- Record Label: Sony
- Release Date: Sep 20, 2005
User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 114 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 98 out of 114
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Mixed: 2 out of 114
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Negative: 14 out of 114
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Mar 19, 2012A bit of weak drum parts, but enough great tunes and guitar chords and riffs that are different enough to pick out yet fit within the same style that accompanies the album.
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AndrewDOct 4, 2005One of the most exciting albums from one of our generation's most exciting bands.
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ryanbOct 24, 2005Amazing, inventive and cutting edge record from a band who never pulls its punches
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KyleBOct 17, 2005Awesome.
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JasonSOct 2, 2005Excellent CD - better than their last from start to finish. I wouldn't say it's overlong - they keep changing things up enough to make it interesting throughout.
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JaxMOct 20, 2005Brilliance, just insanely good.
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jameswOct 26, 2005This is the best band I have ever had the pleasure to listen to! OMG
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JoeBDec 7, 2005Words couldn't describe the music on this cd
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[Anonymous]Oct 2, 2005somehow seems shorter than it really is, strange considering it is 70 minutes long. very good disc
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kriskOct 3, 2005this is my favorite album of 2005 so far, with death cab for cutie's Plans a close second. buy it now and prepare to be confused and enthralled all at once.
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ChrisOct 3, 2005
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KennyMOct 4, 2005
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CorySJan 17, 2006Great album. Must have.
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KristoferMAug 13, 2006I first got this CD during Christmas of '05. 8 months later and I'm still going back and listening to it for days on end. The songs are catchier than any pop song you'll ever hear. Combined with Claudio Sanchez's excellent guitar riffs and Geddy Lee-type vocals, and this is a CD that you'll listen to for ages.
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TaylorMJan 9, 2007Outstanding, original, and addictive - the greatest reason to keep listening to music.
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ZaxianMar 5, 2008An album with epic scope - prog rock at it's very best.
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sierramMar 18, 2009First thing is first. coheed and cambria has all my respect. they are def my favorite band and i get so sick of people saying they are not prog enough or too much prog! get over it!
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BobSOct 12, 2005C&C continues to evolve while making amazing music. Every time I listen I'm left wanting more, I hope Claudio never stops writing. C&C bring a breath of fresh air to the stagnant pop-punk/screamo scene. Buy Good Apollo, Keeping Secrets, and Second Stage the first chance you get...
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GlennMNov 20, 2005This cd kicks some serious ass oldskool.
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EricSNov 5, 2005What an incredible cd!! I've been listening to them since the start of the series. The story and the music only get better the more you listen.
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adamtOct 16, 2005Co&Ca continue kicking out the jams and surpasing most bands past and present. Coheed and Cambria are the new kings of (Prog)Rock. Also if you get a chance, check these guys out live, you will not be disapointed.
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MattSNov 7, 2005Their best album to date. And that's saying something. For those who hate pop music because of misapplied associations, or those who hate concept albums because they're confusing, you should really give it another chance. This album overcomes stereotype and genre pigeonholing through the sheer monumental quality of the artists' craft..
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MarshaROct 18, 2005sheer brilliance.
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JustinS.Oct 2, 2005Far and away their best album yet, IV shows the band moving toward a more classic-rock sound. Every song is incredible, except for perhaps 'Wake Up', which seems a bit too sappy. Still though, my favorite album in the past couple of years.
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StephenWDec 18, 2005Grows on me with every listen, and live its even better. But unless you're really into them, please dont spoil it for the rest of us with your half-arsed support.
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shannonlDec 4, 2006Coheed and Cambria is the Greatest Rock Band today if not ever. This is the kind of music and sound you want to hear from a Rock group.
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BreeanaRJan 6, 2006This was the first time in my life I've ever bought tow cd's from the same band in one day.
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DPApr 29, 2006Very good, I enjoyed it a lot but I think I like In Keeping Secrets a little more, but this overall has a different feel
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AlexDJun 24, 2006
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XiaoJApr 14, 2007
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Awards & Rankings
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BillboardWhile the overlong album sometimes threatens to bury C&C with its own excess, the craftsmanship suggests the band is more than capable of breaking into the mainstream. [24 Sep 2005]
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Blender[A] dense, inventive disc. [Oct 2005, p.134]
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C&C's music factory comes across as a unique, modern perspective of both rock's past and present.