Mike Tyler

The Ramones formed in New York City in 1974.  The band’s first four albums set the blueprint for punk, especially American punk and hardcore, for the next two decades.  The group played their first concert on March 30, 1974, at New York’s Performance Studio.  By the end of the summer, the Ramones earned a residency at CBGB’s. For the next year, they played regularly at the nightclub, earning a dedicated cult following and inspiring several other artists to form bands with similar ideals.  By cutting rock & roll down to its bare essentials — four chords; a simple, catchy melody; and irresistibly inane lyrics — and speeding up the tempo considerably, the Ramones created something that was rooted in early ’60s, pre-Beatles rock & roll and pop but sounded revolutionary.  The Ramones were the very first punk band.

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Gabba Gabba Hey!

Mike