Pleasant Dreams

Beatnik Termites | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 10, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Redeye Distribution
• ASIN: B000CNGGY4
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #659,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. We Want the Airwaves

2. All's Quiet on the Western Front

3. The KKK Took My Baby Away

4. Don't Go

5. You Sound Like You're Sick

6. She's a Sensation

7. 7-11

8. You Didn't Mean Anything to Me

9. Come on Now

10. This Business Is Killing Me

11. Sitting in My Room

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ....a great cover album..., August 28, 2006

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J. Huels (Salinas, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pleasant Dreams (Audio CD)

...the beatnik termites are without a doubt one of the best modern pop punk bands out there. They add there own personality to this album. They cover the Ramones "pleasant dreams," nearly entirely, and do a very good job. Stand out tracks: The KKK took my baby away, we want the airwaves, and you didn't mean anything to me. These three songs alone make the album worth purchasing. The other songs are well done as well. Buy this album, it will be money well spent

3.0 out of 5 stars There was beer in the soda machine., July 31, 2006

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pleasant Dreams (Audio CD)

There has been a minor trend in the punk rock world for bands to cover Ramones albums in their entirety. On this CD, the Beatnik Termites cover the Ramones' album Pleasant Dreams. They don't quite cover the entire album, because "It's Not My Place (In the 9 to 5 World)" is not performed. The Beatnik Termites actually do a very good job with these songs, doing straightforward punk versions of the songs, without the pop flourishes that somewhat marred the Ramones' original versions. However, the question is, why cover an album that wasn't that great to begin with? The album had some pretty weak songs on it, and those songs are still pretty weak. Beatnik Termites do as good a job as they can, but they are hindered by the source material.