{"id":4952,"date":"2016-07-11T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T18:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4952"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:06:42","slug":"ramones-at-40-by-martin-popoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/ramones-at-40-by-martin-popoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramones at 40 <br>by Martin Popoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ramonesat40.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4953\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ramonesat40.jpg\" alt=\"Ramones at 40\" width=\"250\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ramonesat40.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ramonesat40-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Perhaps you\u2019ve heard that this year is the 40th anniversary of punk and about the events being staged to mark the occasion. With history never moving in such a linear fashion and other punk forms predating 1976, though, it\u2019s truly impossible to put a definitive time stamp on the genre. However, one thing is certain: the Ramones, the Queens quartet who created the prototype that would come to epitomize punk, released their self-titled debut 40 years ago, thus forever changing the face of rock &amp; roll and inspiring a legion of misfits to spring up and create bands of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queensmuseum.org\/2016\/01\/hey-ho-lets-go-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exhibit<\/a> currently on displays at the Queens Museum, <i>Ramones at 40<\/i> (Sterling Publishing) marks the anniversary of the landmark album. Presented in the style of a coffee table book, the tome is a barrage of photographs and memorabilia that dutifully captures the visual language and spirit of the band. Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, and Tommy weren\u2019t born in black leather jackets and the band\u2019s logo didn\u2019t design itself (Arturo Vega was responsible for that), but such things seem so incarnate, you\u2019ve perhaps haven\u2019t given them much thought. With the history of the seminal band related visually, the significance of the Ramones\u2019 self-styled image presents itself in all its various manifestations.<\/p>\n<p>But <i>Ramones at 40<\/i> is not simply a picture book. After a rudimentary introduction from C.J. Ramone, the bassist who took over for Dee Dee in 1989, author Martin Popoff digs into the band\u2019s history from inception to dismantlement and afterwards. With all the original Ramones now having passed on, Popoff turns to a variety of sources (producers, journalists, friends, associates) for a wealth of new quotes. In particular, producer Tony Bongiovi\u2019s remarks on working on the band\u2019s second and third albums (<i>Leave Home<\/i> and <i>Rocket to Russia<\/i>) are, er, insightful: \u201c\u2018Nothing!\u2019 laughs Tony Bongiovi, when asked what was done differently on the sessions for what would become <i>Rocket to Russia<\/i>&#8230;. \u2018Whatever worked on that first one, I did the same thing on the second one, because if it wasn\u2019t broke, why should I fix it?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, quotes from drummers Marky and Richie Ramone and producer Daniel Rey give insight into the band\u2019s later, less revered records. Additionally, Popoff penned a number of fun sidebars to keep the book from being just another retelling of the band\u2019s tale, ranking the songs the band covered, as well as their album art and promotional items. Others are more studious, with passages on the aforementioned fifth Ramone, Arturo Vega, as well as the band\u2019s starring role in <i>Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll High School<\/i>. These elements ensure that <i>Ramones at 40<\/i> isn\u2019t just another rehashing of New York Punk 101 history. Moreover, with the large color format, this book is as brash and bold as the music the band created and a fitting tribute to the Ramones\u2019 lasting legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you\u2019ve heard that this year is the 40th anniversary of punk and about the events being staged to mark the occasion. 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