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Citizen Cope - Heroin & Helicopters

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Format: CD
Rel. Date: 03/01/2019
UPC: 644216264810

Heroin & Helicopters
Artist: Citizen Cope
Format: CD
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DISC: 1

1. Duck Confit
2. Justice
3. Hours on End
4. The River
5. War
6. On My Love
7. Caribbean Skies
8. Sally Walks
9. Yella
10. Silver Blush
11. Forbidden

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Comprised of 11 new, original songs all written and produced by Citizen Cope - AKA Clarence Greenwood - Heroin & Helicopters marks a return to Cope s grassroots approach to musicianship, one that is colored by hard work, hustle and heart, irrespective of the obstacles he s encountered throughout his more than 25 years as a career artist. Citizen Cope came up with the title Heroin & Helicopters after an encounter with Carlos Santana, who has been a Citizen Cope fan since before their 2002 collaboration on his rework of the Cope song Sideways. Santana was at a Citizen Cope show at San Francisco's Fillmore when he told Cope to "stay away from the two H s - heroin and helicopters," saying both had fatal results for people in music. To Cope, the quote reflected a larger pattern in society - a metaphor for addiction and instant gratification, both themes that thread throughout the record. The album tackles Cope s personal struggles with religion, political manipulation, hollowness in the entertainment world, and spiritual enlightenment, as he contends with his own role in those societal institutions. 

        
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