Copperopolis (album)
| Copperopolis | ||||
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| Released | June 1996 | |||
| Studio | Cherokee, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 56:03 | |||
| Label | Slash, Reprise | |||
| Producer | Paul Kimble | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
Copperopolis is the third studio album by alternative rock band Grant Lee Buffalo.[4][5] It was released in 1996 on Slash Records.[6][7]
Production
[edit]The album was produced by bass player Paul Kimble. It was recorded in six weeks.[8] All songs were written by Grant Lee Phillips
Critical reception
[edit]No Depression wrote that "the sound is lush and more beautiful than ever."[9] Trouser Press wrote that "every song is a miniature epic" and that "the record confirms Phillips as a pop auteur."[6] The Rough Guide to Rock called the album "triumphant," writing that it introduced "a richer, more sweeping sound."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Grant Lee Phillips
- "Homespun"
- "The Bridge"
- "Arousing Thunder"
- "Even the Oxen"
- "Crackdown"
- "Armchair"
- "Bethlehem Steel"
- "All That I Have"
- "Two & Two"
- "Better for Us"
- "Hyperion & Sunset"
- "Comes to Blows"
- "The Only Way Down"
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark. "Copperopolis - Grant Lee Buffalo". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 499.
- ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Courtney, Kevin. "Grant Lee Buffalo". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b "Grant Lee Buffalo". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo Evolves in 'Copperopolis'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 20, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Buffalo Roams : Grant Lee Phillips' Folk-Rock Trio Goes With the Flow but Never Loses Its General Direction". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1996.
- ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis". No Depression.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (September 30, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
