| Why the Ramones Matter Contributor(s): Gaines, Donna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1477318712 ISBN-13: 9781477318713 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | Genres & Styles - Punk |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2018023841 |
| Series: Music Matters |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7" (0.40 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The central experience of the Ramones and their music is of being an outsider, an outcast, a person who's somehow defective, and the revolt against shame and self-loathing. The fans, argues Donna Gaines, got it right away, from their own experience of alienation at home, at school, on the streets, and from themselves. This sense of estrangement and marginality permeates everything the Ramones still offer us as artists, and as people. Why the Ramones Matter compellingly makes the case that the Ramones gave us everything; they saved rock and roll, modeled DIY ethics, and addressed our deepest collective traumas, from the personal to the historical. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gaines, Donna: - Donna Gaines is the author of Teenage Wasteland and A Misfit's Manifesto. |
