Battle of the Cryptic Bands: The Fall vs. Cocteau Twins

[CanuckAmok]

Poll question: Battle of the Cryptic Bands: The Fall vs. Cocteau Twins

The Fall:

The red chicken claw in snow
outside `The Star of India" the
**Reminders**(crossed out) compounds ^ councils' lack of salt +
sand,
Reminds of past blunders.
The body's like a U.S. football players
blades make presence felt.
Worked 3 weeks nearly full solid
Got cut on finger from a steel tripod
There's a plaster on it and it will
soon heal over.
(double underline)>>And this day no matter what and never
(blotch)who fills baskets or who's just there<<
(single underline)>The whole Earth shudders.<
Who are the translators?
(wiggly underline)~You show me the bloody poor bores.
~And this day the surroundings are
~screaming on the roads~
So Y'even mistrust your own feelings
and In the greyer B-1 Glandel ares, here]
The few days I had off are just a bank
of fog. And this day seen from a glass.



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Cocteau Twins:

Silly silly saliva
Sassy shear near
She should've
She sighed the grove
Ska pop
Sa pum
Sa po

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[mitchum]

1. Would have said The Fall before seeing their "Let's Soak The States"...

tour earlier this year.
Cocteau Twins by default.

[jpgray]

2. Look at my avatar and say that

:cry:

[mitchum]

6. I was tempted to break Smith's other leg

Honest, I never had expected so much and received so little. I saw the show for free and still felt cheated. Oh well, there's always the records.

[no name no slogan]

3. Picked the Cocteau Twins, because I'm a big wussy boy

But as far as musical importance, it's gotta be The Fall. Mark Smith is one twisted fsck, which is why he's so utterly cool.

[AllyCat]

4. I've always loved the Cocteau Twins

but I am impressed that you can understand a word they sing. I've never been able to figure it out.

[no name no slogan]

7. Wanna a good laff?

Try Googling "Cocteau Twins lyrics". You'd be suprised at what you find and the many interpretations.

[Dirk39]

5. Although I'm sooo gothic at heart sometimes...

I did vote for the Fall, 'cause I wanna be cool.

And "Frightened" from the "Witch-Trials" LP is still one of my favourite songs, 'cause I'm cool. I've seen the Fall 3 times and the Cocteau Twins 1 time. I'm really cool.

Who makes the Nazis?

Dirk

[ghostsofgiants]

8. The Fall, if for nothing more than their influence on some great bands

Especially At The Drive-in.