Awesome, I can't wait for this! CBGB's represented the city in all the best ways. It may have always looked shady and shi**y, but once you got inside, you were safe. That said, there was always a chance something could go awry... just like NYC. And the sound. It's not what you'd expect by the appearance.
Thanks for this; I've already added the book to my queue.
I look forward to reading the book, kudos to Ira Robbins for his work to keep this stuff available! I subscribed & loved Trouser Press back in the day, and have always had immense respect for Ira (and Dave Schulps, who wrote extensively for the mag).
It gave me comfort to read this:
"I didn't get the Ramones when I first started seeing them; perhaps I was still mentally rooted in the rock I had grown up on—accomplished and ambitious artists like The Who, Clapton, Stones, etc.—and was put off by the Ramones' stripped-down minimalism."
That was exactly my reaction to the Ramones - I saw them 2 or 3 times in the late '70s and just *didn't get it* - but now many decades later, I totally do get it. Rock 'n' roll will never die.
I'm unbelievably jealous of you two for getting to see the Ramones in the '70s. Can't imagine how groundbreaking it was, even if you didn't "get it" right away.
When I saw The Ramones it was because I was there for another band on the bill - Tom Petty in one case, a friend's local band in another, don't recall the 3rd.
Unfortunately I suffered from a bit of 'snob syndrome' in those days - another experience I didn't fully appreciate at the time was seeing ACDC with Bon Scott (2 nights in a row!) - I was there to see the middle band on a triple bill of ACDC, Cheap Trick, and Ted Nugent - I remember Bon walking right by us with Angus on his shoulders, but didn't really absorb the history I was witnessing . . . hindsight is 20/20, as they say.
Thanks, much interested. CBGB 1977 looms large in one of our titles.
It's a great read!
Didn't read it the first time around - and I can't think of any good reason for that!
Trouser Press is nudging you!
Awesome, I can't wait for this! CBGB's represented the city in all the best ways. It may have always looked shady and shi**y, but once you got inside, you were safe. That said, there was always a chance something could go awry... just like NYC. And the sound. It's not what you'd expect by the appearance.
Thanks for this; I've already added the book to my queue.
Did you ever play CBGB's?
Sadly, no. I never played there, but I did get to see the place.
I look forward to reading the book, kudos to Ira Robbins for his work to keep this stuff available! I subscribed & loved Trouser Press back in the day, and have always had immense respect for Ira (and Dave Schulps, who wrote extensively for the mag).
It gave me comfort to read this:
"I didn't get the Ramones when I first started seeing them; perhaps I was still mentally rooted in the rock I had grown up on—accomplished and ambitious artists like The Who, Clapton, Stones, etc.—and was put off by the Ramones' stripped-down minimalism."
That was exactly my reaction to the Ramones - I saw them 2 or 3 times in the late '70s and just *didn't get it* - but now many decades later, I totally do get it. Rock 'n' roll will never die.
I'm unbelievably jealous of you two for getting to see the Ramones in the '70s. Can't imagine how groundbreaking it was, even if you didn't "get it" right away.
When I saw The Ramones it was because I was there for another band on the bill - Tom Petty in one case, a friend's local band in another, don't recall the 3rd.
Unfortunately I suffered from a bit of 'snob syndrome' in those days - another experience I didn't fully appreciate at the time was seeing ACDC with Bon Scott (2 nights in a row!) - I was there to see the middle band on a triple bill of ACDC, Cheap Trick, and Ted Nugent - I remember Bon walking right by us with Angus on his shoulders, but didn't really absorb the history I was witnessing . . . hindsight is 20/20, as they say.
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Young rock snobbery is a rite of passage. You were still there!
Am planning to pick this up, and went straight to YouTube to listen to Patti's show again. Thanks!
Great read...and an amazing performance!
I have the show from a bootleg in great quality (Sirius XM aired it), but it's great to see it on video as well. It really is an amazing performance.