Too Tough to Die
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Expanded & remastered reissue of 1984 album. With original drummer Tommy Erdelyi producing, the band revisits their punk roots. Features the original 13-track album plus the UK single, 'Street Fighting Man', 'Smash You' & ten more previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)' (demo), 'Planet Earth 1988' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)' (demo), 'Endless Vacation' (demo), 'Danger Zone' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Out Of Here', 'Mama's Boy' (demo), 'I'm Not An Answer', 'Too Tough To Die' (Dee Dee vocal version) & 'No Go' (demo). Slipcase. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Average customer rating:
- decent
- Johnny's Favorite
- TOUGHER THAN EVER!!!!!
- Their last Great, Great Album
- Five star maturity
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Too Tough to Die
Ramones
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ASIN: B0000691TJ
Release Date: 2002-08-20 |
Tracks:
- Mama's Boy
- I'm Not Afraid of Life
- Too Tough to Die
- Durango 95
- Wart Hog
- Danger Zone
- Chasing the Night
- Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)
- Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)
- Planet Earth 1988
- Humankind
- Endless Vacation
- No Go
- Street Fighting Man
- Smash You
- Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La) (Demo)
- Planet Earth 1988 (Demo)
- Endless Vacation (Demo)
- Danger Zone (Dee Dee Vocal Version)
- Out of Here
- Mama's Boy (Demo)
- I'm Not the Answer=20
- Too Tought to Die (Dee Dee Vocal Version)
- No Go (Demo)
Album Description
Expanded & remastered reissue of 1984 album. With original drummer Tommy Erdelyi producing, the band revisits their punk roots. Features the original 13-track album plus the UK single, 'Street Fighting Man', 'Smash You' & ten more previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)' (demo), 'Planet Earth 1988' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)' (demo), 'Endless Vacation' (demo), 'Danger Zone' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Out Of Here', 'Mama's Boy' (demo), 'I'm Not An Answer', 'Too Tough To Die' (Dee Dee vocal version) & 'No Go' (demo). Slipcase.
Customer Reviews:
decent.......2007-04-08
I basically got this because of DeeDee doing vocals on some songs... those songs are great, and i like thats theres some solos in some of the songs. but a lot of the songs sound like filler to me. Danger Zone is amazing and so is Wart Hog. and if youre looking for a book about the ramones i highly recomend reading Labotomy: Surviving the Ramones written by DeeDee, its a pretty good read.
Johnny's Favorite.......2007-01-20
Ramones fans know that Johnny Ramone much preferred the fast, heavier punk songs (like Wart Hog) to the more pop-sounding tunes Joey gravitated toward. The Ramones' best is probably somewhere in between the two, but Too Tough to Die has more of Johnny's influence (he co-wrote four songs, a lot for him)than most Ramones albums. This one has a lot of hits and is definitely one of their "tougher" albums.
TOUGHER THAN EVER!!!!!.......2006-01-16
Perhaps the fact that the newest member of THE RAMONES at the time, RICHIE RAMONE was a crazy, uppaced drummer, or perhaps it was the fact that DEE DEE RAMONE had a slew of inspired compositions to put out, but 1984's TOO TOUGH TO DIE is nothing short of a punk rock/hard rock masterpiece.
RICHIE RAMONE replaced MARKY RAMONE and added a whole new intensity and speed to the groups sound. In fact, it was sort of a problem for the band in the mid eighties, because the speed of the drumming was knocking twenty minutes or so off of their live set time. However the sound was pisser. I really like blaring this album in the car- It rocks like a bomb! TOMMY RAMONE, the original drummer, produced this one, and really proved his skills behind the boards, as this is probably the best production job ever done on a RAMONES record. Full sound, everything is mixed perfectly. There is a touch of electronica on songs like CHASING THE NIGHT and HOWLING AT THE MOON, but they don't hurt the integrity at all. Those songs still rock, but the angrier, grittier tracks are what makes this album shine, MAMAS BOY, the title track, DURANGO 95... damn they're all good. DEE DEE sings on ENDLESS VACATION, and also on alternate versions of most of his songs, that are included on the umpteen bonus tracks included on this release. Well worth a peek.
Their last Great, Great Album.......2005-08-17
After a string of disappointing albums (End of the Century, Pleasant Dreams and Subterranean Jungle)THE RAMONES decided it was time to come back with a vengeance. The rising hardcore movement and the relative success of thrash giants like METALLICA and ANTHRAX made the scene more bearable for RAMONES unique and revolutionary brand of punk rock. The production is top notch; full, with loud guitars and even louder drums and the song themselves, while mostly up tempo, remained with that classic knack for melody. With this album, THE RAMONES wanted to show us that they were very much aware of all the trends and bands they have helped spawned, most noticeably the hardcore bands, many of them who were beginning to dismiss them as aging punks. Proof are tracks like "Danger Zone", "Too Tough To Die", the insane "Wart Hog" and the decidedly hardcore punk rant of "Endless Vacation". More melodious numbers were also unbeatable masterpieces, like "Chasing The Night", "Howling At The Moon" and "Daytime Dilema". Any of these more melodic songs could've been a HUGE hit and why this never happened will remain one of hard rocks saddest mysteries.
This was my first RAMONES album and it has a special place in my heart. From this album on, I heard their entire catalog and became a loyal fan. They made me get into punk and consequently, hardcore punk. A truly memorable collection of songs by the TRUE fathers of punk. Be not mistaken! If you consider yourself a punk rocker, you'd be commiting a crime by not owning "TOO TOUGH TO DIE".
Five star maturity.......2004-09-23
"The solution to peace isn't clear,
the terrorist threat is a modern fear."
No, that's not from a new 2004 song...that was Dee Dee Ramone writing "Planet Earth 1988." As he made abundantly clear on "Jungle," he was becoming the Ramones' new secret weapon, either penning or co-writing nine tracks on "Too Tough To Die." If the heaviness of "Mama's Boy" or the obvious band statement of the title track didn't get you, then nothing could. Even the obvious bids for radio acceptance, "Howling At The Moon" and "Chasing The Night," were as good as anything from the brilliant "Rocket to Russia."
Producers Tommy (Ramone) Erdelyi and Ed Stasium probably had a better understanding of a Ramones sound than anyone outside the band, so they fit "Too Tough To Die" like naturals. Johnny's guitar is prominent, new drummer Richie Ramone gave the band a much needed power shot in the arm. Joey hadn't sounded this committed vocally since "End Of The Century." Listen to the way he attacks "Mama's Boy" and the bonus remake of "Street Fighting Man." Even Dee Dee's vocals on his drug addled "Wart Hog" and "Endless vacation" added an air of fresh vitality to the band.
The Ramones may have been fractious for the previous three albums, but during the sessions for "Subterranean Jungle," Dee Dee and Johnny overcame their differences and became friends again. While that didn't save "Jungle," it sure did jazz up "Too Tough To Die." The most vital of their 80's output, this caught the band at their 10th anniversary and tackling mature issues. "Too Tough To Die" was the Ramones re-staking their place in the Rock and Roll hierarchy at the time when U2 and the Clash were making commercial inroads and social statements. It remains the last truly classic Ramones album, every bit as essential as those first four albums and proof that punk rock could grow up.
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- I tell no tales, I do not lie.
- It lives!
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Too Tough to Die
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp
Manufacturer: Liberation
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000007T38
Release Date: 1998-08-25 |
Tracks:
- Mamma's Boy
- I'm Not Afraid Of Life
- Too Tough To Die
- Durango 95
- Wart Hog
- Danger Zone
- Chasing The Night
- Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
- Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
- Planet Earth 1988
- Humankind
- Endless Vacation
- No Go
Customer Reviews:
I tell no tales, I do not lie........2004-04-21
This album is a song for song cover of the Ramones album of the same title. The songs are played in a straightforward, no frills punk style. It's decent enough, but one has to wonder why the album was recorded in the first place. They can't top the Ramones original versions of these songs (nor do they attempt to). It might have been more interesting if they had done something different with the songs, but they chose to follow the basic punk formula. Not a bad album, but not a terribly interesting one, either.
It lives!.......1999-04-06
man these guys are great and the name is hilarious! my friend made me a tape of Till Niagra Falls and i've been hooked ever since this cd is alittle different from the first but is still excellent
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Too Tough to Die
The Twilight Singers
Manufacturer: One Little Indian
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ASIN: B00066FMT2
Release Date: 2004-12-06 |
Tracks:
- Too Tough To Die
- Hard Time Killing Floor
Album Description
Taken from the 2004 covers album 'She Loves You'. The title track is b/w 'Hard Time Killing Floor'. One Little Indian.
Average customer rating:
- decent
- Johnny's Favorite
- TOUGHER THAN EVER!!!!!
- Their last Great, Great Album
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Too Tough to Die
The Ramones
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Road to Ruin
ASIN: B000002L73
Release Date: 1994-03-08 |
Tracks:
- Mama's Boy
- I'm Not Afraid Of Life
- Too Tough To Die
- Durango 95
- Wart Hog
- Danger Zone
- Chasing The Night
- Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
- Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
- Planet Earth 1988
- Humankind
- Endless Vacation
- No Go
Album Description
Expanded & remastered reissue of 1984 album. With original drummer Tommy Erdelyi producing, the band revisits their punk roots. Features the original 13-track album plus the UK single, 'Street Fighting Man', 'Smash You' & ten more previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)' (demo), 'Planet Earth 1988' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)' (demo), 'Endless Vacation' (demo), 'Danger Zone' (Dee Dee vocal version), 'Out Of Here', 'Mama's Boy' (demo), 'I'm Not An Answer', 'Too Tough To Die' (Dee Dee vocal version) & 'No Go' (demo). Slipcase.
Customer Reviews:
decent.......2007-04-08
I basically got this because of DeeDee doing vocals on some songs... those songs are great, and i like thats theres some solos in some of the songs. but a lot of the songs sound like filler to me. Danger Zone is amazing and so is Wart Hog. and if youre looking for a book about the ramones i highly recomend reading Labotomy: Surviving the Ramones written by DeeDee, its a pretty good read.
Johnny's Favorite.......2007-01-20
Ramones fans know that Johnny Ramone much preferred the fast, heavier punk songs (like Wart Hog) to the more pop-sounding tunes Joey gravitated toward. The Ramones' best is probably somewhere in between the two, but Too Tough to Die has more of Johnny's influence (he co-wrote four songs, a lot for him)than most Ramones albums. This one has a lot of hits and is definitely one of their "tougher" albums.
TOUGHER THAN EVER!!!!!.......2006-01-16
Perhaps the fact that the newest member of THE RAMONES at the time, RICHIE RAMONE was a crazy, uppaced drummer, or perhaps it was the fact that DEE DEE RAMONE had a slew of inspired compositions to put out, but 1984's TOO TOUGH TO DIE is nothing short of a punk rock/hard rock masterpiece.
RICHIE RAMONE replaced MARKY RAMONE and added a whole new intensity and speed to the groups sound. In fact, it was sort of a problem for the band in the mid eighties, because the speed of the drumming was knocking twenty minutes or so off of their live set time. However the sound was pisser. I really like blaring this album in the car- It rocks like a bomb! TOMMY RAMONE, the original drummer, produced this one, and really proved his skills behind the boards, as this is probably the best production job ever done on a RAMONES record. Full sound, everything is mixed perfectly. There is a touch of electronica on songs like CHASING THE NIGHT and HOWLING AT THE MOON, but they don't hurt the integrity at all. Those songs still rock, but the angrier, grittier tracks are what makes this album shine, MAMAS BOY, the title track, DURANGO 95... damn they're all good. DEE DEE sings on ENDLESS VACATION, and also on alternate versions of most of his songs, that are included on the umpteen bonus tracks included on this release. Well worth a peek.
Their last Great, Great Album.......2005-08-17
After a string of disappointing albums (End of the Century, Pleasant Dreams and Subterranean Jungle)THE RAMONES decided it was time to come back with a vengeance. The rising hardcore movement and the relative success of thrash giants like METALLICA and ANTHRAX made the scene more bearable for RAMONES unique and revolutionary brand of punk rock. The production is top notch; full, with loud guitars and even louder drums and the song themselves, while mostly up tempo, remained with that classic knack for melody. With this album, THE RAMONES wanted to show us that they were very much aware of all the trends and bands they have helped spawned, most noticeably the hardcore bands, many of them who were beginning to dismiss them as aging punks. Proof are tracks like "Danger Zone", "Too Tough To Die", the insane "Wart Hog" and the decidedly hardcore punk rant of "Endless Vacation". More melodious numbers were also unbeatable masterpieces, like "Chasing The Night", "Howling At The Moon" and "Daytime Dilema". Any of these more melodic songs could've been a HUGE hit and why this never happened will remain one of hard rocks saddest mysteries.
This was my first RAMONES album and it has a special place in my heart. From this album on, I heard their entire catalog and became a loyal fan. They made me get into punk and consequently, hardcore punk. A truly memorable collection of songs by the TRUE fathers of punk. Be not mistaken! If you consider yourself a punk rocker, you'd be commiting a crime by not owning "TOO TOUGH TO DIE".
Five star maturity.......2004-09-23
"The solution to peace isn't clear,
the terrorist threat is a modern fear."
No, that's not from a new 2004 song...that was Dee Dee Ramone writing "Planet Earth 1988." As he made abundantly clear on "Jungle," he was becoming the Ramones' new secret weapon, either penning or co-writing nine tracks on "Too Tough To Die." If the heaviness of "Mama's Boy" or the obvious band statement of the title track didn't get you, then nothing could. Even the obvious bids for radio acceptance, "Howling At The Moon" and "Chasing The Night," were as good as anything from the brilliant "Rocket to Russia."
Producers Tommy (Ramone) Erdelyi and Ed Stasium probably had a better understanding of a Ramones sound than anyone outside the band, so they fit "Too Tough To Die" like naturals. Johnny's guitar is prominent, new drummer Richie Ramone gave the band a much needed power shot in the arm. Joey hadn't sounded this committed vocally since "End Of The Century." Listen to the way he attacks "Mama's Boy" and the bonus remake of "Street Fighting Man." Even Dee Dee's vocals on his drug addled "Wart Hog" and "Endless vacation" added an air of fresh vitality to the band.
The Ramones may have been fractious for the previous three albums, but during the sessions for "Subterranean Jungle," Dee Dee and Johnny overcame their differences and became friends again. While that didn't save "Jungle," it sure did jazz up "Too Tough To Die." The most vital of their 80's output, this caught the band at their 10th anniversary and tackling mature issues. "Too Tough To Die" was the Ramones re-staking their place in the Rock and Roll hierarchy at the time when U2 and the Clash were making commercial inroads and social statements. It remains the last truly classic Ramones album, every bit as essential as those first four albums and proof that punk rock could grow up.
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Too Tough to Die
The Ramones
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000T1803E
Release Date: 2007-09-17 |
Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
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Too Tough to Die
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ASIN: B0009OAS68
Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Album Description
Japanese standard jewel case pressing. Features the same tracks and mastering as the US edition. Reissue of the 1985 original release has been fully remastered and features 12 bonus tracks 'Street Fighting Man', 'Smash You', 'Howling At The Moon (Sha-la-la)' (Demo), 'Planet Earth 1988' (Dee Dee Vocal Version), 'Daytime Dilemma (Danger Of Love)' (Demo), 'Endless Vacation' (Demo), 'Danger Zone' (Dee Dee Vocal Version), 'Out Of Here', 'Mama's Boy'(Demo), 'I'm Not An Answer', 'Too Tough To Die' (Dee Dee Vocal Version) & 'No Go' (Demo). Rhino. 2005.
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Too Tough to Die
The Ramones
Manufacturer: Wea
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000IB13RU
Release Date: 2006-11-27 |
Album Details
Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
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