Coheed and Cambria "finished" their epic, really Claudio Sanchez's, sci fi story with their previous album. So what does this have to do with their new album? Year of the Black Rainbow is the origins story to their massive concept album that spans 5 full lenght albums. This album is deceptive upon first listen. It sounds like a band that may have just phoned in the next album since they finished their long story, who cares about the beginning right? Wrong! Coheed and Cambria have perfected their sound and come up with an album that will both satisfy old fans and could possibly get them an even broader audience. The songs are tightly wound, no more 8 minute epics (aside from the title track which clocks in around 7 minutes). Coheed have figured out how to do what they've been trying to do all along. They've got a full album worth of great songs here instead of a third of an albums worth. On their first two albums, they had maybe 3 or 4 songs you wanted to listen to over and over... the rest you just listened to for the story. Now they've honed their songwriting skills and musicianship to a sharp point. The album sounds almost too simple at first, but thats just because they're very good at what they do, and they make it sound easy. Upon further listening, multiple layers will begin to unveil themselves. If you're a fan of Coheeds previous albums, you'll no doubt like this one... if you've never heard them before... this may be a great place to start.
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