OT: Coheed and Cambria

[Hurst2112]

Just downloaded the band's whole catalog. What the hell took me so damn long.

My god! Talk about addictive listening. Each album sounds so damn good. It's gotta take a long ass time to track the vocals (so many parts, harmonies). Very cool song productions.

I knew that they were all Rush heads but I never gave them the time of day. The singers voice is, like Geddy's, an acquired taste. I can see it getting old fast for some people.

The one thing I didn't like about the albums is the vocals are pretty loud in the mix. Other than that...pretty grand guitar rock.

[BishopMVP]

They are on tour right now.... and have Avenged Sevenfold (definitely a bit harder, especially 1st 2 albums, but still amazing) and another band opening up for them. I was supposed to see them down in Providence but it fell through.

[Hurst2112]

Is Avenged Sevenfold that band who has a little guitar player that jumps around with a cape?! He does push ups and stuff. I was working with a band that had a DVD by (this?) band. It was pretty kickass. Great energy.

[Hurst2112]

dola:

after further review...it's not avenged sevenfold I was thinking of. what is the band I am thinking of? that's the 20 dollar question.

[Vince]

Wow. Yesterday was the first time I had ever heard of these guys, and I really liked them. Weird coincidence that this topic pops up today.

[BishopMVP]

I don't know what band you're talking about, but Coheed/Avenged will be playing in Minneapolis May 8th.

Between those two bands, Shadows Fall and earlier Incubus that's most of my iPod right now.

[DeToxRox]

Hurst you're thinking of Killswitch Engage

[DeToxRox]

And C&C is a band I never got into. I saw them with I dont even remember who and I wasn't a fan at all. But then again look at me, I listen to obnoxious music as is so I can't talk.

[Young Drachma]

Going to see them in Denver on Friday.

;)

For the longest time, I wasn't a fan. But some friends here got me into them and I've been hooked ever since.

[Hurst2112]

I just listened to the live disc.

Certainly not as good as their studio stuff. Obviously the vocals are going to be weaker live.

I don't think I can justify 35 dollars to see them when they come here.

[Young Drachma]

I just listened to the live disc.

Certainly not as good as their studio stuff. Obviously the vocals are going to be weaker live.

I don't think I can justify 35 dollars to see them when they come here.

$35. that stinks.

It was like $22 or something to see them in Denver, I think. My friends have said that they're pretty good live in smaller venues, so maybe it depends, because they've seen them a ton.

Of course, they're fanboys too. So we'll see. But for $35, yeah, I can see where you'd be less inclined to want to do it.

[cthomer5000]

They put on a solid live show in NYC.. tickets were much lower, around 20ish if i recall.

It took me a little while to get on-board with all of Burning Star IV (i'll spare everyone the full title) but after a few months I hit a sort of obsession-level with the album. I think they're a good band. Not necessarily mind-blowing, but they're doing some really interesting stuff.

[Vince]

Someone was trying to tell me about a comic that runs parallel to the albums of C&C -- sort of like a storyline to the CD. Any of you read it/them, and do they add to the experience at all? It sounded kind of funky being described to me.

[Hurst2112]

one thing I haven't had the chance to do was to follow along with the lyrics. The comic thing is very interesting.

I like the Burning Star IV disc the best so far.

The 35 bucks was for them in a new venue outside the cities. It is less than a year old and they can charge that much. 29.95 plus charges was where i got the price.

[Young Drachma]

Someone was trying to tell me about a comic that runs parallel to the albums of C&C -- sort of like a storyline to the CD. Any of you read it/them, and do they add to the experience at all? It sounded kind of funky being described to me.

http://www.cobaltandcalcium.com/

[JS19]

They just played with Avenged, who I love, a few weeks ago here at the civic center. I was so pissed because I had tickets but ended up not being able to make it. I too was never a big C&C fan but my friends told me they put on a great show too so I decided to start listening to them and I must say I liked what I heard.

[Hurst2112]

Interesting...

FOund that they had a hidden track on their last album.

2113

[cthomer5000]

Interesting...

FOund that they had a hidden track on their last album.

2113

Yeah, they show their influences quite a bit at times. http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Ksyrup]

Speaking of C&C, I just ran across a new band (to me, anyway) called Protest the Hero while listening to XM's Liquid Metal. Anyone heard of them? I was freaking stoked by the end of the song I heard. I looked them up on AMG and came up with this really positive review of their new album, which mentions a C&C influence:


Apart from the fact that the members of Protest the Hero were in their late teens when they wrote it, Kezia (pronounced keh-zai-yah) is an impressive album that greatly exceeds typical expectations. Protest frantically meld metal, punk, hardcore — and a touch of emo — into ten frenetic songs that often resemble a late-night metal show with Coheed & Cambria (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67A1FD34EAA7620CF812656DCA453F106D340FB9D0A6E4450C8A93A41830A65F940A1C6CFB1E577B479A9B326AE5B09D9C9EB469CA1&sql=11:6xktk6rxrkrf) and At the Drive-In (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67A1FD34EAA7620CF812656DCA453F106D340FB9D0A6E4450C8A93A41830A65F940A1C6CFB1E577B479A9B326AE5B09D9C9EB469CA1&sql=11:b23m963ofep1) showing up as musical guests. While the guys refer to this eccentric effort as a "situationist requiem," the record is basically an aggressive concept album following the execution of the title character, Kezia, for a crime specifically unknown. Personal lyrics speak of morality and growth — both directly and metaphorically — as the music is divided into four sections, each from a different point of view: a priest, the gunman/prison guard, Kezia herself, and lastly, a so-called retrospective finale. Admittedly an interesting idea in itself, the songs deliver with or without this ambitious supporting notion. Sounding as if maximum emotion were packed into every second possible, each note of Kezia bleeds urgent passion — from the searing vocals of Rody Walker (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67A1FD34EAA7620CF812656DCA453F106D340FB9D0A6E4450C8A93A41830A65F940A1C6CFB1E577B479A9B326AE5B09D9C9EB469CA1&sql=11:o1820rnaq48n) to blistering guitar leads to acoustic midsong breaks to compelling harmonies and growls alike. "Heretics & Killers" begins by slapping fierce rhythms and harsh grumbles alongside the delicate edge of Walker (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67A1FD34EAA7620CF812656DCA453F106D340FB9D0A6E4450C8A93A41830A65F940A1C6CFB1E577B479A9B326AE5B09D9C9EB469CA1&sql=11:4fvsa93ge23h)'s voice over acoustic guitars and Queen-esque (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67A1FD34EAA7620CF812656DCA453F106D340FB9D0A6E4450C8A93A41830A65F940A1C6CFB1E577B479A9B326AE5B09D9C9EB469CA1&sql=11:vx6ibk096akq) background vocals. And "Turn Soonest to the Sea," seemingly about societal attitudes toward women, transforms over six minutes from a brutal metal attack to a soaring dose of empowerment via gang chorus, following a brief spoken word segment. Considering that Protest the Hero have admitted to writing music initially too complex for their abilities — forcing themselves to learn the parts over time — there's no denying the guys stepped up to the task they placed before themselves with Kezia. As such, fans of the more technical side of punk-influenced metal will also find the album hard to deny.

[Hurst2112]

Yeah, they show their influences quite a bit at times. http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/images/icons/icon14.gif


Yeah, although they do it in a way where you can't really pin them to their influences through the recorded music. Dream Theater is an obvious band that lets you know their influences. Phish as well. The Mars Volta has some distinct Rush licks in their albums. CaC stuff is subtle to a point where their last album pays tribute to a generation of ealier influences rather than saying 'here is our trubute to 'X' band (whether it be Rush or whomever).

Getting older and wiser to newer music, I have come to appreciate bands like this. I don't try to find bands that want to sound like the bands they listened to. I want to hear subtle likenesses (Opeth, Porcupine Tree, CaC to name a slight few) and figure out for myself what they were trying to do.

C&C have a lot of stuff in their songs that throw you (in regards to influences). Shit, that new song I found "2113" has more musical references to Maiden and ELP than Rush. The lyrical content is similar to some 80s Rush (Red Sector A and The Body Electric.

I can say that I can't quite grasp the big picutre of their music. As Nigel Tufnel said...'I get it, I just don't understand it.'

[Hurst2112]

Dola: One of the things i loved about C&C was that Claudio used a double neck SG. I have recorded a couple Gibson SGs (for those that don't know..it's the guitar that the Guitar Player game is modeled after) and loved how they sounded. Not to many younger cats like them for some reason. Clapton used one in his earlier days with the Yardbirds and Cream. Angus Young is the most noted SG user. Alex Lifeson had the double neck along with Jimmy Page.