This album is not perhaps as powerful or dynamic as its acclaimed follow-up, but there is some awesome prog-pop-punk songwriting on this record and Claudio sounds straight up awesome, arguably never more intense and impassioned than on songs such as "Everything Evil" and "Time Consumer." The band was experimenting with certain tendencies such as lo-fi and shoegaze which got phased out in favor of technical metal and 80s hard rock later in their career. For non-Coheed-geeks, basically this album is lyrically and musically original while still kicking ass and being really catchy, almost the perfect combination of things for an up-and-coming band if you will. It's hard not to look back and wish they had gone a little further, but at the time, this album was as good as it fucking get. "33" and "Devil in Jersey City" rank with the best pop punk songs, while "Delirium Trigger" and "Everything Evil" showcase the more prog-influenced side of the band. Definitely worth a listen from any post-hardcore, prog, or pop-punk fan.
1."Second Stage Turbine Blade" 0:532."Time Consumer" 5:423."Devil in Jersey City" 4:484."Everything Evil" 5:515."Delirium Trigger" 4:486."Hearshot Kid Disaster" 5:407."33" 3:298."Junesong Provision" 5:209."Neverender" 5:2210."God Send Conspirator" (song, runs to 12:45 including the hidden track "IRO-Bot" at 6:34)6:33
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