Copeland Band • Page 86

Aaron messaged me that he found a few more of the signed ixora posters so I snagged one. Woohoo!

 

Which one song would you use to introduce someone to Copeland? My heart says, "Should You Return," but my head says, "Love Affair" or "Disjointed."

 

Either Erase or Pope. Both do a good job of showing everything the band does best imo.

 

Oh that's a tough one, I could pick so many. My first thought was also Erase since it has a great combination of their sound.

If it wasn't 10 mins long I'd almost say Not So Tough Found Out

 

Depends on the person and what they like. It's hard to pick a single song since they have so much variety in their sound. All of the ones already mentioned are great choices though.

 

Walking Downtown?

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probably Erase or Disjointed. Or Careful Now.

 

In the same mood of Erase for me it'd be Choose the One Who Loves You More, such a beautiful song.

 

Even after being exposed to them a few years prior, Ordinary and Disjointed hooked me for good (and got me to dig into their back catalog) when they started promoting Ixora.

 

I have basically the same story. I became aware of them shortly after YAMS, but didn't really dig in until I heard Ordinary back when Ixora was announced. When Ixora came out, the moment Disjointed started kicking in I was hooked for life. I've seen them live three times since and they're one of the few bands I still regularly return to.

 

All examples are good ;d I'd pick something chosen more precisely for a given person, like @SpyKi said. With that being said, I could add that with many people I played them "Suddenly" loud enough, seeing as the production there is something that can grab the interest of lots of different folks. Really astonishing work over there!

 

I’d never listened to Copeland before Ixora, but while the older records are very good and you can see a lot of the same elements, I’d be unable to pick a song from blushing/Ixora to accurately represent the earlier stuff. that said, erase, disjointed, and on your worst day were immediately all time favorite songs upon hearing them, so they’re the first ones I show anybody.

 

I don’t think Ixora and YAMS are all that different sonically tbh. Though YAMS is much warmer and brighter

 

They definitely share lots of elements and new vocal choices (production wise mostly), that began from YAMS, but there are certain elements that would clearly set them apart.

 

I don't agree. I think people tend to view Ixora as a new era of Copeland because it came six years after YAMS, but really I can imagine Should You Return, The Grey Man, Good Morning Fire Eater, Strange and Unprepared, and Not So Tough all on Ixora without really sounding out of place.

 

I feel like every record has at least some connection to the sound the previous album had, I think the biggest leap was probably ESR or YAMS honestly. Definitely see the sonic similarities between YAMS and Ixora.

I think they've done such a great job throughout at exploring new sounds but keeping the best things about their songwriting.

 

Yeah, exactly, it's not all the 11 songs from the record you named there ;D that's what I meant - there are moments, but I couldn't imagine "To Be Happy Now" on Ixora or "Lavender" on YAMS. Though to be honest I could easily tell apart the production of those 2 albums hearing one minute of a song - it is different and I'd maybe fall for "Ordinary", but almost every other song has at least some small bits significant for the era.

 

Pretty much every album they've done has distinct elements and songs that wouldn't fit on any other record. I think Ixora/Blushing and Medicine/Motion are probably their most similar albums but even those have nice evolutions.

 

Yeah I agree ESR is where they start the pivot to their sound they settled into on YAMS and Ixora. I vaguely remember ESR getting poor feedback when it came out since it wasn't BMT or IM pt 2. I think looking back now on their progression it gets more love. I love that album and on the right day could argue it being my favorite

 

It's definitely my favourite, I love the sound they had on that album.

 

ESR is so damn beautiful.

 

Every time I listen to Love Affair I want it to last forever.

 

They have progressed so beautifully over the years and their music holds up remarkably well. Especially in comparison with a lot of other stuff that was coming out back during their first few.

YAMS is my favorite but they’re one of the only bands where I legitimately love every record.

 

Can't believe I didn't buy that album on vinyl when I had the chance. By far my favorite Copeland record.

 

BMT was the first vinyl record I ever bought. I had no intention of starting a collection but when I saw it at a show I couldn't pass it up.

 

I think ESR was the first one I bought lol.