Beneath Medicine Tree

Beneath Medicine Tree
Studio album by Copeland
Released March 25, 2003
Recorded November 4, 2002 – January 1, 2003
Genre Alternative rock, emo, indie rock[1]
Length 44:14
Label The Militia Group
Producer Matt Goldman and Copeland
Copeland chronology

Copeland/Pacifico
(2001)
Beneath Medicine Tree
(2003)
The Pale/Copeland Split EP
(2004)
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Punknews.org [2]

Beneath Medicine Tree is the first full-length album from Copeland. Beneath Medicine Tree features a heavy medical theme. Aaron Marsh admits that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitalization of his girlfriend and the death of his grandmother. The album booklet includes photographs by then-bassist James Likeness of hospital scenes.[2] Marsh cites that, "With Beneath Medicine Tree, I wanted to make a record that moves people, while with In Motion, I wanted to make a record that makes people move."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Brightest" – 2:05
  2. "Testing the Strong Ones" – 3:36
  3. "Priceless (For Eleanor)" – 4:50
  4. "Take Care" – 4:10
  5. "When Paula Sparks" – 4:54
  6. "California" – 5:26
  7. "She Changes Your Mind" – 3:48
  8. "There Cannot be a Close Second" – 3:38
  9. "Coffee" – 4:46
  10. "Walking Downtown" – 3:06
  11. "When Finally Set Free" – 3:55

The title track, "Beneath Medicine Tree", was not included in the final release of this album, but was instead re-written and released as "Love Is a Fast Song" on their second album, In Motion.

References

  1. "Copeland". punknews.org. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Copeland - Beneath Medicine Tree (Staff review)". Punknews.org. March 25, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  3. "Copeland Biography at Starpulse.com". Starpulse.com. Retrieved August 18, 2011.