Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (Explicit) - Coheed And Cambria

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2005

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Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (Explicit)

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Much like Death Cab for Cutie, emo devotees were aghast with horror when Coheed and Cambria left the shores of their indie label to depart for the good islands of major labeldom. And for those just catching up on their Coheed and Cambria folklore, this is first part of two, which will be the conclusion to their four-part concept album saga detailing the saga of two protagonists, Coheed and Cambria. It's not necessary to know all of the facts and story lines to enjoy IV, which is a prog rock opera on par with anything that Rush or Queensrÿche ever released. But the interesting thing to listen for is the evolution of the group's sound, since success sideswiped the group with 2003's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth. The emo chords and songwriting dynamics have been shed in favor of a more prog rock, heavy metal sound that was so dominant throughout the '80s. Nowhere is this more evident than in the album's opener, "Welcome Home"; with its bombastic strings, dramatic buildups, breakdowns, and dual guitar solos, it's one of the best metal licks that 1985 never made. The album concludes with a four-part song cycle that acts as a subplot within the album, and will most likely act as a bridge for volume two when it's released. But conceptual plots aside, this is an album that finally lives up to the heavy metal promise and unapologetically delivers the goods with a full head of steam. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,6 and 9)

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peter says:

11-05-2009

Welcome home is not the album opener. If Rob Theakston had bothered to look at the track list then he would have seen that there are two songs before it, Keeping the blade and Always & Never

Puffthemagic J A S O N ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! says:

10-21-2009

YEAH COHEED IS NOT EMO!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

kclukacs says:

09-16-2009

why do they keep putting the word "emo" in with Coheed? THEYRE FRIGGIN PROGRESSIVE ROCK!!! holy cripes people

radiant_ecli p s e x 3 says:

07-25-2009

actually, all of their albums are based off of the comic book series "The Amory Wars" which is written by Claudio. The main character of the story is named Claudio and his PARENTS' names are Coheed & Cambria.

Irish says:

03-16-2009

awseome album

haerthguard says:

12-16-2008

I have a great time with this album, and I can listen to it time and time again and never get tired of it. It starts strong, and somehow gets better! Simply amazing is all I can say.

Ryan K says:

edited on 11-23-2008

great album exept for wake up. no offense, co and ca, but that songs gay. ironicly the song after that is my fave on the album. the suffering.

heezy_f0_she e z y says:

11-18-2008

love the music and when claudio sings in octaves lower than 10 year old girls, to me it just sounds gimmicky when his voice gets up really high. other than that this band is awesome for not falling into the pop-emo or whatever gradeschoole r s listen to and wear black baggy pants. great album mix

blackmagi2 says:

11-12-2008

good album. contains bits and pieces of other two albums, and twists riffs from silent earth: 3. i really like once upon your dead body, and the willing well suite grew on me, but seriously, co & ca has to be extremely pink floyd inspired, especially in willing well IV: the final cut. the solos, the lyrics, the song title... anyways, awesome band, awesome inspirations , and awesome album. fin

i might tell you if i knew that you weren't a serial killer says:

09-19-2008

amazing.

The(r)apist says:

06-16-2008

I love most of this album, I like certain parts, and I downright hate Mother May I. But all in all, its a good record.

keeperofthes t a r s says:

06-03-2008

good stuff!

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