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33 1/3 Ser.: Ramones' Ramones by Nicholas Rombes (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Ramones, Paperback by Rombes, Nicholas, ISBN 0826416713, ISBN-13 9780826416711, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In this pocket-siz, Rombes (English, U. of Detroit Mercy) examines the band's first album in two parts. The first considers the social and historical context from which the band and the punk rock movement arose; the second looks at the album's production, songs, reception, and musical historical significance. The author provides notes and a bibliography. There is no index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-100826416713
ISBN-139780826416711
eBay Product ID (ePID)30766712
Product Key Features
Number of Pages136 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRamones' Ramones
SubjectGenres & Styles / Punk, History & Criticism
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic
AuthorNicholas Rombes
Series33 1/3 Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length6.4 in
Item Width4.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-024081
Reviews"In 128 pages, Nicholas Rombes confronts some of our most closely held ideas about punk in general and the Ramones in particular: that they were poor kids from bad neighborhoods, that they rebelled against traditional notions of success in the rock industry, that they invented punk, that their use of swastikas and other questionable imagery can or should be easily explained. That he's not susceptible to the band's enduring myths makes his analysis that much more precise and allows him to describe the songs with the verve of a true fan." --Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork "The nifty 33 1/3 book series publishes cool little books that dive deep into individual canonical rock 'n' roll albums. Ramones/Ramones is undoubtedly a worthy addition to their catalog. ... Rombes does a concise job of laying out a solid thesis (complete with a chart), detailing the various early waves of punk (or new wave, as the terms are proved interchangeable) and approaching these topics in a thoughtful but fun way. ... This book got me thinking about this culture in ways I never had before." -- Critical Angst
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SynopsisWhat could be more punk rock than a band that never changed, a band that for decades punched out three-minute powerhouses in the style that made them famous? The Ramones' repetition and attitude inspired a genre, and Ramones set its tone. Nicholas Rombes examines punk history, with the recording of Ramones at its core, in this inspiring and thoroughly researched justification of his obsession with the album., Thirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimedand much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold! SPassionate, obsessive, and smart. �Nylon S an inspired new series of short books about beloved works of vinyl. �DetailsNicholas Rombes is an English professor at theUniversity of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches andwrites about film, music, and pop culture. His writinghas appeared in a range of journals and magazines,including Exquisite Corpse (edited by Andrei Codrescu)and McSweeney "s. He is also the editor of theforthcoming book Post-Punk Cinema.DescriptionWhat could be more punk rock than a band that never changed, a band that for decades punched out three-minute powerhouses in the style that made them famous? The Ramones " repetition and attitude inspired a genre, and Ramones set its tone. Nicholas Rombes examines punk history, with the recording of Ramones at its core, in this inspiring and thoroughly researched justification of his obsession with the album.Excerpt:When I sat down to write about the album "s opening song, SBlitzkreig Bop, my first line was SThis is the best opening song to any rock album. Then I decided that sounded too creepily fanatic and more than a little disingenuous, since I haven't heard every rock album ever made, and I took it out. But then I went downstairs to the turntable and played it and midway through ran back upstairs and put the line back in even before the screensaver clicked in. Here "s why: SBlitzkrieg Bop succeeds not only as a song in its own right, but also as a promise kept. The songs that follow live up to the speed, humor, menace, absurdity, and mystery of that first song, whose opening lines SHey ho, let's go offer not so much a warning as an invitation to the listener, an invitation and a threat that the song isn "t a fluke or a one-off, but that it sets the stage for an entire album that will be fast and loud.>
LC Classification NumberML421.R32R65 2005
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