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| From | "Eytan Mirsky" <eytanmirsky@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | End of the Century film |
| Date | Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:19:08 -0400 |
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I saw the new doc on The Ramones today. It was certainly not that
informative for anyone who knows anything about the Ramones. It was
superficial on almost every level. There is some interesting stuff about the
clash of personalities in the band -- nothing new there, either -- but even
that could have been handled with more depth. Sometimes the film even does a
poor job of explaining the actual chronology of events, and there's no
analysis of what supposedly made the music unique. The most interesting
thing is that everyone basically thinks that everyone else's contribution
was not essential; at one point Johnny says that he could play with a
different drummer, a different bassist, a different singer and a different
producer, and it would still be the Ramones. (In this context it was ironic
that they never brought up the rumor that they often used additional
guitarists in the wings to augment Johnny's sound.)
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