Clarence Greenwood Recordings, The - Citizen Cope

This album starts off strongly with "Nite Becomes Day", a mix of reggae inspired lyrics, synthesisers and R&B beats.The next song "Pablo Picasso" is a fusion of reggae sing beats and tribal drums. But soon after, the album takes a turn for the worse, when Cope starts making the mistake of thinking that repetitive and uncreative lyrics give off a cool and laid back vibe. This is demonstrated in "Sideways", which I find has great melodies and an amazing ...
...of the same old thing over and over again, ad nauseum. He also starts using overly sentimental clichés that have long lost it's meaning, for example in "Fame". Overall, I think this album has one or two songs that are worth listening to, but you shouldn't too far into this album, for the sake of your ears. Citizen Cope has potential, but his quest to define himself has often lead him astray. ...

randomhero1 24.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Clarence Greenwood Recordings, The - Citizen Cope

This second album by Citizen is again a work or genius showing obvious progressions from his first self titled album. The first song, 'Nite Becomes Day' shows a more mature and progressive side in Citizen's music, which continues to grow as the album progresses. Lyrically, again this album is flawless; every line thought out meticulously and delivered with Citizen's instantly recognisable tone. His music again takes influences from bands such as ...

hasbok 09.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Clarence Greenwood Recordings, The - Citizen Cope