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Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope, on 21 October 1957, in Deri, Mid Glamorgan) was raised in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He came to prominence as the singer of the liverpool pop band The Teardrop Explodes in 1978. Cope has since released many solo albums and is a founding member of the bands Queen Elizabeth and Brain Donor. In addition to his musical career, Cope has written several books of non-fiction and autobiography.
Cope grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire in the English Midlands. He attended the City of Liverpool College of Higher Education . Cope’s musical career began as bass player with a band known as Crucial Three, which also featured Ian McCulloch (future guitarist and singer for Echo and the Bunnymen) and Pete Wylie (later of Wah!). The band lasted for little more than six weeks and disbanded without any public performances or formal recordings, although the song “Books” was later recorded by both Cope’s and McCulloch’s subsequent bands. Cope went on to form other short-lived bands before first achieving fame and success as the singer, original bassist and primary songwriter of The Teardrop Explodes.
After The Teardrop Explodes disbanded in late 1982 following the completion of three albums, Cope returned to live close to his hometown of Tamworth, settling in the nearby village of Drayton Bassett, and soon began recording. In 1983 he recorded some tunes for John Peel’s show. He re-worked these introspective works for his first solo album, World Shut Your Mouth, released in 1984.
Cope grew up in Tamworth, Staffordshire in the English Midlands. He attended the City of Liverpool College of Higher Education . Cope’s musical career began as bass player with a band known as Crucial Three, which also featured Ian McCulloch (future guitarist and singer for Echo and the Bunnymen) and Pete Wylie (later of Wah!). The band lasted for little more than six weeks and disbanded without any public performances or formal recordings, although the song “Books” was later recorded by both Cope’s and McCulloch’s subsequent bands. Cope went on to form other short-lived bands before first achieving fame and success as the singer, original bassist and primary songwriter of The Teardrop Explodes.
After The Teardrop Explodes disbanded in late 1982 following the completion of three albums, Cope returned to live close to his hometown of Tamworth, settling in the nearby village of Drayton Bassett, and soon began recording. In 1983 he recorded some tunes for John Peel’s show. He re-worked these introspective works for his first solo album, World Shut Your Mouth, released in 1984.
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IvanHalen wrote:
Peggy Suicide should do good for starters .. some would say too mainstream but real deep awesome songwriting ... very out there ! ihs
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themartialarts wrote:
The 'Jehovahkill' remaster sounds like shit, though I can just about make out it's a a classic album. Anyone got a blue-tray copy they don't want?
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paulparadiis wrote:
I will get my "Krautrocksampler" next week!
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Lanartur wrote:
The genius to speak for one's self, it becomes the establishment that is floored. Haha, rant.
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Lanartur wrote:
Nothing floored about a subjective spirit like Cope's. Only to the objective viewpoint, fuck the boundaries.
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KosmischeSynth wrote:
New to Cope, well almost... I got the compilation album 'Floored Genious' and like some of the Teardrop Explodes stuff as well as 'World Shut Your Mouth' and the two tracks from fried (Sunspots I like alot). Has anyone got any recommendations?
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sexnapoleon wrote:
floored you mean
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saltod75 wrote:
Genius
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ShadyAdy wrote:
'Black Sheep At The Whitworth' is a fantastic album - best one he's done in ages!
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psych0ut wrote:
Sunspots!!
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peterwalsh99 wrote:
perhaps the most under rated living englishmen...a (flawed) genius!!
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patalach wrote:
if you gotta friend in jesus...
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RabbitKept wrote:
Pagan God :o) Just a great man with his own path he walks...(with large Doc Martins ahem)
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philipofis wrote:
does anyone have the lyrics for Julian's new fantastic song "Psychedelic Odin"
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alexissavage wrote:
you are a genius mr. cope - oh yes...
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Cronopio321 wrote:
FREE IS FREE, FOR EVERYBODY
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Cronopio321 wrote:
FREE IS FREE, FOR EVERYBODY
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riffman94 wrote:
jehovakill is awesome. not on itunes though
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BillSwansea wrote:
I've been working out the lyrics from the Black Sheep album for quite some time, it's good fun.
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johnmordecai wrote:
Visionary.
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