RAMONES: Too Tough To Die – B Sides, Sessions, Demos and More LP

Description

Coming off of the back of 1983’s Subterranean Jungle, which saw a return to their punk rock roots, the brothers Ramone opted to stay the course for their 1984 follow up Too Tough To Die. Enlisting drummer Richie Ramone for his first project, the collective creative intention was to further stray from the lukewarm reception bestowed upon their more pop-centric End of the Century (1980) and Pleasant Dreams (1981), and rediscover the harder edges that built their initial success. With this unifying vision in mind, the band opted to record as live and raw as possible in order to capture that punk rock ethos, with this compilation providing a bevvy of demos, B-sides and alternate takes from these sessions, many of which feature Richie on lead vocals. A true gem for devout followers of the real Fab 4 as well as a curious bridging point between the aforementioned Subterranean Jungle and the fully realised product of Too Tough To Die.

Tracklist:
SIDE A
A1 Smash You
A2 Street Fighting Man
A3 I’m Not An Answer
A4 Too Tough To Die
A5 Endless Vacation
A6 Elevators Operators
A7 Can’t Say Anything Nice
SIDE B
B1 Mama’s Boy
B2 Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
B3 No Go
B4 Freak Of Nature
B5 Danger Zone
B6 Daytime Dilemma (Dangers Of Love)
B7 Out Of Here