Copacetic is an album by Velocity Girl, released in 1993.[1][2] It is their first full-length album and features the singles "Crazy Town" and "Audrey's Eyes," both of which were given music videos. The album's title is an American slang word for being untroubled.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Bob Weston and was recorded over five days for less than $5,000.[4][5] Its sound is heavily influenced by shoegaze. Kelly Riles described the recording of the album: "We mixed the album in a very different way than people would have expected us to—it's very rough sounding. It's a deliberate move away from the lighter production on the singles".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Robert Christgau(neither)[8]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin(mixed)[11]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[12]

A review in Lime Lizard at the time of its release drew comparisons with My Bloody Valentine, stating that "this could be the rejected demos for Isn't Anything".[13] The Washington Post noted that "the noisy dream-pop works some of the time (the opening 'Pretty Sister', for example), although when it gets too dreamy (the over-long 'Here Comes', the instrumental 'Candy Apples') it can just seem vague."[14] Trouser Press wrote: "Despite being taken as shoegazers, Velocity Girl makes its songs here jump up and down rather than simply stare at the floor."[15]

The album was listed among "75 Lost Classics" in the Spring 2007 issue of Magnet.[16]

Track listing

  1. "Pretty Sister" (4:59)
  2. "Crazy Town" (3:47)
  3. "Copacetic" (3:41)
  4. "Here Comes" (4:42)
  5. "Pop Loser" (2:24)
  6. "Living Well" (3:06)
  7. "A Chang" (5:48)
  8. "Audrey's Eyes" (3:02)
  9. "Lisa Librarian" (2:18)
  10. "57 Waltz" (2:49)
  11. "Candy Apples" (3:07)
  12. "Catching Squirrels" (5:42)

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Ray (Apr 1993). "It's spring! Sing! — Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Interview. Vol. 23, no. 4. p. 44.
  2. ^ Bonner, Michael (Apr 10, 1993). "Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Melody Maker. Vol. 69, no. 15. p. 29.
  3. ^ a b Bonner, Michael (1993) "Velocity Girl: Cop This", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 74
  4. ^ "Copacetic by Velocity Girl". Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 16. Apr 17, 1993. p. 52.
  5. ^ DeLuca, Dan (June 17, 1994). "Velocity Girl Finding That Perseverance Pays". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 15.
  6. ^ Huey, Steve "Copacetic Review", AllMusic, Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 24 October 2009
  7. ^ Margasak, Peter (1993-05-13). "Velocity Girl Copacetic (Sub Pop)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Velocity Girl". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  9. ^ Ali, Lorraine (1993-04-09). "Copacetic". Entertainment Weekly.
  10. ^ Diehl, Matt (1993) "Album Reviews: Velocity Girl - Copacetic", Rolling Stone, Issue 658
  11. ^ Aaron, Charles (1993-04-01). "Spins". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 96.
  12. ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 414.
  13. ^ Grundy, Gareth (1993) "Velocity Girl Copacetic", Lime Lizard, May 1993, p. 59
  14. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1993-03-26). "'Copacetic' Hits a Decent Velocity". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  15. ^ Levine, Robert. "Velocity Girl". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. ^ Magnet Magazine's "75 Lost Classics": We Found Eight of Them (SubPop Records) Archived 2009-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacetic_(Velocity_Girl_album)
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