Quote Originally Posted by nobody
Are there really still people out there so deep in denial that they can't admit that The Ramones changed everything in the rock 'n' roll world?
...to be a PITA (although the term fait accompli seems apropos), if ya doesn't mind me askin'...how so? I admit to their iconic status and like the old joke if you look up "punk" in the dictionary you probably should find a photo of them but....there was other music going on during their tenure...Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson are two that come to mind...Even groups like Ian Drury and the Blockheads showed skill at their craft and Gruppo Sportivo and Plastic Bertrand seemed to have some musical sensibilty beyond punk...B-52s, Blondie, The Cars...I mean there was way more going on in those 20-odd years...

Are there still bands emulating the Ramones garage band style? Sure there are, but "...changed everything in the rock'n'roll world..."?

jimHJJ(...Elvis and the Beatles, maybe Michael Jackson...but the Ramones???...)