First Utterance

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First Utterance
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Length
7 tracks, 45:40
Release Date
28 January 1971
First Utterance is the debut album by British progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song "Diana" being released as a single. The album is 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, with songs dealing with such themes as violence ("Drip Drip"), rape ("Diana", "Song to Comus"), and criticism surrounding electro-convulsive therapy ("The Prisoner"). T… read more
First Utterance is the debut album by British progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song "Diana" being rel… read more
First Utterance is the debut album by British progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song "Diana" being released as a single. The album is nota… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Diana
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 4:34 68,542 listeners
2 Play track The Herald
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 12:10 67,794 listeners
3 Play track Drip Drip
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 9:15 46,347 listeners
4 Play track Song To Comus
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 7:29 51,961 listeners
5 Play track The Bite
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 5:28 39,673 listeners
6 Play track Bitten
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 0:30 33,857 listeners
7 Play track The Prisoner
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 6:14 33,117 listeners

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Comus is a British progressive folk band formed in Beckenham, UK in 1969. The band broke up shortly after releasing their first album, 'First Utterance', in 1971. They reformed briefly in 1974 and then reformed again in 2009, playing festivals and releasing a new album in 2012. Taking their name from a character in a John Milton masque, Comus mixes elements of with the influences of The Pentangle, Fairport Convention and other more traditional folk outfits. The band broke up shortly after releasing their first album, 'First Utterance' (1971), due… read more
Comus is a British progressive folk band formed in Beckenham, UK in 1969. The band broke up shortly after releasing their first album, 'First Utterance', in 1971. They reformed br… read more
Comus is a British progressive folk band formed in Beckenham, UK in 1969. The band broke up shortly after releasing their first album, 'First Utterance', in 1971. They reformed briefly in 1974 and then reformed again in 2009,… read more

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