Comets on Fire - Avatar

43% burnt · #1 01-13-2007, 09:15 PM

Any Comets on Fire fans here?

This album is phenomenal. I just got it today and I'm totally blown away. I have their previous album "Blue Cathedral" which is good, but a challenging listen at times do to it's over-the-top trippyness. Avatar however, is miles ahead IMO. While there's still a ehco-laced psychedelic feel to it, they seem much more focused on epic songwriting. Avatar is chock-full of brilliant musical moments and an extremely interesting listen. I highly recommend it!

I found a few links with an mp3 of the opening track:

Sub Pop link, mp3 takes forever to load:
http://media.subpop.com/downloads/fr...od_Rust381.mp3

Some other site, loads quickly:
http://www.everythingisfire.com/index.php?itemid=180

MaskedJackal · #2 01-16-2007, 02:38 AM

Heard nothing but good things about this band...I'll cheggitout.

Matt Till · #3 01-16-2007, 09:35 AM

Only heard the older stuff, I'm going to have to check this out later.

Any fans of insane psych garage rock weirdness, check these dudes out if you haven't.

Against Will · #4 01-16-2007, 09:51 AM

I haven't given it a thorough listen through, but to be honest I was a little disappointed. I fell in love with them when I reviewed the reissue of their first album for my school's radio station. All that crazy fuzzed out, echoplex insanity...it sounded like Guitar Wolf on a bad acid trip.

Since then, they've turned down a little bit, and I still think their great. But I haven't been blown away by them like I was that first time. Avatar sounds more like old-school psychedelia; like early Pink Floyd with fewer zips and pops coming from all directions. Maybe I'm judging to quickly...I'll give it a few spins later today.