And it was interesting, if anyone here's a fan of punk rock I recommend going back and thoroughly exploring the discographies of these pioneers. The Ramones are particularly foundational to what we would understand as modern punk, mixing 50s rock'n roll, 60s pop and surf with a new raw energy. Hailing from New York, their trips to Britain directly inspired the punk movement there, which would sadly overshadow them in the media when bands they inspired like the Sex Pistols got big. But all of their albums are worth at least one listen, with the first 3 being undeniable classics.VIDEO I might be slightly misremembering the dates, but while the Ramones had a comparatively stable lineup as far as the leads and songwriting goes, The Misfits actually have 3 periods: 1. The original era in which all the material was written by Glenn Danzig (who would later go on to have solo success in the realm of metal) which took place from about 1978 to 1983 iirc. 2. When bassist Jerry Only got the rights to perform under the name "Misfits" and added singer Michael Graves in 1995, leading to the "Graves era" during which two albums were recorded. 3. Finally when Graves was fired and Jerry Only took over the lead vocals around 2000-2001, and barring a reunion show with Danzig last year he's pretty much been the vocalist and main songwriter ever since. Fans will fight over which is better but the common consensus seems to be Danzig > Graves > Only in terms of songwriting and vocal performances. I will say this though, Jerry Only's songs are a lot more safe for work. Danzig era is my favorite but I would not be comfortable playing most of it in public due to lyrical content. Graves and Only era songs tend to have more of a goofy Halloween feel to them. I can appreciate both but can definitely see why many don't. The Danzig era had the most variety in style, as Danzig himself was maturing and experimenting as an artist. "Static Age" (the best album imo and sadly not fully released until the 90s though recorded in the 70s) "Walk Among Us" and "Earth A.D. / Wolf's Blood" sound very different from each other. But here's a stab at a representative song with relatively safe for work lyrics. VIDEO Of the Graves-era albums I prefer the 2nd, "Famous Monsters", as it's not trying to be Danzig-like like much of the first Graves album "American Psycho" was. But I'm a sucker for any song about The Bride of Frankenstein and each of the Graves albums had one. In the case of American Psycho it was the single and music video.VIDEO I've seen it joked that "it's called the Jerry Only era because only Jerry likes it" but I like some of it. I think some people are just especially hostile to it because they dislike Jerry for behind-the-scenes/political reasons. IMO Jerry's work is best when he doesn't try to be too metal or too punk and just lets his love of 1950s rock/pop come through, as he did in the all-covers album "Project 1950". I think "The Devil's Rain" would be better appreciated if it'd been split into two albums, there's some good stuff in it.VIDEO