#30: The Ramones

I believe in miracles. I believe in a better place for me and you

"Gabba gabba hey, punk is here to stay! Hey ho fucking let's go, they're sniffing glue all day"-The Casualties

"The Ramones? They only play like three chords" "So I'll learn one more"-Freaks and Geeks

Rounding out the 30's are The Ramones. No introduction necessary

Wiki Says: The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1974 and are often cited as the first punk rock group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom.

All of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with the surname "Ramone", though none of them were actually related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played a farewell show and disbanded. By a little more than eight years after the breakup, the band's three founding members—lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone—had all died.

Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania.[7] Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now cited in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The Beatles. On March 18, 2002, the Ramones—including the three founders and drummers Marky and Tommy Ramone—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Discovery: Ramones (1976)

Leave Home (1977)

Rocket to Russia (1977)

Road to Ruin (1978)

End of the Century (1980)

Pleasant Dreams (1981)

Subterranean Jungle (1983)

Too Tough to Die (1984)

Animal Boy (1986)

Halfway to Sanity (1987)

Brain Drain (1989)

Mondo Bizarro (1992)

Acid Eaters (1993)

Adios Amigos! (1995)

Artists on "Were a Happy Family: A Tribute to the Ramones":

Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Havana Affair")

Rob Zombie ("Blitzkrieg Bop")

Eddie Vedder & Zeke ("I Believe in Miracles")

Metallica ("53rd & 3rd")

U2 ("Beat on the Brat")

KISS ("Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio?")

Marilyn Manson ("The KKK Took My Baby Away")

Garbage ("I Just Want to Have Something To Do")

Green Day ("Outsider")

The Pretenders ("Something to Believe In")

Rancid ("Sheena Is a Punk Rocker")

Pete Yorn ("I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend")

The Offspring ("I Wanna Be Sedated")

Rooney ("Here Today, Gone Tomorrow")

Tom Waits ("The Return of Jackie & Judy")

Eddie Vedder & Zeke ("Daytime Dilemma")

Many, many other tributes to the Ramones have been done over time

Favorite Songs: (15 was hard enough, let alone only 10)

15. I Wanna Be Sedated

14. The KKK Took My Baby Away

13. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)

12. Rock 'n' Roll High School

11. Sheena Is a Punk Rocker

10. She's The One

9. Swallow My Pride

8. I Don't Wanna Grow Up

7. R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (Motorhead cover)

6. Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)

5. Endless Vacation

4. Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?

3. Needles & Pins (Sonny Bono cover)

2. Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)

1. My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)

Years Active: 1974-1996

Never seen live

Is this part even necessary? The Ramones created punk rock....there is nothing else to elaborate one. 90% of this list wouldn't exist without The Ramones. Hell, 90% of modern music might not even be the same without them. Just look at all the artists who felt obligated to pay tribute to them, half have no ties to punk at all. The Ramones are just that important to music

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