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Blood

This Mortal Coil | Format: Audio CD

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Product Details

Audio CD (July 7, 1998)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: 4ad / Ada
ASIN: B000009NC7
Also Available in: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Music
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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1. The Lacemaker
2. Mr. Somewhere
3. Andialu
4. With Tommorow
5. Loose Joints
6. You And Your Sister
7. Nature's Way
8. I Come And Stand At Every Door
9. Bitter
10. Baby Ray Baby
11. Several Times
12. Lacemaker II
13. Late Night
14. Ruddy And Wretched
15. Help Me Lift You Up
16. Carolyn's Song
17. D.D. And E.
18. 'Til I Gain Control Again
19. Dreams Are Like Water
20. I Am The Cosmos
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“ The best record ever! ” A. Pataky | 2 reviewers made a similar statement

“ Like "filigree and shadow" it plays like goth opera. ” James Burns | 1 reviewer made a similar statement

“ Much more of a 'song record' than even the first album, the choices of material here don't always seem as focussed as on the prior efforts. ” DAC Crowell | 2 reviewers made a similar statement

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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest albums of all time July 26, 2002

By Geekus Eclectica

Format:Audio CD

I've read through all the reviews posted before mine, and can't fathom how the more prolific reviewers somehow disliked this album. I've been surfing around amazon to make up a silly list of all-time masterpieces, and this is the first disc I checked up on.

First off, background: TMC is the baby of producer Ivo, main man at 4AD records, which has released a lot of great music from a lot of great musicians: we're talking Pixies, Breeders, Throwing Muses, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Wolfgang Press, Colourbox (aka M/A/R/R/S - of Pump up the Volume fame), etc. This is not a tiny indie label that is built around one decent artist; 4AD rocks.

TMC is Ivo reigning in various 4AD artists and using them in (sadly only three) albums of uncategorizable, moody music. Most TMC tracks will involve stringed instruments, ambient electronic, piano, diverse percussion, the occasional bass, guitar, choir, and then a ton of sumptuous vocals, almost always female. The first two albums ("It'll End in Tears" and "Filigree and Shadow") feature 4AD artists more consistently; "Blood" is largely a tighter group of instrumental musicians, with vocalists being: predominantly Deirdre Rutkowski; then Caroline Crawley; and then a couple by Alison Limerick, and the excellent "You and Your Sister" with Kim Deal (Pixies/Breeders) and Tanya Donnelly (Throwing Muses/Breeders/Belly).

As for the first two albums: the first (IEIT) was a single LP, and like the next (F&S;) was more varied in direction throughout the songs. F&S; and Blood are 2xLP, full-length CDs, yet Blood is far more consistent in mood, and flows beautifully.

For those wondering if this is a "goth" album; no, it isn't, but it IS melancholy, and that's why a copy of this album is on most Goths' shelves, as they're the pretentious and melancholy representatives in the grand scheme of scenes, cliques, sub-cultures, and stereotypes. But TMC is rarely pretentious; it's very heartfelt, and this album in particular will likely stick out in your collection for years. I first heard it in... 1989? and still listen to it as often as just about anything (and I have a TON of CDs). And in my list of masterpieces - albums which I think of as flawless - it was the first one that came to mind. I'm a very eclectic listener, and this disc is a beautiful representative of an aspect of myself, my musical interests, and my emotions.

End note: old Pink Floyd/Syd Barrett fans might want to take note of the cover of Barrett's "Late Night." Barrett's original recording is marred by his dysfunctionality; here, it's a total work of art. Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars IMMORTAL MAGIC June 27, 2000

By Pieter Uys HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWER

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Blood includes the talents of Alison Limerick, Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly and Heidi Berry. Haunting voices drift across ethereal soundscapes in a harmonious blend of their own material and songs by legends like Gene Clark and David Crosby, among others. Strange things happen as the meandering music carries one eastward to bliss in isles of orchids and westward to wonder in the isles of the blessed. They equal one of their most beautiful interpretations, Tim Buckley's Song To The Siren (from 1986's Filigree And Shadow) on their version of Mary Margaret O'Hara's Help Me Lift You Up, in a quivering, atmospherical treatment. An uncompromisingly poetic collection where the lyrics and music have been meticulously crafted to paint the most vivid moodscapes in pieces like With Tomorrow, The Lacemaker, the sorrowful I Come And Stand At Every Door and Late Night, a sweet interpretation of the Syd Barrett song. A glorious epitaph to an idea that produced some of the most magical music of the late 80s/early 90s.

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5.0 out of 5 stars you know what we never did . . .we never danced September 10, 2004

By t Dean

Format:Audio CD

I got blood some months back, after falling in love with It'll End In Tears years ago, then discovering Filigree and Shadow and finding the beauty in that maze of lushness. Blood is no exception, it's the most different of the three This Mortal Coil records, much more consistent in mood and much more drenched with strings. But this record takes you on a journey to another place, to places so beautiful, the tracks on this record blend so wonderfully and are so perfect. Those strings on "the lacemaker" grab me each time. When you get to "you and your sister" it blends so well into "nature's way" and those strings and that voice . . .the comes "i come and stand at every door" one of the best tracks, sung by the ghost of a child from Hiroshima (Hiroshima Mon Amour). Then another amazing track "bitter" that goes on with it's dramatic stings. "help me lift you up" is stunning beyond stunning. I adore "til i gain control again" and "dreams are like water" which is such a perfect ending to three perfect records. I wish that there would be another This Mortal Coil record, but these are so precious, it seems that they can almost be enough. Yes, there is no "song to the siren" on Blood, but what Blood does offer is stunning, inovative, dreamy, and unique music. It will take you away, let it take you away. . .This Mortal Coil (sixteen days without sun, gathering dust the band played on again)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fragments of a rainy season May 9, 2000

By loteq

Format:Audio CD

Another reviewer below said that this album lacked the talents of classic 4AD artists like Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance. Well, the Cocteaus had already left the label, and DCD were working on "Aion" and "A passage in time". More important, the musical climate had changed since TMC's last effort "Filigree and shadow", and it would've been inappropriate for an avantgarde project to repeat the ideas and sounds of previous albums. And there are still many 4AD artists involved, just look at Heidi Berry, Kim Deal(Breeders), Tanya Donelly(Belly), Pieter Nooten(Clan Of Xymox), or John Fryer(producer). Overall, "Blood" shifts the focus from independent rock to contemporary chamber music and drumless ballads. This album comes up with a great variety of styles, including exceptionally beautiful synth passages ("The lacemaker", "Mr. Somewhere", "Several times"), psychedelic guitar rock ("I come and..", "I am the cosmos"), and several interesting cover versions. "Blood" is TMC's most ambitious effort and represents a singularly charming and disarming album. Only some underdeveloped tracks annoy, the rest is flawless. Personally, I think "Blood" remains the 4AD label's last true avantgarde album.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great

This album is great....music flows easy....what else?
If you like this kind of music then you will find here pleasure and delight

Published 18 months ago by Jaime

2.0 out of 5 stars Drains too much

2 1/2

Lushly bleak atmospherics can delve too deeply into mood over substance for an album of this length, providing insightful alternatives in goth-pop evolution but... Read more

Published on February 26, 2010 by IRate

5.0 out of 5 stars I could easily go verbose in expressing my love for this album. But I...

This album changed how I listened to, and heard music.
Back in 1992.
It is still a Desert Island Disc. Still some of the finest cover material. Read more

Published on August 16, 2009 by Sambient

5.0 out of 5 stars Blood

This is what heaven will sound like. The most beutiful /deep/healing/soulful music ever. I've listened to it hundreds of times. The best record ever!

Published on May 2, 2007 by A. Pataky

3.0 out of 5 stars Not amazing

It's so unfortunate. I got Filigree & Shadow from This Mortal Coil and I loved it. This album is uninteresting. Nothing on it is particularly memorable. Read more

Published on March 24, 2007 by Phlegmak

4.0 out of 5 stars Rare and subtle

Although the music of the eighties is best remembered for its over-produced bombast, beneath the mainstream was a diversity and creativity that should be envied by purveyors of... Read more

Published on July 9, 2006 by Lozarithm

3.0 out of 5 stars At moments, it sounds like Enya. Not a good thing.

I bought all three albums around the same time. This one I don't play too often. It's too sugary to my taste (I love DCD and early Cocteau Twins). Read more

Published on May 20, 2005 by Winston Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars Marks the death of 4AD as important label.

I'm compelled to write by other reviewers who believe this to be the best TMC album. It is not, it is the worst, in my opinion. Read more

Published on August 13, 2004 by K. M. Murphy

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, But not the Best TMC Album.

There was a great deal of change between Blood and Filligree and Shadow. Blood is much more focused than F&S, and it has many more female singers. Read more

Published on June 11, 2004 by Linda M. Versluis

4.0 out of 5 stars Dreams are like water

Next to "Twice Upon a Time" by Siouxsie & the Banshees, This Mortal Coil's "Blood" album is one of my first goth albums I have ever bought without realizing it. Read more

Published on November 14, 2003 by Erica Anderson

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