| View Larger Image | Asleep at Heaven's Gate | Audio CDby Rogue Wave
| List Price: | $13.98 | | Price: | $12.99 | | You Save: | $0.99 (7%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Brushfire Records | | Release Date: | September 18, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 17,127th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: HARMONIUM
- Track 2: LIKE I NEEDED
- Track 3: CHICAGO x 12
- Track 4: LAKE MICHIGAN
- Track 5: LULLABY
- Track 6: CHRISTIANS IN BLACK
- Track 7: OWN YOUR OWN HOME
- Track 8: GHOST
- Track 9: MISSED
- Track 10: FANTASIES
- Track 11: PHONYTOWN
- Track 12: CHEAPER THAN THERAPY
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Album Description
Emerson once wrote, "When it is darkest, men see the stars and he might as well have been penning a poem for Rogue Wave. Last year was a rollercoaster ride for the foursome drummer Pat Spurgeon had a kidney transplant, keyboardist Gram LeBron lost his father, singer Zach Rogue had a daughter and the band recruited a new bass player (Patrick Abernethy, formerly of Beulah). But instead of falling apart, they converted all their heartbreak, love, hurt, pain, elation and insight into a most affecting and beguiling record, Asleep At Heaven’s Gate. Produced by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Sleater Kinney, Elvis Costello) with Zach Rogue and recorded in Forestville, California, Asleep At Heaven’s Gate was derailed two weeks into the sessions after technical problems mis-pitched a majority of the early tracks. Refusing to be defeated, the foursome decamped to their studio in Oakland, CA where they spent days salvaging what they could, rerecorded some tunes and laid down overdubs. The results are worth it, because Asleep At Heaven’s Gate finds the band at their most accomplished. |
Amazon.com
For indie musicians, success--even the modest variety that Rogue Wave has experienced--can be disastrous. A band that once spent years squeezing quality tunes out of 4-tracks and cheap gear suddenly has extra resources, and the more polished product misses the charm of the ramshackle original. On Asleep at Heaven's Gate, band leader Zach Rogue and his mates are in jeopardy of going down this familiar path, having spread a layer of amped-up, rock-god oomph over the top of their once understated approach. Rogue has grand ambitions, as RW's soaring previous effort, Descended Like Vultures, made clear, and he can write fat, gorgeous hooks that partner well with an increasingly strident sound. And so, for much of Asleep, his melodicism throws enough of a charge into the music that you don't notice how overstuffed it often is. The quieter, more humble tactics of their brisk and beautiful debut, Out of the Shadow, make the occasional cameo appearance; "Christians in Black," for instance, floats a buttery Rogue vocal over a simple and lovely acoustic riff. But songs like "Harmonium" and "Lake Michigan" are the real templates here, shoegazer-level dreamy and cranked to 11. Accordingly, a certain bloat creeps in as the record goes on. A simple ditty like "Ghost" becomes an unnecessarily puffed-up epic, while half-formed songs like "Phonytown" turn into empty filler. But even though it runs out of gas, Asleep probably creates enough momentum to propel Rogue's band closer to their stadium-filling ambitions. That won't be of any consolation to those who miss the ragged edges of their earlier work, but it makes the record vital enough to satisfy the rest of us. --Matthew Cooke |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 13 reviews)
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buy it by Brad R. Johnson  5 Stars
September 26, 2009
I know this is not a new album, but as I listen to it yet again I wonder why this group isn't more appreciated. This album is along the lines of CSNY - Deju Vu, in my opinion. In other words, a must own. More modern, of course, but just completely awesome. It's great song after awesome song, all solid.
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Great discovery by Mario Villalobos (Mexico City) 5 Stars
September 06, 2009
I discovered this album (and band) by chance. The first time I heard it I thought it wasn't much my style, it sounded too popsy for me, but then I heard it a second time and it grabbed my attention. By the third listen I was taken. Now I'm a fan. My best discovery this year!
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Rogue Wave is starting to Crest by Pete the Leg (Chicago, Illinois)  4 Stars
January 27, 2009
I had a chance to see this band at the Pritzker Pavilion with Death Cab this past June 2008, and I felt they were poised to take the next step. The music is tight and the singer is a good lyricist and they put on a good show. This new album was featured and is very good. This is a band to watch. Not commercial, but good honest composition.
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Quality CD by L. Will (Rochester, MN USA) 4 Stars
September 18, 2008
I got this CD after I fell in love with 'Lake Michigan' and discovered that it was they who had made 'Eyes'. The CD is pretty good, though none of the songs compares to 'Lake Michigan', but there are a number that I am happy to have come up on the play list. I don't know who I would compare them to as I am not well versed in the category, but I'd say it was worth the money and is good relaxing music.
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one that will grow on you by jbsd (san diego)  3 Stars
August 27, 2008
wasn't really all that wild about this at first, but this album has definitely grown on me. i would really miss this from my collection if it were not there. definitely mood music though, a little more on the mellow side. all in all a very good album, but not everyone will love it. if i could, i would give it 3.5 stars. there are definitely a couple stand out tracks. i would like to see these guys rock out more to tell the truth because i think they have serious potential for music with more gusto or punch. their pretty songs are really pretty, and nice, but when they do rock, they do well, but then trail way to deep into a wall of sound kind of thing, but it just turns into too much noise with not enough definition. they shine when their sound is defined, but often trail off into oblivion. that being said, i still think it's a good album and sometimes just hits the spot. and if you're not thrilled at first give it another try when you have time to listen to the whole thing in the car at night.
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