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Round 2 (late 1970's to mid 1980's) - #3 Van Halen vs #11 The Ramones

YellowSnow
YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,745 Founders Club



Round 2 (late 1970's to mid 1980's) - #3 Van Halen vs #11 The Ramones 44 votes

#3 Van Halen
72%
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#11 The Ramones
27%
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  • Baseman
    Baseman Member Posts: 12,381
    #3 Van Halen
    Might as well not even play the game
  • Dennis_DeYoung
    Dennis_DeYoung Member Posts: 14,754
    #3 Van Halen
    Sophie’s Choice for me.
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,741 Founders Club
    #11 The Ramones
    Not a good start this tim.
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,789 Standard Supporter
    #3 Van Halen
    I will create thousands of alt-handles if that's what it takes to get Van Halen to the final four.
  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,232
    #3 Van Halen
    PANAMA
  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,919
    #3 Van Halen
    The Damoans Cinderella run is over and now may they sink back into the fucking irrelevant abyss where they belonged all along.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,587 Founders Club
    #11 The Ramones
    Should have been the Sex Pistols anyways. As much as Phil Spector and the wall of sound were revolutionary I've always found the Ramones to be one of the most boring punk bands musically. Tim & place matter though as we've established with other bands.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,745 Founders Club
    #3 Van Halen

    Should have been the Sex Pistols anyways. As much as Phil Spector and the wall of sound were revolutionary I've always found the Ramones to be one of the most boring punk bands musically. Tim & place matter though as we've established with other bands.

    Sex Pistols are hamstrung IMHO opinion by only having 1 album. There were a lot of artists who got in with only 2 or maybe 3 good records, but 1 LP ain't gonna cut it.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,587 Founders Club
    #11 The Ramones

    Should have been the Sex Pistols anyways. As much as Phil Spector and the wall of sound were revolutionary I've always found the Ramones to be one of the most boring punk bands musically. Tim & place matter though as we've established with other bands.

    Sex Pistols are hamstrung IMHO opinion by only having 1 album. There were a lot of artists who got in with only 2 or maybe 3 good records, but 1 LP ain't gonna cut it.
    Fair to make the ruling but 1 game changing album can be worth 20 "good" albums.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,745 Founders Club
    #3 Van Halen

    Should have been the Sex Pistols anyways. As much as Phil Spector and the wall of sound were revolutionary I've always found the Ramones to be one of the most boring punk bands musically. Tim & place matter though as we've established with other bands.

    Sex Pistols are hamstrung IMHO opinion by only having 1 album. There were a lot of artists who got in with only 2 or maybe 3 good records, but 1 LP ain't gonna cut it.
    Fair to make the ruling but 1 game changing album can be worth 20 "good" albums.
    Absolutely. However, I don't think Bollocks was anymore game changing than the first Ramones album. And then the Ramones went one to have 2 or 3 more truly great albums, Rocket to Russia being the best of them. Nor do I think Bollocks was more important historically than the first Clash record.

    People forget as well, that the Damned and not the Pistols were the first UK punk group to get an LP in the stores.