OFF: Dee Dee Ramone found dead

[Tim]

I really enjoy `acid eaters', some great takes on classic
rock, Ramones style
tim
Nick English wrote:
 >
 > >> > > > After a few albums the songs all start to
 > >sound the same. I started
 > >> > playing
 > >> > > > guitar to their songs. Same with AC/DC.
 > >After road to ruin they lost my
 > >> > > > interest.
 >
 >
 > I was never a huge punk fan, but always a Ramones fan.  I think I started
 > listening to them because of the mutual admiration society that sprang up between
 > them and Motorhead.  (--I remember one of the Ramones, might have been Johnny,
 > saying something like, "There's only two good bands out there today, us and
 > Motorhead.")
 >
 > Probably not a popular opinion among Ramones fans, but some of my favorite stuff
 > is from "Too Tough to Die" onward.  Some really neat songs that I think actually
 > benefitted from the infusion of just a touch of commercialism and accessibility
 > to the general public.
 >
 > I think that when a band is as hardcore and UNcommercial as the Ramones or
 > Motorhead, they can soften their sound a little without really selling out.  Both
 > bands did that in recent years to great effect.  (Motorhead continues to do so,
 > while the Ramones, for obvious reasons, do not.)
 >
 > Several times, I've seen Dee Dee's novel, "Chelsea Horror Hotel", on bookshelves
 > and almost bought it.  Has anyone read it?  Is it any good?
 >
 > --Nick