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    Well, at least I'm enjoying the new The Mars Volta album on the first two listens.
    Jun 23, 2009 11:36am PDT
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    Well, at least I'm enjoying the new The Mars Volta album on the first two listens. : kramweilThis person is cool!

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    • I didn't like most of the album at first but it's grown on me quite a bit. Overall it's pretty damn good... : Senate5000
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      my ears are still ringing from the concert i went to a year ago : mwasher
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        They seem like they're totally a studio band from what I've heard. Their concerts are just a wall of noi... : VantageThis person is cool!
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          (confirm/deny?) : VantageThis person is cool!
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            Their live albums kind of suck, both because the singing is nowhere near the quality on the albums (which... : UtilityMaximizerThis person is cool!
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              Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVD7cxujb0 There are clips online from Bonnaroo that sound pret... : UtilityMaximizerThis person is cool!
              • wow this is almost st sanders quality : spiderfill
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            CONFIRM! I saw them open for the Chili Peppers and it had to be one of the worst collection of noises I ... : FormerHPBThis person is cool!
            • I always thought the vocals seemed to wacky to be pulled off outside of a studio. Dude sounds like a bil... : Darthbrooks
          • confirmed. wayyyyy too loud and 30+ minutes at a time without any kind of backoff from full auditory ass... : mwasher
        • I absolutely loved seeing them in concert - leaps and bounds better sounding than ATDI. : atom519This person is cool!
        • depends, usually i would say that's true. they are kind of a moody band, so you will either get a face fu... : Audhuml4This person is cool!
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          I love seeing them live because it's so raw. It feels like seeing a Led Zeppelin show or something, where... : Chris Remo
          • Yeah, but any group of yahoos with instruments can (and frequently do) do "Weird-ass shit" on stage. I d... : VantageThis person is cool!
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      I have trouble getting into them because I'm distracted by the fact that I can rarely understand anything... : acidnynexThis person is cool!
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        Take comfort in knowing that even if you could understand the words, they wouldn't make any sense. I l... : UtilityMaximizerThis person is cool!
        • This is how I survive listening to most music, to be honest. Only a few bands have truly interesting/enj... : VantageThis person is cool!
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          Their album Deloused in the Comatorium is alot cooler when you realize it's telling a story. http://en... : Senate5000
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            It is purportedly telling a story, but I have a hard time believing that "trackmarked amoeba lands craft/... : UtilityMaximizerThis person is cool!
            • Well most of it is. I'm sure it means something to someone but in general ya, some of those lyrics don't... : Senate5000
            • My guess on that line is that it's about addiction, the cartwheel of scratches referring to the recreatio... : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
    • Does it 0wn or what? : CrustaRThis person is cool!
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      whatever liar, nobody enjoys the mars volta : Mr.SEX
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        i picked up the new prefuse 73 album and i was worried that it might suck because the name of the album a... : Mr.SEX
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          Is it called "The Precognitive Furnace of Inherent Telecommunis"? Just a guess, I hope I'm right. : NastyJackThis person is cool!
          • it might as well be : Mr.SEX
    • I don't like the new album at all :( : Godhatesfatpeople
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      their first album was pretty solid, but its been all downhill since. : pandastrong
      • It's been downhill since after Relationship of Command imho. ;) But I do like this latest album quite a b... : davantalus
    • Yeah, I quite like it. : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
    • It'll grow on you I suppose. I am digging it pretty hard. : ryuusekiThis person is cool!