Watch the Ramones perform ‘Sheena Is A Punk Rocker’ at CBGBs in 1977
A blitzkrieg performance…
Ramones
The one band Bono said deserved all the praise in the world: “It hardly seems enough”
The loud musical miracles.
The bands that Ian Anderson never wanted to join: “I’d get restless”
Not nearly as interesting for him.
The most original album Rick Rubin has ever heard: “It doesn’t sound like anything else”
A raw and powerful debut record.
The artists Joey Ramone called the original punks
“And as long as people are making music that does that, punk rock is alive and well”.
Five punk bands John Lydon hated with a passion: “Silly, rich fat kids”
From Patti Smith to Green Day.
The musicians Ian Anderson confessed were his “guilty pleasures”
The simplistic side of rock and roll.
