Johnny and Joey, notoriously, didn’t speak to each other for most of the Ramones’ 22-year history. The members of both bands really didn’t get on with each other. The one thing the two bands did have in common, though, was a heavy slice of interpersonal dysfunction. The leather-clad Ramones permanently harked back to the golden age of rock‘n’roll, while the smart leisurewear-clad Talking Heads were future-minded and constantly evolving. Musically, as well as culturally, they were polar opposites. It’s just a bunch of old rocks,” exclaimed the reactionary rocker. ![]() On one occasion, a stop suggested by Heads’ drummer Chris Frantz to check out Stonehenge, en route to a gig at Penzance Winter Gardens, caused ructions within the ranks of the Ramones, specifically Johnny, who refused to get off the bus. Schlepping around Europe on the same tour bus only served to amplify the chalk-and-cheese nature of the relationship. Talking Heads’ first ever gig at CBGB’s was second on the bill to the seminal punks from Queens, and in the late spring of 1977 the two bands even embarked on a European tour together. Nonetheless, it was always an odd coupling. ![]() Admittedly, both bands had broken out of New York’s legendarily grubby Bowery scene at the same time and, in Sire, they shared a relatively hip record label. By Gary Tipp Talking Heads: Remain In Light coverĭ uring the early part of their career Talking Heads were inextricably linked to the Ramones. Talking Heads’ Remain In Light remains the art-rock quartet’s signature album.
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