Year Of The Black Rainbow - Deluxe "Black Card" Edition

Well, if you're reading this then you probably know that Coheed And Cambria is one of my favorite bands. Actually, I only like Led Zeppelin more than them, and that's more out of respect. If there could only be one band making music for the rest of this World's life, I would pick Coheed And Cambria. Not the popular choice, but that's who I'd pick.

Year Of The Black Rainbow is the band's fifth album. It marks the end of the writing for Amory Wars storyline, actually being the prequel to the other four albums. The story is mostly about how Wilhelm Ryan became Supreme Tri-Mage of the Keywork, as well as how Coheed and Cambria were created by Dr. Leonard Hohenberger and started to fight evil and stuff. I haven't read the whole book, so I don't know for sure. However, there are some pretty good clues to the story in the music. A lot of "being something you don't want me to be" and "I didn't want to do this, you kind of tricked me" stuff. Anyway, we'll see.

The book so far is really good. I'm not sure how much Claudio actually wrote. Seems as if he gave the basic idea of what needed to happen page by page, or maybe even paragraph by paragraph, and the the co-author penned in all the pretty, fancy words. Who knows, but it's not really important. It's really good and the story moves well. It has jumped a bit, but it's easy to follow and know how it all connects together. The novel gets graphic at times, which is sweet. Lots of action.

So, the CD is 12 songs long with two demos, so 14 songs that covers about an hour. Sadly, no epic songs in this album. The songs are mostly short, for CoCa standards. Overall it's pretty good. At first listen it's just an even more metal progression from No World For Tomorrow, which is okay. I remember listening to that album and wondering what the hell was going on, and that happened with this one, too. But, I love them both now.

Some of the best songs are:

Pearl Of The Stars
World Of Lines

When Skeletons Live

Here We Are Juggernaut

The Broken

Guns Of Summer

In The Flame Of Error

The album also came with a 25 minute DVD that is pretty much a "making-of" for the album. It's always nice to see Claudio's locks on screen from time to time. 

It's also nice to see them in person!! The SLC concert is on May 10th, and I got my tickets today. I can't wait. Because I have the Black Card, I should be able to get into the venue before people who don't have a Black Card. And hopefully that mean scoring some more personal time with Claudio and the band. We'll see. But, that concert will cap off the YOTBR experience. The YOTBR won't end there, but it will be the end of the beginning.

[One of the best things about the whole package is how nice it looks. Columbia does a good job making sure the fans that love CoCa so much get all that they deserve.]

Mother May I?: So much going on already, and so many possibilities.

OK, so my summer life is starting to get in order.
I just got a job at WallyWorld down in Idaho Falls. Yeah, it's a 30 minute drive, but that's a shorter drive than everyday to work last summer at Ross. I'm working in the electronics department part-time, which is less than 34 hours average per week over 12 weeks. So I can bump it up a bit since I'll be done for a whole week in May.
Why will I be gone for so long in May? Cuz I'm going to FLORIDA!! I cannot wait. I've had my ticket for two months now, and it's almost here. A friend of mine is getting married, and they wanted me to go to the sealing, so I am. But I'm also going to have some fun. Dani and I are going to go to Miami for the day, and I'm finally going to get to see my Braves in action. I am so excited! Plus I get to see a lot of amazing people that I love. It's gonna be sweet.
Also in May is the Coheed And Cambria concert. May is gonna be a good month. I ordered the new CD back the first day it was available, and downloaded it early [since I pretty much already bought it]. I've been hooked ever since. I knew it would be different, and it is. No song is really long/proggy, which bums me out. That's the part of their albums I look forward to. But there is enough to enjoy, especially with singing. The concert is in Murray, UT on the 10th. Gonna take my amazing friend Paola to the airport that day [I'm gonna miss her for the summer], then rock out all night. And Coheed's opening acts are actually going to be decent this time. I get the CD, book, and Black Card tomorrow. I'll put pictures and a full review tomorrow, since I'm sure I'll be bored with nothing to do.
Also, Tim Tebow got drafted by the Denver Broncos. I hate them, but love him. So I was planning on seeing him play this preseason. I also checked, and RUSH is playing at Redrocks a few days before one of the games, so that may be my birthday present to myself, and it would be second only to the Florida trip of '08. We'll see though, since it's 8 hours away, and I'd need to get a hotel. Of course, I wouldn't go by myself. And maybe I can make a friend with someone who is from Denver, just so I can use them by staying at their house. But a RUSH/Tebow week in Denver would be awesome. I'm sure Denver is a sweet place in the summer.
Those are the plans for now. I hope to make lots of money, spend some on some good times, and have a worthwhile summer.