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I don't know why I bought this cd last year and I still have no idea why to this day, but I can tell you honsetly that I do not regret it. It's a close second to the CD I thought was the best of 2002 which, to me at least, is a very good thing. It's really kind of hard to categorize Citizen Cope since he's seemingly everywhere genre-wise on this disc, but I'll say Rock/Soul is what it most sounds like. Great stuff, DreamWorks, so far, has put out some rather top notch stuff. (Nelly Furtado, Floetry, Citizen Cope).
Best tracks include:
2. Contact
3. If There's Love
4. Let The Drummer Kick
8. Hands Of The Saints
12. Teresa
13. Holdin' On
hidden track
14. Mandy
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After passing by this disc in my local record store and hearing good things about it. I found it used, listened to it and bought it. What i found was that it didnt to me sound like whitey, but more in the vein of g.love or jack johnson. Not that i dont like whitey but just doesnt sound comparable. He has a real laid back flow, and a sound that grows on with every listen. This whole disc is consistant musically. definitly rasta friendly
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The CD Citizen Cope wears well. I enjoy it more every time I play it. I particularly enjoy the cut, "Salvation."
The abstractions in the Clarence Greenwood's lyrics knock me out, "I'm downstairs on the Motorola, ya know, I've got three golden bullets
and I'm shootin' for your soul." I saw Citizen Cope on the "CBS Late Late Show." Greenwood is an original, a rarity these days. If Dreamworks is smart they'll put him in movies.
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A friend recommended Citizen Cope to me claiming he was like a R&B-styled folkie a la Wycelf Jean.I thought that it sounded like something that I would want to check out.
I did and I dug it,for the most part.
A former member of Basehead(1992's critically acclaimed "Play With Toys"),Citizen Cope's self-titled debut is on a streetwise,
hip hop-folkie tip.Similiar to Everlast.My favorites on here
were "If There's Love","Contact","Mistaken ID","200,000(In Counterfeit 50 Dollar Bills)",and "Teresa".
Overall,melodic folksy hip hop with a slight rock and R&B twist.
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I first heard Citizen Cope at the 2002 HFStival at RFK Stadium in DC on May 26. He was on the street stage but I believe he should've been on the main stage because he is so good. My sister heard him a little bit the day before and fell in love with him and his music. That's when she said I have to check him out. So I did and I thank her for opening me up to his music. It can get you pumped up, make you happy, calm you down and feel mellow. I love this whole album. My sister bought a copy of his cd at HFS and plays it all day long. I love this album above all the rest. He does sound a bit like Everlast but there is just something about his voice that just draws you in. I'd say there's a bit of jazz, raggae, rock, r&b and pop in this album. It's the best mix of musical styles I've ever heard. Take a chance and buy this album!! It'll be worth it!!
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