Come – Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (2LP-2021 Reissue)

Come laid out the framework of their rough-edged merger of indie rock and electric blues on their fine 1992 debut Eleven: Eleven, but two years together made a significant difference in the texture and velocity of their attack, and 1994’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is arguably the group’s best album. The give-and-take between Thalia Zedek’s and Chris Brokaw’s guitars had become remarkably intricate given the hard roar and crash they generated, and they brought some truly eloquent noise to the ten songs on board.
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is great noisy rock & roll, and while that’s more than enough, there’s even more if you care to look for it.