Stereolab and Cocteau Twins fans: A Question

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These are two of my favorite bands, and I have listened to them ENDLESSLY over the last few years.

Still, if I throw all of their songs (on Itunes or a similar program) onto shuffle, I have NO IDEA what song I'm listening to. Honestly, I've probably listened to songs by them 5,000 times (re: the way Audioscrobbler counts) but I still can't tell them apart.

If you guys (fans) threw all their songs into random play, would you be able to tell the songs apart?

― Lee is Free (Lee is Free), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Stereolab=Yes I Can
Cocteau Twins=Nope

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

The reverse for me.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

The Great Stereolab Records = Yes I Can
Every Sterelab Record Released In Last Five Years = No

Funny how that works.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:29 (twenty years ago)

Of course! Stereolab more easily than certain eras of Cocteau Twins, but yes, of course, how in the world not?

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)

And with "certain eras of Cocteau Twins" the issue is less that I wouldn't recognize the song and more that I wouldn't be able to associate it with the right name.

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 21:57 (twenty years ago)

Cocteau Twins, I always recognize a song when I hear it - e.g., I can usually hum the melody or sing some scrap of Lizperanto - but it's another thing guessing the title. Sorta depends on the album in question.

― Myke Weiskopf (Myke Weiskopf), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:07 (twenty years ago)

The "hits" I know, the rest less likely. But the same would be true of, say, Nick Drake if you couldn't understand his singing.

― Mitya (mitya), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:14 (twenty years ago)

Cocteau Twins yes except for Blue Bell Knoll. For some reason, apart from "Carolyn's Fingers" and the title song (and maybe "Cico Buff"), all the songs sound alike.

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 23:19 (twenty years ago)

Cocteau Twins yes except for Blue Bell Knoll. For some reason, apart from "Carolyn's Fingers" and the title song (and maybe "Cico Buff"), all the songs sound alike.

"A Kissed Out Red Floatboat" is one of their best and most underrated pop songs, I think. But yes, the album does drift a bit. The only reason I ever remember "Ella Megalast Burls Forever" is because Liz sang the shit out of it on the Milk & Kisses tour, and I hear her amazing live version in my head every time.

― Myke Weiskopf (Myke Weiskopf), Thursday, 22 December 2005 04:58 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I think I know the titles of about three Cocteau Twins songs. One of them is obviously "Heaven or Las Vegas".

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Thursday, 22 December 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

I have a tough time remembering Depeche Mode song titles so the Cocteau Twins and Stereolab are a whole 'nother league for me.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Thursday, 22 December 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

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