I'd call it a bit more structured and restrained compared to this, which isn't saying much. It still has catchy as hell moments, the Latin influences, and psych tinges. I suppose you could call it a matured version of this, or at least in that sense it's a good follow up to this.
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Album Rating: 3.5
There's more room to breathe, it's less chaotic/more of a defined structure to the album. In some key moments/climaxes it's infectious, beyond anything here at least. It could be considered derivative at times, as it's maybe closer to old 70s prog, also has a few moments that seem like unnecessary meandering (in fact one part is definitely pointless to this Demon's ears).
It's certainly a significant enough departure to offer something different, plenty of people prefer it to this one.
Edit: I see whilst typing that the above poster mentioned 'catchy-ness' and it being more structured.
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Album Rating: 4.0
I don't know... To my ears, Cygnus and Cassandra Gemini are the exact opposite of structured and catchy. I agree that the bluesy parts are good but Comatorium is a much more cohesive and structured record overall.
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Album Rating: 3.5
It has catchy moments, it also has moments where it disappears up itself on a weird unstructured tangent (much to the chagrin of many). I still find it more structured and less chaotic overall, but I can see why someone may not feel that way.
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The first three tracks of FtM are what I was thinking of, I mostly stick to those songs.
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Album Rating: 4.5
I haven't actually heard Frances the Mute. Is it stylistically different?
Well, it's heavier and less meticulous than De-loused, so you should give it a try. Being honest, I think you should definitely try the bedlam in Goliath. That was the closest thing they did that sounds like the mars volta, for me.
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Album Rating: 5.0
An easy 5.
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Album Rating: 2.0
Agreed
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Album Rating: 5.0
So where The Mars Volta quit sounding like The Mars Volta?
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Album Rating: 5.0
Son Et Lumiere it's one of the most sublime album openers i've ever heard
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Yeah, when I hear Inertiatic without it, it's not the same.
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Album Rating: 5.0
Listening to Inertiatic without Son Et Lumiere it's a sin
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Album Rating: 4.5
Lizzo just claimed that The Mars Volta is an influence on her stage show.
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Still don't know who that is.
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Album Rating: 4.5
So where The Mars Volta quite sounding like The Mars Volta?
ROFL
I meant at the drive-in, my apologies
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Album Rating: 4.5
I don't know what I was thinking when I typed that.
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Album Rating: 4.5
came back to this recently and it's weird becaue i don't care at all for the rest of their discography but this album absolutely rips
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Album Rating: 4.5
This album slays in its entirety. Ftm slays when it’s slaying... not so much the other half of it’s duration which is a headache. Amputechture slays for pretty much all of Tetragrammaton while the rest is also a headache. Bedlam is a goddamn migraine. Octahedron is totally the band’s forgotten gem. Noctourniquet i have never bothered listening to but I assume is yet again a headache.
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I stick to the first three tracks of FTM, and they go sooooo hard for me. But this overall is more fun and has more moments. I honestly have never been that intrigued by stuff after this, if I've even listened.
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