Why the Ramones Matter

“Unequivocally fresh and engrossing. Even the biggest fans will find something new to enjoy here.” ― Razorcake   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 ev