![]() The three guys are pulled together as a band by quiet mastermind Tommy Erdelyi, who is in turn coerced to be the band’s drummer. Joey (nee Jeff Hyman) was shy, Johnny (John Cummings) was the delinquent troublemaker and Dee Dee (Douglas Colvin) was just plain trouble. ![]() End of the Century isn’t by any means the first documentary about the band, but it offers a lot of insights into the internal turmoil that the band experienced over their career, and there are enough new insights and stories to make this provocative documentary worthwhile.Īfter a small bit of the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the film cuts back to 1974 Queens, in the middle class Forest Hill neighborhood where the boys grew up, giving some idea what they were like through interviews with relative and friends. The first camp remembers where they were the first time they heard the band and probably knows the lyrics to most of their songs the latter sees the band as a joke made up a bunch of cartoon characters.ĭespite their naysayers, the seminal punk band broke out of New York’s East Village music scene in the early 70’s, showing none of the musicianship of their peers Television and the Talking Heads, but creating instantly catchy and very loud pop-punk ditties that have stood the test of time. Those who worship the Ramones and those who just don’t get them. This documentary by Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields looks at their career from their roots in Forest Hills, Queens thirty years ago to their induction into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The Ramones have long been considered the originators of punk rock, influencing the formation of hundreds of bands over their 22-year career thanks to a grueling tour schedule.
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