23 Facts About Ramones

Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974.

The Ramones ranked number 26 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 17 in VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".

In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second-greatest band of all time by Spin, trailing only The Beatles.

Ramones began taking shape in early 1974 when Cummings and Colvin invited Hyman to join them in a band.

Ramones was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beetles days.

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The album featured the first Ramones single to enter the Billboard charts : "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker".

Ramones continued as the Ramones' record producer under his birth name of Erdelyi.

Ramones was replaced by Richard Reinhardt, who adopted the name Richie Ramone.

Ramones really strengthened the band a hundred percent because he sings backing tracks, he sings lead, and he sings with Dee Dee's stuff.

Ramones was fired after two performances because his drumming could not keep up with the rest of the band.

In December 1988, the Ramones recorded material for their eleventh studio album, and what was supposed to be a "comeback" for the band, Brain Drain; co-produced by Beauvoir, Rey, and Bill Laswell.

Ramones quickly returned to punk rock and formed several bands, in much the same vein as the Ramones.

Ramones continued to write songs for the Ramones, but never rejoined the band.

That same year, the Ramones were featured in the animated television series The Simpsons, providing music and voices for animated versions of themselves in the episode "Rosebud".

Ramones were inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Ramones' style was in part a reaction against the heavily produced, often bombastic music that dominated the pop charts in the 1970s.

Ramones produced the band's T-shirts—their main source of income—basing most of the images on a black-and-white self-portrait photograph he had taken of his American bald eagle belt buckle, which appeared on the back sleeve of the Ramones' first album.

Ramones was inspired to create the band's logo after a trip to Washington, D C :.

Ramones had a broad and lasting influence on the development of popular music.

Ramones influenced musicians associated with other genres, such as heavy metal.

We're a Happy Family: A Tribute to Ramones, released in 2003, features performers such as Rancid, Green Day, Metallica, KISS, the Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Rob Zombie .

Punk bands such as Screeching Weasel, the Vindictives, the Queers, Parasites, the Mr T Experience, Boris the Sprinkler, Beatnik Termites, Tip Toppers, Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, and McRackins have recorded cover versions of entire Ramones albums—Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket to Russia, It's Alive, Road to Ruin, End of the Century, Pleasant Dreams, Subterranean Jungle, two versions of Too Tough to Die, and Halfway To Sanity, respectively.

In 2012, to observe the band's 30th anniversary, Shonen Knife released Osaka Ramones, which featured thirteen Ramones songs covered by the band.