Gabba Hey! Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives, honors the Ramones legacy, and features many unreleased stories and photos. Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives is the result of nearly 5 years worth of work. Most of the material in this book by Jari-Pekka Laitio-Ramone is previously unreleased. Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives has interviews and text written by 90 contributors and has 224 pages, and 295 photos/drawings. Jari-Pekka, who’s been running the biggest Ramones homepage and the most popular on the web since 1995 (address: http://www.ramonesheaven.com) also includes his interesting Ramoniac stories and tour memories from his various tours with Ramones members.
Reluctant to offer fans stories which have been relayed thousands of times before, Jari-Pekka provides new information about the band. His focus is on the Ramones impact on the history of rock n'roll. This work is best described as a tribute book. Other Ramones publications have dwelt too much on the fights, problems and other negative aspects of the Ramones musical legacy. Lacking are the positive stories that are integral to the Ramones history. Jari-Pekka offers candid and positive opinions and stories from people who were influenced musically and inspired by the Ramones. This book brings together the Ramones family as never before, there are interviews by Ramones drummers ( Tommy Ramone , Marky Ramone and Richie Ramone ), bassist CJ Ramone , and Johnny Ramone's wife Linda Cummings etc. The introduction is written by Tommy Ramone (RIP 2014) for this book released in 2009.Other contributors to Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives include Seymour Stein (founder of Sire Records), Hilly Kristal (founder of the CBGB's club), Rodney Bingenheimer (radioDJ/ KROQ-FM) and Maria Montoya-Kaye , Walter Lure ( Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers, Waldos ), Wayne Kramer ( MC5/DKT ), Andy Shernoff ( The Dictators ), Glen Kolotkin (producer), Noah "Noki" Citrin (an important friend to Joey Ramone in the 60's), and Bam Margera (Jackass).
Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives also features stories and recollections from all kinds of musicians, including punk legends and pioneers such as Dez Cadena ( Misfits / Black Flag / DC3 ), Henry Rollins ( Black Flag / Rollins Band ), Charlie Harper ( UK Subs ), Glen Matlock ( Sex Pistols / The Philistines ), and Vinny Stigma and Roger Miret ( Agnostic Front ). Other punk and rock'n'roll bands contributing are: Rob Wright ( NoMeansNo / The Hanson Brothers), Andy Cairns ( Therapy? ), Kenny Håkansson / Nick Royale / Robban Eriksson ( The Hellacopters ), Bela B. (solo artist, Die Ärzte), Bumblefoot ( Guns N'Roses ), Happy-Tom and Euroboy ( Turbonegro ), Johan Blomqvist ( Backyard Babies ), and Tom Wisniewski ( MxPx ). Also included are several heavy metalists recalling their reverence and love for the Ramones. Among them are Frank Watkins ( Obituary / Gorgoroth ), Mikael Åkerfeldt ( Opeth / Bloodbath ), Phil Campbell ( Motörhead ), Jon Larsen ( Volbeat ), Miland "Mille" Petrozza ( Kreator ), and Ricky Warwick ( solo artist, Almighty ).
Some of the contributors from my home country Finland are: Saku, Riku, and Aki (Himanes), Toni Wirtanen (Apulanta), Pantse Syrjä (Eppu Normaali), Ismo Alanko, Marco Hietala ( Tarot / Nightwish ), Jonne Aaron ( Negative ), Miikka Koivisto ( Disco Ensemble ), Pauli Hanhiniemi ( Kolmas Nainen ), Jarkko Martikainen ( YUP, producer, illustrator), Sami Karppinen and Patrik Mennander ( Ruoska ), Marko Annala and Janne Hyrkäs ( Mokoma ), Samuli Putro ( Zen Cafe / solo artist ), Sammy Aaltonen ( Private Line ), Sampsa Sarparanta ( No Shame ), Jussi Selo ( Uniklubi ), J. Karjalainen, Janne Hongisto ( Kotiteollisuus ), Kivi Larmola (comic artist, Kätyrit), Markus Nordenstreng ( The Latebirds ), Jussi Rainio ( NeOn 2 ), Eero Raittinen, and Petri Tuomola ( Karanteeni and Kohu-63 ).
A portion of the profits from this book are contributed to aid in the study of drug addiction. Released by: Tmi Ramoniac. |
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