Ramones+Ventures=Ramonetures
"The Ramonetures are the brainchild of Phantom Surfers guitar genius Mel Bergman. On this, their debut album, the band takes on the task of reinventing 16 classic Ramones tunes - in a style that would have done the Ventures proud!"
[Link: Ramonetures]
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nice!
kennst du the crimson ghosts ~ misfits songs a la the ventures?
http://www.necro-tonerecords.com/bands_crimsonghosts.html
Posted by: johnny dollar | October 10, 2007 7:31 AM
I've heard of them, but haven't heard them.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 10, 2007 9:57 AM
A great album to be sure, but I'm more fond of their 2001 follow-up, 'Johnny Walk-Don't-Run Paulene', blending that surf/exotica sound with the songs of much-beloved L.A. punk band X.
X's own D.J. Bonebrake and Billy Zoom play on the album as well...
http://www.bloodred.com/RAMONETURESX.html
(and also at CD Baby)
Posted by: The In Crowd | October 12, 2007 12:32 PM
The Ramones and the Ventures both had a huge impact on my musical tastes back in the 70s.
Exene really grated on me, so I was never that much of an X fan.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 12, 2007 1:05 PM
Understood re Exene.
I admit she's an acquired taste. She either moves you or she doesn't...
Posted by: The In Crowd | October 14, 2007 1:18 AM
According to some of my old punk pals in L.A., she's a real pain in the ass personality-wise too.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | October 14, 2007 9:14 AM