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  1. m9tt liked Excal101's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    I am big jelly. Pre-breakup Lydia is mythical.

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM

  2. m9tt liked peoplearepoison's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    Looking back on it, seeing them on the YAMS tour with the classic Lydia line up is one of those “wow I can’t believe i saw that” line ups

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM

  3. m9tt liked Excal101's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    I was fortunate to find out about Anberlin/Copeland/Lydia all around the same time, back on Myspace. I think they were doing tours together back then, around when Cities came out. I was far too young to go to a show in those days, and that will forever gnaw at me, especially with what Lydia, and now Anberlin have become. In rankings I'd have to go: Ixora Blushing ESR In Motion YAMS BMT IM/YAMS may swap depending on the day but I think the rest are pretty solidified. That's no shade on BMT either but as time has gone on and I, and the band, have grown it shows its age even if its still great. ESR I think was the start of something that ended up more evident in the later era/albums of the band. There were missteps, (glances awkwardly at Kite) but it was a bridge to them moving into a deeper and more unique direction. More experimentation, more in depth production, and yes a lot of darkness to it compared to BMT/IM. YAMS is a weird one for me. I had a hard time going into it off the dark feels of ESR. In some senses they pulled back, in others they pushed forward. It took me until almost Ixora's release to really appreciate it. And I'm glad I do now. I never thought we were getting more Copeland post YAMS, so everything since has been gravy to me. And when Ixora came out I was absolutely floored. It was not easy to get into at first, but it was such a huge step in what the band had done or shown they could do. Aaron is a master of soundscapes, he has production talent in spades, he is to me, a Sapone level talent. And it ends up being the secret sauce that I think lets Copeland punch so far and above what one would expect. What other band is going to do things like Ixora's twin versions / sound syncing? A complete flex of arrangement and production skill. Blushing builds upon that in some seriously scary good ways. While Blushing may just go a tinge too far for me down the rabbit-hole Copeland was pursing during that 'era', it is a monster of an accomplishment as a record. Everything that Copeland has been, turned to 11. Even when it becomes a little too much, its still so so so good. I actually would love to get a bit more of a dramatic/extended cut of Waltz on Water. I don't know why but the track has always struck me as 30 seconds too short. And then there's the goddamn orchestral shows...Insane. "The American Radiohead" comparisons are apt to me, and I don't think the band gets nearly the credit/recognition they should. The stories people are sharing of Paramore and other bands having love and appreciation is nice though, I think at least amongst peers these guys have got to be rockstars, even if there isn't more mainstream appreciation for them. I'd love to see them play with AFS on the upcoming tour but don't think I'll be able to. I did get to see them on their initial tour for Ixora, and I had one of the beautiful limited enamel pins on a leather jacket I had been cultivating with pins and patches for years. Left it at a show accidentally, and its gone forever now. I hope someone out there got to appreciate it after.

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM

  4. m9tt liked Garrett's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    That first Waking Ashland album ruled my life for like a year. Seeing them and Copeland together would’ve been insane, let alone adding in Mae and Relient K and Dustin mfin Kensrue

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM

  5. m9tt liked Dog Fish's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    A song for our times

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  6. m9tt liked Michael Belt's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    sounds like the same approach taken for the first Anchor & Braille album - Aaron's heavily involved with production, but the project is Stephen (on in this case Kellin) agreed

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM

  7. m9tt liked irthesteve's post in the thread Band Copeland.

    Yeah I probably won't listen at all, can't stand his voice

    Feb 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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