well ehm i just somehow remembered again how dark and twisted and very strong those very early songs of cocteau twins were.. talking about around-Garlands era with their first bassist. and really, one of the interesting things about the band is that they also made lots of EPs, apart from the full-lengths, the majority of which contains original stuff not on the aforementioned full-lengths. although i knew CT since school, and know more or less all their albums (my favourite being Head Over Heels, of course), never heard "Peppermint Pig", which is a superb piece, on par with their best, very playful. and this one also blows my mind at the moment. i mean this combination of that voice, that driving nocturnal bass and the Guthrie's trademark layered guitars are really really good..
man, this Garlands sound is a killer...
well, and - i mean - somehow i remembered The Gathering (the vocal style at fault, perhaps, especially on Cocteau Twins' "Hitherto") and the charismatic singer that drew a lot of attention to them, finally in 1995 - talking about Anneke. went to youtube and have been browsing their videos, and it's a long long time since i listened to them, and well, felt like shedding a tear. my first encounter with gathering was while in school, along with many other melodic/atmospheric metal bands - but i can't say i'm a fan or anything like that - in fact i only listened to a couple of their albums, although they (i hear) put out a lot of worthwile albums later on - i can't even say that i adore these couple of albums (Mandylion & Nighttime Birds) - but certainly i can't find anything i would be able to compare the gathering of those two albums with. they create this special feeling and atmosphere - they have this passion and power lots of metal bands have, and anneke's voice gives much to that power and strength - and it's a really moving experience to watch her sing - because she smiles all the time, she smiles as if she was giving you the love and the passion that is in her voice. it's really moving... watch leaves' official video somewhere on youtube.
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