The Teardrop Explodes- Treason (REACTION & REVIEW)

[@adamdodgshon638]

So happy for someone to listen to Teardrop Explodes. I think the whole Wilder album, the follow up, deserves a listen start to finish. Julian Cope, lead singer, released some amazing songs too. Especially his first 4 albums.

[@a.k.1740]

👍I would also be fine with Justin listening to Wilder entirely, which is The Teardrop Explodes' ultimate album.

[@NoxiousRob]

Wilder is such an underrated album, a real hidden gem.

[@seandrew7837]

Bought this single when it was in the charts in 1981. Passionate Friend was another killer track.

[@RobtSc]

From this album, try Poppies In the Field or Brave Boys. From their 2nd album Wilder, try Seven Views of Jerusalem or the tune ...And the Fighting Takes Over. Julian Cope went solo after this, and some stand out tracks of his are: Elegant Chaos, Head Hang Low, Kolly Kibber's Birthday, Pristeen.

[@iainweller452]

This is definitely in my top 10 favourite songs and I still have the single, “Reward” was the big hit with one of my favourite opening lines of any song, “When I Dream” is possibly a forgotten single rarely heard these day but still a great song, “Poppies in the Field” is definitely worth a listen.

[@kevinmottram9491]

Agree with Poppies in the Field as a stand out, but just do the whole album JP, you won't regret it.

[@PJprog]

OMG !! This is the first ever gig I went to. January 1982 Lancaster university , England. Think they were promoting the ' Wilder ' album. They were great that night. Thanks for the nostalgia , Julian Cope though , what a maverick ! Brilliant. Thanks JP. 😍 Listen to ' Colours fly away '.

[@annesmith2259]

The intro to Reward is mad brilliant ❤

[@keitholiver5866]

Wilder is a great album too. Love the tracks 'The Culture Bunker' and '...and The Fighting Takes Over'.

[@seandrew7837]

Julian Cope was previously in a band called ‘the Crucial 3’ with Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) and Pete Wylie (the Mighty Wah)

[@RobtSc]

And Julian and Ian co-wrote Books, which both bands perform.

[@jtenaz]

Julian Copes solo stuff is also brilliant. "Peggy Suicide" and "Jehovahkill" , especially.

[@Kevvinm]

When I Dream would be my next selection off this album.

[@sujatabose7983]

I love "Poppies Are in the Field" -that was the track that sold me on the band.

[@wallbangerreactions]

I think "Peggy Sucide" by Julian Cope, the singer here, is my favorite album from 1991. It won't get a lot of views if you react, but it is a fantastic album. I suggest because you said how much you like his voice. Maybe you can check it out on your own.

[@andypeace8860]

Copes masterpiece, definitely needs a review

[@OccupationalPhenomenology]

I recommend their track The Great Dominions, if you want to hear another side to their sound. Dark and beautiful.

[@jenniferkilzer5080]

The name of the band, it may be mentioned below is from a comic book panel. 'Poppies' is wonderful, it mentions comics, Julian loves them!

[@stephencolligan]

Julian Cope’s singing was highly influenced by Scott Walker - one of his heroes. Sleeping Gas is a great track on this album Justin

[@rosenfield10]

I'm a fan of lead singer Julian Cope. Anything from "Peggy Suicide", "Jehovahkill", or "Autogetton".

[@samstevenson5328]

I’d say your next track should be the album opener “Ha Ha I’m Drowning”

[@stephenholberton8381]

more teardrop explodes please, reward , anything from kilimanjaro, and wilder

[@thornbird6768]

My favourite Teardrop Explodes track , drove my mum crazy constantly playing it back in the day .

[@paulcollins5586]

Killer track. Such a great artist. All of julians stuff is genius.

[@ritaritaki9152]

You just made my day JP. I adore Julian Cope and the Teardrop Explodes. You should definitely consider a deep dive. There is a large catalogue of music. Julian is still recording, and has a very loyal fan base. For the Teardrop Explodes consider Reward as their most famous track and Sleeping Gas for a deeper listen. I have a soft spot for Trampoline by Julian Cope, that is before he left the Pop world and headed out into more adventurous waters. I do hope you follow your instincts and investigate them.

[@simoncruise964]

Julian Copes solo stuff is also brilliant, try any track from "Floored Genius" the best of Teardrop Explodes and Copes solo work.

[@scatterkeir]

For a deep cut I would recommend the 9 1/2 minute live version of Sleeping Gas.

[@m.b-ee8815]

Julian Cope is a recognised and respected expert in stone circles and such like. A bit of trivia for you. Love the Kilimanjaro album.

[@robertgrace6182]

RewArd is a ‘banger’ and they had a great catalogue. Julian Cope is great, and an expert on Neolithic history too!

[@maruad7577]

It has a happy dancy sound. It does what it is supposed to do and it does it well imo. Thanks for sharing.

[@sixbladeknife44]

So happy to see all the fellow Teardrop/Julian fans in the comment section, big fan for a very long time :)

[@markfilla9305]

I've known of this band for a long time, but this is the first song that I've ever heard from them (which is a bit embarrassing if I'm honest). I liked it! Thanks Justin!

[@JustJP]

No embarrassment at all! Glad you enjoyed Mark

[@SmartCookie2022]

Great album, great band. Nuff said. "You say you want to hear more from this band." Well, stick another song on, then🙄 By the way, I suggest you play "Use Me" from the Kilimanjaro album if you like a long acoustic guitar track, or "When I Dream" if you want something that'll stick in your head after you've listened to it.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Black History Month called They're wondering why no Curtis Mayfiield - Superfly (72) 🔥 Title track of the Groundbreaking soundtrack. No Sly Stone, No Funky Meters, no Parliment Funkadelic ??

[@tabeccaletford408]

This is such a great song, one of my favourites from the 80s. I love your enthusiasm for music Justin

[@JustJP]

Thank you Tabecca, I'm glad you enjoyed it! (love the name btw!)

[@joecveteticccvetetic4068]

One of my favorite bands..saw Julian perform before siouxsie

[@jamescarson578]

Man this takes me back! Teardrop and Julian Cope. Check out the rest of their catalogue. Great stuff. You should also check out Jeff Beck (RIP) What Mama Said - Letterman for some harder edged Beck. The 2001 Toronto performance of Rosebud and What Mama Said are amazing.

[@daicullinane7746]

JP, If you want to hear more off this album. You could try: ha ha I'm drowning in your love, went crazy, brave boys keep their promises, bouncing babies, sleeping gas or thief of Baghdad.

[@McnallyMichael-b1k]

when I dream my fav..but great songs learn on college radio 80's great REACTION channel.

[@JustJP]

Thanks Michael!

[@btj-oo8xc]

Although the band are from Liverpool, Julian Cope was from just north of Birmingham

[@tonybarruk2]

Treason is an amazing track... on his website a few years ago, Julian Cope put up an early TX gig for free download, which had a totally different arrangement of the song (the "Until you realise..." chorus part only came in at the very end) which was really interesting... anyway, a hobby horse of mine is that post-punk was a time when even the weirdest, most alternative, drug-addled bands like TX still had TUNES for days, and this is a great example... if you want other tunes to check out, Reward and Passionate Friend were the other big singles, but I'd love to see you do a deep dive on 2nd album Wilder, which I think is a lost classic... PS Julian Cope was a big comic fan, the name "The Teardrop Explodes" came from the panel of a Marvel Daredevil comic...

[@joecveteticccvetetic4068]

Fantastic

[@simonjames6083]

The whole album is brilliant. A classic album. For a sublime deep cut listen to Thief of Baghdad next.

[@joebloggs396]

Yes very good album.

[@stevecalvert5212]

Poppies is a great track also Soft Enough For You

[@scodee]

You have to do the rest of the album .. Bouncing Babies .. When I Dream .. Went Crazy .. Books ❤

[@frugalseverin2282]

I was surprised to see this. The 2nd concert I ever attended had this band, Heart, Joan Jett and Queen all playing that day. This band I was the least impressed with, I knew all the others. Julian Cope seemed quite arrogant saying things like, "You'll really be clamoring for this song years from now." Their sound reminds me of the more talented Psychedelic Furs and Ultravox.

[@frugalseverin2282]

I looked it up, that concert was on 5 June 1982 in Milton Keynes. The Queen portion (they headlined) was recorded and broadcast on Channel 4 and released as "Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl". The Teardrop Explodes broke up before the end of the year and before releasing their 3rd album.

[@pentagrammaton6793]

Oh nice one, one of the best bands from the Post Punk/psychedelic revival intersection. Tbh, I can tolerate brass in this style of music much more than I can with ska.

[@sicko_the_ew]

Enjoyed this but don't have anything to add to that. Here's something where you need to "listen past the recording" to just the music, and what it might've become. (On a punk/ska kind of day, maybe.) *Panxiphere - Demos* kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZyzgWxjprKhgpo (You won't get a lot of views of it on the channel, but you might find something interesting to listen to in it. Rough cuts.)

[@jfergs.3302]

Ahhh, The Drop's, formed in my hometown, don't cha know... A decent pop band, good tune, vocals, and pretty catchy with it. I think they had a few hits, though I don't remember them much. And I even bought this album. Think their biggest hit was Reward, which had some great brass on it. Yeah, not bad.

[@larrycable1827]

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[@Vantyler66]

Would love to see you react to “Sitting” by Cat Stevens. Keep up the good work!

[@douglaswright2143]

try the Great Dominions on Wilder

[@joecveteticccvetetic4068]

Window shipping for a new crown of thorns..anyone know this single?how about christ vs warhol

[@-davidolivares]

Was hoping for better, it was passable. Some leeway for a single but if that’s the case then The Fixx should get the same. Outside being a deep cut for me.

[@joecveteticccvetetic4068]

When i dream

[@mattmurdoch5575]

For me, I think "Reward" would have been a better song for you to have started out with. A faster, brighter song that I think you might have connected with better as an introduction. Perhaps play this track as a Take to before your deep dive. The band name actually comes from the Silver surfer story. The Silver surfer hasn't been properly represented in the Marvel universe. In the comic book, he was an extremely deep philosophical character whose people where the height of enlightenment and justice. "The Teardrop Explodes" came about as the Silver surfer came to his realisation that he would never see the love of his life again.

[@cosmiccat6708]

Not really for me, but not awful. I do believe though, that their band name derives from a strip in a Spiderman comic!🕷🕸

[@-davidolivares]

Gazzooks!

[@simonjames6083]

No, it's a Daredevil comic, number 77, although Spidey does guest star. Cope was a big comics fan.

[@bigjapi1]

Justin... unfortunately there are still 8 days left until February 18, and you know why I'm saying this LOL

[@JustJP]

I have an idea :D

[@a.k.1740]

Prior to founding The Teardrop Explodes, Julian Cope (vocals and bass) was part of the short-lived band The Crucial Three along with two other notable Liverpuldian alternative rock figures who founded two upcoming bands, Echo & the Bunnymen (Ian McCulloch) and Wah! (Pete Wylie). Regarding an upcoming track from The Teardrop Explodes, I could recommend two other tracks also released as a single, "Ha Ha I'm Drowning" as well as "Reward" (which was an non-album single in the UK but included on the US version of Kilimanjaro), however the track "When I Dream" (also extracted as a single) can be more interesting because it prefigures the sound and musical orientation of their second album, Wilder (1981) which I personally find much better than Kilimanjaro because more diverse in its musical palette.

[@HippoYnYGlaw]

Julian Cope. Enough material for an entire Conference. But wot's the Topic ? The Big Music Church not Made with Hands Girl Called Johnny December red Army Blues Rags all by The Waterboys Horny Stuff Return to them JP, if u wanna that is Alternatively plough the existing well trodden path. Your Choice hof Course.

[@musicdroog7666]

Saint Julian was a real good disc. Especially "World Shut Your Mouth". Good advise for these crazy days.

[@neilmurray7330]

Julian Cope was going out with Courtney Love around this time.

[@24583110]

Good band, but the bunnymen are in another universe, checkout songs, show of strength, over the wall, back of love, crocodiles... cheers enjoy..

[@12thAllie]

I recommend When I Dream for the next song. :)

[@larrycable1827]

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