Treasure

Were all song names women names?

At the risk of having my goth card taken away ... Cocteau Twins is one of those groups that I want to like more than I do. I respect them for pioneering dream pop and ethereal goth, and I don't dislike their music. Persephone is a banger. It's just that after a while all their songs kind of blend together. I also always kind of feel like I'm having a stroke listening to Elizabeth's vocals — like, I feel like I should understand what she's saying, but I know it's just gibberish. It gets frustrating, especially as someone who really cares about lyrics in music. If I'm going ethereal goth, I'm picking All About Eve over this. Sorry. 3/5 — part of me wants to give it a 4 because of its influence and legacy, but meh.

It was pretty different to what I expected to be honest. It was interesting and cool but not sure I loved it.

Interesting album, not what I would usually listen too but something new and fun. I believe French singers from the 80s. I can’t understand anything but I enjoy the music nonetheless. Would have in the background when building IKEA furniture.

👌

This is a cool sound for 1984, which is incidentally my birth year. I hear them influencing the Cranberries and Y La Bamba. It also seems to be contemporary with Kate Bush. I’ll be visiting the rest of this catalogue.

ok

Nothing particular stood out to me other than this album seed to be a decent recommendation out of a sea of garbage that recently came up in the app. I enjoyed this enough to consider listening to it again.

2.5

I can take it or leave it. Nothing special.

2.5

Sounds like a fever dream

cocteau twins are goated don't know how i'm rating this album though high 3 or low 4

Treasure is my second Cocteau Twins album on this project, and their sound is truly unlike anything I've heard. They were ahead of their time for 1984, but musicians still aren't making music like this. To say this album is ethereal is selling it short. It's an easy journey to listen to this album because their music has a tendency to wash over the listener, but there's a lot of nuance. Nothing on this album is sloppy or unrefined. Not to mention, the main vocalist has the perfect voice for this album, more so than anything I've ever heard before.

Nice music but not what I care to listen to.

had it on in the background while working but will listen again

Ivo 2.7 Lorelei 2.9 Beatrix 2.6 Persephone 2.8 Pandora (for Cindy) 3 Amelia 2.6 Aloysius 2.5 Cicely 2.6 Otterley 2 Donimo 2.1 Score: 2.58

Dreamy vocals. Sometimes I wondered if it was English. But it didn't leave a lasting impression. Already forgot I listened to it

Less of a standout than I was hoping but some really neat sounds, especially towards the end of the record.

Overall enjoyable, but I kept waiting for a real banger like Heaven or Las Vegas or Alice and one never came.

I think I would have liked it less if I paid more attention to this

It was OK ... 3 stars

This isn't really my favorite genre of music, but I'll give them some credit for innovating something (seemingly). If I wouldn't have read anything about this album first, I would have guessed it was released in the early-mid 2000s. I think it rivals a lot of similar stuff that was coming out at the time. I can appreciate that.

Happily listened to this while working, had some interesting moments but not going to be playing a load more from the artist based on this

This was interesting and not like anything I've ever heard before, good job!

3.5

didn’t listen to the entire album, but it was interesting. but i could see myself putting it on in the background every once in a while.

Haunting and dreamy. Love the vocals.

I have begun to appreciate.the Cocteau Twins diaphanous electric folk, and once again I didn’t have the time to get deep into the mindset.

Very relaxing to listen to. However, ethereal pop with almost no danceability isn’t my thing. This is my second Cocteau Twins album and I don’t think they’re for me. 3/5 because it’s not bad, just not my thing.

Didn't make me want to listen

I’ve definitely hit a lull in getting music that I really appreciate and enjoy. This album wasn’t terrible but it didn’t motivate me to want to discover more of their music. It was background noise.

good album very soulful, i can see why it is on this list. helped me do math so no complaints. fave song: lorelai and persophone

I like the ethereal sound. It's relaxing, but no real standouts for fantastic songs.

This album is nice, liked the mood it has. Will I listen to again: 40%

Reminds me of late 80s/90s movie soundtracks.

That was weird.

strano ma non male. Molto etereo e sognante

Kinda sounds like Portishead from the 80’s. Not sure if it’s because I listened to it on my work headphones, or because I’d drank too much coffee, but the jangly guitar present on and throughout most tracks became a bit nauseating. I did quite like Pandora - reminds me of Vibes is Right by Barrington Levy.

it was good, but nothing really stood out to me besides Lorelei. that song alone could be worth 4 stars, but I know Cocteau Twins can do better

Love the soundscapes - very much my vibe. Only knew them from one vocalist appearing on Massive Attack album.

I quite enjoyed this. I might even listen again.

At first I quite liked this, thought it had a Kate Bush ambience to it, then it got a bit too droney and a bit too weird and I lost interest!

Really enjoyed this just isn't very memorable

Probably suffers from things that came after it. It’s not bad by any means and I can hear the music it has influenced.

Prefer Heaven or Last Vegas, great vibes on this just no major stand outs

p518. 1984. 3 stars. Got to admit, the Cocteau Twins are one of my musical blind spots. I can appreciate the musicianship and they have some decent songs, but I find Liz Frazer's voice shrill and grating after a couple of tracks. And it's all a bit... soulless. Well done though.

Liked: Very cool instrumentation at time, unique use of sounds and effects to create soundscapes. Very melodious with genre bending at time. Dislike: Vocals buried in the mix, I cannot distinguish what words are being said and cannot decipher if its in English or another language.

The Wiki review uses the word "ethereal" to describe this album and that's pretty on point. The best way I can describe it is like music you'd expect to hear at a spa in the Outer Hebrides where psychedelic mushrooms are part of the treatments. It's relaxing and pretty up to a point, though it's not clear whether there are actual lyrics or the singer is just using her voice to create sound -- certainly I couldn't understand one single word on the whole album. It's difficult to even really think of the tracks as "songs"; I think "moods" would be a better word. It was interesting to be exposed to this record but I can't see myself listening to it again.

This is a pretty solid meh on the meh scale. 80's post punk. Pandora (for Cindy) is legitimately beautiful. Aloysius is another legit beauty.

This was nice! Very dreamy synth pop and bloody enjoyable! First time with the twins and I may very well check out some of their other stuff! Liked this one!

the first half was a bit unremarkable, but i guess for the second i was already warmed up and enjoyed it a bit more - 3 adds

wasnt into it at first but its nice background music but def not a revisit

слишком загадочный и с непонятными словами. тот первый почему-то лучше лёг

Really loved the sound of this album but I cannot tell you a single word that was sung

Ambient and fun. Couldn’t tell you a single song or every word that stood out.

Nothing wrong with the album. It’s fine. But it’s nebulous.

Decent, liked the vocals the most. Kinda reminded me of Kate Bush

Sort of thing I expected to like but pretty meh

звучание приятное, как минимум один трек себе уже забрал

Middle songs are the best. All pretty much sound the same but I don’t hate or love it.

A mixed bag. Weird but very unique and deserving to be on this list.

Maybe I’m rating this too high but here we are

What was to come was much better

didnt love as much as their other albums but can appreciate the influence on future records that i adore

This felt like it should be my vibe cuz all the ethereal bits but I just couldn't get super into it.

Not my thing?

Dit is eigenlijk best tof zeg! Klinkt oud, maar had ook iets nieuws kunnen zijn.

The lead singer Liz is very talented, and the songs are ethereal and well crafted. But synth heavy at times (it was the 80's), and the mixing was weird at times. Could barely hear the lead singer on some songs.

ganz ok, habs ma besser erwartet tbh

Kinda meh

Dream pop. Ni fu ni fa.

Atmosphérique, bonne découverte bien que brouillon un peu.

tyvärr inte lika bra som heaven or las vegas.

Ethereal, pretty, but also a bit vague. Good listen, but didnt blow me away and none of the songs stood out.

Dream pop. Ni fu ni fa.

3+ f vocal+

Wafty background fine

Ethereal in some ways. Sounds French without being in French, somehow. 3.5

Meh

Another from the Cocteau Twins, wasn't expecting it but I'm kind of glad I can say I've listened to more than just the big one. But I've learned that the big one is the big one for good reason. This one, while decent, just doesn't create the same heavenly space that the other does. A few solid tracks that I enjoyed, but not nearly as dreamy or transportive as I would've hoped. Definitely still finding their sound here. Overall, it was alright. Favorite tracks: Donimo (intentional typo?), Lorelei, Pandora. Album art: Looks to be a mannequin behind a lacy dress or something, the coloring effect makes it seem very gothic, like something ripped from Dimetrescu's mansion in Resident Evil Village. It's simple but I dig it. Font is excellent. 3/5

Lite ojämn men får ändå en svag trea.

It’s hauntingly beautiful but does tend to blend into the background

I can see why people like it but it seems pretty mediocre to me

Certainly a vibe and style. Enjoyable enough to listen, but maybe not a full album

A dazzling glimpse into the 80s pop scene that wasn't as much on the forefront as others. Cocteau Twins 'Treasure' is dark and morose in a very 80s latchkey-come-home-when-the-street-lights-come-on way. 3.5/5.

If I didn't know what "ethereal" meant, I'd describe this as ghostly, haunting, eerie, soft, flighty, and other words I don't know the meaning of. This should be the soundtrack to my dreams.

Dreampop at its finest. If you like dreampop, of course

rustig genieten

I don't know what it is that I want from the Cocteau Twins that I don't get. But I don't get it. It seems like all the ingredients are right there. But they always make rhubarb pie instead of, like, the pumpkin pie the I'm after? It's like the music I want is just one room over? Because I listen to this and it's all there, but it's also not. And I can't get my head around it.

What the hell is this? Something for when Enya gets a bit too intense? Whatever, three stars.

Ditto.

Not bad

All kinda blends into one. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it - definition of a 3.

Indie alternative and dream pop. Different. Influential. Still not going to be listening to this much again. What can beat Massive Attack’s Teardrop?

I didn't hate it but it feel into background music pretty fast.

Second album by Cocteau Twins, it's quite interesting sound, gothic mixed with 80s pop and with a tiny bit of shoegaze for some additional taste. I kind of liked it, but I would rather move on to another album now.

I was okay when this started but lost when it finished. It felt like a marshmallow: good enough but not very substantive, and gone quickly.

I want to like this more, but eventually this album felt repetitive. I wish I could have understood the lyrics more, because that might have helped. Overall this was like listening to a lot of beautiful and ethereal singing by haunted dolls who couldn’t really enunciate much.

Best Song: Pandora (For Cindy). Bubbly and ethereal. Sounds like fairies singing in a language no one understands. Worst Song: Otterley. It turns out you can be too atmospheric. Overall: Music that feels completely alien, but at least the aliens seem kind of friendly? At least not immediately violent. It really feels like the artist is experiencing an entire range of emotions that I don't even know the names of. sleepy rain music.

Yeah it's cool. Great bones. Cool sounds. I bet if I listened a couple more times I could even start telling one song from another!!

Not as good as "Heaven or Las Vegas", but still great an early glimpse into the nascent dream pop/shoegaze scene that would hit its stride in the early 90s.

BRILLIANT ALBUM!!!

Really gorgeous, ethereal music. The languid pace can get a little monotonous but there is no doubt of the beauty in the vocals and in the production. 3.5 stars

spare and lovely

cool, ethereal. not my typical taste but glad i listened. very 80s witchy glam.

Love the Cocteau twins I’d love them more if I knew what they were saying

This was interesting, and sounded a lot like Kate Bush. Not bad!

Actually pretty relaxing

Some songs were cool but also very haunted

Not my favourite of their albums but loved it nonetheless

Felt a little too ethereal for me? I can’t find any other way to describe it. It was nice but not in a way that I’d want to return to.

Entirely pleasant with moments that achieve a "greater than the sum of its parts" feel. Sort of telling that the wikipedia page for this entry says that it's "regarded as one of their worst albums". BUT HEY IT'S UK POST PUNK NEW WAVE BS SO CHUCK IT ON HERE

Fattar om man hatar det. Det gör inte jag, men Fraser måste användas rätt. Som med This Mortal Coil.

Vibes

This was a nice album. I'm close to a 4 but the dreamy stuff got to me.

The Twins are the OG dream-pop band that influenced other bands such as This Mortal Coil (who I love), Beach House and shoegaze bands such as My Bloody Valentine (who give me a headache). TIL from Wiki that they're Scottish, which explains why I don't understand a word that they're singing, although that's probably intentional since their style is an ethereal wall of sound and a tapestry of echoey and dreamy vocals. Since 1,001 lets us listen to a lot of bands from years ago, I've noticed that some music sounds so dated while others can stand the test of time and sound fresh as ever. Unfortunately the music by the Cocteau Twins sounds very dated today.

Experimental

Nice ending track. 7/10

Very interesting album, like the later cocteau twins stuff a little bit more, this has less melody and more atmosphere, loved the guitars and drums on some of the tracks, I love that you cant understand what is being said 90% of the time Fav songs Ivo Persephone Cicily 7/10

This was whatever to me. I barely remember listening to it.

Deffo a vibe. Took me a couple of tries to get into it. But once I did, I enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed the song Lorelei. I liked the album but just not my favourite...

Still not a fan...

- Only ever listened to HOLV before - Good album - Would prefer Cocteau Twins if they used actual lyrics, but I can kind of see the 'voice as an instrument' perspective - Fav songs: Lorelai, Beatrix, Donimo

Jotenkin tosi kaunis. Oli kiva kuunnella, mutta en usko että löysin mitään ihan lempparikappaleita. Suosikit: Ivo, Beatrix, Donimo.

Dream pop with unintelligible lyrics. This should just irritate me with tweeness. But it doesn't. There's some truly intriguing sounds here. My attention started to wander, however.

pas mal pour des putes hurleuses

Le calvaire générateurien continue, avec cet album des Cocteau Twins. Il faut savoir que les Cocteau Twins sont sous l'emprise du puzzle du millenium de Kate Bush, ce qui signifie que Kate Bush peut prendre le contrôle de l'album à tout moment. Cela se produit ici dès les premières secondes de l'album, où l'esprit de Kate Bush sortira du puzzle dans un "Kate Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuush retentissant". Kate Bush ne quittera plus l'album à partir de ce moment.

It's alright, not something I'd listen on my free time

Definitely a unique album. Ethereal Yodeling in a made up language. Overall I thought it was alright, and it went by fairly quickly.

Good, but not great. Love the vocals, and the sound is pretty unique, but still doesn't quite make it to four 🌟 - not even with a bonus point for being Scottish!

Vocals were a little weird but also kind of cool. I liked the ethereal sound, though it got to be a little too much after the first few songs.

OK, maybe *Heaven Or Las Vegas* should be included in an ideal list of 1001 albums, even if some of its instrumentations have aged quite poorly--it's a bane that many eighties LPs have after all, and three decades later, one could argue that such dated instrumentations are also adding a layer of quaint charm to the whole thing. Not so sure about *Treasure*, though, which is plagued by similar problems--even if its own gated drums are here closer to goth shenanigans than the more overproduced affair that *Heaven Or Las Vegas* is. Yep, hardcore Cocteau Twins fans will tell you the contrary, thay will certify that those goth shenanigans are what makes this one closer to a purer version of the band. But when two thirds of said band have disowned your favorite album by them, it seems that there is some of misunderstanding at play between artists' intents and their target audience. In a way, I'm tempted to side with the band here, given that the two albums that followed, the far less famous *Victorialand* and *Blue Bell Knoll*, have at least aged more gracefully production-wise. Besides, I'm not so sure about how Liz Fraser herself feels about this one. Maybe 100% of the band members actually hate *Treasure*, who knows? All those considerations aside, I guess that what the fans fell in love with on that record are the impressive vocal feats performed by Fraser. One gets the sense that there are no bounds she is reluctant to tackle and even explode on *Treasure*. But this blessing might also come with a curse given that Liz's voice admittedly risks becoming grating on some tunes. Yes, she is a gifted and adventurous vocalist. But "adventurous" often becomes *overkill* on *Treasure*. At some point she even goes to a yodelling mode, and it's easy to see why such Meredith Monk-like vocal feats won't sit well with each and every listener out there. You could even suspect they might even serve a hidden purpose: to convey how insubtantial and/or purely mechanical Cocteau Twins' music sounds at times... So my overall take is that *Treasure* is a mixed bag. Too bad, it kicked off with two catchy tunes, *Ivo* and *Lorelei*... But unless your mind and ears are stuck in 1984, what might have been new and exciting back then may now sound awkward or clunky. So next, please. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 824 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 95 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 45 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 38

The ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Girl Soundtrack.

This a pretty weird one and most definitely not what I expected. I remember getting some songs by Cocteau Twins on spotify playlists related to atmospheric/ambient trip-hop music. Therefore, I had them mentally pegged more in that corner than in any post-punk corner. Maybe they are very different album to album, maybe they're just doing their own thing and are hard to classify. Be that as it may, I quite liked the instrumental but found the percussion rather tinny and didn't like the vocals too much. Dreamy, yes. But not not in the 'floaty', relaxing manner I'd prefer. Definitely OK background music and I know that I quite enjoy some of their other tracks on playlists that I like. But this album isn't really right for me.

Definitely an interesting sound and style here. Elizabeth Fraser's voice is wonderfully haunting. Some of the tracks (e.g., Pandora) have a real nice sense of melody and countermelody that caught my attention. This band composes and performs quite well. At times, the drum machine sounded a little harsh to my ear, but that's a personal preference. I get it as an artistic choice to punctuate the songs. Overall, I liked this album.

Surprisingly good. I went in with low expectations but this was pretty cool.

Spacey and etherial. I've never really been a fan but I could see why it might appeal. 3 stars cause it's interesting, even if I don't love it.

Strano, orecchiabile, etereo?

Solid

I like the ethereal-ness of it, but not a huge fan of the vocal delivery. For some reason I thought they were techno as well, so it was an unexpected surprise to hear dream pop. Still plagued by 80s-ness unfortunately.

interesting album, not exactly my cup of tea but its an intersting melodious dreamy style of ambient like music

sounds like bijork

Good album

Mellow eerie goodness

Intéressant. Mon premier album du groupe. Étrangement, je trouve qu'il y a des sonorités, particulièrement sur le drum, qui ont mal vieillies comparativement à d'autres artistes de cette époque. Les guitares sont bonnes. J'aime moins le petit côté Enya dans la voix pour certaines pièces. La première pièce est bonne malgré tout. Ce n'est pas un coup de coeur à la première écoute, mais ça a suscité mon intérêt envers le groupe. Je vais sûrement revenir à cet album.

Some good tracks

Interesting sound

Lovely ambient sound to this album. You could imagine some of the songs cropping up in Lost in Translation

Some songs hauntingly beautiful others hauntingly shit

Not really sure why but I liked quite a few of these songs

decent bit of dream pop

Qué recuerdos!!! Y cómo me sigue gustando "Lorelei". El resto no es lo mejor ni más entretenido del grupo así que se va a quedar en 3 estrellas por el cariño que les tengo.

I can’t figure this album out. I actually liked it, but I can’t imagine when I would play it again. When relaxing at home? On a train ride or cross country drive? At the club? I dug the vocals and low key was into the vibe, but I have no clue why. Very dreamy. Felt like a soundtrack for a specific kind of 80s fantasy movie. 🧚‍♀️

It's baffling to me how they pick the albums for this. Blue Bell Knoll is better. I'm an old timey mod girl (goth, believe it or not, was after me), so the spooky echo-y siren thing works for me. Some good tracks, but not a whole album listen for me.

've heard HOLV before, but never listened to a full album. I enjoyed the music, so this all comes down to the vocal, when it works, it's great, but when it doesn't it's annoying and some of the tunes were downright corny. Ultimately, this album just made me want to listen to the Sundays and understand the lyrics.

Very dreamy and ethereal. I will say though I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Whilst at the time of release I can see how it would have been quite out there and different. This would not have been the same record had they not included the backing drums on each of the tracks. It reminds me of the "Mermaid Song" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie. It's a good album to pop on when you're in the mood for a chill/space-out session. Best: Ivo Worst: Amelia

One man's treasure is another man's... decent?

Liked it. Really light

Pleasant sounds to drift off to. Favorites: Ivo, Lorelei, Otterley

Prior commentary on this group pretty much holds, though it grew on me a little in this outing. Not quite my thing.

Less exciting version of the Cranberries. Not bad, but probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen again.

Listened to this twice as I didn't get much from it first time. I think it takes a while to sink in as it's so floaty and vague. The drums are far too 80s to score higher

Interesting, unorthodox "spacy" sound but fails to catch my attention further

First group in the list I've barely heard of. They sound like music from the future for 1984. Definitely interesting, creative, ethereal...but not my thing so much. I can see why people would love this though.

Like an incomprehensible Kate Bush, not in a bad way, just not really what I’m looking for in my life right now. Listened twice, couldn’t tell you how any of it went.

-Liked this album -Familiar with Cocteau Twins but not this album -Really like the moodiness to the songs -Very unique sound and vocals -Love the harmonies throughout the album -Favourite songs are Ivo, Lorelei, Persaphone, Pandora (For Cindy)

Alt Enya vibes. Some pretty moments, but I felt myself tuning out a lot. 2.5

Didn't dig it as much as Heaven or Las Vegas.

1984: Lorelei, Beatrix

Not super my thing, but it was fine as background music for the day.

Haunting vocals. The album art and sound remind evoke the Evanescent style from the mid 2000s. Cocteau Twins were probably an influence. I'd say the guitar work is ahead of its time for 1984. It feels like its ushering in what will be the alternative wave of the 90s. Like Autobahn or Ladysmith Black Mombozo, not knowing the language forces me to focus more on the music and rhythms. On the whole, this is not really a negative for this album. The first two songs Ivo and Lorelei are actually really great, the former being the better. Lorelei has a sense of 80s that is not bad but very time stamped with those synths and bells. I do like how the female vocals mix. I think The Cranberries were probably also influenced by this band. Persephone reminds me of of a funky blues rock song like Led Zepplin maybe? As the album goes on, I began to wish I understood the lyrics, so it's not musically dramatic or diverse enough to carry me all the way through. Otterley gives me David Lynch vibes though, so I wonder if he's a fan? This would have pre-dated Twin Peaks and Angelo Badalamenti definitely scores similarly to this song. I'm going to give this 3 stars, but for something like this, 3 stars is pretty impressive to get from me.

Really enjoyed this album. Giving it 3 stars b/c it isn't the most technical of albums. But very creative and unique in sound.

I like their sound.

OK

Bueno

Inarticulate even for the Twins, and not to their benefit. It still sounds unlike anything else out there, but there's the distinct sense that it's for good reason this time. Especially on the back half of the record, the textures begin to settle into songs, albeit not in the neatness-unneatness of later releases. For that reason, it's notable as a transition point for the band's sound.

223 albums later, here we are. "Heaven or Las Vegas" was the first record I got on this site, and I feel like that is a better, more evolved record. I like the ethereality (is that a word?) and choral elements of this record, I just don't think the group hit their stride until later. Still a nice, relaxing offering. Favorite tracks: "Lorelei", "Ivo", "Aloycius"

This album is weird. Which is fine, but it's not the kind of weird that I find all that interesting. A couple highlights, but I didn't find it very consistently good during my initial listen. Second listen: It was a little better, but still not really for me, i guess.

At first I couldn't decide if her 'Joey Tribbiani speaking French' was genius or stupid but in the end gets annoying. Having said that I still really like the music so it's a 3 for me.

Eh

Non conoscevo. Nonostante la maledizione "sound degli anni '80" li ho trovati interessanti e molto più di nicchia rispetto al panorama musicale di quel periodo. Unica nota negativa la voce, che a un certo punto diventa insopportabile. Tutto sommato mi sento di premiarli per l'originalità. Voto 3

Prettt iconic sound, pretty out-there. Definitely an influence for modern synth pop stuff

Very interesting. I wanna know more about the things they used to produce this album at that time.

I really liked the ethereal vibe and harmonies. I did not like the nonsense lyrics and boring drum machine.

Very punchy drums, sort of a haunting sound, engaging and introspective but not a standout

Atmospheric. Good listen.

Enjoy as subdued background music. Eerie at times.

Quite liked it.

Ended up listening to the greatest hits but I may come back to this.

Unusual folk woman's vocal with interesting music. But something is missing because doesn't catch.

Ganz interessant, sphärische Klänge

Gut zum "Nebenbei"-Hören aber dann doch irgendwie schnell wieder vergessen.

Good. Would listen again. Her voice is beautiful.

Knew the name but had never heard any of their music - pleasantly surprised and might go back

Reminds me of Kate Bush both in the instrumentals and the vocal style. Consistently decent with a few really nice tracks, 3.5

Experimenteel zonder té vreemd te zijn.

De 2e keer dat deze groep passeert. Deze keer meer 'dream' en minder 'pop'. Het gaat een beetje alle kanten uit en is niet zo genietbaar 2,5 sterren die ik afrond naar 3

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Nothing remarkable but nice chill music to study to. I couldn't really tell the songs apart. Sounded almost like the background of a Ghibli movie at times?

Not for me

Decent female wave

Nice abum. I liked it. I have now learned about Dream Pop en Shoegaze. As far as I know they never had a hitsong in the Netherlands. But did 24 concerts in the Netherlands.

easy listening - pretty voice. not my jam tho

Nästan en fyra. Drömsk och mysig.

Dreamy, but not something I would put in my rotation.

It was okay. Background music while cleaning

I kinda liked it, it's like odd ambient music with singing

Not necessarily my bag, but appreciate some of the more atmospheric parts of it

Good stuff from essential band. Never really into them but can’t really criticise it’s uniqueness or quality

so ein weltenunterschied zu heaven & las vegas, irgendwie so unpoppy, undefined klingt wie ein langer song, gefällt mir net soo

I had to turn it off at least a half-a-dozen times. I finally made it through though. I guess its just not for me.

Nah. Not my type of thing.

It's "fine". This is the very definition of “not my wheelhouse”. It’s just too airy and background-noise for me. There’s nothing “wrong” with it and I’m sure there’s someone who likes this. It’s not me.

hintergrundmusik.

Brings me back to my 1988 dorm room listening trying to be cool with the edgy upperclassmen. I still cannot get into it. The music is great. But the vocals bother my misophonia.

It all sounded the same. Not a fan.

There’s good blending and bad blending. This is the latter

Just like the other album from them we had (why on earth two of them are on the list is beyond me). Super boring, kinda weird, lotta nothing going on. Dumb

And 1984 was such a good year.

Like a consommé. Really not enough to get your teeth in to. 2*

Sjukt släpp 1984! Hade nog diggat det mer på en annan dag, just idag gjorde det inte så mycket. Lyssna på ”Heaven or Las Vegas” istället!

Oklart vad man ens lyssnar på vad är det ens för språk? men vissa grejer lät bra. Svårrankat

Boring. But I heard the name Persephone 3 times the day I listened to this!

This was boring

Really just background ambient rock. Ok, but not my jam.

80s Teagan and Sarah (no titties on the cover though, sadly). I’m pretty sure this album was in English but I couldn’t understand a word. It wasn’t offensively bad but not good.

2.5 I got this album on my birthday and I'm a twin. Oddly enough me and my bro sound exactly like this after a night at the bar. "randomizer" strikes again.

I didn't find much to enjoy

I dunno, I listened to half of it and then my work day ended, and I don't feel called back to finish it, so I think this landed on me like yet another bland electronica album. Nothing really stood out for me, I wasn't hooked, big ol' MEH.

Too out there and artsy for my taste.

Unintelligible warbling vocals over jangling indie chords. The result of which is a pretentious collection of one-dimensional tracks, suited only to 80s art students and 6Music dads. A 'treasure' that should remain undiscovered. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★☆☆☆(4/10) Total reviewed : 385 Already owned : 85 Purchased : 16 To buy : 7 Nope : 277

So many albums in this list meander and this is one of them. Interesting musically on occasion, but not memorable.

A bit too mellow and ethereal for me, I found it all a bit boring.

This indie goth sound isn’t for me. Especially with female lead. Just too fantasy like. 2.75

I knew I was going to hate this from the first note.

Once is enough for this “Treasure”.

Really? Another CT album? Really? They're that good?! This is better than say any Journey album, or any Chuck Berry, or Billy Idol, or Weezer? Oreven stuff I don't like from Garth Brooks, Whitney Houston, Neil Diamond, Billie Eilish, etc? They're only on here cause they were big in England in '84 apparently. Didn't make a dent over her. They suck and this list is slanted to any band who came from Stratford Upon Avon, Dorchester, Liverpool, Spotted Dick, Manchester or Worcestershire. 2 stars, it's not good.

El album parece un ritual para invocar espíritus, todo muyyy extraño

Album cover looks like a shirt that would make a mint in Hot Topic or Spencer's circa 1999. Especially that logo. Man, I think STAIND directly ripped their font from this. IIIIIT's BEEN AWHILE. Wow. Now there's a five star experience. Experience. Listen to me. My vocabulary has been shaped by evil gremlins perched atop a Highrise plotting society's doom to scrounge together a few extra bucks. Let's go back to thinking about nu-metal bands that omit the last vowel. We got Staind. Hmmm Trapt? They took a bunch of liberties with that one HEADSTRONG I'LL TAKE YOU ON. HEADSTRONG, I'LL TAKE ON ANYONE, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WRONG. That song played on repeat during the gaming "experience" that was "Legends of Wrestling II" for the GameCube. I can recall desperately trying to vanquish Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in a cage match while Trapt wormed it's way into my brain like a virus. No wonder I'm such a star writer now! Anyway, this album is not nu-metal. It's weird, and I can see why I've heard the name "Cocteau Twins" so much in the world of musical pretentiousness. A world that I like to observe, laugh at, cringe at, and of course, occasionally steal recommendations from. "Treasure" started off HOT. Not in a weird sexual way you disgusting pervert, but in a "this is cool album kind of way." It faded into the background from there. This is your middle of the road sort of record, but considering I expected to be ablaze in the ditch, being middle of the road seems just fine. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: JACQUES CARTIER VOICE REVEALED??? (EMOTIONAL)

Not in the mood for this today

#426 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ It was... uneventful. It played, I noticed it playing few times, thought the vocalist sounded unnecessarily breathy and whispery. I've no recollection of the music, it wasn't offensive I guess. Vaguely miffed 2, under mediocre 3/5.

very ethereal, a bit too esoteric for my taste, like Enya more

Felt too experimental, like they were trying too hard to be artsy. Not my kind of sound

Not my cup of tea

Was not the type of pop I expected, but it still wasn't really my thing.

Dreamy, which is not great in this case

Album #124, Cocteau Twins, Treasure ⭐⭐ About 10 years ago, I was completely in love with and obsessed with Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas. I loved the dream pop sound, which wasn’t a genre I’d really been familiar with up to that point, and I loved the languageless singing of Elizabeth Fraser. I thought it was wonderful and totally unique. There was a period where I listened to that album daily during a pretty tough period of my life. I was making music at the time, not very good music, mind you, and I became obsessed with the idea of making dream pop songs because of that album, even though I never actually got around to it. Despite that, I never really got into Cocteau Twins beyond that. The only other song I knew off the top of my head was “Lorelei” from this album. Turns out I was wrong. Turns out I had listened to Treasure years ago. Turns out I remembered disliking it. And here we are again. This was a really unpleasant surprise this morning. Maybe it’s because I’m older now. Maybe it’s because I’m no longer smoking weed daily and being stoned off my gourd all the time. Whatever the reason, this music feels pretty meaningless to me now. I no longer find Elizabeth Fraser’s glossolalia-style singing charming, beautiful, or mysterious. I find it lacking in substance. She has a very good voice, but for me it feels more like a vocal exercise than anything emotionally meaningful. I also think the production is a major problem. The album is extremely lo-fi. I don’t have an issue with lo-fi music generally, but in a style like this, I think you need lush production to really bring out the beauty of what you’re trying to create. Instead, this sounds cheap. It sounds underfunded and undercooked, and whether that’s because of budget limitations or creative choices, it doesn’t work for me. The production actively diminishes the music. The music itself is an issue too. This thing is so twee that I feel like it might collapse under the weight of even mild criticism. After a while it all blends into one mushy haze. I remember Heaven or Las Vegas feeling much more shoegaze-adjacent and much more song-oriented, whereas this feels more like Kate Bush on sedatives in a nursing home. The funny thing is that I’m now almost afraid to revisit Heaven or Las Vegas. It was such an important album to me at one point that I don’t really want to discover that it no longer connects with me either. There are a handful of songs I liked. “Lorelei” is still lovely, and the closing track “Donimo” was actually one of the stronger moments on the album. That said, when I saw that it was over six minutes long, I genuinely groaned because by that point I was so fed up with the record. Thankfully, it turned out to be one of the better tracks. I suspect this won’t be a popular review. Cocteau Twins are one of those bands people hold very dear, and I completely understand why. But this album did very, very little for me. I’m hoping Heaven or Las Vegas survives the revisit when it eventually comes up, because Treasure certainly didn’t.

Twins? Tell me there isn't more than one of these.

At times quite pleasant, but for the most part it just washed over me.

Its ok

Ambient and that about all I can say.

Great background sound to add to my sleep mask music. Vocals are weird with no identifiable lyrics, but the band is Scottish (for that a star...) so maybe there is a highland wool waulking song in there?

Not a great start to my day. Can't believe I'm writing this, but I would rather be listening to Enya.

I gave the other album a 3, but this felt like more of a drag. Maybe I was having a good day last time.

Signature sound, but didn't leave much of an impression

Very harsh sound

I would have liked this more if she had been singing actual words.

After six years they begun to find a structure. After eigth years the had learned to play music. One extra plus because the singer made good melodies and glued the rubbish together. I dont think anyone listen to this record today. How could it end up on the list??? And what about Tangerine dream, Yello, and Adolphson & Falk. A & F with the best album from the synth era with Med rymden i blodet.

I feel like I was supposed to enjoy this, but I didn't. I found the high-pitched vocals, as angelic as they tried to be, almost like knives through my brain. I know it's supposed to give off a dream-like vibe, but I found the mix to be so dense that it was impossible to lose myself in the music. Pretty big swing and a miss for me.

2/5 I liked the instrumentals, they felt very unique. However I didn't really like lyrics. I do like the ethereal vibe they are going for which I think they nailed. Favorite Song: Ivo

Found this to be largely forgettable. It's just not for me. 2/5 Won't listen again

Why is this something I had to hear?

as friend said, dreamy music and made up noise to sound like words as lyrics.

A second album from Cocteau Twins on this list surprises me. I gave the last one a 3, so I must have liked it more. This album is annoying. Very quiet vocals over bland music. Pandora stood out. 1.5/5

4/10

Not aged well really, not sure what it is about. Very Kate bush influenced wooshy vocals.

Lots of trance and dissonance on this album. Kinda gibberish and yodeling? I didn't necessarily hate the sound, but I definitely didn't like it.

I never really got them.

meh

Not bad but not my vibe, easy to listen to

unfortunately, not for me!!

It all sounded the same. A bit high pitched (music not voiced). My gf thought it was Kate bush

I'll bet they're not even twins! So why two stars? POETIC JUSTICE.

Melodic and dreamy. Interesting first time listen but it's probably nothing I'll ever want to hear again.

Unusual

Kinda biring

Did not care for this genre

I've never really been head over heels (no pun intended) for Cocteau Twins the way a lot of other indie nerds are. Like sure, I enjoy Heaven or Las Vegas, and I even think Victorialand is underrated, but I've never really liked this one. I'm just not goth enough for this stage of their careers I guess? Plus I really can't stand the alliteration that Elisabeth Fraser is indulging in on "Ivo" and "Lorelei", which just sounds too contrived compared to the near-glossolalic quality that people tend to attribute to her singing.

#910. Are we sure it wasn't a typo, and maybe it was supposed to be '1001 albums that make you want to die? 2/5: no

No

I found it interesting that from beginning to end the album is kind of vibey, but there is no song that I would want to listen to on it’s own without the rest of the album around it.

I wanted to like this more, and maybe if I were in the right mindset for it, I'd enjoy it, but today it's a bit grating.

Not it

Just bizarre and as unpleasant to listen to as I remember. They’ve never been my thing but I’m happy they exist. Much love to my childhood friend, and huge Cocteau Twins fan, Eric Johnston.

Helt ok fint ibland, men mest prettotråk.

I can absolutely enjoy ethereal pop, and there are some Cocteau Twins songs that I do consider a guilty pleasure. I loved their (darker) second album, but this one didn't really convince me. There aren't many songs I like here (Beatrix and Otterley are pretty much the only ones I would come back to), and overall it's too shrill, too pop-ish and not ambient enough for my taste. They're certainly a creative band (the nonsensical lyrics crack me up), the dreamy vocals are all right, but I'm disappointed by the instrumental parts. Not their best album, won't listen again. 4/10

The foundation of dream pop, among the favorite album of my older sister. Dreamy, clean, the sound floats. Fraser’s voice is the center, everything else just supports the haze. It’s soft, distant and too boring to me.

According to the label and the description, this should be right in my wheelhouse. But upon listening, I am left cold.

Pretty nice! Ethereal. My favorite was "Otterley" and "Pandora (for Cindy) was cool too.

The songs lull one into a sort of trance, and then halfway through that "What the hell am I listening to?" feeling hits. It's devious like that, but all in all, it's just too much wailing with too much reverb.

Lorelai

me deu ansiedade, parece que nada acontece mas!! muito bom!!

I didnt love this one. background noise

Weird high vocals. Didn’t understand the lyrics and got annoying really quickly.

It's not that bad, but it's also not at all my cup of tea.

Forgettable and disappointing

This album is very ethereal... so ethereal that it becomes an uninteresting and bland atmospheric music. It is slow, and not in a good sense. The album just goes through a kind of music that, even though sometimes it is in some way "beautiful", it becomes redundant and with no direction. And it neither transmits anything to me, so, there is not much here to dive in.

Not enough corners for me