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Track Listing
1. Cellophane
2. Surprise
3. Right to My Head
4. Truth and Oil
5. Crystal Clear
6. Magic Box
7. Slow
8. Won't Let It Happen Twice
9. How Do You Know
10. Backslide
11. Brutal Light
Album Notes
Personnel: Marc Copely (vocals, guitar); Tracy Bonham (violin); Peter Scherer (keyboards); Dave Hull (bass); Marty Richards (drums, percussion); Josh Freese (drums).
Massachusetts singer-songwriter Marc Copely treads a fine line between alternative pop smarts and well-crafted songsmithery on his major label debut. LIMITED LIFETIME GUARANTEE is an amalgam of shards of half-remembered '60s riffs, graceful ballads, world-weary lyrics, and the kind of pure romanticism which, if there's any justice in Billboard Chartland, should net this twenty-something heartthrob a host of willing and able admirers.
He's no slouch as a guitarist either, as evidenced by a lyrically constructed turn on "Truth and Oil," while "Crystal Clear" is an anthemic crowd-pleaser and "Magic Box" is a folksy, two-stepping slice of sunny pop that recalls Ray Davies. "Backslide," a speedy three-chord exercise in Cheap Trick/Cars-type new wave, is evidence that Copely has absorbed the lessons of the late-'70s, too, while the chiming, acoustic "Brutal Light" reveals a depth of musicality and songwriting that should carry this fine songwriter a long way.
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