Copeland Band • Page 6

I guess "obscure" would have been a better adjective than "weak". They both get very little attention considering how acclaimed both albums are.

 

I'm doing it

Eat Sleep Repeat > Beneath Medicine Tree > You Are My Sunshine = Ixora > In Motion

 

I get it. I love YAMS but not so much the last couple tracks.

 

Beneath Medicine Tree > Ixora/Eat Sleep Repeat/YAMS > In Motion

Damn, those middle three are hard. And I actually only really like a few songs on In Motion. Not my favorite Copeland sound.

 

I love a lot of In Motion but it just isn't as close to my heart as the others

 

I love Ixora, but I've had it long enough to safely say I don't love it like the others. I'd only place BMT below it overall honestly

 

You could cut Lavender and I think Ixora would actually flow better too. And, if I had it my way, I'd throw Like I Want You in there somewhere.

 

Ixora is their best offering and it isn't even close. Really special record.. I still remember getting that email earlier than expected and being so happy

 

Ixora and ESR for me

 

Like I Want You definitely felt like a B-side to me. Still good, but I get why they left it off. I think Lavender is a nice curve ball to throw in even if it's not my favorite on the album. That piano and the drone-y synths really do help that song stand out now that I listen again.

Also, because ranking things: Ixora >> ESR > You Are My Sunshine >>>> In Motion = Beneath Medicine Tree

I definitely always liked YAMS more than ESR, but in the last couple years I've found ESR to be both more diverse and well-rounded as an album.

 

Ixora easily takes the cake for me, but it was also the album I started with for this band. I love YAMS too though. I've still only listened to the other three each once, but I really enjoyed all of them. Great band.

 

You're probably right, I'm not sure I could put Like I Want You anywhere into the track listing and it would feel natural, but it's an amazing song.

 

I probably just need to listen to it more. It kind of kills the resolution that In Her Arms You Will Never Starve brings as a closer when it comes right after so I don't listen to it often.

 

Oh, I definitely agree. I'd have to experiment with other places to put it, but I really am also hesitant to change anything about the flow.

 

Yeah. If I ruined the perfect momentum of Ixora I think I'd be...b-side myself...

And just like that, it's time for bed.

 

They originally had it between World Turn and In Her Arms which is where I have it on my version.

 

God damn Ixora is so good. I want a new album from this band so badly I can't believe it. Maybe even more than I did when they were broken up, haha.

 

You know, maybe I'll try that out. It might work.

 

It's my least favourite song out of them all but I still think it's lovely so I still want to listen to it and I think it works very well there, way better than after the closer at least.

 

Can't imagine cutting Lavender. That last minute and a half is bliss. Personally, I've never been a big fan of Chiromancer, and I much prefer the combined version of Ordinary.

 

Every song on Ixora is perfect imo. One of my favourite albums.

 

Yep. Nothing needs cutting, everything is wonderful.

 

Ixora is perfect. On first listen, I was pretty underwhelmed, but after like the third or fourth go-round, it clicked for me. And then I heard the combined version. WOW. lavender is probably my least favorite, but I still wouldn't cut it!

 

Did you warm up to Lavender? I seem to remember you not liking it. Or at least the intro.

 

Oh yeah, the intro was real abrasive to me on first listen but I love that song now.