The Mars Volta Frances the Mute
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Mewt
May 3rd 2006


36 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Cool band.

Aakon_Keetreh
May 13th 2006


448 Comments


Could somebody send me this at destined_for_destruction@hotmail.com :D

Thor
May 17th 2006


10384 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus is one of my favorite songs at the moment. I just love it's energy and constant great drumming and guitars. It's a hard song to beat.

jt-ocdp
May 22nd 2006


30 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

the actually proper tracklisting for the original set release was



1.Frances the Mute - 14.40

2.Cygnus vismund Cygnus - 13.08

3 The Widow - 5.57

4.L'via L'Viaquez - 12.27

5.Mirianda That Ghost Just isn't Holy... - 13.09

6.Cassandra Gemini - 32.32



and stood at a mega 91.59 minutes but cd restrictions applied and frances the mute - 14.40 was dropped

pixiesfanyo
May 22nd 2006


1223 Comments


no it didn't.

stop acting like you know things.

Killtacular
May 22nd 2006


1314 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Actually, it did, since they didn't wanna release a double album.



u r teh winzThis Message Edited On 05.21.06

pixiesfanyo
May 22nd 2006


1223 Comments


They never confirmed that was how the album went.

I mean sure, it makes sense that it would go like that by the FTM single. But Omar and Cedric were never like, hey.. we put this here because of this.

Stop assuming things.

masada
May 22nd 2006


2733 Comments


I'm pretty sure Omar said that the song was intended to be released apart from the album, as he likened it to "meeting the parents to get to know the child" or something in an issue of GuitarWorld. He also mentioned the logical reasoning as compact discs generally can't fit that much onto it.

So yeah, jt-ocdp is a cretin.

Joeeddstealschickens
May 23rd 2006


110 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The lyrics for the song Frances the Mute are in the cd case (behind the CD). This probably means the artwork was finished before the realised the track had to be cut, and therefore the track would have been intended for the record. Also, footnotes on the Missing Chromosome EP state the song was intended for the record of the same name. This Message Edited On 05.23.06

pixiesfanyo
May 23rd 2006


1223 Comments


The Missing Chromosome EP isn't real.

And whenever the record was announced for release, they announce a Frances the Mute single being released a month afterwards in vinyl form.

STLMiguel
May 25th 2006


335 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I never liked At the Drive In, so I never thought I'd like this. I bought this album today,

though, and I dig it. Great review, by the way.



The rating will probably increase, but I'm not going to get carried away quite yet.This Message Edited On 05.25.06

STLMiguel
May 26th 2006


335 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

OK, I've had it less than an entire day and I'm slowly loving it more and more and more and more and more and more ...

ARBITER
May 26th 2006


20 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Anyone else have the Frances the Mute Vinyl? WIth the actual Frances the Mute? I bought it last week and haven't listned to it yet because the record player i use is at my pop's house.

La Revolucion
June 12th 2006


1060 Comments


I don't know why, but this album just clicked with me. Truly excellent.

stompybeardo
June 12th 2006


746 Comments


i read somewhere the song "the widow"'s lyrics are a metaphor for heroin

masada
June 12th 2006


2733 Comments


That would make sense.



stompybeardo
June 12th 2006


746 Comments


the good thing about mars volta lyrics is their so open to interpretation, but theyre sung with enough emotion to be intentionally about something, but maybe excluding "she was a mink handjob in sarcophagus heels"?

Riziger
June 26th 2006


316 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

woo, long review there. very good info tho.



so, i first heard of The Mars Volta when I watched their Televators video. the overall sound and the uniqueness of the video intrigued me and i was hooked. Next, i heard the widow. awesome.



now, I kinda feel like buying a TMV album. Is this the one i should buy?This Message Edited On 06.26.06

Riziger
June 26th 2006


316 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Edit: found the edit button..This Message Edited On 06.26.06

Riziger
June 26th 2006


316 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

so I should buy this one and not the other 2?



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