One minute she sounds like an opera singer, the next like a mother baby-talking to her new daughter. The effect can be dizzying, and the illegibility of her performance only makes it more, not less, human.
But Las Vegas? It stands out as an odd, jarring reference. But if we forget everything we know about the city and reduce Las Vegas to its atomic elements—millions upon billions of lights—perhaps we might see heaven in the radiance.
If punk had chased beauty instead of glorious ugliness, if goth had emphasized light rather than fetishize darkness, those movements might have sounded like the Cocteau Twins, who had contemporaries but no real peers. There was also friction between Fraser and Guthrie, who had been a couple throughout the life of the Cocteau Twins.
That album is one of two getting a deluxe vinyl reissue this week via 4AD. Did the Cocteau Twins tame some of their wilder elements for American audiences? Or did the prospect of reaching a whole new continent of ears even enter their minds when they recorded these songs?
Blue Bell Knoll sounds minimalist, workmanlike at times, never quite matching the rapturous invention of Treasure. As a result, it can sound as monochromatic as its album cover. 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.
Even as the band soared commercially and creatively, personally they suffered. Acoustic Guitars. Buyer's Guides. Essential Guides. DIY Workshop. All Advanced Beginner Intermediate. Chord Clinic: Learn to play 10 interesting A minor chord variations.
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Reviews Music. By Gary Walker. To dare is to do Its title may have implied a final roll of the dice for one of the great 4AD bands and godfathers of dream-pop, but despite the emotional strain that shrouded its gestation Heaven Or Las Vegas is the definitive Cocteau Twins album. The November issue of Guitar Magazine is out now! Read More. The October issue of Guitar Magazine is out now!
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