Ramones - Live At The Rainbow - December 31, 1977

The Ramones played the Rainbow Theater in London on December 31, 1977. The show became It's Alive, which was released in April 1979. It's Alive is considered one of the best punk records of all time. Enjoy.
Blitzkrieg Bop
I Wanna Be Well
Glad to See You Go
You’re Gonna Kill That Girl
Commando
Havana Affair
Cretin Hop
Listen to My Heart
I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
Pinhead
Do You Wanna Dance?
Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
We’re A Happy Family

[@stefanofiorentino1599]

This concert being filmed in this quality is simply a gift for humanity.

[@micace9554]

Exactly. The quality is outstanding for 1977.

[@mariaeugenia4rodriguez47]

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[@jonnyuser3316]

What.. S

[@andreaslehmann4099]

@@micace9554 q@"7+0

[@michaelcrump5319]

Yeah, it us actually BETTER than being there (for listening purposes anyway) because of how loud they were! You couldn't really tell what song was playing until you heard the lyrics lol. I got permanent hearing damage from seeing them too many times. I'd do it again. Lol

[@SvenSvenson1]

Joey walked into the shoe shop where I worked when they played in Stockholm. Unfortunately we did not have his size. He wore odd socks. He gave me his autograph which I still have, it’s in a frame in the kitchen.

[@kitjeab]

IN THE KITCHEN 😥😥😥😥

[@gabrieldinelli]

@@kitjeab I think Joey would be proud...

[@erikkeller6389]

Epic

[@ENigma-um8zw]

Big shoes big..Feet, I guess from what Linda Ramone and others said he was a Casanova

[@dluhmann1]

It's too bad KZbin won't let you post a photo of his autograph. I'd really like to see that. (And thanks for sharing this cool anecdote, @sven svenson! ...odd socks, lol. :-)

[@sangyup02]

0:17 Blitzkrieg Bop 2:22 I Wanna Be Well 4:43 Glad to See You Go 6:32 You’re Gonna Kill That Girl 8:57 Commando 10:35 Havana Affair 12:15 Cretin Hop 14:00 Listen to My Heart 15:35 I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You 17:00 Pinhead 19:22 Do You Wanna Dance? 21:10 Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy 23:03 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 24:23 We’re A Happy Family

[@johnny-r]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!!!

[@electricwarrior1832]

Was this concert edited ? The Alive album which was from this concert had 28 tracks.

[@gergg]

❤So glad I witnessed the original members in of all places in Newport Kentucky at a dump bar but iconic place called the Jockey Club and the fact that they solved the space 🌌 and time theory is a high point of my life.

[@Rockettokorea]

@@electricwarrior1832yes it is.

[@JustDatBoi]

Thanks m8ey

[@gustavoalvarez7552]

Its incredible how they played with so much intensity for so long. Its not human like. They are true legends.

[@ladyhonor822]

🎉❤😂 I concur 🥂🩰💯🧹 Philadelphia USA 🇺🇲 AMEN ☦️🙏😇❤️

[@101Volts]

Work at it enough, and have the right strumming arm posture, and you can go for it too.

[@jameswarhol442]

They were all in the early twenties. Flipping out on high energy rock in 77 was the norm and not too hard to do.

[@jasontimperley9199]

@@jameswarhol442 I beg to differ, given nobody has come close to their intensity

[@jamescavalera]

Tenho pena de já não existirem nem nada assim parecido...Ramones serão ÚNICOS....

[@oldiesxlife]

RIP Joey Ramone 1951 - 2001 RIP Johnny Ramone 1948 - 2004 RIP Dee Dee Ramone 1951 - 2002 RIP Tommy Ramone 1949 - 2014 RIP THE RAMONES Four boys who marked a before and after in the history of punk, the parents of punk .... The Ramones

[@namor357]

04 Diego Arias Marky was the original drummer. Tommy RIP was the last of the four to pass away. He was actually a talented producer and produced the vast majority of The Ramones’ output. After the first few albums, he dedicated more and more of his time spent in production, leaving the drumming duties for Marky who is still alive.

[@Didymus-vz6uy]

@@namor357 Tommy was the original drummer, not Marky.

[@paulcollings4543]

Well said mi amigo. God bless those guys. 1 2 3 4

[@whepsafehousings325]

They all went too soon

[@evanwolf6618]

@@namor357 saw marky sit in with RAMMSTEIN at the hammerstein ballroom

[@paololoyola1438]

I was chilling in my room playing Ramones. My dad came storming in and said "TURN THAT SHIT UP". Good times

[@mr.mayhem2794]

Coolest dad ever.

[@DWQJVB]

I literally laughed out loud. Good job son

[@canadianrailfan1532]

My dad did the same while I was playing an Offspring record

[@sueyoung2839]

Paolo Loyola haha so fantastic 🙌

[@mhbguy3355]

hilarious!

[@zagorthegreat]

Probably the best live performance ever. Having this legendary concert in a video, is like we are part of the history.

[@kelbell9312]

I miss Ramones so much. My mis spent youth gyrating to the live shows when I should have been doing my homework I have never regretted. 🤎

[@Droy5555]

I'd put F.E.A.R live on snl , bad brains , Metallica 1983 and Metallicas performance in Russia above this . Damn then there's still Queen performing at Wembley

[@Droy5555]

We deffs apart of the history though and it's a beautiful thing fr

[@assisoliveira7454]

I agree bro. Ramones is great. A puro, a beer , waiting my lunch and watching this. Cheers from Brazil.

[@sickboy8930]

Upload!!

[@chriswilloughby48]

26 minutes definitely feels like an hour and a half with these guys. Super condensed song experience.

[@Heatfarmer]

About one third of the entire concert

[@SuperCroc69]

@@Heatfarmer No, that was the whole thing. I remember Johnny saying he saw the Beatles at Shea Stadium and they played for 30 minutes. He said if they can get away with it so can we.

[@Heatfarmer]

@@SuperCroc69 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Alive_(Ramones_album) At least 54 minuttes AND you can hear that its been edited, so i suspect songs were cut out

[@CP-kb1du]

1-2-3-4 Ramones only Band that can play a entire 90 mins concert in under 27 mins ...Legends

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Yep, Johnny said, “we have tons of 4 minute songs…we just play them in 2 minutes “

[@theresasayanara5565]

Joey just stood in a lurch and these pros played for over a hour. They took a break then went on for at least 2 more hours. Soon Dee dee becomes the worst rapper. He made it up by playing his Ramones songs with his wife. I would of been bummed if he died before he went back to Punk Rock! Dee Dee King? Crack kills creativity. And eventualy it's host.

[@HavocMusic1759]

Metallica could play a 8 minute song in under 4 minutes in 1986

[@arielosvadoteran1999]

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 . .? .. . . .!.!.!; Bc b.. B X informanbb.

[@glenn9229]

god bless cheap speed :)

[@jesse.estrada]

Ramones didn't have a style, they were the style

[@DannybFlat01]

well said...

[@murraypassarieu9115]

"We don't follow fashion, who needs it when you got style?" - Del Lords

[@selvagenia6861]

I love these guys

[@YOUNGNSON]

Style , fun , and where the uniform.

[@pedrao420]

they created the style

[@RodrigoCFD]

Imagine a concert with everyone focused on the concert... instead of their phones. Those times are forever gone.

[@blow-by-blow-trumpet]

I saw The Ramones in about 1990 in London. I was right down the front just before they came on when I noticed my shoelace was undone. I bent down to tie it when I heard Joey scream, "Hi, we're The Ramones...1, 2, 3, 4..." and boom - they tore into the first song at 100 miles an hour (way faster than these early gigs) and the crowd turned into an instant mosh pit. At the end of the first song I bent down to try again when I heard Joey say "It's great to be here...1, 2, 3, 4.." and boom - they tore into the second song. I think you can see where this is going. Needless to say that I never did get my shoelace tied until the end of the gig. The Ramones were amazing. Definitely one of the highest energy gigs I've ever witnessed. R.I.P lads.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Love your story.

[@glorf3558]

Stellar😂

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

The only band that the older they got, the faster they played.

[@blow-by-blow-trumpet]

@@buzzcrushtrendkillOr maybe they always played at that speed live but slowed it down for the records to be more commercially appealing? IDK but but it was WAY faster than the records. Proper crazy moshing tempo.

[@schwarzblatt]

When people discuss the best of what America has offered to the world, this deserves a place near the top.

[@DavidMoxham957]

My third fav American band of all time. Topped only by the Beach Boys and the Byrds.

[@vanessarizzo3992]

Best of the best

[@BloodofPatriots]

@@jhonnycagexrage7458 Calling punk "leftist" political movement is bullshit. Punk was a response to "corporate rock", just as grunge was the response to "corporate metal".

[@gleisonferres]

I do not like punk rock, but i love Ramones. I love them so much. Punk is a lot of shit. Ramones is Rock and Roll. Only Rock and Roll! They are a masterpice for Rock music. About leftists, they are hipocrits. Here in Brazil, things are Very bad because left wings politicians. High rate of murders, rapes, too many poor along all the country starved. Socialism has been destroying my country with its lies, Venezuela lives in a pandemonium much worst. I do not like Any politicians, they are all liers, but all government leftists bringed misery for my people. Bolsonaro is half idiot and stupid, but he is a necessary evil among so many politicians with the same failure idea - Socialism. I living here and i can say what i live every days 60k people murdered per year. Too many women being raped per day. Too many people starving. Crimes with no solution because all corruption broken the country. Socialism has been destroying South America. I love my country, but all politicians destroyed it. But here is still a natural paradise, with beautiful and strong people and nature, best thing of ours. 🇧🇷

[@KNITTEDmusic]

Jhonny Cage X Rage This fake freedom of ours is pretty fucking dope.

[@stefanofiorentino1599]

"Well... It´s good to be back in England and it´s good to see all you again, TAKE IT DEE DEE!!!! 1-2-3-4!!!" Simply legendary!!

[@lindareynolds659]

I want that tattooed on my bum 😁

[@johnny2shoes90]

@@lindareynolds659 me too 🤪🤘😎

[@lusio7182]

The old NY accent... I miss that

[@zosothezephead837]

@@lindareynolds659 do you need a volunteer? I can try 😜

[@bolshevikproductions]

Haha I was actually there. Haha

[@RRL110]

I was 13 in 1977 and I am convinced that 1977 was the greatest year of the 20th century. First it was the 70s, Punk was huge, Star Wars came out, you had the 77 Trans Am, Vietnam was over.

[@user-nw7mg5qv9g]

Ramones were not punk, Just CUNT !!

[@OswestryGrey]

I was there in the upper seating. Looking at this footage it is now clear to me what a genius Joey Ramone was.

[@lauradegortes4922]

Beato te!

[@jshkings89]

@@lauradegortes4922brilliant? yes. genius? not so much.

[@_i_am_unceded]

“I think our peak, our greatest moment, is that New Year’s Eve show of 1977 into 1978. I think that’s our greatest moment as a band.” - Johnny Ramone

[@DominicanManowarFan]

One of my favorite live albums of all time!

[@xaagripha7326]

its the sword tip of new yorks character

[@manlypedro75]

The energy is is UNBELIEVABLE!

[@78GLOSTER]

The best live what Iever heard.....Born May 1978 after this best gig ever of f world!!!God bless Ramones 4ever

[@ribonucleic]

They played like gods at this show.

[@speedrunfantasychess]

Thank god this was captured at their very peak. Tommy on drums and they were full of hope and energy.

[@Gilbert_Dice_Gottfried]

This concert is something I would give my life for.

[@georgiethumbs2438]

This is absolutely one of the best recorded live concerts ever.

[@chloemorgan9098]

To many overdubs but it's a great watch.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Don’t you hear and see that is massively edited and overdubbed ? So it was a very crappy live recording concerts. That’s why they added all this shit over.

[@jduff59]

@@vintagepipesnightmares and a weird guitar overdub - it sounds cool but it doesn't sound like Johnny - and I've seen them around 1977-1980 a few times, it's pleasant on the ears but not the real deal

[@kimblecarter1096]

LOVE IT!

[@notmark6944]

Silviu Stefan just because it was overdubbed and edited doesn’t mean it’s shit. Overdubbing and editing is a common practice among the biggest rock bands, even the Beatles did it.

[@gabrielabitbol4889]

Who is watching this during quarantine? Ramones Argentina loves you for ever

[@fabianalvarado6330]

AQUI YO Y MI ESPOSA!.SALUDOS DESDE ECUADOR!

[@adrianangstenberger7922]

Me! PUNX NOT DEAD!

[@michaelrose122]

Me... shit holds up!

[@christophersolinski3824]

¡Mirando ahora!

[@vinnyp7757]

Gabriel Abitbol Argentina are the best fans! More love for the Ramones there than Queens. Respect. Stay safe.

[@everonlyallforthee]

The fact that Dee-Dee's count-offs have nothing at all to do with the actual tempo, but somehow they come in totally in sync with each other is confusing and awesome 🤔👍🏻

[@greg3672]

easily the most mysterious aspect of the ramones for me. i've tried seeing if there's a hidden pattern to it, but so far i've got nothing.

[@kingcormack8004]

@user-jv6nz5jo9z That's how Dee Dee always did it.

[@playitstrange129]

The funniest thing about his count ins on the records is that he would overdub them later. 🤣

[@greggorsag9787]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@greg3672Played in bands for years, including attempted covers of some of these (they are NOT easy to get to anywhere with). Saw them twice (CJ not Dee Dee). Pretty sure they’re following Dee Dee’s count off (always the same “tempo”) up to the first note but *they all know the tempo of the song* from endless practice/gigs without much tempo variation. Johnny could have pulled that off. Was famously militaristic, and he, Dee Dee and Tommy were gifted (whether people who don’t play understand that or not). That’s my theory and I’m stickin’ to it.

[@greg3672]

@@greggorsag9787 not a bad hypothesis

[@harryhepworth312]

The Ramones were like a meteor, It came, We saw it, and then it was gone. RIP Ramones.

[@hisnamewasTommy]

Double-Like!!!

[@matiasperez80]

Gran verdad 😪

[@isorokudono]

00:00 Blitzkrieg Bop 02:20 I Wanna Be Well 04:39 Glad to See You Go 06:33 You’re Gonna Kill That Girl 08:56 Commando 10:34 Havana Affair 12:12 Cretin Hop 13:58 Listen to My Heart 15:34 I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You 16:57 Pinhead 19:18 Do You Wanna Dance? 21:04 Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy 23:02 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 24:21 We’re A Happy Family

[@loganhaas5200]

Thanks

[@NormAppleton]

For Posterity!

[@fabricecourousse787]

merci!

[@fuelandservices9391]

Gracias!

[@sergioarielesquivel6104]

good!!!

[@marcofelici8664]

At 57 years old I still feel a great emotion .. thanks brothers wherever you are.

[@lucho.upiachihua]

0:17 Blitzkrieg Bop 2:22 I Wanna Be Well 4:43 Glad to See You Go 6:32 You’re Gonna Kill That Girl 8:57 Commando 10:35 Havana Affair 12:15 Cretin Hop 14:00 Listen to My Heart 15:35 I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You 17:00 Pinhead 19:22 Do You Wanna Dance? 21:10 Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy 23:03 Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 24:23 We’re A Happy Family --- RIP Joey Ramone 1951 - 2001 RIP Johnny Ramone 1948 - 2004 RIP Dee Dee Ramone 1951 - 2002 RIP Tommy Ramone 1949 - 2014 RIP THE RAMONES Four boys who marked a before and after in the history of punk, the parents of punk .... The Ramones

[@archer1949]

And every kid in that crowd went home and started a band.....

[@tvyellow9525]

John H that’s a quote from an audience member at a show they did in London. Most people present at the show went on to be in some of the most influential punk bands of the time.

[@HarryJoiner]

I heard strummer say he was at this show

[@ColonelNegative]

@BestCanKeanRob2 Watch Razorfist's Metal Mythos on the Ramones and hear it from the bands themselves kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZzLdXp_qt90jac

[@ralphyznaga1761]

@BestCanKeanRob2 You sure about that? Ramones First album April 1976 - Sex Pistols first album Oct 1977

[@redoz9768]

Pretty much. Including me, we never got beyond the garage though.

[@scoutthedoggie]

Best band I ever saw. I remember staggering out of the venue after the gig wondering WTF just happened, fantastic!

[@soulCracka1]

When and where did you see them? Just curious. I never got to see them : )

[@scoutthedoggie]

+soulCracka1 Saw them here in Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow, early to mid 80s, 4 or five times, still have the ticket stubs, one is signed by Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee from the first time I met them. I was so star struck that I did not know what to say, other than "can you sign this" which they did as I took a few photos. Im sorry that you never got to see them, I have seen many bands over the years, Damned, Pistols, Bowie, REM, SLF, KISS, PIL, none left me as stunned as The Ramones.

[@joeywhiteside6862]

scoutthedoggie stiff little fingers, my dad saw them.

[@scoutthedoggie]

Great band, I saw them in Glasgow over 30 years ago.

[@DECAYlNG]

I never thought I would see a fellow airsofter who loves Punk as much as I do!!!

[@user-hv5uy7ct6g]

I've been listening to this concert for a billion years, it always sounds awesome

[@norinickrrostron9001]

In 1977 they were probably the best live band on the planet.They played fast here but as time went on they tried to play faster and faster which I think may have been to their detriment. This concert was perfection.

[@RiotNrrrdUTube]

Exactly right. In 1977 they couldn’t be touched. I saw them 4 weeks after this gig and it was incredible. A false floor was installed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and because people were still doing the Pogo the false floor went up and down. You could stand still and still be Pogoing. Damndest thing I ever did see. I saw them again in 1979 with Marky and it wasn’t the same. Tommy was better (for the Ramones) and they were playing faster which did not suit the material. Also, Joey had started to do the leave-out-some-syllables style that dominated his later years. It was lazy and I never saw them again after that year.

[@metalman11011]

The transition between “now I wanna sniff some glue” straight into “we’re a happy family” is so flawless and tight. They were so god dam professional. Simple song writing meets militant precision in live playing. Really fantastic stuff

[@brandonbaran1197]

I literally can’t stop listening to that transition

[@caughtinamashup7208]

I jumped to it on reading this comment. OMG! Flawless! I miss this band so much. Luckily I got to see them live.

[@itees91]

Nice! But for some reason I really love the transition from I wanna be well to Glad to see her go. The whole thing is a masterpiece though.

[@Heatfarmer]

They were never better than this. Just like some of the hard rock classic live albums that came out in the same period!

[@ashie259]

You make a very good point. I have been enjoying it for about 45 years!

[@mroc7113]

Arguably the greatest live album ever recorded . They were absolutely relentless . My Beatles . RIP Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny & Tommy

[@marksavage8052]

Dee Dee is unbelievable here. What a gig!

[@leahflower9924]

And Johnny

[@riisitau]

Lol yeah Dee Dee looks like he's about to explode from all that energy

[@c.s.4428]

Dee Dee was always unbelievable..!!

[@stevenrobertson0787]

He was unstoppable!

[@revwillyg6450]

When they played where I live in the mid 80's, Dee Dee asked a guy I know where to score some blow lol

[@jrkopite77]

I think everyone who was at that gig, including me, were privileged to see that band. They were on fire, and never let up for a second. For us young punks it was such a joy to be amongst so many like minded people. Great memories, and they are just actual memories, no iPhones in those days! Long live the Ramones!

[@gustavopesino7047]

Hi, can you tell what joey Says before I Wanna be well?

[@puffradical]

@@gumballgodzilla4334 Awesome!!

[@leospawn]

i saw The Ramones show 3 times in Argentina: 1994 with Motorhead, 1995, and 1996 with Die Toten Hosen and Iggy Pop... unforgettable! i have no word to describe it. i can die in peace! i miss them so much.

[@gazzie12000]

@@gustavopesino7047 "Well, after eating that Chicken Vindaloo - I wanna be well"

[@ronshekelson]

It's not called The Ramones anymore. It just says Ramones even in the vintage video. Crazy Mandela effect

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

Legendary Ramones concert. They were a music machine gun barely pausing between songs they hit you with round after round in rapid succession. The speed of their set list was only possible through sheer will power. Joey’s ripping vocals, Johnny’s warp speed down stroke on lead guitar, Dee Dee’s blistering bass playing along with Tommy rhythmically beating the drum kit like it owed him money. We will never see anything like the Ramones again. I’m glad videos of them exist so the world will remember what real rock looked like.

[@sixoneniner3560]

Perfection

[@macematthewcolodny8452]

My friend Jack saw them do this show in Boston he said your hair was blowing back no one had seen anything like the Ramones….This performance rages it makes my day always and every time I hear it.

[@stevesmodelbuilds5473]

It was an awesomely frenetic time that the Ramones captured perfectly. These guys changed the music world.

[@leahflower9924]

@@macematthewcolodny8452 wow new York really seemed to influence Boston music I heard a lot of Boston area musicians got into bands after seeing velvet underground and then Boston had a punk scene maybe after Ramones came to town

[@leahflower9924]

@@macematthewcolodny8452 I used to play in the NY and Boston st Patrick's day parades and I wanted to move to Boston but too expensive now

[@davidgee1585]

Saw these guys in Leeds UK, almost 45 years on still the best live band I have ever seen, had to buy a T shirt to go home in, mine was totally soaked through from pogo dancing, was utterly blown away by the energy.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

Yep.we called it Pogo,ing,not " mosh pit"- 1977-80s

[@thetr00per30]

This is perfection. This is America's Rock Band. Australia gave us AC/DC. The UK gave us Led Zeppelin. The United States gave us THE RAMONES.

[@CatherineNeal]

Correction. UK gave us The Smiths.

[@Me-vl4qp]

@@CatherineNeal 🤣👌🤡

[@999emergncy]

and ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE ! ​@@CatherineNeal

[@JohnBooth-bl3rh]

The list of UK bands is long. The list of American bands is, Blondie, Ramones, Guns and Roses, Nirvana, Red Hot Chillipeppers. They create good solo artists but not bands for some reason.

[@Gino565]

What? The UKs rock band is definitely The Beatles. I’d say Americans like zeppelin more than British people do

[@tonystraightedgevegan4747]

If i had a time machine this would be my first destination for sure

[@Agostoic]

Damn right!

[@stephenlangsl67]

That was back when The Ramones still had there original drummer isn't it?

[@fugazi_]

Right. Tommy rulez.

[@buddyholly3527]

stephen lang Yes Tommy was on the drums still. Marky didn’t come into the band until seventy eight to take over on the drums

[@tonystraightedgevegan4747]

HaHa! Will do brother, im working on it

[@richardbelcher5985]

Legends never die. They live forever. Long live the Ramones!

[@MD-ru5vs]

They are legends !!

[@emildelapena979]

Long Live? The Four Original Members Are Long Dead. First Is Joey, 2001 (Lymphoma) Dee Dee 2002 (Heroin Overdose) Johnny 2004 (Prostate Cancer) Tommy 2014 (Bile Duct Cancer) Atleast The Four Original Members Of The Sex Pistols Proves That "PUNK IS NOT DEAD!"

[@ericamoss1497]

As a guitarist I've always marveled at Johnny and Deedee's right hand technique. It's human nature when the bpms get that fast to start alternate picking. They'd have none of that, too jangly and wimpy. Everything is on the downstroke. Their hands become blurred and if you watch the wide shots with both of them, they synchronized their picking patterns perfectly. Even just from the perspective of a physical workout it's remarkable and they often did it for 2 hours and then did it again the next night. I can't imagine how their elbows and wrists survived the abuse. This was one of my most played albums as a kid, and I learned every song in order. I could play every note, but I could never play it like johnny did.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

They probably took vitamins.

[@HipsterNgariman]

I've heard that playing with the instrument slung super low, to have the arm stretched out, helps a lot with the fast downpicking. To be honest, just stretching my arm and doing the downpick motion, it seems way easier than if I bend my arm

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@HipsterNgariman Almost all highly skilled guitarist wear their guitar at waist level or above I have noticed.

[@HaydenGreen-vr2mr]

it does help with the fast downpicking, but there becomes a point where it's so low it's pretty much just showmanship and style. it makes it a lot harder to play anything technical. with that being said most punk-type music is just spamming a bunch of power chords anyway @@HipsterNgariman

[@HaydenGreen-vr2mr]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion technical guitarists definitely do wear their guitars at a more regular position typically. it's more of a stylistic choice/showmanship choice and has kind of become a staple around rock music. look at jimmy page and slash for example, they wear their guitars super low

[@iamthewalruscuckookachoo1372]

I could imagine being a teenager and hearing The Ramones for the first time. They would have been my favourite band. What an iconic show. No wonder the brittish bands were so inspired by these guys.

[@robertdowneypeenis6139]

I heard before one of these shows in England, the kids who talked to them one of which were Johnny Rotten said they would start a band but they don't know how to play their instruments yet. The Ramones asked, "Have you heard us yet? Watch the show tonight and you'll see we don't really know either" lol

[@BearistaBear]

"Considered one of the best..." Are you kidding, it's THE BEST punk rock performance EVER!

[@BearistaBear]

True Oracle Me too!

[@kryogxtrax5177]

I was 5 years old at this time.

[@hhhfff7953]

+KryOG Xtrax I was -33

[@_michael_g]

+Chris Dom i was -25

[@larrydong5746]

I was -22

[@greggorsag9787]

There is so much impossible stuff going on here - The speed at which Dee Dee’s and Johnny’s hands move, Tommy’s eighths on the hat, Joey’s rock-like stability at the center of the storm, the nearly identical tempos, the craziness and naked sincerity of the lyrics, Dee Dee’s insane jumps, the tiny dismissive gaps between songs, the “banter” (“After eating chicken vindaloo, I wanna be well.”), Dee Dee’s count offs . . . And remember how insanely LOUD this all was. Devastated everything in their path.

[@JoeBlow_4]

It's just SO good. Johnny is all down strokes as well!

[@sandrabosso4604]

...vero.

[@philiphammar]

Damn, you're tripping me out. Too many doinks. Girl commenting above me, you're beautiful

[@Pimp-Master]

Yeah, it was a constant, blaring wall of sound minus those times Joey brought out the sing along signs, GABBA.

[@amylyno]

Wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna wanna yeah

[@joeherbert7555]

Jesus, what an onslaught. New Years Eve '77, I'd say the The Ramones at The Rainbow was the place to be. Such a blistering set that was!

[@koko-pu5vn]

Blistering indeed! Saw them live when I was about twelve (don't ask me how!!) In New York City. Was never the same...in a good way!!🙃

[@cfcuker]

This is just joy. Wasn't at this gig but saw them 4 times. Fkn legends.

[@georgesid5632]

The things I like about the Ramones are the great melodies, short fun songs with the distorted guitars and the cool image with the hair and leather jackets. They literally redefined rock music which up until then was usually blues-based. The Ramones did not follow conventions. There is something infectious about them. I can't stop watching their videos. Rest in peace guys. You are forever missed!

[@samsara3694]

This is not blues-based??? It's classic RnB, played at x3 and distorted - and great!

[@georgesid5632]

Some of it may be blues based but most of it sounds like bubble-gum pop to me with distortion. Whatever it is, it sounds great and makes you want to jump up and down and have fun!

[@mariaelenakunstmann2713]

Thats the key. Melodic and catchy. No soloing. Cut to the chase music. One singer,one guitar, bass,. drums. The mighty møtörhead shared the same dna.

[@arthurbishop3173]

Now you're ready to hear the Ramones anti-thesis...Type O Negative. Start with their cover of Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid'. Then, search 'Christian Woman' and 'Black No.1'. ... and if you're REALLY feeling adventurous and un-PC, listen to 'Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity'. No better band (apologies to the Ramones) ever existed than TON!!!!

[@georgesid5632]

@@arthurbishop3173 Yes I just heard all those songs you mentioned. Type O Negative definitely have their own sound. It is dark and menacing and far removed from the Ramones. I like them too but for different reasons. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@MrGnidlih]

Mind blowing, these guys didn't give a shit and built their own universe, epic.

[@JUSTMIKE123]

Ake Hilding at this point in their time true. but in the 80's they tried to get a mainstream hit and made changes to attempt to get favor with radio people. Epic fail never fully got back to early way that they came to be known for

[@parthchaudhary7186]

+Michael Frierson what songs they change

[@JUSTMIKE123]

Didn't change songs. They made changes in song styles. Just listen to songs from early albums then songs from albums of the 80's. Varied from mainstream style to soft rock, and heavy metal/hard rock. I think som of their 80's heavy metal attempts did influence some other bands.

[@rawgab4439]

Fuck Yeah !!

[@archer1949]

Michael Frierson I’m sorry, but “She Talks To Rainbows” is one of their best songs.

[@jeffk144]

Put into context, there simply was no one like Ramones in '77. Completely authentic rockers. Seeing them was like a shared historical moment.

[@klausrain111]

But isnt this after the Sex Pistols came out? Please dont ridicule. I was around back then but I cannot remember the events sequence.

[@XploitationRR]

@@klausrain111 The Ramones formed in 74. McLaren, inspired by the Ramones and some other early punk bands in the NY scene at CBGB's, returned to England and got the band The Strand to develop in a more Ramones-like style. The Strand added a new singer, John Lydon, and changed their name to the Sex Pistols.

[@cygnusa3772]

@@klausrain111 The pistols have nothing on the Ramones. Not even close.

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

Ramones are the reason American hardcore exists, them and Iggy & The Stooges. Both bands impacts cannot be overstated

[@yragnellaable]

15 songs in 26 minutes. Classic.

[@Lengsel7]

R.I.P. ......All four of these dudes. :(

[@DannybFlat01]

way too soon!!

[@FYMASMD]

Self inflicted. Shitty lifestyle =early death.

[@Anna-loves-you]

@@FYMASMD Joey, Johnny and Tommy died of cancer. Oh, and you're a dumb asshole.

[@crabe7973]

@FYM ASMD Johnny didn't drink and did not smoke. He took no drugs at all. But you think it s all about the livestyle.

[@leomessi7058]

@@FYMASMD The fuck you're saying?

[@RaoulFel]

In my opinion this version of commando is one of the greatest pieces of music recorded in human history

[@jairoesteban3914]

Same with Glad to see you go, can't stop hearing!

[@trinalaios734]

If not, for the existence of Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment, I would be prepared to agree with you, but that might be the most incredible musical artifact in the history of mankind.

[@ricardorodriguesrr18]

Glad to see you go is the one I would say about that.

[@capncooktwd3824]

Havana affair went off

[@9hawklord]

Agreed and Pinhead is pretty fucking top notch as well. A great show end of.

[@craigphillips6308]

Had the extreme pleasure of seeing The Ramones 6 times (all before 1980). They were the godfathers of punk rock. RIP Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy.

[@pauljames2465]

Fortunate and privileged enough to have been at both gigs at the Rainbow mainly to support Generation X . Still have a backstage pass in my memorabilia... Iconic gigs with many punk faces present who were mingling in the crowd. Sid and Nancy, Joe Strummer, John lydon,Degenerate etc.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@kennc7726]

pure energy. THIS is punk rock at its best. seeing them live was an experience youd never forget. rest easy guys...you are missed greatly.

[@seanwhite646]

This is a treasure. So glad this exists.

[@joeschmoe6306]

They were so tight, one of their best recorded concerts, one that has aged well and become legendary, the energy, the crowd , it's just perfect...

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

Better than their studio recordings: Faster tempo and louder

[@NormAppleton]

It's perfect and they all seem to be having so much fun. The Ramones were a strange accident that exploded on the world.

[@NormAppleton]

I don't think those ever felt more alive and pure as they did this night.

[@jimdoppelganger92]

Having a drink and watching this in my living room. Cannot ask for nothing else. Best friday plans

[@babuloser]

me2

[@pamelasmith1699]

I saw the Ramones more times than I can count. Every time, before they came onstage, we would all chant "Hey ho, lets go!" I will always love their music!

[@ronshekelson]

Did you notice the name change from THE Ramones to Ramones? Even in the Vintage video the poster says Ramones?? The Mandela effect got it

[@kennybennett9875]

@@ronshekelson yea yea RAMONES

[@miked6235]

@@ronshekelson kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ7ReYOOiLB4atkm08s

[@AndreyBitardov]

Well i hear they in 2016 They funckig great, really One of the best punk band

[@DDios-ih9de]

@@ronshekelson no people couldn't afford flyers with too many extra letters and print. But ever one said yeah the Ramones are playing again next week Etc

[@waynespencer3036]

40 years ago tonight. 31 Dec 1977. 31 Dec 2017. The Ramones will live on no matter what year it is.

[@antonnieuwenhuis5731]

Wayne Spencer i

[@pompom7x728]

Wayne Spencer YES THEY WILL 👻😱🤩😊🎸🇫🇷🎼🇨🇭🌺

[@isorokudono]

There are only two types of music;The Ramones, and the bands they inspired.

[@worldwidehey]

Will live forever...GOLDEN AGE OF MUSIC

[@ronshekelson]

Did you notice the name has change from THE Ramones to Ramones? Even the vintage video has been altered by the Mandela effect

[@davidjohnmcguigan7848]

Legend, first album I bought on holiday as a kid in 79, I remember there was no record player where I was staying so I just looked at the cover, got home put the record on changed my life, long live rock and roll.

[@RemyCT63]

From NYC to London. This concert is EPIC!

[@donaldwood7449]

I love live Joey and his snarled twisted singing style. A true arteeest

[@mattschwarz710]

The whole concert without any advertising. That's what this masterpiece deserves. Thanks!

[@lauramachine9773]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/babXZqWFmr97rc0

[@Warrogue1]

@fluxxus Do you have a more complete video?

[@fiddlestyk]

It's called KZbin Red. Cough up 35 cents a day... No commercials

[@user-hv5uy7ct6g]

saw them 13 times, wish I'd seen them in the 70's early 80's.

[@jesserothbeind950]

Hands down one of the greatest live sets in the history of mankind!! GABBA GABBA HEY!!!

[@spencermax]

This is fucking beautiful perfection. I saw them at Lancaster University, England in 1979 age 16. I think I appreciate them more now age 53!

[@alandargie7180]

I must've seen them the, on the same tour, Rainbow, Finsbury - Class!

[@Jonbenjon]

f@ck yeah...same here

[@FergR]

@@alandargie7180 Me too. Essex Uni SU

[@mayfieldgage]

53rd and 3rd

[@patrysia876]

Jealous

[@MauBast777]

45 Years ago now and it's still f*cking brilliant !!!!

[@zero2099100]

Goddamn.., wish I was there. Good Tiimes \m/

[@rsimeroth]

I didn't get to see The Ramones until the late '80s at Fenders in Long Beach, CA. I had been a huge fan since the late 70s. They brought it as fast and hard as this video, rolling from one hit to another without a pause and maximum energy. It was one of the most intense rock/sonic experiences I've had. They deserve all the praise they've been given and then some. They are one of the bands I would say are truly iconic and absolutely deserve this title.

[@samleonard2557]

First time actually watching them play. Absolute chaos!

[@matthewsolina4920]

Every song is a classic! With no space in between. They just blast off the whole time. It’s incredible.

[@davidraymer397]

No set lists anywhere either. They had the whole damned thing memorized. I'm having to look at my setlist 3 times each song to not forget what song is coming next, lol.

[@samsara3694]

45 years on, still a magnificent show in UK rock pop history.

[@julianweller5338]

This show is a testament! You cannot say it any other way.

[@monkfry]

The band I truly miss and have seen live the most. I won 4 tickets on the radio one night working a grave shift. The DJ wanted the 10th caller. It was 3:00 a.m. and no one ever called in that late. I used to talk to this DJ frequently about music when we were slow at work. He turned me on to some genres I was unaware of and would play tracks so I didn’t have to buy if I didn’t like it. Back then 12’’ records were $5, doubles were $10 and sometimes you got a poster. He did his job requirement and made me call back until I was 10th and then, in a monotone voice, he said “yaaay, you just won 2 tickets to see the Ramones”. We laughed, I said thanks and I picked the tickets up at Tower Records down the street the next day. This was also before everyone had cell phones and gps. I looked up the venue in the yellow pages and got verbal directions from the bartender. It was a small blue collar joint out of the city about 45 minutes away in the middle of bumfu. . uh, nowhere. Maximum occupancy 50. I remember seeing that sign because I thought to myself, “Damn, we’re gonna be packed like sardines in a can”! By the looks of it though, they probably never had 50 people in there on a good night. I took my older roommate and his girlfriend. He said “Who? Oh the ramones, I remember them, they suck”. But he had a car. I convinced him to drive by giving them tickets and said I’d buy their drinks for the night. He was at least open minded hah. Rolling his eyes, he begrudgingly said “yea, but you’re paying for gas and if they suck we’re leaving”. I agreed and resigned myself to hitchhiking back if they left. Unbelievably, nobody else would take the 4th ticket because it was on a Wednesday or Thursday. There couldn’t have been more than 10-15 people in there at a time. Zippy was running around the bar in full dress with a Gabba Gabba Hey sign. The stage barely fit their gear but they played Exactly like this to an almost empty room. Full Bore giving it all they had. It was like we watched some Twilight Zone practice session. The bar had a free steak and potato’s buffet and we had a table about 3’ away from center stage. My roommates brain must have exploded at some point that night. By the time we left he was hoarse from screaming ‘’Hey Ho Let’s Go!!’’ He wouldn’t give my leather jacket back until the next day and bought himself one a week or so later. I think he might have even slept in mine that night. She had to drive us home and was unimpressed I’m sure (Bon Jovi/Nordstrom chick). The next day he admitted he was wrong, took back all the trash talking and my records went on heavy rotation Hahaa!! I saw them again shortly after that show with Blondie at the Moore in Seattle and even though they kicked ass, nothing could compare to the night I sawed up a couple steaks, ate potato’s, had shots, beers and turned my die hard rhythm and blues roommate into a Ramones fan. R.I.P. to the Greatest 3 chord Rock and Roll band that ever existed. ✌️

[@therealjd1503]

That was one of those nights you will never forget and it seems you haven’t. Thanks for sharing

[@ladyhonor822]

Monkey see monkey do... Philadelphia USA 🇺🇲❤️💋☦️🙏🧹🦇

[@chico11mbit]

Amen, bro...

[@PokeySoggybottom]

Lou Reed's reaction to first hearing The Ramones: "It makes everybody else look so bullshit and wimpy, man, Patti Smith and myself included". This coming from one of the most arrogant rock stars to ever live really says something! A world without The Ramones almost doesn't bear thinking about!

[@ronshekelson]

Did you notice the Mandela effect name change from The Ramones to Ramones? This is freaking me out

[@PokeySoggybottom]

@@ronshekelson Nay, I did not, but I've always been partial to a 'The' in there with any band, including bands that don't have one like Pixies. See, didn't that sound wrong as you read it? I say 'The Pixies'. I don't care if I'm wrong.

[@PokeySoggybottom]

@@ronshekelson I think people get confused because, as you can see, their poster behind them just says 'Ramones' as do their t-shirts, but when you hear the band members interviewed they refer to their band as 'The Ramones'.

[@ronshekelson]

@@PokeySoggybottom that's my point.. it usually says THE Ramones. I found some examples of the way we remember it but most of them have been changed. i.postimg.cc/bwngM6fr/Ramones-The-Best-of-the-Ramones-cover.jpg i.postimg.cc/YC4Fyjgx/index.jpg i.postimg.cc/7YhJfbBy/64267-0-wide-ver1503060445-jpg-642.jpg

[@ronshekelson]

@Lord Of The World Im not into it but I remember it as THE Ramones

[@brandonedge]

26 minutes and it feels like a full set. Only the Ramones could do it. God bless them

[@chasing_dragons]

Thank you so much for this. Thank God this was filmed in the first place. I never saw the Ramones live and not seeing them in concert is a personal regret for me. There was an opportunity in the early 90's for me to see them and my dad wouldn't let me. God bless the Ramones for giving the world this amazing collection of music.

[@Biocombinat]

I am Russian and was born in 1988 in the USSR, I love punk rock and Ramones is its icon. We will all die, not about descendants, earthlings, will continue to listen to "*It's alive*" , because it's legendary. Havana Affair is my favorite song all the time. I'm glad that I managed to partly touch the legend during Marky Ramone's DJ set and get his autograph in Russia in 2013. Ramones - one and only. Album "rocket to Russia" - my answer - from Russia with love!

[@leahflower9924]

Third rule is don't talk to commies!

[@pifpafay]

Пацаны, бей буржуR 1-2-3-4😊

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Saw them play in Detroit in 1982. Best concert I ever heard.

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

Ever heard " The Decendents-" song- wendy?

[@krasteff]

And is there a russian that will never say "I am russian"? As if anyone cares if you are russian.

[@ProSimex84]

Holy shit what a ripper! the energy off these guys is incredible .

[@onebadapple7733]

How could anyone pack that much in-your-face rock and roll into less than 30 minutes but the Ramones?! R.I.P. Joey Dee Dee Johnny Tommy

[@aislingsibeallyons3416]

Omg this is my first time ever in my life listen to the Ramones. I never heard their songs ever in my life not even on the radio??? weird ??? Because they are very famous!!! So im shocked they never came on the radio ever !!!?? How weird??? My parents would play old records vinyl's in my childhood it was only irish music only im from irish speaking part of Ireland so i only heard very old irish music 🎵🎵 all in irish (not in English) and wr didnt have TV untill 1990s!!! And internet untill 2000!!!!!!!! Anyway im falling in love with the ramones now at the age of 35!! ❤❤❤ Better late than never 😂😂

[@andremadeira6916]

Ramones are a gift to us humans. Better than the album's is the live shows . They played like the world was about to end

[@patrickweston3293]

Anyone who thinks this is easy hasn't tried to make this kind of sound. Great musicians, every one. I will always love the Ramones and rebuke people who say they can't play! Dee Dee in particular is underrated, especially because of his Marilyn Monroe-esque dumb-blonde self negating defense mechanism. But man, his songs are great, and his bass playing is right on.

[@klmullins65]

Patrick Weston they got this tight from constant playing and practicing. If you watch videos of the Ramones from '74 and '75, they were nowhere near this good. Just goes to show that the saying "practice makes perfect" is true

[@oxrjbizzle1984y]

what johnny did was so much harder though, playing those full barre chords all the time with all downstrokes at the speed they usually played live is pretty insane. most punk rock guitar players just stick with the power chords but johnny played the full chords which gave the ramones that bigger wall of sound, but your right that dee dee is underrated. not to mention that dee dee ramone was by far the best songwriter in the band and an extremely tight bass player.....and his stage presence was so fucking cool as well! tommy ramone is probably the most underrated member, you dont hear much about tommy but the ramones were never the same after he left the band and he was a really solid drummer too, marky is probably a better drummer but he didnt have the whole package like tommy, tommy was kind of the leader of the band and the organizer of the band when he was there....

[@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885]

I agree. Without Tommy, there wouldn't have been the Ramones. I also agree that while Marky is a proficient drummer, the band was never the same when Tommy left the band for the producer's chair. The band just sounded right when Tommy was (begrudgingly) behind the drum kit. The first four Ramones albums are untouchable as far as seminal punk albums go.

[@josephyoung2385]

He was a great song writer. He just was too much of an addict.

[@patrickweston3293]

You're right about Johnny R., tendonitis blues!

[@nattyboyo2404]

Whenever I've checked my iPod over the past 8/9 years, Ramones Alive has consistently remained the most played album on my iPod. Nothing has ever surpassed it.

[@rogerc23]

Who has an iPod in 2019? Is this a bot or something?

[@robertwiesler381]

@@rogerc23 I have a (vinyl) record player I use it everyday

[@FenderGreg]

This is the quintessential Ramones live performance imo. The stars aligned.

[@Ondwurk]

This is one of the most significant moments in modern music.

[@DwainDwight]

This is my medicine.

[@andrewhounsome5969]

Likewise. It never fails to give me a buzz..... :)

[@anarchynz]

i'm currently suffering from what no doctor can tell me, i suspect nerve damage and costochondritis, as a result of drug side effects and i can tell you that there has never been a time that the RAMONES haven't been medicine to me

[@danball3421]

thats the perfect statement dude

[@Wilayaat]

Saw The Pistols, The Clash, The Jam but never got a chance to see these legends. RIP.

[@patrickguitar8676]

winsome lose um...

[@elteescat]

I only saw them twice. Wish I could've seen them a whole lot more.

[@jaminova_1969]

I saw MOD, The Vandels, and the Muffs. Was supposed to see the Ramones when they cancelled becuase of Joey's illness.

[@riowarner2747]

Saw them in Dublin in1980 I think,,never saw the Pistols or the Jam..I missed out on that but the Ramones own me a hearing aid now at 54 !!!

[@riowarner2747]

Wrong year .comeheretome.com/2010/12/20/the-ramones-phibsboro-september-1978/

[@taxslave5766]

Nothing but music, (1234) no bull shit in between, Thank you, Ramones for being part of my teen years. RIP.

[@ReAgentMusic_]

Fucking amazing concert, being able to keep this intensity for almost 30 minutes is inhumane

[@eijakaikkonen5662]

😎🤸‍♀️💣❣

[@jamesinwmccash3302]

This Band has no equal ,they are the true first punk rock band ,and their music will live forever

[@palfostervold4271]

link wray and iggy and the stooges might object to your statement :)

[@leahflower9924]

@@palfostervold4271 i don't know that iggy would i think iggy would take the credit for inspiring johnny thunders/richard hell and ramones but he knows they officially started punk and also rolling stones inspired them too believe it or not

[@jestermindcrime1773]

easy now....lets not forget The Dead Boys ......member Stiv?.....and oh yeah,,,,,, The Dolls/ lots before The Ramones

[@buckdraper303]

I'd say the Stooges take that honor; HOWEVER, the Ramones brought it to a wider audience and defined it through their look and style for a generation.

[@TheWelcome7]

The Stooges & MC5

[@fabioibbacannavo151]

I have listened the Ramones for the first time in 1977. I buyed the 45 rpm "Glad to see you go" in the far Catania (Sicily)...They changed, forever, my life....Today? I'm a quiet man but, under my skin, my heart beat at 300mph....thank you my Brothers...forever!

[@DanieVargas]

We all got old... but, I REFUSE to “act my age”! The Ramones, in my soul, NEVER DIED!! They still play in my car most days....

[@stephaniegriffiths251]

On the 27th June 2022, finding this concert is MAGNIFICENT! GO Ramones I love you!

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

What a time to be a teenager. We'd have 25 people crammed into a single dorm room all tripping listening to this new genre of music. I miss those days.

[@oskarleonardoazofra6728]

Ok RAMONES.

[@Thomas-cx6cb]

Their music made me laugh - no matter how sad and depressed I was, whenever i heared the ramones, my mood changed. Thank you for having been around

[@johncollins5552]

Real uplifting, so much energy it's Alive!

[@Anthony-uf3oz]

*whenever you heard

[@davidrpriest]

They had dark lyrics but humor was always in there.

[@FFM0594]

I played them a few months back when there were some millennials in the room. 'Beat on the Brat' shocked the socks off them. Fucking wankers!

[@glamdivaaus7954]

Simply the best ever live concert ever filmed. Filmed over 2 nights . Obviously edited brilliantly. The full concert is the album It’s Alive . Greatest live album of all time. When people ask about punk. This is it. 30 songs, 45 minutes, no time for solos, no playing whilst standing still, no playing facing the drummer or with back to the audience. Just 100% stripped down , played tight as ..Most importantly so many great songs. Awesome songs. And style ..

[@user-hv5uy7ct6g]

agrree

[@sdh8286]

Greatest Nearly Live Album ever - guitar and bass overdubbed in the studio - check Dee Dee's magic bass @7:04, he's not playing it as he dropped his pick yet the notes continue. Still fucking awesome tho, a Ramones gig was like getting pummelled in the chest with a jackhammer, I'm glad I was old enough to see them

[@01blaval]

Many overdubs though… I have the original vinyl. BIG difference

[@HardlyRamone]

Boy. I think everyone here means well, but unfortunately there is a ton of incorrect info in this comment thread. I'm just going to set the record straight. 1. This video is from a single show (not multiple shows compiled), December 31st 1977 going into New Years 1978. Several Ramones shows were recorded around this time, with the intent to pick the best one for the live album, and film the entire show. This New Years Eve show was picked. 2. The live album/CD/vinyl version of this show "It's Alive" had the guitar, bass and vocals replaced in the studio. This video version however, features the real, original audio from the concert. Moments like Dee Dee briefly not playing his bass were fixed here by splicing in other sections of the live audio, not with overdubs. 3. Despite the full performance featuring 28 songs (as heard on the album version), this edited down video version only showcases 14 songs. This is mostly due to issues with the footage from this concert. A lot of it was unusable (damaged/out of focus/not a good shot), and some songs simply weren't filmed well enough from enough angles to make the cut. Even the songs shown here sometimes have brief clips spliced in from other parts of the concert, to fill in moments that didn't have a usable shot. These issues arose from the fact that this concert was NOT filmed professionally (there was no video control booth with a director coordinating things), but was captured instead by just having some dudes around the stage with film cameras. The footage is a messy jumble of efforts, and was apparently quite difficult to later sort through and sync to the audio. Due to this filming style though, there are a lot of cool and varied shots throughout. 4. The rest of the footage still exists, but largely hasn't been released. Edited down clips of "Rockaway Beach" and "Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" have been shown separately from this video in documentaries. The footage of "Rockaway Beach" is on my channel with repairs to its damaged audio. 5. Despite all these issues, thank god this concert was filmed and edited together on any level. It may be incomplete and a bit messily edited, but it's an incredible piece of music history with some of the most amazing shots/moments of the original Ramones lineup in their prime.

[@01blaval]

@@HardlyRamone Sorry my friend, but it’s the other way around. . I bought the vinyl release when it was released, and the sound on that vinyl just can’t be compared with this video. If you work with music, or have a musical ear, you can clearly hear the overdubs in the video (I also have the dvd release) the difference is HUGE…

[@crazycats535]

😢 I feel sorry for people today.🎉🎉🎉 ❤

[@Sproogle777]

There's perhaps no better encapsulation of the raw power of rock than this concert. Simple, honest, passionate. Beautiful.

[@VIDS2013]

It's incredible that this concert is only 26 minutes long! Feels like a lifetime when you're watching it.

[@MD-ru5vs]

That is the Ramones, there music was an expolosion, full speed and they changed a lot in music. An atomic bomb in the good way.

[@rabfallon4507]

They played another 14 songs . Not sure why this is so short

[@ruslanzhydkov3182]

👍👍👍

[@chriswills9437]

It is not the whole gig, it wasn´t all released on film for some reason (they must have it somewhere). The whole gig is recorded on the album/cd ´´It´s Alive´´ at about 55 mins.

[@lauramachine9773]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/babXZqWFmr97rc0

[@Strive1324L]

The Ramones' songs come out like bullets out a machine gun. One right behind the other.

[@MD-ru5vs]

I think it were not bullets but more atomic bombs . They were so impressive.

[@christophermitton9276]

Playing all those downstrokes, I’m surprised they didn’t break more picks!! They were definitely at a peak here. The playing is powerful and flawless.

[@tomasvanecek8626]

If you listen to studio albums, nothing was played "only downstrokes"... it was much more nuanced and well thought out

[@basketburger]

One of the best bands ever 13 songs in 26 mins is just unreal 🔥🔥🔥

[@niklasryden4247]

absolut. this is real rock👍👍👍

[@danteserratos]

I was thought it was so fucking cool how they always played their songs live almost double the tempo compared to the recordings, so much heavier and intense. ❤

[@mixn44]

The late 70's were Peak Amphetamine Years.