The Mars Volta

jackhammer · 07-10-2009, 07:15 AM

The new album bores the crap out of me. I'm all for bands trying new things but there is just nothing to it.

Alfred · 07-10-2009, 09:38 AM

Setlist:

Tourniquet Man
Wax Simulacra
Cotopaxi
One-Armed Scissor (for the lulz)
Son Et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP
Eriatarka
L'Via L'Viaquez
Concertina
Aberinkula
Cicatriz ESP
Cassandra Gemini
Ilyena
Since We've Been Wrong
Encore: Goliath

gunnels · 07-10-2009, 08:37 PM

EDIT: the censor won't let me post it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5u8Kggf***
Replace the asterisks with g.a.y. and you'll have some funnies.

Also I would have never thought of starting the concert with Tourniquet Man, that'd be super cool.

Alfred · 07-11-2009, 11:05 PM

Yeah, I think it's a nice little song, definitely a perfect way to build up into their more aggressive songs.

And it says that the video is unavailable. Tinyurl?

gunnels · 07-12-2009, 12:21 AM

Search youtube for "Hitler finds out that octahedron is an acoustic pop album".

gotjuice · 07-13-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnels

Search youtube for "Hitler finds out that octahedron is an acoustic pop album".

Haha that was pretty good. I don't hate Bedlam nearly as much as that guy though.

soothsayer · 08-24-2009, 11:18 PM

What's all the hate for Bedlam for? I like it better than Octahedron...

Even though Octahedron is pretty good.

I like that they keep changing almost every album without every straying too far from what makes me love them.

~~Dano~~ · 08-25-2009, 12:21 AM

I saw MArs Volta live about 5 years ago.

Worst live performance ive ever seen man, and im not just trying to kick up dust.

The singer was wigging out with a search light, and the band was playing what seemed like the equivalent of Free Jazz only the rock version.

However, I enjoy their album music. Awful live though.

~~Dano~~ · 08-25-2009, 12:32 AM

Well they were just jamming impromptu, only the dudes were all on different levels of acid and lsd im assuming so their was absolutely no concievable musical harmony going on, each musician was doing their own thing and it sounded terrible.

A perfect circle rocked that show however. I had to sit through the awful MArs Volta set first

Astronomer · 08-25-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dano

Well they were just jamming impromptu, only the dudes were all on different levels of acid and lsd im assuming so their was absolutely no concievable musical harmony going on, each musician was doing their own thing and it sounded terrible.

A perfect circle rocked that show however. I had to sit through the awful MArs Volta set first

This is so true. I love the Mars Volta but seeing them live I lost a lot of respect for them. Not a very good live band at all. But I still love their albums.

Totally jealous you got to see APC live.

07-10-2009, 07:15 AM	#611 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	The new album bores the crap out of me. I'm all for bands trying new things but there is just nothing to it. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Setlist: Tourniquet Man Wax Simulacra Cotopaxi One-Armed Scissor (for the lulz) Son Et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP Eriatarka L'Via L'Viaquez Concertina Aberinkula Cicatriz ESP Cassandra Gemini Ilyena Since We've Been Wrong Encore: Goliath __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Yeah, I think it's a nice little song, definitely a perfect way to build up into their more aggressive songs. And it says that the video is unavailable. Tinyurl? __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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08-24-2009, 11:18 PM	#617 (permalink)
soothsayer Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 17	What's all the hate for Bedlam for? I like it better than Octahedron... Even though Octahedron is pretty good. I like that they keep changing almost every album without every straying too far from what makes me love them.

08-25-2009, 12:21 AM	#618 (permalink)
~~Dano~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 30	I saw MArs Volta live about 5 years ago. Worst live performance ive ever seen man, and im not just trying to kick up dust. The singer was wigging out with a search light, and the band was playing what seemed like the equivalent of Free Jazz only the rock version. However, I enjoy their album music. Awful live though.

08-25-2009, 12:32 AM	#619 (permalink)
~~Dano~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 30	Well they were just jamming impromptu, only the dudes were all on different levels of acid and lsd im assuming so their was absolutely no concievable musical harmony going on, each musician was doing their own thing and it sounded terrible. A perfect circle rocked that show however. I had to sit through the awful MArs Volta set first