History YMMV / CoheedAndCambria

* SignatureSong: "Welcome Home" without a doubt. To a lesser extent, "Blood Red Summer" and "A Favor House Atlantic".

* SignatureSong: "Welcome Home" without a doubt.

* FaceOfTheBand: Claudio Sanchez, lead singer, guitarist, author of the comics that nearly all of the band's songs are based directly on and owner of a ''massive'' amount of curly hair.

** 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.

** 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 "[[ChildAbuse 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 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.

** ''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]], but over time the album has become accepted and beloved for that reason.

* FaceOfTheBand: Claudio Sanchez, singer/guitarist, and he also writes the comics the band's songs are based on (and thus the lyrics). His distinct physical appearance and androgynous voice help.

* [[ViewerGenderConfusion Listener Gender Confusion]]: It's very easy for newcomers to hear their music and automatically assume that their lead singer is female. 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!

* EarWorm: [[EarWorm/CoheedAndCambria Has its own page.]]

* InternetBackdraft: Over whether they count as Emo or not. It's best not to bring it up.

* [[ViewerGenderConfusion Listener Gender Confusion]]: It's very easy for newcomers to hear their music and automatically assume that their lead singer is female.

** 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 a Silent Earth: 3'').

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: '''2's My Favorite 1.'' "I embrace your defects."
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCLUc1BtqGM ''Atlas'']], the song Claudio wrote for his son.

** 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]], but over time the album has become accepted and beloved for that reason.

* LyricalDissonance: Wake Up: "I'll do anything for you, ''kill anyone'' for you..."

** Three Evils has Claudio cheerily sing the following, set to the happiest notes of the song: “Pull the trigger and the nightmare stops!”(Repeat)

** 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 a Silent Earth: 3.'')
** More Mondegreen narm comes from Three Evils, whose opening line sounds an awful lot like “Accross floor in the hangar where we drove that Jew”

* 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.
** 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.

* FaceOfTheBand: Claudio Sanchez, singer/guitarist, and he also writes the comics the band's songs are based on (and thus the lyrics). His memorable physical appearance helps too.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCLUc1BtqGM ''Atlas'']], the song Claudio wrote for his son.

** WinBackTheCrowd: Even though the following album ''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.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: '''2's My Favorite 1.'' "I embrace your defects."

** The main riff for "Welcome Home" has often been compared to "Kashmire" by Music/LedZeppelin.

* CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: '''2's My Favorite 1.'' "I embrace your defects."

** 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")]]