The Mars Volta

[Gentle]

anyone? These guys are seriously talented and take music up a few notches again..very progressive but the label prog doesn't describe them. The albums are more of a total sensory experience even in that you can see the music with more clarity. every note seems perfectly in place. I think I put them above Floyd already and u should check them out, everyone should really

peace
Andrew

 

[TerabyTe]

The Mars Volta is so amazing. I love them. Hard to explain in words how great of a band they are, so I'll just let you all listen to them and figure it out yourself

 

[Gentle]

The Mars Volta is so amazing. I love them. Hard to explain in words how great of a band they are, so I'll just let you all listen to them and figure it out yourself

Thats exactly it man, they really are impossible to describe. You can go on about the guitar(oh man, been many years since I've heard anything like that) the bass just as good..and those vocals man he trandscends genders in the Widow half the time he reminds me more of say Janis Joplin more subdued
it's just incredible really
glad to meet another fan!!!!

peace
Andrew

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

I only know Deloused in the Comatorium, but I like it a lot. I've heard a thing or two about the story involved nivolved, but I'd defy anyone to pick it up just from hearing it, lyrically it's incomprehensible, but musically, I think it's expertly and passionately played and doesn't sound like anyone else I've ever heard. I think it's a terrific record, people who don't like it are going to describe it in terms such as 'pretentious', 'grandiose', that sort of thing, but these things reflect the taste of the listener. I think it's a great album, and I'll hopefully get round to Francis the Mute one of these days...

 

[feline]

Love them! Highly recommend Deloused. I do love a band where you simply are unable to say, "Yeah, they're great, they really remind me of __________ ".

 

[Qyöt27]

Love them! Highly recommend Deloused. I do love a band where you simply are unable to say, "Yeah, they're great, they really remind me of __________ ".

Well, save for "they really remind me of At The Drive-In".

That said, I prefer At The Drive-In and Sparta.

 

[philN]

I like At-the-Drive-In more, but I am not really a fan of Sparta (although I once was on a flight to Chicago and had the pleasure of sitting a row ahead of one of Sparta's guitarists [actually, it wasn't really a pleasure, or an unpleasant experience. nothing really happened]).

The Mars Volta is overrated, in my opinion. Their songs rarely feel like songs to me, and I think a lot of thier music stems from an aim at being pretentious. That is not to say that they are not talented, but I can't really get into them (although I thought Deloused had some decent songs; I wasn't impressed with Francis the Mute).

 

[blackwasp]

^I agree, Phil. I had a friend last year who tried to get me into them, but I couldn't listen to 'Frances the Mute' all the way through...it just didn't do anything for me.

 

[MCRfreak]

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[TerabyTe]

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..said by a 13 year old girl that listens to My Chemical Romance

 

[Mr.Pious]

The LP and Deloused are much beter than Frances the mute, but frances is still a pretty good cd. I had the pleasure of seeing them live recentlly, and I must say, it was just as good live as it is on the cd. The unfortunate consiquence is I was also forced to listen to system of a down at the concert.