Eva Gardner was the Bassist in the Mars Volta. But left right before they were set to record, due to her Father passing & the band being immature about giving her the time she needed to process everything. They did finally reconcile and Eva played on the newest Mars Volta record and. Toured with them, unless the dates conflict with her primary gig as Pink’s Bassist. So, since The Mara Volta and RHCP had become friends, Rick Rubin was producing their 1st album & John Frusciante was also guesting on it, Flea stepped in as a favor to the band and learned and performed the tracks, so they could push finding a new bassist until the album was complete and not delay the recording sessions. The auditions were where they found Juan and he toured the record & filled the role up until their breakup in 2012. On the next album, Frances The Mute, while Juan played bass, Flea still guested on the album playing some Trumpet. When the Mars Volta broke up in 2012, Cedric & Omar had a falling out. Another piece of trivia, to get Cedric & Omar back on good terms, Flea gave them free studio time and played bass on a new project called Antemasque, which was a project solely existing to get Cedric & Omar back together & saw Cedric & Omar mend their relationship,, but then led to the “At the Drive in” reunion which was followed by the reforming of the Mara Volta.
This is my favorite record of all time. A perfect album, no fat, no skips. It's out just so fucking good top to bottom. I can't do anything but listen start to finish each time. I am torn as a Patreon member, because while I would love to watch you hear this record for the first time, I also don't think it's an album that is conducive to that format. This is an album you sit down and listen to. You can't stop to take a breath. Even hearing it get paused at any point.. it stings because it's so personal to me lol. Conversely, I would love to fuckin watch you hear the whole thing hahaha. Idk what I'll do when I see it on a poll.
Except for the minutes of needless strange ambience on cicatriz esp, I agree this is a perfect album and is my "desert island album if I could only have one album stranded on an island.
"I kinda feel like I'm in a fever dream" is on point, the album as a whole is the story of a guy who overdoses and traverses a strange other dimension coma world. (Cedric also wrote a companion short story that you can find a PDF of floating around that contextualizes the lyrics in this weird sci-fi type setting, it's fun.)
Expanding on this, in "Drunkship of Lanterns" Cerpin Taxt wakes up finding himself stapled to a barge in a vast expanse of water covered in dead ships and planes. After freeing himself and taking refuge in a submarine, airplanes begin falling en masse into the water around him. "These craft only multiply (spined as an arrow) At the nape of ruins rust propellers await " The final lines are basically him going insane stuck in the vessel listening to the sound of machines crashing into the water "Lash of one thousand eyebrows clicking Counting the toll " If you already love this album and haven't jumped into the companion book, you're in for a wild ride
Heck, round out the ATDI/TMV/Sparta triangle and cover maybe "Glasshouse Tarot" or something by Sparta (the rhythm section of At the Drive-In's post ATDI band)
I'm not a massive Mars Volta fan but I really like this album a lot, ever since it came out. Inertiatic ESP, Roulette Dares, Cicatriz ESP are my favorites from it, so awesome.
Did they kick him out or did he have enough of the antics? Lots going on at the time, with Jeremy dying and Cedric being a bit over the top, Omar being controlling, the stress and whatnot of constant tour album cycle. I’ve never heard why he left, but agreed. Him and Juan and ikey were the backbone to this bands success. Glad Juan is doing well, rip ikey. Jon is one of the best drummers I’ve literally ever seen in a lifetime of being a musician and being obsessed with prog bands. He’s on another level.
He wasn’t kicked out, he quit because he was tired of the band image just being Omar and Cedric. There’s an interview where O & C talk about it. Luckily for them, they’ve always had great drummers.
It is a full body workout just watching Jon play this album, He looks like he is having a blast out there, along with the keyboard guy. Electric ballroom performance is the best live performance I have ever watched.
It’s 2003, my family and I are visiting London from Seattle, and I’m 15. I look through the newspaper to find some shows and spot The Mars Volta playing at Electric Ballroom in Camden Town. My dad, the saint that he is agrees to take me, and in line tells me he’s going to let me go in solo. This was a life changing moment for me. I was an ATDI fan but the TMV blew me away, and the stage presence of every single musician was out of this world. The keys are the thing that really stick out in my memory. Will forever be grateful for that experience and to my awesome dad.
I have watched the videos of their performance and I swear every one of them was frying their balls off. Jon Theodore was a beast on the drums and they were all so into the performance I became an instant fan. What a great band and album. Also have to say if you read the lyrics it only makes you more confused. Awesome that you got to be there.
This album was produced by the great Rick Rubin. Flea plays trumpet on one of their albums also, and John Frusciante plays guitar on many of their songs.
I saw an interview once where Flea and Anthony Kedis pumped The Mars Volta. I forgot about it and went on with my life. I was in a record store and the album was on sale and I remembered the interview so I bought it on a whim. It literally blew my mind. I had to keep pausing because what I was listening to was so overwhelming and so dense and so amazing i just couldn't process it the first time around. I still listen to this album from start to finish a couple of times a year.
Definetly need to listen to the whole album. Its quite an experience. Thanks for giving TMV a chance and for putting your effort in the listening, it can be quite difficult😅 they are an acquited taste but as you can see they reaaaally deliver when you actually listen to them, even if it worn you out. Great analysis! Thanks again for the open mind you kept through😂 hope we get more reactions from them
One of my favorite albums of all time. I heard this song first on an indie radio station when I was like maybe 12? It just struck the right chord and I fell in love
Dude, for a bassist that's toured the world in bands, I'm consistently amazed at how many of my favorite songs you've never heard before @Low End University. You gotta do more Mars Volta, with your jazz background I'm surprised you haven't already done a deep dive on them. Pretty sure at one time there was like 9 members on stage playing instruments. They can be avantgarde but a lot of their songs are sooooo different than this one. Go deep, you'll thank me. The lead singer and the guitar player both have decent side projects too since I think the Mars Volta disbanded last I checked.
They put out a self-titled album a couple years ago that was VERY toned down for them, but had some really solid tracks on it. Only original members are Cedric, Omar, and Marcel if memory serves me right. They were also touring for most of 2023. My wife and I got to catch their Houston show and it was really good! They sound a little different with their new lineup, but they played almost the entire De-loused album as well as other favorites of mine. As long as Cedric and Omar are making music together I'll be there for it.
Flea also played in another band with the members of At The Drive-In/The Mars Volta called "Antemasque". He did all the studio bass for their first album circa 2014.
I clocked out at worked to watch this. I wish that after Blood Sugar Sex Magik the Chili Peppers broke up and they went on their separate ways. I think we would have ended up with more of this music than the pop they churn out. In this instance, the individuals are stronger than the whole of their sum.
Love your channel - if you haven’t already you should absolutely check out Circa Survive’s first record “Juturna” - something like “in fear and faith” the bassist Nick Beard’s work on that record is amazing, produced by Brian McTernan, it’s just all around a pleasure to listen to as a bassist. Also - Damiera, their record M(us)ic is nuts and a really great source of inspiration for new and veteran bassists!
If you want your weird without the fever dream At The Drive In is a bridge between post hardcore and whatever this is. These guys are my favorite guitar band of all time.
Fantastic video mate! I always felt these guys don't get the attention they deserve, truly one of the last bastions of outrageous musicianship in popular music.
It’s got a very Led Zeppelin feel in the beginning. The vocals are very similar to Robert Plant and the erratic nature of the percussion in the intro kind of gives a ‘whole lotta love’ prelude to the guitar solo feel. You should check out the singer’s previous band ‘At the Drive In.’ I’d recommend the song ‘One Armed Scissor.’ I’d stay away from the live performances though for the sake of musical accuracy. They tend to get a bit abstract live.
Totally agree, I notice especially on this album the same inflection points in the singing as Plant, and the bluesy sounds share a lot of reminiscence of Zeppelin
I'm very entertained by your digging into the Flea fill at the end leaning on the flat 5 because when you're playing it clean on your bass it also feels like the bass part in 21st Century Schizoid Man during the solos
I was lucky to have an older brother into awesome music and was already along for the ride when this album came out. I was 13 and it absolutely melted my soul with so much intense inspiration and passion that it’s like exactly what I think of… hearing this album for the first time, when i want to remember what it’s like to have that much youthful inspiration from something. Between this album and Tool, and APC… I couldnt have had a better teen years musically speaking.
Great now i gotta go back and relisten to all the mars volta records. I seen em live , they played with system of a down i think it was around 2005ish, and man they killed it live.
This album is phenomal. Challenging listen due to the complexity and chaos, but extremely rewarding when you let it take you into its sonic embrace.Other songs like Televators is deeply personal, emotional, and heart wrenching, and then Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt is maybe the epitome of everything TMV does in their most rarified form.
Great reaction! I distinctly remember my bestie bringing this album over to check out - this song was a standout! Had the same reaction looking at the liner notes and seeing 'Flea' on there, but completely felt the groove he brought (already being a big RHCP fan since early 90's) Can't recall if it's this album or the next, he also plays trumpet!! While I'm not a huge Mars Volta fan, I can really appreciate the complexity and top notch musicianship on display with all their works! Some of it I just don't 'feel' - and that's really my benchmark for liking & listening (repeatedly) to something - I need to feel it. This track was epic though! Cheers.
This album is a classic. I get a lot of Zeppelin vibes. Obviously the vocals but also some of the riffs would fit on Presence. It's like if Zep went full prog. The other albums are totally different, they started to produce themselves and kind of go off the rails IMO. This album is lazer focused.
I never go into this band either. But I dated a girl who liked them and we saw them live in Ann Arbor. One of the best performances I have ever seen. Big up! Wish I was into them but just not my thing. Mass respect tho.
Gotta love some perfect ad break placement "let's get right into it drunkship of lanterns by the mars Volta" music starts "hmmm this sounds a lot like the fan duel jingle"
This album would probably be in my top 10 albums of all time and I’m really usually not into heavily distorted and chaotic sounding music but it’s just so well written and produced
My guy, would love to know what you think of the band Cardiacs. It sounds like dropping ecstasy at a circus. It'll either be right up your street or you'll hate it. Maybe try the song The Leader of the Starry Skies. Cheers
I'll toss out Songburst & Delirium by I Mother Earth as a track you've got to check out. Fully underrated album out of Canada. Plus, the name of the bass player is Bruce Gordon, who went on to play with the Blue Man Group. So good
De-Loused is the best Mars Volta album, but i like Juan Alderete better as their bassist. Flea and Frusciante always bring their A game when they work with Omar and Cedric, though. you should listen to Day of the Baphomets off Amputechture. the bass intro is sick nasty. most Mars Volta songs sound like really vivid and intense trips. musical ayahuasca.
6:58 If you don’t know the overarching story of the album as a whole, it’s incredible that you came up with the metaphor of a fever dream to describe this track… It actually kind of blew my mind 🤯
There’s a really interesting band from the mid 2000’s called Damiera who released an album titled M(US)ic with the song titled “I am Pulse” that I know you’ll love. Give them 30 seconds man
I was wondering if you've reacted to Belle and Sebastian? I think a cool song to cover for bass would be, "I want the world to stop." Thanks for this channel i have such a blast watching and learning with you! You've become a great place for me to get music recommendations haha 😂
Never clicked something so fast. Bass teacher reacts to TMV drunkenship? Shoot, count me in. As a native of El Paso, ATDI, TMV and Sparta remind me of home.
I think that’s partially correct. The bass player from ATDI played guitar in Sparta for a while then joined Mars Volta later but isn’t in Mars Volta anymore.
Can you make a video about Herbie Flowers who passed away a couple of days ago? He was a studio musician who worked with many popular artists in the 70's, his most famous work was playing the bass on Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and Bowie's "Rebel Rebel".
I bought Deloused in the Comatorium when it first came out and played it a lot, never really kept up but I am just learning now, like 20 years later, that I was listening to Flea 🤣🤦♂
i mean its stil Eva's riffs at the end of the day, her dad passed away after TMV's first tour so when they recorded with Rick Ruben for the album the didnt have a base player. But they were already touring with the peppers so flea was an easy pick for the studio. Drunkship of lanterns sounds real good in this live show, it starts at the 38 ish minute mark check it out th-cam.com/video/KU8uLd81hr8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qYcX2mISrUmeA9s9
He really should just check out Pigface. I got to see them several times in the 90s. The most chaotic yet tight live shows I've ever witnessed. The saying that everybody and their uncle is part of the band is very true. Been on stage twice with them , no musical skills at all yet it was perfectly acceptable back then for 10+ members of the crowd to be on stage at the end of the shows just making noise with something in a close attempt to hold rhythm with Martin.
For some reason after listening to this, I wanted to recommend an album called "Deconstruction" to you. That is the name of the band and album. Back in the early 90's when Jane's Addiction broke up, Dave Navarro and Eric Avery (one of my favorite bassists) recorded this album. It is amazing and is best listened to in its entirety. If you have to pick a single track to check out, then I guess "LA Song" would do for that.
eva gardner was the bassist touring with them back then, or before the album came out maybe? I dont remember exactly. But she seems to be back in the lineup currently
Awwww man, you DEFINITELY got to do this whole album. I have to say that, in general, this type of music isn't really my jam. Experimental-jammy-proggy things don't tend to be my thing. Also not a fan of Cedric's previous band OR the Chili Peppers. But I found this record by accident when it first came out and I don't think it left my car's cd player for like 6 months. It is a wild ride and everyone in the band just shows out the entire time in a weirdly dark, sometimes almost "metal" way. And it just friggin RULES. I also think Cedric's vocal performance is my favorite of any modern American music in the last 2 decades. It's definitely something worth doing front to back, whether you do it all on the channel or patreon or just sit in your car and bump it in your stereo. Deloused is a seriously great album. Oddly enough, I'm not a huge fan of Francis the Mute or Amputechre, but I love Octahedron. It feels like if you took all the elements of this record and made them more concise and structured, catchy, and sometimes almost "poppy" in a way. It's a wild ride in the almost opposite direction.
Not as popular but I feel like this band needs way more recognition in the west! Japanese rock band named Suspended 4th. Please do Suspended 4th's song "Stratocaster" (TH-cam sessions version) The bass player is Hiromu Fukuda.
Can’t wait for “Day of the baphomets” off the Amputechture album
literally my favorite bass solo.
Genius
Dude I was shocked he did this and not Day, that is one of the sickest bass solos of all fucking time
Eva Gardner was the Bassist in the Mars Volta. But left right before they were set to record, due to her Father passing & the band being immature about giving her the time she needed to process everything.
They did finally reconcile and Eva played on the newest Mars Volta record and. Toured with them, unless the dates conflict with her primary gig as Pink’s Bassist.
So, since The Mara Volta and RHCP had become friends, Rick Rubin was producing their 1st album & John Frusciante was also guesting on it, Flea stepped in as a favor to the band and learned and performed the tracks, so they could push finding a new bassist until the album was complete and not delay the recording sessions.
The auditions were where they found Juan and he toured the record & filled the role up until their breakup in 2012.
On the next album, Frances The Mute, while Juan played bass, Flea still guested on the album playing some Trumpet.
When the Mars Volta broke up in 2012, Cedric & Omar had a falling out.
Another piece of trivia, to get Cedric & Omar back on good terms, Flea gave them free studio time and played bass on a new project called Antemasque, which was a project solely existing to get Cedric & Omar back together & saw Cedric & Omar mend their relationship,, but then led to the “At the Drive in” reunion which was followed by the reforming of the Mara Volta.
Juan was the bassist from at the drive in who left with Jim ward to feature in Sparta. Everything else is correct though
This is my favorite record of all time. A perfect album, no fat, no skips. It's out just so fucking good top to bottom. I can't do anything but listen start to finish each time. I am torn as a Patreon member, because while I would love to watch you hear this record for the first time, I also don't think it's an album that is conducive to that format. This is an album you sit down and listen to. You can't stop to take a breath. Even hearing it get paused at any point.. it stings because it's so personal to me lol. Conversely, I would love to fuckin watch you hear the whole thing hahaha. Idk what I'll do when I see it on a poll.
Except for the minutes of needless strange ambience on cicatriz esp, I agree this is a perfect album and is my "desert island album if I could only have one album stranded on an island.
Yeah that part of cicatrize kinda drags on, aside from that it may be my favorite track on the album, for real.
i aggree 100% my runs go so much longer every time i listen to this album or a live show from 2001-2003 i have to hear the whole thing
@@someguy-sq5om I think so, yeah ))
I remember the first time I heard it, blew me away
"I kinda feel like I'm in a fever dream" is on point, the album as a whole is the story of a guy who overdoses and traverses a strange other dimension coma world. (Cedric also wrote a companion short story that you can find a PDF of floating around that contextualizes the lyrics in this weird sci-fi type setting, it's fun.)
Expanding on this, in "Drunkship of Lanterns" Cerpin Taxt wakes up finding himself stapled to a barge in a vast expanse of water covered in dead ships and planes. After freeing himself and taking refuge in a submarine, airplanes begin falling en masse into the water around him.
"These craft only multiply (spined as an arrow)
At the nape of ruins rust propellers await "
The final lines are basically him going insane stuck in the vessel listening to the sound of machines crashing into the water
"Lash of one thousand eyebrows clicking
Counting the toll "
If you already love this album and haven't jumped into the companion book, you're in for a wild ride
At the Drive-In is an essential follow up to this video (I've definitely mentioned "Quarantined" and "Enfilade" in your comments before)
Heck, round out the ATDI/TMV/Sparta triangle and cover maybe "Glasshouse Tarot" or something by Sparta (the rhythm section of At the Drive-In's post ATDI band)
It's gotta be Quarantined. That bassline is just so smooth
lets be basic and do arc arsenal
Metronome Arthritis.
I'm not a massive Mars Volta fan but I really like this album a lot, ever since it came out. Inertiatic ESP, Roulette Dares, Cicatriz ESP are my favorites from it, so awesome.
Such a welcomed fucking thumbnail to wake up to. You’re crushing this homie🫡
I felt the same way. Christmas morning.
Worst thing MV ever did was kick Jon Theodore out of the band.
Dude made the vibe so unique
Did they kick him out or did he have enough of the antics? Lots going on at the time, with Jeremy dying and Cedric being a bit over the top, Omar being controlling, the stress and whatnot of constant tour album cycle. I’ve never heard why he left, but agreed. Him and Juan and ikey were the backbone to this bands success. Glad Juan is doing well, rip ikey. Jon is one of the best drummers I’ve literally ever seen in a lifetime of being a musician and being obsessed with prog bands. He’s on another level.
He wasn’t kicked out, he quit because he was tired of the band image just being Omar and Cedric. There’s an interview where O & C talk about it. Luckily for them, they’ve always had great drummers.
It is a full body workout just watching Jon play this album, He looks like he is having a blast out there, along with the keyboard guy. Electric ballroom performance is the best live performance I have ever watched.
I heard Jon also got tired of touring, perhaps because of bandmate dynamics.
It’s 2003, my family and I are visiting London from Seattle, and I’m 15. I look through the newspaper to find some shows and spot The Mars Volta playing at Electric Ballroom in Camden Town. My dad, the saint that he is agrees to take me, and in line tells me he’s going to let me go in solo. This was a life changing moment for me. I was an ATDI fan but the TMV blew me away, and the stage presence of every single musician was out of this world. The keys are the thing that really stick out in my memory. Will forever be grateful for that experience and to my awesome dad.
I have watched the videos of their performance and I swear every one of them was frying their balls off. Jon Theodore was a beast on the drums and they were all so into the performance I became an instant fan. What a great band and album. Also have to say if you read the lyrics it only makes you more confused. Awesome that you got to be there.
I was there man!
"take the veil cerpin taxt" is my favorite from this album
In their heyday, the BEST rhythm section assembled.
This album was produced by the great Rick Rubin. Flea plays trumpet on one of their albums also, and John Frusciante plays guitar on many of their songs.
I saw an interview once where Flea and Anthony Kedis pumped The Mars Volta. I forgot about it and went on with my life. I was in a record store and the album was on sale and I remembered the interview so I bought it on a whim. It literally blew my mind. I had to keep pausing because what I was listening to was so overwhelming and so dense and so amazing i just couldn't process it the first time around. I still listen to this album from start to finish a couple of times a year.
this is nostalgia for me, i remember my friend showed me this album and i loved it so much i had him make me a copy on CASSETTE TAPE
Definetly need to listen to the whole album. Its quite an experience. Thanks for giving TMV a chance and for putting your effort in the listening, it can be quite difficult😅 they are an acquited taste but as you can see they reaaaally deliver when you actually listen to them, even if it worn you out. Great analysis! Thanks again for the open mind you kept through😂 hope we get more reactions from them
One of my favorite albums of all time. I heard this song first on an indie radio station when I was like maybe 12? It just struck the right chord and I fell in love
Dude, for a bassist that's toured the world in bands, I'm consistently amazed at how many of my favorite songs you've never heard before @Low End University. You gotta do more Mars Volta, with your jazz background I'm surprised you haven't already done a deep dive on them. Pretty sure at one time there was like 9 members on stage playing instruments. They can be avantgarde but a lot of their songs are sooooo different than this one. Go deep, you'll thank me. The lead singer and the guitar player both have decent side projects too since I think the Mars Volta disbanded last I checked.
They put out a self-titled album a couple years ago that was VERY toned down for them, but had some really solid tracks on it. Only original members are Cedric, Omar, and Marcel if memory serves me right.
They were also touring for most of 2023. My wife and I got to catch their Houston show and it was really good! They sound a little different with their new lineup, but they played almost the entire De-loused album as well as other favorites of mine. As long as Cedric and Omar are making music together I'll be there for it.
Flea also played in another band with the members of At The Drive-In/The Mars Volta called "Antemasque". He did all the studio bass for their first album circa 2014.
antemasque had travis barker at some point as well
Gorgeous music. Saw them 3 times, and the gigs were incredibly intensive.
could never get into this band but so talented. love seeing the breakdown
I clocked out at worked to watch this.
I wish that after Blood Sugar Sex Magik the Chili Peppers broke up and they went on their separate ways. I think we would have ended up with more of this music than the pop they churn out. In this instance, the individuals are stronger than the whole of their sum.
By far one of my favorite albums. First time I really thought of a singers voice as an instrument.
Love your channel - if you haven’t already you should absolutely check out Circa Survive’s first record “Juturna” - something like “in fear and faith” the bassist Nick Beard’s work on that record is amazing, produced by Brian McTernan, it’s just all around a pleasure to listen to as a bassist.
Also - Damiera, their record M(us)ic is nuts and a really great source of inspiration for new and veteran bassists!
Hell yeah!
If you want your weird without the fever dream At The Drive In is a bridge between post hardcore and whatever this is. These guys are my favorite guitar band of all time.
That album is a masterpiece. Probably my favorite concept album, or piece of art dedicated to a friend, ever.
I love that lately you’ve been reacting to all my favorite bands and albums.
Fuck yes dude!!! If we get a full album i will be forced to join patreon.
Fantastic video mate! I always felt these guys don't get the attention they deserve, truly one of the last bastions of outrageous musicianship in popular music.
Day Of The Baphomets next!
This track has always reminded me the epic Roundabout by YES!
It’s got a very Led Zeppelin feel in the beginning. The vocals are very similar to Robert Plant and the erratic nature of the percussion in the intro kind of gives a ‘whole lotta love’ prelude to the guitar solo feel. You should check out the singer’s previous band ‘At the Drive In.’ I’d recommend the song ‘One Armed Scissor.’ I’d stay away from the live performances though for the sake of musical accuracy. They tend to get a bit abstract live.
Totally agree, I notice especially on this album the same inflection points in the singing as Plant, and the bluesy sounds share a lot of reminiscence of Zeppelin
I'm very entertained by your digging into the Flea fill at the end leaning on the flat 5 because when you're playing it clean on your bass it also feels like the bass part in 21st Century Schizoid Man during the solos
I was lucky to have an older brother into awesome music and was already along for the ride when this album came out. I was 13 and it absolutely melted my soul with so much intense inspiration and passion that it’s like exactly what I think of… hearing this album for the first time, when i want to remember what it’s like to have that much youthful inspiration from something.
Between this album and Tool, and APC… I couldnt have had a better teen years musically speaking.
I literally just listened to this album for the first time yesterday 😂
Great now i gotta go back and relisten to all the mars volta records. I seen em live , they played with system of a down i think it was around 2005ish, and man they killed it live.
This song fucks so hard. What an album. I was lucky enough to see them live around the time it was released. Wonderful sonic chaos!
This album is phenomal. Challenging listen due to the complexity and chaos, but extremely rewarding when you let it take you into its sonic embrace.Other songs like Televators is deeply personal, emotional, and heart wrenching, and then Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt is maybe the epitome of everything TMV does in their most rarified form.
Would love to get a video on the song “Understanding in a Car Crash” by Thursday. The bass is part is so good 👌🏻
Great reaction! I distinctly remember my bestie bringing this album over to check out - this song was a standout! Had the same reaction looking at the liner notes and seeing 'Flea' on there, but completely felt the groove he brought (already being a big RHCP fan since early 90's) Can't recall if it's this album or the next, he also plays trumpet!!
While I'm not a huge Mars Volta fan, I can really appreciate the complexity and top notch musicianship on display with all their works! Some of it I just don't 'feel' - and that's really my benchmark for liking & listening (repeatedly) to something - I need to feel it.
This track was epic though! Cheers.
This album is a classic. I get a lot of Zeppelin vibes. Obviously the vocals but also some of the riffs would fit on Presence. It's like if Zep went full prog. The other albums are totally different, they started to produce themselves and kind of go off the rails IMO. This album is lazer focused.
check the "day of the baphomets" intro
I never go into this band either. But I dated a girl who liked them and we saw them live in Ann Arbor. One of the best performances I have ever seen. Big up! Wish I was into them but just not my thing. Mass respect tho.
I absolutely love this album. It’s mood music, for sure. It pairs well with dissociation.
We all came here for the reaction at 11:40
In the original/demo version I think Ralph Jasso recorded the bass parts, can be heard here th-cam.com/video/x4qIfnk3LWA/w-d-xo.html
Flea has played with a bunch of different groups. The one I find most interesting is playing with free jazz legend Ornette Coleman.
Dead on with the fever dream. The whole album is
Deloused is still one of my top 3 albums of all time... The grand finale "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" is mind blowing
Gotta love some perfect ad break placement "let's get right into it drunkship of lanterns by the mars Volta" music starts "hmmm this sounds a lot like the fan duel jingle"
This album would probably be in my top 10 albums of all time and I’m really usually not into heavily distorted and chaotic sounding music but it’s just so well written and produced
All time favorite albums right here
Never clicked on a video so fast
Same dude!
Fell asleep to this album every night for the rest of 2003
Yeah, I wasn't planning on a reaction Friday but this was a great one to see.
Oh my g..d.. one of the best albums ever !
My guy, would love to know what you think of the band Cardiacs. It sounds like dropping ecstasy at a circus. It'll either be right up your street or you'll hate it. Maybe try the song The Leader of the Starry Skies. Cheers
I'll toss out Songburst & Delirium by I Mother Earth as a track you've got to check out. Fully underrated album out of Canada. Plus, the name of the bass player is Bruce Gordon, who went on to play with the Blue Man Group.
So good
Amazing!
De-Loused is the best Mars Volta album, but i like Juan Alderete better as their bassist. Flea and Frusciante always bring their A game when they work with Omar and Cedric, though.
you should listen to Day of the Baphomets off Amputechture. the bass intro is sick nasty.
most Mars Volta songs sound like really vivid and intense trips. musical ayahuasca.
6:58 If you don’t know the overarching story of the album as a whole, it’s incredible that you came up with the metaphor of a fever dream to describe this track… It actually kind of blew my mind 🤯
There’s a really interesting band from the mid 2000’s called Damiera who released an album titled M(US)ic with the song titled “I am Pulse” that I know you’ll love. Give them 30 seconds man
Saw them on the last tour
I was wondering if you've reacted to Belle and Sebastian? I think a cool song to cover for bass would be, "I want the world to stop." Thanks for this channel i have such a blast watching and learning with you! You've become a great place for me to get music recommendations haha 😂
I still remember the first time I heard this album. Played it all the way through a 2nd time immediately.
Let's get into it - Drunkship of Laterns."
Into a seamless transition into a Dior advert w/Johnny Depp "playing" guitar. Lol.
Cool vid. TMV rules.
This entire album is solid. Flea does an amazing job.
Never clicked something so fast. Bass teacher reacts to TMV drunkenship? Shoot, count me in. As a native of El Paso, ATDI, TMV and Sparta remind me of home.
youve gotta watch the performance of this on the 2003 mtv latin video music awards. one of the greatest performances ever aired
this album is a rare 10/10
The Mars Volta guitarist was originally the bassist for At the drive in
I think that’s partially correct. The bass player from ATDI played guitar in Sparta for a while then joined Mars Volta later but isn’t in Mars Volta anymore.
Omar started out as a bassist in ATDI on their first album, but after that he was their guitarist for all their other stuff.
I just randomly put this album on this morning, haven't listened to it in years. Then I see this. Weird.
Love this album, and the next… Fun fact, Flea plays the trumpet on two songs on the next album France’s the Mute.
You should react to their song Cygnus Vismund Cygnus ❤ Their album Frances the mute is their masterpiece imo
Can you make a video about Herbie Flowers who passed away a couple of days ago? He was a studio musician who worked with many popular artists in the 70's, his most famous work was playing the bass on Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and Bowie's "Rebel Rebel".
John Frusciante also played on this album.
And Octahedron! So good
I hope you'll check out Elephant Gym at some point, KT is such an incredible bassist!
God i wish you could listen to their second album Frances The Mute from start to finish. That is easily my favorite album of all time.
did u know that flea also plays on Alanis Morissette’s song “you oughta know”??
some pretty funky grooves on that song 😉🤙
Ok, enough now. It's time for Rx Bandits
100% it's time for RX bandits!! Decrescendo
Should really check out Roulette Dares(The Haunt of). Easily one of my favorite bass parts, especially the slow section.
If you do more MV, check The Widow. And you could go into pre Mars Volta, and go into the band At The Drive In
10:55 bro is tripping. 😅
He played with Alanis and Jane’s addiction too, idk how he had any free time in the 90s and early 2000s
Deloused and Frances the Mute are masterpieces
I bought Deloused in the Comatorium when it first came out and played it a lot, never really kept up but I am just learning now, like 20 years later, that I was listening to Flea 🤣🤦♂
i mean its stil Eva's riffs at the end of the day, her dad passed away after TMV's first tour so when they recorded with Rick Ruben for the album the didnt have a base player. But they were already touring with the peppers so flea was an easy pick for the studio. Drunkship of lanterns sounds real good in this live show, it starts at the 38 ish minute mark check it out th-cam.com/video/KU8uLd81hr8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qYcX2mISrUmeA9s9
you should also check out Flea's track with Pigface...
this whole Mars Volta album is fantastic
He really should just check out Pigface. I got to see them several times in the 90s. The most chaotic yet tight live shows I've ever witnessed. The saying that everybody and their uncle is part of the band is very true. Been on stage twice with them , no musical skills at all yet it was perfectly acceptable back then for 10+ members of the crowd to be on stage at the end of the shows just making noise with something in a close attempt to hold rhythm with Martin.
"This is something else" yes, yes
Timeless album
The guitarist is the composer. Omar Rodriguez Lopez.
For some reason after listening to this, I wanted to recommend an album called "Deconstruction" to you. That is the name of the band and album. Back in the early 90's when Jane's Addiction broke up, Dave Navarro and Eric Avery (one of my favorite bassists) recorded this album. It is amazing and is best listened to in its entirety. If you have to pick a single track to check out, then I guess "LA Song" would do for that.
DAY OF THE BAPHOMETS!!
And John frusciante
The best bass in any Mars Volta song is definitely Day of the Baphomets from the album Amputechture.
I would love to hear Flea break down his playing on this project. John Frusciante also contributed as well.
Loving the channel. I’d love to see a reaction to Jeff Matz of High on Fire / Mutoid Man
You should try Norman Watt Roy, the bassist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads...fantastic player.
Hit me with your rhythm stick is a killer bass line.
eva gardner was the bassist touring with them back then, or before the album came out maybe? I dont remember exactly. But she seems to be back in the lineup currently
Awwww man, you DEFINITELY got to do this whole album. I have to say that, in general, this type of music isn't really my jam. Experimental-jammy-proggy things don't tend to be my thing. Also not a fan of Cedric's previous band OR the Chili Peppers. But I found this record by accident when it first came out and I don't think it left my car's cd player for like 6 months. It is a wild ride and everyone in the band just shows out the entire time in a weirdly dark, sometimes almost "metal" way. And it just friggin RULES. I also think Cedric's vocal performance is my favorite of any modern American music in the last 2 decades. It's definitely something worth doing front to back, whether you do it all on the channel or patreon or just sit in your car and bump it in your stereo. Deloused is a seriously great album.
Oddly enough, I'm not a huge fan of Francis the Mute or Amputechre, but I love Octahedron. It feels like if you took all the elements of this record and made them more concise and structured, catchy, and sometimes almost "poppy" in a way. It's a wild ride in the almost opposite direction.
Would be awesome if you reacted to some XTC songs, like Generals and Majors or Helicopter!
Seconded - both songs are a great intro to them
Dude do their song Eriatarka next. 10/10 recommend wont regret.
Not as popular but I feel like this band needs way more recognition in the west!
Japanese rock band named Suspended 4th.
Please do Suspended 4th's song "Stratocaster" (TH-cam sessions version)
The bass player is Hiromu Fukuda.