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Floored Genius: The Best Of Julian Cope And The Teardrop Explodes 1979-1991 (Import) (CD)

By: Julian Cope (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Floored Genius: The Best Of Julian Cope And The Teardrop Explodes 1979-1991 (Import) (CD) Album By Julian Cope (Artist)
1   Reward
2   Treason
3   Sleeping Gas
4   Bouncing Babies
5   Passionate Friend
6   Great Dominions, The
7   Greatness And Perfection Of Love, The
8   Elegant Chaos, An
9   Sunspots
10   Reynard The Fox
11   World Shut Your Mouth
12   Trampolene
13   Spacehopper
14   Charlotte Anne
15   China Doll
16   Out Of My Mind On Dope And Speed
17   Jellypop Perky Jean
18   Beautiful Love
19   East Easy Rider
20   Safesurfer
 

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Review

Alternative Press (2/93, p.64) - "...offers a more coherent picture of his solo career than his regular albums usually muster..."
Audio Magazine (2/93, p.94) - Sound: A- / Performance: A - "...a brilliant chronology of 20 tracks. The range of pop--infectious, artful, and fully hard--will drop your jaw..."

Title Note

Personnel: Julian Cope (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass); Steve Lovell (guitar, recorder); Brother Johno (guitar, bass); Donald Ross Skinner (guitar, lute, banjo, piano, organ, omnichord, bass, samples); Troy Tate (guitar, electric sitar); Alan Gill, Michael Finkler, What's Michael Mooney (guitar); Dan Levett (cello); Kate St. John (cor anglais); Terry Bailey, Aak Verkade, Hurricane Smith, Ray Martinez (trumpets); Ziegisch Kidsky (tuba); Double DeHarrison (piano, Clavinet, organ, guitar, Moog); David Balfe (piano, organ, synthesizer, marimba); Jeff Hammer (piano, vibraphone); Ron Fair (piano); Tim Bran (organ); Gorby Scott Butterworth (Moog synthesizer); Danny Thompson (acoustic bass); Rooster Cosby (bass, drums, congas, percussion); J.D. "Chubby" Hassinger (bass, drums, percussion); Alfie Agius, James Eller (bass); Gary Dwyer, Steve Crease, Chris Whitten, Friendship David Palmer (drums); Hugoth Nicolson (tambourine).

Producers include: Alan Winstanley, Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Steve Lovell, Ed Stasium.

Includes liner notes by Mick Houghton.

FLOORED GENIUS is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful world of Julian Cope. Spanning Cope's 1979-1982 tenure as the lead singer/bassist of the celebrated UK post-punk group the Teardrop Explodes through his solo PEGGY SUICIDE album, this 20-track collection distils the best of the Teardrop Explodes' three albums and Cope's seven pre-1995 solo outings into one essential collection.

The six Teardrop Explodes songs on FLOORED GENIUS find Cope at the peak of his powers. Teardrop made inventive and colorful rock, encompassing everything from the swirling, neo-psychedelia of the UK pop hit "Treason" to the bright, Turtles-like '60s pop of "Passionate Friend." This is one of the great, "lost" bands of the early '80s. Although Cope's solo albums never managed to match the consistency and vision of the Teardrop Explodes, the solo recordings showcased on FLOORED GENIUS easily hold their own against that band's best work. The selections forsake the unfocused whimsy and indulgent experimentation that occasionally weigh down his albums, instead covering such concise, well-crafted songs as the aching psychedelic pop of "Elegant Chaos," the stately ballad "Charlotte Anne," and the garage-rock raver "World Shut Your Mouth." FLOORED GENUIS is a delight from start to finish.

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