Joey Ramone (Jeff Starship) w/ Sniper - "Cocksucker" - 1973 - Joey's Pre-Ramones band скачать в хорошем качестве

Joey Ramone (Jeff Starship) w/ Sniper - "Cocksucker" - 1973 - Joey's Pre-Ramones band

This incredible footage resurfaced on YT in January 2022, after 49 years. It's Joey's first performance ever. I have slightly enhanced the video and audio as much as possible given the condition of the original footage. Sniper was a glam punk band that formed in New York City in 1972. They were one of several bands that played at the Mercer Arts Center, Max's Kansas City and the Coventry alongside the New York Dolls and Suicide, and were most famous for its former members, which included frontman Joey Ramone (Jeff Hyman), prior to his forming the Ramones, and guitarist Frank Infante, later of Blondie. The original lineup consisted of Joey Ramone, guitarists Bob Butani and Danny Wray, bassist Peter (Morgan) Morales, and drummer Patrick Franklyn. Ramone played with Sniper under the name "Jeff Starship". He later recalled, "I used to wear this custom-made black jumpsuit, these like pink, knee-high platform boots- all kinds of rhinestones- lots of dangling belts and gloves". Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, later said, "I was shocked when the band came out. Joey was the lead singer and I couldn't believe how good he was. Because he'd been sitting in my house with my acoustic guitar, writing these songs like "I Don't Care", fucking up my guitar, and suddenly he's this guy on stage who you can't take your eyes off of". Ramone continued playing with them until early 1974, when he was replaced by Alan Turner, formerly of 1960s Bronx rock band the Age of Reason. This song - with a rather meaningful title - is taken from Snipers' only filmed concert, performed at the Underground Tonight Show in NY. Joey's look was still tied to glam rock fashion (same look in the early 1974 Ramones gigs at CBGB). However, there was already Joey's typical sense of humor (while performing "Cocksucker" he apparently wields a sex toy) and the opening riff is the same used later by the Ramones in "I Wanna Be A Good Boy". In 1975, Sniper changed their name to Kid Blast until 1978, when they changed again the name to Grand Slam. They finally disbanded in 1979.