The Ramones' Ramones [Paperback]

What could be more punk rock than a band that never changed, a band that for decades punched out three-minute powerhouses in the style that made them famous? The Ramones' repetition and attitude inspired a genre, andRamonesset its tone. Nicholas Rombes examines punk history, with the recording ofRamonesat its core, in this inspiring and thoroughly researched justification of his obsession with the album.

Nicholas Rombes is a professor of English at the University of Detroit Mercy. His books includeRamones(Continuum),New Punk Cinema, and the forthcomingCinema in the Digital Age. He has written forExquisite Corpse,McSweeney'sonline, andCTheory.