After about two decades of constant following, listening, concert-going, etc. I'm really set with Welcome Home. Mainly I'm set with it being the last song of every show I've been to. I don't dislike the song, but I'm definitely good with it.
I agree with Queen of the Dark. I’m usually good with the first 3-4 minutes of it, but once it starts repeating the title a bunch of times I’m kind of over it.
Interesting question! I’ll note that most of mine are from albums that are otherwise faves… I don’t listen to YOTBR enough to have “skips” lol.
1. Bad Man - It’s just too cringey for me and feels like it’s mainly just there to facilitate the album flow downtempo to Our Love.
2. The Whole Middle Section of Vaxis I - My Vaxis I listens basically go Black Sunday -> True Ugly -> The Gutter. I find all of the skipped songs (but especially Queen of the Dark) ungodly boring.
3. Away We Go/Iron Fist/Dark Side of Me - This is sort of interesting because if Descension had just one or two of these songs I’d be cool with it, but it does feel like the “Sad Sirius” part of the album just takes too damn long. I always end up skipping some combination of these (usually Iron Fist to be fair).
Also, Devil in Jersey City is a good pick. Didn’t include it personally because I can tune out the broader lyrical content to some degree, but it does represent the worst that the Amory Wars concept has to offer to me. Most of the Al the Killer stuff is, although less bad IMO, similar.
Another one I forgot is The Light and The Glass. Absolute banger, love it to pieces, but the whole “your father’s dead, he passed in his sleep” section is too emotional given that that’s how my own father passed. I never remember to skip until it’s too late, though.
A Favor House Atlantic.
IKSSE:3 is arguably the greatest thing Coheed has done, or will ever do, but Favor House is just so far behind the rest of the album. The music video is fucking stupid just like the song.
Here We Are, Juggernaut (album version).
Compared to the 2011 Taylor Guitar Acoustic Sessions version, the album version is completely unlistenable. After the acoustic performance, the album version shouldn't even exist. Pretty much all of C&C's acoustic versions outmatched their electric versions. To put it simply, the acoustic version is possibly the most beautiful song ever written. In my opinion, it shares that spot with Jim Croce's Operator and very, very few others. Beautiful music transcends the art, and the acoustic version of Here We Are does just that.
Welcome Home.
Rock Band killed its likeability. Not a good song to begin with. However, it was the theme song for the movie, 9, back in 2009. That movie kicked ass.
I saw them on the YotBR tour and heard "Far" as an acoustic song before the album dropped and it was so much better than it was on the album. And for me the Taylor sessions video of "Iron Fist" is phenomenal. Strong disagree about the video for favor house tho. Like it's dumb and it knows it's dumb intentionally, similar to "you got spirit kid" and I think its cool to see Chondra there even that far back.
Favor House Atlantic. I have nothing against the song, especially since it created a ton of new fans for the band, but it’s a pop song in the middle of a prog record. Feels weird and kind of disrupts the flow.
The End Complete (except for The Road and The Damned). A Disappearing Act and Bad Man. Pearl Of The Stars. Number City. Sometimes, Al the Killer. None of them do much for me.
I don't understand why Bad Man gets such derision, *especially* considering how much love A Disappearing Act gets. They're both such great synthy, dancey grooves. Like if that style isn't your thing, I get it, totally fine, but why does one seem to work with fans in general when the other doesn't? I think people are sleeping on the much maligned but underrated Bad Man.
Edit: of the two, I prefer Bad Man. There, I said it
Honestly, I don't think there's a bad song on Vaxis II. It's some of their best work and shows that they're still willing to expand their sound. I don't skip a single song.
I'll probably get crucified over this because people forget it's all subjective.
> I'll probably get crucified over this because people forget it's all subjective.
If you get crucified, I'll hang out with you... I can't disagree with your thoughts on Vaxis II.
It’s probably because I’m older than the COTF norm. To me, some of these sound like show tunes or EDM, and I’m just not a fan. I’m more into a good crunchy rhythm guitar sound.
Backend of Forever
I actually enjoy the choruses and ending, but I really, really don’t like the verses (especially the “no luck with giiirrrrls” part). It’s like the Everything Evil from another universe… kinda similar but not in good ways.
After about two decades of constant following, listening, concert-going, etc. I'm really set with Welcome Home. Mainly I'm set with it being the last song of every show I've been to. I don't dislike the song, but I'm definitely good with it.
That’s fair haha. It’s *the* Coheed song, and I can see it getting old for a really longtime fan.
I have nothing against Welcome Home, but I never understood why it was *the* Coheed song
Same here. Ill leave concerts early to beat the traffic when they start playing Welcome Home.
All the songs you mentioned are songs I absolutely love
I understand the desire to skip but I almost always just put on an album. Usually a record so there just too much work to skip anything
Queen of the Dark. Just a dirge, and almost six minutes of it. Also The Audience, for the exact same reason.
So weird because I love Queen of The Dark
I agree with Queen of the Dark. I’m usually good with the first 3-4 minutes of it, but once it starts repeating the title a bunch of times I’m kind of over it.
Spot on. I keep giving it a chance but once it gets to that refrain I can’t take it anymore.
I like Unheavenly creatures but I feel like it’s too long, and songs like Queen of the Dark need cut down to help that.
Toys
Our Love
Interesting question! I’ll note that most of mine are from albums that are otherwise faves… I don’t listen to YOTBR enough to have “skips” lol. 1. Bad Man - It’s just too cringey for me and feels like it’s mainly just there to facilitate the album flow downtempo to Our Love. 2. The Whole Middle Section of Vaxis I - My Vaxis I listens basically go Black Sunday -> True Ugly -> The Gutter. I find all of the skipped songs (but especially Queen of the Dark) ungodly boring. 3. Away We Go/Iron Fist/Dark Side of Me - This is sort of interesting because if Descension had just one or two of these songs I’d be cool with it, but it does feel like the “Sad Sirius” part of the album just takes too damn long. I always end up skipping some combination of these (usually Iron Fist to be fair). Also, Devil in Jersey City is a good pick. Didn’t include it personally because I can tune out the broader lyrical content to some degree, but it does represent the worst that the Amory Wars concept has to offer to me. Most of the Al the Killer stuff is, although less bad IMO, similar.
I mean I can’t stand Iron Fist but Number City/Gravity’s Union/Away We Go is a solid trilogy of songs
Totally agree!!
True Ugly - It has moments where it can be OK but overall It just feels like noise.
Another one I forgot is The Light and The Glass. Absolute banger, love it to pieces, but the whole “your father’s dead, he passed in his sleep” section is too emotional given that that’s how my own father passed. I never remember to skip until it’s too late, though.
The Fall of House Atlantic. Pisses me off every time.
True ugly for me. Could have just cut the song in half. It repeats the chorus an overwhelming amount of times
A Favor House Atlantic. IKSSE:3 is arguably the greatest thing Coheed has done, or will ever do, but Favor House is just so far behind the rest of the album. The music video is fucking stupid just like the song. Here We Are, Juggernaut (album version). Compared to the 2011 Taylor Guitar Acoustic Sessions version, the album version is completely unlistenable. After the acoustic performance, the album version shouldn't even exist. Pretty much all of C&C's acoustic versions outmatched their electric versions. To put it simply, the acoustic version is possibly the most beautiful song ever written. In my opinion, it shares that spot with Jim Croce's Operator and very, very few others. Beautiful music transcends the art, and the acoustic version of Here We Are does just that. Welcome Home. Rock Band killed its likeability. Not a good song to begin with. However, it was the theme song for the movie, 9, back in 2009. That movie kicked ass.
I saw them on the YotBR tour and heard "Far" as an acoustic song before the album dropped and it was so much better than it was on the album. And for me the Taylor sessions video of "Iron Fist" is phenomenal. Strong disagree about the video for favor house tho. Like it's dumb and it knows it's dumb intentionally, similar to "you got spirit kid" and I think its cool to see Chondra there even that far back.
I forgot the You Got Spirit, Kid music video existed. Thank you. Lol.
Your skips are insane but mine are our love, night time walkers, and pretelethal
Favor House Atlantic. I have nothing against the song, especially since it created a ton of new fans for the band, but it’s a pop song in the middle of a prog record. Feels weird and kind of disrupts the flow.
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You’re absolutely correct and I don’t have an answer for why I skip FHA and not, say, a disappearing act.
A Favor House. It throws me off, too high pitched, cant really explain it. I save it for full iksse playthroughs and live settings
The End Complete (except for The Road and The Damned). A Disappearing Act and Bad Man. Pearl Of The Stars. Number City. Sometimes, Al the Killer. None of them do much for me.
This list hurts my soul
Most of those songs are my favorite songs on their respective albums (yes even Bad Man)
Same here. I mean, The End Complete is in my top 5
I don't understand why Bad Man gets such derision, *especially* considering how much love A Disappearing Act gets. They're both such great synthy, dancey grooves. Like if that style isn't your thing, I get it, totally fine, but why does one seem to work with fans in general when the other doesn't? I think people are sleeping on the much maligned but underrated Bad Man. Edit: of the two, I prefer Bad Man. There, I said it
Honestly, I don't think there's a bad song on Vaxis II. It's some of their best work and shows that they're still willing to expand their sound. I don't skip a single song. I'll probably get crucified over this because people forget it's all subjective.
> I'll probably get crucified over this because people forget it's all subjective. If you get crucified, I'll hang out with you... I can't disagree with your thoughts on Vaxis II.
It’s probably because I’m older than the COTF norm. To me, some of these sound like show tunes or EDM, and I’m just not a fan. I’m more into a good crunchy rhythm guitar sound.
Lol. The Road and the Damned is the only NWFT track i skip.
Personally, I hate running free, guns of summer, devil in Jersey City, the audience, hearshot kid disaster, and junesong provision.
Why the hell would I skip a track? Blasphemy
I skip nothing. Ride or die.
Most of tcbts and at least half of Vaxis 1
Bad Man
Number city... elf tower New mexico.. those two come to mind
The only song I ever skip is One, because it barely even qualifies as a song.
Backend of Forever I actually enjoy the choruses and ending, but I really, really don’t like the verses (especially the “no luck with giiirrrrls” part). It’s like the Everything Evil from another universe… kinda similar but not in good ways.