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Last Active 08-09-13 7:28 pm
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| Ranked: The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is my favorite band, and I have followed them since childhood. My philosophy, rgenerally, is: the weirder, the better. | | 1 |  | The Mars Volta
Frances the Mute
The Mars Volta are, without doubt, a polarizing band, and their sophomore release, "Frances the
Mute," is, arguably, their most polarizing album. This is not only my favorite album of theirs, but
favorite album in general. It is argued that the album is a bloated noise collage. I never felt that
way. I listen to it and take away things that I have not noticed in previous listens, time and time
again. It is fun, challenging, and resonates within me, with great esteem, in ways that I do not
take from their other albums. | | 2 |  | The Mars Volta
Amputechture
This album received mixed acclaim. From a musical standpoint, I believe this is their best album. I do
have a few issues, which prevented me from getting into it as much as its predecessor. I did not
enjoy the way vocals were layered here. I also believe that this album contains the weakest
opening and close of their discography. The other, six, tracks were terrific however. | | 3 |  | The Mars Volta
De-Loused in the Comatorium
This is their most popular and critically acclaimed release. I got into them not too long after its
release in 03. I enjoy it slightly less than "Amputechture," but only due to the fact that "De-
Loused's..." stylings do not cater to me as much as "Amp" does. In its own right I believe that it is a
masterpiece. | | 4 |  | The Mars Volta
Tremulant
I feel like I should have included this with "De-Loused" for conceptual reasons. I think of it as
a unique body however. It retains more of "At The Drive-In's" stylings than "De-Loused,"
which gave it a different sound. | | 5 |  | The Mars Volta
The Bedlam in Goliath
Well...I don't have much to say about this one. It goes hard...that's about it. I do enjoy the
drumming and musicianship. It is a solid album, but its not my favorite in any regard. | | 6 |  | The Mars Volta
Noctourniquet
I can still remember the hype surrounding this release. Many people, including myself, were
expecting this to sound a bit more like its live interpretations. It an alright album. I thought it
was awkward in some places. Deantoni Parks is a living drum machine, but some songs appear
offbeat. This album felt like it was not cohesive, like it was not at all a band effort. The mixing
was also...laughable. Cedric lays down some great vocals, but they are at war with everything
else going on at times. | | 7 |  | The Mars Volta
Octahedron
This is not a bad album by any means...it just feels like its missing something. I get that they wanted to follow their
creative instincts, but Octahedron did not resonate in me like the others. I feel that it has weaker material. I do not think
that the songs are bad though. I think it would have made a really nice acoustic album. | |
jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | Great list, man. I actually read it word for word and since you took so much time i forgive you for not putting De-Loused at 1 haha. | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | for me it would go
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| XingKing
08.08.13 | De-Loused > Frances > Bedlam > Amputechture > Noctourniquet >>>>> Octahedron | JS19
08.08.13 | 1 is right. Everything else is totally wrong | jtswope
08.08.13 | Great list. 1 is my favorite too. | XingKing
08.08.13 | Prog rock | ButteryBiscuitBass
08.08.13 | 2 is 1 bro | YoYoMancuso
08.08.13 | 2 is ballsack. i hate that album with a passion. | XingKing
08.08.13 | Been a member for two years with zero comments o.O | mryrtmrnfoxxxy
08.08.13 | deloused
noct
amp
bedlam
oct
frances | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | 3 should always be 1 and 1 should always be 2 | Emyay
08.08.13 | 3 is 1 for me. i haven't listened to any of the other albums that much yet but 1 and 2 are also good so far. didn't like 6 that much | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | 6 isnt bad at all really its just so damn different | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | Yeah dude. | Saturnus
08.08.13 | I am glad to see people commenting on this! Not many people have heard of The Mars Volta in my area. I am really looking forward to Cedric's album. I was not the biggest fan of Bosnian Rainbows however. | XingKing
08.08.13 | Noct isn't bad by any means, just over produced. Octahedron on the other hand is extremely bad by Volta standards. | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | Yeah Bosnian Rainbows is very disappointing. And agreed hard Octopedrohedron kinda suxs | StallionMang
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Good ranking, TMV's one of my favorite bands as well. | JS19
08.08.13 | Octahedron was amazing what are you guys on? | jmnewcomer18
08.08.13 | yes it is amazing if you are comparing it to one direction but not when being compared to 1,2,3,4,5, or 6. | DegausserGuernica24
08.08.13 | De-Loused > Frances > Bedlam > Amputechture > Noctourniquet >>>>> Octahedron [2] | ButteryBiscuitBass
08.08.13 | 2 is 1 | JS19
08.08.13 | Octahedron > Deloused | ButteryBiscuitBass
08.08.13 | That's retarded JS, get some sleep mate. | Donchivo
08.08.13 | octahedron is good but their weakest by far...agree with the order of the first 3,unsure about the rest | Cipieron
08.08.13 | Octa is their 3rd best.
Noct and Ampu are their worst | UnnamedOcean
08.08.13 | Yeah I agree with Xing's rating. | jmnewcomer18
02.14.14 | Damn saturn i love el ciervo, so hypnotic. also vicarious is beautiful. great list although bedlam is my second fav | pelagickitten
05.26.14 | I don't get why there is this belief that Deloused is the superior...it's just mainstream and their better know successor. Octahedron sucks compared to all the others. Some of you guys are fucking on crack. | barcafan21
05.26.14 | i would just swap 2 and 3, but they're damn close. i just dont like the last track on amputechture | Dodenakker
05.26.14 | I thought the intro to Amputechture was really awesome. A solid 7 minute intro to Tetragrammatron that is. No seriously, one of Cedric finest moments on that track imho. |
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