Tommy Ramone died: They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh pays tribute to longest living member of The Ramones.
Not that I ever heard more than a handful of their songs, I guess*, but the oddness of The Ramones and their place is music is well discussed by one of the John's in They Might be Giants on Slate.
*Update: Actually, I think I tell a lie. I'm pretty sure I bought a late album of theirs on vinyl, listened to it once or twice, and that was it. I liked one or two of their songs on Rage, though.
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completely and utterly over-rated
Thank you for the link Steven.
I saw them at the late Festival Hall in Brisbane and they suited the venue (a boxing establishment) as no other band I ever saw there. I had to go to the back to get away from the relentless sameness of each song.
That said, when they came across a real looney like Phil Spector they came across as bastions of common sense.
Geoff
Hi Geoff - long time no see here. I was just thinking of dropping you a line over the weekend.
Did you know that Lenore Taylor (political journalist) said on twitter, after Doc Neeson died, that she saw The Angels at Cloudland? I wonder if she remembers seeing some male there looking very disinterested. :)
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