My Brother's Blood Machine

The Prize Fighter Inferno

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 31, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Equal Vision Records
• ASIN: B000IU381K
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,164 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Going Price for Home

2. The Fight of Moses Early & Sir Arthur McCloud

3. Our Darling Daughter You Are, Little Cecilia Marie

4. A Death in the Family

5. The Margretville Dance

6. Accidents

7. Run, Gunner Recall, Run! The Town Wants You Dead!

8. Who Watches the Watchmen?

9. Wayne Andrews, The Old Bee Keeper

10. The Missing McCloud Boys

11. Easter 78. 78

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The Prize Fighter Inferno is the solo project of Coheed and Cambria front man and visionary, Claudio Sanchez.

Product Description

My Brother's Blood Machine further develops and expands the concepts established in the Coheed and Cambria albums with such recurring themes as the McCloud Family and references to its missing children. The primary difference is that this album is being told from the point of view of a character known as "The Prize Fighter Inferno" a.k.a. Jesse from the story of Coheed and Cambria.

Of the 11 songs on the album, we hear a softer side of Sanchez, enveloped in mellow electronic grooves and gentle compositions. Some tracks adopt dance rhythms while others are hypnotizing in melody and verse.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected chilling and innocent album..., November 8, 2006

By	M. Fletcher "the goth chick with an office job" (West Coast, Baby!) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have to say that another reviewer here stole my tagline of Claudio Sanchez meets Thom Yorke. That was my first impression of this album when I popped it in after getting it yesterday - I was immediately reminded of Radiohead, which was unexpected.

If you're a fan of Coheed and Cambria not just because they rock hard (which they do), but also because of the incredibly intriguing, detailed, and (at times) difficult to decipher story, you will likely enjoy this album a lot. The sound is very different from Coheed and Cambria, with the exception of some wonderful recognizable guitar work and vocal work on part of Claudio Sanchez.

The songs definitely interconnect with the whole Coheed and Cambria story, this time taking the story from the angle of Coheed's brother Jesse (aka The Prize Fighter, Inferno). Although I haven't listened enough to decipher all of the meanings behind them, they're clearly interwoven with the voices of children, women, and male characters.

This album is much more electronically influenced than Coheed and Cambria, but the great musicianship is still there. Fans of Claudio in particular will likely be surprised, in a good way, by how this album branches out in a different, but familiar, direction.

I gave it five stars because it captivated me instantly. I can't wait for the drive home so I can listen to it again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for Outsiders, March 8, 2007

By	A. Gifford "The Writing Writer" (Antioch, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed this album, from the art on the cover, to the tarot card lyric sheets, to the songs themselves. i don't think that i would have loved this album as much as i do, however, unless i was already a Coheed and Cambria fan, and bought it with the knowledge that it was a different story in the same universe. So unless you are a HUGE Co & Ca fan, listen to it before you buy it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have a serious problem, December 12, 2006

By	Joshua D. Beachy "sydney carton" (Sullivan, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't stop listening to this album. Well, that's not entirely true. I did start listening to Coheed & Cambria after my first couple of listens because I hadn't heard them in a while and got "in the mood." However, aside from that one afternoon where I listened to In Keeping of Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 and Good Apollo, I have had a steady addiction to this album. Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but all of my friends hate it. (Luckily, I can't hear their complains through the headphones) My friends like Coheed and Cambria by the bye. That being said, just because you like Co&Cam, don't expect to like this. The first few seconds of "The Going Price of Home" says loudly "This is NOT Coheed & Cambria, and don't expect it to be!"
I bought and it upon first listen, I found myself repeating and repeating the CD, devouring the lyrics (cleverly places on the back of tarot cards), and annoying my friends with music they cannot stand.
To compare this sound seems a disservice, but for lack of better explanation, I feel I must. I would call it a folksy-Postal Service sound with Bram Stoker style lyrics. My friend always complains that Claudio sounds strikingly similar to Michael Jackson, and in the song "The Margretville Dance," I can't argue with him. Though, that song is one of my favorites. It is electronica and it is folk and it is acoustic and it is indie. I'm pretty sure I even heard a washboard in "Run, Gunner Recall, Run! The Town Wants You Dead!"
Normally, I do not find a album released as a side project taking this much of a hold on me, but I would dare say that this is one of the best albums released in 2006. Still, I would buy this album for "Who Watches The Watchmen?" alone.