Come

Come is an American alternative rock band that got a lot of critical acclaim in the early 90's but vanished out of my radar and I have to admit that I almost forgot them. I remembered them when I read about the release of the sessions they made for John Peel in 1992/93. Formed in Boston by Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw they made a unique mixture of blues-noir, post punk and heavy guitars. They were able to write dark and emotionally intense songs with kind of heavy guitars you heard seldom before and after. No wonder why J. Masics and Bob Mould praised them.

Wide Awake

In late 80s the American SST-Label was very hip. They released some very good stuff by Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, Firehose and Sonic Youth. This label have paved the way for guitar based alternative rock. Beside Soundgarden were Dinosaur Jr. the main successful label artist in this genre. At this time I liked the way J. Masics played his guitar and his sad voice. That he can use a guitar is shown on these few outtakes.