:Cocteau Twins:

:Cocteau Twins:
You don't have to like the Cocteau Twins in order to appreciate their contribution & impact on
independent music,many a journalist & more than a few famous personalities (Madonna,Prince,Annie lennox,Robert plant,..plus many more') have expressed thier exasperation
over the Cocteau's unique & often overwhelming sounds.
Nevertheless,you'd be hard to find the average individual(including myself!).just what the hell you were talking about,if you stared discussing some of the cocteau's song titles..such as 'itchy glowbo-blows'!
But saying that people around the world know were talking about.Not only that,the amount of great bands that have been inspired by them,dispite this the Cocteau Twins continued to be obscure and yet quite sucessful(not to mention respected by artists around the world.
I myself first heard them on 'The John Peel show'..(bbc radio 1 broadcaster/dj)..a great man by the way if it wasn't for the great 'John peel' the great music & bands around today wouldn't have got any attention or air play..RIP JOHN PEEL!...
anyway back to the Cocteau twins..here's some of my personal favourite's by them.

Treasure:1983: 4AD









Victorialand:1986: 4AD







Blue bell Knoll:1988: 4AD









Heaven or las vegas:1990.4AD







Note* these albums are among my personal favourites..other albums i recommend are
Garlands,Head over Heels,The pink opaque,Four-calendar cafe,Milk&Kisses.
Elizabeth Fraser's voice is just totally unique and beautiful,drawing close comparison;it's been said with Maria Callas!...you can't just call them a 'Scottish indie band'..that wouldn't give them the musical credit the Cocteau twins so rightly deserve...a highly highly, recommended band...check them out, you'll be amazed! :)