Comus - First UtteranceFirst Utterance is the debut album of the progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song "Diana" being released as a single. The album was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre. The overall thematic tone of the album is of vulnerable innocence facing abusive power, the songs dealing with violence ("Drip Drip"), rape ("Diana", "Song to Comus"), and

the joyous pop of 'Just Like Heaven' and 'The Perfect Girl' still delights

It’s an endeavour that places CCCL Volume 1 comfortably alongside everything else that this sonic scientist has been involved in

Taking the name from a Mark Twain line

sumptuous in texture

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seems completely alien and unparalleled

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Formed in Haledon NJ in 1976

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Criminal Minded

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with razor-blade riffs and drones that lead you into a sonic underworld of alienation