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}} ''Too Tough to Die'' is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on October 1, 1984, and is the first Ramones record to feature Richie Ramone on drums. With ex-member Tommy Ramone producing, the recording process was similar to that of the band's 1976 debut album, ''Ramones''. Likewise, the record's style—both lyrically and compositionally—saw the band returning to their roots. The photograph on the album cover, which features silhouettes of the band members, resulted from a "lucky accident" after photographer George DuBose's camera malfunctioned.〔 The album's overall style leaned toward that of hardcore punk and heavy metal music, rather than pop music which had been a focus of several of the band's previous albums. ''Too Tough to Die'' borrows and improves upon elements such as guitar riffs from 1983's ''Subterranean Jungle''. For the second time, after "Time Bomb" on Subterranean Jungle, bassist Dee Dee Ramone performs lead vocals on the album and receives vocal credits for two tracks. The album also contains the band's only instrumental piece, "Durango 95." Critics appreciated the band's return to earlier methods of writing, recording, and production, noting they strayed from the pop music genre. Despite critical acclaim, ''Too Tough to Die'' performed poorly in album sales. At this point in their career, the album was the band's lowest peaking record on the ''Billboard'' 200. == Recording and production == The recording of ''Too Tough to Die'' began in the summer of 1984 at the Media Sound Studios in New York City.〔True 2005, p. 190.〕 The album's recording process used similar techniques which were used to record their 1976 eponymous album,〔Rombes 2005, p. 69.〕 with ''Rolling Stone''s Kurt Loder describing it as "virtually live in the studio."〔 The album marked the debut of new drummer Richie Ramone, who replaced Marky Ramone after he was fired for excessive drinking.〔Leigh 2009, p. 228.〕 The album's lyrics were written mainly by guitarist Johnny Ramone and bassist Dee Dee Ramone, while lead singer Joey Ramone did not participate in the process because he "wasn't feeling well" prior to recording.〔Bowe 2010, p. 71.〕 Joey did, however, write the lyrics for "Daytime Dilemma (Dangers of Love)" after receiving help with the guitar part by Daniel Rey.〔Leigh 2009, p. 244.〕 Johnny Ramone recalled: Previous Ramones records featured celebrity record producers in an attempt to gain some sort of popularity. Since this method did not yield the results which they were expecting, Sire Records contacted the producers of 1978's ''Road to Ruin'': Ed Stasium and ex-band member Tommy Ramone.〔Melnick & Meyer 2007, p. 195.〕 ''Too Tough to Die'' has less production value than previous recordings by the Ramones. Because critics often disapproved of the sound quality on ''End of the Century'' and ''Pleasant Dreams'', the band leaned towards a harsher sound. ''Too Tough to Die'' was also the first of three studio albums that were licensed from Sire Records to the independent record label Beggars Banquet Records for release in the UK. The deal saw the group's work promoted better and resulted placings on the UK album and singles charts. The group had not charted in the UK since 1980's ''End of the Century''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Too Tough to Die」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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