Ramones vs. The Clash

asshat · 08-19-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by franzfergidon

I'd do anything for you to stop using genius. They were a great fun band, but I really don't think there was anything truly, genius about the Ramones. They toured nearly nonstop just to break even... is that really genius? :/

....I didn't call them financial geniuses.

franzfergidon · 08-19-2009, 05:46 PM

Well yeah but you'd figure if they were geniuses in any sense they'd be able to figure out a better way to break even...

Rickenbacker · 08-19-2009, 05:50 PM

Well hey now, the Clash were never exactly rich themselves.

franzfergidon · 08-19-2009, 05:59 PM

They didn't tour non-stop to break even though... they did things cos they assumed that's how fans would want it (2 for 1... 3 for 1... etc)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-19-2009, 06:11 PM

No The Clash just toured non stop until they were sick of the sight of each other.

franzfergidon · 08-19-2009, 06:19 PM

Well there's that too... haha. But I think it was more than just that...

spithate2020 · 08-19-2009, 07:37 PM

Clash over both.

SarahJayne · 08-20-2009, 01:09 AM

M.I.A.

Just kidding.

Liljagare · 08-20-2009, 02:30 AM

I am going to have to go for the Ramones. I am not saying they were the most original of bands but I prefer them (and I saw them perform live as a kid in the 90s so I am a bit biased I guess) and they knew how to pack alot of sound into three minutes.

I think the two bands in their own way were unique and it is overall hard to say which was better. If I had seen the Clash live as well, perhaps I might think differently. How a band performs/sounds live is usually the clincher.

Shut Up and Dance · 08-20-2009, 03:35 AM

Neither group was especially great, but The Clash managed to get it together long enough to produce one classic album, something that remained beyond the Ramones for their entire career. The Ramones were better at playing punk than the Clash, but the Clash were better at being interesting.

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08-19-2009, 05:46 PM	#172 (permalink)
franzfergidon 25 characters?!? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 62	Well yeah but you'd figure if they were geniuses in any sense they'd be able to figure out a better way to break even... __________________ last.fm\|rym Fevrale dostat chernil i plakat, Pisat O Fevrale navsnryd, Poka grohochushaya slyakot, Vesnoyu charnoyu gorit

08-19-2009, 05:50 PM	#173 (permalink)
Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Well hey now, the Clash were never exactly rich themselves. __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

08-19-2009, 05:59 PM	#174 (permalink)
franzfergidon 25 characters?!? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 62	They didn't tour non-stop to break even though... they did things cos they assumed that's how fans would want it (2 for 1... 3 for 1... etc) __________________ last.fm\|rym Fevrale dostat chernil i plakat, Pisat O Fevrale navsnryd, Poka grohochushaya slyakot, Vesnoyu charnoyu gorit

08-19-2009, 06:11 PM	#175 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	No The Clash just toured non stop until they were sick of the sight of each other. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-19-2009, 06:19 PM	#176 (permalink)
franzfergidon 25 characters?!? Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 62	Well there's that too... haha. But I think it was more than just that... __________________ last.fm\|rym Fevrale dostat chernil i plakat, Pisat O Fevrale navsnryd, Poka grohochushaya slyakot, Vesnoyu charnoyu gorit

08-19-2009, 07:37 PM	#177 (permalink)
spithate2020 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Clash over both.

08-20-2009, 01:09 AM	#178 (permalink)
SarahJayne Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 33	M.I.A. Just kidding.

08-20-2009, 02:30 AM	#179 (permalink)
Liljagare Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 182	I am going to have to go for the Ramones. I am not saying they were the most original of bands but I prefer them (and I saw them perform live as a kid in the 90s so I am a bit biased I guess) and they knew how to pack alot of sound into three minutes. I think the two bands in their own way were unique and it is overall hard to say which was better. If I had seen the Clash live as well, perhaps I might think differently. How a band performs/sounds live is usually the clincher.

08-20-2009, 03:35 AM	#180 (permalink)
Shut Up and Dance Groupie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 35	Neither group was especially great, but The Clash managed to get it together long enough to produce one classic album, something that remained beyond the Ramones for their entire career. The Ramones were better at playing punk than the Clash, but the Clash were better at being interesting. __________________ http://rateyourmusic.com/~paddypiano