Pleasant Dreams is the inside story of the music of the first five years of the Ramones on ... more
record, on film and live on stage. After the ill-fated experiment with Phil Spector, this was the album which put the band back on track and proved that The Ramo...
In the context of the Ramones' long and unlikely career, Pleasant Dreams--their sixth ... more
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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In the context of the Ramones' long and unlikely career,Pleasant Dreams--their sixth ... more
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 superbEnd 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 Dreamsis 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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Music / Performing Arts, Comedy - Director: Trevor Nunn, Geoffrey Posner - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, Parental Guidance - Starring: Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie, Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Jim Broadbent
Stein, that covers the events of that evening and the second part of the DVD covers the unveiling of the Johnny Ramone Bronze statue at HollyWood forever, also the resting place of Dee Dee Ramone. It features commentaries from many of the musicians.
Extra information
Length: 78 Minutes
Age Rating: 15
Region: Region 2
Format:PAL
My Opinion
This is a touching documentary and one that leads you with many different emotions. You will fell happy, sad, depressed and excited throughout. However, it's not all mood and gloom. The performances are good by all the musicians, my favourites being Rob Zombie and Henry Rollins. This is another great RamonesDVD but for different reasons. Personally i wouldn't watch this as an introduction to the band but rather as something to watch once you are a fan and know the songs. It's hard to ...
Advantages: Superb Pop Punk Disadvantages: Not one of The Classic Albums
1981 was not a happy time to be in the Ramones the three original members Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee were barley on speaking terms and drummer Marky's alcohol problems was becoming an increasing problem. It was also the year that Johnny married Linda (Joey's ex.), an event which meant that the two men would rarely even acknowledge each other prescience. They were also reeling from the disaster of their previous album "End Of the Century" produced by Phil Spector, that album was supposed to be the one that broke them but didn't, and left a bitter taste in almost everyone involved mouth.
On top of all that stuff going on the tradition of the whole band receiving songwriting credits for every song individual songwriting credits were being issued. Dee Dee did say that this did encourage him to be more competitive. Joey was exercising more ...
Advantages: Live footage Disadvantages: Not official
Ramones
The ramones were a punk rock band from America. They played 2,263 gigs and toured non stop for nearly 22 years. Their songs are short and usually clock in under the three minute mark. They all took stagenames with the surname Ramone, although none of them were related. Within eight years of their breakup, three of the founding members had died.
The true Story
As you may have guessed, this is the true story of the Ramones. It stars founder member Tommy Ramone, tour manager Monte. A. Melnick, art director Arturo Vega and founder and owner of CBGB's, Hilly Kristal. It includes rare broadcasts from Joey, Deedee and Johnny Ramone that have not been released on DVD before. It shows the story behind the history and music of the Ramones.
My opinion
As another unoficial release, this one is pretty good. I havn ...
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Product details
Genre
Musicals & Music Films - Rock & Pop
Classification
Exempt
Running Time
1 hour
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
EDGEHILL PUBLISHING; PLASTIC HEAD; SONY DADC
Release date
10/10/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
RMS 1928
Barcode
0823880019289
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
Fresh off a bizarre experiment in roots pop with legendary producer Phil Spector, punk pioneers the Ramones returned to their trademark breakneck tempos and buzzsaw guitar attacks on their 1976 album, PLEASANT DREAMS. This program offers a critical review of the band's landmark opus through rare archival material, previously unreleased concert clips, and interviews with rock critics, musicologists, and band members Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny, Tommy, and Marky Ramone.
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