Song to Comus; The Complete Collection 2 cd(2008)[FLAC]

Comus is a British progressive rock / folk band which had a brief career in the early 1970s; their first album, First Utterance, gave them a cult following which persists. They have revived in the late 2000s and played several festivals.

The band was named after Comus, a masque by John Milton and is also from the name of the Greek god Comus. David Bowie appreciated them and used them as support band for a 1969 concert at London's Purcell Rooms.

Their first album, First Utterance, appeared in 1971. The music is largely acoustic art rock that blends elements of Eastern percussion, early folk and animal-like vocals. The music evokes many feelings, but the most dominant are fear, confusion, despair, with occasional passages of tranquil beauty such as can be found in "The Herald". The lyrics are dramatic, involving violence, murder, and mental disorder. Apart from three tracks on First Utterance ("The Herald", "Diana" and "Bitten"), most of the songs were written by Roger Wootton and arranged by Glenn Goring. The group disbanded after this album, but they reunited with new members for their second album, which was to be their swansong, To Keep from Crying, in 1974.

In 2005, a complete box set was released which featured both studio albums, their only single, "Diana", and a previously unreleased track called "All the Colours of Darkness". The liner notes feature an exclusive interview with some members of the band. They reformed for the Mellotronen Festival in Sweden in March 2008. According to their website, they have reformed and are working on new material.



Audio CD (26 Feb 2008)
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Box set
Label: Sanctuary
ASIN: B0007W0KJ2

Disc: 1
1. Diana
2. The Herald
3. Drip Drip
4. Song From Comus
5. The Bite
6. Bitten
7. The Prisoner
8. Diana
9. In The Lost Queen's Eyes
10. Winter Is A Coloured Bird
11. All The Colours Of Darkness
Disc: 2
1. Down (Like A Movie Star)
2. Touch Down
3. Waves And Caves
4. Figure In Your Dreams
5. Children Of The Universe
6. So Long Supanova
7. Perpetual Motion
8. Panophany
9. Get Yourself A Man
10. To Keep From Crying
11. After The Dream
12. Fiesta Fandango
13. New Tide

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