Cocteau Twins - [Brixton Ace 1982] Part 1/2 - Alas Dies Laughing//Wax And Wane (live)
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Published 2011-05-02
More infos from cocteautwinsforums.com:
This gig, like all those recorded for the TV series, took place at the Brixton Ace not the Brixton Academy. This Cocteau Twins performance was first broadcast on 8 November 1982 and therefore could, conceivably, have taken place just a few days before that. The series was repeated in January 1983 under the title of 'Whatever you Didn't Get'.
All Comments (21)
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This era of the band is hugely underrated. Will Heggie was an amazing bass player and he basically wrote all the bass riffs those songs were built upon.
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I love the early Cocteau sound.. Its like the Banshees on acid!
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this sound is still unbeatable almost 40 years later..
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Liz looks so angry. This is the best formation of the best band ever
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Liz Fraser is so incredibly amazing in this. Just incredible to see her at this time of her life.
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the crowd must have been in total shock to hear such music at the time! Simply brilliant.
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Wow! With Will Heggie on bass. One of the most amazing bass players of all time. Never thought I'd see this. Fantastic!
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I hate the fact that I'm middle-aged but still too young too have truly appreciated this at the time. I had to endure Poison & Warrant & such crap before the second wave of artists such as Lush & MBV came along. This is a fantastic performance, or anti-performance, she appears to be totally oblivious to the audience and displaying a sort of righteous indignance. This is what Youtube at its best is, a time capsule and a second chance to see art like this. Thanks for posting.
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She is so beautiful in this
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Even in 2020 this feels like music from the future
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liz frasier sounds like shes summoning a curse when she sings often
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They were so ahead of their time. Those going on a nostalgia trip should listen to Crystal Castles or Caribou or even Grimes here in the 21st century. The Cocteau's influenced more than even I as a 20+ year long fan could ever have imagined.
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I still have my ticket stub for this gig and yes, Killing Joke were the headline act. I remember their performance quite well despite the years. That was the first time I saw Killing Joke and have seen them a few times down the years most recently at the Bearded Theory festival this year and will be seeing them again in a few weeks time here in Dublin...
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Totally vintage footage! I'm amazed it ever made it here! Kudos for posting!!!
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She's so cool!
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love it, those early cocteau twins years
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I love how Lizzy does random stretching exercise every now and then :) Now here is a workout video behind which I can get !
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Alas is epic, great find! Funny that she wasn't shy back then.
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Que linda se vé Liz.....que arreglos tan Góticos me encantan!!!! ese bajo, que bien logrado!!! calidad y creatividad en su máximo exponente!!!!
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I was sitting in kindergarten and this was going on. :O
