In my book, The Sex Pistols were more important than
Ramones, kind of in the way that Elvis was more
important than Little Richard, Chuck Berry, et al. 
More artists have had their SONGS influenced by
Ramones, but the Sex Pistols inspired so many bands to
form, and from that influence, the punk D.I.Y. ethos
was born (though the Pistols themselves were far from
D.I.Y.).

Mike Bennett
--- "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@bankofamerica.com>
wrote:

> Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:54:07 -0700
> From: Michael Coxe <audities@sonic.net>
 
>  While the brit punks were hot, the Ramones
> & Television were architypically cool. Way more
> bands (US at least) aped
> Ramones than Pistols.
> 
> 
> 
> Nobody's arguing that the Ramones weren't
> influential, even in their heyday.
> The discussion is about why the Ramones didn't
> achieve mass popularity,
> which as any Big Star or Velvet Underground fan will
> tell you is a
> completely different subject than achieving
> influence.
> 
> 
> Gregory Sager
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