I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones
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.
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I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones
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.
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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493058501
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 11/18/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

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 (Hudson Valley, NY) is the author of If You Like the Ramones and The Band FAQ, the music editor of Chronogram magazine, the front man of influential New York blues-punk band the Chrome Cranks, and a participant in other musical projects. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, the Boston Herald, and other publications.




Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

1 Clean White Shirts and Bow Ties 1

2 Oh Man, The Rats 9

3 Tons And Tons of Whipped Cream 15

4 Stick Control and Syncopation 23

5 Burning Down The House 31

6 Holiday Inns 37

7 Try To Look Innocent 43

8 You Smoke Pot, Too? 49

9 I Think She Played Glockenspiel 57

10 Black Turtlenecks 63

11 Triple Nipple 69

12 Newfoundland Steak 75

13 A Dog Named Tooey 83

14 Car Crash 91

15 Francine 99

16 Enter The Dragon 107

17 Back To Square Two 113

18 Too Ready? 119

19 Sweaty Palms 127

20 Looking Like A Cans 135

21 These Dirty Kids 143

22 Milk And Cookies 151

23 Drive The Night Away 159

24 The Primer 167

25 Add It To The List 175

26 Keep Doin' What You're Doin' 183

27 Clip Test 191

28 Somebody Put Something 201

29 Joey Johnny Dee Dee Richie 209

30 Whaddya Mean, "Skip That Part?!!" 217

31 Trouble Bubbling 225

32 Time Has Gome Today 233

33 Aftermath 241

34 We Never Spoke Again 247

Epilogue 257

Appendix 1 Ramones Performances with Richie Ramone 261

Appendix 2 Lyrics 277

Appendix 3 Selected Discography 289

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