Cocteau Twins are and always will be Liz, Robin, and Simon.
Don't try to take apart the band 2 decades later by saying one was more essential than the other. Without Robin's guitar washes and arrangements, Liz's angelic voice would have gone to waste in some
dated and mediocre 80's sub-pop. All 3 fed off each other. And we reap the honey from their collective. All 3 members could have had a successive solo career in music, but never could have been legendary as they are now.
There's a problem with the term "new wave." At the time, it was more of a marketers' term than a term people self-identified as. The first British punk bands of '76/'77 were sometimes referred to as a "new wave." Then, the term was used for the sort of 60s-inspired, skinny-tied, power pop, guitar bands of the late 70s. Then, it was used for the synth pop of the early 80s. Today, it seems to be used for any early 80s band with postpunk haircuts.
Yeah I think you're right. Not just the way he's speaking and the fact he's wearing sunglasses, but the way Liz acts when he speaks. It's like she's thinking 'Oh god, don't say anything embarassing!'
uh..check out Massive Attack, Medicine, Craig Armstrong...She has done guest vocals on alot of stuff. She has a brain. She is the brain of the Cocteaus..
haha, are you kidding? there would be no twins without elizabeth... and simon has helped with many of their musical arrangements. they're all vital components.
Guthrie managed to go through the whole eighties looking like he was going to die at any minute. xD
AJRoman 10 months ago
@AJRoman LOL
bufon63 9 months ago
CT are my favorite band of all time. That said, Robin looks totally wasted in this interview!
alansrobot 1 year ago
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alansrobot 1 year ago
Robin Guthrie is a musical genius.
TennderPoisson 1 year ago
Even when she laugh sounds like an angel...
ordnajelAoneuB 1 year ago 2
THEY ARE SO CUTE!
animebabe73 2 years ago 7
Can somebody put subtitles on this video?I'm italian and I can't understand all the things they say,thei pronounce is so british!
kakolukiam1984 2 years ago
Look at that funky hair.
idiotsdream 3 years ago 4
They used all their advance on Hairspray!! sponsored by Silvikrin??
walker44444 4 years ago
I LOVE LIZ' LAUGH !!
bropro 4 years ago
Cocteau Twins are and always will be Liz, Robin, and Simon.
Don't try to take apart the band 2 decades later by saying one was more essential than the other. Without Robin's guitar washes and arrangements, Liz's angelic voice would have gone to waste in some
dated and mediocre 80's sub-pop. All 3 fed off each other. And we reap the honey from their collective. All 3 members could have had a successive solo career in music, but never could have been legendary as they are now.
orangevideo 5 years ago 23
And Will. And Mitsuo. And Richard.
beowulven 4 years ago
@orangevideo The Cocteau Twins will always be Robin, Liz and WILL
bufon63 9 months ago
@orangevideo
Wrong.
beowulven 6 months ago
Love Liz, but Robin is truly an unrecognized musical genius! And I really mean genius. Their instrumental work is sublimely beautiful.
Jhensy2001 5 years ago 3
And people wonder why new wave never got as popular as punk or goth.
LordSathar 5 years ago
There's a problem with the term "new wave." At the time, it was more of a marketers' term than a term people self-identified as. The first British punk bands of '76/'77 were sometimes referred to as a "new wave." Then, the term was used for the sort of 60s-inspired, skinny-tied, power pop, guitar bands of the late 70s. Then, it was used for the synth pop of the early 80s. Today, it seems to be used for any early 80s band with postpunk haircuts.
colibri1 5 years ago 12
Good & Interesting Comment (-_-)
secondhanddaylight 3 years ago
"She has done guest vocals" LOL
242sumner 5 years ago
Robin Guthrie? I thought that was a readhead Ozzy Osbourne. LOL!
carolwade 5 years ago
Anybody else get the impression that Guthrie is off his face in this interview?
minedarea 5 years ago
Yes.
Tazz77 5 years ago
Yeah I think you're right. Not just the way he's speaking and the fact he's wearing sunglasses, but the way Liz acts when he speaks. It's like she's thinking 'Oh god, don't say anything embarassing!'
3ShadesOfMonoChrome 4 years ago
i'll go as far as to say that guthrie/raymonde are 3/4 of the brilliance. just listen to the awesome instrumentals and you will understand...
djeboe 5 years ago
Oh yeah? Show me her solo work.
She certainly has a very beautifull voice but cannot really do anything without a brain behind her.
242sumner 5 years ago
uh..check out Massive Attack, Medicine, Craig Armstrong...She has done guest vocals on alot of stuff. She has a brain. She is the brain of the Cocteaus..
DivaXMachina 5 years ago
Liz Fraser's voice is at least three fourths of their fruit.
LegledTrepteg 5 years ago
haha, are you kidding? there would be no twins without elizabeth... and simon has helped with many of their musical arrangements. they're all vital components.
madsketcher 5 years ago
Robin Guthrie is cocteau twins.The other two are only supporting musicians.
242sumner 5 years ago
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TennderPoisson 1 year ago
I'm "Jones-ing" for a new album... Could it ever be possible?
ClarenceDoskocil 5 years ago
elizabeth frasers speaking voice is just as soothing as her singing voice... ahhhhh.
brianmckinleyharris 5 years ago
This great clip could be considered an historical relic: a piece of Elizabeth's ever-changing hairstyle's timeline. :)
TyphoidBryan 5 years ago
so interesting
goldiecox34 5 years ago