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Yanns

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Topic: The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute
Posted: October 31 2005 at 11:42

The track listing and song lengths are wrong. The first three are fine, but Miranda... is 13 minutes long, and Cassandra Geminni is about 32 minutes long.

I understand the confusion about it. Frankly, I haven't seen it correct once. Cygnus has 4 parts, Miranda has 4 parts, and Cassandra has 5, yet the album has 12 tracks. This is the way it works on the album: 1 is Cygnus, 2 is The Widow, 3 is L'via, 4 is Miranda, and 5-12 is Cassandra.

Why? I heard a while back it was because of a problem with the record company. Even though the album is over 70 minutes long, the company was only going to pay them for an EP, because it was only 5 tracks. So they split up Cassandra into 8 tracks.

I agree, it would have made more sense to probably split them up by the individual sections of Cygnus, Miranda, and Cassandra, but hey, whatever.

Please correct this!

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Posted: November 03 2005 at 05:43

Track listing
1. Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus (13:02)
2. The Widow (5:50)
3. L'via L'via viaquez (12:21)
Miranda That Ghost just isn't holy anymore (26:49)
4. ... (part 1) (13:09)
5. ... (part 2) (4:45)
6. ... (part 3) (6:40)
7. ... (part 4) (2:55)
Cassandra Geminni (16:47)
8. ... (part 1) (7:41)
9. ... (part 2) (4:59)
10. ... (part 3) (3:48)
11. ... (part 4) (0:46)
12. ... (part 5) (0:53)

Total Time: 76:55

Fix this please it should have been:

1. Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus (13:02)
2. The Widow (5:50)
3. L'via L'via viaquez (12:21)

4. Miranda that ghost just isn't holy anymore 13:09

5-12 Cassandra Gemmini (32:27)

What the hell was the person thinking of? It was right before tho

Edited by maidenrulez

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Posted: November 03 2005 at 06:50

^ listening to this nonstop for first time this morning. Superb, keep missing phone calls though...

Maidenulez the top track list in your post is what appears in windows media player when playing CD, but I agree with your interpretation.

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Posted: November 03 2005 at 06:52

NutterAlert wrote:

^ listening to this nonstop for first time this morning. Superb, keep missing phone calls though...

Maidenulez the top track list in your post is what appears in windows media player when playing CD, but I agree with your interpretation.

If you use the WMP musicguide thing it is enterily wrong...and btw have you just bought frances the mute...what ya think best album of 2005?...whops forgot you where a graaf fan

Edited by maidenrulez

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Posted: November 03 2005 at 06:57

maidenrulez wrote:

NutterAlert wrote:

^ listening to this nonstop for first time this morning. Superb, keep missing phone calls though...

Maidenulez the top track list in your post is what appears in windows media player when playing CD, but I agree with your interpretation.

If you use the WMP musicguide thing it is enterily wrong...and btw have you just bought frances the mute...what ya think best album of 2005?...whops forgot you where a graaf fan

Yeah, bought CD yesterday. I'm on my fourth playing already, its very good indeed.

Your right, i'm a major VdGG-er, so Present is #1 for me, but this is now right behind it.

Seeing your's and others posts on Frances the Mute convinced me to buy it, so thanks. This place rocks,

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Lindsay Lohan View Drop Down

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Posted: November 03 2005 at 07:01

NutterAlert wrote:

maidenrulez wrote:

NutterAlert wrote:

^ listening to this nonstop for first time this morning. Superb, keep missing phone calls though...

Maidenulez the top track list in your post is what appears in windows media player when playing CD, but I agree with your interpretation.

If you use the WMP musicguide thing it is enterily wrong...and btw have you just bought frances the mute...what ya think best album of 2005?...whops forgot you where a graaf fan

Yeah, bought CD yesterday. I'm on my fourth playing already, its very good indeed.

Your right, i'm a major VdGG-er, so Present is #1 for me, but this is now right behind it.

Seeing your's and others posts on Frances the Mute convinced me to buy it, so thanks. This place rocks,

Thats cool TMV reminds me somewhat of Van der graaf generator...actually i find alot of similarities with A plague of lighthouse keepers (My favourite graaf song) and Cassandra gemmini

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Posted: November 04 2005 at 08:42

Done!