“No World For Tomorrow” illustrates the final chapter in an overarching science fiction fantasy story that has served as the foundation of all of Coheed’s albums to date. For those who have been following the band since their first album, “The Second Stage Turbine Blade”, this adds a whole new element of enjoyment to the experience. This is not to say that first time listeners will be disappointed, though. The entire album, lyrical content aside has all the shredding and rock and roll swagger that one would expect, and then some.
There isn’t really much here of interest to the hardcore hipster; Coheed and Cambria obviously have no intention of servicing the finicky tastes of the new wave disco rock scenester kids of the moment. While “No World For Tomorrow” definitely has somewhat of an emo flavor, this is definitely an album that speaks more to the Guitar Heroes out there, the fans of pure, classic rock that depends on skillful musicianship more than skillful marketing. The five-part finisher of the album, in particular, is an epic undertaking that may challenge the attention span of some, but at the same time evokes some of the best work by Coheed influences Pink Floyd, Queen and of course Rush.
“No World For Tomorrow” is available in a basic and also a deluxe edition. Normally I would not advocate this, but in this case I highly suggest you pick up the deluxe edition for the 16 page lyric booklet, that includes images from the story painted by legendary fantasy artist Ken Kelly.
