Ramones - Ramones (Sire, 1976)

In March, 2014, Uncut named its 50 Greatest American Punk Albums: 1975 - 1983.  I am listening to one a day and making comments.

Number 3 on the list.  This record is a classic and there is really no way to minimize its influence.  It was the shot heard 'round the world - or at least in Cleveland, OH, where the Ramones would have played their first gig outside of New York had it bit been rained out.  They played Youngstown, OH the next night.