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Grade: A- | Genre:
Rock
Summary: The Clarence Greenwood Recordings is a showcase of one man's talent and the broad influences that have helped to shape his sound. It blurs the lines of genre and is a must have for your changer. |
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I guess commercials are good for something after all. These days, those quick 30 second opportunities to run to the bathroom have become a good source of discovering new and obscure music you otherwise would never find our your radio dial. We did it when we stumbled upon Telepopmusik during a Mitsubishi commercial and again when we learned about Dirty Vegas from the same auto company.
Last week, before I had a chance to step away for a commercial break during an episode of The Office, I found myself being sold the Pontiac G6. However, its failure to make me want to buy became my gain as the brief little tune used in the commercial attracted all my attention. Forget how much horse-power the G6 delievered, my focus was on finding out more about the music. Thanks to our friends at Google, the name of the song was "Son's Gonna Rise" by little known artist, Citizen Cope.
Citizen Cope, aka Clarence Greenwood, was a DJ for D.C.'s Basehead and has since broken away to mix beats for himself and the masses. His previous self-titled effort helped to develop a small but devoted following; however, it was not able to break into the mainstream. Recording company politics forced him to defect from Dreamworks to Arista where he fused together "hip-hop beats with mellow piano melodies and new-school blues with easy-listening pop" on his latest, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. (Amazon's Jennifer Maerz)
Article comments
1 - ELIZABETH
CLARENCE GREENWOOD KICKS ASS. HIS MELODIC VOICE JUST MAKES ME MELT. HE IS DEFINATELY TRUE TALENT. AND WHO CARES ABOUT MAINSTREAM, ITS WHEN YOU GET TO MAINSTREAM THAN YOU START TO SUCK AND LOSE REALITY OF REAL MUSIC.
2 - Rebecca
I agree. His music is deep, and his voice is so damn good. (not to mention, he's fine as hell). But yeah, his lyrics are amazing.