The Mars Volta
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Topic: The Mars Volta
Posted By: KeyserSoze
Subject: The Mars Volta
Date Posted: May 16 2005 at 20:09
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Hey guys, probably not so interesting topic but today I got The Mars Volta's "Frances The Mute" and I'm shocked |
In a positive way though. I had a lower expectation because there is a big hype around the band but I am pretty amazed! 
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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 16 2005 at 20:20
I was so hoping it'd be good, i was sorely dissapointed by that album.  ------------- 
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: May 16 2005 at 20:24
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Brilliant album.
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Posted By: Yams
Date Posted: May 16 2005 at 20:29
| There's too much stuff going on and the riffs are average. It's only their second album. I know they can do better. |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: May 18 2005 at 16:59
| Its a transitionary peice, I love it to bits and the next album will make or break them. A little worried. |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: May 18 2005 at 17:04
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If their next album vaguely resembles Frances the Mute, then I'm going to be on Cloud 9. Best album of the year so far. ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 13:21
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Yes, Very unusual and weird. So strange that such a new band managed to create such a unique sound. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: June 27 2005 at 14:53
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I love it. I can't believe they've had to cancel their european tour - I was sooooo looking forward to it! ------------- "...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." |
The Miracle wrote:Posted By: Rune3000
Date Posted: June 29 2005 at 18:17
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Love "Mars Volta", but I still haven't gotten into the lastest album. Maybe it'll get better after a few times. But "De-loused in the Comatorium" is a real gem! |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 00:08
I'm in the same boat, De-Loused is a great album, but I am looking forward to being able to afford to get Frances. Great to see new bands come out like that with a truly original sound (hmm, the definition of Prog?) EDIT: Oops, sorry didnt read the post correctly. You have it and havent gotten into it, while I just ain't got it yet. 
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Posted By: lynton samuel
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 09:25
me too, liked the first one though. ------------- [IMG]http://www.denness.net/rpi/u/arners/bc/FFFFFF/bg/FFFFFF/bg1/FFFFFF/bg2/FFFFFF/ac/CC00CC/tc/ff9933/dc/CC00CC/nc/CC00CC/tic/CC00CC/rpi.png"> |
Posted By: Orion
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 02:36
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Im still looking for De-loused in the Comatorium, but I've yet to find
a store that has it. but I did find Frances The Mute....and i was blown
away...I love the randomness or it and the CD was pretty solid I
thought... out of curiousity..were some of the members from The Mars Volta part of At The Drive-In at some point in time? |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 05:07
Omar and Cedric were. "Relationship of Command" is a pretty neat album! |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 08:49
Incredible band!!!!! Funny thing, just before they arrived I was thinking that prog missed a really crazy, gutsy and dark band, and voila! "Deloused..." came along . They may not have the powers of chaos control that avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical musicians possess, but this makes their battle with chaos all the more dramatic and interesting . ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: July 01 2005 at 18:33
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I love the Mars Volta. Both albums are just great. Wish they'd stop by the East Coast for a show sometime.
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 10:29
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I just head the Tremulant EP for the first time, half an hour ago ... I
was rather disappointed because it felt like I'd heard it all before
... I can't help wondering how I would have felt about it, if I'd it in
its correct context ... I still think they need to move into a different direction for the third full album though ... I loved De-Loused, and Cassandra Gemini and parts of other tracks on Frances The Mute, but there is a danger of the style getting a little tired ... personally I'd like to see more keys and less atmospheric noise on the next one ... ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 21:39
| I really tried with that CD, but after about 10-15 listens it just does NOTHING for me. I really am missing something I guess!! |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 23:28
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Frances The Mute is a rather interesting album, to say the least. But nonetheless, I've never really seen (heard) such constructive chaos. I like it. |
Posted By: moonlapse
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 23:48
Same here. Just can't get into it. |
Posted By: Spanky
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 13:15
The Mars Volta and Sparta are never going to be able to top that album. Relationship of Command was the best thing any of those guys did and probably ever will do. ------------- Coalinga knows how to party. |
Posted By: seabre
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 15:17
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I've liked all of their albums they've made so far. Their Tremulant EP is excellent. |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 15:53
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It's a fascinating album, although I am not quite sure yet whether I really love it. With their sounds described as new and uncomparable... listen if you have it to Introduzione, track one on the 1972 album Ys by Il Balletto di Bronzo.... |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 16:00
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I dont know about that, Relationship of Command is the only thing that At the Drive-In did that even comes close (and it surpasses) anything by TMV. I think TMV's peak will blow the hell out of that album. Listen to just how much the musicians in TMV have matured since De-Loused alone |
Posted By: Scratchy
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 16:03
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They sound musically - very Djam Karet(I like them) to me - wicked vocalist(geddy lee) on top - sounds good to me - don't think we've heard the best of them yet though. |
Posted By: Spanky
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 09:11
I don't feel that they have matured since De-loused. ------------- Coalinga knows how to party. |
Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 09:41
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It's amazing music when they actually play music. I just HATE that ambient mumbo jumbo they apparently feel obligated to tack on to each song. I finally bought the 'frances the mute' title track single (the one released in europe but not US), and they tacked another like 5 minutes of ambient noise crap onto the song before they actually started playing. I prefer the music on frances the mute, but I like De-loused better as an album because It brings straight up prog without all the pretentious noise experiments. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: seabre
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 21:51
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By the way... Frances the Mute is probably the most inexpensive album I've ever bought... I've heard of people grabbing it at best buy for $5.99... |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 14:41
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any of their albums take quite a while to get into, but prove very rewardind in the end ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 00:38
That's how I got my copy. So far, I've only heard Frances the Mute and short samples of their other stuff. After I bought Frances it didn't leave my CD player for a week. I just reserved Deloused at my library, it should be here in a week or so. The store where I get my vinyls has a 12" picture disc of the Frances the Mute/The Widow single for $12, but I'm not sure if it's worth it for just that one song. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 04:55
| How representative of their work is the track that's available here (Eriatarka)? I've listened to it, and based on that am definitely interested in getting hold of their albums, but I do want to know if I'm getting an accurate sample of their music. |
Posted By: Yurkspb
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 05:11
| I had some expectations from Mars Volta having read this and other forums for a while. But to my disappointment Fraces the Mute didn't capture me at all. Too psycopatic and going to nowhere, to my taste, and to much incoherent noises. Of course the album is original but the quality of the songs is rather mediocre, it seems to me. |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: August 19 2005 at 06:59
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Eriatarka is off De-loused, so if you like the song I suggest getting De-loused first. then, if you're still interested in the band, I'd get their EP, Tremulant, and get the new albun last. Starting off with Frances is not the smartest thing to do when it comes to the Volta. |