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The Day the Music Died:
A Tribute to Joey Ramone.
Ive claimed punk for little more than
4 years, lets face it not everyone was born with green liberty spikes.
While looking back over punk roots, I listened to the Clash, and the Damned,
Sham 69, but for quite a while I over looked the Ramones, to this day I
know not why. Then about a year ago when I finally listened to them it
was pure magic. At first listen, it was like this is silly, then it goes
to this is pretty damn good, and then finally, this is what music should
sound like! Pure, simple, and heart felt. Joey put a lot of feeling into
the vocals, and best of all, the man could sing! Even my wife admits this
and she hates punk with a passion.
Sadly I never got to see the Ramones live,
but I know a few that have, and they say it was the most energy filled
show they had ever seen.
Up until Joey died, the critics over looked
the Ramones, heaping credit for the punk movement onto the Sex Pistols
and the Clash. Joe Strummer himself said, without the Ramones, there would
have been no Clash. The punk and music community in general owe a deep
debt to Joey and the boys, sadly it took a death for them to get a portion
of the respect they deserve.
When I heard of Joeys death, it was like
someone let all the air out of a balloon. I probably even shed a few tears.
At first I thought it was a mistake, but soon realized it was all too true.
It was like John Lennon's death for a previous generation. The king of
punk had fallen, but at least it wasnt from something stupid like, a drug
overdose. Im not sure if it was ever public, but I never even knew he
was sick, its just like you assume your parents will always be there: Joey
Ramone couldnt die, hes a legend, but he could die, and did, but he and
all the Ramones will go down in history as legends. Thank you Joey for
all the great music you have left us with. You will never be forgotten,
you will always hold a special place in my heart and mind. The ground you
trod in the formative years of the movement we call punk, will remain sacred
for all time. Damn I miss you Joey. -GREENMUSE.
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