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Have you ever seen a t-shirt with "Los Ramones" written on it?
I am not a fan of "The Ramones", but I saw this dvd and was curious enough to rent it. Truth to be told, I am pretty happy I did just that. <
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>For fans, "End of the Century - The Story of the Ramones" is a must see, due to the fact that it depicts the beginnings of the band they love, and the struggles for power among its members. Drugs, music and fame are just some of the themes this documentary tackles, through old photos and live takes of the shows of the band, and also through interviews with members of "The Ramones". The bonus features are quite interesting, too. <
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>For non-fans, this is the opportunity to know more about a band that had an enormous influence in rock history. Have you ever seen a t-shirt with "Los Ramones" written on it? Well, this is your chance to discover what that inscription means :) <
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>All in all, strongly recommended! <
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HEY HO LETS GO.... THE NEW CENTURY (cyborgs take over the world and sh*t)
On the night that Joey Ramone died, I joined a few of my more punk rock affiliated friends to egg kids at the mall in the name of JOEY RAMONE. It was a great time, and we felt a fine way to pay our respects to one of rocks finest. <
>Now they're all dead. Except for Marky, I think. Within like three years or something like that. It seems like yesterday we were still talking about them touring. WHAT HAPPENED? <
>I saw this movie in the theater when it was first released at a midnight matinee. It was really friggin' good. I never knew the complexities of the Ramones story before seeing this highly informative, highly rocking documentary. The main focus is on the early days, and how The Ramones changed the underground rock culture and brought it to the light. Also, how they remained true to their roots always, even when the rest of their punk brothers and sisters moved into the mainsteam. The Ramones were truly an amazing group of punks, and they kept it real for years. The film follows them right up untill their deaths at the, end of the century. Interveiws from all the members, plus Joe Strummer and Debbie Harry. <
>If you like 'em, or just like punk rock, or even just like well done rock docs... this one is well worth a veiw. <
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Irony of the title...
That as soon as the 21st century hit, 3 of the core members would pass away from 2001-2004. <
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>Joey and Dee Dee had died before or during the time the film was put together, and Johnny stuck around long enough for the 30th anniversary tribute and for this film to be completed. <
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>Thankfully, they were able to capture them in a combination of interviews past and present to put together a film that put in as much as possible, yet left so much out, something that Ramones fans would say about their setlist...come to think of it, they've played shows shorter than this film! <
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>This is recommended for hardcore Ramones fans as well as people who want to learn what the band was about, and peels the layers on who did what in the band. True to "punk ethics", it pulls no punches, everything seems to be out there in the open. Probably the most shocking thing is that they loved the Bay City Rollers. <
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>Blondie represented the CBGB crew, Glen Matlock and Joe Strummer talk about how their music impacted England. <
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>Their original drummer/producer/manager Tommy offers a lot of insight to where they grew up (should be a historic landmark in Forest Hills!), other friends from the neighborhood, the music that influenced them, and what made them Ramones, and the various conflicts that threatened to break them up,worst of which was a love triangle between Johnny and Joey over a woman. You'll never hear "The KKK Took My Baby Away" the same. <
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>Phil Spector does get more than a short mention, they go into detail about the recording of "End of the Century". Put it this way, it doesn't help his case with Lana Clarkson... <
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>There's also the bitterness over why overseas they're treated like gods yet have to fight to play a club in the US, and in the 90s, why they still got no respect as a rock band while the Nirvanas and Pearl Jams eclipsed them. They kind of gloss over what happened in the 80s and 90s, although they do show Joey going into the hospital before he was in bad shape (Dee Dee already looked like he was on his way there..). <
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>I do wish they had interviewed Howard Stern who was a longtime friend of the band (who had no shortage of drunk Joey recordings), and was responsible for getting Johnny and Joey on speaking terms after leaving off on bitter terms in 96. The last time they had been together was for a CD signing of their anthology at Tower, something that would have been nice for this film. I don't remember seeing the Simpsons footage there, either... <
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>The extras are okay. <
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>The past couple of years has been good to Ramones fans though: Bizarre Tales which is a CD/DVD box set that includes the promo videos, and the "Raw"and "Rock and Roll High School" DVDs. <
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>My recommendations to purchase with this film: <
>Prereq: all the Ramones CDs, or the 2 CD anthology to cover the bases. <
>The Filth and the Fury, Westway to the World, and Punk/Attitude. <
>Books: "On The Road with The Ramones" by their former road manager and Dee Dee's 3 paperbacks "Labotomy: Surviving the Ramones", "Chelsea Horror Hotel", and "Poison Heart". Jim Bessman's "American Band" is also a decent overview of the band, and Legs Mc Neil's "Please Kill Me" is required reading for "punk rock snob 101".. in that case also pick up on CD the "Nuggets" box set, Love's "Forever Changes", Phil Spector's "Back to Mono", and Suicide's debut, Television's "Marquee Moon", and everything (pre-reunion although the reunion stuff's not bad) by MC5, The Stooges, and the New York Dolls. <
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