How The Ramones Changed Music 

What's your favorite Ramones song? How about album?

Fun fact: Paul Stanley of Kiss recalled seeing Joey Ramone at many Kiss shows circa 1973 and he stood out in Paul's memory because Joey literally stood taller than almost everyone else at their shows during the club days. Joey, btw, admitted that he liked much of Kiss' early music and black leather look.

I love The Ramones, one of my favorite Punk bands, their influence cannot be understated, and they were just great at writing catchy hooks. It's very sad that none of the original members are alive anymore, but their legacy is immortal

I'll never forget one of my roommates back in '79 busting in the door holding Rocket to Russia saying "This album will change your life!" Naturally all 3 of us became punks. I don't know about the other 2 but I'm still a punk at 63.

"Beat on the Brat" remains my favorite Ramones tune. Straight to the point, no frills.

Ramones were the first case when I loved EVERY song the band has. They helped me through teenage years with their infectious, simplistic and dark humor-ish rock and roll. I dont even have to listen them anymore, I can replay their entire albums in head

Yes Ramones

I was so fortunate to see the Ramones on their last tour. Was nearly trampled in the mosh pit. One of the greatest times I ever had.

As a teenager in the 70’s hearing Blitzkrieg Bop changed my life. Opened up a whole new music world to me.

My favourite band of all time! I have listened to their albums for years and I never get enough of them. I have a very special place for them in my heart. Very sad the original members are not here anymore and they really deserved a lot more recognition than they received.

One of my favorites. Heavy yet melodic. Love their 3-chord structure. My go-to playlist during long drives.

In the summer of 1978, a popular local band here in Springfield, MO, Fools Face, was opening for an unknown band called The Ramones. We went to a club that didn’t seat more than 50 and it was packed with 150 standing. They BLEW US AWAY. Became a punk rocker overnight. It took two years for the NY scene to reach the Ozarks which is typical.

YOURE MR. BEAT!!!!!! I was scratching my head so hard wondering why this man's voice sounded so familiar😅 I been a ramones geek all my life and I watch these type of videos despite me knowing everything stone-cold. Very nice job, everything was spot on and articulate

They're my favorite Punk band, they are the Grand fathers of Punk So sad no one is alive anymore but they're a legendary band Punk rock nation will be so proud of them.

They were at their best during the live shows. No other band could match the power or intensity

The Ramones inspired every garage band within a hundred miles, and every song they ever played, we and everyone else played, I understand why Johnny didn't like solos, when interviewed he said he doesn't practice in fact he didn't have a guitar in his house, never the less I still think they opened a new door in music and will be remembered as pioneers.

I imagine Johnny was just so burned out on the many solos other guitarists were doing. Doesn't help that a lot of solos are kinda boring. I love that he didn't go down that path. Not everyone is a Hendrix or Garcia.

Such a great video! I love the Ramones, one of the best bands in history.

My Birthday March 1976..... My Bro. Became a Huge Ramones Fan.And I became a huge fan thanks to him. RAMONES RULE !!

Great video, Nice that you mentioned the Ramones Museum in Berlin, my band the Speedways played their Birthday party in 2020 a week before the first lockdowns started happening, we did a cover of "Danny Says". They closed that Summer and will hopefully reopen soon, it was such a great place, Flo and the crew there are great. couldn't possibly pick a favourite song, but my favourite album is "Leave Home" it's all killer, no filler.

Coincidentally,I was listening to “needles and pins” by the ramones when I got notification about this video

I saw them many many times. They were ALWAYS spot on!

more brief history of punk bands!

My favorite album is "Pleasant Dreams", the album most fans call "forgettable". (Favorite song on the album: "You didn't mean anything to me") Close second is "Too Tough to Die". "Daytime Dilema" is GOLD. The later albums weren't great, but there are some real gems on those later albums like "Punishment fits the crime". Other favorite songs include "Chinese Rock", "Mama's Boy", "This ain't Havana" and "We're a happy family".

From my article on the all time top 15 punk albums published on Analog Planet site. " Ramones formed in Forest Hills, Queens in 1974. There is a video on RU-vid of them playing at CBGB's that year and an argument breaks out over which song to play next. They already had their signature style in 1974 for God's sake! So please let's not have any more fighting over who was the first punk band, Ramones or Sex Pistols. I saw them play in 1975 and years later I wrote. " Saw them at CBGB's and was blown away by their power. What a wall of sound! What a rush! Would have loved to talk to them after their set but their leather jackets gave me pause. The only other people who wore leather jackets at that time in the East Village were the Hell's Angels and I had already had an experience with one of them near their clubhouse on East 3rd Street. Not really a big deal, but after that I decided not to start up any conversations with them. So, my fear got the best of me and I missed an opportunity to talk to the greatest band in the world in the mid 70's. To this day I play their records and they remain one of my favorite bands." For most people who weren't around punk music and the Ramones at the outset, it is difficult to imagine the effect they had. Mary Harron interviewed them for the first issue of Punk magazine in January, 1976. This will give you some idea of what it was like. "When I first saw the Ramones I couldn't believe people were doing this. The dumb brattiness ‘Beat on the brat with a baseball bat.' There was this real cartoon element, and yet you're in a real place, you want to do something real, so you're in a situation where they could be real, they could be genuinely delinquent. It had an edge to it: they looked dumb-smart, smart-dumb." From the Ramones' press kit in June, 1975: " Their songs are brief, to the point, and every one a potential hit single...The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills and kids who grew up there become either musicians, degenerates or dentists. The Ramones are a little of each. Their sound is not unlike a fast drill on a rear molar." When their eponymous debut LP came out all my punk friends bought it and played it to death. Believe me, we had never heard anything like it. It was brutal and undeniable. Listening at stun levels we were in awe of its relentless buzzsaw power. In light of hardcore (the louder, faster, more aggressive music that came after punk and spawned slam dancing and stage diving) Ramones songs now seem almost mid-tempo. But I've read people at their live shows were literally holding onto their tables when they played--it was such a potent force coming at you. Choosing a best between the first three Ramones' albums has always been difficult for me. I must have heard them all fifty times and for this write-up I listened to all three twice again. And you know what? It’s still difficult. Their debut, Leave Home and Rocket To Russia all contain loads of great songs. How to pick just one? It would have been easy to pick their debut. That would have put everything neatly in chronological order, but this is not the 15 most important punk albums, it is the 15 best. There are two major differences that for me narrowed it down to just two. The mix on their first album is different from a more conventional one found on the others--Johnny's guitar is in the right channel and Dee Dee's bass is in the left. Some listeners might like this, others might not. It does have its perks. When I was giving punk lessons in my apartment, I could turn the knobs on my amp to isolate the two. The kids I was teaching loved hearing how skillful these two musicians were. Man, those guys could play! Let me tell you, hearing "I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement" like this was a joyful thing. Secondly, some of the best songs are faster and longer on the next two albums. So my two preferences narrowed it down to either Leave Home or Rocket To Russia. These are not 1 and 2 in my book; they are 1 and 1A. I would have chosen both of them, but decided in the end to pick only one album from each band. Actually, any of the first three LP's would make a fine choice on any best list. 
 I nearly choked at the prospect of leaving off an album that contains "Glad To See You Go," "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment," "Carbona Not Glue," "Pinhead," "Commando" and "You Should Never have Opened That Door," but that's just what I did. Rocket To Russia has great songs too, leading off with "Cretin Hop" (what an attack they had!) Then there's the classic "Rockaway Beach" (which reached #66 on the U.S, charts), and "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" (which reached #81). Colin Abrahall, singer in the great British punk band G.B.H. has said that hearing "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" at age 15 on the radio was a huge influence in his life. But more on that when we come to G.B.H. "Locket Love" is a sweet little bubblegum song disguising a murder. "We're A Happy Family" has just about the wittiest, funniest, pop culture lyrics ever in a song and "Teenage Lobotomy" is not far behind. I think the album has just a smidge more power than Leave Home, there are fewer songs under two minutes and Johnny Ramone's signature lightning downstrokes unleashing pure punk power are better showcased. Rocket To Russia is my choice to start our quest for the top 15 punk LP's."

Thank you so much for doing this!

Seen them live so many times , absolutely timeless rock / punk amazing rip

You should do a brief history of Electric Light Orchestra

When I left the Navy I played I want I want to be sedated . I started listening to them when I was in junior high back in the '80s. Still my favorite band of all time.

Finally a new video of brief history!

Extremely well-done documentary - thank you! I have been a Ramones fan since Road to Ruin but I still learned things from this great little video that condenses a lot of info down into a tasty little nugget.

I remember back in the late 70s having my Dad come into my room and give me a lecture about my 1st Ramones Album :"Road to Ruin" Saying. "Why'd you spend your hard earned money on this shit!!!" I'm 60 now and still listen, but only on earbuds as it makes my wife of 30 years absolutely crazy..

The ram ones give me so much nostalgia too 2021 summer and they’re one of the bands that basically got me into wider metal and punk

While the crossing paths with UK Punk pioneers the Sex Pistols and The Clash during one of their early trips to London was referenced in this career retrospective video, it is The Damned who were the first UK band identified as "Punk" to record and release an album. The Pistols' and Clash's first albums followed not long afterwards, though.

Purchased a white fender in a second shop 1997 perfect condition just below the bridge was a RAMONES WANTED sticker looked beautiful it will always be there especially after checking out that live concert. This really made the guitar a gift. RAMONES !!!

0 dislikes, must be a good history video about the Ramones!

A nice video but I don't think we can credit the Ramones with being the first to count off "1-2-3-4." A million bands had already done it. One that comes to mind is Paul counting it off on "I Saw Her Standing There," 1963.

Great video as always!

The one I’ve been waiting for

What a fabulous documentary!!! Thanks so much!

Great video, would love to see The Doors

Awesome band, and awesome video! I recommend The Doors for a future one

I saw them in Rochester during their final tour. One of the best shows I've ever been to, and I have it all on tape

"Gabba Gabba hey" was actually a play on lines from the movie "Freaks", about carnival freaks who get revenge on a strong man and his acrobat girlfriend who tried to swindle one of the freak show numbers out of his money. They chanted in the movie: "Gobble gobble one of us, one of us". And that influenced the Ramones chant as they were huge fans of the movie.

Cool I love the Ramones they're pure rock and roll in my eyes can you by any chance do the history on the cramps? They definitely are underrated and need more listening to

Great video!

this is an awesome video. very well put together and easy to follow

1,2,3,4 Ramones always in my heart ❤

Extremely thorough. Thank you so so much for keeping them alive for us. They will forever ❤️💰

Finally some important history

How are each video of this guy so good??

the Ramones were a lot of my early experiences. my first memory (which i'm pretty sure is the moment i gained conciousness) involved a cassette player playing Adios Amigos!, the first piece of music i ever owned was a vinyl of Halfway To Sanity, i would watch their tour videos on VHS constantly when i was little, and almost every movie night i wanted to watch Rock 'N' Roll High School. 90% of the time they were what i wanted to listen to in the car, i would constantly sing "I Wanna Be Sedated" when i was playing, i wore leather jackets and ripped jeans, the first ever thing i knew i wanted to do was play in a kickass punk rock band, and i started playing music when i was like 3 by figuring out Ramones songs on a thrashed out old drum kit in my grandma's barn. they were my favorite band and made music the biggest part of my life from the moment i was old enough to know what music was. needless to say, they still are.

I really enjoy Pleasant Dreams. I got on LP in the 80's even though I own most of their albums. I saw them live in Montreal once and I was able to recognize a few songs by the lyrics, not by the melody because it sounds like cacophony that night.But that's punk rock.

Very interesting, Mr. Beat! Not that I am a mainstream music minion, but The Ramones we're a fringe group for me and a part of me always wanted to know more. Thanks for this thoughtful, endearing and comprehensive biography of one of our iconic American bands. If I haven't before, might I suggest a history of Neil Young? Nirvana would be cool, too. I didn't understand Nirvana until I watched an interview with Kurt Cobain describing Neil Young as one of their most influential musicians... Then, I got it and them and the rest is history! Thank you, kind sir!

When I was in 6th and 7th grade around 2006 The Ramones were so huge with all the skaters. EVERYONE had a Ramone's shirt and we always were listening to it on our old crappy mp3 players and flip-phones.

Yess! Finally! Thanks for this

Make a video about Club 27. It's also a way to talk about great musicians with short careers.

I luv The Ramonesssss

Awesome!! Saw them in Lynn MA years ago...

Now that took a long time to be released, but finaly, thanks!

The 'its alive!' dbl LLP is one of the era's best LP's and it being live makes no difference to the sound, it's that good plus, it was a Ramones 'greatest hits' album every song was a potential single, there was not a single track on it that didn't get you going. It is a beautiful work of art.

I think you should have mentioned that Beat On The Brat is certainly one of the most notable, best known, and remembered songs from the Ramones debut album. You are not correct about Carbona Not Glue being a single. That song was objected to by the Carbona company and pulled off the album. The singles from the Leave Home period were as follows: "I Remember You" b/w "California Sun/I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You" (recorded live at The Roxy, Los Angeles) the live b-side being a non-LP b-side, and "Swallow My Pride" b/w Pinhead" both from the LP. Subsequent copies of Leave Home replaced "Carbona Not Glue" with "Babysitter" on some copies and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" on other copies to prevent a threatened litigation. You mentioned that Little Bit O' Soul was originally by The Music Machine, and Let's Dance was originally by Chris Montez, and I Don't Want To Grow Up was originally by Tom Waits, but failed to mention that Time Has Come Today was originally by The Chambers Brothers, Baby I Love You was originally by The Ronettes, or that Needles And Pins was originally by Jackie DeShannon and had been a hit for The Searchers. I do not agree that the Too Tough To Die album represented how they "gave up trying to pursue mainstream success" because one song from then, Howling At The Moon (Sha La La) was produced by Dave Stewart, the synth player of The Eurymthics, and that single not only sounded very commercial it peaked at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent two weeks, even though it did nothing in the USA.

one of many groups i wish i got to see live

Nice recap well done. 🤘

“A brief history of the Ramones “…that’s as long as a Ramones album! 😂

The first time I heard from them was around 1992 , they were almost on their last years as a band.

Matt Beat....Great job on this vid.

Early Ramones was so cool, so different and new. They always maintained that speed and energy of the early years, live in concert, until the end. Wish I would have seen them live, but I got into them just as they were retiring.

YESSSS! I’ve been waiting for this one. Just some ideas: Van Halen The Clash Guns N Roses

Best channel ever

I love that this history if brief just like all their song were

Their influence also reached Canada (obviously). The band Nomeansno not only was influenced by them, but started a Ramones-esque side band called The Hanson Brothers, who sang about hockey, beer and girls. And at the end of Nomeansno's career, they covered It's Alive in full for benefit shows in Vancouver.

Can you do history of The Doors please?

I'd love to see the Jimi Hendrix Experience or The Doors.

They toured a lot but I watched every show that came to town unbelievable energy

Thank you for making this it was a great very informative video!

Seen them in 1977 it was the greatest thing i ever seen in my life ! RAMONES

Thanks for the video. I love your vids they have so much info and you make them really interesting. Keep it up! Also, just an idea for next video: Green Day. I would love to learn about them!

Very Cool History Episode Thankyou. The Ramones were a big influence on my Music. "Surfing Girl" always a Favorite and "It's Alive" Album is still a regular on my Record Player. Cheers

The band that got me into Punk Rock

Both your channels are great I just love how you talk about everything. My suggestion for a future video would of course be the Bee Gees

Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Introducing "The Ramones." 5:43 Self named album (Ramones) 7:50 Leave Home 9:20 Rocket to Russia 10:05 Good Bye Tommy, Hello Marky! Also "It's Alive." (LIVE Album) 10:45 Road to Ruin w/ explanation. 12:21 End Of The Century 13:46 OH $H!T! 14:10 Pleasant Dreams 15:09 Subterranean Jungle 15:59 Good Bye Marky, Hello Richie! 16:46 Too Tough To Die 18:00 Animal Boy 18:55 Halfway to Sanity 19:23 Good Bye Richie, Hello Elvis! (oh wait nevermind) Welcome Back Marky! 20:07 Ramones Mania 20:20 Brain Drain 21:03 Good Bye Dee Dee, Hello CJ! 21:53: Good Bye Sire, Hello Radioactive! Also "Loco Live." 22:18 Mondo Bizaro 22:45 Acid Eaters 22:53 Oh hi Green Day... (It looks like there playing When I Come Around) 23:15 Adios Amigos (Goodbye Friends in Spanish) 24:15 We're OUTTA HERE! 24:39 Hey Ho Let's Go! Anthology 24:49 Say Goodbye to the Ramones... =( 25:20 On The Bright Side... 27:32 Sponsored by Squarespace!

Amazing video

Mr. Beat talking about music history?? I love it.

Mr. Beat, can you an episode on Metallica next? I've just learnt a bit about them. Great metal band

Insanely under appreciated at their time. History has been good to them, but by god we wouldn't have half of the UK punk acts of the 80s without the Ramones' early influence.

This video literally just changed my life. I have a ramones shirt from 7th grade and just thought about how i knew nothing about them while wearing it all those years ago so lets listen to the band! 😭 this helps alot

Yeah! Please do the O’Jays next.

you should do aerosmith! i really love your videos! ❤️👍🏼

DeeDee Ramone was quoted as saying that no one wanted to hear guitar solos in punk rock. Meanwhile, Brian Setzer, lead guitarist of the Rockabilly group Stray Cats played guitar solos. The Stray Cats single-handedly popularized Rockabilly and the hollow body Gretch guitar- the only guitar to play Rockabilly. I am a fan of both the Ramones and the Stray Cats. However, the Stray Cats are definitely my favorites because I like Rockabilly.

So I start playing this video because I love the Ramones and was able to see them live at a radio festival back in the mid-90s, and then I noticed that the narrator sounded a lot like Mr Beat... Like what a coincidence... And sure enough it's Mr Beat's channel! Who would have thunk it!

I love the Ramones, honestly their Rocket To Russia album is my favorite and I think my favorite song is Pet Sematary. Could you do AC/DC at some point? I really dig the variety in the Bon Scott era.

Great video!, I recommend The Band for the next one.

About frikken time. Thank you.

Can we get a brief history of the doors?

the greatest band in any universe!

My favorite Ramones album is by far "it's alive". Powerful and quick. No solo bullshit or anything, just punk rock

This was great. Very informative. No fluff.

Good job. Nice video!

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