Ronny wrote on Wed, 21 December 2005 13:19 |
I've never recorded a band that covered a Ramones tune, but countless bands that threw in a Beatle song or two on their album.
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It'd be a better comparison if you could say something like "I've never recorded a band that covered a Ramones song, but countless bands that threw in a version of George Martin's string arrangement of the bus chase scene in Magical Mystery Tour..."
I love the Beatles albums, and (as I said above) give a great deal of credit to George Martin and his involvement with them, but even in the early days (when Martin had the most influence) most of what made the Beatles great was the Beatles themselves. In fact, part of what I admire about George Martin is that from the very beginning he saw his role as being about enabling and empowering the Beatles to realize their vision, rather than forcing his vision on them.
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George Martin's work has had much more exposure worldwide than the Ramones. Maybe because the Ramones are so big in the south.
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Well, since I used to live in Boston, Ma and now live in London, UK I may not be the most qualified person to talk about what's popular or not in the south. Not sure what being "big in the south" has to do with worldwide exposure either
But for what it's worth, nearly every musician my age that I've talked to knows how to play "I wanna be sedated" or another Ramones song. Far fewer know how to play a Beatles song. I'm 34.
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A better question would be, who was the most influential?
The Beatles
The Ramones
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I agree completely.
-Brendan