A few songs I really like are the first one (I forget the name), They're Coming To Get You Barbara, Shake Is For 8th Graders, and Elderly Pair Beaten With Hammer.

I saw Volta at a festival maybe six months ago, I was pretty bored.

Day of the Baphomets for the win though.

hmm. the song is ok. i just wish there were bands doing what tmv does but like without being cheesy... i still like the first two albums a bit for sure. they have some real 70s prog / psych moments

Did the long passages of nothing in Frances the Mute not annoy anyone?

[QUOTE=DhA;17204253]Did the long passages of nothing in Frances the Mute not annoy anyone?[/QUOTE]

yes, that is the thing i hate about the mars volta. the song is over and then its just like another 4 minutes of random ****. or like in miranda the ghost that isnt holy anymore, it takes like 5 minutes for the song to actually get started

those passages are not even long wtf

[QUOTE=sweboy;17204304]those passages are not even long wtf[/QUOTE]

do you have an example?

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17202466]It's an awesome song.

As a side note, has anyone listened to Cryptomnesia? It's a really good album.
And I don't think it sound like TMV at all.
And I definitely prefer Pridgen's drumming to Zach Hill's.[/QUOTE]

I need to check that out since i've never heard it.

To be fair I relistened to some of Frances The Mute today, for the first time in ages, and I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I don't think I would listen to it all at once like I would with Deloused...atm my ratings would go Deloused > Frances > Bedlam > Amputechure, although the latter two, especially Amputechure are both due a relisten.

I enjoy all of the albums TMV have put out, but I find that they are all appealing for much different reasons. I gotta say De-Loused and Frances are tied for first then it goes Goliath and Amputechture.

[QUOTE=adrianman]yes, that is the thing i hate about the mars volta. the song is over and then its just like another 4 minutes of random ****. or like in miranda the ghost that isnt holy anymore, it takes like 5 minutes for the song to actually get started[/QUOTE]

But I totally know what you all mean by the irritating long silences in Frances, that's all that's keeping it from being sure fire first.

The great thing about TMV is their distinct sound, all of the albums have a particular style unique to TMV that no other band could emulate. Speaking of which, that's how they described the "acoustic" nature of their new album.

[QUOTE=oathfbass]In regards to their latest album I heard it was supposed to be accoustic.[/QUOTE]

It's not acoustic by regular standards, but it is by their standards and perception. It's their version of acoustic, and I'm pretty excited, I'm hoping for more of a style similar to the first two on Octahedron, but that's highly unlikely.

Also, ATD-I sucks compared to TMV. But Sparta is pretty sweet.

Nah, ATDI is awesome. Sparta... their first album was pretty good... but that's about it for Sparta.

atdi is great. sparta on the other hand, i didnt really listen to any of the albums but i watched the music videos and didnt like it at all. jim ward is nothing without cedric and omar.

ATDI is one of my favorite bands ever. they were my middle school anthem.

new album is less than 50 minutes long and is described as more mellow. new single isn't amazing but still, perhaps they might be exercising a bit of self-restraint on this album, which would be the first time they've done that since 2003. i liked the live version of Since We've Been Wrong a lot.

I love everything the Mars Volta has put out. Bedlam is great.

IMO: Frances the Mute > Bedlam in Goliath > Deloused (Bedlam and Deloused are basically a tie, but I've been listening to Bedlam more lately) > Amputechture

They are all great albums though.

http://usharewarez.org.uk/blog/index.php?p=992&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
i got the studio version of the new song, cotopaxi. not that radio rip ****.

[QUOTE=BenX02;17235716]I love everything the Mars Volta has put out. Bedlam is great.

IMO: Frances the Mute > Bedlam in Goliath > Deloused (Bedlam and Deloused are basically a tie, but I've been listening to Bedlam more lately) > Amputechture

They are all great albums though.[/QUOTE]

finally someone knows the score

[QUOTE=horseman;17236251]finally someone knows the score[/QUOTE]


Amp is to low on that list for it to be right :/. Switch it with Bedlam and it'll be perfect :p

but amputechture is horrible. the only decent song is day of the baphomets which ok is badass but everything else is so bad
goliath at least starts out killer then drags on after the first 6 or so songs

[QUOTE=horseman;17237287]but amputechture is horrible. the only decent song is day of the baphomets which ok is badass but everything else is so bad
goliath at least starts out killer then drags on after the first 6 or so songs[/QUOTE]
I disagree, I love everything on that album except for the last track.

Bedlam, the first half is okay then it's boring and only picks up steam towards the end of the album with soothsayer.

How often do you listen to amp? The stuff that goes on in some of the songs sounds like stuff we did in jazz band(improv and jam)

[QUOTE=oathfbass;17237660]I disagree, I love everything on that album except for the last track.

Bedlam, the first half is okay then it's boring and only picks up steam towards the end of the album with soothsayer.

How often do you listen to amp? The stuff that goes on in some of the songs sounds like stuff we did in jazz band(improv and jam)[/QUOTE]

Yeah I dont know why people dislike Amp so much, after a few more listens of it I started to enjoy it more and more, it really is a good album.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RLD80LRO

Since we've been gone

since we've been gone is even better than televators. it gives me a lot of hope for the new record.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WXSKZMHU desperate graves
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9FHN7RH9 with twillight as my guide


I havent listened to those yet since i dont want to ruin the album for me lol

i'm holding out. "newfound simplicity and focus" in the mailout today makes it sound like a damn great record.

why the feck didn't i bring my mars volta cds up from London to Nottingham?

This album is probably going to be their best

doubtful

SWBW
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TSM5LMLN

WTAMG
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9FHN7RH9

Cotopaxi
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QHWMYESU

Desperate Graves
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WXSKZMHU


Updated for those that need it

[QUOTE=oathfbass;17244224]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RLD80LRO

Since we've been gone[/QUOTE]

since weve been gone? lol

[QUOTE=adrianman;17246430]since weve been gone? lol[/QUOTE]
Lol my bad, I read somewhere that the song was supposed to be "Since you've been gone" and got it mixed up lol