Ramones - 53rd & 3rd (guitar cover remake)

[Night94Wolf]

at the intro, did u use open chords?

[woodyamsterdam]

@Night94Wolf

Yes:) E-D-A

[Night94Wolf]

@woodyamsterdam tnx very much!hope i dont get annoying with all my questions :P, cuz i like ur style very much and i already learn quite a few from u and ur covers :D

[woodyamsterdam]

@Night94Wolf

No prob!

[AdamexPL]

one disliker is a sissy :D

great cover by the way ;)

[woodyamsterdam]

@AdamexPL

Hehe... Thanks!

[ipwnrubberduckiesftw]

awesome! great amount of distortion!

[woodyamsterdam]

@ipwnrubberduckiesftw

Thanks!

[Ablutophobic]

Is that an actual Mosrite? Because it looks and sounds great.

[woodyamsterdam]

@Ablutophobic

No, it's a copy from Eastwood but with a few mods to get the sound closer to the original.

[haggisman1971]

Although this is a great song (and very daring lyrically, at least for 1976), I've never been totally convinced by the album version. There are far better live versions kicking around.

But as usual, a great cover.

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks, and I agree that usually the live versions are better. "It's Alive" is still for me the best live album.

[1234deedeeramone]

how do you do a cover because i wanna do some

[woodyamsterdam]

Plug in your instrument, start the camera and the backing track and play along! It can be a pain first to find the right balance between you and the backing track, so once you have found it, make a note of your settings.

[1234deedeeramone]

ok thank you

[leftoverblake]

Awesome! I don't know why, but the Eastwood sounds better here than any other clip I've seen you do. Maybe because of the pan trick? Not sure, but it sounds pretty ace to me. Check out my Durango 95 cover? :B

[woodyamsterdam]

Probably it's the pan-trick but I also changed my method of EQ'ing during post processing.

I'm gonna check out your Durango 95 now;)

[heartfullnapalm]

Awesome!

One of the first song that I played when I started to play the guitar.

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks man! I think that my first Ramones song was that I learned to play was "I don't wanna go down to the Basement".

[tunezbrother]

exact same as me, thats one of my favorite songs along with "carbona not glue :)

[jessmen]

AWESOME!!!!

like a punch into face!!

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks:)

[madeinquebec]

Mmmh hey I wonder, do you play with a (cover) band? I wonder if you would play with Marky "god of drums" Ramone himself ;)

[woodyamsterdam]

No, just for fun. I have some health issues that would make it very hard to function in a full-time touring cover band. Jamming with some like minded guys would be great though.

Playing with Marky (and maybe C.J.) oh man, that would be a dream come true:)

[gramma1012]

ur f-ckin good

[woodyamsterdam]

thanks!

[valpodirty]

5/5

[woodyamsterdam]

Thank you!

[GMSkull]

Excellent =)

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks man!

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks man!

[LiebermannRamone]

I can play it but with a diferent intro But the way how you do it is the original i've seen it in ramones live videos...

Muy Bien, felicitaciones.

[KMJKAlfa]

Do I see a johnny-style played A major there?

[woodyamsterdam]

Yep:)

[KMJKAlfa]

I've began to use it aswell.

[creepystranger007]

very nice work woody, i applaud you, keep PunkRockin man!! :)

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks man!

[creepystranger007]

dont mention it man, you deserve all the kind words from all the comments!

[DakotaSkids]

very nice cover. thanks for bringin back the classic that started the name "Punk/Rock"

[woodyamsterdam]

Thank you!

[gkoz791]

Another great song from that first album! I think Dee Dee's verse is one of the greatest in punk rock! Excellent guitar work as always, and I think you may be the new Johnny Ramone! I agree with sufkiller, you make this look so easy! Rock on, my friend!

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks for your kind words. I try my best to keep the Ramones' legacy alive.

[sageguitar70]

When I visted New York in 2007. We just happened to stay at the Courtyard by Marriot almost right at the corner of 53rd and 3rd. It is a nice mid-town business district now with shiny hotels and office buildings and of course a Duane Reade drug store right on the corner. Stark contrast to the 53rd and 3rd that Dee Dee wrote about.  Excellent song and Fantastic Cover! Rock at its best!

[woodyamsterdam]

Oh man, that's awesome. A pilgrimage to Queens is still high on my to-do-list. I've already seen images of the neighborhood on Google Streetview and in the 'End of the Century' docu, but actually walking around there would be a very deep experience.

[KMJKAlfa]

Too bad NYC is nothing like what it used to be. Forest Hills is probably still about the same, it is a suburb after all. CBGBs is no more, no more sleazy NYC just disney world garbage, RIP.

[ADICTEDTOPUNK]

is it true that dee dee sold himself on 53d and 3d

[creepystranger007]

yeah.. he had to get his dope somehow..

[woodyamsterdam]

The song is allegedly based on personal experience.

[sufkiller]

You make this shit look sooo easy!

[woodyamsterdam]

Hehe... it's not too difficult really;)

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks a lot!

[heardtoomuchabout]

Sounds great.

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks man!

[MyTwangyGuitar]

Great as always! You've got the wrist of a teen, Woody! *****

[woodyamsterdam]

Thanks...lol!