The Clash vs. The Ramones

ajblaise · 09-23-2008, 08:27 PM

Whose better? I would have to go with The Clash, on the count of them being more musical and more substance over style than The Ramones. Also, The Clash had Joe Strummer. The Ramones can also get a little mundane to me.

Jack Flak · 09-23-2008, 08:30 PM

No contest, but they're all great. The Ramones and the Sex Pistols have about 1/4 the great material of The Clash. The Ramones took longer to come up with the same amount as the Pistols though.

disregard · 09-23-2008, 08:32 PM

Shane MacGowan ftw

ajblaise · 09-23-2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Flak

No contest, but they're all great. The Ramones and the Sex Pistols have about 1/4 the great material of The Clash. The Ramones took longer to come up with the same amount as the Pistols though.

I'd also add that when it came to style, which is obviously a large part of punk, The Sex Pistols might reign supreme, and more charismatic, which they had to be on the count that they couldn't play their instruments.

Jack Flak · 09-23-2008, 08:33 PM

None of the above could really play well.

ajblaise · 09-23-2008, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Flak

None of the above could really play well.

True, but I'd argue that The Clash could play 10x better than the Pistols.

Jack Flak · 09-23-2008, 08:36 PM

Well...Maybe later, they could. Probably not in 1976.

ajblaise · 09-23-2008, 08:42 PM

Probably not in the very beginning. They were opening for the Pistols then, who were around a few years before them.

Jack Flak · 09-23-2008, 08:45 PM

Yeah, if you compare the early versions of the bands, they're both very punk. The Clash evolved, the Pistols broke up in a year.

burkeus · 09-23-2008, 09:39 PM

When did Slidin' Jake come out. Weeks, months, years after?

View Poll Results: Whose better?
The Clash	27	69.23%
The Ramones	5	12.82%
The Pogues!	6	15.38%
The Sex Pistols	1	2.56%
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ajblaise Stealing your stem cells Join Date: Aug 2008 Type: INTP Location: New York Posts: 4,360	The Clash vs. The Ramones Whose better? I would have to go with The Clash, on the count of them being more musical and more substance over style than The Ramones. Also, The Clash had Joe Strummer. The Ramones can also get a little mundane to me.

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09-23-2008, 08:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	No contest, but they're all great. The Ramones and the Sex Pistols have about 1/4 the great material of The Clash. The Ramones took longer to come up with the same amount as the Pistols though.

09-23-2008, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
disregard Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: Posts: 5,922	Shane MacGowan ftw

09-23-2008, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	None of the above could really play well.

09-23-2008, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	Well...Maybe later, they could. Probably not in 1976.

09-23-2008, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
ajblaise Stealing your stem cells Join Date: Aug 2008 Type: INTP Location: New York Posts: 4,360	Probably not in the very beginning. They were opening for the Pistols then, who were around a few years before them.

09-23-2008, 08:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	Yeah, if you compare the early versions of the bands, they're both very punk. The Clash evolved, the Pistols broke up in a year.

09-23-2008, 09:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
burkeus Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Type: ENTP Posts: 84	When did Slidin' Jake come out. Weeks, months, years after?