The Ramones were a fun band for the most part with the political leanings of the Beach Boys. Actually that is not true - the Ramones had there political moments (the Clash were leftist political from the start). To be honest, on second thought, maybe my entire analogy is wrong - although I did enjoy my Hot Fudge Sundae and Electric Garage Door Opener analogy - next time I will apply it where it fits.
In my mind I think the Ramones and the Clash are like apples and oranges but there is lots of weird stuff that goes on in my mind. I see the Ramones as the core of punk rock energy - straight-forward, balls-to-the-wall, bang out the power chords rock (the Punk movement from the pure musical side) I see the Clash as one giant political statement (the Punk movement as a political statement ).
I see the Sex Pistols as the Punk movement from a pure publicity side - they were a gimmick from the beginning. I am a big fan of the Sex Pistols - nothing beats when you are feeling a bit psychotic and you get into the car and put on “Never mind the bullocks” and try to hit pedestrians (figuratively of course).
“Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"