10cf746e54 The Essential Rock Discography Volume 1. On the other hand, its general dismissal by critics and fans as a lesser Cocteau Twins album may have less to do with the album itself and more to do with the fact that it is bookended by better and more ecstatically creative works. (2006). Together, these two releaseswhich were their last for 4ADpresent the Cocteau Twins as first and foremost a pop band, and pop rarely sounds as transformative and as transfixing as it does here.. The result is an album that perfectly balances ambition with accessibility. Blue Bell Knoll lyric interpretations . "Suckling the Mender" 3:35 8.
Ever since Guthrie and Fraser had shown up on 4AD Records doorstep like orphaned goths in 1982, the Scots quickly developed both a sound and an audience in the UK, culminating in the 1984 album Treasure, which was the first to truly capture the wildness of Frasers vocals and Guthries ambitiously skewed arrangements. Consequence of Sound later described the album as dream pop.[10]. Before this they were a bit too edgy, after, a bit too sweet. "Blue Bell Knoll Cocteau Twins". The feeling throughout is of a group interested in dressing up older approaches that have served them well, but aren't as distinct; the quite-lush arrangements by Guthrie are fine but the songs are a touch more pedestrian. Retrieved 3 January 2013. Consequence of Sound. A benchmark moment for the then still percolating alternative/college/indie/etc. "Athol-Brose" has the inspirational feel that the Twins can easily create. But the standout is Carolyns Fingers, which would become the Cocteau Twins first American single.
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