Too Tough to Die
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Too Tough to Die is the 8th album by The Ramones, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It is the first album recorded with Richie Ramone. It is frequently regarded as "the last great record they would ever make" [link] and as a particular triumph for Dee Dee Ramone, who wrote or co-wrote nine of the album's 13 tracks. In this album, the Ramones were trying to get a little bit into the '80s hardcore punk scene.
The album cover is a cultural reference to the movie A Clockwork Orange; the band backlit at the mouth of a tunnel echoes the scene in the film where Alex and his droogs attack a derelict. The song title "Durango 95" is also the name of the car driven by Alex in A Clockwork Orange.
The album includes the two classic Ramones tracks "Wart Hog" and "Endless Vacation" sung by Dee Dee Ramone. The lyrics to "Wart Hog" were not allowed to be shown because the record company felt they were too offensive.
Track listing
- "Mama's Boy" - 2:09 (Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone)
- "I'm Not Afraid of Life" - 3:12 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Too Tough to Die" - 2:35 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Durango 95" - 0:55 (Johnny Ramone)
- "Wart Hog" - 1:54 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
- "Danger Zone" - 2:03 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
- "Chasing the Night" - 4:25 (Music: Busta Jones Lyrics: Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La)" - 4:06 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" - 4:31 (Music & Lyrics: Joey Ramone Music: Daniel Rey)
- "Planet Earth 1988" - 2:54 (Dee Dee Ramone)
- "Humankind" - 2:41 (Richie Ramone)
- "Endless Vacation" - 1:45 (Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone)
- "No Go" - 3:03 (Joey Ramone)
Re-release bonus tracks
The album was remastered and released by Rhino Records in August 2002 with the following bonus tracks:- "Street Fighting Man" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 2:56
- "Smash You" – (Ramones) 2:23
- "Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La) (Demo)"(Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:17
- "Planet Earth 1988 (Demo)"(Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:02
- "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love) (Demo)"(Music & Lyrics: Joey Ramone Music: Daniel Rey) (Joey Ramone/Daniel Rey) – 4:06
- "Endless Vacation (Demo)"(Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 1:46
- "Danger Zone (Dee Dee Vocal Version)"(Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone) – 2:07
- "Out of Here" (Ramones) – 4:10
- "Mama's Boy (Demo)" (Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Tommy Ramone) – 2:15
- "I'm Not an Answer" – 2:16
- "Too Tought to Die (Dee Dee Vocal Version)"(Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:35
- "No Go (Demo)"(Joey Ramone) – 3:05
Personnel
- Vocals: Joey Ramone / Dee Dee Ramone (Warthog & Endless Vacation)
- Guitar: Johnny Ramone
- Guitar: Walter Lure
- Bass: Dee Dee Ramone
- Drums: Richie Ramone
- Keyboards: Benmont Tench
- Synthesizers: Jerry Harrison
- Label: Sire Records
- Producer: Tommy Ramone & Ed Stasium
- Associate Producer: Dave Stewart
| Ramones |
|---|
| Joey Ramone | Johnny Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Tommy Ramone | Marky Ramone | Richie Ramone | Elvis Ramone | C.J. Ramone |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Ramones | Leave Home | Rocket to Russia | Road to Ruin | End of the Century | Pleasant Dreams | Subterranean Jungle | Too Tough to Die | Animal Boy | Halfway to Sanity | Brain Drain | Mondo Bizarro | Acid Eaters | Adios Amigos |
| Live albums: It's Alive | Loco Live | Greatest Hits Live | We're Outta Here | NYC 1978 |
| Compilations: Ramones Mania | All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 | All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 | ' | ' We're a Happy Family (tribute) | Weird Tales of the Ramones |
| Films |
| Rock 'n' Roll High School | Lifestyles of the Ramones | Ramones - Around the World | Ramones Raw | |
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