Yeah, I only started getting into Cocteau Twins earlier this year, and have only listened to Garlands and Treasure - but to me, those (esp Treasure) are awesome. It was the really unusual vocals that drew me in first, but the guitar work is great too. I guess I'm a little hesitant to listen to anymore because I think it won't be as good.shadowplay wrote: Robins a don and a very funny guy. I think all periods of his work; including the cleaner Gretsch sounds of Violet Indiana; have merit, but for me it's the early stuff that impresses the most. On Garlands he got the most unearthly sounds out of bog standard equipment (Kawai guitar, wem copicat, HH amp, big muff, clone theory), I remember hearing the album for the first time and hardly having a reference point beyond Final Solution by Pere Ubu having a similar grey scream. Having said that my own sound is more akin to mid period stuff- the early sounds being intouchable
Robin Guthrie also has a weblog. Unfortunately not updated for a while.