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2* BrokenBase: ''Year of the Black Rainbow'', musically and both lyrically/story wise, is either one of Coheed's best albums, or one of their worst. The elitist fan base on Cobalt And Calcium doesn't help matters,
3** The band themselves [[CreatorBacklash aren't big fans of it either]] and [[TroubledProduction admit that much of the album's writing and recording was rushed because they were dangerously close to a deadline]]. This is evident in that "When Skeletons Live" is actually demo thrown on the album because they didn't have time to polish it and re-record it. The irony is, even people who dislike the album find that to be one of the few good songs on it, but [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks probably for that very reason, due to how dissonant it's sound is to the rest of the album]].
4** ''No World for Tomorrow'' is a bit of one as well. Most contention seem to come from either the production, the lack of Josh Eppard, or the somewhat rushed songwriting.
5** ''The Color Before the Sun'' was initially considered by some to be a disappointment for [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks being a non-concept album that moved away from The Amory Wars]], [[VindicatedByHistory but over time the album has become accepted and beloved for that reason]].
6** Whether the original 2002 release of ''The Second Stage Turbine Blade'' or the 2005 re-release is better. Fans who prefer the 2005 version cite the better production, its overall sound being more likened to the following two albums, the re-recorded parts and some bits being buried in the mix in the original version being brought forward make for a more complete experience. The other side of the debate, however, argues that the [[SoBadItWasBetter original mix's terrible production was one of the best aspects as it made the album more atmospheric]], that the constantly double-tracked vocals made the songs more eerie and unsettling (especially "[[MurderBallad Everything Evil]]" and "[[HarmfulToMinors Delirium Trigger]]", which are both about ''extremely'' uncomfortable subjects), and that the added sound effects made it just cheesy, and particularly bringing up the decision to plaster the infamous [[LastNoteNightmare creepy piano melody at the end of "God Speed Conspirator"]] that is used to denote a passage of time at the end of "Everything Evil" as one of the more questionable decisions. That the 2005 version is the only commercially available version, and the 2002 version is ''extremely'' difficult to find [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes even through piracy]] hasn't lessened the debate.
7* EpicRiff: "Welcome Home."
8* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nearly every top comment on any Coheed and Cambria Youtube video will be about Claudio's hair.
9* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "2's My Favorite 1." ''I embrace your defects.''
10** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCLUc1BtqGM Atlas]]", the song Claudio wrote for his son.
11* [[ViewerGenderConfusion Listener Gender Confusion]]: Claudio's androgynous singing voice tends to throw off a lot of first-time listers, who assume that the band is fronted by a woman until they actually ''see'' it coming out of a very hairy, masculine man. Special mention goes to the first verse of "21:13", which many listeners initially assumed was done by a female guest vocalist. Nope, just Claudio without any effects on his voice whatsoever!
12** This has become less common with ''Vaxis Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures'' as age has led to Claudio's voice generally sticking to a lower pitch than his peak, albeit still significantly higher than many other male rock singers.
13* LyricalDissonance: "Wake Up": "I'll do anything for you, ''kill anyone'' for you..."
14** "Number City" is a danceable ska-influenced song about Sirius' wife dying in a car crash.
15** "Three Evils" has Claudio cheerily sing the following, set to the happiest notes of the song: “Pull the trigger and the nightmare stops!”(Repeat)
16* {{Narm}}: The WordSaladLyrics can't be taken seriously every moment.
17** Also because it's easy to mishear the lyrics, even causing mild MemeticMutation in the fandom with some common or hilarious ones (Most famously "Barking Apple of Doom" in ''Welcome Home'' and "Should the Iron Negro Hungry" in ''In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3'').
18** More Mondegreen narm comes from "Three Evils", whose opening line sounds an awful lot like “Across floor in the hangar where we drove that Jew”
19** There's also the fact that the Writing Writer is being told to kill off characters by a talking bicycle.
20* RefrainFromAssuming: "A Favor House Atlantic" is not actually called "Good Eye Sniper", OR "Bye Bye Beautiful".
21* SignatureSong: "Welcome Home" without a doubt. To a lesser extent, "Blood Red Summer", "The Suffering" and "A Favor House Atlantic".
22* SuspiciouslySimilarSong
23** The main riff for "Welcome Home" has often been compared to "Kashmir" by Music/LedZeppelin.
24** Similarly, the beginning of "A Favor House Atlantic" sounds like the the beginning of "Truth Hits Everybody" by Music/ThePolice (same key, same chord, same drum pattern).
25* TearJerker: Many:
26** The song "Time Consumer", when you realize it's about two parents being forced to kill their children.
27** During Coheed and Cambria's rampage throughout the ship ''Gloria vel Vessa'', they encounter numerous soldiers who plead for their lives, mentioning that they have families and kids to take care of. [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring Considering what General Mayo Deftinwulf forced Coh and Cam to do]], [[BerserkButton this is not a good idea]].]]
28** The dialogue between Sirius Amory and The Allmother at the end of "The Dark Side of Me" [[spoiler: Allmother: "I am not capable of comprehending human rationale. Sirius, is this what love is?" (DramaticPause) Sirius: "Yes."]]
29** The climax of the song "Gravity's Union" is extraordinarily heartbreaking. [[spoiler: Sirius believes that the doctors chose to save him and not his pregnant wife (Therefore "Let the wrong one in")]]
30* WinBackTheCrowd: Even though ''The Afterman: Ascension'' had people who disliked it for similar reasons as YOBR, it sort of managed to win back some of the fans- for one, the band were back to writing eight-minute epics, and Josh Eppard was back.
31** For the fans who were disheartened that ''The Color Before The Sun'' moved away from the fictional universe of The Amory Wars, "The Dark Sentencer" (the first single for the upcoming album ''Unheavenly Creatures'') was seen as a triumphant return.

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