Yikes. Did any of them live to see old age ? RIP.
The Ramones and Sex Pistols sucked.
One of the last times my stepdaughter rode in my car before she passed away, we were jokingly singing along to “I Wanna Be Sedated”.
I’m old enough to have referred to The Ramones et al as “punks” when it was still a term of derision among musicians. At the time I was playing ProgRock and had no use for the noise and anger of that form of “music”.
Over the years, I came to a greater appreciation of the genre and now know that The Ramones were, indeed, ground-breaking in their way. I still do not prefer to listen to very much if any punk music and still consider it to be crude and unfocused.
Rest In Peace, Tommy Ramone. You need it!
Awww....
My screen name for almost 20 years has been lilyramone because a lily is my favorite flower and I was listening to the Ramones with my nephew when I was online creating a screen name on some site...RIP Tommy
My husband and I were singing along to “Blitzkrieg Bop” a few days ago. Our youngest was amazed that Mommy & Daddy knew of such things,
Amazing talents who will always be missed.
I saw the Ramones as the warmup act for Patti Smith back in 78 or so.
Lots of fun.
I can’t think of a single song by the Ramones. This is either because they are never played on the stations I listen to, or because I am simply horrible when it comes to remember group and song names.
I can go to youtube to see which it is. I love youtube!
RIP, TR.
Seemed like a nice guy.
Three of them died of cancer. Odd.
One of my all-time favorite songs.
RIP, Tommy. Loved the Ramones, a great live band. BTW, my musical tastes run the gamut, from classical to reggae and jazz.
Also, Johnny was one of the biggest conservatives in music, the classic picture of him wearing a kill a commie for mommie shirt is legend.
Just gotta say RIP Tommy. Thanks for the music and entertainment. And many thanks for helping me annoy classmates and neighbors. Three chords loud and fast. the side of the record is done before the cops show up on a noise complaint!
bile duct cancer..... painful way to meet Your Maker. RIP Tommy!
Dang. Rest in peace.
How sad. Rest in peace, Tommy.
In the past decade, Tommy had a bluegrass band called Uncle Monk
Round The Bend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf4FRMX22k
Mr. Endicott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2FdHs3Sko
And solo accoustic I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0VOiNxC2Ao
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/johnny-ramone-2012-3/
And just for fun:
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/johnny-ramone-top-ten-lists/
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/johnny-ramone-grades/