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| Coheed records ranked
Bored at work, procrastinating on finishing my concerts list because of all the festival acts I've seen, and this is a ranking I can make without needing to re-listen to everything so let's get iiiiiit.
Note: As a hardcore Coheed fan, I love all these albums despite their ranking. I almost included live albums, comps, and EPs until I realized I haven't listened to all of them but for the record, Neverender would be top 3 and 12% would be at the bottom. | | 9 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Color Before The Sun
The record I've listened to the least but not because it's necessarily bad. Sure, it sits here at the bottom because while not bad, it's the worst in the Coheed discog to literally almost no one's surprise. Most of the songs here are good but lacking in memorable traits. When you're listening to it, it's easy to hear how revitalized the band feels now that they are free from writing to a sci-fi series that only the most hardcore fans and Claudio understands what's happening, and that adds up to some of the best moments on the album. But as a whole, this thing PALES in comparison to almost everything else in the catalog.
Fave track: "The Island"
Rating: 2.7/5 | | 8 |  | Coheed and Cambria
No World for Tomorrow
After first getting this album, I was beyond stoked to see what would happen next and the two opening tracks, "The Reaping" and the title track, were the perfect way to begin the end of the Amory Wars saga. However, my focus began to lose track after passing the halfway point on the record and think the ending overall is pretty bland when compared to the finale of the previous record. You do get a few Coheed classics here though, like "Mother Superior", the title track, "Feathers", and "Gravemakers and Gunslingers", and most of the other tracks are still good songs. It just felt like they could have tried a little harder for this one. I always skip the first two "The End Complete" tracks because "The Fall of House Atlantic" is filler at its worst and "Radio Bye Bye" is godawful.
Fave track: "No World for Tomorrow"
Rating: 3.1/5 | | 7 |  | Coheed and Cambria
Year of the Black Rainbow
Thinking about it now, this list might be mostly representative of what the majority of users on this site think about Coheed records, but I'll tell you all now that I think Year of the Black Rainbow's strongest moments are better than anything on No World For Tomorrow except for maybe that album's t/t. The only problem is that YOTBR sometimes loses focus and lacks consistency in track quality. "Guns of Summer" and "Here We Are Juggernaut" are freaking jams and the closer is epic as all hell. I also really enjoy the electronic elements brought into the fold with Chris Pennie's entry into the band (the rhythms on "Far" are so good and catchy). Would've been cool to have heard Pennie appear on another release.
Fave track: "Year of the Black Rainbow" or "Guns of the Summer"
Rating: 3.3/5 | | 6 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Descension
My initial listen had me liking this a lot but over time, I realized that Ascension was the stronger pick between the two. That's not to say that this is a bad record though because I think it's pretty great. Despite my personal opinion that "Gravity's Union" from a musical standpoint is at odds with sticking out from the sound of the rest of the album (amazing song, though) and the record bearing some weaker cuts like "Number City" and "Away We Go" (I actually adore the latter's bridge), Coheed remains in strong form throughout the record to create a more mature album for their discog.
Favorite track: "Gravity's Union"
Rating: 3.5/5 | | 5 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Unheavenly Creatures
Currently the newest in the Coheed discog and the first in a new series of releases to tell a post-Amory Wars story, The Unheavenly Creatures took me by surprise in just how strong it was. "All On Fire" could have easily been put on Good Apollo I and no one would complain. Essentially about half the tracks here contain traces of older Coheed records on them and still manage to be bangers while a few others experiment with new ideas and actually manage to execute them pretty well. The unfortunate news is that every ballad on here is cheesy as all hell and although this isn't anything new for Coheed, songs like "The Pavilion", "Old Flames", and "Lucky Stars" stick out like a sore thumb on this otherwise superb album.
Favorite track: "All On Fire"
Rating: 3.7/5 | | 4 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Afterman: Ascension
The more fun of the two Afterman albums, this one has only gotten better with repeated listens. The first album after original drummer Josh Eppard's return to the band can be described as the band taking all the experimentation and electronic stuff they were pushing on YOTBR and throwing it aside for some exciting jams that also manage to have a few soft moments in between. While some Coheed fans likely hoped for a full return to the early days of the band's music, what they got here is nearly just as good.
Favorite track: "Domino the Destitute"
Rating: 3.8/5 | | 3 |  | Coheed and Cambria
From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
My top three are pretty obvious, but their ranking always depends on the person. Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star Vol. I: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness was the first Coheed that I and many like me ever owned. However, my introduction was not through "Welcome Home", but "The Suffering" which took me a long while to like. When I first heard this album, I really loved certain tracks off of it but didn't enjoy listening to it as a whole like I did IKSSE3 (an album my dad picked up for me from a pawn shop on his way home from work shortly after getting this). But years passed and I continued listening to this record only to have it grow on me more and more each time. This is without a doubt Coheed's darkest album and packed to the brim with memorable songs and hooks. Although the next two records are better starting points, it's easy to see why some call this one their favorite. If it doesn't click at first, give it a couple more tries.
Favorite Track: "The Final Cut"
Rating: 4.5/5 | | 2 |  | Coheed and Cambria
The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Towards the end of high school, this album and the next one battled for my favorite, so I can't deny that this one is still a prime example of Coheed at the top of their game. Before all the massive rock epic openers the band would become known for almost every album after this, there were songs like "Time Consumer" which were awkward but magical forays into progressive rock with alternative and post-hardcore influences. From that track on, every song on here could be could be considered a Coheed classic in some sense with only "IRO-Bot" being kind of half-baked. I'd actually take "Elf Tower New Mexico" (present on the re-release) any day over it and that song has nothing to do with the over-arching story. Honestly, I don't really know what else to say. If you like poppy post-hardcore and haven't heard this, you need to rectify that issue immediately.
Fave track: "Delirum Trigger" or "Neverender"
Rating: 4.8/5 | | 1 |  | Coheed and Cambria
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
The obvious choice for number one for many fans. I might not have an interesting opinion on the best Coheed album, but I have tons of nostalgia for this record that practically grew up with me while still remaining as youthful as it was when I was in middle school. Even during that time when I was at the beginnings of my dive into extreme metal, this was the number one rock record that I turned on whenever I wanted a change of pace. Sure, there's still screaming and some heavy riffs on here, but that's part of why I love it so much; it caters to many moods. That goes without mentioning how well-crafted every single song on here is. From the intro and title track all the way to the very, very end with "2113", the more refined and complex songwriting the band employs here has a lasting power that never dies with age. The band's sound might not be for everyone, but it's albums like this that are worthy of being called a classic.
Fave track: "The Crowing"
Rating: 5/5 | |
TabulaRasa6
03.12.20 | Would've liked to have spent this time discovering more new DnB artists, but I can't listen to music here, so Coheed list it is. | JohnnyoftheWell
03.12.20 | Aside from that tragedy of a NWFT take this is pretty much 100% accurate. "awkward but magical" is pretty much SSTB down to a T
"I'll tell you all now that I think Year of the Black Rainbow's strongest moments are better than anything on No World For Tomorrow except for maybe that album's t/t"
Madness and sadness | Rowan5215
03.12.20 | "the record bearing some weaker cuts like "Number City"
you wildin on this one man. that record also has the two worst Coheed songs of all time and you didn't mention those instead??? insanity
top 3 is spot on though, grats | JohnnyoftheWell
03.12.20 | Number City is ok but what are the WOATs?? Iron Fist is a given, but the other? | TabulaRasa6
03.12.20 | @Johnny I love all the records, but I meant what I said. Hahaha NWFT is great, but I seriously think that YOTBR has better highs. I will jam "Feathers" any day of the week, though.
@Rowan Thanks! Which two do you think are worst? | Sinternet
03.12.20 | agree completely other than swapping 2 and 1 | heyadam
03.12.20 | 8 too low but p good | Rowan5215
03.12.20 | Dark Side of Me and The Hard Sell for me lol. one is literally a fuckin Creed song and the other is note for note Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 but worse. compared to those I'm willing to put up with Iron Fist and 2's My Favorite 1 cheesiness (although the acoustic/piano versions of those are infinitely superior) | widowslaugh123
03.12.20 | I could never listen past like 30 seconds of this band before feeling really anxious and like I needed to do something else right away | TabulaRasa6
03.12.20 | @Rowan Tbh, I almost picked "The Hard Sell" instead of "Number City".
@Sinternet Hell yeah!
@heyadam Thanks! | heyadam
03.12.20 | I tap the drumbeat to Everything Evil with a pen every single day at work lol | tectactoe
03.12.20 | 2 is 1
1 is okay
don't care for the rest, sadly | twlight
03.12.20 | i personally think 3 is best, but this is a good ranking | BeyondCosby
03.12.20 | Completely agree with Johnny.... how could you do NWFT such a dirty? YOTBR is so flat compared to it. Half of what kills it is the songs they chose for it. The other half is production. | akiko1yamamoto
03.12.20 | nice ranking. #3 is favorite for me. they are great live too | TabulaRasa6
03.12.20 | @heyadam As a drummer, it's also equally as fun to play!
@tectatoe That's totally understandable. Second Stage is amazing.
@twlichty Thanks, man! The arguments people make for #3 being their #1 are all very valid. It's an incredible record.
@BeyondCosby They're almost equal in quality for me, tbh. There are some days I'd switch their places, but it's usually the way I have it written. There's also no way either of them beat the Afterman records. Lol
@akiko1yamamoto Thanks! Yeah, they're one of my favorite live bands! I think I've seen them about 10 times. Since #3 is your favorite, did you see the Neverender tour where they played through it in its entirety? | OwMySnauze
03.13.20 | The best ranked coheed list I’ve seen. Bravo | AnimalsAsSummit
03.13.20 | sceond stage is best |
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