The Mars Volta (rock, cd, album, members, memory)

icemanflam · 02-14-2008, 08:07 PM

I didnt even know i was a member of this forum. But anyways, the mars volta are probably my fave band, bedlam is pretty sick.

haveyouheard · 02-15-2008, 04:11 PM

The story behind this album is an obvious marketing ploy. If you haven't heard the band claims this album was made under the influence of evil spirits released in the band's studio by a Ouija board.

I know they have a history of basing albums on found objects, but the concept for this record is pure fabrication.

A_Perfect_Sonnet · 03-07-2008, 12:10 PM

Well, I'm sure a lot of us have been listening to them for some time, but I never really gave much thought to their music, until I found out the meanings behind the albums. As such, they've recently become one of my favorite bands, but I was wondering what everyone else thought of Omar and Cedric's post-ATDI stuff.

Comus · 03-07-2008, 05:57 PM

What's all this hate of Amp for imho.

Wayfarer · 03-07-2008, 09:36 PM

Probably because it's the closest thing to generic prog-rock that they've done.

Molecules · 03-07-2008, 09:51 PM

There's alot to be said for the Mars Volta, I saw them at the Electric Ballroom in London for the Deloused tour. The bloke I brought along complained that they 'sounded like a airplane landing', or something. He was obviously wrong, but I have found that four albums in their brand of progressive/punk can be a bit much.
Whatever your complaints, the world needs them, as they are the last bastion of prog rock, in the eclectic King Crimson sense.
Plus the round of 'promos' they did for Bedlam were brilliant.

Wayfarer · 03-07-2008, 10:01 PM

lol Aberinkula was definitely the best one. Love it.

Oh, and you're a bastard for attending that show. >_>

Wish I saw them back in the De-Loused/Frances days. Ah well. Was lucky enough see them in a small club a couple of months ago. Fackin' amazing. 25 minute-long Cygnus jam...

ErinMichelle · 03-09-2008, 09:14 PM

I'm a huge Mars Volta fan....I work for a band that sounds similar to them called Program the Dead....

Rage Against the Machine · 03-09-2008, 09:31 PM

Cicatriz ESP is their best song IMO.

A_Perfect_Sonnet · 03-10-2008, 10:00 AM

Frances the Mute is definitely my favorite album of theirs. If you listen to it from beginning to end, it's sheer brilliance.

The generally accepted story is that Frances was raped by some member(s) of the church and forced to get rid of Cygnus, her son. Cygnus grows up and becomes a male prostitute, and get's AIDS or whatever. He is in search of his mom, and finds her in the Widow without realizing it. He ends having sex with her and gives her AIDS. His whole life he's believed she's some amazing person, yet when he finds her sister, Miranda, she tells him that Frances wasn't as holy as Cygnus thinks she is. In Cassandra, Cygnus goes out and finds the priests who did that to his mother, and kills them. I believe he ends up dying himself at the end.

It was written when one of their sound guys, who used to work as a repo man, found an orphan's diary in an abandoned car.

Having an idea of the story and trying to figure out what's going on makes the longer "noise" parts so much more listenable. They fill in a lot of the story, almost cinemaesque.

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02-14-2008, 08:07 PM
icemanflam Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4	I didnt even know i was a member of this forum. But anyways, the mars volta are probably my fave band, bedlam is pretty sick. __________________ i hate you all

02-15-2008, 04:11 PM
haveyouheard Groupie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 45	The story behind this album is an obvious marketing ploy. If you haven't heard the band claims this album was made under the influence of evil spirits released in the band's studio by a Ouija board. I know they have a history of basing albums on found objects, but the concept for this record is pure fabrication. __________________ -Adam Trimble Co-host of the weekly music review podcast Have You Heard.

03-07-2008, 12:10 PM
A_Perfect_Sonnet Dinosaurus Rex!!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 892	The Mars Volta Well, I'm sure a lot of us have been listening to them for some time, but I never really gave much thought to their music, until I found out the meanings behind the albums. As such, they've recently become one of my favorite bands, but I was wondering what everyone else thought of Omar and Cedric's post-ATDI stuff.

03-07-2008, 05:57 PM
Comus I'm better than you Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 577	What's all this hate of Amp for imho. __________________ You dangling swinging Hanging, spinning, aftermath Your soft white flesh turns past me slaked with blood Your evil eyes more damning than a demon's curse Your lovely body soon caked with mud As I carry you to your grave my arms your hearse You stand before me defenceless Your stare unchanging silent, cold, intense sears my brain

03-07-2008, 09:36 PM
Wayfarer Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,308	Probably because it's the closest thing to generic prog-rock that they've done. __________________ The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

03-07-2008, 09:51 PM
Molecules Oil To Fuel The Fire Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 903	There's alot to be said for the Mars Volta, I saw them at the Electric Ballroom in London for the Deloused tour. The bloke I brought along complained that they 'sounded like a airplane landing', or something. He was obviously wrong, but I have found that four albums in their brand of progressive/punk can be a bit much. Whatever your complaints, the world needs them, as they are the last bastion of prog rock, in the eclectic King Crimson sense. Plus the round of 'promos' they did for Bedlam were brilliant. __________________ Eff em free post-punk for the people

03-07-2008, 10:01 PM
Wayfarer Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,308	lol Aberinkula was definitely the best one. Love it. Oh, and you're a bastard for attending that show. >_> Wish I saw them back in the De-Loused/Frances days. Ah well. Was lucky enough see them in a small club a couple of months ago. Fackin' amazing. 25 minute-long Cygnus jam... __________________ The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

03-09-2008, 09:14 PM
ErinMichelle Groupie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 5	I'm a huge Mars Volta fan....I work for a band that sounds similar to them called Program the Dead....

03-09-2008, 09:31 PM
Rage Against the Machine Superconnected Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 94	Cicatriz ESP is their best song IMO. __________________

03-10-2008, 10:00 AM
A_Perfect_Sonnet Dinosaurus Rex!!! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 892	Frances the Mute is definitely my favorite album of theirs. If you listen to it from beginning to end, it's sheer brilliance. The generally accepted story is that Frances was raped by some member(s) of the church and forced to get rid of Cygnus, her son. Cygnus grows up and becomes a male prostitute, and get's AIDS or whatever. He is in search of his mom, and finds her in the Widow without realizing it. He ends having sex with her and gives her AIDS. His whole life he's believed she's some amazing person, yet when he finds her sister, Miranda, she tells him that Frances wasn't as holy as Cygnus thinks she is. In Cassandra, Cygnus goes out and finds the priests who did that to his mother, and kills them. I believe he ends up dying himself at the end. It was written when one of their sound guys, who used to work as a repo man, found an orphan's diary in an abandoned car. Having an idea of the story and trying to figure out what's going on makes the longer "noise" parts so much more listenable. They fill in a lot of the story, almost cinemaesque.