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Progcupine 
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Joined: October 03 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 66 |
 Topic: THE MARS VOLTA...Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:42 |
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I´ve just listened to a song and sounds good... are they good enough to buy the CD?, what other bands are similar to them?, what kind of music do they play?
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MikeEnRegalia
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21319 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:45 |
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con safo
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Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1230 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:46 |
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Definitely worth buying if you like loud, complex psychedelic rock. I
recommend their first album Deloused In The Comatorium if you're just
getting into them, then move on to their less accesible (but ultimately
brilliant) album Frances The mute
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Progcupine
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Joined: October 03 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 66 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:50 |
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which one of the two albums is better...? |
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con safo
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Joined: March 17 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1230 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:56 |
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Depends on who you ask. IMO frances the mute is overall a better album but theres too much ambient noise for my liking. Theyre both excellent albums though. |
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Ty1020
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Joined: April 24 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 721 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 16:57 |
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My first exposure to the was Frances the Mute. I initially liked it,
but my love for it grew and grew each time I listened to it.
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horza
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Joined: August 31 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 2530 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:00 |
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just start running now and don't look back
de-loused in the comatorium is ok though 
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
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tortellino
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Joined: October 01 2005 Status: Offline Points: 178 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:04 |
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I wouldn't be in a rush to buy any Mars Volta album. If Possible, listen to more than one song, because this is a very difficult group to approach, and even if it sounds cool at first, maybe you will regret spending your money on one of their cds... I'm not saying they're bad, but that they are very strange sounding and complex, so listen carefully and decide if they satisfy your taste. Maybe, you can do like I do: I seldom download an album that catch my curiosity, I listen to it several times and, if I like it, I buy it; if not, I trash and forget about it... |
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Progcupine
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Joined: October 03 2005 Location: Spain Status: Offline Points: 66 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:12 |
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THANK YOU!!
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RoyalJelly
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Joined: September 29 2005 Status: Offline Points: 582 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:22 |
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Buy "Deloused..." without hesitation. It's some of the freshest
rock you'll hear since about a decade, the guitarist is very good, shades of Howe and Fripp there, and they're very tight. Reminds one of the shock at first hearing "Fragile" when it came out, and Yes still had an edge. |
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Morandar
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Joined: July 25 2005 Status: Offline Points: 52 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 17:58 |
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Great, great band, maybe the best new one I hear from a long time.
Both albums (and singles :D) are extremely worth buying, prog rock with the strenght of punk\hardcore. Great musicianship. Extremely good use of effects and synths. |
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Dangerous to be closely minded by a closed mind.
Ordine Geometrico Demonstrata - the ultimate attempt at you will to listen. |
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The Miracle
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Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 18:23 |
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There's only two studio albums right now, so get them both. Start with Delosed, I think it's the best as an introduction. Then Frances, it's a bit harder to get into and comprehend as a whole, IMO. |
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FragileDT
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VIP Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1485 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 20:32 |
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I really have to check out TMV. I keep saying that but am always putting it
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music But glittering prizes And endless Compromises Shatter the illusion Of integrity |
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Pr@gmatic
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Joined: October 04 2005 Location: Virgin Islands Status: Offline Points: 1023 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 20:37 |
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The Mars Volta is a band you either love to death or hate with a passion. I belong to the first group.
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Arnold Layne
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Joined: July 28 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 324 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 21:06 |
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there was a system of a down concert in the city that i live in recently and the mars volta was opening for them. i didnt go but everyone that i know that went said they suck but in harsher words. i have heard one of there cds on danceage.com and i thought it was pretty good
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HELP!
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Posted: October 04 2005 at 21:56 |
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i like them but don't know how to classify them
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gdub411
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Joined: August 24 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3484 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 23:06 |
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I'm sure a bunch of knuckleheaded nu-metalers would think The Mars Volta suck. But remember who is saying it and ask yourself if you actually value their opinions. I think not. Get both cds. For one thing they go for $9.99 at the record stores. Pretty cheap purchase. Even if it is not quite your thing, it is cool to have them as an addition to your prog collection. |
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Toob-Wurm
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Joined: August 23 2005 Status: Offline Points: 113 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 23:21 |
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Actually, a lot of my Nu-Metal friends love this band (I played Deloused in the Comatorium for them). Edited by Toob-Wurm |
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Trotsky
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 25 2004 Location: Malaysia Status: Offline Points: 2771 |
Posted: October 04 2005 at 23:22 |
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As a hard-core, semi-old (32) classic progger who has found most modern groups to be disappointing, I'm pleased to affirm that I lurve TMV ... Start with Deloused first ... still the one I prefer ..
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Raff
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Posted: October 05 2005 at 02:57 |
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I've only got Frances the Mute, which I bought on the strength of some very positive reviews. I can't say I listen to it very often, as I have to be in the mood for that - it's not an album you can put on as background music when you do something else! Anyway, they're an extremely tight band and their music is quite unique. I can understand people hating them, but I'll admit to definitely liking them ('love' would be too strong a word for the time being). I'd recommend them, although with some caution.
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