Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
April 10, 2024
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. It was released on September 20, 2005, through Equal Vision Records and Columbia Records, and is the first release on a major label. It is the third installment of a tetralogy, as well as the final studio album to feature drummer Josh Eppard before his original departure. He was replaced by Chris Pennie who was with the band for their next two albums (although he did not record on No World for Tomorrow due to contractual obligations) before Eppard returned to the band in late 2011. On their previous album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, the phrase "My dearest Apollo, I'll be burning Star IV" is written after the lyrics for the song "The Light & the Glass".
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
The album begins to resolve the issues of Claudio Kilgannon's quest to protect the Keywork, and sheds more light on the demise of Coheed and his wife Cambria. Also, it expands on the issues of the Monstar virus and Jesse's involvement in the saga. A graphic novel based upon the entire story of the album was released on the same day. This album, unlike the others, tells the story from the perspective of the author, known as The Writer, and the ways in which his life and personal demons affect his telling of the Amory Wars narrative.
The official site once hosted the third track and first single from the album, entitled "Welcome Home". This song is featured in the music video gameRock Band, and the trailer for the CGI animated movie 9. The band's Myspace and PureVolume had the second single from the album, entitled "The Suffering". The third single was "Ten Speed (of God's Blood & Burial)", released only as a video and never to radio.
"The Final Cut" includes the hidden track "Bron Yr",[6] at approximately 6:20 in, which is a tribute to Led Zeppelin, commonly mistaken as a cover of the Led Zeppelin song "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp".
The Japanese pressing of the album contained a bonus track, "A Favor House Atlantic" from Live at the Starland Ballroom. "Keeping the Blade" is the only track on the album to feature the time skip motif found on the previous two albums. It is played by string instruments.
Receptionedit
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The album was ranked number 69 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time. An acoustic version of "Wake Up" was featured on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack.
The CD is Coheed and Cambria's greatest success to date selling over a million copies worldwide.[11] It also received mostly positive reviews, getting a Metacritic score of 73 out of 100.[7]
A special edition of the CD was released, with an alternate cover, and a bonus DVD consisting of the following:
"Welcome Home" music video
"The Suffering" music video
A Favor House Atlantic: The Movie
A Favor House Atlantic: Bloopers
In the Studio
Animated Vignettes
Graphic noveledit
A graphic novel entitled Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness—illustrated by Christopher Shy—was released in September 2005 along with the album of the same name. The story of From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness takes a step outside the science fiction narrative of the first three chapters and examines the life of The Writer, a character who is crafting the lives of the protagonist Claudio and his companions in the form of a fictional story. Through a series of delusional conversations with his 10-speed bicycle about an unfaithful former lover, The Writer decides he must kill the Prise Ambellina to properly end his story. The events in the narrative itself build up to a final confrontation between Jesse's rebel forces and the Red Army of Supreme Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan under the command of General Mayo Deftinwolf, as well as a literal meeting of The Writer and Claudio culminating in the death of Ambellina and Claudio's emergence as The Crowing.
This installment has since been remade and follows the new The Amory Wars series of graphic novels. Claudio Sanchez stated that much was lost from the original graphic novel because of financial constraints. He further explained that although Christopher Shy's art is beautiful, it was not the best medium for the album's storytelling.
Personneledit
Primary musicians
Claudio Sanchez – lead and backing vocals; rhythm/lead guitars; keyboards; piano
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^ abBlum, Jordan (June 11, 2015). "Keeping the Acclaim: The Legacy of Coheed and Cambria's 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV'". PopMatters. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^Walden, Eric (April 24, 2017). "Concert preview: Coheed and Cambria's 'Good Apollo' just 'love songs' at its sci-fi concept core". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^"40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 4, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
^Hill, Stephen (September 18, 2015). "Celebrating ten years Of Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV". Metal Hammer. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^ abcdef"Critic Reviews for Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness". Metacritic. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
^Browne, David (September 23, 2005). "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV: Volume 1. From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
^Roth, Kaj. . Melodic.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
^Hoard, Christian (October 20, 2005). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
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External linksedit
Official site
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness at Metacritic
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Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness is the third studio album by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria It was released on September 20 2005 through Equal Vision Records and Columbia Records and is the first release on a major label It is the third installment of a tetralogy as well as the final studio album to feature drummer Josh Eppard before his original departure He was replaced by Chris Pennie who was with the band for their next two albums although he did not record on No World for Tomorrow due to contractual obligations before Eppard returned to the band in late 2011 On their previous album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 the phrase My dearest Apollo I ll be burning Star IV is written after the lyrics for the song The Light amp the Glass Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessStudio album by Coheed and CambriaReleasedSeptember 20 2005 2005 09 20 RecordedFebruary May 2005StudioApplehead Recording Woodstock NYGenreProgressive rock 1 2 progressive metal 2 3 emo 4 alternative rock 5 Length71 21LabelColumbiaProducerMichael Birnbaum amp Chris BittnerCoheed and Cambria chronologyIn Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 2003 Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness 2005 Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume Two No World for Tomorrow 2007 Alternative coverSpecial edition version coverSingles from From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Welcome Home Released September 2005 The Suffering Released February 13 2006 Ten Speed of God s Blood amp Burial Released 2006The album begins to resolve the issues of Claudio Kilgannon s quest to protect the Keywork and sheds more light on the demise of Coheed and his wife Cambria Also it expands on the issues of the Monstar virus and Jesse s involvement in the saga A graphic novel based upon the entire story of the album was released on the same day This album unlike the others tells the story from the perspective of the author known as The Writer and the ways in which his life and personal demons affect his telling of the Amory Wars narrative The official site once hosted the third track and first single from the album entitled Welcome Home This song is featured in the music video game Rock Band and the trailer for the CGI animated movie 9 The band s Myspace and PureVolume had the second single from the album entitled The Suffering The third single was Ten Speed of God s Blood amp Burial released only as a video and never to radio Contents 1 Track listing 2 Reception 3 Bonus edition DVD 4 Graphic novel 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 References 8 External linksTrack listing editAll lyrics are written by Claudio Sanchez all music is composed by Coheed and CambriaNo TitleLength1 Keeping the Blade 2 092 Always amp Never 2 233 Welcome Home 6 144 Ten Speed of God s Blood amp Burial 3 465 Crossing the Frame 3 266 Apollo I The Writing Writer 5 157 Once Upon Your Dead Body 3 198 Wake Up 3 359 The Suffering 3 4310 The Lying Lies amp Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court 3 1711 Mother May I 4 3112 The Willing Well I Fuel for the Feeding End 7 1713 The Willing Well II From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness 7 2814 The Willing Well III Apollo II The Telling Truth 7 1815 The Willing Well IV The Final Cut 7 40Total length 71 21 Notes The Telling Truth contains at approximately 4 46 a reprise of Blood Red Summer from the previous Coheed and Cambria album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3 After that the line Jesse bad boy just come look at what your brother did is a reference to Everything Evil from the band s first album The Second Stage Turbine Blade The Final Cut includes the hidden track Bron Yr 6 at approximately 6 20 in which is a tribute to Led Zeppelin commonly mistaken as a cover of the Led Zeppelin song Bron Yr Aur Stomp The Japanese pressing of the album contained a bonus track A Favor House Atlantic from Live at the Starland Ballroom Keeping the Blade is the only track on the album to feature the time skip motif found on the previous two albums It is played by string instruments Reception editThis section needs expansion with examples and additional citations You can help by adding to it September 2015 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic73 100Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Alternative Press nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 E OnlineB 7 Entertainment WeeklyC 8 Melodic net nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The album was ranked number 69 in the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine s list of the greatest 100 guitar albums of all time An acoustic version of Wake Up was featured on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack The CD is Coheed and Cambria s greatest success to date selling over a million copies worldwide 11 It also received mostly positive reviews getting a Metacritic score of 73 out of 100 7 The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200 selling over 500 000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan Bonus edition DVD editA special edition of the CD was released with an alternate cover and a bonus DVD consisting of the following Welcome Home music video The Suffering music video A Favor House Atlantic The Movie A Favor House Atlantic Bloopers In the Studio Animated VignettesGraphic novel editA graphic novel entitled Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness illustrated by Christopher Shy was released in September 2005 along with the album of the same name The story of From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness takes a step outside the science fiction narrative of the first three chapters and examines the life of The Writer a character who is crafting the lives of the protagonist Claudio and his companions in the form of a fictional story Through a series of delusional conversations with his 10 speed bicycle about an unfaithful former lover The Writer decides he must kill the Prise Ambellina to properly end his story The events in the narrative itself build up to a final confrontation between Jesse s rebel forces and the Red Army of Supreme Tri Mage Wilhelm Ryan under the command of General Mayo Deftinwolf as well as a literal meeting of The Writer and Claudio culminating in the death of Ambellina and Claudio s emergence as The Crowing This installment has since been remade and follows the new The Amory Wars series of graphic novels Claudio Sanchez stated that much was lost from the original graphic novel because of financial constraints He further explained that although Christopher Shy s art is beautiful it was not the best medium for the album s storytelling Personnel editPrimary musicians Claudio Sanchez lead and backing vocals rhythm lead guitars keyboards piano Travis Stever lead rhythm guitars lap steel guitar mandolin backing vocals Michael Todd bass guitar backing vocals Josh Eppard drums keyboards percussion programming backing vocalsAdditional musicians Danny Louis keyboards tracks 5 10 and 15 Kara Bullock amp Nick Gardner ukulele Chester Brockwell didgeridoo Daniel Sadownick percussion tracks 6 and 8 Sarah Kathryn Jacobs backing vocals tracks 9 and 15 Janiris Sanchez Claudio Sanchez s niece child s voice tracks 2 and 15 Kurtis Jungersen sound effectsProduction Produced by Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner Mixed by David Bottrill with Andy Wallace on The Suffering Charts editChart 2005 PeakpositionGerman Albums Offizielle Top 100 12 85UK Albums OCC 13 92US Billboard 200 14 7References edit a b Theakston Rob Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Vol 1 From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Coheed and Cambria Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved April 24 2010 a b Blum Jordan June 11 2015 Keeping the Acclaim The Legacy of Coheed and Cambria s Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV PopMatters Retrieved June 5 2021 Walden Eric April 24 2017 Concert preview Coheed and Cambria s Good Apollo just love songs at its sci fi concept core The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved March 15 2019 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time Rolling Stone September 4 2019 Retrieved July 12 2016 Hill Stephen September 18 2015 Celebrating ten years Of Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Metal Hammer Retrieved November 25 2015 Imgur The magic of the Internet a b c d e f Critic Reviews for Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness Metacritic Retrieved February 25 2010 Browne David September 23 2005 Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume 1 From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved May 26 2013 Roth Kaj Coheed And Cambria Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness Melodic net Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 26 2013 Hoard Christian October 20 2005 Coheed And Cambria Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume 1 From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness Music Reviews Rolling Stone Archived from the original on October 21 2007 Retrieved April 24 2010 Coheed and Cambria Total Assault Archived from the original on October 9 2008 Retrieved August 13 2012 Offiziellecharts de Coheed and Cambria Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved August 26 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 26 2020 Coheed and Cambria Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved August 26 2020 External links editOfficial site Good Apollo I m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness at Metacritic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Good Apollo I 27m Burning Star IV Volume One From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness amp oldid 1212692081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
