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OpethGuitarist 
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 Topic: Comus
Posted: August 22 2006 at 20:41 |
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For the fans of First Utterance, where are you?
Oh and sorry for my disapperance as of late, no time to forum these days with work and school.
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back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 20:43 |
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I've heard the streaming mp3 here on PA, and I'm very intrigued by the reviews.
It's definetly on my shopping list.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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soundsweird
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 20:46 |
That compilation that came out last year ("Song To Comus") is one of the best purchases I've made in the last couple of years........
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eugene
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 20:47 |
Amazing album!!! This is probably the first album I can fully agree with the review by Sean Trane.
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carefulwiththataxe
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dagrush
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 20:55 |
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I've grabbed the album, but I haven't listened yet. However, the second part of that won't be true much longer.
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video vertigo
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 21:06 |
 soundsweird wrote:
That compilation that came out last year ("Song To Comus") is one of the best purchases I've made in the last couple of years........
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me too. Really interesting music.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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chamberry
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 21:07 |
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One word, Wow!
I've had the album for a while now, but I didn't payed too much attention to it, but I poped it out on this summer and I started to enjoy it alot and after repeated listens it became one of my favorite folk albums. It's so unique from what I've heard of folk prog.
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maani
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 21:30 |
See my 4-star review. Wonderful album.
Peace.
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Ty1020
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Posted: August 22 2006 at 22:13 |
I bought the compilation of both their albums (I think it's called Song
to Comus?) at a little record shop in New York. I was really happy to
find it; the store had a gigantic prog section but Comus was the only
band I'd heard of 
(I'd like to go back sometime and sort through the hundreds of totally
obscure records to hear something new). I really like First Utterance;
their second album is a bit less impressive but there's still some cool
stuff there. Really good band, overall.
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Rocktopus
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 03:07 |
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First Utterance is one of my favorite albums of any genre. The two tracks from the Diana EP are just as fantastic. I found the Album/EP on double vinyl in a bookstore. Truly unique. Has to be heard.
I think follow up 'To Keep From Crying' is horrible. Try Spirogyra: St. Radigunds instead.
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Intruder
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 03:31 |
After searching for years for the first albums from Comus and Spyrogyra, I finally found and purchased both but at extortionate prices. Then, just a few weeks later I find excellent compilations that include basically the entire discographies of both bands at budget prices.
Either way, the first Comus album is a must. Same for the first Spyrogyra record.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Raff
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 04:10 |
Rocktopus wrote:
I think follow up 'To Keep From Crying' is horrible. Try Spirogyra: St. Radigunds instead.
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I got "Song for Comus" on my last visit to London, and I must admit to totally sharing Rocktopus' view of the second album. No relation at all with the absolute masterpiece of all-out weirdness that is "First Utterance". Disturbing listening for sure, but essential. Ah, and I'll try to find "St Radigunds" as well, though I'm afraid I might find that somewhat difficult.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 04:21 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
Rocktopus wrote:
I think follow up 'To Keep From Crying' is horrible. Try Spirogyra: St. Radigunds instead. |
I got "Song for Comus" on my last visit to London, and I must admit to totally
sharing Rocktopus' view of the second album. No relation at all with the absolute masterpiece of all-out weirdness that is "First Utterance". Disturbing listening for sure, but essential.
Ah, and I'll try to find "St Radigunds" as well, though I'm afraid I might find that somewhat difficult.
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Also deeply recommended
Tea and Symphony's Asylum For The Musically Insane 
and
Jan Dukes De Grey's Mice and Rats In the Loft
both quite stunning as well
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Fassbinder
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 07:33 |
Sean Trane wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
Rocktopus wrote:
I think follow up 'To Keep From Crying' is horrible. Try Spirogyra: St. Radigunds instead. |
I got "Song for Comus" on my last visit to London, and I must admit to totally
sharing Rocktopus' view of the second album. No relation at all with the absolute masterpiece of all-out weirdness that is "First Utterance". Disturbing listening for sure, but essential.
Ah, and I'll try to find "St Radigunds" as well, though I'm afraid I might find that somewhat difficult.
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Right about Comus. The first album is very interesting. Very challenging. The second is just the opposite.
Right about Spirogyra too. Their first (St.Radigund's) and third (Bells, Boots and Shambles) albums are excellent and even fourth (the compilation of demo tracks called Burn the Bridges) is worth listening (to say the least!), whereas the second album (Old Boot Wine) is quite boring and uninspired. There's also a boxset (2 CDs) called Canterbury Tale which covers all their three studio albums; I wouldn't recommend it as it includes the material from the second album and doesn't include the material from Burn the Bridges.
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 10:27 |
First Utterance is a masterpiece of folk rock. I love crazy, at times,angst-ridden vocals applied to these beautiful acoustic pieces (i.e. "Diana," "Drip Drip" and "Song to Comus."
On My Second Listen of this album, I noticed Comus' profound influence upon Mike Akerfeldt's music. I forget the tracks in which they appear, but the lyrics "...baying of the hounds.." The title of of the second track on Ghost Reveries. Also, the lyrics "my arms, your hearse" apears in one of the songs as well, which is the title of Opeth's 1998 album. Infact, Akerfeldt helped remaster this lost masterpeice a few years ago. This is what I notcied on my second listen. Check it out.
First Utterance is amazing.
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Petra
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 17:38 |
I love First Utterance, my favourite track is Drip Drip, fantastic song but wooo,what disturbing lyrics
You dangling swinging
Hanging, spinning, aftermath
Your soft white flesh turns past me slaked with blood
Your evil eyes more damning than a demon's curse
Your lovely body soon caked with mud
As I carry you to your grave my arms your hearse
You stand before me defenceless
Your stare unchanging silent, cold, intense sears my brain
Hey, hey
Drip drip from your sagging lip
Liquid red down your body spread
Your soft breast glistens your deep navel fountains
Your shadow over chair
Your shadow over chair
Your shadow over chair like a 'plane over mountains
Hey drip drip
Hey drip drip
Hey drip dripa
La-lalalalaa la-la-la-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la-laa
La-lalalalaa la-la-la-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la-laa
In a clearing where the sunrays dance amongst the forest's dense secrets
You will softly rest your pale beauty enshrined by the sweet glade
Your body at peace even the earth will fill the crack where entered my blade
Where entered my blade
La-la-la-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la-laa...
Hey hey hey hey...
Yea, shall I cut you down
Yes 'twould be a last physical communion
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle
I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle I'll be gentle
And not hurt you and not hurt you
And not hurt you na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na...
All right now
Drip drip from your sagging lip
Liquid red down your body spread
Your soft breast glistens your deep navel fountains
Your shadow over chair
Your shadow over chair
Your shadow over chair like a 'plane over mountains yea
Hey drip drip
Hey drip drip
Hey drip dripa
La-lalalalaa la-la-la-la-la-la-laa la-la-la-la-laaaaaaa |
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Don't hate me
I'm not special like you
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OpethGuitarist
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Joined: June 25 2006
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Posted: August 23 2006 at 18:52 |
Asyte2c00 wrote:
First Utterance is a masterpiece of folk rock. I love crazy, at times,angst-ridden vocals applied to these beautiful acoustic pieces (i.e. "Diana," "Drip Drip" and "Song to Comus."
On My Second Listen of this album, I noticed Comus' profound influence upon Mike Akerfeldt's music. I forget the tracks in which they appear, but the lyrics "...baying of the hounds.." The title of of the second track on Ghost Reveries. Also, the lyrics "my arms, your hearse" apears in one of the songs as well, which is the title of Opeth's 1998 album. Infact, Akerfeldt helped remaster this lost masterpeice a few years ago. This is what I notcied on my second listen. Check it out.
First Utterance is amazing. |
Yerp, you caught it buddy.
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back from the dead, i will begin posting reviews again and musing through the forums
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con safo
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Posted: August 24 2006 at 17:00 |
Great album- fans of insane prog folk also check out the brilliant Jan Dukes De Grey (visit their page to hear an 18 minute masterpeice.) 
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 23:01 |
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I am here! I love Comus!!
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kebjourman
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 09:39 |
i just got the 2 disk anthology in the mail
"First Utterance" is one of the best alubms ive ever heard. It's so awesome, sounds like Tyrannosaurus Rex's younger,bolder, more evil and twisted twin
the second album is always called a peice of sh*t and stuff but its really not THAT bad.
Well, it is compared to the debut, but if you think of it as a completely different band, its ok.
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