Another reason NOT to like the Ramones...

[Archae]

Annthrax Coulter is a big fan of the "Rock and Roll High School" no-talent group.

Crazy Ann Coulter, the DVD

Is It True What They Say About Ann?

DVD
Burkett, Elinor; Wright, Patrick

Go behind the scenes with Ann Coulter, and meet the woman behind the stinging barb and the quick wit. In the brand new documentary "Is It True What They Say About Ann?" you’ll see the "conservative movement’s diva" at her best:

(snip)

You’ll also get a rare glimpse of the real Ann Coulter:

* Learn about her childhood in -- and flight from -- the suburbs

* Hear Ann talk about how her mother still sends her Easter baskets every year

* Find out about Ann’s passion for such rock bands as the Grateful Dead and the Ramones

http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/2004/12/crazy-ann-coulter-dvd.html

[Phentex]

1. I don't care what she listens to. Listening to the Ramones

has zero to do with her.

[trogdor]

21. Thank you.

You can refuse to listen to them because they SUCK, but to refuse to listen to them because someone you despise likes them is just stupid.

I mean, I bet there are lots of mean-spirited neocon asswipes who like Led Zeppelin, but why should I deprive myself of their great art because of that?

[sans qualia]

2. Excuse me? "No-talent?!"

Pft, I don't know, I've never listened to them. I just feel like being antagonistic. Anyway, :grr:!!

[redqueen]

3. What EVER

Ramones are the KINGS of punk and I don't care if bush himself likes 'em they ROCK.

[Archae]

7. Blech.

Only way they'd "rock" (and yes, I have heard them,) is if someone beaned Joey with one. :evilgrin:

[redqueen]

15. You must be high.

[Archae]

20. Nope, just never could stand them.

Decided to start the first flamewar in the Lounge on Wednesday over a band I think sucks.

(Yes, I am having fun with this, don't take me TOO seriously.)

I also never could stand the Steve Miller Band.

[redqueen]

27. Seriously?

I love Jet Airliner. I like a lot of their songs.

I figured you were doing the flame war thing, what with the throwing rocks at Joey's head line.

Name some bands you like so I can play, too! :D

[Archae]

31. Ok...

Michael Jackson
Van Halen (1980's)
ZZ Top
Beatles
Pink Floyd
Genesis

Actually, the only music I DON'T like is church music, opera and "gangsta" rap.

[Left Is Write]

35. Van Halen!

I only like Van Halen from their first album through "1984." Noooooo Van Hagar for me!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

42. Genesis

:puke:

Album-oriented rock. One of the reasons I was a punk rocker back in the late '70s.

[redqueen]

44. I liked punk AND Genesis w/ Gabriel

:shrug:

[RandomKoolzip]

47. Me too. I thought we passed that genre loyalty thing back in the 90's....

[redqueen]

52. I never subscribed to genre loyalty

I just can't limit myself like that. I love LOTS o stuff. :)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

53. I like Van Halen and other 70s/80s bands

Genesis for some reason never impressed me.

I like ALL kinds of music.

[redqueen]

55. Hmmm... 80's Genesis was NOT the same as 70's Genesis

once Gabriel left they went all commercially poppy sounding and I didn't like them so much.

Check out Trespass, if you're curious... my very favoritest album EVER.

[redqueen]

43. Ah you're like me...

I can enjoy a few songs at least from just about any genre, besides church music.

Can't rag on your taste. Why didn't you name someone I don't like? Are you intentionally being difficult?

I like the way you say 80's VH, instead of pre-hagar VH. :)

[Archae]

49. Hmm...

I could say I like Boy Bands...:evilgrin:

No, I detest those.

Let's see...I do like Will Smith.

[redqueen]

50. I like a few boy band songs.

Yeah, I'll admit it.

Will Smith, though? Man... that's bad. Why is he an actor, really? I think I hate his acting more than his 'singing'.

[Left Is Write]

79. For me, Van Halen was 1978 - 1984.

[Left Is Write]

34. Not like Steve Miller?

But...but...but....don't you think we "got to get down to Swingtown"?

[Archae]

38. (Retch) (gag) (barf)

I saw an interview with Steve Miller, about 10 years ago.
Granted, I wasn't expecting him to be some Einstein.

But Miller went out of his way to be a total DORK.
Lousy lyrics, repetitious brain-dead playing, the works.

[tigereye]

30. yes, go on girl!

she said it!

[redqueen]

46. I loves me some Ramones, demmit!

:hi:

Saw them in concert once... one of the best shows I've ever been to.

[tigereye]

65. I saw them 3 times

once in NYC and two times here. I usually have to defend Yoko, but the Ramones, sheesh. Post modern kids. ( actually the Ramones were post-modern ironically enough) ;)

[redqueen]

70. Yoko?!

:wow:

[tigereye]

72. yeah I am my own one woman "Yoko defense league"

Lennon always said Yoko was punk before there was any. Just one view.

;)

[redqueen]

73. I've only heard a few songs.

But I really didn't like them. :)

[tigereye]

90. yeah, she is a challenging artist in many ways

conceptually and musically. But then where would we be without challenging artists? Actually Meredith Monk is probably a little easier on the ears and that is saying something. ;)

[ronnykmarshall]

92. I'll join up.

The B52's credit Yoko Ono for a lot of their style. "Rock Lobster" could easily been a Yoko song.

I love Yoko Ono. "Walking On Thin Ice" kicked ass!

[tigereye]

93. Walking on Thin Ice was great

I was trying to think of the name of it earlier. Grapefruit is another interesting one. Although the B 52s are a little more "melodic." I think Yoko gets way more crap than she deserves. :hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

80. No, that would be The Clash

But whatever, The Ramones were good too.

[redqueen]

88. We just have different opinions.

The RAMONES will always be the kings of punk in my book.

[name not needed]

4. "No-talent"?

:wtf: :grr:

[ET Awful]

5. Mmmmhmmm, and I'm going to stop listening to the Dead because of

Coulter too . . . . I think not.

[Archae]

11. Even the Dead could suck at times.

At a few of their concerts I've talked to people that fell asleep listening, and they wern't stoned.

[name not needed]

12. What did one deadhead say to another after he ran out of drugs?

Hey, this band sucks.

:D

[ET Awful]

16. Mmmmm, old joke. Guess what, out of over 100 shows, I was only

on drugs at 1. They were all good.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

48. I can't stand the Dead

:puke:

or maybe it's their patchouli-wearing Trustafarian fans that I find annoying...

[ET Awful]

19. A "bad" Dead show (if such a thing exists) is still better than a good

day almost anywhere else :)

I guess the last show I saw would qualify as a "bad" show, but only as compared to other shows :). The last show at Shoreline in '95 you could definitely tell Jerry was on a downhill slide.

[Prodemsouth]

6. Yeah didn't they put out a song bashing Tipper Gore too. The

Ramones suck- my freeper brother likes them. Are they right wing supporters- or do you know? The Tipper Gore song was when she was going after explicit songs and the parental notification campaign.

[name not needed]

8. Johnny was

That's all I know of. They had a song called "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg", so I doubt they were all right wing.

[Renew Deal]

10. The Ramones are one of the best and most influential bands of all time.

Their lyrics were not typical right wing. And if you agree with Tipper Gore's censorship of music, then that's your problem. The Ramones weren't even a dirty band.

[Prodemsouth]

26. I didn't like that pop 80s sound - I am not a big fan of that Reagan sound

No, I don't support censorship I don't have a problem with parental notification on CD covers, that is not censorship.

[Bridget Burke]

13. Are they right wing supporters? Well, most of them are dead now.

Their loud, simple tunes were quite refreshing in the day of Arena Rock. "I Wanna Be Sedated" is still a favorite.

[Left Is Write]

22. I don't know about Ramone politics, but

going after Tipper Gore in that context would not be indicative of being right-wingers. In fact, Tipper's support of music censorship smacked of right-wing "values."

[Forkboy]

24. So did Jello Biafra...and he's just sooooo right wing

:eyes:

[tigereye]

32. not sure guilt by association is fair

they were great for what they were... politics aside. Johnny was a Rep, but not Joey.

[Renew Deal]

9. Fuck Ann Coulter.

She has no effect on my like for the Ramones.

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[patcox2]

77. Whoa, oral sex is not a demeaning act of aggression.

its a beautiful act of love and intimacy. Keep talking like that and no self respcting woman will ever give a BJ again, don't ruin it for us.

[Name removed]

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[jpgray]

14. Their first album is still god-like (nt)

[ixion]

17. I will not dislike the Ramones just because Ann the Man happens to like

them.

The Ramones are one of the most influential bands of their era, and produced alot a great music.

Besides, they just plain rock!

Gabba Gabba Hey!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

23. Sorry they're not Michael Bolton

The Ramones were AWESOME! I saw them a bunch of times. Joey wrote most of the songs and was influenced by 1960s pop music.

BTW Joey was a BIG liberal, had political fights with RW Johnny. "Bonzo goes to Bitburg" was an unflattering song about Reagan.

[Prodemsouth]

29. I don't like Micheal Boloton either- imagine that- now what kind of music

fan am I. The Ramones suck monkey puke.

[Left Is Write]

37. Michael Bolton had a good song or two, before

he became known as the balladeer who sounds like he's on the verge of an aneurysm.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

39. You're opinion

many on this thread disagree.

I was a teenage punkrocker, saw them dozens of times, and they were one of the most fun live bands ever.

Maybe they're not your generation. :shrug:

[Forkboy]

25. I can't believe anyone would be so simplistic as to not like a band

because someone they dont like likes the band.

Good grief :eyes:

[Archae]

28. Can't you tell yet?

I'm just having some fun here. :evilgrin:

I mean, I'm the guy who still likes the stuff I have on tape from "Bad," and "Dangerous." :crazy:

[tigereye]

36. don't dis the Ramones!

just kidding. But I for one will always stand up for them. ;)

[Forkboy]

40. Oh,I suspected YOU were

but another on this thread has me worried :)

[peekaloo]

33. The KKK took my baby away..........

she and Johnny would have made a lover-ly couple......couple of Nazi's that is.

}(

[Wat_Tyler]

41. Well, that's it.

Now I can never listen to them again. Clearly.

[RandomKoolzip]

45. I know. "Beat on the Brat" is just too redolent of Gingrich-ism to bear.

[Wat_Tyler]

54. Sorry, I meant - Now I can never listen to them again clearly.

They're OK with some muffling.

[RandomKoolzip]

58. Judicious use of punctuation!

Myself, I like to listen to them from two buidings away at low volume, so that it becomes merely a undistracting hum to compte with the birds and the traffic, but not The Byrds or Traffic.

[Wat_Tyler]

59. God, how those sixties has-beens ruin my day.

I mean, half the Byrds ARE DEAD! You'd think that'd stop them, but no, there they are with the cyborg corpses of Gene Clark and Clarence White up there propped up by the cadaver of Michael Clarke - and wait! There's Gram Parsons' urn! You're an evil, evil man, David Crosby.

[RandomKoolzip]

61. And Steve Winwood's Army Of Cyborg Zombies from the Future

is STILL on tour! Jesus! Jim Capaldi's rotting half man/half robot carcass slamming the skins, staring vacantly out at the crowd....creeps me out, man! I can barely toke up cuz of the bad vibes! Cor!

[Wat_Tyler]

62. Still beats that Ian Curtis solo show that's going round the State Fairs

:o

[RandomKoolzip]

63. Or the Darby Crash/Duane Allman/Laura Branigan Undead All-Stars.

I mean, we all know you're a supergroup from the realm of the deceased, brought back by an evil magician to play Amish barndances, but do you have to rub it in our faces like that?

[Wat_Tyler]

64. Interesting fact - the evil magician?

Why, that's Terence Trent D'Arby!

[tigereye]

66. actually the little I heard of Winwood's new album

very non-corporate and blues based, was pretty good. Sorry guys, I listened to a shitload of Traffic in my youth. ;)

[Wat_Tyler]

68. YOU'RE A SECRET-HIPPY PUNK TRAITOR!

DON'T MAKE ME SEND JOHN LYDON ROUND TO YOUR HOUSE, YOUNG LADY! :D

[tigereye]

71. yeah I knew that would get you

like I say to the "kids," where do you think all the punks came from? They all had long hair and cut it off after Listening to too much progressive and other forms of rawk!

[Wat_Tyler]

75. Pshaw! The 'punks' came from Pub and Garage Rock.

Iggy Pop had long hair, and he was a punk in 1969. You're just a hippy - a dirty damned hippy! Why don't you get a haircut, buoy? :P

[tigereye]

91. touche'

actually I do have really long hair again. I used to cut it off in the punk days... pretty badly, in fact. I still contend that without the hippies there would not have been punk, for good or ill. ;)

[HuckleB]

51. The Ramones Live!

No reason to be dissing the boys. They had plenty of talent, and they used it to create far better ends than most.

[Joe Power]

56. There is no reason to dislike the Ramones

None at all.

[flamingyouth]

57. Damn straight

[buddhamama]

60. who cares

it's stupid not to like a group because Ann likes them too. i like the Ramones and The Grateful Dead- fuck her.

[mitchum]

67. Apparently, monotony loves monotony

I don't care how "influential" they were, I never cared for them

[warrens]

69. IF she is a fan

She's a johnny come lately. I saw the Ramones at her high school, New Canaan High, and she was definitely not there, since everyone but me, my brother and our friends walked out on them.

One of the greatest bands of all time. They tore the place up. And we drank beer out in the parking lot with them after their 22 minute set. If it was that long.

[AntiCoup2K4]

76. They walked out on the Ramones???

Some people just have no musical taste. At least Anndrew Coulter got ONE thing right. Though it's obvious s/he doesn't really listen to either the Ramones or the Dead, or it would be impossible to be such a hateful bitch as s/he is.

[brentspeak]

74. Well, you're a loudmouth, baby. Better shut it up.

And I am definitely against "it" ('it' meaning 'you', Ann).

[jonnyblitz]

78. they were great the many times I saw them live!

they were about playing simplistic music and being loud and it worked. they were the beach boys on glue. I am sure I lost part of my hearing because of them. musical taste is subjective, of course, and I don't get angry when people don't like what I like. :shrug:

[warrens]

81. I think it was Charles White in Rolling Stone

Who said, the Ramones are like being run over by a steamroller driven by Bugs Bunny. I thought that was perfect.

[jonnyblitz]

83. I never could tell when they ended one song and started another

every once in awhile, if I was payiing attention, I would catch the 1-2-3-4 in between songs. I can't really listen to their music too much anymore but I do appreciate them for providing a good backround noise to a fun period of my life.

[Orsino]

84. If Ann Coulter says so...

...then it's safe to assume that it isn't so. Therefore, it is still okay to like the 'Mones.

[youngred]

85. Aparently Ann was a big pothead

and dead fan. But just because someone who is vile likes something doesn't mean I should dislike it.

Ann's politics are vile, her musical tastes aren't that bad. But I was astounded to find out she smoked weed (shouldn't it give her the munchies or something?) and was a Dead fan

[hickman1937]

86. The woman is a compulsive liar

She also said she was friends with Al Franken, and he'd never met her. I don't believe a word she says.

[ikojo]

87. Al and Tipper (let's censor music) Gore are also

Dead fans and for many Deadheads this came as quite a suprise at the time. Who would have thought TIPPER Gore liked the Dead? Weren't they too "druggy" for her puritan sensibilities?

Ann Coulter has vile politics but even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Here's hoping that multiple listenings of Throwing Stones gets her to come away from the Dark Side.

[rasputin1952]

89. Actually, there never was a "Gore Movement" to censor music...

it was merely to add messagesd that some of the music may not be suitable for all ears. Sort of like the Movie ratings. It got bl;own way out of proportion; just like Hillary's Medical Reform did...:)