COHEED AND CAMBRIA — Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (review)

COHEED AND CAMBRIA — Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow album cover Album · 2007 · Metal Related Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Kingcrimsonprog
Coheed And Cambria’s fourth Studio album No World For Tomorrow is a real corker; a well written and wonderfully produced record that picks up right where the previous Burning Star IV record left off.

This album contains just the right mixture of shimmering David Gilmore influenced leads, metal influenced breakdowns and catchy sing along vocal hooks that’ll stick in your head for days on end.

The main problem that the band have is getting people to give them a fair listen in the first place. Some fans will always have a problem categorising this band and end up dismissing them no matter what. Coheed were never as progressive as the Mars Volta, never as metal as Dream Theatre and too progressive and metal influenced to be just a regular indie/alt/emo band.

Regardless of what genre the album may be, or who the band do or don’t sound like, this album when taken on its own merits is undeniably good; full of great lyrics, excellent vocal melodies and a sense of cohesion that many bands lack.

The only negative thing that I can say about this album is that occasionally the production and tonal choices can make certain sections of the more commercial songs like ‘Feathers,’ ‘Running Free,’ or ‘Mother Superior,’ at times seem too saccharine, too slick and a little overblown. This is a very minor flaw however, and doesn’t apply to the majority of the album, or when material from the album is performed live.

Stand out songs include the brilliant single ‘Gravemakers And Gunslingers,’ which is possibly the most fun Coheed song to date, the catchy fast paced ‘The Hound Of Blood And Rank,’ and ‘The End Complete,’ which is quite frankly staggering. Furthermore I still rate this album’s title tracks as one of the best songs the band have ever released.

At the end of the day, this album boasts some of the best guitar work that the band ever recorded, mixing both melodic and hectic solos with powerful riffing and a few soft ballads to create an powerful and enjoyable album. If you liked their previous album From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness; or as it is commonly known, Good Apollo (part one of a set in which No World For Tomorrow is part two), you’ll love this.
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