The Ramones

Founded: 1974

Headquarters: Queens, NY

Website Link(s): Official Site

Label(s)

 * Sire
 * Radioactive
 * Chrysalis
 * Rhino

Genre(s)

 * Rock
 * Pop
 * Punk

RIYL

 * The Shirelles
 * The Ronettes
 * Shonen Knife
 * The Clash

Band Members

 * Joey Ramone
 * Johnny Ramone
 * Dee Dee Ramone
 * Tommy Ramone
 * Marky Ramone
 * Richie Ramone
 * Elvis Ramone
 * C.J. Ramone

Includes Members of

 * The Remains
 * The Ramainz
 * Los Gusanos
 * Bad Chopper
 * Blondie
 * The Romantics
 * The Voidoids
 * Dust
 * Sibling Rivalry

Band Biography
The Ramones were and are one of the most influential punk bands of all time. They took their mutual love of 60s Girl Group records (particularly those produced by Phil Spector) and applied that to short rock songs. They were great fans of pop music, although many fans didn't seem to realize this, which is odd, given the sound and structure of their songs and choices of covers, though one could see the confusion given the subject matter of many Ramones songs. The inter-band tensions are widely known, but they stayed together for a long time. Sadly, the 3 core members have died within a couple years of each other, but their influence reigns on.

=Discography=

Albums

 * Ramones
 * Leave Home
 * Rocket To Russia
 * Road To Ruin
 * End Of The Century
 * Pleasant Dreams
 * Subterranean Jungle
 * Too Tough To Die
 * Animal Boy
 * Halfway To Sanity
 * Brain Drain
 * Mondo Bizarro
 * Acid Eaters
 * Adios Amigos
 * Ramones Mania (The Best Of 1975-1988)
 * All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1
 * All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2
 * Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology (The Best of 1975-1996)
 * Loud, Fast Ramones: Their Toughest Hits (The Best of 1975-1996)
 * Weird Tales Of The Ramones
 * The Essential Ramones
 * It's Alive
 * Loco Live
 * Greatest Hits Live
 * We're Outta Here
 * NYC 1978

Mix CDs

 * Hobotic Mixed CDs Volumes 1-5