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Re: (TV) Comets on Fire



Have their first 2 albums...and the third was just released 
yesterday.  Very much a mix of indie rock with psychedelic 
overtones.  Seeing them in NY at the Knitting Factory next 
month.  Solid on disc, looking forward to seeing them live....andy

At 05:13 AM 8/8/2006, you wrote:
>Anyone familiar with this band?
>
> From Michigan Daily:
>
>'The real power behind Comets on Fire, though, is the double-pronged 
>guitar attack of Ben Chasny and Ethan Miller. The two totally rip 
>and wail, complementing each other extremely well. They sound like 
>Marquee Moon-era Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd taken up an octave 
>and with a whole lot more distortion, especially on "Sour Smoke." 
>They are given ample room to stretch out, with every song except one 
>between six and eight minutes'.
>
>http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2006/08/07/Arts/comets.Bring.Back.Fire.To.Modern.Rock-2143629.shtml?sourcedomain=www.michigandaily.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com
>
>
>
>Graham
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