The Mars Volta Frances the Mute
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AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

so for a 1.5 this seems pretty tame...

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

this put me in a mars volta mood though, listening to this for 2 hours in burger king. ugh.



yeti: how do you mean?

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

actually chambered i absolutely love octahedron and de loused, and am a fan of amputechture. this just does not do anything for me.





qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

me too

ThePalaceOfWisdom
February 4th 2010


1134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

actually chambered i absolutely love octahedron and de loused, and am a fan of amputechture.




Here's where you lost me. Also germany's mcdonalds serves the McRib all year round and I believe beer.

AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I feel, you, like me, hate the distortion wankery The Volta picked up here and have since kept up in their musical styling -- but you don't talk about it really



example:



The last two minutes of the track, however, are insanely annoying, leaving me thinking “Why? Why would they do that to such a great track?" That said, the full "Miranda" is hands down the best track on the album.


you don't actually explain why -- as much as the outcome, but we, as readers, have no idea why those last 2 mins are annoying.



For the majority of the record, it’s the other way around. That is to say a mostly sub-par track will have traces of greatness. Examples include segments of both Cygnus…Vismund Cygnus and L'Via L'Viaquez. Ultimately these few great parts ( what parts? what are they?) are vastly overshadowed by the sheer volume of utter crap The Mars Volta chose to include on the album like all but the last two minutes of Cassandra Gemini( ok -- so what if I've never heard the record before? wtf is this?).




otherwise kudos for having balls and bashing this album -- it just feels like you should hate it more, or do, and are just not putting it forth.

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

i'm listening to amputechture now and yeah i like it more than this.



sorry chan : (





yeti i see your point, i'll put in examples thanks for the heads up

AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

np brotha, all about spreading the hate.



plus everyone (including me :D ) go all ape-shit for this record, it'll be nice to have a well put-together argument from the other side of the spectrum up here.





Kiran
Emeritus
February 4th 2010


6133 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i never listen to this because de-loused exists as an alternative

AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

^ that.



get out of my head!!!!!!

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

i edited in some stuff, but i like the part about cassandra gemini as it is. thanks yeti

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

asthenia is the best song ever guys shhhh

AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I would understand!



oh man, high school.

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

radio here sucks i've never even halo

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

youtubing now. hey guys seriously whatd you think of the review





WhiteWallStargazers
February 4th 2010


2647 Comments


I agree with the review completely

qwe3
February 4th 2010


21836 Comments

Album Rating: 1.5

dude your name is a btbam reference how is this possible

WhiteWallStargazers
February 4th 2010


2647 Comments


I gave this a 3? lol must drop, I can't stand this album . . . or this band really

AggravatedYeti
February 4th 2010


7683 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

re-read

feeling the hate now Qwe, highfive!

ThePalaceOfWisdom
February 4th 2010


1134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

WhiteWallStargayzers.



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