Personal anecdotes that only probably interest me:
The Ramones were my first ever concert (The Bayou, Washington, DC, 1986) and I once got to interview Joey in his NY apartment. Lemmy thanked me on two Motorhead discs (once as a writer, once because I worked for his label at the time) and I have NEVER EVEN ONCE caught AC/DC live! Every time the band came through since I started attdning shows, it just didn't happen. I must correct that or the other two factoids are pretty fucking hollow...
― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Monday, 24 April 2006 02:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 24 April 2006 07:22 (eighteen years ago) link
To which my friend replied:Yeah, the same song. At three different speeds.
and whoever said the ramones got the nod for starting something. Silly goose, Motorhead is responsible for speed metal. Not that's a badge of honor, but certainly a matter of fact.
― Uncle Tom (Uncle Tom), Monday, 24 April 2006 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link
Reason number two: Lemmy pushing Mark McCrap of Sugar Ray into a swimming pool at a Headbangers Ball party.
Tell me there's footage of this up on youtube somewhere.
― doom & gloom from the boys allowed in the room (how's life), Friday, 23 August 2013 11:55 (ten years ago) link
I've been scrolling through Headbangers Ball vids on youtube all day
― doom & gloom from the boys allowed in the room (how's life), Friday, 23 August 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
I guess it's heartless to hold it against 'em but AC/DC and Motorhead soldier on, while The Ramones were wrong about that whole Too Tough To Die thing. Exact opposites of Spinal Tap when it comes to drummer longevity.
And while all 3 hit plateaus, the Ramones' not-great years is the most obvious decline - but maybe because they started out the best.
Great as they are, Motorhead and AC/DC never really said much about real life - hanging out, getting bored, losing your mind, falling in love, getting your heart broke... so fuck it, Ramones win.
― brio, Friday, 23 August 2013 20:07 (ten years ago) link
I totally disagree with that last sentence, especially as it applies to Bon-era AC/DC.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Friday, 23 August 2013 21:18 (ten years ago) link
Ramones forever. and they aren't nearly as monochromatic as they're being made out to be either.
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 21:19 (ten years ago) link
Their non great years were fucking great, IMO.
― how's life, Friday, 23 August 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
this is better than any post-Back n Black AC/DC (I'm undecided about where the Motorhead cutoff is)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBCCuvFiwdM
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 23 August 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
Ramones are a very distant third in this contest, IMO. i like the first album but after that, blecchh.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Friday, 23 August 2013 21:39 (ten years ago) link
Fair enough, Bill - I was way off on early AC/DC... And it sells the early Motörhead short too.
― brio, Friday, 23 August 2013 22:12 (ten years ago) link
ac/dc own
― shiny trippy people holding bandz (m bison), Saturday, 24 August 2013 00:52 (ten years ago) link
ramones win this one obv
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 24 August 2013 01:00 (ten years ago) link