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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #105 on: June 21, 2015, 02:29:06 PM »
Anyone remember when The Widow was on the radio a lot? I'm talking between 2004 and 2006. People forget how big of a hit that song was.
Heard it once a few years back (maybe ~2010?) on a local station - just a request, though. I've never heard a station play it, unless they were forced to.

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« Reply #106 on: June 21, 2015, 03:33:28 PM »
I remember seeing the video on music television a lot over here, which was cool.

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« Reply #107 on: June 22, 2015, 12:55:15 AM »
here is a link to the "analysis" i did of frances the other day. i'm posting a link as it is pretty long, and i don't want to clog up the thread. (sorry for the shitty formatting. i usually don't post 1500 word essays on tumblr)

https://bumpercardriving.tumblr.com/post/121924539038/i-wrote-an-analysis-for-frances-the-mute-yesterday
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« Reply #108 on: June 22, 2015, 03:35:32 AM »
Great read PP!

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« Reply #109 on: June 22, 2015, 04:51:09 AM »
Yeah, great read. I feel like I should hand the reigns of this thread to you now. I am not worthy...

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #110 on: June 22, 2015, 05:42:50 AM »
You're doin great Jimmy. 

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« Reply #111 on: June 22, 2015, 06:14:34 AM »
Finally finished listening to it.

Like several others, it was my first listen in some time.  But it sounded fresh, and its reputation as a modern classic of prog rock is well-deserved.  Just a fantastic album.
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« Reply #112 on: June 22, 2015, 07:32:58 AM »
Yeah, great read. I feel like I should hand the reigns of this thread to you now. I am not worthy...

nah, dude. it's chill. this is your thread. i won't have all that much time to do that kind of stuff now that i'm not on vacation anymore anyways.
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« Reply #113 on: June 22, 2015, 07:34:34 AM »
Yeah, great read. I feel like I should hand the reigns of this thread to you now. I am not worthy...

nah, dude. it's chill. this is your thread. i won't have all that much time to do that kind of stuff now that i'm not on vacation anymore anyways.
I have loads of time, but my ISP has chosen RIGHT NOW to be unreliable and slow, not to mention, their customer service is mostly made up of "Jeremy" - but "Jeremy" can't speak English very well.

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« Reply #114 on: June 22, 2015, 02:48:26 PM »
ha, well, if it gets to a point where it's too much of a hassle, i could do something, but as it stands, this was your idea, and i don't want to step on any toes over here.
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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #115 on: June 22, 2015, 08:25:10 PM »
Lets someone do a great writeup on AMPUTECHTURE then.  My second fave after Deloused.

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #116 on: June 23, 2015, 03:49:05 AM »
I won't be doing a GREAT write-up on it, I'm biased, as it's my least favorite album by TMV

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #117 on: June 23, 2015, 04:26:20 AM »
ffs jimmy

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #118 on: June 23, 2015, 04:56:26 AM »
Amputechture is awesome

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #119 on: June 23, 2015, 05:01:10 AM »
this guy gets it

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« Reply #121 on: June 23, 2015, 01:04:54 PM »
 :lol I'm sorry.

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« Reply #122 on: June 23, 2015, 01:39:42 PM »
amputecture is fantastic. day of baphomets is the best song ever.
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« Reply #123 on: June 23, 2015, 01:43:36 PM »
Apart from that I've never heard the last TMV record, Amputhingy is the one I've listened to the least.
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« Reply #124 on: June 24, 2015, 03:47:19 AM »
amputecture is fantastic. day of baphomets is the best song ever.
This. I love Amputechture so fucking much.

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #125 on: June 24, 2015, 04:18:21 AM »
amputecture is fantastic. day of baphomets is the best song ever.
This. I love Amputechture so fucking much.

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« Reply #126 on: June 24, 2015, 09:36:39 AM »
Strange, I really thought it was generally being seen as the worst Mars Volta album. I guess I was wrong. Will listen to it this week, headphones on, full focus for 76 minutes, and I'll let you guys know.
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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #127 on: June 24, 2015, 09:44:50 AM »
I mean, I'd say the last two albums are the weakest. Octahedron has some great stuff but Noctourniquet was really unmemorable to me. Their first 4 are all amazing albums, and Octahedron is an admirable effort.

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« Reply #128 on: June 24, 2015, 01:43:43 PM »
I mean, I'd say the last two albums are the weakest. Octahedron has some great stuff but Noctourniquet was really unmemorable to me. Their first 4 are all amazing albums, and Octahedron is an admirable effort.

Ah yeah, you're right about that, I guess I've seen those stories before Octahedron was even out.
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« Reply #129 on: June 26, 2015, 02:46:17 AM »
Okay, so Frances is quite the prog classic, it's a great album but De-loused is still better! The ambience drags too much. Oh, and there's no way I could rank the songs in this album since every song is just as great. Now, bring on Amputechture!

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« Reply #130 on: June 26, 2015, 07:00:47 AM »
My internet is down again (I'm using up all the credit on my pay-and-go phone to post this) I contacted my ISP, and they said it'll be up within 3-5 days. If anyone else would like to do a write-up on Amputechture, feel free. Sorry about this, but that's what happens when you live in the middle of nowhere.  :angry:

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« Reply #131 on: June 27, 2015, 01:40:48 AM »
i mite be able to whip something up.
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« Reply #132 on: June 27, 2015, 06:18:29 AM »
I mean, I'd say the last two albums are the weakest. Octahedron has some great stuff but Noctourniquet was really unmemorable to me. Their first 4 are all amazing albums, and Octahedron is an admirable effort.
I prefer Octahedron to Bedlam,both are pretty "okay" but Bedlam is just too long and the songs are a bit unmemorable outside the couple excellent tracks.

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« Reply #133 on: June 27, 2015, 05:10:07 PM »
I mean, I'd say the last two albums are the weakest. Octahedron has some great stuff but Noctourniquet was really unmemorable to me. Their first 4 are all amazing albums, and Octahedron is an admirable effort.
I prefer Octahedron to Bedlam,both are pretty "okay" but Bedlam is just too long and the songs are a bit unmemorable outside the couple excellent tracks.

i don't understand this bedlam is too long thing. all of their records are long. it's the same length as frances and amputecture (technically it's shorter, but only by a minute or so), and octahedron is the only album under an hour, and even that one is 51 minutes.

although i guess if ur not a fan of it, it probably seems longer.
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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #134 on: June 27, 2015, 06:21:57 PM »
i like amputechture second-best out of the TMV albums

but i utterly hate bedlam and haven't heard the last two so there's not much competition

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« Reply #135 on: June 28, 2015, 04:02:02 AM »
Listened to Amputhingy the other day. Full focus, proper headphones on, really made an effort. But there's not one thing that clicked. Oh wait, Viscera Eyes was pretty good. The rest is just... a lot of music I guess. No melody sticks, not like on the first two albums, I really think there's a lot less energy in this record.
And I must say that length in records is an actual thing. It takes a lot more effort to listen to 76 minutes of maniacal music like TMV's music is, than 55 minutes of this kind of music, or 76 minutes of middle of the road music, the reward could be bigger though. Especially with Ampu, the tracks nearly all segue, there isn't really a way to listen to a couple of tracks, and listen to the second half of the album later.
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« Reply #136 on: June 28, 2015, 05:08:45 PM »
...with Ampu, the tracks nearly all segue, there isn't really a way to listen to a couple of tracks, and listen to the second half of the album later.

most of the transitions are just sudden cuts, though, so it's exactly the same to just skip to a different song. in fact, it sorta pisses me off that most of the songs don't end properly.

i find a lot of it quite memorable, just not as immediately as DITC and FTM.

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #137 on: July 01, 2015, 05:24:20 AM »
Amputechture came, philistine praise, someone should make a writeup.

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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #138 on: July 01, 2015, 10:15:30 PM »
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Re: The Mars Volta Discography Thread
« Reply #139 on: August 07, 2015, 07:51:09 AM »
OH, FUCK... I'M SO SORRY!
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Scabdates (Live Album)
Released Date - November 8, 2005
Tracklist:
1.   Abrasions Mount the Timpani (4:07)
2.   Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (5:57)
3.   Gust of Mutts (2:34)
4.   And Ghosted Pouts (4:52)
5.   Caviglia (2:46)
6.   Concertina (4:17)
7.   Haruspex (5:24)
8.   Cicatriz"     8:16
9.   A. Part I (2:34)
10.   B. Part II (7:39)
11.   C. Part III (4:29)
12.   D. Part IV (20:01)
Overview
Scabdates is the second live album by The Mars Volta (I missed the first - whoops) featuring recordings from the tours in support of "Deloused in the comatorium" and "Frances the Mute." Many call Scabdates a peculiar release, in that only 3 songs are recorded on the album, however, all of  the songs contain extended or completely new segments. The album famously ends with lead singer, Cedric Bixler-Zavala telling the audience to "go home and take a bath." Some say the reasoning behind the album being in the style that it is  (with extended versions of the songs) is as a result of the band's encouragement of bootleg trading. It has therefore been speculated that the band (or producers) felt a full live album wouldn't sell well, due to the availability of bootlegs.
Shows
The shows at which segments of the album were as follows:
05/12/2004 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Haruspex
Cicatriz
05/13/2004 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Caviglia
05/05/2005 – Roseland Ballroom – New York City, NY
Abrasions Mount the Timpani
Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt
05/06/2005 – Roseland Ballroom – New York City, NY
Gust of Mutts / And Ghosted Pouts
UNKNOWN
Concertina (most likely from a 2005 show, as Adrián Terrazas-González, who began performing live with the band in 2005, can be heard playing saxophone during this song.
Personnel
Omar Rodríguez-López - guitar
Cedric Bixler-Zavala - vocals
Juan Alderete - bass guitar
Jon Theodore - drums
Isaiah Ikey Owens - keyboards
Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez - percussion, synthesizers
Adrián Terrazas-González - wind instruments
Paul Hinojos - sound manipulation
Again, sorry for being away, and again, correct me if anything is wrong or missing or something!