The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath
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Demon of the Fall
March 10th 2021


33733 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I loved the ATD-I reunion because it gave me an opportunity to see them live, which was awesome.

The album itself wasn’t great outside of that setting though.

WalrusTusk
March 10th 2021


1806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"bold move to begin this album with the most insufferable 30sec in their discography. they must have been confident"



Awww man I love that beginning....

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 10th 2021


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah but i can imagine the live version of their reunion gigs were nowhere near as visceral as they were when they were at their peak. dunno, i just think a band like that has the magic when they're young. same with refused

Demon of the Fall
March 10th 2021


33733 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I was pleasantly surprised by their live performance actually, definitely couldn’t accuse them of going through the motions, or of lacking intensity.

WalrusTusk
March 10th 2021


1806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Do you think, after all these years, they could put out something that even comes close to touching Frances or Deloused? Or would everything they attempted just come across as ham-fisted?

DrGonzo1937
Staff Reviewer
March 11th 2021


18281 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i reckon they've still got another great album in them for sure

keaton_86
March 11th 2021


759 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I honestly don't get the hate for tourniquet man. Its a nice breather to seperate the two halves. And it's not really that weird by mars volta standards.

WalrusTusk
March 11th 2021


1806 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Naw it's like a shorter "Miranda..." which I don't mind either esp. given how chaotic this album is.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 29th 2021


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

apparently this is remastered on the new boxset and it doesn't sound like hot ass anymore. god I really hope a digital rip makes it out there

Veldin
April 29th 2021


5261 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

OOooo I'd love a remastered version! Is the boxset officially out? Considering the demo LP came out, if any of the remasters came out, it probably would have been then? I actually listened to Bedlam earlier today for the first time in ages

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 29th 2021


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 3.4

yeah people have been getting it over the last week or so. no word on anything except Landscape Tantrums getting released digitally, which sucks (well not legally anyway lmao)

XingKing
April 29th 2021


16149 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

You know it's only a matter of days before some lunatic has the entire boxset ripped digitally, cut up, labeled, perfectly tagged and up on soulseek lol

Flugmorph
May 4th 2021


34184 Comments


Ilyena grooves my brain off

FellHanded
July 21st 2021


591 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

One of the most creative and genius bands I’ve heard

keaton_86
July 22nd 2021


759 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

They surely butter my bread.

FellHanded
July 23rd 2021


591 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is genius to me because its random bullshit lyrics with random tunes they created off the dome

Yazz_Flute
August 21st 2021


19174 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I enjoy this album way more in 2021 than I did when it came out in 2008. Definitely see TMV as a band whose uniqueness transcends time.

Cormano
August 21st 2021


4082 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

least fave volta but still pretty good

widowslaugh123
August 21st 2021


4046 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I want an instrumental version. Cedric sounds pretty bad here on most tracks

keaton_86
September 10th 2021


759 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I just finished listening through this on the remastered vinyl. Holy hell it sounds so, so much better than the CD/spotify version. I enjoyed it so much more. The first half is amazing. The second half is a bit bloated but has some awesome sections.



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