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- Artist: Coheed And Cambria
- Album: The Second Stage Turbine Blade
- Label: Equal Vision
- Year of Release: 2002
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-11-19
RecommendI just got the new Coheed and Cambria, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, and actually found their debut in my discs that I have never reviewed, or listened to for that matter. So I thought I would start where everyone should, with their debut. I'm glad I chose to as well because The Second Stage Turbine Blade is one of the best emo albums I have heard, hands down. Their mix of pop with post-hardcore (in other words, emo) is so well done that it's fucking eerie. Coheed and Cambria don't resort to a scream mixed with a melodic vocal like some other bands out there. Let's look back on where Coheed and Cambria came from. The band used to be called Shabutie and their story is a bit of a New York legend. The state hardcore scene didn't quite know how to take these boys with the amazing Claudio Sanchez on vocals and guitar. Their legend stems from the fact that people were unsure of what to do with their catchy hooks. In early 2000 the band solidified it's line-up and decided to take a fresh start with a new name. The name came from Claudio's vision to create an ongoing saga, The Bag Online Adventures, with Coheed and Cambria being the primary characters. The Second Stage Turbine Blade is their debut album for Equal Vision and it's an impressive platter even with the theme behind it. The music is reminding me a little of what's been coming out of Tooth and Nail lately, notably Further Seems Forever and Watashi Wa. They have some similarities to Jimmy Eat World only not quite as polished. A successful emo concept album. Let's see if they can continue it and make it the first concept music career.
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Log In or Register to Rate Albumson 2011-04-09 hstisgod Said:
Enjoy the anniversary show Benjy!
http://www.coheedandcambria.com/us/sstb
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on 2007-07-19 blackxdan Said:
I don't really know why, but i never really got into this release from CoCa. I got more into them after their sophomore album release. There were a couple of songs that made me bob my head, but it was not enough to actually make me remember the song names. I know CoCa may have put in a lot of effort to place this album out, but i guess i was just one of those few listeners who didnt really get into the album at all. Sorry to CoCa for that. Coheed and Cambria is an amazing band with amazing talent for writing and performing songs, and i would strongly recommend it to anyone. But maybe not this album.
Rating: 6/10
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on 2007-06-21 kev_stev Said:
This album is absolutely nostalgic to me; it was the first real rock CD that I ever became obsessive over (excluding a bad Linkin Park phase) and I found every song to be raw, honest, and passionate. The anthemic endings to "Everything Evil" and "Godsend Conspirator" left me humming the melodies of Claudio Sanchez's unique--to say the least--voice, while "Delirium Trigger" and "33" showed signs of a band with a more rounded sound--not wholly reliant on an ending crescendo to make their songs memorable. "Second Stage" is a highly conceptual and successfully cohesive album, where each song is unique but ties together to form a beautiful whole. This album is highly recommended, as it is the band's most honest and unique work (their later albums were too heavily influenced by classic rock and deviated from their original sound.)
Rating: 9/10
