The Comsat Angels - On The Beach

[@chrisbarlow2131]

Brutal yet beautiful.

[@shawniemar]

This album! Such an important one in my life.

[@richarddevaottien7724]

Me too

[@melamorales]

I had a cassette of this made by a friend and we would drive all over town listening to this at full volume in my little toyota celica 1981-82 ish.....? Great underrated band.

[@richarddevaottien7724]

Classic deep wave,...one of my staple bands as a teenager in late 70,s Auckland NZ

[@komoleeray687]

Same. I remember walking into Real Groovy Records and buying "Waiting For A Miracle" vinyl (of course) after my school mate lent me his cassette of the album .Still my favourite Comsat Angels record and on of my favourite albums of all time.( why can't i get a digital copy..must be Record Company bs)

[@Haw9467]

Still have my vinyl...listen and play along to it every now and then...What an appropriate song for today..."here comes a great big wave, we'll wash this place right down the drain"... Floods due to automotive excess...Ballardian.

[@bengallup9321]

Under appreciated band. Great debut album.

[@henkdegroot5872]

Eerste album van de Comsat Angels, voorzover ik weet. Stuk voor stuk vlotte post-punk nummers. Album dateert alweer van 1980! Je zou misschien denken dat deze muziek veroudert overkomt, maar niets is minder waar! Deze muziek is van een tijdloze klasse. Deze band is nog altijd zwaar onderschat en dat is doodzonde!!

[@martindegooijer1892]

Wow mooie woorden , echt gave band heb veel live materiaal en 2 live cassettes doe kom je bij Fooks kopen, was een kledingzaak met muziek en ik heb ze 2 x gezien

[@elricgonzalez7172]

Very underappreciated band.

[@drake128]

I’m leaving this comment so my son may hopefully find it when he’s grown and go “ oh shit dad had taste “

[@bengallup9321]

The rhythm section in this song is perfect

[@davidtester3239]

Great song! Great album! Love how in the second verse, shout out to The Doors - Cars Hiss by my Window.

[@BernardColdwell]

Great tune and song. First heard this on the John Peel show and was trying to locate its whereabouts. Thanks for the upload

[@bartlettandbosc]

Amazing song.

[@gustavmarie]

One of the best produced postpunk albums..dat bass..this band should have been way bigger..'Joy Division but with hope was one description'I once heard

[@morkami9521]

O'Barr's Crow brought me here, thank you

[@ihhaahhhhhaaa]

Great song, the snare sound reminds me of Bowie's Low. Too bad there probably won't be any re-presses of this album in LP format any time soon.

[@beppeperagine1944]

A M A Z I N G

[@SeagreenSerenade]

a favourite !!! thx :)

[@joseibarra2985]

That bassline mmm!

[@pedroneto634]

-Hey T-Bird... how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? -Man, i dont know. - It depends on the tune

[@laisurprises]

[@josephsaczawa329]

I would love to revive this sound

[@chrisbarlow2131]

They were truly a one off. Saw them live. Unreal.

[@ZINCOVIX8754]

great album

[@nl3064]

Did these guys name themselves after the J.G. Ballard story?

[@ryanjackson3428]

I'm going to say yes. The song itself is quite Ballardian. The following lyrics are almost right out of Crash, for instance: In the dark a thousand Cars hiss by my window A steel tide on a asphalt beach They come and they go I hear a beat in the motor seat That I could die too She says "A town is just a town, full stop." But what does she know?

[@ihhaahhhhhaaa]

@@ryanjackson3428 It's very likely. Other post-punk bands from the same era such as Joy Division did have songs named after books too.

[@muckamuckofgleep]

@@ryanjackson3428 Quite so - and 'My Mind's Eye' must surely have been written with regard to Poul Anderson's SF classic 'Tau Zero' ("turn it off - how we tried!")

[@markgreen7378]

Songs don't get much more menacing and forbidding as this. "Post punk genius"

[@Daniel_Delayne]

Not that menacing at all.. more of an elation of resignation that the Comsats did so well

[@chazlamborghini]

forbidding

[@FrankFielden]

Does anyone know if there exists an extended version of this track? I love when guitar kicks in at the very end but its a shame that it fades out.

[@karinstevens4057]

Not on spotify for me ..............holland why

[@davidellis5141]

Great Track. Frustrating fade at end while guitar is in full gear. ✔ it out.

[@rubenthekid]

Lyrics?

[@justchasingshadows]

+Ruben Contreras www.sillius.nl/maisait/comsatangels_lyrics.html#waitingforamiracle06

[@rubenthekid]

+justchasingshadows thanks a lot!