Best Cocteau Twins Album Closer

haven't heard all of these, but i went for frou-frou

Musette vs Donimo vs Frou-Frou

went with Frou-Frou

musette and drums

Would smash any of these pretty much.

not sure "thinner the air" works best as a closer, but it is my fav song here

Duh-mino amirite

How I miss Bimble.

Musette and Drums would make a great opener.....Went with Donimo.

^^ yes, very much.

Ridiculously good list, but I will have to go for Ella. Not just one of their greatest songs, but in terms of closers, also perfectly wrapping up a perfect album.

That was an xp

musette and drums.

but, i HATE cocteau twins album closers. this is because i hate it when cocteau twins albums end.

sometimes, i don't feel like i've ever heard "musette" or "donimo" etc. i spite these songs, and hate it when they arrive, and this is because i know the album will soon be over. (and yes, r.i.p. bimble)

they are all good

This is absolutely impossible. Just seing them all together is almost too much too take in. Best band ever.

donimo

I remember Steve Sutherland's review of Blue Bell Knoll in MM (I think it was SS), quoting the tearteattearteartear bit of Ella Megalast. And that was my first Cocks LP, and an entry to a new world, so that gets the vote.

Musette and Drums is one of my favourite album closers ever.

frou

I always pick Garlands-era Cocteaus unless the song in question is "Violaine"

"Musette" for me (Head Over Heels is my favorite release), though "Because the Whirl-Jack" or "Watchlar" might take this for me were EP closer included.

i think their openers are much better. it's the first song of a cocteau twins album that creates the beautiful, otherwordly atmosphere, the last song is just some sort of fading out and getting back to reality, not something i like much concerning the cocteau twins. my fave closr would be victorialand's "the thinner the air". from the openers it is clearly the incredible life-affirming wonder that is "cherry-coloured funk" from "heaven or las vegas" in front of treasure's "ivo" and victorialand's "lazy calm". will somebdy do an openers poll?

"know who you are at every age" is another phantastic starter.

"Blood Bitch" is so so so so good

"blood bitch" is impressive but they still haven't found their sound. it's a great post-punk song on the verge of goth. but they got better and smoother later on. like a good bordeaux which is still closed in the beginning and evolves its full flavour 5-10 years later on.

I don't really have much use for traditionally celebrated Cocteaus until they hit Heaven or Las Vegas; the smoothness is a huge turn-off.

Is this thread DESIGNED to give me an anyeurysm!?

Lol Trayce.

Also, wry dark chuckle @ what Bimb's DN happens to be on this.

The whole of Garlands is otherworldly - they made more spectacular music but none more disturbing (except Lullabies which may be even better now that I think of it).
Spent a decade faintly embarrassed about my Cocteaus obsession after the Fontana albums, but the peak albums really were something special.

Went with "Musette and Drums."

someone should take over for Le Bateau Ivre and do a Cocteau Twins poll that was cancelled this summer.

seekers who are looooooooooovers

Anyway I have to vote for Musette and Drums. First track of theirs I ever heard, remains a favourite. That said, despite not being that much of a fan of M&K I do like "Seekers" too.

Love Garlands but dont view "Grail Overfloweth" as much of a spectacular closer as on the other albums. If they'd ended with "hearsay please" or "hazel" it might be a diff story.

i agree with Bimble.

maybe i should pick it up?

This is totally between Frou Frou and Seekers Who Are Lovers. Still hard to believe that Seekers was the last thing they did.

someone should take over for Le Bateau Ivre and do a Cocteau Twins poll that was cancelled this summer.

I really wanted this to happen too. I was thinking about doing it but I have no idea how to run these things or how much of my time it would take.

please, please, please do it. i can help you as i ran I feel so extraordinary somePoll's got a hold on me: NEW ORDER artist poll #37 (RESULTS thread)

i just don't feel qualified to run Cocteau Twins as i only know a few albums.

I do know and own everything they've done and can even sing along to most of Liz's sounds lol.
If you can guide me on how to run it, then I guess you can sign me up!

you sign up here: Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

you will be replacing this: 35. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre (cancelled)

happy that you are going to do this.

btw, you are not doing something that is unprecedented. we had the same issue with another one and Some Dude took over when to poll runner cancelled or went MIA.

27. The Neptunes - V79/some dude (finished)

Would love for someone to take it over <3

I signed up for it :-)

Fab!

yeah that should be a lot of fun.

i think it should go next, which would be in about two weeks.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

usually found the 2nd to last track on Cocteau Twins albums to be the best (possible exceptions Musette, Cico Buff, My Truth)

maybe Feet-like Fins and The Hollow Men too, so praps that doesn't hold up. still: Garlands, My Love Paramour, Otterley, (Pale Clouded White), How To Bring A Blush..., A Kissed Out Red Floatboat, and Road River And Rail are all Top 10 or 20 Cocteau Twins songs for me.

RRR is definitely one of my favourites. From out of the Bayeux....

Damn, now I am cranked for the CT track poll.

My Truth has to be one of the all-time worst song titles.

Four-Calender Café is their only album I don't find great, but I think "Pur" is amazing and deserved a vote. The competition was tough though.