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100
After an hour of churning out some of the oddest, most deranged folk music ever recorded, it's as if, at the last moment, they decided to state their agenda outright: "Yes, we are fucking crazy. But you love it."
8y
60
Comus' first album contains an imaginative if elusive brand of experimental folk-rock, with a tense and sometimes distressed vibe.
8y
Yeah this was certainly one of the freakiest folk records I've heard alright. Comus' debut album 'first utterance' to say the least, is quite bizarre, it's an album that is quite intriguing in its sound which is like listening in on some strange cultist ritual being performed and pretty out there with its very violent and disturbing lyrics. It's a collection of crazy and eclectic folk songs that don't hold back on the weirdness which is a charm it possesses and I think its strange-ness is a ... read more
I'm already changing my rating system, now i will rate things with only multiples of 5, i will be more strict too. I do this because I think i give too many high scores, but mainly because im fucking tired of have to think if an album is better than other for one point or not and those things, so this will be much easy for me to rate things. 9s and 10s need to be changed yet.
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❄️#20 A regional folk or traditional music album❄️
Although it was for ... read more
The most aggressive—yet ethereal—record to be released. "First Utterance" combines two of my favorite genres (progressive rock + folk) and add a sinister atmosphere and a shitload of malice, bringing life the music incarnation of Satan himself. In spite of its beautiful flute passages and masterful violin work, Comus' debut LP is a dreadful experience, ready to tear you to pieces if you're even 1% unprepared to embark on its journey. Experimental influenced ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Diana 4:37 | 90 |
| 2 | The Herald 12:15 | 96 |
| 3 | Drip Drip 10:56 | 94 |
| 4 | Song to Comus 7:31 | 90 |
| 5 | The Bite 5:27 | 90 |
| 6 | Bitten 2:16 | 82 |
| 7 | The Prisoner 6:15 | 89 |
Total Length: 49 minutes
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1mo
such a unique album . i don’t think ill ever hear something quite like it again
