Copperopolis (album)

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Copperopolis
Copperopolis.png
Studio album by
Grant Lee Buffalo
ReleasedJune 1996
StudioCherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length56:03
LabelSlash, Reprise
ProducerPaul Kimble
Grant Lee Buffalo chronology
Mighty Joe Moon
(1994) 		Copperopolis
(1996) 		Jubilee
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide4/5 stars[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[]

The album was produced by bass player Paul Kimble. It was recorded in six weeks.[8]

Critical reception[]

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[]

All tracks composed by Grant Lee Phillips

  1. "Homespun"
  2. "The Bridge"
  3. "Arousing Thunder"
  4. "Even The Oxen"
  5. "Crackdown"
  6. "Armchair"
  7. "Bethlehem Steel"
  8. "All That I Have"
  9. "Two & Two"
  10. "Better For Us"
  11. "Hyperion & Sunset"
  12. "Comes To Blows"
  13. "The Only Way Down"

References[]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Copperopolis - Grant Lee Buffalo". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 499.
  4. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Courtney, Kevin. "Grant Lee Buffalo". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Grant Lee Buffalo". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo Evolves in 'Copperopolis'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 20, 1996 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Buffalo Roams : Grant Lee Phillips' Folk-Rock Trio Goes With the Flow but Never Loses Its General Direction". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1996.
  9. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo - Copperopolis". No Depression.
  10. ^ Buckley, Peter (September 30, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.


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