Favorite "Of" Bands #7 - Course of Empire
@teamfreak16 (43655)
Denver, Colorado
April 15, 2018 8:28am CST
My countdown "of" my favorite bands with "of" in their name rolls on. We have reached #7: Course of Empire.
Percussion-heavy Course of Empire was a post punk, post industrial alternative band that formed in Dallas in 1988, lasting for ten years. The group was fronted by Vaughn Stevenson, and featured two drummers.
In fact, the band was so into percussion that early on, they were known for placing drums in the audience so that the crowd could play along. This practice ceased after the drums were used less for playing, instead becoming launched as flying projectiles.
Taking their name from a series of paintings by artist Thomas Cole, the members of Course of Empire were film students at Southern Methodist University. Sadly, the band managed to release just three albums during their existence.
Notably, former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese spent a brief stint in the band.
(White vision blowout info verified by Wikipedia)
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Apr 18
The drummers played concurrently to get a heavier sound.
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@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
16 Apr 18
@teamfreak16 Must have the bass turned low on mine
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Apr 18
I am not familiar with this band.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Apr 18
They only have a cult following. Another band that I discovered because I bought the CD unheard just because I liked the cover art. Back in the 90's.
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