Ramones Pleasant Dreams

The Ramones' 1981 Studio Album Pleasant Dreams on LP. Includes Classic Tracks "She's a Sensation" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away."

This is the first Ramones album featuring entirely original compositions, and serves as a time stamp in Ramones history. Songwriting duties were split almost evenly between Joey and Dee Dee, and this is the collection that included both "She's a Sensation" and "The KKK Took My Baby Away," both inspired by the woman we now know as Linda Ramone. Pleasant Dreams was produced by Graham Gouldman with the intent to bring some pop sensibilities to the Ramones refined roar, and the result captures the band's desire to evolve while lamenting the trials of rock stardom.

The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalizing rock and roll at one of its lowest ebbs with attitude, energy and a loud, fast new sound. By cutting music down to its bare essentials – four chords; a simple, catchy melody; a sped up tempo and irresistibly inane lyrics, the Ramones blazed the trail for thousands of bands that followed, influencing everyone from The Clash and The Sex Pistols to Green Day and The Offspring. Although The Ramones never achieved mainstream financial success, they released 21 live and studio albums, had a devoted fan base and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.