Sat Sep 00, 0000 0:00 pm Interesting question. I think KISS was more influential overall, by a bit (not a ton). They inspired loads of kids to pick up instruments, learn songs, and join bands. They had a greater reach. I imagine more musicians had KISS albums in their collection growing up vs. the Ramones. No doubt the Ramones were influential too, but in a slightly more fringe way. They influenced a ton of punk, alternative, and indie bands. But a band like Green Day was more directly influenced by the Replacements and Hüsker Dü, I believe, so the Ramones influence may be overestimated a little. It's definitely cooler for a band to say they were influenced by the Ramones, but I think KISS had a greater reach and stronger overall impact. T