The Mars Volta appreciation thread

Haven't heard the new one enough yet, but i like Theodore.

Yeah, i love the Mars Volta. They're so 100% energy, i find it hard to listen to too much at a time, and i msut admit it was quite a while since i listened to them every day, but once in a while i listen to every album, still.

Certainly one of the best bands around. I'll definitely catch their tour next year :)

One of the bands that got me in to prog and still one of my favorites. They've yet to release a bad album and they seem to be improving with each release in a different way.
Really digging the new songs. Goliath is a monster of a song.

Amputecture was kind of a bad album. It had some cool ideas, it just lacked actual songs (aside from Day Of The Baphomets and Asillos Magdalena).Hopefully the next release will be a lot more focused.

heyitsthatguy wrote: Harry Hood wrote: Omar and Cedric are such a cute couple. I'm having trouble figuring out who the uke is, but I have a feeling it might be Omar.   Oh, and also they're a great band. Can't wait to see them at Rams Head in January. apparently Cedric has a girlfriend  (a shock to many on the Coma)

see that? that's polarization

Have you seen the new videos? I certainly recommend them for anyone who wants to get a feel for TBIG. Also, reading the background story was a trip within itself.

It was high time we had a TMV appreciation thread! In my very humble opinion, they ARE the face of modern prog - check my Amputechture review if you want to know how I really see the band.

I love all three albums they have released so far, and I can't wait for The Bedlam in Goliath to come out in January 2008. However, my own personal favourite is De-Loused in the Comatorium... a 5-star masterpiece in my book. I know many people don't get, or even hate them, but I think no one can deny they're authentically progressive - and not afraid to say it, unlike some other bands.

Ghost Rider wrote: It was high time we had a TMV appreciation thread! In my very humble opinion, they ARE the face of modern prog - check my Amputechture review if you want to know how I really see the band. I love all three albums they have released so far, and I can't wait for The Bedlam in Goliath to come out in January 2008. However, my own personal favourite is De-Loused in the Comatorium... a 5-star masterpiece in my book. I know many people don't get, or even hate them, but I think no one can deny they're authentically progressive - and not afraid to say it, unlike some other bands.

they definitely aren't shy about the prog part (at least now lately) I remember in an interview on the Henry Rollins show they said they had punk stuff like Fugazi and prog like Van der Graaf Generator, and I've seen it mentioned elsewhere that they're really into Can. Also, the King Crimson is obvious (mostly in Goliath )


Edited by heyitsthatguy - December 15 2007 at 12:25

Harry Hood wrote: Amputecture was kind of a bad album. It had some cool ideas, it just lacked actual songs (aside from Day Of The Baphomets and Asillos Magdalena).Hopefully the next release will be a lot more focused.

I loved amputecture. The only bad song on the album is Vicarious Atonement (boring basically), but tetragrammaton, DOTB, mechamputechure and Asillos Magdalena are incredible, while Viscera Eyes and the ultimate track are superb after a few listens.

De-Loused in the Comatorium - 4/5
Frances the Mutes - 3/5
Amputechture - ~1/5

Please reverse the trend!