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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 Sound Like Your 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 On Now |
| 11. This Business Is Killing Me |
| 12. Sitting In My Room |
| 13. Touring |
| 14. I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind |
| 15. Chop Suey |
| 16. Sleeping Troubles |
| 17. Kicks To Try |
| 18. I'm Not An Answer |
| 19. Stares In This Town |
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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of a host of slated Ramones albums, this one is actually a pretty good testament to the bubblegum pop that inspired them to originally learn their 3 chords. Whilst it has nowhere near the punky rawness of the first four [and much loved] long players, the formula which made da brudders what they are, still works here. Simple straightforward songs about life, love and the KKK. Whilst this may not be rocket science it's still extremely enjoyable. Not a definitive Ramones album but one very much worth having.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The songs are among the best ones I know by the Ramones. I also think Gouldman's production is excellent. Echoes from the 60's pop music meet the powerful Ramonian style and the result is this album. The bonus tracks include two outtakes from the recording sessions and the song 'Chop Suey': the three of them are really worth listening.
Yet I think the vocal harmonies often give the songs a melancholy shadow that prevents the album from having or reaching the "drive" or strength of other ones by this band.
Yet I think the vocal harmonies often give the songs a melancholy shadow that prevents the album from having or reaching the "drive" or strength of other ones by this band.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I remember this album coming out on vinyl and having 2 days to listen to it before going away on holiday. The KKK Took my Baby Away and 7-11 stayed in my head. This gets a bit of a slating in Ramones reviews, but to my mind it is a fantastic melodious summer album. Good to hear some of the releases of demos as well
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one of the best
this album is one of the best ramones albums along with leave home and end of the century. all the songs on this are the type of melodic songs that make you want to sing along a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by jimbob
i was there i know the whole truth man!
this is a great Ramones album i had the privalege to see them on the Pleasant Dreams tour (and many others) and to say these toons really worked is an understatment, tracks like... Read more
Published 4 months ago by metalicas maximus
Better than you know
Always overlooked by the reviewers who always seem to all write the same stuff. You know cartoon image, leather jackets, ripped jeans, 3 good albums, never changing etc. etc. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2007 by B Movie Boy
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