Ramones Essays

  • The Ramones

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    The Ramones was a group from Forest Hills, New York. Formed in the March of 1974. The original members consisted of Johnny Ramone on the lead guitar, Joey Ramone on lead vocals, Dee Dee Ramone on the bass and backing vocals, and Tommy Ramone on the drums. Ritchie Ramone was replaced soon by Dee Dee Ramone. Joey at first was the drummer who then went on to be the lead vocals and the drummer they got to replace Joey was Tommy. All The Ramones got their last name from the fake name Paul Ramono that

  • How the Ramones Influenced Rock and Roll

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    How the Ramones Influenced Rock and Roll Joey Romone stated, “There is nobody as good as the Ramones, never will be. I mean, everybody’s just emulated us, and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations,” (Brainyquote). This proves that the Ramones has had a huge impact on rock. The Romones are the most influential rock band in the 20th century because they sparked the Punk rock bomb in the UK and The United States, they initiated many notorious trends in the punk rock industry

  • Punk Rock Genre

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    Despite a strike of interest throughout many of the genres the one that most stuck with me was the exploration and information provided on the punk rock genre. This was because my current taste in music includes band such as Green Day, Blink-182, the Ramones, and Sum 41; these are all bands that can be categorized under this genre. Punk is a sub-genre of rock and roll that developed in the United States by garage bands in the mid-sixties. This was popularized by teenage bands that started playing in

  • Mick Rock: A Brief Biography

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    photographing people like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Queen, The Ramones, Syd Barett, Joan Jett, Motley Crue, The Talking Heads, Crossfade, and Blondie. He was important to the creation of a lot of other rock images, including album covers for Queen’s “Queen II” and “Sheer Heart Attack”, Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock’n’Roll”, Iggy and the Stooges’ “Raw Power”, Syd Barett’s “The Madcap Laughs”, the Ramones “End of the Century”, and Lou Reed’s “Transformer”. He photographed things for a

  • Biography of Avril Lavigne

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    image of the Ramones, and depending on what song you are listening to, she could sound like the Beatles or The Rolling Stones. She has continued to impress the world of music by changing from more punk sounds to more pop rock sounds. Although there is much controversy on what style of music she actually is considered, I think it is great for her to be as diverse as possible in this generation. She has great influences to look up to such as the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Ramones. I believe

  • Sergio Leone's Fistful Of Dollars

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    Fistful are drawn-out and painful. When Ramone guns down the Mexican soldiers, many are seen dying in extravagant, almost darkly comedic manners. Soldiers trudging up the hill who get shot in back jump into the air and forcibly flail down the hill. These dramatic deaths, in conjunction with close ups of ramone sadistically enjoying the act of murder, notion at the absurdity of large scale acts of violence. While this particular scene is designed to make ramone a villain, the violence in this scene

  • british punk

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    pushed one step further, thus gaining more recognition. The first of the punk rock bands to be signed up with a record company were the Ramones. The Ramones survived through to the mid 90’s and still have a huge following. In that time they released over a dozen albums, most of their songs are short and simple three or four chord arrangements. Artists like the Ramones, Patti Smith, Television, Talking Heads, and Blondie, came out of the U.S, but Punk took on greater strength in England, where Bands

  • The Rise Of Punk Rock

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    Punk Rock Punk rock, what is it? Is it rebellion? Anarchism? What makes rock truly punk? Being rooted from garage rock and getting away from the excess mainstream rock, comes punk. A rock genre that spoke often of anti-establishment, anarchism, and rebellion to the norm and society. Genre that was started in a garage and becoming a major cultural phenomenon. The Garage musicians in the 60’s started pushing the limits and playing with no rules stepping away from the rock norm. Starting with the Sonics

  • The Origination Of Punk Rock

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    began in the bars and nightclubs until the bands garnered enough support to receive a record contract. When the punk rock explosion occurred in the mid-seventies, a number of new, excitingly innovative bands burst upon the scene. Bands like the Ramones, The Clash, The Velvet Underground, The Virgin Fugs, Patti Smith, The New York Dolls, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, and the punk band with the most success, The Sex Pistols. The thing that made punk rock so unlike anything the music industry had heard

  • Punk Rock

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    the term 'punk', but it only became of common usage in 1976, when the genre as a whole had acquired the name. Around 1975, the formation of bands that were recognized as punk started to become more commonspread. Examples include New York Dolls, the Ramones, the Saints, the 101ers and the Runaways. From then onwards, the scene had grown larger, with bands like the Clash and the Sex Pistols. The latter especially had produced chart-topping hits in their wake, one of them being "Anarchy In the UK". Punk

  • Art, Literature And Society From 1955-1970

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    old fashioned prejudice, which was as rampant as ever. And not every woman was delighted to once again be her husband’s hous... ... middle of paper ... ...ller: Rock and Roll in the Age of Celebrity. New York: St.Martins Press.1990Bessman, Jim. Ramones: An American Band. New York: St.Martins Press. 1993Doyle, Jennifer, Jonathan Flatley, and Jose Munoz. Pop Out: Queer Warhol. Durham and London: Duke University Press.1996Banes, Sally. Greenich Village 1963. Durham and London: Duke University Press

  • Ethical Dilemmas In The Proposal Movie

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    the ability to control the supply and demand of products as no alternative solutions are within reach due to the location and population of Sitka relative to the other towns nearby. The other business dilemma stems from Oscar Nunez’s character Ramone. Ramone is a jack of all trades as his character is seen serving food as a party host, convenience store clerk, minister, and also the town stripper. These roles do not limit his ability to perform well in all of his jobs, but should any of those jobs

  • Apology Letter Case Study

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    1. Write a negative adjustment/apology letter to Mr. Ramone, who must send back the $300 Deluxe Plus that Sean shipped to him. (~300 words) Mr. Ramone, We regret to inform you that we have made a shipping error in regards to your new headphones. The headphones sent to you were meant for another customer who is waiting for them. We will have to ask that you return the headphones you received in return we will expedite the headphones you ordered. It is with great regret that I received your complaint

  • Motorcycle Jacket

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    Fashion Icon ( The King of Cool) in the 60’s, was seen in popular culture riding motorbikes in his jacket smoking. - Debbie Harry - 70s/80s – Punk movement - The Schott Perfecto® was the uniform for rock stars like The Ramones, Blondie, Joan Jett and The Sex Pistols. - 1974: When The Ramones hit the stage at CBGB (also wearing the Schott Perfecto), Punk magazine founder Legs McNeil described them like this: "They were all wearing these black leather jackets…They looked so striking. These guys were not

  • The History of Rock

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    The History of Rock As one of the most popular music genres, rock music has grown and expanded to incorporate many styles throughout the years. A rock band usually consists of a vocalist, an acoustic drum kit played with a strong beat, usually a back beat, and features electric and acoustic guitars. From its beginnings in the late 1950s and early 1960s until the present day, rock has changed styles seemingly every decade as new bands become popular because of their unique style of music. Throughout

  • Unit 14 New Trends Of The Late 1970s

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    Unit 14: New Trends of the Late 1970s The 1970s was a revolutionary time for music; new genres were born, legendary artists entered the spotlight; music had a bright future ahead. After the big Rock-era, new genres blossomed from it; Funk, Reggae, Disco, and Punk all made their debuts. From these genres, we got classic songs like ‘Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),’ ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ and ‘God Save the Queen’ being released throughout the 70s. The Sex Pistols, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown

  • why everyone should own 1 punk cd

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    Outline for Persuasive Speech Topic: Why everyone should own one Punk CD. 1. a. By a show of hands I would like to see how many of you listen to Punk Rock. Today I’d like to talk to you about this genre of music that was created in reaction to other forms of music, and hopefully influence you to check it out and maybe even buy a CD. i. I’ve been listening to punk since as early as the 5th grade. “Punk” (make quote sign) is a term applied to a child or teenager who acts in an antisocial way. Punk

  • Ee Cummings Meaning

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    Let me start out this essay by saying: I hate this poem. Never, in my entire life, has a poem made me so angry, so frustrated, so The Ramones-esque. E. E. Cummings usually has a soothing effect on my soul, one which reminds me of the bitter way love can sting or how longing can make a man complete. Naturally, after fruitlessly searching through inappropriate Bukowski poems and skimming through Kerouac, Cummings seemed fit to suit my needs of a poem that “speaks to me.” Thus came “ygUDuh.” I couldn’t

  • The Music Of Beethoven Analysis

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    With nothing but the music of Metal. Alice Cooper, Ramones, Metallica, Slayer. Nestled in a collection of cassette tapes I had purchased at a garage sale was one tape. Beethoven played by the New York Symphony. There I was introduced to Beethoven and no other composer of symphony has captured me like he

  • Absurdism in The Stranger by Albert Camus

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    The Stranger by Albert Camus focuses largely on the concept of absurdism. Camus uses family and personal relationships, or the lack of it thereof, to show the isolation that the main character, Meursault, undergoes in the novel and it’s effect on him overall. Camus utilizes the protagonists’ character development as a tool to further his plot of the novel. The absence of family and personal relationships tied in with the particular recurring topics of the novel are crucial in both the development