So who's all going to miss The Mars Volta?

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Re: So who's all going to miss The Mars Volta?

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~Abstract~ wrote:hmmm.


I came in to say that I would miss them...

...if they ever came thru town.

Thank god. Someone with some sense :)
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Dude, minus 250 GAB bonus points for seeing that...


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yes i have seen some shitty shows.
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Kudos, LOL


Yup. Seen some shitty shows but sometimes you get surprised so its worth the risk.

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phrophus wrote:Honestly, I feel TMV had run its course. I like a lot of it, but it didn't seem like it was really going anywhere new anymore.

Agreed. I love the first two albums (De-Loused is one of my all-time favourites) but I haven't enjoyed their later stuff much at all.

Their popularity curve reminds me of Muse a bit - the more popular they became, the more they seemed to be making music to match their fans' expectations rather than doing completely their own thing.


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Frances was really good.
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Eloquently put :ymapplause:
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Loop wrote:
phrophus wrote: The freaking noise on Frances was exceedingly masturbatory. The songs were great, but the album could have almost been an EP.


L'Via L'Viaquez might be my favorite song they've ever done....so Frances gets points for that.


Amen!
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L'via...every time i engage autowah, i hit those first few notes. i have to. its in my fucking blood. tremulant to frances are unbridled genius and anyone who says otherwise, i will bang their female loved ones with reckless abandon.
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Y0UNGBL00D wrote:L'via...every time i engage autowah, i hit those first few notes. i have to. its in my fucking blood. tremulant to frances are unbridled genius and anyone who says otherwise, i will bang their female loved ones with reckless abandon.


I enjoyed Amputecture quite a bit too. I actually rank it higher than Frances just because of the fekking noise on Frances. The Amputecture tour was much more enjoyable too.
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ATDI has been my favorite band for a long time. No one else can put that kind of energy into a song. It's kind of sad how they've become so tame since getting back together. TMV - never got into them.
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