Prize Fighter Inferno - My Brothers Blood Machine (Dig)
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Free Music Review: Surprising
Hit: 4 Stars
I went into this album with very different expectations. Thinking I would find an acoustic masterpiece, I was instead bombarded by techno loops and silly hooks. After the first listen I was almost offended that Claudio would have made something like this. Then I looked into the package for the lyrics.
The lyrics are printed on beautifully designed tarot cards. The CD itself is in a cardboard fold case that has a leather embossed print on it. It's all top notch and beautiful. The lyrics told a very different story than what my ears had heard. A story of murder, rape, betrayal and loss. The effervescent beats had deceived me and I took this album all wrong. So I went back for another listen, lyrics in hand.
Shivers crawled down my spine as the story unfolded in my mind. It was only then that I came to truly appreciate this album for what it is. It's a man creating a story and music, and shamelessly doing both however he felt like doing so. And the results, though odd at first, are awesome. It might take some time to get into, but I highly recommend it.
*IMPORTANT Warning:*
One problem with this CD, though, is the number of tracks on it. The last track is called "78", and the CD was authored in such a way that this track would be number 78. As such, 66 short, blank, tracks were inserted between it and the second to last track. This this is an interesting idea, I can't get it to properly play in any of my CD players. Not in my Panasonic stereo, not in my Toshiba DVD player, not in my Sony car deck. The only thing that has no reservations about it that I can find are my computers. As such, when playing in a regular player, the CD either won't read at all, or starts skipping after a few songs. This resulted me having to rip the CD, cut out the extra tracks, and burn a copy that I could use. Whoops. I think they should have noticed this fatal design flaw before selling it.
Free Music Review: Sincerely Written From My Brother's Blood Machine
Hit: 4 Stars
I didn't expect to like this album as much as I do. I expected it to be the typical side porject: You buy it because you're a loyal fan of the originating band, listen to it a couple times, decide it's "ok" and dig it out once or twice a year to check it out again.
Thankfully, I was wrong. If you like Coheed and Cambria, that already gives you a leg-up on possibly liking this album. The composition is strikingly Claudio Sanchez and the lyrics are, as always, beautifully written. About half the album is electronic in nature, previously compared (and fairly enough) to The Postal Service. The other half of the album is folk-driven. There are maybe 1 or 2 of these folk songs that lose their way and are somewhat boring ("Wayne Andrews, the Old Bee Keeper" and "The Fight of Moses Early & Sir Arthur McCloud" come to mind), but they are not without their merits and in context of the album at large don't necessarily ruin the flow.
Coneceptually, the album is NOT part of the main Coheed and Cambria story. Instead, it seems this story was written seperately and later tied VERY loosely into the Coheed and Cambria story arc. Think of it as a spin-off in the least obvious way, a sort of "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi" affair, with even less references to the original material. The story doesn't even take place within the Heaven's Fence, but rather on earth in modern times. That's how different the two plots are. Please don't confuse the two.
In the end, I really feel this is a strong album given you enjoy what it offers. It's slower and far less aggressive than Coheed and Cambria, and anyone expecting different will be sorely disappointed. But if you already have an affinity for Coheed and Cambria, and have a broad musical taste, I'm sure you'll like "My Brother's Blood Machine."
Free Music Review: Claudio Sanchez meets Thom Yorke
Hit: 4 Stars
Warning to Co&Ca fans: This is not them! If you're expecting a continuation of Good Apollo...you might want to preview the album first.
However, that does not mean this is a bad album. Quite the contrary actually!
What we do have here is Claudio Sanchez stretching his musical legs and delving into something new; mostly electronic beats and atmospheres. I wasn't kidding when I made the comparison to Thom York, because this is very reminiscent of "The Eraser" in its feel.
As usual, Claudio's voice shines, but that's really no surpise. What is surprising is the "danciness" to some of the songs on the album. On "The Margretville Dance," I could swear Claudio is playing a little homage to Michael Jackson...it really does have that feel to it.
But, it's not all like that. There is some acoustic guitar leading a few tracks and some atmospheric electronics leading the other songs. You can tell this album is 8 years in the making, due to the different sounds and moods from song to song.
If you are an "emo" fan..you won't dig this. But, if you like good music that stretches some boundaries, I highly recommend this album.
By the way, haven't really studied the lyrics too much yet...but this is a branch of the Coheed and Cambria saga....told from Jesse's POV.
Free Music Review: it's different for claudio. don't expect coheed x 2.
Hit: 4 Stars
Complete with a stylish collection of tarot cards which serve as the album booklet, this album easily has our pick for featured album cover of the month. But although the album artwork is beautiful, it gives the impression that The Prize Fighter Inferno is a hardcore or cheesy metal band. What the band really is is the side project of Coheed and Cambria vocalist, Claudio Sanchez. The Prize Fighter Inferno plays heavily with electronica, and although Thom Yorke and The Postal Service heavily use electronica, Claudio's version is different. It seems to draw upon less conventional rock n' roll influences, including old school funk, pop, and ambient electronica, to create a diverse and unique album.Free Music Review: Please enter a title for your review
Hit: 4 Stars
Who Watches The Watchmen is beyond amazing with it's big chorus and backing vocal part. A Death In The Family is great, nice layered vocals. Accidents is less developed but pretty great too, has a nice little guitar solo. The Missing McCloud Boys is a retitled song that's been around forever. Beatless, atmospheric and the last of the four great songs on the album. Run Gunner Recall is skipable. Wayne Andrews sounds like a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins b-side Medellia Of The Gray Skies. The other half of the album is relatively unremarkable, good but not great. I could listen to Who Watches The Watchmen on a continuous loop for the rest of the year though, so I think the album's worth buying.