Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide
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Artist: Julian CopeEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-04-08
Music Label: Island UK
Soundtracks:
- Pristeen
- Double Vegetation
- East Easy Rider
- Promised Land
- Hanging Out And Hung Up On The Line
- Safesurfer
- If You Loved Me At All
- Drive She Said
- Soldier Blue
- You...
- Not Waving But Drowning
- Head
- Leperskin
- Beautiful Love
- Western Front 1992 CE
- Hung Up And Hanging Out To Dry
- The American Lite
- Las Vegas Basement
Free Music Notes for Peggy Suicide
Free Music Review: Beautiful Julian, where have you gone?
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD was all I listened to for 5 or 6 months back in the early 1990's and I still pull it out frequently, especially while driving. This collection of songs is environmentally aware, but not preachy, and I believe that this, coupled with superb song-writing and the sincerest of devotions to the future of what Cope calls "mother earth" is what makes "Peggy Suicide" a theme album that works.
Stylistically the spectrum is broad. "Pristeen", "Promised Land" and "Las Vegas Basement" are all slow ballads, the first two cresdendoing into a signature climaxes, the last remaining heart-felt and mournful. "Drive, She Said", "American Lite" and "Leperskin" are great classic rock anthems. "Head", "Soldier Blue" and "If You Loved Me At All" are groovy and psychedelic, but more accessible than a lot of Teardrop Explodes material of Julian's yesteryear. The gem of the collection is "Beautiful Love", a radio-friendly ode to divine charity inspired by swimming with dolphins.
Some songs will be a bit more challenging to traditional rock fans. "Hung up and hanging out to dry" is an orchestral monolith with only the seven words of the title seemingly caught once again in Cope's repetitive yet ever-building crescendo to an explosive climax. "Soldier Blue" was written about a protest in which the police became involved which includes a related Lenny Bruce routine to accentuate the theme. These are all catchy tunes, however, and even "You" and "Western Front", which might remind one of cartoon soundtrack material, will stick enjoyably in the mind of appreciative listeners.
It's well to mention that Peggy Suicide is drenched in Julian's sense of humor which co-exists quite naturally with his political message. He had stated in an interview shortly after the album was released that he wanted the album to be "righteous, not self-righteous" and so he wrote anti-driving songs, like "east Easy Rider", which contain the thematic message, but which he commented are "great to listen to while driving". Not being on the same page politically with Cope, I still appreciate his devotion and these songs remain some of my favorites ever.
Peggy Suicide Poster
Deluxe digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the eccentric British rocker's 1991 album including a bonus disc that contains 11 bonus non album tracks. Peggy Suicide was the fifth official solo album from the former leader of The Teardrop Explodes. It was accompanied with extensive notes in which Cope explained the meaning of each song and stated that the entire album was a meditation on humanity's relationship to mother Earth. The album was written in the aftermath of the British anti-poll tax in 1990, to which several songs refer. Many songs are given very idiosyncratic interpretations, such as Cope's account of "You" which asserts that the Conscious Mind "acts like a cross between Tony Wilson and Bill Drummond but looks a lot like Lew Grade. The Unconscious mind...looks like Iggy Pop playing Syd Barrett." 30 tracks. Universal. 2009.Alternative Rock Music CDs
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