Comets on Fire - Field Recordings from the Sun

fishmonkey · 02.12.2009, 05:01 AM

who like this asylum of an album?
i just got it in the post and i must say i'm liking what i hear so far?

anybody.... dust...... anybody.... ?

jimbrim · 02.12.2009, 07:26 AM

Yeah, a great album indeed. What happened to this band?

atsonicpark · 02.12.2009, 08:21 AM

What happened? They're still around. Or do you mean, what happened, as in they got worse after this?

This album's pretty good. Not really my thing.

Toilet & Bowels · 02.12.2009, 09:41 AM

i used to have it but lost it when i moved house

pokkeherrie · 02.12.2009, 10:19 AM

yes, it's awesome. they are awesome.

scott v · 02.12.2009, 12:34 PM

Are they around? rumor was they split after that last album and tour... I dunno, Howling Rain is kinda not my thing...

narlus · 02.12.2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by scott v

Are they around? rumor was they split after that last album and tour... I dunno, Howling Rain is kinda not my thing...

i don't they've officially split...i asked Ben about CoF last year when i saw him as SOOA...he said that Ethan was concentrating on HR for the time being, but that it was more of a hiatus than a kaput. seems all the CoF guys have other projects to keep 'em busy.

afterthefact · 02.12.2009, 02:46 PM

I've never heard of them before, at least that I can remember. Good stuff, I like it.

tesla69 · 02.12.2009, 02:50 PM

I heard CoF were over. I saw them at fucking Pianos in '03! i think they opened for Sunburned that night...

At risk of sounding like a shill, Scott V, check out the LP on threelobed, its 2 side long jams and they friggin slay, one track is all crazy Mahavishnu, sorta...

batreleaser · 02.12.2009, 06:13 PM

i was totally thinking about this album the other day. the comets on fire were great and this album WAS rad. One of those 00s bands who neither totally indulged in the new experimental sounds of the day nor was a total throwback to the past. Just tons of great rock and psych influences thrown into a blender, mixed with two hits of lsd, some deisel fuel, and lots of volume. But of course "Blue Cathedral" would dissapoint and the next one, whatever it was called, made them fade into obscurity.

Is Chasny still in the band?

narlus · 02.13.2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by batreleaser

i was totally thinking about this album the other day. the comets on fire were great and this album WAS rad. One of those 00s bands who neither totally indulged in the new experimental sounds of the day nor was a total throwback to the past. Just tons of great rock and psych influences thrown into a blender, mixed with two hits of lsd, some deisel fuel, and lots of volume. But of course "Blue Cathedral" would dissapoint and the next one, whatever it was called, made them fade into obscurity.

Is Chasny still in the band?

you're nuts...the 1st two (and yes, i have the original pressings on LP; i'm no bandwagon hopper) are singleminded to a vanishing point, but the last two are leaps and bounds better. obscurity? _Avatar_ rose their profile ten-fold easily.

i need to cue up the split record they did w/ Major Stars tonight.

pokkeherrie · 02.14.2009, 12:16 PM

I'd have to agree with narlus there. Their last two albums are great and brought them a much wider audience for sure. I saw them in 2005, 2007 and 2008 and they played for more people every time.

The stories about them splitting up came in 2007 after their tour ended, but since then they have already done another tour, so I'm not buying any of it. A hiatus maybe (all of them are busy with other things), but surely not a split up.

Lamont Cranston · 02.15.2009, 08:43 AM

the opening percussions and drumming on Beneath the Iceage sound Jamie Muirs work in King Crimson

batreleaser · 02.15.2009, 12:47 PM

i liked blue cathedral, the next one was too generic.

i like the idea of that band though, like noise foghat or something. theyre a fun band, dont take themselves too seriously, which today is as admirable as making killer tunes.

02.12.2009, 05:01 AM	#1
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	who like this asylum of an album? i just got it in the post and i must say i'm liking what i hear so far? anybody.... dust...... anybody.... ? __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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jimbrim expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,308	Yeah, a great album indeed. What happened to this band?
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	What happened? They're still around. Or do you mean, what happened, as in they got worse after this? This album's pretty good. Not really my thing. __________________
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	i used to have it but lost it when i moved house
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pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	yes, it's awesome. they are awesome.
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scott v expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,484	Are they around? rumor was they split after that last album and tour... I dunno, Howling Rain is kinda not my thing...
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	I've never heard of them before, at least that I can remember. Good stuff, I like it. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	I heard CoF were over. I saw them at fucking Pianos in '03! i think they opened for Sunburned that night... At risk of sounding like a shill, Scott V, check out the LP on threelobed, its 2 side long jams and they friggin slay, one track is all crazy Mahavishnu, sorta...
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02.12.2009, 06:13 PM	#10
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	i was totally thinking about this album the other day. the comets on fire were great and this album WAS rad. One of those 00s bands who neither totally indulged in the new experimental sounds of the day nor was a total throwback to the past. Just tons of great rock and psych influences thrown into a blender, mixed with two hits of lsd, some deisel fuel, and lots of volume. But of course "Blue Cathedral" would dissapoint and the next one, whatever it was called, made them fade into obscurity. Is Chasny still in the band? __________________ listen to pink reason
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02.14.2009, 12:16 PM	#12
pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	I'd have to agree with narlus there. Their last two albums are great and brought them a much wider audience for sure. I saw them in 2005, 2007 and 2008 and they played for more people every time. The stories about them splitting up came in 2007 after their tour ended, but since then they have already done another tour, so I'm not buying any of it. A hiatus maybe (all of them are busy with other things), but surely not a split up.
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02.15.2009, 08:43 AM	#13
Lamont Cranston 100% Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 725	the opening percussions and drumming on Beneath the Iceage sound Jamie Muirs work in King Crimson __________________ This is how it will all end: not with floods, earthquakes, falling comets or gigantic crabs roaming the Earth. No, doomsday will start simply out of indifference.
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02.15.2009, 12:47 PM	#14
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	i liked blue cathedral, the next one was too generic. i like the idea of that band though, like noise foghat or something. theyre a fun band, dont take themselves too seriously, which today is as admirable as making killer tunes. __________________ listen to pink reason
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