@@-solidsnake- Yeah I didn’t mean it as a slight! I love Cedric’s poetic lyricism in his style of wordsmithing. I just know over all these years, some don’t “get it” and look at it as a distraction when it’s actually part of the music of the songs.
@@Sir_Blobfish I always prefer to energy of his vocals the most. I could hardly tell you what most songs are really talking about but I know a ton of lyrics.
The Mars Volta died after his departure, his Style was part of the signature of the band, unfortunally they threated Jon not so good, súper underrated drumner, such a waste Mars Volta could have evolved much more with him inside
@@FOFF1914basically every track of his is on par w being a drum off style showcase of what an insanely talented musician is capable of AND YET in no way overpowers or detracts from what his drums are underwriting and empowering...at least he landed in a band that absolutely knows how to utilize his prowess....
@@johnr797 Well its true, even Cedric said in an interview that they regretted getting rid of Jon and didnt fully appreciate what he brought to the band. Quote "It was the stupidest decision we ever made" (on firing him). You can find the interview here: th-cam.com/video/0_KtT8XtQQI/w-d-xo.html Prigden has unbelievable technique but his style didn't fit the band. Jon was and is more creative and wasnt just doing crazy chops for the sake of doing crazy chops. Not only that, the technical ability shown by Jon on their albums is unreal too, so good they tried hiring many drummers to replace him but ultimately fell short. Sure, hes not doing the stuff he was in those days now hes with QOTSA, but he doesnt need to with that band, again highlighting the fact hes more creative. Creative drummers > Technical drummers. I'd take your Jon Bonhams, Danny Careys, Jon Theodores and Mike Portnoys over your Prigdens, Manginis, Neil Pearts and Thomas Langs of the world any day
Honestly the First four albums in their entirety ! I always try to listen to an album front to back on shrooms but I only manage to get through 1 to 2 songs at most 😂my schizo ass wants to listen to other artists too Apparently
There's a guy that does the WHOLE of Cassandra Gemini (or the last half of Frances the Mute). His name is Jim Newstead, you should go check it out.. he's just vibing through the whole way
YESS! and THE DRUMS!! This song doesn't seem to get the love as the other's always requested. *The Bass also gets down in this song! Thanks for this comment :)
The TH-cam channel He likes music does a great video explaining the roots of both at the drive in and TMV. It explains at one point how Cedric has been surrounded by death most his life from close friends and band mates. Dude’s a trooper
F***...YEAH, bro. Both. Cicatriz, Eriatarka, Televators, Take the Veil...You just can NOT go wrong. This album is one of the best albums of all time, hands down. Surprisingly enough (yet not at the same time) even the broader music communities agreed and the numbers bare it out, deservedly so. So damn good, it's unreal!
Cedric’s voice “as an instrument” is definitely the perfect metaphor for his voice for the simple fact that as much as his voice is recognizable, on every album, it’s a different sounding instrument. I don’t even particularly care for higher range voices like Geddy Lee for instance, but Cedric Bixler-Zavala is on another level and I’ve always thought of him as one of The Mars Volta’s strongest instruments. Check out their album Frances the Mute if you really want your mind blown.
Man The Mars Volta has ben one of my favorite bands for ages and i never thought of Cedrics siging as lead guitar playing but I can totally hear that now. Things like that make you one of the best reactors around imo. really insightful and interesting commentary! love it
when first exposed to this album in 2004, my friends and I were all in marching band and jazz band and it meant a lot to us to listen to music with this kind of intense musical complexity. It's really gratifying to hear a composer and expert appreciate it on those grounds.
It's not a suite. It's one song. The reason why they broke it into eight tracks is because the record company would have paid them less if the album was only 5 songs. It would of been considered an EP.
Dude, I'm just going to say it. This is the first movement of Deloused In The Comatorium, and it really needs to be listened to in order and as a whole to get the full feel of it. Just listen to this full album start to finish if you have the opportunity. One of the greatest experiences, that is. ( The Haunt Of ) Roulette Dares is the next song on the album.
This is probably my favorite album of all time. I don't listen to it often, but each year on my birthday, I give myself the gift of listening to it from front to back uninterrupted.
While sonically and aesthetically very different than Tool, I think TMV is just as inventive, brings you on just as much of a journey, and engineers just as well a very spatial soundscape. They are one of my favorite bands, and this song is easily one of their most "normal" songs. Try "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" off this album for a sampling of their entire range.
@@jmarsvolta Comparing early TMV to late-late era Tool is a bad comparison. Deloused and Aenima are a more fair comparison, and both were highly inventive though in different ways. Better yet, this isn't a competition. Both brought a lot of new sounds and influence to future bands.
@@johnseward2934 I agree. But I need to say that TMV first 4 lp's are essential. Octahedron and Noctourniquet are fine but they lack the random white noise/jazz fusion/prog insanity of the first 4 albums.
@@jmarsvolta Oh for sure. TMV came out of the gate at a gallop and their earlier work is their best. Over time they seemed to lose something essential with their last albums.
@@Why-dd2xtthat’s awesome, and I’m supremely jealous. Listening to something amazing and new for the first time is just unbeatable, especially a new artist. Enjoy and most importantly, never stop looking for something new! 👊🏼🤘🏼
This is a good intro to The Mars Volta but I really think that they're most impressive when they leave a little more space in their songs. "Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus" is a gamechanger.
Hell yeah! TMV was a crazy band like nobody else. Hope you enjoy the surf today. Be safe. Also please check out Periphery- Reptile! Know you are gonna love it.
Yeah, they must have cut part of it, probably for the music video-- cut out my favorite rhythm in Son et Lumiere. I don't think anyone who might be turned off by The Mars Volta would instead like this track (well, these 2 tracks) just because they shortened the intro to make it "succinct" or whatever. What was whoever cut the intro thinking?
Gawd, no one (that I know of) does anything even remotely commentary-like for TMV... thank you! Maybe a track off the album Amputechture? Love what you're doing here!
I’d really like to see you explore something of Opeth... legendary prog metal band with an inimitable sound. I’d pick Ghost of Perdition as the first track. Great video!
Man, please check out Mars Volta - Viscera Eyes. For the last few years that I've been watching reaction videos, I've been shocked to notice that people don't react to that song. It's amazing and especially the end reminds me of a modern Stairway to Heaven.
Amputechture is a very good album, and Viscera Eyes is probably my favourite song off that record. I started to lose patience with TMV after Bedlam in Goliath, as I felt they'd plateaued by then - they were never topping Frances the Mute which was, and is, a modern classic. But cutting off cold straight after Frances means you miss a bunch of cool stuff.
@@StefanWB bedlam is where they began to have more song orientated albums. Still plenty of gems and encapsulating themes and feel to boot. Molochwalker, desperate graves, vedamalady. Some very accessible gems
Wow this reminded me in a weird way of Koi Child. I see them as a sort of jazz and rap fusion that leans a bit more on the jazz part. Maybe 1-5-9 is a interesting number to react to somewhere in the future!
One of my favorite bands ever. So dynamic with their sounds. If you want a legendary song to listen to check out Cassandra Gemini, it's basically their "Echoes" 25-30 minutes long and it is a journey of a song.
High vocals started in metal and heavy rock music and progressive rock music a lot earlier then the 90s. Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden ,Rob Halford from Judas Priest Ronnie James Dio ,rainbow., Black Sabbath, Dio.
One of the most unique sounding band of the 2000's. And each album is a slightly different trip. Man, also, do yourself a favor and check some of their live performances. They might not always be on point from a musical point of view but their raw powerful entrancing energy has an aesthetic all of its own
It just gets better and better the more you listen to them. They progressed and evolved greatly through the years. And yea his voice is what got me first hooked never heard one like it besides the legend Geddy!
Insane drumming! low key my favorite track on this album. High key, Cicatriz ESP is my other favorite. But the whole band be getting down on this track.
I really enjoy your reactions! I was also hoping you would get back to Unlucky Morpheus. They have many great songs both live and music videos. From a composer perspective I feel you would greatly appreciate their song CADAVER/REVADAC. With the exception of the drums and lyrics, the song is played note for note forward (Cadaver) and reverse (Revadac). I recommend the sheet music video that has the notes scroll at the bottom of the screen! Here's a link 🤘😊🤘 th-cam.com/video/_yrNRhIreyE/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/VFbba9ijrA8/w-d-xo.html This ones probably too long for a reaction video but you HAVE to hear this one if you dive any deeper into TMV. This is the crown jewel of their second album which was a concept album with an absolutely mental story to it. Love the content, thanks for doing what you do!! Stay safe and enjoy that surf!! 🤙🤘
THE MARS VOLTA - “Cassandra Gemini” Definitely a pretty big piece at 32 minutes, and split into 8 movements, but my god the track is so musically dense and adrenaline-packed that it would be a complete waste not to do it in these 30 days.
This album is a concept album. All the songs are part of one story. If you sticking with this album for your next reaction, Roulette Dares and Cicatriz ESP would be interesting. The next album, Frances the Mute, is another level of intense. Also a concept album.
This record came right after Cedric (singer) and Omar (guitar) left their first band At the Drive In who were a mix of this style of latin influence rhythm section and slightly avant garde punk rock/prog rock. At the Drive In's record "Relationship of Command" is still to this day one of my absolute favorite records. One Armed Scissor (the first single from that record) came out when I was a wee lad in the 8th grade and I didn't put their record down for a year solid. The Mars Volta was basically Omar and Cedric wanting to go further with the latin influence and disagreeing with the rest of their previous band about the sound they were going to go for.
@@TB-ht1ei I really like Sparta, always felt they were a really underrated band. Very much straight-up rock in contrast to the trippy stuff Omar and Cedric delved into, but a killer sound. I liked the ATDi reunion album, but it wasn't quite the same not having Jim Ward on that record.
@@KeyOfGeebz I'm not sure if I remember correctly but I believe Flea and John Frusciante both had a bit of input on this album. I know for a fact Flea had a horn part on the Francis the mute album so there definitely is a connection between Mars and the chillis
Man I never clicked on a vid so fast! Check out Day of the Baphomets next for some full blown crazy TMV awesomeness! Other suggestions, Wax Simulacra, Metatron, Aberinkula, Ouroborous among others.
A wish...did also mention if you could comment on Mars Volta yeah yeah yeah, thanks!!!! They´re in my forever playlist !!! Cedric voice just crazy, all of them just perfect!!! Separated yes a shame !
@@Cuzjudd Don’t know what show(s) your talking about but I had the total opposite experiences every time I saw them which was a lot. If you never saw their own solo gig I feel sad for you. They were all epic.
@@Sir_Blobfish yes I saw them play in 2003/2004 and they played maybe 2 actual songs and just noodled/jammed/played 10 minute extensions to songs the rest of the time. Very frustrating
Please Please Please do more Mars Volta. Pretty much any track from the first album 'De-loused in the Comatorium'... maybe 'Take the Veil Certain Taxt' That whole album is a concept album based around a friend of the band's writings after he came out of a coma having tried to kill himself. There is a short story written along with it that the song lyrics fit into. (I know you're not a lyrics guy, but going into it knowing the artistic motivation is kinda cool). Keep up the good work Geebz
being a massive fan for almost 15 years, that little point out of the four chords that precede the final chorus smashed into mono for it to come back out stereo, is an awesome touch by the band and rick. also, im sure someone or you already figured this out but the chili peppers reference was really cool to hear when it seemed like this was at a time where you didn't yet know that flea and john have both contributed heavily to their body of work. love this channel! subbed!
Ok this channel is fucking amazing. Mars volta reaction? You just started doing reactions too. You rule. Seriously. One of the legendary bands no one talks about. Top 5 drummer all time for me.
Hey Geebz saw your 30 day video, would love for you to do any of these please - Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus, Aberinkula, Wax Simulacra, Goliath, Ouroborous, Viscera Eyes, Day Of The Baphomets. And if you feel like a 30 minute marathon - Cassandra Gemini. Thanks!
This is an immense album. I think Rick Rubin produced it, and the sounds are huge. The grooves and lock are incredible too. It has also dated really well too.
wow so cool to hear your expertise on song writing and engineering .. mars volta is my bread and butter and thankyou so much for doing what you're doing! enjoy the waves🌊
I very rarely subscribe to channels, that being said, I've been watching your videos as they come up in my feed and it makes me super happy you always have great things to say about all musicians, the respect you give towards artists and the joy you spread by sharing music is fantastic. I love these videos where bands I love and adore are reacted to by a first-time listener, and you honestly do it the best. Long overdue, but you definitely have earned a subscribe from me.
Commenting to help your last 30 Day.. 1 year.. countdown thingy :] I doubt this will happen but, Cassandra Gemini I thru VIII. Off of Frances the Mute release.
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"I dont pay attention to the lyrics, I treat the voice like another instrument" Well my dude, this is the perfect band for you lol.
Said that to my wife instantly. LOL
I personally love the lyrics from atdi and tmv
@@-solidsnake-
Yeah I didn’t mean it as a slight! I love Cedric’s poetic lyricism in his style of wordsmithing. I just know over all these years, some don’t “get it” and look at it as a distraction when it’s actually part of the music of the songs.
Always said that Cedric’s lyrics are just abstractions to give you an impression of a scene rather than a deliberate literal story
@@Sir_Blobfish I always prefer to energy of his vocals the most. I could hardly tell you what most songs are really talking about but I know a ton of lyrics.
Yesss my vote is Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt
100%. So much going on in that track.
Agreed! Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus is also a great introduction.
easily my favorite mars volta track
I was thinking he should react to that song when I saw the thumbnail.
Yes!
Very cool you mentioned RHCP. Flea played bass on most of this album!
Wow, had no idea - sooooo cool!
@@KeyOfGeebz you got a good ear dude 😃 He's got such a distinctive style though.
@@KeyOfGeebz fantastic please do some RHCP I've listened to them 30 years!!
He also plays the trumpet on Frances the Mute album
@@Ramoono exactly flea started on trumpet as a kid.
Jon Theodore is a very underrated drummer. He is insane
The Mars Volta died after his departure, his Style was part of the signature of the band, unfortunally they threated Jon not so good, súper underrated drumner, such a waste Mars Volta could have evolved much more with him inside
@@FOFF1914basically every track of his is on par w being a drum off style showcase of what an insanely talented musician is capable of AND YET in no way overpowers or detracts from what his drums are underwriting and empowering...at least he landed in a band that absolutely knows how to utilize his prowess....
He is not underrated,the right people know how good he is
@@FOFF1914 Not really doing Pridgen justice by saying that
@@johnr797 Well its true, even Cedric said in an interview that they regretted getting rid of Jon and didnt fully appreciate what he brought to the band. Quote "It was the stupidest decision we ever made" (on firing him).
You can find the interview here: th-cam.com/video/0_KtT8XtQQI/w-d-xo.html
Prigden has unbelievable technique but his style didn't fit the band. Jon was and is more creative and wasnt just doing crazy chops for the sake of doing crazy chops. Not only that, the technical ability shown by Jon on their albums is unreal too, so good they tried hiring many drummers to replace him but ultimately fell short. Sure, hes not doing the stuff he was in those days now hes with QOTSA, but he doesnt need to with that band, again highlighting the fact hes more creative.
Creative drummers > Technical drummers. I'd take your Jon Bonhams, Danny Careys, Jon Theodores and Mike Portnoys over your Prigdens, Manginis, Neil Pearts and Thomas Langs of the world any day
If you have time, take a trip with 30min long Cassandra Gemini suite.
My other suggestion would be Viscera Eyes
For sure good ones!
That solo. On her burial grooooouuuuund.....never forget.
Honestly the First four albums in their entirety ! I always try to listen to an album front to back on shrooms but I only manage to get through 1 to 2 songs at most 😂my schizo ass wants to listen to other artists too Apparently
i play this on jukebox/ touchtunes when i feel like taking over the bar
Cassandra Gemini is Bach level brilliance.
I saw the words "Old Composer" and "The Mars Volta". This is the best christmas present ever!
(Favorite band of all time!)
There's a guy that does the WHOLE of Cassandra Gemini (or the last half of Frances the Mute). His name is Jim Newstead, you should go check it out.. he's just vibing through the whole way
Me too with Tool right there this guy is a godsend!
This track NEEDS to be listened with the intro track
This
Correct
Ya gotta go cover to cover with deloused.... and Frances... well all of them really 🤟
it is, he just didn't list it
@@KrashyKharma it's the music video clip, the intro track is cut down considerably.
@@KrashyKharma half of the intro is missing my dude. That is what he meant.
Yeah this is a very good introduction to The Mars Volta, but this is one of their simplest tracks. Looking forward to you checking out more.
It's also the song that got me into them back in 2003. And boy, wasn't De-Loused a frickin album
@@Cuzjudd I remember hearing Televators for the 1st time, that’s the song that led me to them. I’m hoping waiting for a reunion tour soon🤞
@@veryroman4066 I've got good news for you
Tetragrammaton lol
Cicatriz ESP all the way. One of the best guitar duets i've ever heard, with a killer groove during the rest of the song.
YESS! and THE DRUMS!! This song doesn't seem to get the love as the other's always requested. *The Bass also gets down in this song! Thanks for this comment :)
I think the ambient section will sort of make for a sluggish review, but yeah, my fave TMV song
@@jordanferguson791 yeah I think you have a point there .
Cicatriz ESP was actually the first song I heard of theirs, 100% still my favorite because it showed me how great their music is
Jon Theodore is my favorite drummer of all time
Next Mars Volta should be Drunkship Of Lanterns.
Cassandra Gemini, Drunkship is good but this guy needs to go on the journey that is Cassy Gemini
Yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!
@@redshiftproductions7158 Cassy Gemini and Drunkship are both fantastic, but you know what else is fantastic? Tetragrammaton
@@Haddedam honestly Amputechture is probably my favorite album of theirs overall. Viscera Eyes and Day of the Baphomets are always jams
@@redshiftproductions7158 I stayed up till 2 am fiddling with my audio system settings and just listening to mars volta. They are good.
Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus is maybe my favorite Volta tune. One of the best and most exciting prog rock songs ever imo.
Surprised I hadn't seen more of this. Review this my dude!
Please review Cygnus!
The Mars Volta is and always will be one of the best rock bands of all time.
I got to see them live in New Orleans and I can't give a realistic description with the amount of energy erupting from that stage.....
THE best. not one of the best
RIP Jeremy Ward and "Ikey" Owens
The TH-cam channel He likes music does a great video explaining the roots of both at the drive in and TMV. It explains at one point how Cedric has been surrounded by death most his life from close friends and band mates. Dude’s a trooper
I'd like your review of the album-in-miniature: Tetragrammaton.
my second favourite from them
My favorite!
Hell yeah 🤟😎🍻
Awh, this is the cut down shitty single version. It’s really mangled compared to the album version.
yeah...the intro made me upset that's the radio edit from back in the day
Gotta listen to De-Loused in its entirety.
@@joshuadavid1804 RADIO edit? If I ever heard the mars volta on the radio where I live I'd lose my mind
Yeah, this cut out a significant section of the intro.
Roulette Dares and Drunkship of Lanterns next please. :D
seconded!
Yessss
Yes please! Roulette Dares
Oooh yes! Roulette Dares please!!!!
F***...YEAH, bro. Both. Cicatriz, Eriatarka, Televators, Take the Veil...You just can NOT go wrong. This album is one of the best albums of all time, hands down. Surprisingly enough (yet not at the same time) even the broader music communities agreed and the numbers bare it out, deservedly so. So damn good, it's unreal!
Cedric’s voice “as an instrument” is definitely the perfect metaphor for his voice for the simple fact that as much as his voice is recognizable, on every album, it’s a different sounding instrument. I don’t even particularly care for higher range voices like Geddy Lee for instance, but Cedric Bixler-Zavala is on another level and I’ve always thought of him as one of The Mars Volta’s strongest instruments.
Check out their album Frances the Mute if you really want your mind blown.
I first listened to Francis while recovering from surgery on a morphine drip! It was awesome!
YES! finally TMV, Tool and TMV are my favs
Man The Mars Volta has ben one of my favorite bands for ages and i never thought of Cedrics siging as lead guitar playing but I can totally hear that now. Things like that make you one of the best reactors around imo.
really insightful and interesting commentary! love it
when first exposed to this album in 2004, my friends and I were all in marching band and jazz band and it meant a lot to us to listen to music with this kind of intense musical complexity. It's really gratifying to hear a composer and expert appreciate it on those grounds.
There's a TH-cam version of Cassandra Geminni that's got all 32 minutes. Great suite of eight tracks
It's not a suite. It's one song. The reason why they broke it into eight tracks is because the record company would have paid them less if the album was only 5 songs. It would of been considered an EP.
Dude, I'm just going to say it. This is the first movement of Deloused In The Comatorium, and it really needs to be listened to in order and as a whole to get the full feel of it. Just listen to this full album start to finish if you have the opportunity. One of the greatest experiences, that is. ( The Haunt Of ) Roulette Dares is the next song on the album.
Yep, this must be listened to in its entirety. Blends from beginning to end. It’s Amazing.
YES!!! You heard us, been waiting for you to dive deep into TMV. Such a wonderful band to examine. Thanks!
This is probably my favorite album of all time. I don't listen to it often, but each year on my birthday, I give myself the gift of listening to it from front to back uninterrupted.
While sonically and aesthetically very different than Tool, I think TMV is just as inventive, brings you on just as much of a journey, and engineers just as well a very spatial soundscape. They are one of my favorite bands, and this song is easily one of their most "normal" songs. Try "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" off this album for a sampling of their entire range.
Don't forget the brilliance of antemasque with flea on bass and has and members of Mars Volta
TMV is much more innovative than Tool. Fear Inoculum is boring and predictable. The only songs that do it for me are Chocolate Chip and The Tempest.
@@jmarsvolta Comparing early TMV to late-late era Tool is a bad comparison. Deloused and Aenima are a more fair comparison, and both were highly inventive though in different ways. Better yet, this isn't a competition. Both brought a lot of new sounds and influence to future bands.
@@johnseward2934 I agree. But I need to say that TMV first 4 lp's are essential. Octahedron and Noctourniquet are fine but they lack the random white noise/jazz fusion/prog insanity of the first 4 albums.
@@jmarsvolta Oh for sure. TMV came out of the gate at a gallop and their earlier work is their best. Over time they seemed to lose something essential with their last albums.
Haven’t listened to The Mars Volta in 10-12 years now! Thanks for the throwback!
Why!? 😜
@@Sir_Blobfish inexplicable to me as well! Have a good new year!
That's cool n interesting cuz i was 6 yo around those times and just few weeks ago discovered them. And gosh I'm in love
@@Why-dd2xtthat’s awesome, and I’m supremely jealous. Listening to something amazing and new for the first time is just unbeatable, especially a new artist.
Enjoy and most importantly, never stop looking for something new! 👊🏼🤘🏼
@@dannymac6368 i feel you. Thanks for the comment
Yes he’s gotten around to Volta. Let’s go! Hope you check out more from them.
I personally would love you to review "Eriatarka". The flow of the song is amazing
Come on now, you guys gotta stop suggesting things this he can't pronounce. Lmao
Heeeellll yes!! There are not nearly enough reaction videos to TMV. They are in my top 3 favourite bands. Cant wait to watch this one.
One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
Life changing when I was like 17. Never looked back
Same. Minneapolis 2003!
This is a good intro to The Mars Volta but I really think that they're most impressive when they leave a little more space in their songs. "Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus" is a gamechanger.
seconded, this is a great place to start i feel
Agreed
Tetragrammaton is their magnum opus imo.
When are we gonna get some Mastodon reviews???
Hell yeah! TMV was a crazy band like nobody else. Hope you enjoy the surf today. Be safe. Also please check out Periphery- Reptile! Know you are gonna love it.
Great reaction and great choice to start with.
There’s like a whole mesure of son et lumière missing
I noticed that too lol
Yeah, they must have cut part of it, probably for the music video-- cut out my favorite rhythm in Son et Lumiere. I don't think anyone who might be turned off by The Mars Volta would instead like this track (well, these 2 tracks) just because they shortened the intro to make it "succinct" or whatever. What was whoever cut the intro thinking?
This is the radio edit.
I have been trying to catch up to all your videos after seeing tool and holy crap am I surprised to see the Mars volta up here 😯😯😯😯😯
Gawd, no one (that I know of) does anything even remotely commentary-like for TMV... thank you!
Maybe a track off the album Amputechture?
Love what you're doing here!
It's like you were browsing through my record collection ;) great work!
Oh yea and Flea is the bassist on this album lmao crazy how you got the RHCP vibe from it.
I was searching for this comment!! I loved how quickly he picked up on that vibe man
Excellent review!! I watch all your videos. Mars Volta is a great addition to your reviews.
Jon Theodore on this album will always be my modern day Bonham...the drum tracks on every song he plays are sublime!!!
hell yes! can't wait to hear this one!
Yes!! Been waiting on you to react to The Mars Volta!!
Yes!!! So glad you’re doing these guys!
I’d really like to see you explore something of Opeth... legendary prog metal band with an inimitable sound. I’d pick Ghost of Perdition as the first track. Great video!
He did Opeth's "Harlequin Forest", check it out!
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Man, please check out Mars Volta - Viscera Eyes. For the last few years that I've been watching reaction videos, I've been shocked to notice that people don't react to that song. It's amazing and especially the end reminds me of a modern Stairway to Heaven.
Probably because most people rightfully stopped listening after Frances the Mute.
@@destroyermaker Those that did sure missed out.
Agree
Amputechture is a very good album, and Viscera Eyes is probably my favourite song off that record. I started to lose patience with TMV after Bedlam in Goliath, as I felt they'd plateaued by then - they were never topping Frances the Mute which was, and is, a modern classic. But cutting off cold straight after Frances means you miss a bunch of cool stuff.
@@StefanWB bedlam is where they began to have more song orientated albums. Still plenty of gems and encapsulating themes and feel to boot. Molochwalker, desperate graves, vedamalady. Some very accessible gems
Wow this reminded me in a weird way of Koi Child. I see them as a sort of jazz and rap fusion that leans a bit more on the jazz part. Maybe 1-5-9 is a interesting number to react to somewhere in the future!
One of my favorite bands ever. So dynamic with their sounds. If you want a legendary song to listen to check out Cassandra Gemini, it's basically their "Echoes" 25-30 minutes long and it is a journey of a song.
High vocals started in metal and heavy rock music and progressive rock music a lot earlier then the 90s. Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden ,Rob Halford from Judas Priest Ronnie James Dio ,rainbow., Black Sabbath, Dio.
Robert Plant too!
Dillinger Escape Plan - "How I lost my bet
Love me some dillinger. I think he should do horse hunter.
Mouth of Ghosts or Widower would be a better way to ease him into DEP
He could start with something more accessible like that and work towards stuff like 43% Burnt
thats one of their weaker songs imo, better take one of these:
-Sunshine the werewolf
-mouth of ghosts
-Farewell mona lisa
-limerent death
-43% burnt
I reccomend D-Low 2019 compilation on swissbeatbox You will be shocked i can guarantee
dang, I remember when this came out and I got it. it sounded so new to me, so dang good.
Wow. I never thought Jon Theodore would have influenced QOTSA's Like Clockwork as much as I'm realizing now by listening to this...
Please react to "Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus", "Tetragrammaton", and "Cassandra Gemini"!
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One of the most unique sounding band of the 2000's. And each album is a slightly different trip. Man, also, do yourself a favor and check some of their live performances. They might not always be on point from a musical point of view but their raw powerful entrancing energy has an aesthetic all of its own
This one is a pleasant surprise! TMV are hugely talented, experimental, a bit harsh... very interested in seeing your take on this!
omg, artist after artist I love. I feel like your subscribers giving suggestions are my kindred spirits hahaha
Yeah I think this is the 5-6th video of his that's ended up in my feed and watched. Time to sub.
Where’s your local surf spot there?? Thoughts on pipe invitational this year?!? Love the channel!
It just gets better and better the more you listen to them. They progressed and evolved greatly through the years. And yea his voice is what got me first hooked never heard one like it besides the legend Geddy!
One of my favorite bands ever! You're literally going through my Spotify playlist
My Gooood I miss the mars volta. This is the most iconic song you can ever hear. Just awesome.
3guitars 18tour live
The haunt of Roulette Dares, the percussion is incredible
It's kind of absurd that Thomas Pridgen was in the band at one point and wasn't even their best drummer.
@@dinospumoni5611 dude, love the name
Insane drumming! low key my favorite track on this album. High key, Cicatriz ESP is my other favorite. But the whole band be getting down on this track.
@@90FirstGenPGT Cicatriz is a trip! One of my favorites as well.
Suh-weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet . . . .
One of the most unique albums of my generation 😍
Next one should be Goliath!
Totally! But let's treat Wax Simulacra as an intro!
At the Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
Yes!
Good song. I love at the drive in.
@@oneDonly I got into ATDI after a friend recommended The Mars Volta to me. I love both projects so much.
@@xhalfwayhumanx I'm right behind you. Lol
Absolutely
FINALLY!
"This Apparatus Must be Unearthed" is another really good track from this album that I think you'd enjoy!
I really enjoy your reactions! I was also hoping you would get back to Unlucky Morpheus. They have many great songs both live and music videos. From a composer perspective I feel you would greatly appreciate their song CADAVER/REVADAC. With the exception of the drums and lyrics, the song is played note for note forward (Cadaver) and reverse (Revadac). I recommend the sheet music video that has the notes scroll at the bottom of the screen! Here's a link 🤘😊🤘
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Love the Mars Volta
Their energy has always reminded me of the MC5.
Awesome 'reaction' nonetheless -- thanks for sharing!
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This ones probably too long for a reaction video but you HAVE to hear this one if you dive any deeper into TMV. This is the crown jewel of their second album which was a concept album with an absolutely mental story to it. Love the content, thanks for doing what you do!! Stay safe and enjoy that surf!! 🤙🤘
THE MARS VOLTA - “Cassandra Gemini”
Definitely a pretty big piece at 32 minutes, and split into 8 movements, but my god the track is so musically dense and adrenaline-packed that it would be a complete waste not to do it in these 30 days.
Marz slaps.
This album is a concept album. All the songs are part of one story. If you sticking with this album for your next reaction, Roulette Dares and Cicatriz ESP would be interesting.
The next album, Frances the Mute, is another level of intense. Also a concept album.
String arrangements by Beck's dad!
Please tell me vektor is coming soon?
I love Vektor.. The first 2 albums are the best.
@@lopolik i love the 3rd
@@christopherblowers443 third didn't have many screams as the first 2.
@@lopolik 😆
This record came right after Cedric (singer) and Omar (guitar) left their first band At the Drive In who were a mix of this style of latin influence rhythm section and slightly avant garde punk rock/prog rock. At the Drive In's record "Relationship of Command" is still to this day one of my absolute favorite records. One Armed Scissor (the first single from that record) came out when I was a wee lad in the 8th grade and I didn't put their record down for a year solid. The Mars Volta was basically Omar and Cedric wanting to go further with the latin influence and disagreeing with the rest of their previous band about the sound they were going to go for.
Also ATDI reunited a few years ago. The Diamante EP is glorious (a lot more than I can say for anything TMV has done since 2005).
@@destroyermaker Hoping they come out with another record soon!
In addition: the drummer and bassit formed Sparta...
@@TB-ht1ei I really like Sparta, always felt they were a really underrated band. Very much straight-up rock in contrast to the trippy stuff Omar and Cedric delved into, but a killer sound. I liked the ATDi reunion album, but it wasn't quite the same not having Jim Ward on that record.
Nice screen name, I’ve just finished reading Dune for the second time 😄
Nice one geebz! Big fan of this reaction
Glad you enjoyed
@@KeyOfGeebz I'm not sure if I remember correctly but I believe Flea and John Frusciante both had a bit of input on this album. I know for a fact Flea had a horn part on the Francis the mute album so there definitely is a connection between Mars and the chillis
Man I never clicked on a vid so fast! Check out Day of the Baphomets next for some full blown crazy TMV awesomeness! Other suggestions, Wax Simulacra, Metatron, Aberinkula, Ouroborous among others.
Day of the Baphomets seems to be way underrated, never see it mentioned but that bass line gets me every time.
A wish...did also mention if you could comment on Mars Volta yeah yeah yeah, thanks!!!! They´re in my forever playlist !!! Cedric voice just crazy, all of them just perfect!!! Separated yes a shame !
If you like stuff like that you should also check out Protest The Hero!
I recommend the song "Clarity"
Yes!!!!
Most songs from Kezia or Drumtrial would be my votes!
@@wonderboy13579 You mean Volition.
Is a great band but really different of The mars volta, i think!
@@jasonlovesmusicreacting882 Ya I mean, almost all of Volition is amazing. The Mist is a personal fav too
Rise and erase by the number 12 looks like you
The Mars Volta give me goosebumps! Love those guys! RIP this PHENOMENAL band...
They are coming back.... stay tuned.
Seeing them live is very painful though. They basically just jam for 55 minutes then the concert sort of ends
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Don’t know what show(s) your talking about but I had the total opposite experiences every time I saw them which was a lot. If you never saw their own solo gig I feel sad for you. They were all epic.
@@Sir_Blobfish yes I saw them play in 2003/2004 and they played maybe 2 actual songs and just noodled/jammed/played 10 minute extensions to songs the rest of the time. Very frustrating
New album is out
Please Please Please do more Mars Volta. Pretty much any track from the first album 'De-loused in the Comatorium'... maybe 'Take the Veil Certain Taxt'
That whole album is a concept album based around a friend of the band's writings after he came out of a coma having tried to kill himself. There is a short story written along with it that the song lyrics fit into. (I know you're not a lyrics guy, but going into it knowing the artistic motivation is kinda cool).
Keep up the good work Geebz
It’s funny you mention treating vocals like an instrument because that’s exactly what Cedric preaches us fans to do.
being a massive fan for almost 15 years, that little point out of the four chords that precede the final chorus smashed into mono for it to come back out stereo, is an awesome touch by the band and rick. also, im sure someone or you already figured this out but the chili peppers reference was really cool to hear when it seemed like this was at a time where you didn't yet know that flea and john have both contributed heavily to their body of work. love this channel! subbed!
This album is a concept album..each song is ment to go into the next with a gapless transition...
Ok this channel is fucking amazing. Mars volta reaction? You just started doing reactions too. You rule. Seriously. One of the legendary bands no one talks about. Top 5 drummer all time for me.
Deloused in the commatorium is their best album. Pick any song off that.
Hey Geebz saw your 30 day video, would love for you to do any of these please - Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus, Aberinkula, Wax Simulacra, Goliath, Ouroborous, Viscera Eyes, Day Of The Baphomets. And if you feel like a 30 minute marathon - Cassandra Gemini. Thanks!
This is an immense album. I think Rick Rubin produced it, and the sounds are huge. The grooves and lock are incredible too. It has also dated really well too.
wow so cool to hear your expertise on song writing and engineering .. mars volta is my bread and butter and thankyou so much for doing what you're doing! enjoy the waves🌊
You should take a look at King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the band changes sounds almost every new release really talented group.
Custom made microtonal electric guitars too... 😎
I very rarely subscribe to channels, that being said, I've been watching your videos as they come up in my feed and it makes me super happy you always have great things to say about all musicians, the respect you give towards artists and the joy you spread by sharing music is fantastic. I love these videos where bands I love and adore are reacted to by a first-time listener, and you honestly do it the best. Long overdue, but you definitely have earned a subscribe from me.
Aloha Praxises! Wow, I'm moved by your comment. Thank you so much for hanging out on this journey. Again, thank you :)
Try with Cassandra gemini 32 min it's great Master piece
I wish everyone could have seen these guys live.....it's a nonstop eruption of energy...them breaking up was a true loss in the world of music
Man. Clicked this notification so damn fast. The Mars Volta is one of my top 5 favorite bands.
And mine !
big same
I wish I could've done it sooner. Was in the middle of moving some DJ equipment lol.
Commenting to help your last 30 Day.. 1 year.. countdown thingy :] I doubt this will happen but, Cassandra Gemini I thru VIII. Off of Frances the Mute release.