DVD Review: The Ramones - It's Alive 1974-1996

As an 1980s teenager growing up in New York City, I got the chance to see The Ramones on a fairly regular basis. The beloved local band played clubs all over the city, including the famed CBGB on Manhattan's lower east side as well as at my hometown haunt, L'amour, a heavy metal club in Brooklyn. Every kid with a token for the subway -- whether they typically listened to hard rock, punk, metal, or hardcore -- flocked to see the local heroes play their signature tunes like "Blitzkrieg Pop," "Pinhead," "Teenager Lobotomy," and "I Wanna Be Sedated."

The mop-topped liked-surnamed band members -- singer Joey, guitarist Johnny, bassist Dee Dee, and original drummer Tommy -- formed the band in 1974 and always donned t-shirts, jeans, Converse sneakers, and leather MC jackets on stage to play their fast-paced punk anthems, getting crowds to shout out catchphrases "Hey, ho, let's go!" and "D.U.M.B. everyone's accusing me!"...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!