De-Loused in the Comatorium - Progressive Rock/Jazz Rock/Experimental(ALTERNATIVE COVER)Tracklist1. Son et Lumière (1:35)
2. Inertiatic ESP (4:24)
3. Roulette Dares (7:31)
4. Tira Me a las Arañas (1:28)
5. Drunkship of Lanterns (7:06)
6. Eriatarka (6:20)
7. Cicatriz ESP (12:29)
8. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed (4:58)
9. Televators (6:19)
10. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (8:42)
Extra Tracks - UK/AUSTRALIA SPECIAL EDITIONS11. Ambuletz (7:30)
PersonnelCedric Bixler-Zavala (Vocals)
Omar Rodríguez-López (Guitar/Bass) (Bass - Track 11 only)
Jon Theodore (Drums)
Ikey Owens (Keyboards)
Flea (Bass) (Except Track 10 and 11)
Jeremy Ward (Effects & sound manipulation)
DescriptionDe-Loused in the Comatorium is the debut studio album by American progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003. The album follows a story created by Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Ward, the concept album is an hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who enters a week-long coma after overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The character of Cerpin is reportedly based on Bixler-Zavala's friend, Julio Venegas, who died in 1996.
ReceptionThe album, like their debut EP, Tremulant, received largely positive reviews from critics, with AllMusic giving De-Loused in the Comatorium 4.5/5 stars, and the only negative reviews coming from Rolling Stone (3/5) and Robert Christgau, (C+) showing that De-Loused in the Comatorium truly was a great debut album from the band.
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