OH, FUCK... I'M SO SORRY!Yeah... after my internet went down, it didn't come back up again until I'd went on holiday, then I was ill, and now it's now. I'm really sorry.
Scabdates (Live Album) Released Date - November 8, 2005Tracklist: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)
OverviewScabdates 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.
ShowsThe shows at which segments of the album were as follows:
05/12/2004 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CAHaruspex
Cicatriz
05/13/2004 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CACaviglia
05/05/2005 – Roseland Ballroom – New York City, NYAbrasions Mount the Timpani
Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt
05/06/2005 – Roseland Ballroom – New York City, NYGust of Mutts / And Ghosted Pouts
UNKNOWNConcertina (
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.PersonnelOmar 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!