Writers left disappointed with Citizen Cope interview
Taylor DeBoer and Rich Rodrigues
Issue date: 4/28/09 Section: Arts & Society
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No disrespect to A Cool Stick, I was very entertained by their set, and delighted by O'Brien's ability to rap, but student bands are selected to play college festivals to set the mood and get the crowd excited for the upcoming band, not to be the only good and worthwhile part of the entire day.
The highlight for A Cool Stick's short, thirty-minute set was when they played "I Love Knowledge." Clever parodied lyrics and O'Brien's rap skills complimented the acoustic guitar and keyboards. It was hilarious when O'Brien got the crowd to stand up and chant, "take good notes" in unison. I think O'Brien could have a future in music-watch out for the English major from suburbia.
After A Cool Stick and before Augustana, students wandered around the quad, chomping down on hotdogs or hamburgers and sucking on snow cones to satisfy inebriatied appetites. Two members of the San Diego-based band, Augustana, wandered on the stage in front of Maryland Hall around 3p.m. Much to my surprise (and to the surprise of many of my classmates) Augustana played an acoustic, two-person set.
Unfortunately, Augustana isn't Simon and Garfunkel-when you're a one-hit wonder with minimal acclaim, an acoustic set is dreary and uninteresting, especially to a crowd of college students. And although their voices are stable and their songs decent (but not really), a full band would have been nice, but what do we expect for over ten thousand dollars, right SGA?
After Augustana left the stage after only 35 minutes, eager fans cooked in the 94-degree heat, anticipating Citizen Cope. Citizen Cope, or Clarence Greenwood, originates from Brooklyn, New York, and has been making music for over ten years and has three studio albums. His last album, Every Waking Moment, has been relatively successful and Cope has been touring off and on since. Rich and I got a chance to interview Citizen Cope before his performance.
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Matt Lindeboom
posted 4/28/09 @ 6:15 PM EST
A bad interview can be disappointing -- if not disheartening -- especially if the musician is disengaged or unresponsive. But that's the chance every interviewer takes when they set out. (Continued…)
Pat Hughes
posted 4/28/09 @ 11:11 PM EST
I agree with the assessment of Augustana as a 1 hit wonder and the lack of excitement behind Citizen Cope. Did anyone else notice that Citizen Cope already regularly plays in Baltimore? If you wanted to go see them you could have 2 times last year and once this year at the Recher Theater. (Continued…)
Amsterdammer
posted 4/29/09 @ 9:43 AM EST
The SGA doesn't currently already consult our radio station, WLOY, about the band's coming to Loyolapalooza? Why would you not consult the people with the most current, modern music knowledge. (Continued…)
Mom
posted 4/29/09 @ 6:10 PM EST
Why would the SGA consult WLOY on concerts? They had 2 great shows this year, and I'm almost sure both sold out since I could not even get a Girl Talk ticket. (Continued…)
WLOY
posted 4/29/09 @ 9:35 PM EST
First of all, Rich and I are not blaming SGA for the bad interview with Citizen Cope, if the article seemed that way then we apologize. A bad interview can happen with anyone. (Continued…)
jay z
posted 4/29/09 @ 10:42 PM EST
For all of you that disagree with the article. Look at the survey of which band was your favorite at Loyolapalooza. Last time I checked it was 59% A Cool Stick, 28% Citizen Cope. (Continued…)
Rich Rodrigues
posted 4/29/09 @ 11:28 PM EST
ok this is for real now.
i personally never stated any where in the article or to anyone that the SGA was to blame for the bad interview experience. (Continued…)
Karen Day
posted 5/07/09 @ 2:29 PM EST
The "Cope" in Citizen Cope is an abbreviation for Clarence Greenwood's middle name, "Copeland." His great-grandfather, the late J.B. Copeland was a West Texas judge who campaigned for election time and again by playing the piano. (Continued…)
Polly
Karen
posted 5/07/09 @ 2:32 PM EST
The "Cope" in Citizen Cope is an abbreviation for Clarence Greenwood's middle name, "Copeland." His great-grandfather, the late J.B. Copeland was a West Texas judge who campaigned for election time and again by playing the piano. (Continued…)
chief of all chiefs
posted 5/10/09 @ 2:49 AM EST
well karen,
aren't you a wealth of useless information. I saw there was another comment and expected something interesting, instead i just died a little inside. (Continued…)
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