The Mars Volta

[dolemitesooner]

I am really liking this cd
http://www.blackmailmag.com/images/MUSICA/Mars-Volta-cd.jpg

[OUAndy1807]

yeah, they're supposed to be awesome. I need to check them out also.

[SoonerProphet]

Taking the teenager to see the System of a Down concert at AA on Aug 10th and they will be opening. Might have to check it out.

[silverwheels]

The Mars Volta kicks ***. I can't think of another band that's even remotely close to their style.

[dolemitesooner]

I like Modest mouse too if any one wanted to know

[yermom]

i know i didn't

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Tight, tight band. Very good live.

ROCK!

[OUthunder]

Is that a pic of the album cover?

[SoonerWood]

I got the cd and find the overall sound to be annoying more than anything.

[BigRedJed]

I got the cd and find the overall sound to be annoying more than anything.Amen. There are a couple of songs on that disk that are freaking awesome. I mean, I like them more than almost anything that's been out in the past couple of years. But even the best of them descend into noise and sonic dissonance that I just don't get. This is coming from a Lips fan, for cryin' out loud. I just don't appreciate 8 minutes of crap slapped onto the end of a great song. Makes for an excruciating experience if you're someone who just likes to let a disk play rather than always be hitting the skip button.

[silverwheels]

TMV is known for putting minutes of ambient noise into their songs, and it's for a good reason. Frances The Mute tells the story of a man looking for his mother's murderers, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez says he crafted this album like one would a movie. The ambience represents "scene changes." It's just something you have to get used to.

[yermom]

Amen. There are a couple of songs on that disk that are freaking awesome. I mean, I like them more than almost anything that's been out in the past couple of years. But even the best of them descend into noise and sonic dissonance that I just don't get. This is coming from a Lips fan, for cryin' out loud. I just don't appreciate 8 minutes of crap slapped onto the end of a great song. Makes for an excruciating experience if you're someone who just likes to let a disk play rather than always be hitting the skip button.

people actually do that? ;)

[Pieces Hit]

Dang it.
I thought this was about them NASA rovers.

You kids today and your fancy pants band names.

[silverwheels]

people actually do that? ;)

I don't know what he's talking about...

[yermom]

i freakin' hate skipping through songs

i almost always listen by a CD at a time

[silverwheels]

I must be the only one here who can listen to this album beginning to end without skipping anything.

[yermom]

i am right now

IBTL

[silverwheels]

Amen. There are a couple of songs on that disk that are freaking awesome. I mean, I like them more than almost anything that's been out in the past couple of years. But even the best of them descend into noise and sonic dissonance that I just don't get. This is coming from a Lips fan, for cryin' out loud. I just don't appreciate 8 minutes of crap slapped onto the end of a great song. Makes for an excruciating experience if you're someone who just likes to let a disk play rather than always be hitting the skip button.

If you don't want to have to skip anything, get De-Loused in the Comatorium. There's a lot less ambient noise on that CD.

[Mjcpr]

Take it to the Testing Folder.

[silverwheels]

Hey, we're actually discussing music here and not just post-whoring with songs.

[yermom]

Take it to the Testing Folder.

shouldn't you be in the Games Folder?

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

shouldn't you be in the Games Folder?

He will be soon, my friend.

He will be very soon...

[dolemitesooner]

we can only hope

[silverwheels]

Oh yeah, tenor saxophone on "Cassandra Geminni" = happy in the pants. It's quite possibly my favorite musical instrument.

[tommie15]

Frances isn't half the album Deloused is

Deloused is on a whole nother level...I never get bored with it