Name: Questions and Answers
Brand: Relativity Entertainment
SKU: 929705
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Questions and Answers

Rating

Album: Questions and Answers
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't Hold Back	More Info...	0:04
2)	Loud & Clear	More Info...	0:04
3)	Heart Beatz	More Info...	0:04
4)	The Climb	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Big Breakdown - Day 3 ( The Escape)	More Info...	0:04
6)	King of Hearts	More Info...	0:04
7)	3 Cigarettes	More Info...	0:03
8)	Who Stays Behind?	More Info...	0:03
9)	Listen Close	More Info...	0:02
10)	Dearest Mistake	More Info...	0:04
11)	Better Than Anything Else	More Info...	0:04
12)	Still	More Info...	0:08

Album: Questions and Answers
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't Hold Back	More Info...	0:04
2)	Loud & Clear	More Info...	0:04
3)	Heart Beatz	More Info...	0:04
4)	The Climb	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Big Breakdown - Day 3 ( The Escape)	More Info...	0:04
6)	King of Hearts	More Info...	0:04
7)	3 Cigarettes	More Info...	0:03
8)	Who Stays Behind?	More Info...	0:03
9)	Listen Close	More Info...	0:02
10)	Dearest Mistake	More Info...	0:04
11)	Better Than Anything Else	More Info...	0:04
12)	Still	More Info...	0:08

Performer Notes

The Sleeping: Douglas Robinson (vocals); Cameron Keym (guitars); Salvatore Mignano (electric bass); Joseph Zizzo (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Cameron Keym (guitar, keyboards).
Audio Mixers: Chris Bittner; Michael Birnbaum.
Recording information: Applehead Recording, Woodstock, NY.
Photographer: Christopher K. George.
The band's name is strike one: nothing's more pretentious than a gerund. Its tendency towards cutesy bridges and goofy tempo changes isn't a clean strike -- call it a foul tip, for strike two. But what keeps the Sleeping at the plate is its ability to take bits and pieces of everything from screamo to prog to post-rock to hardcore and turn them into a coherent and even compelling pop music whole. The hooks are what make it easy to forgive the waltz-time interlude on "Loud & Clear," and on "Heart Beatz," the stop-and-go rhythms actually work with the song rather than against it, building up a nice tension against the pretty, atmospheric guitar parts. Best of all is "The Climb," a song that puts serious complexity to work in support of its tunefulness; almost as good are a glorified football chant titled "King of Hearts," and a chunky midtempo shouter called "Dearest Mistake." The album ends on a puzzling note, with an attractive but egregiously overlong instrumental number that confirms the band's chops but brings up fresh doubts about its judgment. Recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson