• Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Oct 25, 2024
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Mojo
    Oct 31, 2024
    80
    There’s some very fine rock songs (Sally Was A Cop revisits the “Oh-oh-oh” singalong on Willie Mays Is Up At Bat from Temple Beautiful) and excellent ballads, from Americana closer It’s A Good Day To Be Alive to truly beautiful Red Sky Night. [Nov 2024, p.89]
  2. Uncut
    Oct 31, 2024
    80
    An exploration of what common ground there might be between it and Prophet’s usual métier of deadpan country rock. It turns out to be substantial, as does this album, from the shuffling Colombiana of “Betty’s Song” to the drawling Tom Petty vibes of “Sally Was A Cop” to the near Glen Campbell-ish “Red Sky Night”. [Nov 2024, p.41]
  3. Oct 31, 2024
    80
    It's fine work from a great songwriter who is following his passions while he can, and that makes it special.
  4. Nov 14, 2024
    70
    For those listeners who have enjoyed one solid solo release after the next, including an excellent run in the 2010s, Chuck Prophet with ¿Qiensave? may take some adjustment; however, it proves to be a fruitful collaboration. Even if this is a one-off record, Wake the Dead offers plenty of quality that makes it worthwhile to listen.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 31, 2024
    70
    Utterly charming album, with Prophet’s ear for a keening melody still intact – the lovely Red Sky Night, the gentle rhythm of First Came The Thunder -and suffused with a lilting Latin charm. [Nov 2024, p.77]

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