Excellent documentary about the history of the legendary punk band The Ramones, from their first performances in 1974 at the New York club CBGB's to their inauguration in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002. Contemporaries like Blondie, Talking Heads, Patti Smith and Television are briefly featured, as are Andy Warhol and his entourage. Important businessmen such as record boss Seymour Stein also
… have their say, as well as English punks such as The Clash and The Damned. Most important, of course, are the conversations with the main characters Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy and Marky Ramone. Supplemented with rare archive material, this is the definitive story of the founders of punk. In the bonus section, Marky talks about his drumming technique and Tommy explains who wrote what on the first three albums. (MS)more
