lucid

5y

spirit of eden’s a side is overall stronger but laughing stock is the better album

Atlienz

5y

Laughing Stock is good but I don’t really feel like they built upon the sound of SoE much and took a bit of a step backwards songwriting wise.

You heard Mark Hollis solo album?

Galaxy de list mon

5y

SoE Side 2 slander

Aruji

5y

I actually think they've progressed somewhat and managed to embed the giant choruses into the post-rock/slow-core constructions a bit better and as rvi already said is a bit more textural. However, these choruses absolutely slay on Spirit of Eden while they work less often on Laughing Stock imo.

Galaxy de list mon

5y

Spirit of Eden last 2 songs is a legendary gut-punch of a combo and is enough in itself for me to put it above any other Talk Talk

rvi

5y

i can understand people being bored by Myrrhman, Taphead, and Runeii but eventually they just clicked for me as part of the whole package. im not out here just blasting Taphead on its own but it accentuates both of the album's highlights before and after it

Galaxy de list mon

5y

Spirit of Eden last 2 songs is a legendary gut-punch of a combo and is enough in itself for me to put it above any other Talk Talk

Fella

5y

Spirit of Eden has made me cry and Laughing Stock hasn’t, that’s gotta count for something. It’s really good but there’s not as much to latch onto if that makes sense. Like just the ethereal children's choir in I Believe In You hits so hard in a way nothing trapped in the more spacious atmosphere of the next record does.

Galaxy de list mon

5y

I love Cocteau Twins so much even when Liz Fraser is speaking somewhere between Gaelic and Wingdings font

rvi

5y

i think both made me cry at some point

rvi

5y

youre the first person ive ever seen praise wealth tbh

I Believe in You maybe their best song for me tho

Fella

5y

Spirit of Eden has made me cry and Laughing Stock hasn’t, that’s gotta count for something. It’s really good but there’s not as much to latch onto if that makes sense. Like just the ethereal children's choir in I Believe In You hits so hard in a way nothing trapped in the more spacious atmosphere of the next record does.

Aruji

5y

I think that After The Flood matches I Believe In You's beauty albeit in a different way more subdued manner. Overall, I'd agree. Laughing Stock is even a bit too laid back to really catch me as deeply as Spirit of Eden.

rvi

5y

damn, i didnt realize that the Morphine drummer Billy Conway died a few days ago, RIP

(maybe someone already mentioned itt)

Fella

5y

Okay gonna listen to Spirit of Eden now after talking about it this much.

Fella

5y

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The editing in modern blockbusters now is so transparent that it’s compensating or attempting to correct for people who get distracted and look at their phones. Rarely anything feels big cause you never have time to sit with a scene. It’s why despite feeling a bit empty after watching Dune, I appreciated it’s David Lean sense of weight. Same with the new Bond tbh.