I had to give in and listen to Hollywood the Cracked. Fuck is it good. Sounds like Al the Killer mixed with The Hound (Of Blood and Rank), but with a bit more of a GAIBS:I/IKS sound than a GAIBS:II one.
It is so hard not to listen to any of this! I need this album now!
My logic says to listen the acoustic Afterman because we aren't getting that version on the album. Plus their acoustic versions are usually amazing and vary enough from the studio recordings to stand on their own.
Afterman is really cool. Different for Coheed, but it doesn't feel like a full on song to me. More like an album interlude. Excited to hear the recorded version!