Classic Review: Coheed & Cambria: No World For Tomorrow

Coheed & Cambria, to me, have always represented the instantaneous side of prog music. With singles like "A Favor House Atlantic" and "Blood Red Summer" exhibiting the bands ability to craft pop gems and songs like "Welcome Home" that show far more of their prog-rock side, yet still remain instantly enjoyable on first listen. Now while everyone's usual favorite album from C&C seems to be "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV." I think that "No World For Tomorrow" is the bands best effort yet; intricate, but perfectly balanced; not to mention, incredibly memorable.

The first eight songs on this album create one of the strongest runs of songs I've ever heard on any album, period. Starting with a somber intro that leads perfectly into the title track. Next is "The Hound ( of Blood and Rank)" then quite possibly the best of coheed's "pop" songs; "Feathers".

All of the songs on this album are filled with detail, yet still manage ( as I've said before) to catch the listeners ear song after song. I fell in love with this album back when it came out in 2007; even though, at the time, I found C&C's music to be darn near intolerable. Though to be fair, I was far more concerned with listening to the latest Incubus or Sum 41 track... But that point aside, "No World For Tomorrow" has remained to be my favorite album of C&C's, not to mention the one album I disagree with almost everybody on. Because, I admit, this album didn't receive the greatest critical reception. But that's what makes art art I suppose.

But enough of my rambling, listen to this album and decide for yourself if it's a "classic" or not; because to me, it really is an overlooked gem.

9.0/10