"I just got this CD recently and i have to say this CD is simply AMAZING. It has everything!!! Amazing melodic parts, spacey parts, awesome breakdowns. In #7 i believe it is the build up into the breakdown and the lead over it is just amazing and so creative i could not believe it when i heard it. This is a very very talented band everyone should definitley check out and support."
Well, since you're looking at the CD...
Hamma | New Jersey | 04/18/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"...telling you that they are slightly weak with their live show shouldn't make a difference. This CD is great, Big Breakdown Day 1 and 2 are awesome songs, along with the title track. I also suggest listening to another band from the same area as The Sleeping, called The Escape Engine. Although The Escape Engine recently broke up, the music they produced was outstanding. I saw both bands play, and The Sleeping opened for The Escape Engine's last show. Both great bands. Worthy of 5 stars."
Holy Crap good cd!
Bloodloss | Canada | 01/30/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Sleeping.... 3/5 of another amazing band, Skycamefalling. Alright, listen, when I first heard that Skycamefalling members made a new band, I was sceptical of how good they could be... I mean, how much better than Skycamefalling can you be.... Let me tell you.... The Sleeping prooved me wrong BIG TIME! With soft melodies and BRUTAL breakdowns all twined in together, The Sleeping bring post hardcore to a new level. All I ask is that you check it out. Hardcore fans, emo fans and everything in between unite over Believe What We Tell You!"
We Are The Sleeping. . .
D. Tadros | Bayonne, NJ USA | 01/26/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"OK, since I saw this band live in Jersey for the first time I have kept track of them, even owning their first Demo of what later became "Believe What We Tell You."
"Believe What We Tell You" is a blend of musical styles and is one of the best CDs I have ever heard. From start to finish this is a CD that will keep your attention. A CD that some bands like to refer to as their "Nevermind" of course refering to Nirvanas musical Masterpiece.
Songs that stand out the most are of course "Sunday Matinee (Reel To Real)" "The Big Breakdown Day 1 and Day 2" "Broadcast Silence" and "Fleet." When listening to the CD you may think some songs aren't as powerful as other BUT, believe it or not after seeing the band do the songs live you will go back and listen to the songs as if you had a whole new mind set about it. "If Your Heart Was Broken... You Would Be Dead" would seem like the most boring thing on the whole CD, but when you see the band do this song live you gain a whole new respect for the song. I have seen The Sleeping play 3 times now, I own their demo, an orginal T-Shirt that are both out of print, "Believe What We Tell You" which I got the band to sign at one of their shows, A signed poster, a hat, set of pins, stickers, and hoodie. I love this band, and they always have time to talk to their fans after a show, they know me personally.
Bottom line is, this is an awesome band that everyone should give a chance, they were one of the top listened to bands on Pure Volume.com and they were played on a near by radio station K-Rock, I love these guys and their CD, all I have to say is Awesome band, Awesome music, most own CD, and you most see them live.
Believe what we tell you."
Awesome!
Victor J. Kim | long island | 10/01/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"at first you might just wave this off as just another entry in the emocore kinda genre, but when you listen to it and actually pay attention to the muscianship, you realize it's so much deeper. awesome breakdowns, emotional riffs, meaningful lyrics, and a hidden track that'll put a smile on your face, especially if you know what's really going on... this album has it all. it's hard to pin "Believe What We Tell You" down to one genre, but if your priority is just to rock out then this is definitely the album for you."