No
other music makes me want to just let loose, jump around and laugh and love
like the music of the Ramones. No band makes me feel hopeful to one day be out from under
the thumb of the oppressive rule of the establishment like the Ramones. To me, the
Ramones are the true definition and
leaders of punk rock and influential in the movement toward gothic rock. I was
fortunate enough to see them perform at the former Rossalini’s in Pawcatuck, CT
around 1981. Of course, it was a powerful kick ass show, and even though my
friend and I were pretty buzzed, we managed to dance non-stop amongst the slam
dancers and get out without any cuts, bruises or abrasions.
The
Ramones music showed love and respect and compassion for
those free thinkers who refuse to conform to the oppressive realm of society
where free thinkers of past decades were threatened with
lobotomies, shock
treatments and in recent decades, pharmaceuticals.
You know when you hear “1,2,3,4!” you’re free, free, free
body and soul and nothing can stop you from joyfully being yourself for at least the length of a song.
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