Citizen Cope
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It Didn't Have Chemical Reactions
April 16th, 2005guoyandao on Citizen Cope: “He plays really fun music, it's like a mix of reggae, rock and electric. The most interesting thing is the electric keyboard sound that in my memory only appears in death metal, but the effect was pretty good actually. It didn't really have chemical reactions on me until the last song which had a Sting feel and goes like...fuck, I forgot how it goes like. I'd say the only thing left was physical excitement because of the catchy melody, beautiful keyboard loops, exciting riffs and powerful bass. But it didn't touch my soul.”
Citizen Cope's The Clarence Greenwood Recordings
February 13th, 2005Purchased Citizen Cope's The Clarence Greenwood Recordings CD.
Not as good as his self-titled release, but not as shallow as the critics claim, and has the same folk plus hip-hop sensibility as his first album. (He doesn't fit as neatly in the R&B category as some reviewers would like to believe.) I bought this a few days after his concert in Vancouver, though I couldn't find it until today because it was unavailable on iTunes Music Service Canada.
Suddenly an Al Green-Like Makeout Song
February 11th, 2005An attendee of the Citizen Cope concert in Seattle (I recently attended the Vancouver show) has this to say of the show: “It strikes me as odd that several Cope songs incite girls to sway and cuddle with their boys. While the songs are fantastic and soulful, are you not LISTENING TO THE WORDS? Why is a song about a penitentiary being on fire suddenly an Al Green-like makeout song?”
Citizen Cope's self-titled release
January 21st, 2005Purchased Citizen Cope's self-titled release from iTunes Music Service Canada.
In anticipation of his concert in Vancouver, this was the only album of his available on iTMS. I like his "Son's Gonna Rise" (not on this album) because of the sound of his voice and the hiphop sensibility of the lyrics.
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