. Top redinthesky  Might as well be the Admin! Posts: 00000 Joined: Mon Mar 00, 0000 00:00 am Re: Who was more influential Kiss or The Ramones Post by redinthesky " Sun Sep 00, 0000 0:00 pm Kiss was not too influential musically at all. Hardly anyone adopted Kiss' musical sound and style. Kiss' influence was virtually all in the clothes and the show. As far as actual music, the Ramones created a timeless sound that has even seeped into other genres of music. They are considered the second-greatest band of all time and second-most influential, maybe even the most. I've said prior, many people think "influenced" and "inspired" are the same, but they aren't. Both bands inspired many musicians. (Take away Ace and Kiss hardly even inspired anyone musically.) But as far as musical influence, The Ramones are fifty universes ahead of Kiss, it's not even debatable. 