11:11 (Come album)
11:11 is the debut album by Boston indie rock band Come.
11:11 | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | July 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock Blues | |||
Length | 52:30 | |||
Label | Matador Records Placebo Records Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Come Tim O'Heir Carl Plaster | |||
Come chronology | ||||
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Singles from 11:11 | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Billboard Magazine | Positive[2] |
Robert Christgau | C+[3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | link |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
Musichound | [5] |
SPIN | Positive[6] |
Mojo | [7] |
Paste magazine | Positive[8] |
Consequence of Sound | [9] |
Background
After their 7" single "Car" was released as part of Sub Pop's Singles Club subscription series, "Come started getting raves in the press, [and] played to wildly enthusiastic crowds in London and Amsterdam"[10] before recording their debut album 11:11, which was recorded and mixed in just seven-and-a-half days.[10] Recorded in July 1992 at Fort Apache Studios in Cambridge, MA, 11:11 was produced by Come with Tim O'Heir and Carl Plaster. The album takes its title from the numerological phenomenon involving the recurrence and potential synchronicity of the time 11:11. The members of the band "decided on the title after glancing at a digital clock on several occasions and finding it was 11:11 each time."[11] As Brokaw puts it, "[i]t was a recurring phenomena [...] It became a sort of superstitious mantra."[11]
The band recorded a music video for the album's opening track, "Submerge", directed by Jesse Peretz, in addition to which their song "Dead Molly"[12] was included in Allison Anders and Kurt Voss's 1999 independent comedy Sugar Town.
The song "Fast Piss Blues" was released as a single, featuring a cover of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards's "I Got the Blues", from The Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers, as its B-side. Both songs were included in the CD version of 11:11, but did not feature in the LP version.
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau said that the music comprises flat melodies with some slide guitar and lyrics that range from "unintelligible to incomprehensible".[3] Entertainment Weekly described 11:11 as "a captivating blast of ennui and feedback that may be Matador's finest moment yet", going on to characterize it as "enthralling, like watching someone howl into a rainstorm,"[13] whilst The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music states that it was "rightly lauded as one of 1992's finest releases."[14] Allmusic referred to 11:11 as "a uniquely sludgy, electric, and strong fusion of sounds and styles, combining extreme angst and commanding power."[15] Trouser Press stated that 11:11 is "very much a guitar tour de force, drenched as it is in the sweaty fluids that come forth when the six-strings of Zedek (a veteran of Boston's Dangerous Birds and New York's Live Skull) and Chris Brokaw (who served concurrently as Codeine's drummer until 1993) rub against each other."[16] Rolling Stone magazine called 11:11 "one of Matador's defining records,"[17] whilst the Rough Guide to Rock summarizes 11:11 as follows: "The music and moods teeter precariously, erupting into violent explosions with little warning."[18]
Re-issue
In January 2013, Matador Records announced that a special 20th anniversary 2 LP/CD re-issue of 11:11 would be released as in May 2013. The re-issue includes the original release, in addition to a live album consisting of the band's performance at the 1992 Vermonstress Festival.[19] Announcing the news, Pitchfork described 11:11 as "one of the more elusive gems of Matador's back catalog."[20]
The vinyl LP version of the record was pressed by United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN.
Cover versions
No Safety covered 11:11's opening track, "Submerge" in their 1994 album Live at the Knitting Factory, whilst Australian alternative rock band Screamfeeder covered "Off To One Side" in their 1999 album Home Age, a cover which was later included in their 2011 rarities compilation Cargo Embargo (B Sides & More).
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Submerge" | Come | 4:24 |
2. | "Dead Molly" | Come | 4:08 |
3. | "Brand New Vein" | Come | 6:13 |
4. | "Off to One Side" | Come | 5:47 |
5. | "Bell" | Come | 3:25 |
6. | "William" | Come | 4:34 |
7. | "Sad Eyes" | Come | 4:03 |
8. | "Power Failure" | Come | 5:44 |
9. | "Orbit" | Come | 5.04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Fast Piss Blues" (Bonus track on CD version) | Come | 3:57 |
11. | "I Got the Blues" (Bonus track on CD version – The Rolling Stones cover) | Jagger/Richards | 5:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dead Molly" | Come | |
2. | "William" | Come | |
3. | "Submerge" | Come | |
4. | "Last Mistake" | Come | |
5. | "Fast Piss Blues" | Come | |
6. | "Bell" | Come | |
7. | "Car" | Come | |
8. | "SVK" | Come |
Personnel
- Thalia Zedek – vocals, guitar
- Chris Brokaw – guitar, vocals
- Sean O'Brien – bass
- Arthur Johnson – drums
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References
- Allmusic review
- Billboard Magazine review
- Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Musichound review
- SPIN review
- Stevie Chick (May 2013). "Come - Eleven:Eleven". Mojo.
- Robert Ham (June 4, 2013). "Come: 11:11 20th Anniversary Reissue". Paste magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- Sam Willett (May 23, 2013). "Album Review: Come – 11:11 [Deluxe Edition]". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- Option magazine, 1993. 1993.
- "George-Warren, Holly, "Come: The Next Chapter in Thalia Zedek's Indie Saga", Option magazine, No. 48". January–February 1993. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- "IMDB, "Soundtracks for Sugar Town (1999)"". Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- "Entertainment Weekly, Browne, David, "Review of Eleven: Eleven", February 19, 1993". 1993-02-19.
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. 2000. p. 94.
- "Allmusic, "Review of Come's Eleven: Eleven"".
- "Trouser Press".
- Rob Sheffield. "Matador's 'Lost Weekend,' Day Two". Rolling Stone.
- (Firm), Rough Guides (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock, Edited by Peter Buckley (Rough Guides, 2003), p. 221. ISBN 9781858284576.
- "Deluxe Reissue of 11:11 announcement". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- "Matador to Reissue Come's Eleven : Eleven". Retrieved 2013-03-24.