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Asleep at Heaven's Gate | 
 enlarge | Artist: Rogue Wave
Label: Brushfire Records
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 16358
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000980502
UPC: 602517449893
EAN: 0602517449893
ASIN: B000UZ4G6Y
Release Date: September 18, 2007
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Condition: Factory Sealed Full Artwork Digipak Punchout Ship 1st Class
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| Tracks:
| • | HARMONIUM | | • | LIKE I NEEDED | | • | CHICAGO x 12 | | • | LAKE MICHIGAN | | • | LULLABY | | • | CHRISTIANS IN BLACK | | • | OWN YOUR OWN HOME | | • | GHOST | | • | MISSED | | • | FANTASIES | | • | PHONYTOWN | | • | CHEAPER THAN THERAPY |
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| Editorial Reviews:
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
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.
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| Customer Reviews:
Quality CD September 18, 2008
L. Will (Rochester, MN USA)
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.
 one that will grow on you August 27, 2008
jbsd (san diego)
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.
 Great CD August 2, 2008
Elizabeth D. O. Connell (Lexington, KY USA)
I'm going to be perfectly honest, I bought this CD just because I liked the song from the Zune comercials so much. And while not many of the songs are like Lake Michigan I love this CD.
I can't understand half of what they say, but the CD is great. Whenever I litsen to it I think of faraway places and fairy tales. Asleep at Heaven's Gate never fails to bring a smile to my face.
Apothecary Delaindrum (Best Rogue Wave album yet) February 28, 2008
James D. Sigrist (Portland, Oregon)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
R.M. Self, loves the pipe December 5, 2007
S. Moore (KCMO)
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.
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