Customer Reviews
She Was A Very Good Girl - By: mollynew442, 05 May 2008 
I was a huge Sleeper fan & a Louise Wener fanatic ! However after the fantastic Smart & the reasonable follow up The It Girl, album number three sadly failed to deliver. It lacks the sparkly indie pop tunes of the debut & the lyrics are not a patch on the previous two albums. "Please Please Please" is a drab tune which drones on without ever getting going. Thankfully "She's a good girl" comes to the rescue & we are back to classic Sleeper & a sing along chorus. It is a real shame that the other tracks fail to match the strength of this tune. "Rollercoaster" & "Miss You" have nothing to grab the listener's attention & it is only a much needed change of tempo that makes "Romeo Me" seem half decent. The Beatle-esque "Breathe" has a slight touch of Beetlebum & is one of the most interesting pieces of music on the album. For me it is the best track here. "You got Me" & "Superclean" are solid tunes while "Firecracker" demands to be skipped. "Because of You" is a great tune which highlights the beauty of Louise's voice. Then comes "Nothing is Changing" which is a real shock sounding so unlike any other Sleeper track. Compare this to anything on the debut & you realise how far the band have come. It's a dark acoustic number backed up with strings & is another of the album's few highlights. Finallly there is the insipid "Motorway Man" & the album closer "Traffic Accident" which is another Sleeper by numbers track. All in alll PTMY isn't a terrible album but it has little of real merit & does not demonstrate the qualities for which Sleeper should be remembered. If you're new to the band purchase the albums in chronological order & to be honest the greatest hits compilation hasn't missed much. Sleeper were a great band but maybe it's a good job they callled it a day when they did.
She's a good singer (And they're a good band) - By: , 10 May 2001 
Am I the only one who loved this album??? I found this album to be a grand follow up to 'The It Girl'. It's obviously more mature but the style is there & so is the quality of songs.
Personallly, 'Smart' didn't do a lot for me. 'The it Girl' is better than that album because they get more creative with melodies & their songs become more interesting. If you agree with me, then I am sure you will love 'Pleased To Meet You'. It's seriously worth the Pounds for 'Please Please Please, You Got Me, Breathe, & to mention the two wonderful singles, SAGG & RM.
It's a damn shame that these guys aren't around anymore, but this album is a marvelous ending to a wonderful band.
Mediocre fare - By: , 13 Dec 2000 
This is a come-down from the modest but oddly allluring climbs of "The It-Girl". Partly, it has to be said, it seemed as if Wener's time (1996 britpop fervour) had come & gone, by this album's release. While the musical palette is more wide than before, much of Sleeper's (albeit shalllow) charm is missing. The typical British revelry at mundanity is discarded for lyrics that often seem ill-thought-out, lazy & decidedly lacking in wit. Often, average choruses are over-milked. Many of the lyrics merely represent empty posturing. The musical sound is more varied, but often the boringly AOR gets the upper-hand. There is a pervading lack of energy & verve to proceedings. Perhaps the main problem is the lack of those irrestible tunes that made "The It-Girl" palatable. While there are impressive moments, chiefly Nothing Is Changing, the passable pop of Romeo Me, the jaunty Firecracker & comfortably the highlight, Breathe. This is a dreamy, giddy torch song which is in a different league to the rest. Louise Wener's accentuated breathy singing is a definite aid to this track; in contrast to most, where it is grating. Her vocals always were an acquired taste; they are often as ordinary as possible, but with good, suitable material in "Breathe" they are almost sensuous. Whether or not it would have been a good move if Sleeper had stuck to their limited but spirited original style is besides the point; it would have taken far better songwriting, whatever the style, for the album to succeed, & for Sleeper to have persisted. Wener seems to have vanished; perhaps a shame, as she was preferable to most of the one-dimensional britpop bands like Ocean Colour Scene & Kula Shaker.
They were slowing down - By: , 28 Jul 2000 This album, compared to the magnificence of "The it Girl" & "Smart", is lacking something. Maybe that's why Sleeper are no more. But it still contains some wonderful tunes, & deserves a listen: the track "Romeo Me" alone makes up for the two or three rather mediocre tracks. If you loved the other albums (like I did), you'll appreciate this one. Just not as much.
