Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
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Artist: RamonesEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-08-20
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- We Want the Airwaves
- All's Quiet on the Eastern Front
- The KKK Took My Baby Away
- Don't Go
- You Should Like You're Sick
- It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)
- She's a Sensation
- 7-11
- You Didn't Mean Anything to Me
- Come and Now
- This Business Is Killing Me
- Sitting in My Room
- Touring (1981 Version)
- I Can't Get You Out of My MInd
- Chop Suey (Alternate Version)
- Sleeping Troubles (Demo)
- Kicks to Try (Demo)
- I'm Not an Answer (Demo)
- Stares in This Town (Demo)
Music reviews of Pleasant Dreams
Music Review: Dreaming of Success
Rating: 4 Stars
Pleasant Dreams is an enigma of a Ramones album. It is the first to feature no cover tunes. It is also the first Ramones album to list individual songwriters, rather than simply crediting them as written by the Ramones.
The band had suffered through the production nightmare of Phil Spector on End of the Century, and for this effort, oddly decided upon former 10cc guitarist Graham Gouldman. At this point, the band was not speaking to each other. Johnny wanted more punk, Joey wanted more pop, Dee Dee didn't want to deal with anyone, and Marky was battling booze. Johnny, who relied on Dee Dee to write lyrics for his music, ultimately lost the battle on the direction of Pleasant Dreams, as it is more pop than punk. But, without Spector, this time it is refreshing and contains some excellent moments (not that EOTC didn't).
"We Want the Airwaves" begins the album with another plea for mainstream acceptance. Very strong song, followed by a Dee Dee composition "All's Quiet on the Eastern Front". A song with an interesting drum beat, and some good vocals by Dee Dee on the chorus. The album highlight follows with "The KKK Took My Baby Away". Punk, to the point, simple lyrics, everything the Ramones embodied! A song that would remain in the live set for the rest of their careers. "Don't Go" is one of Joey's relationship songs, which is highlighted by his nice vocal work, and a killer bridge later in the song. "You Sound Like You're Sick" is a nice punk tune, with some almost doo-wap O-O-Ohhhhs included. "It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)" is an autobiographical tune, penned by Joey, and features some nice guitar work by Johnny. In fact, this album has a lot of different sounds as far as Johnny is concerned. Guitar solos, softer picking...I always wondered if someone else came in to play solos- perhaps even Gouldman, but there is no evidence of that in the album credits.
What was side two in the vinyl days, opens with "She's a Sensation". Another poppy tune from Joey which owes more than a bit to the 1960's. "7-11" is one of my favorite Ramones "ballads"...fun lyrics, and poor Joey sounds like he's singing his heart out, especially when he talks about the "Oncoming car, ran out of control/It crushed my baby and it crushed my soul"...Hey you need a sense of humour even in tragedy, right? Dee Dee takes over most of the rest of this album, with a rocking "You Didn't Mean Anything To Me", the poppy-er "Come on Now" and wonderful album closer "Sitting in My Room". Joey's "This Busniess is Killing Me" is not one of my favorite songs in Ramones history, and it is among the few reasons this album won't get 5 stars from I.
Pleasant Dreams is a very entertaining album. It didn't do well on the charts, which was no suprise, and that failure to sell in bunches is what led to the Ramones getting away from caring about commercial success, which we'd see a bit on Subterranean Jungle, and definately on the terrific Too Tough To Die. The added material on the Rhino release is again, a gem!
Description of Pleasant Dreams
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.Alternative Rock CDs
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