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From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: RAMONES tour itinerary, if there's anybody left out there
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Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 13:38:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  2 13:38:00 1984
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> 
> DON'T SEE THE RAMONES - THEY'RE TERRIBLE.
> 

Depends on whether you are fond of their albums or not.  DON'T go to a Ramones
concert without first listening to two or three of their early albums.

I've seen the Ramones twice, and will do so again, because I like their sense
of humour and Johnny's riffs.  Many of their songs are extremely repititious,
being an extended riff + a few verses thrown in.

It helps to realize that they are musically closely akin to the Beach Boys,
which they themselves admit.  Their most refined song (in the pop music
sense) is their version of "Needles and Pins".

"We ain't got no friends, our troubles never end,
 No Christmas cards to send, Daddy likes men.
 We're a happy family, we're a happy family,
 We're a happy family, me, Mom, and Daddy."