Even at their least good, there weren’t many bands that could hold a candle to Ramones. Few thought they’d become as widely missed as they did. “¡Adios Amigos!” allows Ramones to bow out gracefully. Still, “Acid Eaters” is also a sad testament to the fact that not even during the alt-rock 90s boom that they helped inspire, Ramones couldn’t get the success they deserved. The results are pleasant such as on The Who cover “Substitute.” “Acid Eaters” allows Ramones to force their sound onto classic 1960s tunes. “I Wanna Live” is the album’s highlight and a clear message about the band members’ desire to ensure the group’s survival. But few of the songs are up to the band’s lofty standard. “Halfway to Sanity” is full of intensity and aggression. To their credit, the band members are fighting out their inevitable demise. But “Halfway to Sanity” proves that all wells eventually run dry. The Ramones created more memorable songs than any of their punk-rock peers. Today I’m digging up the skinny jeans, and leather jacket, moving the power chord shape around the guitar fretboard, and ranking the albums in The Ramones’ discography from worst to best. Still, it took the band’s breakup and the untimely passing of every single one of their members for The Ramones to get the respect that they always deserved. Pummeling three-chord songs, lack of solos, cartoonish lyrics about gore and violence, and relentless power were all part of the band’s formula. Perhaps it was because they’d invented the templates that others followed. The Ramones’ albums are ranked as some of the finest music that the punk genre has to offer.Īt their best, The Ramones made it all seem so easy. Ramones are the most important punk-rock band of all time: sorry, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
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