The Ramones: The Group That Sowed the Seeds of Punk
Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 15 January 1978
BEFORE THE Sex Pistols, there was the Ramones. With its supercharged rock sound, comically demented lyrics and stylized, street-tough image, the foursome emerged from Forest Hills in 1974 to become a sensation on the then-developing New York City punk circuit. Along with Blondie, Television and Patti Smith, the group virtually defined what was to become the new wave.
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