Rogue Wave - Asleep at Heaven's Gate
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Free Music Notes for Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Free Music Review: Apothecary Delaindrum (Best Rogue Wave album yet)
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard "Chicago X 12" on an NPR music show and that was it. I stopped dead in my tracks and hit record on my cd recorder. "Who is this?" I wondered. Went out and bought the cd the next day. It's a great record. To my mind, this does not disappoint at all. I don't find a dull moment on this recording and I certainly do not think it is too long. It is recorded and produced excellently and sounds like a band that is on a creative roll and is really enjoying it. Yeah, I love it. I checked out their website and found a recording (video and audio) of an unplugged show they did for KCRW. They did a few songs from this album and some interesting covers. (the Split Enz song
"I Got You" was amazing.) I think the last song was a Morrissey cover but I'm not sure. The style on the show was soft and acoustic and quite nice. (I wish they would release an album of stuff like this) Zach has a fine voice and the rest of the guys in the band seem very happy to be there. It's a great combination and hopefully there will be more coming from these fellows. I liked this album much better than the first two. It is also a delectable album with headphones. Lots of detail and nuance that really comes through with phones.
Free Music Review: R.M. Self, loves the pipe
Hit: 4 Stars
It's a good album. Don't overlook it. It might not be as solid as their previous two, but it is still worth picking up. It's definitely not the biggest let down of 2007, it is to R.M. because he probably is 10 years old and owns like a 6 cd's, his mom bought for him.Free Music Review: Give them a break, it's a good album!
Hit: 5 Stars
I hate how people write off a band because they're different from their "indie roots" and "not as rough-around-the-edges as they used to be" -- yes, their old albums were great, and "Descended like Vultures" was a beautiful record, but this one stands on its own. Give it a chance and keep your thoughtless nostalgic expectations in check.
Because it actually is a great album, if you listen to it! It's got a different feel from their previous work, but for God's sake that's a good thing! It also *still* keeps Rogue Wave's signature sound with masterful turns of chords and play of major and minor key. *That* is what I love about this band - it's real skillful music when you listen closely.
There are some great tracks, Lake Michigan is probably my favorite (and no, not because of the Zune commercials), Chicago x 12 is great, Missed and Christians in Black throw back to their old material, Cheaper than Therapy is classic and a good finish with the sentiment that "Music is cheaper than therapy."
I just don't understand how one can look at the increased "production" and "complexity" of this album and frown upon it -- of all the bands who get that privilege, Rogue Wave handles it better than any I've heard. It comes together to form a cohesive album without a single bad track and with many that leave me wanting to hit the Repeat button.
It's not Descended Like Vultures, but if you expected that then it's you who's made the mistake, not Rogue Wave. Give them a break and listen to this album.
Free Music Review: What a letdown
Hit: 2 Stars
After two outstanding albums, this one is almost a complete throwaway. "Like I Needed," "Chicago x 12" and "Own Your Own Home" are the only songs that could even hope to fit in on the band's far superior earlier albums. They're even more depressing live...somewhere an AOR rep got a hold of this band, and decided "I can make these guys stars...just need to smooth out the rough edges." And just like that, the magic is gone. My biggest disappointment of '07.Free Music Review: Another Excellent Rogue Wave Disc
Hit: 5 Stars
So glad to have another excellent Rogue Wave CD in the collection. Following in the mold of Descended Like Vultures, this is once again an example of songwriting at its best. Favorite tracks are Harmonium, Lake Michigan, Own Your Own Home and Phoneytown. Highly recommended.
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