Comus (Band)
Comus is a British Psychedelic-Folk/Progressive-Rock-Band, which was founded in the late 1960s.
History
Roger Wooton and Glen Goring met in 1967 at the age of 17 at Ravensbourne College of Art in London Borough of Bromley know. With appearances in small clubs they made the acquaintance of David Bowie, who booked her for regular appearances in an alternative culture center in Beckenham.
In Ravensbourne finally met fellow student Colin Pearson about the band, and Chris Youle, and her future manager, suggested the band name based on John Milton's masque Comus or the mythological figure Komo. Wooton began songs for a debut album to write and the tape was gradually completed with Andy Hellaby, Bobbie Watson and Michael Bammi rose. However, the latter left the band soon and was replaced by Rob Young.
In 1970, after a gig as the opening act for David Bowie, Comus was awarded a contract with Pye Records. The first album, First Utterance, was published in 1971. Although Comus had now reached some notoriety for their live qualities, First Utterance was not a success. Young left as a result the band and was replaced by Lindsay Cooper. But after also the manager Youle of Comus separated, the band broke up in 1972. Two years later, Wooton, Hellaby, Watson and Cooper came together again for a short time to the second album, To Keep from Crying take with Philip Barry, Gordon Caxon, Didier Malherbe, Keith Hale and Tim Kraemer. As well as this the band brought no success, they broke up again.
In the years 1995 and 2005, the recordings were re-released by Comus and finally re-established the band in 2008. The occupation corresponded almost the debut album, only Rob Young was replaced by Jon Seagroatt. In March of the same year she appeared on the Swedish Melloboat Festival, the recording was released on DVD and CD. In 2012 published Comus with Out of the Coma 's third studio album.