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 These guys should be proud! May 23, 2009
The album that sucked me in! A good friend of mine told me I should check these guys out, knowing what a fan of prog-rock I am. And I am so glad he did. Claudio has one of the most original voices I've heard in a long time. They sort of remind me of a crunchier version of earlier "RUSH".
Although I have never read the graphic stories that go along with the first four "C&C" albums, I still love their music all the same.
This is one great CD.
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The terrible truth: Gen. Z likes C&C! A lot Apr 11, 2009
Coheed and Cambria are an easy band to mock (I've done more than a little of that myself) but there is a surprising lot to enjoy in them for the classic metal fan who is willing to listen, and particularly on "No World For Tomorrow." While their debut was straight up post-hardcore in the vein of At the Drive-In (though with more flair to the musicianship), the old-school metal and prog elements become increasingly substantial on their next few albums, and are most prominent here. At the same time, "No World For Tomorrow" is their most accessible album, despite the prog elements. This is for the best: Coheed fanboys love to emphasize the prog elements, but anyone versed in prog or tech metal knows this is pretty pedestrian stuff on that front. Unlike many proggy bands, however, Coheed has a keen sense of melody, which counts for a lot.
Despite the ever more elaborate production and stronger emphasis on leadwork, the most notable growth on Coheed's part is in Sanchez's vocals. His previously shrill, oft-grating vox are almost entirely gone, replaced with heavily produced, oft-harmonized highly melodic lines. (They even manage to make him sound aggressive at times, a remarkable bit of studio magic, no doubt.) Sanchez's stronger vox are best emphasized on the very consistent and more straight forward opening half of "No World For Tomorrow." The title track is perhaps the best, most metallic song of their career, with impressively intricate guitarwork and a whole series of vocal hooks, while "Gravemakers & Gunslingers" is similarly effective, but in a less soaring, more driving and aggressive style. Conversely, "Feathers" and "The Running Free" are shamelessly commercial and almost cloyingly airy and melodic, but the final effect is irresistible. That said, "Mother Superior" is probably the standout track. Ballads were never Coheed's strong point, and this one has every hard rock ballad cliché in the book, but the simple, flowing vocal melodies are terrific and carry it in spite of the flawed setting. Moreover, it has a charmingly epic feel, as does all the best material here.
Like on "Good Apollo I", "No World For Tomorrow" ends with an extended song cycle. These tracks cover pretty much all of the same ground heard earlier, with the hooky "Radio Bye Bye" and the epic, varied "The End Complete" being the best. On the downside, it loses a little energy as it moves on with the incredibly syrupy "The Road and the Damned" and the somewhat meandering, but still enjoyable, "On the Brink." The final third is generally solid, but the prog elements are, again, sometimes a little pedestrian. They never really forget the melodic angle, but the songwriting isn't quite as strong.
This review seems a bit overly critical for a 5 star rating. I guess there isn't a lot to say: this is mostly just very catchy, enjoyable 80s style metal with enough prog elements to give it some depth. Hopefully Coheed and Cambria will continue to move this direction and keep making somewhat silly, but very enjoyable music.
another great coheed album Feb 07, 2009
i think this album is great. its fairly obvious to see that it gets the most (negative)critique of them all. but i feel that with an open mind - and ears - listeners will quickly find that theres allot of passion and creativeness to No World for Tomorrow. i love this album simply because its easy to tell that coheed loved making this album. and thats really what its all about.
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 Somewhere between "fair" and "solid." Oct 31, 2008
It's been just over a year since I first listened to No World For Tomorrow, and I've had plenty of time to enjoy both the overall feel of the work and the subtleties of the tracks. That being said, when you consider Coheed's earlier releases, this album is somewhat mediocre. Highlight songs include the title track, as well as "Mother Superior" and "The End Complete III" & "V" (not to mention, being a sort of guilty pleasure, the super-poppy "Feathers"). However, between these highlights there feels to be a drain and lag; even listening to some songs intently you get the impression in structure that said songs are begging to be finished ("The Hound" is an excellent example of this).
No doubt, this is a consequence of how overproduced the whole venture is--even listening through Sony MDR-7506's, which are used almost ubiquitously in recording and engineering and the like, failed to rid the muddy feeling of every track. This basically destroys the energy of certain songs, particularly "Mother Superior," which by the last minute of the song begins to feel like a headache layering of Claudio's beefed-up vocals (and speaking of last minute, something about the track makes it feel about a minute too long to begin with).
Many fans will of course automatically compare this album to Coheed's prior releases, no doubt reiterating something I completely disagree with--that the band's first release is their greatest. That title I give to Good Apollo, Vol. 1; the prior releases, while notable for their "rawness," and "energy," just can't compare when we consider how structurally superior later tracks are (the "Willing Wells," in my opinion, highlight Coheed's peak). And while I will not say that Coheed's sound has swayed towards "pop-rock mainstream," when you consider how ferocious a song like "The Telling Truth" is, the feeling of let-down is not far away. Not to mention the jarring, inevitable moment of "What am I listening to?" when you hear "The Road and the Damned."
Overall, I don't know whether the overproduction of this release has colored my perception of its merit to an awful extent. But I do know that No World For Tomorrow blends fairly well with the rest of the band's discography, and the tracks are--ultimately--very enjoyable.
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 3 good songs do not an album make. Oct 03, 2008
Don't get me wrong - I like C&C. The problem is that this album is obviously rushed, the singer's vocals are mixed way too low in most of the songs, and half of them sound the same.
There are 3 or 4 good songs on this album, but you've probably heard 2 of those on the radio. Albums like these are the reason people started using Napster 10 years ago. It's like the band did the singles, then gave up.
C&C are a telented band, but this isn't one of their better albums.
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