Awake in a Dream (album)

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Awake in a Dream
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Studio album by
Released1991
Genre Hard rock
Length49:48
Label Morgan Creek
Producer E.T. Thorngren, Eleven
Eleven chronology
Awake in a Dream
(1991)
Eleven
(1993)

Awake in a Dream is the debut album by the American hard rock band Eleven, released in 1991 on Morgan Creek Records. [1] [2] Singles from the album include "Break the Spell" (which was featured in the film Freejack ) and "Rainbow's End", which had a music video released. A promotional EP titled Vowel Movement was also released, featuring alternate mixes of four songs on the album. The album is named for a line in the song "Learning to Be".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Chicago Tribune noted that, "with Jack Irons' fat beat leading the way, the hooks don't just please, they pummel, recalling a weird hybrid of early XTC and '70s Stevie Wonder." [4] The Los Angeles Times determined that "the music strives for the heaviness of Led Zeppelin while [Alain] Johannes sings in an aggressive John Lennon-like style." [5]

AllMusic wrote: "Not earth-shattering but usually decent, this little-known CD indicated that Eleven was a band to keep an eye on, even if commercial success eluded them." [3]

Track listing

  1. "All Together" (3:45) (Johannes/Shneider)
  2. "Break the Spell" (2:14) (Johannes/Shneider)
  3. "Learning to Be" (4:00) (Johannes/Shneider)
  4. "Rainbow's End" (4:43) (Johannes/Shneider/Irons)
  5. "Before Your Eyes" (5:15) (Johannes/Shneider/Irons)
  6. "Burning Your Bed" (4:26) (Johannes/Shneider)
  7. "Flying" (5:24) (Johannes/Shneider/Irons)
  8. "I Wanna See No Back" (3:46) (Johannes/Shneider)
  9. "You Are Mine" (4:18) (Johannes/Shneider)
  10. "Water and Power" (3:15) (Johannes/Shneider)
  11. "Down" (3:16) (Johannes/Shneider/Irons)
  12. "Message to You" (5:00) (Johannes)

Personnel

References

  1. Goldstein, Patrick (18 Aug 1991). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 67.
  2. Wolff, Carlo (November 13, 1991). "L.A. Music Coming to Town". The Plain Dealer. p. 8D.
  3. 1 2 "Awake in a Dream Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Caro, Mark (12 Sep 1991). "Rave Recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  5. Appleford, Steve (15 Dec 1991). "Eleven's Album Offers Soulful Numbers". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 101.