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By cutting music down to it's bare essentials — four chords; a simple, catchy melody; a sped-up tempo and irresistibly inane lyrics, the Ramones blazed the trail for thousands of bands that followed, influencing everyone from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Clash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Sex Pistols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreen Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Offspring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough The Ramones never achieved mainstream financial success, they released 21 live and studio albums, had a devoted fan base and were inducted into the Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Other bands, such as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStooges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew York Dolls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, came before them and set the stage and aesthetic for punk, and bands that immediately followed, such as the Sex Pistols, made the latent violence of the music more explicit, but the Ramones crystallised the musical ideals of the genre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill the loudest wake-up call rock ever had.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Analogue Productions is upping the ante by giving the group's landmark album the 2LP 45rpm audiophile treatment as part of the label's 40th anniversary. ... presenting this iconic cover on a Stoughton tip-on jacket — formatting the printed inner sleeve as a gatefold for the first time — gives it serious class. ... spreading a 29-minute album across 2 LPs at 45rpm to the point where one doesn't need a magnifying glass to see how wide the grooves are is insane! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt goes without saying that the instrumental separation-take into account the mix's radical approach of placing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDee Dee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's bass and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohnny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's guitar hard-panned to the left and right, respectively-is the most impressive facet of this pressing. ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTommy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's drums have a full-bodied tone that absorbs the soundstage to a stupendous degree. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's vocals, locked in dead center, have far better enunciation, popping out three-dimensionally when he and Dee Dee chant ‘hey ho let's go' with utmost conviction on \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlitzkrieg Bop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" Subtleties like the underlying cowbell on \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHavana Affair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and the pipe organ on \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet's Dance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" also have more prominence. ... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnalogue Productions' edition doesn't just magnify every nuance to present the end-all be-all way to experience this album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatthew Lutthans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e made this tight and compact band sound much broader and almost cinematic — a radical departure from how most people remember this album sounding.\" \u003cstrong\u003e— Music 10\/11; Sound 10\/11 — Dylan Peggin, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrackingAngle.com\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acoustic Sounds","offers":[{"title":"180g 45 RPM Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60121839403353,"sku":"SDZ-55427","price":86.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0753088102370.png?v=1792770909","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/ramones-ramones-acoustic-sounds-40-series","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}