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JLocke 
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 Posted: February 02 2008 at 22:27 |
Well, "accessible" I hear everyday. Progressive is what I was hoping to hear. Such a letdown, :(
However, I plan on giving it at least another spin before I write it off, as the fifth song I actually really liked once it got into the groove a bit. But one good song does not a good album make, so if I still find myself not understanding what the big deal is, then I'm picking up their first album. Then if that too dissapoints me then I'm done buying TMV albums for good, I feel.
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jammun
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 20:50 |
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I also picked this up today. So far I've listened to the first two or three cuts (my wife cares not at all for these guys and I haven't felt like putting on the headphones today). I find it real accessible compared to Frances the Mute. I actually hear hooks and song structure (again, based on first two cuts). Give it a chance. It is certainly a full-frontal sonic assault on first listen. But for that matter so was "You Really Got Me" in its original incarnation.
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JLocke
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 19:35 |
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Okay, thanks guys. I'll try out a different album before I abandon all hope. :)
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 19:30 |
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most people hate the vocals and as soon as they hear them they immediatly turn the song off. but i love them, I love the fact that they are different. Try listening to the album again and maybe you will like it. I also like them because they are one f the few good prog band out now. If they were formed in the 70s then people might not like them as much,but compared to todays prog they are awesome imo.
Edited by jwxlite - February 02 2008 at 19:31
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cookieacquired
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 19:13 |
 p0mt3 wrote:
I'm sorry, but how can anyone think this is any good? It seems I dislike this album for the same reason that I dislike anything I have heard from Zappa; it's just, well, frankly, too much.
I am fond of music that leaves space and really let you take in the movement that you have just heard (much like an orchestral arrangement), and I have found none of that here.
Now, I'm not trying to be mean about this, blease don't bash me, I really am trying to like it, but as of right now, I feel like I have wasted a good $15. :( Maybe I should give it time to grow on me...? I can always change my mind, but with these guys, I feel it will take quite a while.
Anyone else agree? Dissagree? Please, any TMV lovers out there, help me to try and look at this from another perspective; you see, I don't want to hate The Mars Volta, but I am fearing that I will end up doing just that. |
I think you just started with the wrong album to start with.
I'd recommend trying De-Loused before you give up on the band (it seems like it fits the bill of what you're looking for, and if you don't like it, probably won't like the band itself).
Good luck!
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laplace
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 19:10 |
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Perhaps you started with the wrong CD =) I've been of teh Volta since the first E.P. and I'm currently struggling not to give this a bad review, partially for the reasons you mentioned, and also because they've moved away from their noise/psyche moments, which I miss. The first two albums are much more varied than "Bedlam" although they still reach fever pitch in each song, and frankly they can still be demanding due the sheer amount of ambient downtime. (this part doesn't phase me because I love noise more than I do rock.)
I'd understand if you didn't go back further after such a disappointing experience, but maybe you should - "De-loused" and "Frances the Mute" are the CDs which will have influenced your favourites. =)
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JLocke
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 18:54 |
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Yessir. It's really quite a shame too, alot of the more modern bands I like has cited them as influences. :(
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laplace
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 18:51 |
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Their new album is already causing controversy. =)
Is this the first Mars Volta album you've heard?
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JLocke
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 18:50 |
I'm sorry, but how can anyone think this is any good? It seems I dislike this album for the same reason that I dislike anything I have heard from Zappa; it's just, well, frankly, too much.
I am fond of music that leaves space and really let you take in the movement that you have just heard (much like an orchestral arrangement), and I have found none of that here.
Now, I'm not trying to be mean about this, blease don't bash me, I really am trying to like it, but as of right now, I feel like I have wasted a good $15. :( Maybe I should give it time to grow on me...? I can always change my mind, but with these guys, I feel it will take quite a while.
Anyone else agree? Dissagree? Please, any TMV lovers out there, help me to try and look at this from another perspective; you see, I don't want to hate The Mars Volta, but I am fearing that I will end up doing just that.
Edited by p0mt3 - February 02 2008 at 18:53
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