Beneath Medicine Tree is the first full-length album from Copeland. Beneath Medicine Tree features a heavy medical theme. Aaron Marsh admits that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitalization of his girlfriend and the death of his grandmother. The album booklet includes photographs by then-bassist James Likeness of hospital scenes.[2] Marsh cites that, "With Beneath Medicine Tree, I wanted to make a record that moves people, while with In Motion, I wanted to make a record that makes people move."[3]
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| Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | November 4, 2002 – January 1, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, emo, indie rock[1] | |||
| Length | 44:14 | |||
| Label | The Militia Group | |||
| Producer | Matt Goldman and Copeland | |||
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| Punknews.org |   [2] |
Vulture.com described "When Paula Sparks" as the emo centerpiece of the album, "being one of [the emo genre's] deepest and richest examinations of grief."[4]
Track listing edit
- "Brightest" – 2:05
- "Testing the Strong Ones" – 3:36
- "Priceless (For Eleanor)" – 4:50
- "Take Care" – 4:10
- "When Paula Sparks" – 4:54
- "California" – 5:26
- "She Changes Your Mind" – 3:48
- "There Cannot be a Close Second" – 3:38
- "Coffee" – 4:46
- "Walking Downtown" – 3:06
- "When Finally Set Free" – 3:55
The title track, "Beneath Medicine Tree", was not included in the final release of this album, but was instead re-written and released as "Love Is a Fast Song" on their second album, In Motion.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Copeland". punknews.org. August 13, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree (Staff review)". Punknews.org. March 25, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "Copeland Biography at Starpulse.com". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Ian Cohen; David Anthony; Nina Corcoran; Emma Garland; Brad Nelson (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture.com. Vox Media. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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