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>> the ramones get started as a reaction to everything else that's going on. people see them and they go, "this is the answer." ♪ hey, ho ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ ♪ hey, ho ♪ ♪ let's go ♪ >> i had to see how great rock 'n roll is supposed to be done. >> how should it be done? >> no pyrotechnics, no pony showmanship, just pure rock 'n roll, energy, just pure gut, pure stamina. ♪ >> it's just real and raw and there's no crap involved. as opposed to the standard schlock we hear on the top 40. >> the ramones were one part of a wider new york scene. >> you had people like patti smith -- >> ...

>> this next number is called, i belong to the blank generation. >> richard hell was one of the first to cut his own hair. he was ripping his clothes and then safety-pinning them together. >> he was the king of the punks. the safety pin thing, for instance, is his. it's pretty clear that he invented that. >> punk in the united states is a music elaboration, a statement of sorts about what music is and how it ought to be played. in england, punk rock is not a musical statement, it is a social one. >> if punks have a home territory, it is here on kings road in the middle of london. the same stre...

Check out a few classic performances

Check out a few classic performances

Marky Ramone and his Blitzkrieg band will play Ardmore Music Hall Dec 18.