I love them. They are such a guilty pleasure. :)

i can bare them, they're alright at times but his accent or whatever is up with his voice irritates me, i like the backing music, i find the theme of the lyrics are a bit repetative as well as the songs themselves although i can pick out slect riffs i quite like from their songs. and the lead singer has some wicked cool 'fro thing going on which kicks ass.

woo! back on topic, devil in new jersey and blood red summer wre bollocks welcome home although very much overplayed was a great song.

agreed!.. very good :)

and alot of people.. teen's think that random bands like the Used, and taking back sunday... finch, brand new.. coheed are emo because well you watch random music channels...and those very bands are either being called pop punk.. or emo...and or both becasue emo these days to a lot of teens and teen mag's and shows.. refer to the word emo most offten or not.. as emotional... and why emo/emotional ? because the lyrics.. the way the instruments sound with the voice of course. its all the medias doing.. so you can't really be mad at people for mixing things up like that..

my sentiments exactly..

bleh i dunno hat it is about blood red summer that i deteste maybe the general punchy poppyness of the song or the way he pronounces the chorus "a-come what ha-may" that just realy ****ing grinds me down. all in all its just simple punchy erm.....bleh. nothing of appeal that i can find and bits and bobs that irritate me about it, just enough so that i may dub it a pile of bollocks :)

'Twas a joke, Quincy.

But really, they are horrendous. The dreadful instrumentation and screeching vocals meander into my poor, unsuspecting ear canals and progenerate an array of glutinous spores that subsequently mature into repulsive, minuscule hellhounds, which exist only to slither into and blitzkrieg my ossicles, causing abhorrent diarrhea of the ears. Figuratively speaking.

"The suffering" makes me wanna blow my brains out in front of my hxc christian grandparents.

But.. they`re OK.

Don`t know what genre they are , don`t really care either

But seriously they have to be the ugliest band i`ve seen in a long while.

Let me start my list of bands who are definetly not emo , just so I don`t look silly in this forum...

George Formby
Coheed & Cambria
Whitesnake

is that it?

Edit: missed out Whitesnake

I don't like them...OK OK.. I like ONE song. HAha i dont know what the song is called, but it was a pretty catchy song. Yeah.

I just got back from guitar lessons....where i learned Welcome Home :D

Appreciate C&C or die!

The end. :wave:

You dont feel like dying do you Merkaba.....:)

*shoots Merkaba*














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Hey, c'mon you can't even say the bands name. BANG!

:pssst:I heard Coheed and Cambria have slumber parties with Dream Theater

Of course I don't wanna die:)

its true i heard it two.. :laughing:

they're one of the most amazing bands i've ever come across, second stage turbine is my fav, but time consumer you need to listen to fo sho, thats one of my all time favs
and when you've listened to those too much, look up shabutie. it's what coheed was called before coheed. it's alot harder and more trippy tho, and not sure if you can find an actual cd, but you can download them. any other advice i've been a hardcore coheed freak for a few years now.

Does your name relate to Claudio Sanchez by any chance?

why yes, yes it does.

BRILLIANT!...mind you i hate your username...He's nobodys bitch

Coheed & Cambria have been around for a while now. The early formation of the band was called Beautiful Loser; in time with some lineup changes they became Shabutie, and eventually came to the name Coheed & Cambria. Well, what does the name Coheed & Cambria mean exactly? It is not a straight answer; you see, singer, guitarist, lyricist, and songwriter Claudio Sanchez is writing in total five concept albums that all revolve around a specific story. Three of these albums so far are released, The Second Stage Turbine Blade, In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3, and Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness. These three albums are the second, third, and fourth installments of the story, respectively. The actual story is one that is open to interpretation, but revolves around the son of father, and mother, Coheed & Cambria, who is promptly named Claudio, and his love Newo.

The Second Stage Turbine Blade, and In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 both held a dark exterior to them in lyrical content, but never truly revealed themselves as such albums. However, with Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness this all changes. The mood is completely changed to being a dark, hostile, and even violent album. Even the acoustic ballad, Always & Never pertains a haunting, dark element in the lyrical, and vocal style of Claudio. He sings about what Claudio, and Newo’s future could be like, but something seems wrong. What is wrong would be the closing lyrics in which Claudio states, “I’m still waiting here my dear, to kill all of you." The theme of revenge is instantly brought in then. Always & Never is a short song, coming in at a little over two-minutes, but the relaxing sweeping of the acoustic guitar sets off the lyrics to make a very memorable song.

The whole album is written extremely well, and is also placed together greatly too. The album begins with the standard Coheed & Cambria intro, with a lone violin, and piano together. The music actually isn’t new, but is a combination of The Second Stage Turbine Blade, and In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3’s intros. It’s strange that it’s such a beautiful intro because I always considered the intros for the other two albums annoying. The first single, The Suffering, at times feels like the black sheep of Good Apollo. It seems like it was specifically made to be a single. The chorus seems a little forced, but still works, especially since it’s one of the more important lyrical segments of the album. Claudio asks Newo, “Now listen well; will you marry me?, but she responds, “Not now, boy”. This is an excellent song, actually showing some Rush influence, for once, but feels out of place because the writing style of the album is far less pop influenced.

The standout track of Good Apollo reveals itself quite early as the second actual song of the album. Welcome Home, despite argument from record label officials is going to be the second single for the album. It’s six-minutes long, but is actually only the fourth longest song on the album. Some great lead guitar playing is found fairly much everywhere in this song, and if you don’t here that, then it’s the bass, and guitar sharing together a huge building, repeating lead together. The song is already drilled into the listeners head as an instantaneous classic, but Claudio takes the song one step further with the utterly beautiful, yet depressing chorus of, “You stormed off to scar the armada. As Jesus played letter, I’ll drill through your hands. The stone for the curse you have blamed me, with love, and devotion. I’ll die as you sleep, but if you could just write me out; to neverless wonder… happy will I become. Be true, that this is no option. So with sin I condemn you. Demon play, demon out! Then the song continues to impress with a classic guitar solo that lasts for a whole minute! Soon after, the song dies out, and the reader ends up with the impression that nothing will be able to touch that song. That is certainly true, but the rest of the album is still completely superb, and without fault. One song does however attempt to steal the spotlight from Welcome Home.

After getting more than three/fourths through the album it is apparent that this is indeed about revenge for Claudio on Newo, but on The Willing Well I- Fuel for the Feeding End this revenge is made abundantly clear. The song goes along nicely for the first two minutes with some great instrumentation, and seems like it has the makings of being one of the standout tracks, but would still need some sort of grand opus to top it off. Well, that truly comes after a couple minutes. Heavy riffs come in; with Claudio deeply singing “Feed little maggots off the Westside of your sin. Run little maggot when they learn of what you did.” It’s a scary moment for the listener, and they will most likely be having on of those, “WTF!!!” moments. The song goes back to an even more pop influenced style right after the scary moment, and slows down two thirds through with a great, long guitar solo played. The final track, The Willing Well IV-The Final Cut brings a climactic end to this classic album. The very feeling of the guitar is a triumphant sorrow that is further brought out to a feeling of Armageddon with Claudio’s singing. This seems a fitting way to close out the album. Until Bron Yr shows up ; )

This hour-plus album has everything. A creepy orchestral intro, a short acoustic ballad, a six-minute metal epic, and that’s just the first three songs! There are no filler tracks to be found throughout the whole album; each song brings something worthwhile, and enjoyable to the table. Instrumentation is great throughout. One guitar plays utterly fantastic leads, while the other plays off on more riff-based power chords, which balances out perfectly. The bass is heard this time through with great fills on such songs as The Willing Well I- Fuel for the Feeding End; unlike how dead it was on In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3. Drums accompany the rest of the instruments well, and are heard well with some nice fills once in a while. The only thing the listener could find wrong with the record is that they might be annoyed by Claudio Sanchez’s somewhat squeaky voice. This will appeal to anyone who listens to any form of rock. Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV Volume 1: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness is an absolute classic, and one of the top albums of 2005.

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This is the final cut; open up, I’m in love.

Soo what website did you cut this from..
EDIT: If you actually did this...i truly appreciate it..its well done

It's my review, I wrote it originally at a review site, but I don't know if the staff would like me naming the site. I tried editing it twice telling that, but it kept saying I wasn't logged in.

Well...i think you did a really god job..and it also cleared up some things for me

Thanks, I'm somewhat of a fanboy. :)

By no means is it "a classic".

Well, that's your opinion, but I do think it is a classic album. A lot of the reasons are in the review so either look at the review again, or try to prove me wrong.

I hate this band and find them extremely annoying.

claudio sanchez is an extremely talented musician and I have a deep respect for the band

i really like coheed and cambria and think their music and concept is a very smart idea. Claudio is a great musician i agree as they all are and he is very smart by linking all his songs into a story. I love their new album and i think they get better and better through each one.
and kripes that was a great review. well done !!!!

Thanks, wanderlust. :)

I think that Good Apollo is their best now, instead of The Second Stage Turbine Blade.

IMO In keeping secrets of a secret earth:3 is their best album....followed by good apollo and then second stage turbine blade

For some reason I used to not like In Keeping Secrets that much, but a month ago when I was listening to it I sort of clicked with it, and now I think it's a lot better, but it's still their weakest full-length album.

Good Apollo gets my vote. I can't get enough "The Suffering".

"The Suffering" stands out on Good Apollo. Not because it's a good song though, but because it's completely unlike the rest of the album.

It's sort of like a bridge from In Keeping Secrets to Good Apollo because it's a pop song, and In Keeping Secrets certainly was poppy at points.

of course coheed is insane, but we might be forgetting where their inspiration comes from.......Rush......yes rush is definetly on fo the best bands in the world!

Not really.

coheed are pretty much awesome.

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