Track Listing

1. Greatness And Perfection Of Love
2. Head Hang Low
3. Hey Hey High Class Butcher
4. Sunspots
5. Me Singing
6. Hobby
7. 24A Velocity Crescent
8. Laughing Boy
9. O King Of Chaos
10. Reynard The Fox
11. Pulsar
12. Crazy Farm Animal
13. Christmas Mourning
14. Planet Ride
15. You Think It's Love
16. Double Vegetation

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #246367 in Music
• Released on: 1998-05-18
• Number of discs: 1

CD Description
FLOORED GENIUS 2, covering sessions recorded for BBC Radio between 1983 and 1989, captures Cope's Syd Barrett-esque whimsy in full flower. These tracks strip the gloss from familiar songs, allowing listeners to hear what Cope must have heard in his head before producers attempted to turn his offbeat songs into hit singles. FLOORED GENIUS 2's key tracks are the six songs cut between 1983 and 1984. Still reeling from the split of The Teardrop Explodes, Cope recorded totally solo, backing himself with a solitary guitar, Casio keyboard, and a simple drum machine. Such desolate, soul-searching songs as "Head Hung Low" and "Me Singing" evoke Cope's '60s heroes Tim Buckley and Scott Walker. The versions found here easily surpass the more calculated studio recordings of these highly personal songs.
Later recordings such as "24a. Velocity Crescent" tend to focus on Cope's disconcerting penchant for stream-of-conscious lyrics and disjointed melodies. The previously unreleased "Christmas Mourning" and a stripped-down version of "Pulsar"-which Cope would later record on his hard rock ST. JULIAN album-illustrate the playful, adventurous style that Cope first explored with the Teardrop Explodes. FLOORED GENIUS 2 is one of the most consistent and enjoyable albums of Cope's career.

Customer Reviews

An essential companion to Leper Skin
If you bought Leper Skin then you really have to buy this as well. No question! Together they provide a wonderful perspective on the genius that is Julian Cope. This c.d. is actually subtitled "Best of the BBC sessions 1983-91" with all the tracks being selected by Julian himself. You get it all from sublime to manic with heartfelt versions of classics found elsewhere. Great notes by Mick Houghton as well. After this the next step is to buy "Fried" the recently remixed first two Teardrop Explodes albums, and of course the absolute classic "Jehovahkill"(if you can find a copy).