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| 1. We Want the Airwaves |
| 2. All's Quiet on the Eastern Front |
| 3. The KKK Took My Baby Away |
| 4. Don't Go |
| 5. You Should Like You're Sick |
| 6. It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World) |
| 7. She's a Sensation |
| 8. 7-11 |
| 9. You Didn't Mean Anything to Me |
| 10. Come and Now |
| 11. This Business Is Killing Me |
| 12. Sitting in My Room |
| 13. Touring (1981 Version) |
| 14. I Can't Get You Out of My MInd |
| 15. Chop Suey (Alternate Version) |
| 16. Sleeping Troubles (Demo) |
| 17. Kicks to Try (Demo) |
| 18. I'm Not an Answer (Demo) |
| 19. Stares in This Town (Demo) |
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In the context of the Ramones' long and unlikely career, Pleasant Dreams--their sixth studio album--pretty much marks the beginning of the end. By the time they began work on this album, the next generation of New Wave artists that the Ramones had helped inspire into being were beginning to overtake them, their creatively inspired, personally torturous one-album association (1980's superb End Of The Century) with Phil Spector had come to an end, and they were still yet to learn a fourth chord. Amazingly, if regrettably, they struggled on for another 16 years and 10 more largely useless albums.
Pleasant Dreams is not without its moments, however, as the Ramones wrung the final morsels of inspiration from their patented one-two-three-four ramalamalama punk ethic. "She's A Sensation" is a deft acknowledgement of their debt to such Spector protegées as the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las that would not have sounded out of place on "End Of The Century", and the wondrously titled "The KKK Took My Baby Away" is one of the Ramones' all-too-rare forays into sociological commentary. --Andrew Mueller
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Expanded & remastered edition of the 1981 release, first produced by 10cc's Graham Gouldman includes the original album's 12 songs plus 7 previously unreleased bonus tracks. Bonus tracks, 'Touring' (1982 version), 'I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind', 'Chop Suey' (Alternate version), & demos of 'Sleeping Troubles', 'Kicks To Try', 'I'm Not An Answer' & 'Stares In This Town'. Slipcase. 2002.
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Being a avid ramones fan i have the provledge of having owned and listened to all of them but i have to sya pleasant dreams is my favorite one. This awesome cd brings out more of the ramones pop sound which was vastly underused before this album a must for any ramones fan or a fan of good music.
By derty dee
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I've heard alot of Ramones records and often I feel often all the songs just blend together. This album has a fine mix of ballads and fast rockers. You can easily identify most of the songs from each other (a welcome surprise from a Ramones album.) The production is gleaming but really does justice to this collection of songs. You'll be humming the tunes to yourself after a single listen. THE KKK TOOK MY BABY AWAY is my personal favorite by this band.
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The Ramones' 1981 album "Pleasant Dreams" followed "End Of the Century," released the previous year. Produced by Phil Spector, that album was one of the punk pioneers' most curious releases and was later labelled by some of the band members themselves as being their worst album. "Pleasant Dreams" however takes much of the departures in sound that were found on "End Of the Century," and puts them back in tune so that they broaden the Ramones' limited sound, while still appreciating their punk essence.
'We Want the Airwaves' is a perfect example; it finds that Johnny Ramone has forgotten the three-chord buzzsaw guitar hooks that were so evident on their debut. The song remains one of his best guitar moments. The album carries on in suitable form with 'All's Quiet On the Eastern Front' and the grin-inducing but repetitve 'The KKK Took My Baby Away.' Joey Ramones' vocals are most flexible on 'It's Not My Place,' while 'You Didn't Mean Anything To Me' and 'This Business is Killing Me' are worthy additions to the band's lexicon.
As with most of the recent re-issues, "Pleasant Dreams" contains a slew of bonus tracks that are surely worth having, while not overbearing the album's original content, which is worth having even on its own. On the bleaker side, "Pleasant Dreams" was a reminder at the time that proved the acts that they had inspired (i.e., the punk bands that ripped them off) were now unrightfully overshadowing their punk forefathers.
'We Want the Airwaves' is a perfect example; it finds that Johnny Ramone has forgotten the three-chord buzzsaw guitar hooks that were so evident on their debut. The song remains one of his best guitar moments. The album carries on in suitable form with 'All's Quiet On the Eastern Front' and the grin-inducing but repetitve 'The KKK Took My Baby Away.' Joey Ramones' vocals are most flexible on 'It's Not My Place,' while 'You Didn't Mean Anything To Me' and 'This Business is Killing Me' are worthy additions to the band's lexicon.
As with most of the recent re-issues, "Pleasant Dreams" contains a slew of bonus tracks that are surely worth having, while not overbearing the album's original content, which is worth having even on its own. On the bleaker side, "Pleasant Dreams" was a reminder at the time that proved the acts that they had inspired (i.e., the punk bands that ripped them off) were now unrightfully overshadowing their punk forefathers.
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Great album marred by bonus tracks
This Ramones album is a classic. If it was released properly it deserves five stars. Unfortunately it is marred by messy bonus tracks. Welcome to filler hell! Read more
Published on Aug 5 2003 by Flying
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasantly Good Music
Pleasant Dreams should be called the ultimate Ramones Pop album. The Ramones get really poppier with songs like "7-11" but yet keep to their roots with the angry... Read more
Published on May 1 2003 by Alex
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Joey was Mad but the Album was Great!
Joey Ramone was in the mood to do serious bodily harm to the milquetoast acts getting radio play when PLEASANT DREAMS came out -- especially to Men at Work. Read more
Published on Feb 18 2003 by Billucy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Middle chapter of the pop experiment
A very gossipy liner-note booklet by Ira Robbins accompanies this re-mastering of the Ramones' sixth albulm. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2003 by jkelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Night Sweet Prince...
Although Graham Gouldman's production on this, the band's first set of all originals, was dismissed by some (including the band) as too light or too pop, it's hard to find fault... Read more
Published on Sep 16 2002 by Clark Paull
5.0 out of 5 stars
NOTE TO ALL RAMONES FANS: BUY ALL OF THE NEW RE-ISSUES
Normally I might be a little cynical about these re-issue CDs. I bought every Ramones record on vinyl when I was a kid. Read more
Published on Aug 30 2002 by D. K. Malone
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Essential Ramones
This is one of the only Ramones albums I bought a CD to replace the record. While much of the album sounds pop (9 to 5 world), "All's Quiet on the Eastern Front" is the... Read more
Published on April 4 2002
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A sadly ignored gem
The years 1980-1983 were not kind to the Ramones. Struggling to find their niche in a sudden sea-change of musical direction known as New Wave, they tried to keep up without... Read more
Published on Jan 27 2002 by Mark Edward Manning
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This is THE 80's masterpiece from the
This soon-to-be-inducted-into-the-Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame act was in a quandry in the early 80's: Could they match the visceral impact of their first four albums while still... Read more
Published on Jan 21 2002 by Alan Hutchins
3.0 out of 5 stars
Queens meets Merseyside?
Being a long time Ramones fan, I always had a soft spot for this album. I used to call "Pleasant Dreams", along with "End of the Century" and... Read more
Published on Aug 16 2000 by Skull
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