The Mars Volta

the ikara cult · 04.17.2007, 08:16 PM

Whilst there is much hostility towards this band, when i was 18 i had heard absolutely nothing like Deloused in the comatorium and it made me start listening to things like Can, The Fall and... Sonic Youth.
And Frances the mute got in the Uk albums top 10, mainly due to press coverage despite the fact its not a great album in my opinion. But an album like that getting in the album chart top 10 is such a great achivement dontcha think?
So yeah what does everyone think about them?

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.17.2007, 08:26 PM

They are good nowadays. But, back in the days of the Tremulant Ep and De-loused, they were mind blowingly amazing. They have just got too pompous over the years. Frances wasn't that great and neither was Amputechture.

afterthefact · 04.17.2007, 08:31 PM

They are becoming a parody of themselves. They used to work hard to make cool and interesting music, now they just work hard to make sure that it sounds like something Mars Volta would do.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.17.2007, 08:33 PM

As a matter of fact, I'd rank Tremulant and De-loused in my Top 25 releases ever. And at least one of them in my top 10 since 2000.

HaydenAsche · 04.17.2007, 08:34 PM

De-loused was decent and that first EP was pretty good. Everything else has been shitty.

Norma J · 04.17.2007, 08:42 PM

I've been into them since the start. Loved Deloused and then couldn't really care about Frances the Mute, but Amputechure is a top album. Seen them live twice. Fantastic live band. First time was my favourite, it was during Deloused at a festival and they had a small crowd. Saw them a few weeks ago at their own gig and it was very good, but way too fucking long. They played like 2 or so hours straight. Which in my opinion, gets alitle boring.

Everyneurotic · 04.17.2007, 08:43 PM

i miss at the drive-in

Norma J · 04.17.2007, 08:45 PM

At the Drive-In will always be the band for me. But its offspring has been good.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.17.2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

i miss at the drive-in

At The Drive-In was great. They were a reall, honest hardcore punk band. Just 5 guys having loads of fun and acting crazy. 100x better than The Mars Volta and a million times better than Sparta.

timtimtim · 04.17.2007, 09:07 PM

I've seen them live 3 times and loved it but Frances the mute did not do much for me and after hearing Amputechture i lost interest. That album made their flaws too obvious and i barely get any satisfaction from any of their music now.
It's still cool that music like their's crossed into the mainstream for a short period.

k-krack · 04.17.2007, 09:09 PM

I fucking love Deloused and Frances. (I don't carewhat folks say, Frances is a stellar album. The horns on it are fucking RAD.) Amputechture, I've only listened to it a few times, a bit... boring. Too much over-indulging, though while there are some cool parts, it's over-all not that great. The horns piss me off on it. I haven't heard Tremulant...

Everyneurotic · 04.17.2007, 09:15 PM

i rank sparta's first album the same with the tremulant ep.

i love de-loused, it really was a great album, i saw them around that time, great show...they just commited the prog rock mistake of soloing every five seconds, forsaking the songs in the process. de-loused and tremulant had great songs with great playing.

Sonic Youth 37 · 04.17.2007, 09:36 PM

I have some live video from their early days, they went absolutely crazy. It's in a really small venue, kinda looks like someone's basement.

Bollocks_to_Pop · 04.17.2007, 09:49 PM

I can't stand the singing personally. The singer in my band listens to them and has this weird idea that he should copy their singing. Drives me insane.

youthoftomorrow · 04.17.2007, 10:19 PM

Tremulant is great. De-loused is great. Frances ain't bad. i haven't heard anything else.

atsonicpark · 04.18.2007, 08:30 PM

Might as well say it. the mars travolta.

Washing Machine · 04.19.2007, 01:36 AM

I love At The Drive In and The Mars Volta. One of my favourite bands of the 00's. Terrific band. Although I take the point about them almost becoming a parody of themselves particularly on the new album.

Norma J · 04.19.2007, 02:31 AM

This board is funny. All the same responses basically. The right bands get all the ticks, all of the time. You can almost tell the responses of a thread before it's even been made. haha.

fishmonkey · 04.19.2007, 05:36 AM

yeah i like The Mars Volta, i prefer them to At The Drive In to be honest, my friend is obsessed with them both and i take great pleasure in been the person that introduced him to them.

the ikara cult · 04.19.2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Norma J

This board is funny. All the same responses basically. The right bands get all the ticks, all of the time. You can almost tell the responses of a thread before it's even been made. haha.

I always thought the mars volta was a band that split opinion down the middle, and i dont remember seeing them discussed to the extent that Pavement, My bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr, Nirvana et al are, and how i myself have a love/hate relationship with them and theyre a band operating right now as oppose to indie rock royalty i thought of posting a thread about them. So yeah what are yr opinions?

04.17.2007, 08:16 PM	#1
the ikara cult invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London sink Posts: 4,576	Whilst there is much hostility towards this band, when i was 18 i had heard absolutely nothing like Deloused in the comatorium and it made me start listening to things like Can, The Fall and... Sonic Youth. And Frances the mute got in the Uk albums top 10, mainly due to press coverage despite the fact its not a great album in my opinion. But an album like that getting in the album chart top 10 is such a great achivement dontcha think? So yeah what does everyone think about them?
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04.17.2007, 08:26 PM	#2
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	They are good nowadays. But, back in the days of the Tremulant Ep and De-loused, they were mind blowingly amazing. They have just got too pompous over the years. Frances wasn't that great and neither was Amputechture. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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04.17.2007, 08:31 PM	#3
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	They are becoming a parody of themselves. They used to work hard to make cool and interesting music, now they just work hard to make sure that it sounds like something Mars Volta would do. __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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04.17.2007, 08:33 PM	#4
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	As a matter of fact, I'd rank Tremulant and De-loused in my Top 25 releases ever. And at least one of them in my top 10 since 2000. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	De-loused was decent and that first EP was pretty good. Everything else has been shitty. __________________ rip
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04.17.2007, 08:42 PM	#6
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	I've been into them since the start. Loved Deloused and then couldn't really care about Frances the Mute, but Amputechure is a top album. Seen them live twice. Fantastic live band. First time was my favourite, it was during Deloused at a festival and they had a small crowd. Saw them a few weeks ago at their own gig and it was very good, but way too fucking long. They played like 2 or so hours straight. Which in my opinion, gets alitle boring. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i miss at the drive-in __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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04.17.2007, 08:45 PM	#8
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	At the Drive-In will always be the band for me. But its offspring has been good. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.17.2007, 09:07 PM	#10
timtimtim children of satan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 245	I've seen them live 3 times and loved it but Frances the mute did not do much for me and after hearing Amputechture i lost interest. That album made their flaws too obvious and i barely get any satisfaction from any of their music now. It's still cool that music like their's crossed into the mainstream for a short period.
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04.17.2007, 09:09 PM	#11
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	I fucking love Deloused and Frances. (I don't carewhat folks say, Frances is a stellar album. The horns on it are fucking RAD.) Amputechture, I've only listened to it a few times, a bit... boring. Too much over-indulging, though while there are some cool parts, it's over-all not that great. The horns piss me off on it. I haven't heard Tremulant... __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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04.17.2007, 09:15 PM	#12
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i rank sparta's first album the same with the tremulant ep. i love de-loused, it really was a great album, i saw them around that time, great show...they just commited the prog rock mistake of soloing every five seconds, forsaking the songs in the process. de-loused and tremulant had great songs with great playing. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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04.17.2007, 09:36 PM	#13
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	I have some live video from their early days, they went absolutely crazy. It's in a really small venue, kinda looks like someone's basement. __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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04.17.2007, 09:49 PM	#14
Bollocks_to_Pop children of satan Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 296	I can't stand the singing personally. The singer in my band listens to them and has this weird idea that he should copy their singing. Drives me insane.
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04.17.2007, 10:19 PM	#15
youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	Tremulant is great. De-loused is great. Frances ain't bad. i haven't heard anything else. __________________ avalanche.
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atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Might as well say it. the mars travolta. __________________
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04.19.2007, 01:36 AM	#17
Washing Machine expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cardiff, Spiderland Posts: 1,465	I love At The Drive In and The Mars Volta. One of my favourite bands of the 00's. Terrific band. Although I take the point about them almost becoming a parody of themselves particularly on the new album. __________________ ....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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04.19.2007, 02:31 AM	#18
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	This board is funny. All the same responses basically. The right bands get all the ticks, all of the time. You can almost tell the responses of a thread before it's even been made. haha. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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04.19.2007, 05:36 AM	#19
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	yeah i like The Mars Volta, i prefer them to At The Drive In to be honest, my friend is obsessed with them both and i take great pleasure in been the person that introduced him to them. __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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