cocteau twins were pure bliss or what?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRsaaCAwTnQ

sorry, but that song sounds far too close to easy listening music for my tastes. two steps away from smooth jazz.

prefer their first album by far. but then again, i'm probably a closet GOFF.

Sublime

no, it's bland, bland crap! you'll be listening to kenny g next. a lot of cocteau twins stuff seems terribly overrated and wholly unremarkable. try comparing that song to virtually any track from superior albums like Garlands and Heaven or Las Vegas. no comparison in my mind.

Well it beats a Fat Bloke wearing lipstick any day

Pure Bliss................

:sex: music if you ask me

Pure shite.

Isnt she bringing out a solo album soemtime?

I could eat the Cocteau Twins......

Yum !

Evangeline was slightly bland i agree , its alright though.This is more their genius , Musette And Drums live on The Tube 1983.Think this was the first time i ever saw and heard them.Recall watching hypnotized

There is only so much bliss i can take.

i like the early stuff more to be honest,but some of the later stuff is good as well

After a few albums, you couldn't even tell the songs apart, sort of like a bland Goth-lite Celine Dion making elevator music for faghags and old female Goths who grew too old for The Cure and thought Depeche Mode was getting too house-y.

Does she just make up words as she goes along? I hope so, cause it is hard to believe she actually wrote those lyrics.

So I guess I fall on the "or what..." side of the query.

has anyone heard any of herold budd and robin guthrie's stuff? I just got two of theirs but haven't listened to them yet. Looking forward to it though. Robin 's Continental album was just so so....

Not too remarkable, but sublime just for her voice.

Haven't got a particular favourite album.They're all brilliant.Gobsmacked that they were on The Tube though! Musette's one of my favourites. Spent many a night back after a session back to the bachelor pad and play bass to Victorialand,'cause it was Raymonde-less. Fook I'm a brilliant bass player......I think.

Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

If someone hasn't really heard much by them though a good starting place is Stars and Topsoil although its pretty hard to get nowdays. Didn't they do the re-issue thing last year?

Steve One wrote: Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

If someone hasn't really heard much by them though a good starting place is Stars and Topsoil although its pretty hard to get nowdays. Didn't they do the re-issue thing last year?

"Stars and Topsoil" didn;'t get reissued, but they did re-master & reissue the rest of their back catalogue (or at least the 4AD albums). An even better starting point is the 4-disc "Lullabies to Violaine" collection: niiiiice.....

More people are familiar with Robin & Liz's version of "Song..." than Buckley's, I guess, but you're quite right: it AIN'T the Coc's (it's, er, Robin & Liz masquerading udner the This Mortal Coil banner). And as for "Teardrop": if that had come out as a Cocteau's single I don't suppose anyone would have blinked - even the video was very 'them'. But - sighs - if it had been a Cocteaus tune it would have been dismissed as airy-fairy past-it new-age sub-goth piffle rather than the minor classic that it is.

Song to the siren was the only decent track on that album.

Iceblink Luck = Pure bliss I effin loves it,me like

Doctor Clayhead wrote:

Steve One wrote: Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

If someone hasn't really heard much by them though a good starting place is Stars and Topsoil although its pretty hard to get nowdays. Didn't they do the re-issue thing last year?

"Stars and Topsoil" didn;'t get reissued, but they did re-master & reissue the rest of their back catalogue (or at least the 4AD albums). An even better starting point is the 4-disc "Lullabies to Violaine" collection: niiiiice.....

More people are familiar with Robin & Liz's version of "Song..." than Buckley's, I guess, but you're quite right: it AIN'T the Coc's (it's, er, Robin & Liz masquerading udner the This Mortal Coil banner). And as for "Teardrop": if that had come out as a Cocteau's single I don't suppose anyone would have blinked - even the video was very 'them'. But - sighs - if it had been a Cocteaus tune it would have been dismissed as airy-fairy past-it new-age sub-goth piffle rather than the minor classic that it is.

the 4 disc set was rather limited, nice though (lovely textured sleeve).

was then re-released as two two cd sets.

Are you trying to out-anal me, Hibster?

Again????

Are you trying to give me anal Hibster?

DIGI MIKE don't yer know wrote:

Are you trying to give me anal Hibster?

He lives in fucking Bristol and likes rugby - what do you expect?????

i texted mike to tell him it was being released, as i;m nice like that. (they go for over £70 now!) & that's the thanks i get!

My top three Cocteau Twins songs--

1] Know Who You Are At Every Age. 2] Ice-Pulse. 3] Tishbite.

Steve One wrote: Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

Wasn't it Liz,Robin and someone from the Tindersticks?

at the moment its,

hiterto flagstones pink orange red lorelei

so thats four

MONTY wrote:

Steve One wrote: Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

Wasn't it Liz,Robin and someone from the Tindersticks?

Song To The Siren was by someone called This Mortal Coil. It was taken from an album called It'll All End In Tears. Pretty sure Pete Shelley turns up somewhere but the album was in general pretty crap.

El Jarvo wrote: "In Our Angelhood" come up on random on the iPod this morning. Not heard that in ages, and forgot what a good tune that was.

Bit Goffic though, for the Cocteaus.

Have you never heard "Garlands"?? If that's not the most GOFF record ever I'll eat my own shit.

And some of yours, come to that.....

I like all their stuff.But if i had to pick one track,i would have to say Aikea-Guinea.Pure brilliance.

Wasnt it them that made - itchyclitdewmuff? actually 'head over heals' is by far my fav coc's album and thats a bit goth like in parts as well

is the only album YOU need!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: look beyond the airy-fairy titles and ALL the songs are about filthy sex.

"Pearly-Dewdrops Drops" - Liz's hymn to Robin's fountains of ejaculatory delight.

"Aikea Guinea" - about having a Guinuea Pig up yer bumhole.

"Whales' Tails" - about being hung like a FUCKING WHALE.

"Wax and Wane" - about having sex whilst menstruating.

"Ivo" - about shagging the former boss of 4AD.

"Carolyn's Fingers" - what do YOU think?

I could go on......

Doctor Clayhead wrote: I've said it before and I'll say it again: look beyond the airy-fairy titles and ALL the songs are about filthy sex.

"Pearly-Dewdrops Drops" - Liz's hymn to Robin's fountains of ejaculatory delight.

"Aikea Guinea" - about having a Guinuea Pig up yer bumhole.

"Whales' Tails" - about being hung like a FUCKING WHALE.

"Wax and Wane" - about having sex whilst menstruating.

"Ivo" - about shagging the former boss of 4AD.

"Carolyn's Fingers" - what do YOU think?

I could go on......

ahhh so five ten fifty must be about an orgy. whats blind dumb deaf about then ?

banshee wrote:

Doctor Clayhead wrote: I've said it before and I'll say it again: look beyond the airy-fairy titles and ALL the songs are about filthy sex.

"Pearly-Dewdrops Drops" - Liz's hymn to Robin's fountains of ejaculatory delight.

"Aikea Guinea" - about having a Guinuea Pig up yer bumhole.

"Whales' Tails" - about being hung like a FUCKING WHALE.

"Wax and Wane" - about having sex whilst menstruating.

"Ivo" - about shagging the former boss of 4AD.

"Carolyn's Fingers" - what do YOU think?

I could go on......

ahhh so five ten fifty must be about an orgy. whats blind dumb deaf about then ?

Spot on, Banshee! "Blind Dumb Deaf" about S&M sex with the disabled, natch.

"Cherry Coloured Funk" = rainbow kisses for sure.

DIGI MIKE don't yer know wrote: Well it beats a Fat Bloke wearing lipstick any day

I told you not to say anything or do you mean the fat b*****D out of the ....dare I say it Cure:bag:

Hey, some men look great in lipstick!

Look at erm.................

Oh, what's his name now? On the tip of my tongue.............

erm..............

The one with the erm...........

Gonna kick myself...............

Nope, its gone.

Sorry.

Doctor Clayhead wrote:

El Jarvo wrote: "In Our Angelhood" come up on random on the iPod this morning. Not heard that in ages, and forgot what a good tune that was.

Bit Goffic though, for the Cocteaus.

Have you never heard "Garlands"?? If that's not the most GOFF record ever I'll eat my own shit.

And some of yours, come to that.....

I love Garlands, especially the title track, dunno why Liz wants to 'die in the grocery' though

banshee wrote:

Doctor Clayhead wrote: I've said it before and I'll say it again: look beyond the airy-fairy titles and ALL the songs are about filthy sex. I could go on......

Ooh Do..

ahhh so five ten fifty must be about an orgy. whats blind dumb deaf about then ?

Heaven or Las Vegas.. not?! one in the same.

Have always Loved her voice to bits. Original and kindly liberating. Lose the times of Killing Joke outofworldly let'sgo! parts.

Steve One wrote:

MONTY wrote:

Steve One wrote: Why do people always think Song To The Siren is Cocteau Twins? Its no more them than Massive Attack's Teardrop.

Wasn't it Liz,Robin and someone from the Tindersticks?

Song To The Siren was by someone called This Mortal Coil. It was taken from an album called It'll All End In Tears. Pretty sure Pete Shelley turns up somewhere but the album was in general pretty crap.

THIS MORTAL COIL was a collaboration of artists off the 4AD label.IT'LL END IN TEARS featured Liz and Robin on SIRENS and ANOTHER DAY,Robin and Simon do an instrumental,Howard Devoto and Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance) feature on there too. Patchy album but still good nonetheless.