Jobie Reviews Music 70: GAIBSIV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow (album) by Coheed and Cambria

Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow (released on most platforms as simply “No World For Tomorrow”) is a 2007 progressive rock album by the band Coheed and Cambria. The album encompasses 13 songs, spanning 1 hour. The album is - if it wasn’t clear enough by the title alone - a direct follow up to Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness. The story of the album is still up in the air (as of March 30th, 2021 - the time of this review), since no comics explaining the story have been released yet.

Even so, the album’s sound is a shift from how their previous album Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness sounded. For the Coheed and Cambria fans reading this, their sound on this album is more akin to their sound on The Afterman series of albums. For the non-fans, the sound is a lot less aggressive than their previous albums. However, this is not a bad thing, as their sound is still plenty good. Besides, there are still heavy tracks on this album!

For example, the track “The Running Free” manages to be great musically, while also having catchy choruses and lyrics. Tracks like these don’t drag down the album, instead being great in their own right. Much like previous Coheed and Cambria albums, these tracks feel very soundtrack-like - and though there’s no story that I can compliment the album on - I’m certain that Coheed and Cambria would’ve incorporated it greatly into these progressive rock melodies. All in all, tracks like these manage to capture the essence the band delivered on their previous albums due to their great musical quality.

I was highly suspicious that the band didn’t deliver any heavier tracks on this album (Besides NWFT), until I got to “Gravemakers & Gunslingers”, which feels like a track out of The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Those who liked the previous album are sure to love tracks like “Gravemakers & Gunslingers”, which still feature on the album, despite what it may seem.

As with Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness, the album ends with a multi-track extravaganza. These tracks, which have names like “I - The Fall Of House Atlantic”, end the album in an epic way, having great instrumentation and nice vocals. A great ending, to a great album.

Some of the best tracks on the album are “No World for Tomorrow”, “Gravemakers & Gunslingers”, and “V - On the Brink”.

Overall, Coheed and Cambria’s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow is a great album, despite the contrast from Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes of Madness to it. The band still delivers worthwhile songs to the table, which are sure to please fans and listeners alike.

Overall rating:

8.9/10

LINK TO ALBUM:

https://open.spotify.com/album/4EWLBs6HjlGQcmfbx1X4yk?si=nhutEKHNTiuaT1BonQbWqA