Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton

2. Peacock Parasols

3. Look at the Bell

4. Introduction for Isabell

5. Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever

6. Coquelicot's Tea Party

7. Rose Robert

8. It's a Very Starry Night

9. Mimi Merlot

10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn

11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lechithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner

12. Go Call Your Mine

13. Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight

14. Penelope

15. Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You

16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)

17. Lechithin's Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry

18. It's Just So

19. Frozen Island

20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lechithin Presents Claude and Coque

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Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse

Average customer rating: First listen to Oliva Tremor Control's Dusk at Cubist Castle Plays like a movie on acid... Good Great Got It Amazing album! What A Concept (Album)!

Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse Of Montreal Manufacturer: Polyvinyl Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Satanic Panic in the Attic The Sunlandic Twins The Gay Parade Cherry Peel Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? ASIN: B0001XAROA Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
2. Peacock Parasols
3. Look at the Bell
4. Introduction for Isabell
5. Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever
6. Coquelicot's Tea Party
7. Rose Robert
8. It's a Very Starry Night
9. Mimi Merlot
10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lechithin Dance Aboard the Ocean Liner
12. Go Call Your Mine
13. Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
14. Penelope
15. Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
17. Lechithin's Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
18. It's Just So
19. Frozen Island
20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lechithin Presents Claude and ...
21. Let's Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her
22. Hopeless Opus or the Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous

Customer Reviews:

First listen to Oliva Tremor Control's Dusk at Cubist Castle.......2006-04-16

I got the Colicot Asleep in the Poppies album because Amazon.com recommended it to me and usually Amazon's recommendations hit the mark. This is not a bad album at all (I rate it 4 out of 5 stars), but being the Olivia Tremor Control fan that I am, I can't help but notice that almost each song has a direct lifting from the Dusk at Cubist Castle album. Down to the use and stylings of the instruments. For example, the sound of a track being rewound then sped up, the creepy theramin, the big fuzzy guitar. Also the choice of subject is increadibly similar.
Again, I am not saying that this a bad album at all it's just too dang similar to not notice. Really.

Plays like a movie on acid..........2006-01-17

Probably the most bizarre..."thing" I've ever heard. Not to say it's bad. I just don't think it does the album justice by calling it merely an "album". Why? Because it's so much more than just an "album". Basically the premise of the story is about a Coquelicot that falls in love with a man in one of her dreams while she's asleep. Of course, if I explained further it would probably necessitate a short essay. But while the story is intricate, and unbelievably detailed itself, the music is even moreso. Not unlistenable by any means, but perhaps bewildering on first/second/third listen. Kevin Barnes twists his poetry into fairy tales in free verse and prose. Rhymes come together in ways not thought possible. The imagination at work is far beyond comprehensible. But this makes it all the more fascinating. The melodies are there, too, but unconventionally so. Generally the melodies change quickly, creating a bizarre.... I'm ranting. It's beautiful is what it is. Totally worth your money. Check it out.

Good Great Got It.......2005-09-02

On first listen I thought "...man,this is so stupid?" but as soon as the second listen came around it was just off the hook crazy good, I don't know why I changed my mind like that about this CD but it just turned out that way. It's kinda like a Musical Play but in there style, like pretty much every song talks about the same thing although you don't get bored because with Of Montreal they do a lot of tempo changes so your more focused at the music than anything else really. 22 Songs so it's defenitly takes awhile to get through it but it's all worth it, plus there are some really funny stuff on this disc but I don't want to give it away




Buy It Or Forever Suffer The Consiquence Which Is Missing Out!

Amazing album!.......2005-06-07

My personal fav. - Let's Go For A Walk
So touching.
All of the songs are great actually.
Funny, miniature stories, too.

What A Concept (Album)!.......2005-05-08

This album is Of Montreal's Concept Piece, and it works quite effectively for about half an hour, then starts to grate a little. A triumph of style over substance, it's akin to eating a boxful of fruit loops cereal- it tastes sweet as all get out, but you feel quite sick afterwards.Nevertheless, I'm a huge fan of concept albums (Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Dark Side of the Moon, Kid A), so I give this album a more than fair four star rating. But then again I might just be on a sugar rush from listening to this album.

Average customer rating: Of roses and peppermint eels and jello in the fingerprints Superproduced Psychedelic Pop Putting the Satan back in Santa Monica! *drool* Rampant Whimsy or Incessant Irritation?

Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse Of Montreal Manufacturer: Kindercore Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005BGVI Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
2. Peacock Parasols
3. Look At The Bell (Andy Instructs The Turkish Moths To Acquire Him More Bells Or Else...)
4. An Introduction For Isabell
5. Let's Do Everything For The First Time Forever
6. Coquelicot's Tea Party
7. Rose Robert
8. It's A Very Starry Night
9. Mimi Merlot
10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
11. Coquelicot, Claude And Lecithin Dance Aboard The Ocean Liner
12. Go Call You Mine
13. The Events Leading Up To The Collapse Of Detective Dullight
14. Penelope
15. A Dreamy Day Of Daydreaming Of You
16. Hello From Inside A Shell (Zombies Enter The Harbor)
17. Lecithin's Tale Of A DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
18. It's Just So
19. The Frozen Island
20. Upon Settling On The Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude And Coquelicot With His Animal Creations For Them To Approve Or Reject (The Rejected Inventions Walk Towards The Reverse Magnetitizer)
21. Let's Go For A Walk (Coquelicot Leaves The Frozen Island To Resume Her Work As An Efeblum With Claude And Lecithin In Tow)
22. The Hopeless Opus Or The Great Battle Of The Unfriendly Ridiculous (This Is The Musical Interpretation Of The Fold Out Poster Or Vice Versa)

Amazon.com

This Athens collective has built its career on high concepts and low budgets, emerging with a string of indie-pop operas. However, Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse outstrips even the band's own ambitions. A year and a half in the making, Coquelicot features 22 pieces ranging from loopy spoken-word snippets to literally Beatles-esque baroque pop, and it concludes with an 18-minute piano epic ("The Hopeless Opus"). This is the sound of the Bonzo Dog Band strolling woozily through strawberry fields, spinning tall tales and greeting passersby all the way. That they succeed without embarrassing themselves or their listeners is a testament to their sheer talent. There's a vague, loose concept at work here, but don't worry too much about following it: the band members themselves admit that they weren't going for a straight narrative. You'll want to let Coquelicot unfold in its own roundabout way and follow its oddly affecting musical path. The deluxe packaging includes two inserts and plenty of curious psychedelic artwork. --Mike Appelstein

Customer Reviews:

Of roses and peppermint eels and jello in the fingerprints.......2004-11-18

Words are not sufficient to describe the glorious poppy weirdness of Of Montreal's "Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse." While this band is on the second string of Elephant 6 bands, it's among the best ones -- upbeat, surreal, whimsical and gloriously peculiar.

It opens with the perky piano-pop "Good Morning Mr. Endminton" and follows up with the tinkling "Peacock Parasols" and eerie acoustic-guitar "Look at the Bell." The perky bouncy pop angle is taken care of by songs like the rollicking "Introduction to Isabell" and the bizarre, funny "Rose Robert," and the sparkling instrumental number "Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithin Dance Aboad the Ocean Liner," which is only a minute long. "Mimi Merlot" is one of the most entertaining songs, ending with the unique line, "Mimi Merlot you're the most convincingly non-fictitious character that I know."

But chirrupy pop is not all Of Montreal has to offer. Quieter songs are mixed in as well, like the surreally romantic "Let's Do Everything for the First Time," the sweet string ballad "It's a Very Starry Night," and the sprawling, mood-swinging piano-led epic -- clocking in at eighteen minutes -- "Hopeless Opus or the Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous," which even offers a nudge-wink homage to fellow band Marshmallow Coast.

There are also a couple of mildly experimental songs -- "Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and Coquelicot with his Animal Creations" has nothing but women's voices cooing "Oh yes! Oh yes!" with men replying mournfully "Oh no! Oh no!" There are slurps, silly high-pitched singing, wails, and whispers about pornographic mags. "Lecithin's Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry" is half-song, half spoken story about horrifying hyena-cicada hybrids that eat little children. "Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight" is a gloriously warped, surreal take on murder mysteries.

There's a concept album feel to "Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies," although I'm not sure if it is really meant to tell a story. Whether it does or not, it effectively serves as a door to another world where butterflies sing, cats walk upright, robotic aquatic bees are developed, and filing cabinets are found in a detective's brain. There's nothing even remotely normal about it, and that's what makes it fun -- it's like a wild, crazy, colorful dream burned into a CD.

At times the songwriting sounds a bit gruesome -- after all, one song is about monstrous hybrids eating the children of a village. Or rather, it would be gruesome if it weren't so funny. At times the songs sound like they were put together from random surrealist images, like "Let's reminisce of our first dance together/along the ocean floor/Your dress was made of egg shells/My hair was in a pompadour."

Kevin Barnes has a lovely voice. Well, it doesn't get too much of a workout, but it's pleasant and mellow, and he sounds like he's having a great time. Moreover, he does the spoken parts well. Backing him up is Dotti Alexander, who does a glorious job on keyboards; Jamie Huggins who does some solid drums, and a variety of colorful instruments that add to the fun, dreamy atmosphere.

"Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse" is one of those albums that is completely divorced from the mundane and dreary. Fun, upbeat, bizarre and utterly engaging from beginning to end. This deserves to be a classic among indierock/pop bands.

Superproduced Psychedelic Pop.......2004-06-05

Of all of the Elephant 6 related bands, this is the best, with this album besting all of them. I've owned this record for a couple years, and after the first three listens I got a little fed up with it. The music is jarring, and the chord progressions are discordant. But then it gets better and better with each listen, just like the best records you've ever owned. The tunes start to grow on you, and soon enough, rather than being jarring and dischordant, Coquelicot becomes stimulating like a head rush - the music begins to fit together and the album accordians itself into this condensed package of pop and harmony.

Think early Pink Floyd - Bike song, or The Beachboys - Bicycle Rider. Or maybe even mix the two together. If that's not helpful, just think Beachboys Pet Sounds, but on some wild hallucinogenic drug.

You might buy Of Montreal's Gay Parade before you get this, though I did not. If you have the option of listening to any song by Of Montreal first, find "My Favorite Boxer" - its on Gay Parade.

Putting the Satan back in Santa Monica!.......2003-05-11

The best metal record in a decade. This album makes me want to drink soy milk and get in shape like Rocky. Fans of dokken, dio, napam death,cradle of filth,Pantera,Monster Magnet,Sepultura, Judas Priest,Dream Theater, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Megadeth,Yngwie Malmsteen, Kyuss, and Carcass take note; you are no longer relevant.

*drool*.......2002-10-07

This is the single most amazing piece of physical matter in the known universe. Listening to the wonderfully pleasurable music on this CD makes me so very giddy. Not only are the lyrics so delightfully superb, but the quality of the music is just so grand. If you are a fan of happiness, I would suggest that you buy several copies of this CD. And oh, they couldn't just stop at an incredible CD, but they have to add a booklet of drawings to go along with each song and a fold out poster containing all the lyrics, making it franticly simple to memorize every single word. i just sit around in ecstasy and listen to the absurdly awesome piano opus that flies for 18 minutes at the end of the glorious masterpiece that is this CD. The quality of all the music makes me pass out and have lovely dreams of beautiful things. And I love the wide range of musical instruments: everything from guitars, pianos, cellos, violins, clarinets, and xylophones, to toy pianos and voices through swinging hoses. I can't express how much this CD has made the world a more pleasant place to have to exist in. I'll just suggest that you purchase it, and give it a test drive. Regret is thoroughly unlikely.

Rampant Whimsy or Incessant Irritation?.......2002-04-17

On its own merits, "Coquelicot" is an almost-clever, fancy little record which hearkens to the story-song records of an early-seventies childhood. Whimsy is the name of the game here--a distinctly over-the-top British, Edwardian-cum-Hippie whimsy, and what you think about this record depends on how you feel about that.

Frankly, this album takes the perjorative term "precious" to a new level I never thought possible. I would give this record zero stars just because I gradually became so irritated with each passing note I began wincing. It's so flighty and fruity and batty and barmy...argh, but what did I expect?

I have to give the group credit for the high-concept pop. A lot of creativity went into producing this. I have to recognize that there may be an audience for this. But the story is uninvolving, and musically, there is nothing too catchy here--the music is too mincing and the lyrics too idiotic to stick. The very last piece is exceptional, however: a piano composition which hints at ragtime, English Music Hall, maybe even a little Debussy? Too late, though! This is not the record with which to start your Of Montreal experience.

Average customer rating: good morning mr. edmonton!

Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse Of Montreal Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Neo-Psychedelia | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005HWNJ Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Good Morning Mr. Edminton
2. Peacock Parasols
3. Look at the Bell (Andy Istructs the Turkish Moths to Acquire Him ...)
4. Introduction for Isabel
5. Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever
6. Coquelicot's Tea Party
7. Rose Robert
8. It's a Very Starry Night
9. Mimi Merlot
10. Butterscotching Mr. Lynn
11. Coquelicot, Claude and Lecithink Dance Aoard the Ocean Liner
12. Go Call You Mine
13. Events Leading Up to the Collapse of Detective Dulllight
14. Penelope
15. Dreamy Day of Daydreaming of You
16. Hello from Inside a Shell (Zombies Enter the Harbor)
17. Lecithin's Tale of a DNA Experiment That Went Horribly Awry
18. It's Just So
19. Frozen Island
20. Upon Settling on the Frozen Island, Lecithin Presents Claude and ...
21. Let's Go for a Walk (Coquelicot Leaves the Frozen Island to Resume Her

Tracks:

1. Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up ...
2. Neru No Daisuki
3. Hopeless Opus or the Great Battle of the Unfriendly Ridiculous

Album Details

Initial pressings feature a 20 minute bonus CD.

Customer Reviews:

good morning mr. edmonton!.......2004-08-04

Psycho-delica with a sugar coated axe. These wacky Georgians explode through the colon of the Elephant 6 scene with a bag of rock/funk/stories/pianos/staple guns/toy horns/ and a zealous desire to bathe your ears in sonic enjoyment. A concept album that utilizes the listeners desire to breath intoxicating substances into every orifice...A concept album that bangs the gong on freeze frame ideology...if one could concentrate the French New Wave Film Movement this would be the sound track to a 24 hour screening of Jean Luc Goddard films...A great Pop sensibility that is sheltered in rocking grooves...I love this album, and I miss Andy...please come back.

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