COHEED AND CAMBRIA - any good?

[joselito]

I took my girlfriend to see them live for our anniversary because she's taken a liking to them. Dredg was there too and I had heard good things about Dredg so I figured what the hell. They kicked the shit out of Dredg live.

And they're not even all that good at all. For me it's just good driving music, she puts them on when we're in the car and I don't mind. The subject matter is I think why most people would call them prog as well as each record is supposed to be a concept album and together they make one huge concept album.

It starts with Second Stage Turbine Blade, goes to In Keeping of Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 and then Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV or whatever the titles are. I'm thinking of getting my girlfriend the comic book the singer is making to go along with the albums for Christmas. ohshi that's in two days

 

[snow2fall]

not to mention that dude's 'fro totally kicks the shit out of mine.

Just saw them live - first thought: "Dude, Nad's got some serious competition there..."

I spent the rest of the night getting bruised in the moshpit.

Amazing amazing amazing show.

The instrumental parts...


The support band kicked ass too. J R Ewing!

 

[MFJ]

the vocalist... wtf

it's okay to sound like a chick if you're geddy lee and you rule and also look like a chick, but not if you're a fat mexican guy with wacky hair. just... no

 

[dorian gray]

it's okay to sound like a chick if you're geddy lee and you rule and also look like a chick

hahaha qft

 

[Sanctums]

Anyway, just a little not about the lyrics. All their albums follow a story.

 

[snow2fall]

it's okay to sound like a chick if you're geddy lee and you rule and also look like a chick, but not if you're a fat mexican guy with wacky hair. just... no

Explain power metal to me please. Wannabe tough guys who sound like females...? Castrates?

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Seriously, stop talking about power metal, you dont know anything about it, some of your favourite singers sound like barbies.
On topic:
I just listened to this:

They are becoming one of my new favourite bands pretty easily. They basically play progressive metal with HUGE Queensryche influences (more from "Promised Land" few from Mindcrime era) and as mentioned, there is a lot of Rush in their music (and vocals).

 

[Krilons Resa]

This is fucking AWFUL. Seriously, WTF!?!?!

 

[Ellestin]

This is fucking AWFUL. Seriously, WTF!?!?!

+0,5.

The music is actually more than acceptable in places. But the vocals, Christ, the vocals... If you thought Bixler was gay, you should probably wear steel boxers while putting this on...

 

[IOfTheStorm]

I hope you guys are talking about a different album

 

[Krilons Resa]

I hope you guys are talking about a different album

No, the one you posted. It makes me cringe. Not necessarily the vocals but the totality of it all. :zombie:

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

You know how you know you're gay?

You like Coheed & Cambria.

 

[Demonspell]

+0,5.

The music is actually more than acceptable in places. But the vocals, Christ, the vocals... If you thought Bixler was gay, you should probably wear steel boxers while putting this on...

Agreed, emo whine at its most insufferable, and their attempts at emulating/ripping off Rush fail miserably.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

I still can't really get past the vocalist for The Mars Volta. Fucking emo whine. Shit, I'd take John Wetton over this!

 

[Krilons Resa]

You know how you know you're gay?

You like Coheed & Cambria.

Exactly.

 

[NAD]

I still can't really get past the vocalist for The Mars Volta. Fucking emo whine. Shit, I'd take John Wetton over this!

I still don't get how you don't like Wetton's voice.

Unless of course, it's just your latent homosexuality.

 

[Dick Sirloin]

Compared to Peter Gabriel and Greg Lake, he sounds like me trying to sing "Fire and Rain" while in the shower.