great review. the first time i heard this band i wanted to hate them so much. but then they grew on me, Claudio's voice fits the music very well. he could have opted to just scream like so many other bands, but instead he uses his voice to its full potential making this band a cut above the rest. this is a group of amazingly talented musicians. the first cd is really good too. can't wait to see em live again.

Yeah I heard "Devil in Jersey City" from their last album when it came out and I couldn't STAND it but my friend recommended their new album when it came out and I've been hooked since. Sorry for beating you guys to the punch, but this review's been up since November. It's never a problem to submit your own reviews so long as they stay in the thread, though. I'm glad you all enjoyed.

Claudio is a respectable lyricist and guitarist. If you can get past the vocals, there's not much to dislike about the band unless you hate metal mixing with pop punk. I'm glad you're digging them, Wideload.

I love this album but when I saw them at Warped on thurs. I was really dissapointed. Maybe if Claudio got in better shape to tour they would be better live. He seems to lose his breath really easily while he is singing so he ends up only singing about 70% of the song. I am sorry to say that they had the worst performance at Warped. As for the album it gets a 11/10. If you want to check some good live check out either Flogging Molly or the masters of punk rock itself BAD RELIGION.

I bought the album of Amazon, as Interpunk doesn't seem to ship to Oman. It's really great, I hope to pick up SSTB this summer too.

if anyone here is curious about the story in the lyrics, i made a thread explaining them in the pop-punk forum

Album Rating: 4.0

This is a really unique band, and I'd love to get the album eventually. Sort of like prog-emo or indie-metal. Or how about "emo but with good guitars and drums and also the lyrics are about something other than the singer's self-important personal problems!"

Great review, very descriptive. The one part I disagree with you on is your opinion on Faint of Hearts. I thought it was a great song, hilarious live (the RV driver was awesome!)
Oh well. I saw them live, and yes, Claudio does run out of breath a lot, but he plays some hard stuff while singing, so I can't really blame him (You know that palm-muted riff on Backend of Forever? That's Claudio playing!! And the harder riff on FoH and Everything Evil, too)

Other than that though, they were great live. In Keeping Secrets was awesome live, they had the crowd chanting along when they repeated the intro and everything. Blood Red Summer, I don't think one person wasn't singing along for that song, and the jam thing on Everything Evil was great! They're probably my favorite band right now, and one of my favorite bands of all time.

I liked SSTB more than this at first, but this album grew on me and now I can't stop listening to it. Plus the solo at the end of The Light in the Glass is amazing.

And the Favor House Atlantic video is probably my 2nd favorite of all time (Next to Weezer's Keep Fishin' video, of course)

I doubt I'll buy any Coheed album because I can't stand the voice, but I'll pick up his book when it's finished.

Great review, I've been listening to this album a lot lately, it's awesome. I plan to pick up their first sometime soon.

[QUOTE=OpaqueNights224]whats that japanese letteR? anyways...very good cd, i like CoCa very much. the lead singers voice is cool[/QUOTE]

Again, this thread comes back from the dead!

Blasé meaning nothing too special. This review was done before I knew what I know now about the story and, as I said, I wasn't going to comment on that. Did I break my word? In any case, I fixed the Japanese character so it should look like an "e" with an accent mark over it. If it doesn't, now you know that it should.

As for the lyrical content, it is nice to hear a band sometimes labeled as "emo" to have such good lyrics, especially with their poppier songs. "Three Evils..." has some messed up lyrics but you'd never know if you were just listening to it and bopping along. Kudos to the band for that.

squee333, you were at the Philly Troc show? That was pretty nifty, seeing that big guy hitting that cowbell to his heart's content. I don't think what he plays gets him THAT out of breath. I do a lotta CoCa when I'm jamming around the house and riffing while singing doesn't get me out of breath. His ability to play stuff like "Everything Evil" and whatnot is impressive, though (too bad the acoustic mp3 is such bad quality). He probably just has a lot of fun on stage so he doesn't sing perfectly. It is hard to play and sing and rock out 100% all at the same time, I will say that.

And I rescind any ill-natured words about this album. Every song is great. I don't know why I didn't like "The Faint of Heart" when I first reviewed it. I love it now. The review remains a strong 4/5, but I officially say that, if you can get past the vocals, they're worth a listen, whether for the story or the music itself.

And that's cool that you're still getting the story when it comes out. I'm waiting for it, too. :thumb:

^ i am waiting for it too. i love how in Three Evils, the end bit is so pop-rock but the lyrics are so dark and depressing like the character is at the very end of his rope. Coheed is awesome

this cd is AWESOME! all the songs rock, and there is nothing better, i just dont get the point of having like 10 songs with nothing on them

By the way, can anyone do a review for Second Stage Turbine Blade? I don't have it yet and I would like to know what to expect. Thanks!

Album Rating: 3.5

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201793

SSTB Review

Album Rating: 4.0

I finally bought this album, and it definitely rocks. "A Favor House Atlantic" actually has more guitar mastery going on in the background than I first thought when I watched the video on MTV. And while a couple of the other songs have a similar pop-punk vibe to them, there's enough hard-rock/metal moments to floor you. I especially like the song at the very end; what's it called?

Album Rating: 3.5

21:13 is the hidden track the acoustic song is "The Light & The Glass "

Album Rating: 4.0

Ah yes, 2113. I read the title off the review before, and at first I thought it would be some sort of reprise cover of Rush's "2112." You know, because I think this band could cover Rush if they really wanted too, especially the vocals.

its good you like the album. i think Coheed is one of the only bands that can successfully combine all sorts of genres into their style and pull it off seamlessly.

this cd is AWESOME! all the songs rock, and there is nothing better, i just dont get the point of having like 10 songs with nothing on them

I thought there was a line in which he mentions 21:13? I'm not sure. Good point though.