I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones - Couverture rigide

Ramone, Richie

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ISBN 10 : 1617137103 ISBN 13 : 9781617137105

Editeur : Backbeat, 2018

Synopsis

It's 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of internal tensions, the legendary quartet is about to crash and burn.

Enter Richie Ramone.

Then a 26-year-old from New Jersey named Richard Reinhardt, he's snapped up by the group to be their new drummer and instantly goes from the obscurity of the underground club scene to membership in the most famous punk-rock band of all time, revitalizing the pioneering outfit with his powerful, precise, and blindingly fast beats - composing classic cuts like the menacing anthem "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" and becoming the only Ramones percussionist to sing lead vocals for the group. With the Ramones, he performs over five hundred shows at venues all around the world and records three storming studio albums - before abruptly quitting the band and going deep underground. To most fans, this crucial figure in the band's history has remained a mystery, his tale untold.

Until now.

I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During, and After the Ramones is the firsthand, four-on-the-floor account of a life in rock 'n' roll and in one of its most influential acts - straight from the sticks of the man who kept the beat.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Richie Ramone was one of the longstanding drummers in the Ramones. At a critical time, when the fate of the band was in limbo, the New Jersey native he came onboard as a full-time member and helped the band resurrect and thrive, recording several studio albums, writing songs, and playing on some of the biggest stages. Richie Ramone continues to record his own material and carry on a robust touring schedule. For more information, visit: richieramone.com

Peter Aaron is the author of If You Like the Ramones and The Band FAQ; the coauthor of Richie Ramone's autobiography, I Know Better Now; the arts editor for Chronogram magazine; the front man of influential New York band the Chrome Cranks; and a member of the Stabbing Jabs and other musical projects. In the 1980s, he promoted early concerts by Nirvana, the Flaming Lips, and others. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, the Boston Herald, the Kingston Daily Freeman, and other publications, and online at AllMusic and All About Jazz. He lives in New York's Hudson Valley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Backbeat
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617137103
• ISBN 13: 9781617137105
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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