The Ramones exploded from Queens, New York, in 1974, slashing rock 'n' roll to its raw bones with blistering speed, leather jackets, and two-minute anthems of adolescent rebellion.
Their sound (buzzsaw guitars, relentless 1-2-3-4 counts, and Joey's nasal wail) drew from Phil Spector's wall-of-sound…
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Ramones; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
Start with the roots
Phil Spector, Sire, Barney Kessel, Bill Griffith + 32 more
Follow the thread
feedtime, Blondie, Colleen Green, Buzzcocks + 95 more
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