My Brothers Blood Machine (Dig)

The Prize Fighter Inferno | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Equal Vision Records
• ASIN: B000IU381K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,111 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #53 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Electronic Pop
  • #55 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Electronica

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

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M. Fletcher "the goth chick with an office job" (West Coast, Baby!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Brothers Blood Machine (Dig) (Audio CD)

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

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A. Gifford "The Writing Writer" (Antioch, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Brothers Blood Machine (Dig) (Audio CD)

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lemme offer some clarity, November 11, 2006

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Ron (Canfield,OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Brothers Blood Machine (Dig) (Audio CD)

to the people that are upset that this album doesn't sound like Coheed and Cambria, please stop crying about it. It's a side project, if Claudio wanted this to sound like Co & Ca it never would have been released as The Prize Fighter Inferno but as Coheed and Cambria. That's the thing about side projects they give you a chance to do something different. Are you guys upset about Fire Deuce and Weerd Science too? But, I'm gonna get to my review. I love this album! it's beyond amazing! Yes a few songs are comparable to The Postal Service, there's a song that reminds me of Iron And Wine and even one that for some reason makes me think of Murder By Death. You can compare all you want, but in the end this album is amazing. Now, to everyone that's buying this album because it's part of the Co & Ca story, you might be dissapointed and confused. This album isn't about the same thing that the Co & Ca story is about, but more Jesse telling another story. A story about 2 brothers who build a machine to give the souls of people to God, because their insane mother told them that God talks to her and told her that her sons are to take over the job of Death and the way to please God is to give him souls. Confused? The main focuses are 3 families, The McCloud family, The Early Family and The Bleam Family. There's a bunch of sub plots and it is sort of complicated to understand. If you understand the story and the character relations with each other than it makes a little more sense, and the lyrics have much more meaning than if you don't understand. The cd is amazing, weither you're looking for a good story, a good listen or just looking to get everything Co & Ca related, this is a must have.