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Title
Why the Ramones matter
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Gaines, Donna, 1951- (author)
Subject
Ramones (Musical group)
Punk rock musicians--United States (LCSH)
Punk rock music--History and criticism (LCSH)
Genre Form
Biographies (LCGFT)
Language
English (eng)
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: ML421.R32 G35 2018 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 782.42166092/2 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
Content
text (txt)
Summary
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
Authorized Access Point
Gaines, Donna, 1951- Why the Ramones matter
Admin Metadata
Status: new
Date: 2018-05-15
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Status: changed
Date: 2019-06-12T11:45:06
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
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Status: changed
Date: 2024-08-02T03:23:55.579809-04:00
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Encoding Level: full
Identified By: bf:Local, 20497202
Description Language: English
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