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| From | "Michael Curry" <mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: Cocteau Twins |
| Date | Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:57:24 +0100 |
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...and quite a bit of their stuff is on e-music, including the compilation
"Stars and Topsoil - A Collection".
>From: "Don Stroud (Nocean)" <info@noceanstudios.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Cocteau Twins
>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:23:00 -0700
>
>One of the bad things about growing up in rural North Carolina is that I
>didn't have access to much non-Top 40 or AOR music. It wasn't until I hit
>college that I was exposed to things that were "off the beaten path". But
>just because you're exposed to something cool, that doesn't mean you're
>ready for it yet. In many cases, there were artists that I turned away from
>because I couldn't wrap my brain around what they had to offer. XTC, Peter
>Gabriel, Let's Active... those and many others were put into my ear-holes
>by friends and acquaintances, but I couldn't appreciate them. Now, two
>decades later, I've fallen in love with them. (Especially XTC... Andy
>Partridge is one of the best wordsmiths ever...)
>
>You can add COCTEAU TWINS to that list. Again, back in college, someone I
>knew tried to get me to enjoy them, but my brain couldn't parse what it was
>hearing. (Heck, you KNOW you're not ready for a band when the Love Of Your
>Life hands you the CD after a wonderful passionate weekend spent together,
>and you can't get even two songs into it!) The echo-y drums, the lilting
>voice, the non-lyrics... After coming from a Queen background, it was too
>much to handle.
>
>But, once I got older, and I began to appreciate melody and *sound* more
>than just 4/4 rhythms, I stumbled across them again, and WOW. I was in mad
>serious love. I am now their biggest cheerleader. I know they're not for
>everyone, but the music is *beautiful*. The ringing guitars, the ethereal
>vocals... I love it. The recent 4-disc "Letters To Violane" collection was
>stuck in my player for weeks on end.
>
>(Oddly enough, I think that I know what gave me the foundation to
>appreciate music like Cocteau Twins and their ilk, and that is "Loveless"
>by My Bloody Valentine. A co-worker played that CD one night back in early
>1992, and it was like I'd been blind for years and suddenly received the
>gift of sight. It is now my favorite CD, and I listen to it often. Now I'm
>a sucker for soundscapes worked into pop music.)
>
>You know, this post isn't really a review, isn't really a question... it's
>just a fan rambling about a band he loves. If you're curious and want to
>check them out, try their CD "Treasure". It's my fave, and considered by
>some to be their best work. It's certainly the most indicative of their
>style.
>
>Oh, and for your movie geeks: the Twins' vocalist, Elizabeth Fraser, did
>the vocals for "Gandalf's Lament" in "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship
>Of The Ring". Even more reason to love the band!
>
>Don
>
>NP: Cocteau Twins - "Blue Bell Knoll"
>
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