Four words: New. Coheed. And. Cambria.
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:22 pm
So freaking good.
I've been a Coheed and Cambria fan since a friend turned me on to them not too long after Second Stage Turbine Blade came out, so it's been great to watch the success of the last CD, with constant MTV and MTV2 play, some good radio exposure, and even an appearance on the PSP demo disc. Naturally, I bought Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness the day it came out.
Despite the mammoth 15-word, two comma, one colon title, the CD is a little toned down from the last album, which was somewhat toned down from the one before it.
Second Stage Turbine Blade was all hard, with maybe three really dark and twisted songs, but all the other songs rocked out hard, if not being really evil-sounding.
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 was a little more poppy and upbeat, with probably four really really dark songs. (When people ask me to describe them, I just say that they'll ruin your day ... in a good way. I love those songs.) But those were counteracted by the semi-radio-friendliness of "A Favor House Atlantic," "Blood Red Summer," and, to a lesser extent, "Faint of Hearts" and "Three Evils" (with the exception of the end lyrics, "pull the trigger and the nightmare stops" -- that should give you an idea of what I'm talking about when I say they'll ruin your day). Plus it ended with The Light & The Glass, which is almost a ballad until it really gets going about halfway through. All good songs, though.
But Good Apollo, Volume One is a little different. After the intro track and what seems like is practically a second intro track, Welcome Home really kicks off the CD with some metal flavor. Then you get Ten Speed, which kind of reminds me of corny '80s metal for some reason, but it's a great song. Then you get three catchy, sort of poppy songs that are good. Then there's Wake Up, which is slow and nice, but it's the creepiest love song ever, and if you and your girlfriend think it's romantic, you're freaks. Then it's kickass time with The Suffering. Then it starts to get a little less poppy and a little more dark, finishing the four songs with the heading "The Willing Well" (I guess this CD's version of "The Velorium Camper" tracks from the last CD)
On the first couple listens, I like it a lot. I'll know way better in about a month how much I like it, though.
I've been a Coheed and Cambria fan since a friend turned me on to them not too long after Second Stage Turbine Blade came out, so it's been great to watch the success of the last CD, with constant MTV and MTV2 play, some good radio exposure, and even an appearance on the PSP demo disc. Naturally, I bought Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness the day it came out.
Despite the mammoth 15-word, two comma, one colon title, the CD is a little toned down from the last album, which was somewhat toned down from the one before it.
Second Stage Turbine Blade was all hard, with maybe three really dark and twisted songs, but all the other songs rocked out hard, if not being really evil-sounding.
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 was a little more poppy and upbeat, with probably four really really dark songs. (When people ask me to describe them, I just say that they'll ruin your day ... in a good way. I love those songs.) But those were counteracted by the semi-radio-friendliness of "A Favor House Atlantic," "Blood Red Summer," and, to a lesser extent, "Faint of Hearts" and "Three Evils" (with the exception of the end lyrics, "pull the trigger and the nightmare stops" -- that should give you an idea of what I'm talking about when I say they'll ruin your day). Plus it ended with The Light & The Glass, which is almost a ballad until it really gets going about halfway through. All good songs, though.
But Good Apollo, Volume One is a little different. After the intro track and what seems like is practically a second intro track, Welcome Home really kicks off the CD with some metal flavor. Then you get Ten Speed, which kind of reminds me of corny '80s metal for some reason, but it's a great song. Then you get three catchy, sort of poppy songs that are good. Then there's Wake Up, which is slow and nice, but it's the creepiest love song ever, and if you and your girlfriend think it's romantic, you're freaks. Then it's kickass time with The Suffering. Then it starts to get a little less poppy and a little more dark, finishing the four songs with the heading "The Willing Well" (I guess this CD's version of "The Velorium Camper" tracks from the last CD)
On the first couple listens, I like it a lot. I'll know way better in about a month how much I like it, though.