Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
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Free Music Review: One of their most accessible releases
Hit: 4 Stars
Though this is not my favorite Cocteau Twins CD (that title belongs to _Head Over Heels_), it has my favorite Cocteau Twins song ever: "I Wear Your Ring". The overdubbed vocals of Elizabeth Fraser towards the end of that song create one of the most beautiful and trance inducing passages I have ever heard in popular music. The album has other great songs like "Road River and Rail", "Pitch the Baby", and "Fifty-fifty Clown" that rank among the CT best, but it also has some that are not that great (and even boring) and that is why I give it 4 stars. If you like the Cocteau Twins poppier side, this might be for you. If you like their more experimental and darker side, try _Head Over Heels_, _Treasure_, or _Victorialand_ instead.Free Music Review: Sophistapop
Hit: 4 Stars
Solid late-career entry shows how restraint and refinement work hand in hand enhancing the Cocteau sound, whereas excessive experimentation in past outings has detracted, reassuring listeners worldwide as few in the genres do that pop music could still be considered an art form.Free Music Review: A mix of heaven and Las Vegas
Hit: 3 Stars
I think this is a mundane version of previously heavenly Cocteau Twins. Much of the dreamlike quality in Treasure (darkly) and Victorialand (airily) is lost, and Blue Bell Knoll is a more emotionally powerful album. While the songs are pretty good and Liz's voice is still strong, the listener feels that he is simply listening to songs instead of being engulfed in a mystic atmosphere. There may be reasons to love the Twins' matured sound, but I am one of the people who miss their more creative young days.