“Come On
was a band in the New Wave era of New York downtown
that time forgot, but you can remember if you pick
up these newly unearthed recordings. George Elliott
(who is redistributing the stuff) was a Klaus Nomi
collaborator, art-rocker and scenester originale,
and his band Come On made some funny, super-catchy
pop New Wave that was smart about stupid subject
matter (they are mad at Mickey Mouse for snubbing
them at Disneyland, and they pay tribute to “Leave
It to Beaver”, drugs, and immaturity). These
are previously unissued demos from 1977-79 and fans
of the New York scene of that era should really
check them out.”
-Editor, ROCTOBER
2003
Come On, "Disneyland +" (Heliocentric
Records)
4 stars out of 5
Come On is a great band. Here they showcase
early efforts from 1977 & 1979. Their sound is
rocking with some sharp turns. Art rock, possibly.
Art rock and more! If you like early New York punk/new
wave you gotta run out and get your grubby little
mitts on a Come On album. They were one of the nationally
unsung hero’s left out for dry when Blondie,
The Talking Heads, Richard Hell and all the others
started getting press and record deals. Time to re-visit
history and spin the real McCoy’s of punk, so
to speak.
by Bunkypunk
EARCANDY
ONLINE MAG.
COME ON 2:
A collection of remastered demo tracks from this
late-70s NYC punk band. The music is somewhat minimalistic,
yet still has personality and lots of drive. It's
reminiscent of early Talking Heads and the art sound
coming out of NYC at that time.
-PUNK PLANET Mar 2003
"FROM
THE NATION'S (WORLD'S) BESTEST INDIE RADIO STATION:
THE WFMU TOP 30
OCT 2002
Compiled by Music/Program Director Brian Turner
based on recent arrivals played by WFMU DJs.
VARIOUS
- Resurrection: The Amplified Bibles of Heavenly
Grooves (Trunk)
LADYTRON - Light and Magic (Emperor Norton)
STEINSKI & MASS MEDIA - Nothing To Fear/A Rough
Mix (Steinski)
CHARM CITY SUICIDES - Charm City Suicides (Youth
Attack)
LOU CHRISTIE & THE TAMMYS - Egyptian Shumba
(RPM)
PIERRE BASTIEN & ALEXEI AIGUI - Musique Cyrillique
(Solyd)
THE DISTRACTION - Calling All Radios (Dirtnap)
25 SUAVES - 1938 (Bulb)
DEAD HOLLYWOOD STARS - Junctions (Ant-Zen)
VARIOUS - Hustle! Reggae Disco (Soul Jazz)
VARIOUS - Kicksville Vol. 2: Raw Rockabilly (Norton)
BILL FAY - Bill Fay/Time of the Last Persecution
(See For Miles)
BOOM BIP - Seed To Sun (Lex)
BUDDY MILLER - Midnight and Lonesome (Hightone)
THE FORTY-FIVES - Fight Dirty (Yep Roc)
VARIOUS - Mindexpanders (Grey Past)
COME
ON - Disneyland + (Heliocentric)
STICKMEN
WITH RAYGUNS - Some People Deserve To Suffer (Emporer
Jones)
IRON AND WINE - The Creek Drank the Cradle (Sub
Pop)
JONATHAN BEPLER - Music For Matthew Barney's Cremaster
3 (Jonathan Bepler)
THE SOFT BOYS - Nextdoorland (Matador)
VARIOUS - Xenomusic 2001 (Xenophile)
SUPER MADRIGAL BROTHERS - Shakestation (American
Patchwork)
SPRING HEEL JACK - Amassed (Thirsty Ear)
VARIOUS - Shona Mbira Music (Nonesuch)
PEACEPIPE - Peacepipe (Normal)
POLWECHSEL/FENNESZ - Wrapped Islands (Erstwhile)
CEDELL DAVIS & FRIENDS - When Lightnin' Strike
the Pine (Fast Horse)
BLACK DICE - Beaches and Canyons (DFA)
EL DA SENSEI - Summer Time Bluez (7 Heads)"
...More airplay listed at popular
College stations
WNYU (NY University) and WXYC (N Carolina). COME
ON fans in these areas, call in requests! Some of
us get a lit-tle tired of many stations' current
"canned" drum-machine-dominated fare...
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