Rowan
Well-Known Member
I like the Ramones. I think It's Alive is one of the great, great live albums. I think Too Tough to Die has 55 seconds of brilliance, 4 minutes of pretty goodness and the rest is waaaaaaay, waaaaaay down the list of anything I'd ever pull if I wanted a Ramones fix. I'd guess that after it was announced people streamed it and binned it.Their logic seems sound if they were new to this business model. There are several pretty obvious red flags they should have accounted for, like lame other tracks, the fact that people that were bummed about two Ramones titles were not likely bummed about Rocket To Russia, and the fact that the past three LP essential titles underperformed meant there were even fewer desirable swaptions.
Outside the hardcore fan base having a copy of Too Tough on the shelf is a prime example of having a record for the sake of having a record. They were always going to be left with a gazillion of them