04 July 2012

COME Gently Down the Stream 1998




Artist Biography by

The dark and dissonant blues-rock band Come formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1990. The group was led by singer/guitarist Thalia Zedek -- a recovering heroin addict and veteran of the indie-rock scene whose career included tenures fronting Live Skull, Uzi, the Dangerous Birds and White Women -- and guitarist Chris Brokaw, also the drummer for Codeine. Fleshed out by a pair of Athens, Georgia refugees -- former Kilkenny Cats bassist Sean O'Brien and onetime Bar-B-Q Killers drummer Arthur Johnson -- Come spent its first year of existence improvising and jamming together before recording "Car," a single for the Sub Pop label which made them one of the most highly-touted new acts on the underground scene.

Eleven
After signing to Matador, Come recorded their superbly atmospheric 1992 debut Eleven: Eleven in less than eight days; in 1994, they resurfaced with both an EP, The Wrong Side, and a full-length album, Don't Ask Don't Tell. After the band backed Steve Wynn on his solo album Melting in the Dark, both O'Brien and Johnson exited in 1995, leaving Zedek and Brokaw to record 1996's Near Life Experience with two different rhythm batteries; while Tortoise's Bundy K. Brown and the Jesus Lizard's Mac McNeilly backed the duo on half of the tracks, Rodan alumni Tara Jane O'Neil and Kevin Coultas provided support on the rest. The excellent Gently, Down the Stream followed in early 1998.


Tracklist 

1 One Piece 6:53
2 Recidivist 3:57
3 Stomp 5:43
4 Sorry Too Late 4:49
5 Saints Around My Neck 8:27
6 Silk City 4:52
7 Middle Of Nowhere 4:05
8 The Fade-Outs 5:54
9 A Jam Blues 5:07
10 New Coat 5:20
11 The Former Model 3:12
12 March 8:15

3 comments:

IHateThe90s said...

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lex dexter said...

Not the same flatout knock on the ass of the first three, but a perfectly beautiful, suitable farewell from Come.

Considering their output, if not longevity, I'd put Come neck and neck with Unwound for "best band of the 1990s."

'Saw Brokaw drum with Codeine last week, who were absolutely perfect and made me teary. Still, I'd've left that impossible and unique outfit to make Stones-cum-Slint magic with Thalia et. al., too.

Ralph Dodger said...

Thanks! Missed this in the day so great to hear it now.