Well , I'll see you and I'll raise you this , it's like saying The Cynics never had a good album after the first few , which ,of course , is utter bullshit.Both bands started out with something , and changed it , here and there , just enuff. Mike has his convictions on that topic , as do many people , but , Tommy's production , in my somewhat addled opinion , was at it's BEST on " Too Tough To Die". Marky took a lot of heat , just because he knows more than three beats , but , while I like the simplicity of Tommy's drumming , had he stayed on , they probably would have had to have gotten Jerry Nolan or somebody to play the embellishments , the way Walter Lure was brought in to play some much - needed leads when Johnny refused to learn any.....
MikeL said:
Try telling this to Michael Kastelic of the Cynics:) As far as he's concerned, those first three albums were the only good ones because Tommy was both the band's drummer and producer at the time.
Speaking for myself, I've heard some great tracks from the later albums on the UG, but I've just never gotten around to checking them out. I especially like "7-11," "Go Lil' Camaro Go," "A Real Cool Time," and "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg." The only later album I have is "End of the Century," and "Danny Says" is my favorite track from that album.