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Wake Up, O Sleeper - Cool Hand Luke

Track List

1. Heroes Will Be Heroes
2. One Time
3. This Is Love
4. Nobody Hugs A Rose
5. So Shall It Be
6. Dreams For Sale
7. Two Pianos
8. Like A Bell Tolling From Another World
9. For You
10. O Shachah

Describe it in 20 words Mature, moody, reflective rock and pop, with sensitive Christian lyrics - an album that grows on you with every listen

Big Themes/Standout Tracks The song that stands out as an obvious single is 'Nobody Hugs a Rose', which wouldn't be out of place on a Robbie Williams album. But the track that shows off the strengths of this album the most is 'Dreams For Sale'. It has a strong, hypnotic tune that isn't afraid to spread out. It builds and develops over its seven-and-a-half minutes and really gets under your skin.

Anything that lets it down Not really. I would only say that you have to listen to this album much more than once. On each listen, different layers can be heard, different subtleties are noticed, and the songs sound better and better until, like it or not, they become part of you.

Who it sounds like Cool Hand Luke are slightly grungy and heavy, slightly poppy and slightly experimental. If you like contemporary progressive bands such as Dream Theater, Spock's Beard or even Radiohead, you will definitely want to look into this.

Rating **** Great stuff

Describe it in 20 words	Mature, moody, reflective rock and pop, with sensitive Christian lyrics - an album that grows on you with every listen
Big Themes/Standout Tracks	The song that stands out as an obvious single is 'Nobody Hugs a Rose', which wouldn't be out of place on a Robbie Williams album. But the track that shows off the strengths of this album the most is 'Dreams For Sale'. It has a strong, hypnotic tune that isn't afraid to spread out. It builds and develops over its seven-and-a-half minutes and really gets under your skin.
Anything that lets it down	Not really. I would only say that you have to listen to this album much more than once. On each listen, different layers can be heard, different subtleties are noticed, and the songs sound better and better until, like it or not, they become part of you.
Who it sounds like	Cool Hand Luke are slightly grungy and heavy, slightly poppy and slightly experimental. If you like contemporary progressive bands such as Dream Theater, Spock's Beard or even Radiohead, you will definitely want to look into this.
Rating	**** Great stuff