Cocteau Twins
BBC Sessions
Label ©  Bella Union
Release Year  1999
Length  1:51:06
Genre  Rock
Personal Star Rating [1-5]  
  Ref#  C-0059
Bitrate  192 Kbps
  Other  
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    Track Listing:
      CD1:
      1.  
      		 Wax and Wane  
       3:51  
      2.  
      		 Garlands  
       4:19  
      3.  
      		 Alas Dies Laughing  
       3:28  
      4.  
      		 Feathers-Oars-Blades  
       2:19  
      5.  
      		 Hearsay Please  
       4:25  
      6.  
      		 Dear Heart  
       3:38  
      7.  
      		 Blind Dumb Deaf  
       3:40  
      8.  
      		 Hazel  
       3:21  
      9.  
      		 The Tinderbox (of a Heart)  
       4:48  
      10.  
      		 Strange Fruit  
       1:52  
      11.  
      		 Hitherto  
       3:57  
      12.  
      		 From the Flagstones  
       3:31  
      13.  
      		 Sugar Hiccup  
       3:41  
      14.  
      		 In our Angelhood  
       3:55  
      15.  
      		 My Hue and Cry  
       3:02  
      16.  
      		 Musette and Drums  
       4:12  
      CD2:
      1.  
      		 Hitherto  
       3:56  
      2.  
      		 From The Flagstones  
       3:33  
      3.  
      		 Musette And Drums  
       4:12  
      4.  
      		 Pepper-Tree  
       4:05  
      5.  
      		 Beatrix  
       3:04  
      6.  
      		 Ivo  
       3:34  
      7.  
      		 Otterley  
       4:29  
      8.  
      		 Serpentskirt  
       3:44  
      9.  
      		 Golden-Vein  
       2:46  
      10.  
      		 Half-Gifts  
       3:50  
      11.  
      		 Seekers Who Are Lovers  
       4:23  
      12.  
      		 Calfskin Smack  
       4:27  
      13.  
      		 Fifty-Fifty Clown  
       3:15  
      14.  
      		 Violaine  
       3:49  
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      Cocteau Twins have always been a love 'em-or-hate 'em kind of band — to some, Elizabeth Fraser's cool, chirpy warble, the shimmering multi-layered guitars and bass of Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie, and the affectless electronic percussion that always accompanies them combine to approximate the music of the spheres. To others, it's all frosting and no cake. This two-disc compilation of live and radio studio recordings (some of which are previously unreleased) probably won't change anyone's mind either way, but if there was ever any doubt of Fraser's vocal virtuosity, that doubt can be laid to rest now: imagine a cross between Emmylou Harris (without any twang) and Sin้ad O'Connor (with discipline). The program proceeds chronologically, from the relatively tuneless "Wax and Wane" and "Garlands" through "Ivo" and "Otterley" (two luscious melodies from the band's aptly titled Treasure) and several almost equally pretty tracks from 1996. At their best, no one can match Cocteau Twins for sheer, swooning, inscrutable elegance, and they're frequently at their best on this fine collection. — Rick Anderson
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