The Mars Volta

[redqueen]

Poll question: The Mars Volta

Good or Not Good?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=r8YLDb2hiLU

[ghostsofgiants]

1. I love them, though I never really got into Amputecture the way I did De-Loused or Frances.

One of my favourite bands though.

[redqueen]

2. Really?

I've tried to listen, but never could get more than a minute or so into a song. They were on the Rollins Show this weekend though so I really tried hard to listen to the whole thing.

I gave up after he pronounced 'sepulchre' with a 'ch' sound there at the end, instead of the hard 'c' sound. Started thinking maybe they're a joke band.

I don't get it!

[ghostsofgiants]

3. De-Louse In The Comatorium is probably their most accessible album.

Their albums are generally the kind of albums you have to listen to as a whole, rather than individual songs. (Though Amputecture isn't really like that, which I think is one of the things that takes away from it.) Basically they take prog complexity (and often self-indulgent wankery) and throw in punk rock chaos. You might even want to check out Cedric and Omar's previous band, At The Drive-In, which was more of a straight up post-hardcore band. (And whom I like a little more, overall.)

I'm actually wearing a Mars Volta t-shirt right now. :P

[redqueen]

4. I've heard a little ATDI, and from what I've heard

I'd say that's good advice. :)

I think Mars Volta may just be the most pretentious band I've ever heard! And coming from a prog fan, that's saying something! :P

[supernova]

5. They are popular around here

I think they fit in my "got to be in that mood" category.

[redqueen]

6. I know a few people who love them.

I'm into noise as much as the next person (I frickin LOVE mogwai)... but this... this I do not get.

:hi:

[asthmaticeog]

7. I wanted to like them. I've tried to like them.

But really, I just wish they would stop.

[redqueen]

8. Yes.

Same here. I have friends who like them, so I really have tried.

Sep-ul-cher was the last straw, though. :P

[MrScorpio]

9. Do you think that they can do some more drugs?

Maybe they can get high enough to find some real music.


That's all a lot of random noise to me

[redqueen]

10. I can hear the music in it...

I just don't think it's very good. :P

I do like noise bands though... Mogwai makes me... um... very happy. :)

[ghostsofgiants]

11. They actually gave up drugs either just after or just before De-Loused.

They used to be fierce drug users.