I agree with elph in spirit, especially in the sense that it’s absolute blasphemy to associate The Ramones with the pop punk music that came afterward. My gut reaction is very much the same.
BUT The Ramones were a surprisingly complex band in terms of how much they successfully tackled.
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their sound was heavily influenced by early 60s pop such as The Beach Boys
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That’s also a very important thing to understand about The Ramones.
Plus, the syrupy bubblegum of the early sixties.
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If the Ramones aren't pop punk, then nothing is. They were no less smoothed out, happy clappy, mainstream friendly and neutered than Green Day, Blink and company were.
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That’s profoundly incorrect.
There’s no shame in:
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It's punk, right? It prominently features delicious pop hooks, right? Therefore, pop punk.
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That’s true but The Ramones did it so much better than anyone. They were the greatest pop band ever AND the greatest punk band ever AND the greatest band ever period by any metric.
**** bro, enjoy whatever you enjoy, I just encourage you to feel the sacrosanct power of The Ramones that separates them from all others.