Blue Bell Knoll Music Cd

Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll

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Blue Bell Knoll      Artist : Cocteau Twins      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $11.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2003-06-03      Studio : 4ad / Ada      Label : 4ad / Ada      Avg. Customer Rating : (23 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Blue Bell Knoll      Unimpressed      Rating:      I wasn't able to preview the music on this CD, or I probably wouldn't have bought it. Every song begins the same way and ends the same way. The percussion and layers of music are also very similar. It's obviously for listeners who are looking for something mindless. But it bored me so much I gave it away.     Customer Reviews for Blue Bell Knoll Cd      Musical Bliss      Rating:      The Cocteau Twins created what is known as "Dream Pop"-- a very apt term. It's lush, rich, and layered with guitars and vocals on top of more guitars and vocals. When this specific cd came out in 1988, many Cocteau Twins' critics derided it. Their previous albums had a lush, gorgeous side, but had a darker side, as well. Critics had claimed that they had forgone their darker side to become more 'commercial' as Blue Bell Knoll was their first cd of entirely lush, ambient melodies-- truly dreamy pop music with no darker side at all. And, although many critics disliked it, all the fans immediately fell in love with it. This cd is astounding to listen to. From the moment you press play to the moment it's over, you can get completely swept away in this sound. There is really nothing else like it. Musical bliss is how I'd describe it. It's atmospheric. It's rich. It's melodic. It's all-encompassing. If you haven't heard The Cocteau Twins before, then describing them adequately is a very difficult feat-- since there's no other band like them. I remember back in the late 80s, I listened to this album less often than I'd listen to Victorialand and Treasure. I also listened to some of the band members' work that they had done separately. This Mortal Coil was a favorite of mine and included vocalist Elizabeth Fraser (whose cover of Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren was quite almost as gut-wrenching as the original). However, over the years, this specific album is perfect while I find their other albums just don't appeal to me quite as much as they used to. Blue Bell Knoll is perfectly sublime. Editorial Reviews for Blue Bell Knoll Audio Cd      Album Description      2003 4AD reissue of 1988 album remastered by guitarist Robin Guthrie.