13 Things Only Coheed & Cambria Fans Will Understand

6. That Voice...That Beautiful Voice

I dare you to find another voice in today's rock music landscape that can hold a candle to the type of power and beauty of Claudio Sanchez. Actually, screw that, I dare you to find another voice in the history of rock music that compares. ...Okay, that last bit might be a tad hyperbolic, but dammit, the amazingness of Claudio's vocal prowess cannot be overstated. He has total control over every single syllable he sings, stretching out words in ways that no one else would think to. And to have such a wide range of vocal acrobatics in his bag of tricks only helps him emphasize the lyrics in the exact way he wants to. It's doubtful there are many times in the studio when he thinks to himself, "I really want it to sound like this, but I just don't think I can get there." He can scream and he can whisper, he can overpower your earbuds or fade into the background. It just depends on what's right for the song. And then there's the matter of that "little kid voice" that he employs so frequently and so...eerily.