Pleasant Dreams
| Ramones
Pleasant Dreams
Pleasant Dreams is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on July 20, 1981, through Sire Records. While the band members wanted Steve Lillywhite to produce, Sire chose Graham Gouldman in an attempt to gain popularity through a well-known producer. The recording process brought about many conflicts between band members, most notably the strife between Joey Ramone and Johnny Ramone, due to Johnny starting a relationship with Joey's girlfriend. There were also disputes about the overall direction of the album, with Johnny leaning towards hard rock and Joey towards pop music. Ultimately, the album incorporated high production values and varying musical styles, straying from traditional punk rock. -Wikipedia
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Diffuser
'Pleasant Dreams' was greeted with hesitation by not only radio, but also by many hardcore fans who thought their heroes were moving even further away from their signature sound. -2014
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Rolling Stone
Still, in spite of everything, the Ramones are determined to keep on having a rock & roll teenage ball. -1981
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Sputkin Music
On the whole, if you're still looking for a punk statement it should boil down to: It's not their place in the nine to five world. -2015
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Cryptic Rock
Despite the studio’s sure-fire plan to get the Ramones mainstream and more marketable, Pleasant Dreams failed to do so since fans had come to expect unpolished, raw Punk tunes from the band. -2016
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Punk News
If anything, Pleasant Dreams is where Joey worked the hardest and most prominently wore his influences on his sleeve, hoping that a total recall of his girl group and '60s pop leanings would be the sound that broke his band into the big leagues. -2010
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Something Else!
Fastened tight with plucky tunes and inspired performances, the album synthesized the band’s rough and ready roots with a crisp and clear contemporary sound. -2018
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Adrian Denning.co.uk
'Pleasant Dreams' lacks the sheer sonic assault of the previous years, Spector produced masterpiece.
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All Music
They still manage to squeak out a couple of irresistibly catchy songs, but the production is too clean to qualify as punk, and the music itself has lost sight of the infectious qualities that made their earlier records such fun.
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NY Mag
Nobody in the band was speaking, so it has no real punk songs on it. It's too light.
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