stratton
Nov-14-02, 4:50 AM
I was chatting with by the sea the other day and I mentioned that I thought the love affair between Robin and Liz was one of the greatest recorded in modern rock. He liked the sentiment a lot and thought I should post something about it. I have tossed this idea about in my head for quite some time. I keep coming back to it over and over. It's not just about the lyrics, which are really obvious on HOLV, FCC and M&K. For me it's about the interplay between his guitar and her voice. It's the way they duel and cry and sing to each other. Just listen to Pur with your headphones on for a sublime example of that. Simon's bass is a grounding effect. It keeps the music on an earthly plane. It also adds a lot of depth which is so integral to the music.
It's interesting to think about music in those terms when you know some of the history behind the people that make it. Does anyone else have any thoughts on the subject or have any suggestions for other great recorded love affairs? They don't have to be so literal(intimate relationship between a man and woman) as the one evoked in the Cocteau Twins, but that certainly adds a kick. Another obvious one to me is the collaboration between Richard and Karen Carpenter. Even though they were brother and sister there was definitely something going on between his music and her voice. They had the whole vocal layering thing down pat too. The last one I'll suggest is that of Owen Bradley(producer) and his muse, Patsy Cline. They may have never been lovers but you can definitely tell he was in love with her voice. Just listen to anything she recorded during the last two years of her life.
Stratton
It's interesting to think about music in those terms when you know some of the history behind the people that make it. Does anyone else have any thoughts on the subject or have any suggestions for other great recorded love affairs? They don't have to be so literal(intimate relationship between a man and woman) as the one evoked in the Cocteau Twins, but that certainly adds a kick. Another obvious one to me is the collaboration between Richard and Karen Carpenter. Even though they were brother and sister there was definitely something going on between his music and her voice. They had the whole vocal layering thing down pat too. The last one I'll suggest is that of Owen Bradley(producer) and his muse, Patsy Cline. They may have never been lovers but you can definitely tell he was in love with her voice. Just listen to anything she recorded during the last two years of her life.
Stratton