Come: Classic.

Quite right. It's his industrial/pop/funk album, if anything, and damn it's good.

'Red Cities', only available in Europe via 12XU (North American release details are pending), is an instrumental, guitar-heavy recording that is simply staggering in terms of stylistic range and emotional power. Those who have heard Chris Brokaw's playing with Come over the years will not be disappointed --- though even longtime fans might be surprised at how devestating his first solo album turns out. If you're not inclined to wait a few months, a split EP featuring 2 tracks by Chris and 2 tracks by the Spanish duo Viva Las Vegas has just been issued on the Acuarela label."

-from 12XU.net

http://home.attbi.com/~analyst18/unwarp.htm

you'll have to copy and paste as i'm lazy

So classic. Those guitars shoot out the lights and tear down everything. "German Song" floors me every time.

top ten band of the 90's for me. i like them so much more than anything else on matador. probably the only band from the 90's where i own every record on vinyl too.

Was about to repeat my comment near the top about that 1993 show. Standout track would have been "Car" that night.

The second Come album was always my favorite one; maybe cuz it was the first one I ever heard, I dunno. Anyway the others never quite big for me. Was it "Don't Ask Don't Tell"? Yeah.

I've heard some Brokaw solo but can barely remember it. (New Year exceptrd: they were GREAT.) Never got around to Zedek's solo stuff, sadly.

Why did they break up, anyway?

First is my favorite, but I've only heard that one and Gently Down the Stream.

I really like everything I've heard, but I guess maybe the third is the weakest of the bunch. "Don't Ask.." is flaweless, but I love "Gently Down.." as well. It was the first one I heard, and I remember "Recidivist" hitting really hard from the get-go.

Would have loved to see them live.

I saw them in Brooklyn last year and the show was fantastic!

First UK date in 15 years - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/211329

I'm not really such a big fan of reunion tours and whatnot. Might make an exception for Come though.

A couple of songs from a couple of years back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJVfQVu9Uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLdrJbZLIzo

Fuck it! Ticket bought - thanks for the heads up WWM!

Thalia's voice sounds a little shot on those clips, but those guitars still sound flat-out amazing to me. Love these folks forever.

Bumping this for Brits who might have missed it last night - see upthread news of Come show at Dingwalls on 23 May.

Last time TZ played London was a Sunday night at Corsica Studios. There can't have been more than 50 people there - heartbreaking. She and her band were fantastic.

Is that bad? I saw Strapping Fieldhands a year or so ago in NYC and the crowd was basically me, my girlfriend, a few others and the opening bands. I've seen worse is all.

Aye, maybe so. Still, it's a long way to come from the US to England to play to that many people.

Indeed. Hopefully wasn't the only stop!

I must admit, I've been a bad fan of Zedek post-Come - haven't heard any of the solo albums, only seen her live just the once.

saw come just lay waste to the black cat in dc opening for sleater-kinney in like 97. amazing band.

and indie lol even competing with sleater-kinney live in that era was no joke

Eleven/Eleven reissued this week.

These two amazing shows popped up in the last few months. One of the earliest shows I've seen (prior to any releases), and then the final show (pre-reunion) with Arthur and Sean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ec4Oyle_f4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQhFG77BU3w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBS1quv8Ick

This fucking band.

Might finally see them in June