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| 1. Evangeline (Evangeline 1993) | |||
| 2. Mud And Dark (Evangeline 1993) | |||
| 3. Summer-blink (Evangeline 1993) | |||
| 4. Winter Wonderland (Snow 1993) | |||
| 5. Frosty The Snowman (Snow 1993) | |||
| 6. Bluebeard (Bluebeard 1993) | |||
| 7. Three-Swept (Bluebeard 1993) | |||
| 8. Ice-Pulse (Bluebeard 1993) | |||
| 9. Bluebeard (Acoustic Version) (Bluebeard 1993) | |||
| 10. Rilkean Heart (Acoustic Version) (Twinlights 1994) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Feet-Like Fins (Otherness - Mark Clifford Remixes 1995) | |||
| 2. Seekers Who Are Lovers (Otherness - Mark Clifford Remixes 1995) | |||
| 3. Violaine (Otherness - Mark Clifford Remixes 1995) | |||
| 4. Cherry-Coloured Funk (Otherness - Mark Clifford Remixes 1995) | |||
| 5. Tishbite (Tishbite - 1995) | |||
| 6. Primitive Heart (Tishbite - 1995) | |||
| 7. Flock Of Soul (Tishbite - 1995) | |||
| 8. Round (Tishbite - 1995) | |||
| 9. An Elan (Tishbite - 1995) | |||
| 10. Violaine (Violaine - 1996) | |||
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Cocteau Twins have proven to be one of the most prolific bands in modern music. This 2 CD Set breaks down the songs on the boxset version of Lullabies to Violaine. 4AD. 2006.
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Really Beautiful, April 6 2006
By LHB - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: V2 Lullabies To Violaine: Sing (Audio CD)
I've never been a Cocteau Twins fanatic, but this collection and V. 1 could change my mind. To my ears, the Twins were at their very best on their singles and toward the end of their career. Liz Frazer's voice was sweeter, the songs less "cutesy" and more beautiful, and they could throw up a beautiful wall of sound when they wanted to. Cherry Colored Funk, Round, An Elan and the second version of Violane are especially stunning in this collection, but I wouldn't want to be without a single disc in either of the two volumes. Even if you've always had a bit of a problem with the Twins you ought to check this out. There's some incredible stuff that I wouldn't want to live without here. I should add that the sound quality is some of the most incredible I've ever heard on a popular music disc, and beats their album remasters in terms of depth, spread and especially textural beauty (and there's a LOT of that here). At the asking price, this and V. 1 are about the best bargains going.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Twilight Brilliance, Mar 31 2006
By Steven K. de la Vaux - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: V2 Lullabies To Violaine: Sing (Audio CD)
The cracks and fissures were beginning to appear...leaving 4AD, relationship problems between band members, record label problems with Mercury / Fontana...resulted in the most personal Cocteau Twins album in their career, "Four Calendar Cafe" released in 1993.The period 1993 - 1996, the end of the collective known as Cocteau Twins - Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde, Elizabeth Fraser - was characterized by two albums and a bunch of largely forgotten b-sides that were, at the time, largely dismissed by music critics and many fans alike as a period where the creative fire dimensioned.
Lullabies to Violaine: Singles & Extended Plays 2 collects all of the b-sides and EPs from this period on two discs, and allows the listener a chance to hear, maybe for the first time, these tracks, and make up their own mind.
There are some gems here...."Three Swept" a b-side on the "Bluebeard" single is gorgeous and romantic; "Smile" a b-side on (one of the) "Tishbite" singles has a joyous baseline, and "Primitive Heart" in it's simplicity and emotion is quite frankly one of the best Cocteau Twins songs ever written.
This compilation of b-sides and EPs from this period represented a tumultuous period in the bands history, but the music that came out was still magic.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant as Always!, July 12 2006
By Transatlantique - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: V2 Lullabies To Violaine: Sing (Audio CD)
This band came into my life in 1988 with "Blue Bell Knoll," and I've never looked back. Lullabies to Violaine, vol. 2 is a great addition with numbers I hadn't heard, "Mud and Dark," and "Summer-Blink." This is an example, though not complete, of their evolving from a heavier style to a lighter and more sophosticated sound. Where are "Carolyn's Fingers," and "Blue Bell Knoll?"One Christmas, while working at a well known clothing store, the music playing in their sound system included "Winter Wonderland." I heard it day in and day out, and had no idea as to where to find it. I mentioned to one of the 20 something co-workers that it was Cocteau Twins, and she asked, "Who are they?" I didn't feel old, but privileged. That song, as well as "Frosty The Snowman," were two of the reasons I bought this collection. These renditions on the first disc are unique and very wonderful. I should love to hear how they might have rendered other Christmas favourites.
This CD is a must, as is vol. 1, for any Cocteau Twins collector. I only wish they could have a DVD for all of their videos, which were just as brilliant. Why not? Musically, they are superior and sadly missed.
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