N.E.S.And then the Ramones covered it.And here's a live performance by the Ramnes, with Lemmy sitting in:Do You Remember Rock'n'Roll Radio?Joey Ramone and Phil Spector did. And even in '78, they saw the writing on the wall for decent radio..."...'cos lately it all sounds the same to me ..."(Watch the old teevee clips in this one...
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