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by fancyjamtime_Archive
Australia has a better ratio of good to shit bands than New York does. I understand the "importance" of the Ramones but I don't want to listen to them. I always found them commercial jingleish.
From the Wikipedia:
"Bands such as Screeching Weasel, The Vindictives, The Queers, The Mr. T Experience and the Beatnik Termites have all recorded covers of entire Ramones albums; including Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia, Road to Ruin, and Pleasant Dreams, respectively. Many more tribute albums followed, We're a Happy Family being the most well-known, with artists such as Green Day, Kiss, Metallica, The Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Rob Zombie. Green Day members have gone as far as naming their children in honor of the band. Billie Joe Armstrong named his son Joey as tribute to Joey Ramone."
See what happens? I'll be the doucebag who says it. Not a fan. AC/DC on the other hand...
Robert Anton Wilson wrote:The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance to be accidental