COHEED AND CAMBRIA — Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (review)

COHEED AND CAMBRIA — Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness album cover Album · 2005 · Metal Related Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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Looking back at many reviews, it seems like this album is mostly getting an okay rep, but I think this album deserves 5 stars. I don't say that often at all, and I will explain just what led me to my decision.

Initially, actually, I didn't think much of the album. With each listen though, the album grew on me. While I'm sure that this album will disappear amongst my music list in the next month or so, every listen since I tried it 2 weeks ago has bounced this album to its essential ranking.

After my first listen, I was happy to give the album 3 stars as it really didn't do anything for me. However, by the 2nd listen and the 3rd listen, I was noticing epics such as the 4-part "The Willing Well" and the energy-filled "Welcome Home."

Then, by my 4th and 5th listen I was really digging more and more songs from the album. Particularly, "Always and Never" held high replay value for me. It reminded me of a short preview to Steven Wilson's song "Pariah." They both just felt like they should've been longer, but they weren't so I found myself replaying them over and over!

My 5th listen was mostly for the lyrics. The story seems exaggerated but valuable, though I'm partial as to whether I should buy the parallel graphic novels.

Finally, my next few 6th, 7th, and 8th listens were just really fun. The album isn't all that technical and it is very poppy. They move through concepts quickly, and all-in-all it makes the album very fun to listen to when looking for something to bounce around to. Very worth trying out!
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aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Good man! Coheed and similarly this album were a huge part of my early childhood. I'm also glad that this is getting the 5-star attention it deserves!

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