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1 day ago · On December 31, 1977, the Ramones recorded It's Alive, a live concert double album, at the Rainbow Theatre, London, which was released in April 1979 (the title is a reference to the 1974 horror film of the same name).
6 days ago · Ramones is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Ramones, released on April 23, 1976, by Sire Records. After Hit Parader editor Lisa Robinson saw the band at a gig in New York City, she wrote several articles about the group and asked Danny Fields to be their manager. [ 1 ]
3 days ago · Pleasant Dreams hit No. 16 last year, while It’s Alive II came in one rung behind that release in 2020. Rocket to Russia was recently featured by Vinyl Me, Please as the release of the month,...
2 days ago · How Ramones’ Debut Album Launched An Offensive On Indulgent Rock. “I’ve always drummed in their style,” the musician said in a 1985 Sounds interview. “Steady and hard-hitting. But it was difficult working myself up to that speed. There are three speeds in the Ramones – fast, pretty fast and very fast!”
Sep 11, 2024 · Kick Out The Jams or It’s Alive? Oof. Both in my blood stream but I’ll go for It’s Alive. I’ve modelled the whole of our song progression live on it. No gaps. The only way Joey [Ramone] managed to memorise his set was by learning all of it as one block, not individual songs. Space Ritual or No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith?
Sep 11, 2024 · Ramones - It's Alive: released April 1979. A double set of the brothers Ramone recorded live at the Rainbow in London on the last day of 1977.
1 day ago · From a guitar perspective, it was the same story: every song consisted of an interchangeable series of power chords played with the same jack-hammer downstrokes by Johnny Ramone on his cheap Mosrite guitar. On paper the Ramones sounded stupid and one-dimensional – and they were – but it’s also what made them great.
