July 4 weekend is a time to celebrate all things America. This includes barbecue, domestic beer, baseball and, perhaps most notable, music. On that note, fire up the grill, break out the sunblock and check out ten American musicians you, at one point or other, may not have known were American at all. Note: List is in alphabetical order. This is the most British video ever conceived.
Shot in black and white. Dour, sullen front man. Major check. Weird imagery, courtesy of the falling dominoes. Point being, the Bravery — for its brief run in the mids — were that band with the one big song that sounded British. I support. Support the independent voice of Houston and help keep the future of the Houston Press free. Support Us. Their lyrics were so minimal yet pertinent. Punk was a time when it was OK not to have a boyfriend, to stomp the streets as a girl, fearless and full of life and creativity.
Those songs were anthems. Joey was the perfect frontman: gangly, vulnerable, cartoon-like. Much later I met Dee Dee when I was making a video for a solo project of his. It was very sweet hanging out with him.
The songs were pure pop. The immediacy, simplicity and raucousness were like an injection of energy into those dull and oppressive times. We saw them at local gigs and they seemed more approachable. But these bands were, in turn, influenced by Ramones. How many other people subsequently did photoshoots in front of a brick wall?
How many T-shirts with their logo have been worn? And what about knee-splits in jeans? There was a lot of respect between the Dictators and the Ramones.
He listened to girl groups, surf bands — everything. Then they added their own weird thing. We cut our teeth in a club called the Coventry in Queens. We opened up for the New York Dolls there. Not long after, the Ramones formed, and we hit it off right away.
We had that snotty, know-it-all attitude, this insane bunch of teenagers, thinking we were the coolest motherfuckers in the world. We were connected to the Ramones in the same way that the Yardbirds were to Led Zeppelin.
We influenced each other. We wrote words that were outrageous and pushed the envelope but were dumb in a smart way, just like the Ramones. They were the smartest dumb band you ever heard. Those July Ramones gigs were mesmerising. It was an assault on the senses. Joey and Dee Dee were really nice blokes. Tommy was quiet. We got a copy of their album early on.
This is good! We played it to death. We thought it would be a nice finger up to the Beatles. TW : They sounded better through a wall. Up close, the noise was too overwhelming for the brain. Dee Dee was one of the most consummate artists I ever met: he was the main songwriter, wrote 20 songs for every one by Joey, and he was the most fun to hang out with because he always had a lot of ideas, some of them outrageous. So Chris Frantz, Dee Dee and I came back to the hotel, where we had these packets of dry-cleaning spot remover.
He poured the contents into a handkerchief and proceeded to sniff it like it was something delicious. We were appalled.
He used to do these giant paintings of vegetables. I had to wipe down my drumkit after each gig because of the gobbing. I can remember looking from the side of the stage during their set and it was like a snowstorm — the British kids had these pints of lager and were spewing gob after gob on to the stage.
We loved to watch the Ramones, but nobody wanted to follow them: the audience would be spent. Touring was fun. But Johnny stayed on the bus. They were a little cleaner than us. We did gigs together, so they certainly knew our music. Dee Dee Ramone spoke both English and German and had a more neutral accent, given he did not move to New York until age The NYC accent is non-rhotic.
The accent you hear from acts like the Sex Pistols is a working-class version. Just like the varied Cockney London accent, the New York accent differs depending on which borough or neighborhood you find yourself in, which ethnic background you come from, and even your socioeconomic status.
The consensus is that most of its defining features are directly descended from the London-based British accent.
Interesting, huh? I wish highschool was as fun as the ramones made it sound pic. Most musicians have a tendency to sing in styles reminiscent of their greatest influences. Singers who grew up in Liverpool and liked Elvis tried to sound like him. Singers who grew up in America and were huge fans of the Beatles often ended up sounding vaguely British. This sociolinguistic relationship may explain why so many British bands sound American and so many American bands sound British.
There are a couple of other reasons why it might sound like your favorite musician is faking an accent when they sing:.
I did an article recently on why the Ramones are so important, which you can click on here to read. There are a few musicians that Joey Ramone named over and over again during his career as being primary influences, including The Who, David Bowie, and The Beatles, all of whom are British.
When reminiscing about the Who, Joey made it pretty clear where his primary inspiration came from. He said,. Cream were great, but The Who blew my mind. The character and the visuals, Townshend, Keith Moon.
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