Understanding The Mars Volta - The Early Years
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The Mars Volta is one of the most mind boggling bands that i’ve ever listened to. The modern prog-rock band from El Paso, Texas has its roots in previous bands like the short lived dub band De Facto and the post-hardcore band At the drive-in. With Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez Lopez being the key members that eventually shaped The Mars Volta. Paper BG.
The band was formed in 2001 and has over the span of a little over a decade released some of the most genre-bending and other-worldly rock albums there is to find. De-Loused in the Comatorium their debut record from 2003 is their most successful one commercially and the one most fans look to as their most critical release. It also seems to be one of the more meaningful albums for the band because it was meant to preserve and honour the memory of their friend Julio Venegas, who sadly committed suicide at a very young age. Talking head.
But the album represents so much more than the homage to their friend. It’s also a punctuation in the story of their previous band At the drive-in. An opportunity to shamelessly showcase their latin-american roots. And on a grander scale, a documentation of what musicians are capable of doing when pushing themselves to the edge.
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - The break from ATDI
2:48 - Starting a new band
4:04 - The Mars Volta
5:20 - The band's musical influences
6:31 - Their new drum sound
8:15 - Shoutout time
8:41 - Honouring the dead
9:30 - My first introduction to De-Loused
10:44 - The cover art
12:00 - Fun fact about the box set
12:33 - Landscape Tantrums
14:41 - La Realidad de los Suenos
15:31 - Roulette Dares riff review & playthrough
18:00 - End
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Thanks for suggesting The Mars Volta! Now what band or artist should be next? 🎸🎶
Go down the Kings X rabbithole!!
Coheed and Cambria!
Should band be popular? Because Rishloo deserves more popularization
The Mars Volta
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I was fortunate enough to see The Mars Volta live in 2005* when I was 13, they opened for System of a Down. It was the best show I ever experienced. Their set was so impressive. I named my daughter Mars.
That sounds amazing!!
@@tereasia You're so lucky Tessa. Thanks for sharing.
I have sworn for over a decade now that if I ever have a daughter I'd name her Mars for this same reason, I love to hear that!!!
cool! i saw them a little earlier on Deloused tour and SAUL WILLIAMS OPENED!!!
I saw that show too. It was a good show for sure. It was the first time I'd seen SOD after they had mainstream success, I had seen them years before opening for Incubus back when Incubus was ouring for the science album, ie that one album where they were badass, before they started to suck. At that time both these bands were obscure, it was a small venue with maybe 500 people in the audience. Now THAT was a good show, most people don't believe there was a time when Incubus was heavy enough, and good enough, to have SOD open for them. It was just that one album, but they were awesome, and so was SOD.its hard to believe it but that was more than 20 years ago.
As a drummer, The Mars Volta significantly changed how I play. Their use of dynamics is staggering and they really push the envelope of what's capable.
Same here, found them around my early teen years, they snapped me out of my metal phase and I was launched into the world of prog and math rock and beyond. Changed my whole music taste and approach to drums and rhythm
Jon Theodore is a beast, I love playing along with Deloused and Francis. They should have never let him go.
@@unitydev457 he's been great so far with Queens of the Stone Age as well. Songs like The Evil Has Landed are so unique because of his flourishes and sensibilities
Cedric is crying in the background doorway of the cover of Deloused. Something that wasn’t mentioned and that took me about a year to notice. Super glad you made this video. I’ve got my whole left arm dedicated to these guys with tattoos. They are the reason I started drumming.
That's so cool. I was wondering if it was one of the band members. Their songs are difficult, but fun to learn on guitar. I can only imagine how it must be for a drummer.
I always wondered who that was. I thought maybe Omar.
I remember when I was a little girl I worked cleaning wood shavings out of a cabinet shop to buy myself Frances The Mute. It was my first cd and still a favorite. I pushed myself in my singing to reach Cedrics level in Frances, and still sing to this day.
Haha that’s awesome
Best album ever. I bet you have a great voice!
You should upload some, love to hear you cover or sing along one of those tracks
Outro to Cygnus when he hits that like whistle note is literally insane to me everytime I hear it
Saw Mars Volta back in the day at the Vegoose Festival in Vegas. They played one song. The song lasted 45 minutes.
That’s so epic! I wish i was there 💥
I saw Mars Volta open for System of a Down at the Oracle Arena (rip) in Oakland. When Francis the Mute came out. And opening for them was Hella, Zach Hill's primary band before Death Grips.
Yo, I remember the Vegoose festival in Vegas back in 2007. I saw Blonde Redhead, Cypress Hill, Public Enemy, Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, and Daft Punk.
Honestly sounds about right
I was fortunate to see them a bunch of times (one of the few bands that toured Australia regularly) my favourite performance of theirs was at Big day Out Festival they played a really longversion of Drunkship of Lanterns it was fantastc.
I can also remember I saw them at Hordern Pavillion a few years later (no opening act jut them playing for about 2.5 hours) they played an awesome version of Miranda from Frances the Mute at that show.
Didn’t know about the fela kuti part. As a Nigerian women who loves this band it just made me love them more
I never listened to prog rock, then I heard that Flea and John were a big part of The Mars Volta... Now I can play every single song on bass of them. Love them!!
Cool. I think their affiliation with RHCP can help a lot of people get introduced to them. These bands are day and night musically. But if you listen to Frusciante's more experimental solo albums and TMV side by side i think there's some resemblence. The willingness to push the envelope of music.
correct me if i'm wrong, i don't think flea plays any bass for tmv, only trumpet.
@@ninjax9675 On De-loused he played bass on every song except Televators and Ambuletz
@@LieLikesMusic Yeah, especially The Empyrean and the albums after. If you like these, you'll probably like TMV as well
@@LieLikesMusic Yeah, Frusciante has crazy solo records… The Empyrean is a masterpiece, and he played almost every instrument on that album. Ataxia is another great project John had in 2004 with Joe Lally and Josh K
I feel anyone's who heard them for the first time can remember where they were at the time .
Yes! My younger brothers put me onto this in like 2008. We were driving around Salt Lake City and on first listen I said what the fuck is this amazing shit? Listened to it nonstop for years.
Most definitely! Def remember
They opened for the chili peppers during the stadium Arcadium tour and I was really feeling them, but all of a sudden people in the crowd started throwing shit at them. Chairs, bottles etc. Shortly after I was digging into their music. I guess the crowd wasn’t ready for a 45 minute epic
@@ryankelly3743 yeah they went through that alot ! Either u hated them or fell in love with them if u caught them opening for a major band
Only known them a few years but I was in my back garden, sat on the swing chair after smoking a joint. The first thing of theirs I heard was Frances the Mute, and i remember the first track starting really quietly so I turned it up and then the song actually kicked in, it gave me a heart attack but a good heart attack :D
Deloused is easily one of my favourite albums
Smoked my first joint to that album lol hooked immediately
Not hooked to drugs, hooked to Volta. Well, I guess it’s the same.
@@LaceChaser haha yeah I guess those things arent too disimilar. I smoked my first joint to unknown pleasures
@@thelaffingllama I guess grass was an unknown pleasure up until that point xD Ehe
@@LieLikesMusic I guess you could say that, but it was my first time so 'I Remember Nothing'
Weirdly, I was introduced to The Mars Volta when I was homeless and would draw caricatures outside the local "strip" for money. Anyway I'd often shoplift Mojo or Q magazine if I couldn't get the former to keep up with the music scene (I had a Discman and an old Walkman with me). So I get to meet this bunch of cool kids who were studying in my town, one was this nice Irish kid and we got talking to music when I was drawing him, and he mentioned The Mars Volta. Now I'd recently read a review in Mojo that gave, iirc, Album Of The Month to De-loused, so I said I'd heard of them but not heard the album but it sounded really interesting. He was like "I'll do you a copy for Students Night" (the following Tuesday from the Fridays and Saturdays which were my main working nights where I'd make a decent chunk of change, and Tuesdays were good too). Anyway he came back to his word the following Tuesday and gave me a tape of De-Loused In The Comatorium and, well, that was that. I listened to it solidly for a couple of months...great LP and I'd argue one of the most epochal releases of the new millennium.
Great video man
What a great story! Hope you finally found your sanctuary and built a massive music collection!
@@turnipjuice2626 Hahah, thank you so much! Well, it may not be massive but I've re-built my collection and own almost 150 LP's and about a third of that in 7" and 12"'s! Cheers for the kind words, best wishes to you! :)
@@vollsticks Connected 100's/1000's(?!) of miles away by one of the greatest records of all time... 🙌😄
Been listening to them fairly religiously for about 5 years, and I still hear new stuff when I listen to their songs.
same, except I've been listening for nearly 20 years
@@Jeremy-hx7zj Same here, but for around 13 years. Never gets old.
I'd rip out my kidneys with a gravy ladle just to see TMV perform live for 10 seconds.
I was a fan of At The Drive In, but didnt know much at all about TMV when I saw them open for A Perfect Circle at a small hockey rink in Belgrade MT about 15 years ago. Although Im still not a huge TMV fan, I can say that they were EASILY one of the most entertaining live acts Ive ever seen in my life....and I would lay down money to see them any chance I got. Ive seen The Screaming Trees live, but never caught Fugazi live. The Mars Volta seemed like equal parts of both of those bands when I saw them live. I was out of energy before A Perfect Circle even took the stage.
@@Gekokujo76 It's both cool and sad when warm-up bands out-play the headliners. I experienced the same when i saw Periphery warm up for Dream Theater in 2012. Crazy live band!
Amazing live act! Lucky to have caught them 2xs
I saw them both in Mexico and the US, it was fucking surreal. But not gonna lie, seeing them as Antemasque in Mexico was perhaps the best showmanship from Cedric and Omar I have ever seen. Second to that would be seeing them as At the Drive-In in Barcelona, Cedric got really personal with the public even did some crowdsurfing. Also Le Butcherettes opened for them that night.
I’m from El Paso, my brother and his friend took me back in 2007 or 08 as my first concert. With that being said I’ve always high super high standards for any live bands thanks to them lol. Changed my life forever
Can't wait for the "Frances The Mute" treatment. Might be my favourite album of all time. Never meant to, but I know every second of it by heart. And of course nobody's jaw will not drop when the over thirty minute long hook monster ""Cassandra Gemini" is playing.
I use to listen to this album start to finish everyday in my dorm room!
@@Nospoon777 Always a pleasure to hear others love it so much as well! ♥️
@@Nospoon777 I listened to it start to finish on my walk back home from school
I didn't get the box set but just grabbed Frances the Mute reissue. So stoked. I left my original copy in my car overnight by accident and it warped to unfixable levels. I've been holding onto that warped vinyl for 10+ years waiting for a reissue.
@@bobunitone Daaaamn, where did you go to school? The top of Mount Everest??
Mars Volta = King Crimson + Santana (if you haven’t heard early Santana, keep scrolling)
Incredible editing and such a well researched video. Glad to hear you're enjoying the box-set!
Thanks, i'm glad you liked it :)
Deloused was playing in a record store when I walked in. I listened for maybe 40 seconds, went up to the guy working and asked who it was, he told me, I told him I needed this album.
Same here… hooked since🤘🏾💯
I think the covers of songs that you've been putting into your videos lately really help your understanding of the artist. It definitely shows when you're explaining your experience with their music.
That is one beautiful box set, and a hella informative video. Very happy to see you posting again!
This is a channel I stumbled upon today after your video "How At The Drive-in Changed Post-Hardcore". I did not know how BAD I NEEDED THIS CONTENT. LEGEND!
Hey thanks for watching. As you can tell i'm a big fan of ATDI and TMV too.
Props for getting that box set, such an awesome product.
Another brilliant video! Great to see this level of detail about my favorite band. Thank you!
Also, your Spanish pronunciation is EXCELLENT. The only tip: The song: Tírame a las arañas. Remember to pronounce the Ñ as the GN in lasagna. (My business is languages =))
Thanks for such an amazing video! I love TMV so much, and your content is always so good!
Awesome transitions btw, I loved this whole video.
idk if it's the best, but Noctourniquet is my favourite album, it's beautiful
Yes i like that album a lot too! It's not my favorite, but it's amazing from start to finish. I wish more fans could enjoy it.
Great video man! The Mars Volta is a really criminally underrated band, this video really does the band good!
You said it. Thanks for taking the time to watch. And for being a fellow Dream Theater and RHCP fan too. Great musical taste!
Thank you so much for this video THE most underrated band of all time no argument
The next volume of this is long overdue, can’t wait!
love this band so much, love the cover, and love the video!! as others have said, the editing here is spot-on. i loved that little Orson Welles clip/transition
More! More! More! PLEASE, NEVER EVER stop making videos about Volta!
They're one of my all time favorite bands. So i'll most likely make more videos about them at some point yes ;)
I experienced TMV as they came out immediately. Saw them multiple times from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. With each album release I followed them and was obsessed with them for their entire run.
I love listening to people learn about them.
Same here. I first saw them in New Orleans before I moved to SF.
Favorite show was Berkeley Greek Theater followed by their epic NYE show at Bill Graham.
In 2004, four of us bought tickets to see A Perfect Circle play in Indianapolis. None of us listened to At the Drive-In, and we had no idea who this opening band was, The Mars Volta.
I went out and bought De-Loused, listened to it as much as I could in the few weeks before the show.
It didn't come across as a very accessable album. I tried to get my friends who were going to the show with me to listen, but they couldn't get into it. Honestly, I couldn't either, but I kept playing it anyway.
At the show, it felt like The Mars Volta played for over an hour, even though they only played two songs! Bits of haunting melodies drifted to me, but I only half-recognized them...it was like I had heard them in a dream. Omar & Cedric thrashed & staggered around the stage, and the lights project their 20ft shadows all around the coliseum.
Later I would grow to LOVE De-Loused in the Comatorium... though I couldn't get myself to appreciate Frances the Mute, and I didn't buy any of their other albums.
You are getting better and better with the edition and creativity of your videos. Kudos for you!
Mars volta was one of the best bands that it's possible to be. So unapologetically themselves from day one until they "broke up". It always saddens me that some of my favorite stuff by them gets hated on by a lot of fans, like this band really was always coming out of left field with something as unpredictable and challenging as possible and I love how much their music has changed my view of music.
This is probably your best video up to date dude! It's great to hear people geeking out on the Mars Volta but also to go into the details of their instrumentation, harmonies, and what the band represents for you personally, keep up the good work!
Hey that means a lot to me! Thanks for the encouraging words. I'll never get tired of talking about TMV. They're such a timeless band.
Loving this Volta resurgence even if it’s regarding past music and not new. Well done video!
new again :D
I was graduating high school in 2003 and I kept reading about this album on a radiohead message board. Thread after thread users were gushing about de-loused. I couldn’t get the weird name out of my head, and I went to my local department store back when they had a good cd selection and was happy when I picked up the only copy. I played it over and over and it defined my summer.
very impressive video ! one of my favorite bands since early 2000s. well done!
Great video man! Love MV.
I've recently become a fan of the band, particularly their first 4 albums, so this video has come at the perfect time, great job!
Great! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Consider checking out their later albums too. They're all good. Noctourniquet is my favorite from their later period.
Love this band's music with all my heart. Thank you for the video.
Same here. And no problem. Thank you for making a great video on Hotline Miami's soundtrack.
Seen them open for Red Hot Chili Peppers. I had no idea who they were until I seen them perform, as you can imagine my mind was blown. I was mesmerized.
Yes that's their thing. Too bad they don't perform anymore. But i guess we can always cross our fingers.
Saw rhen open for a perfect circle in 03 or 04. Didn't know who they were. Mind fucking blown.
@@akashicfibers8205 Wow what an interesting combo. Both are amazing bands!
I remember hearing the first few guitar notes/chords and vocals from a track on their first album and instantly had to know who it was and where could I get some more - I think I was sitting at one of the only bars I frequented back in Edmonton . . . the next day I sought out and purchased the CD and was _not_ disappointed . . . all killer - no filler, as the saying used to go.
Very nice video. Production is getting better. Keep it up. Thank you
haha i felt so old when you said you were introduced to De-Loused in 2012 LOL .. back in 2003 (Xmas season if i recall) i remember the oldest sibling of my bf gave me this album to listen for the weekend =`)
I remember me and this one other guy were the only ones who listened to tmv and qe ended up caching them in Irvine and then in San Diego for bedlam tour. Best shows I ever went to, this banned opened my mind and helped me find other bands / music I would of never have come across if it wasn't for them
That's so cool! I would die to see them play the Bedlam live. that's my favorite TMV album. Thanks for sharing. And btw out of curiosity, what other bands did you get introduced to through TMV?
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The bedlam show was amazing I still have the CD and ticket stub from it because they played on my birthday. The opened with a improv tune and then they worked it into roulette and Cedric just dashed onto the stage it, ill never forget it.
To name a few fugazi, glassjaw/ head automatica, mastodon, fall of Troy, germs, bad brains, the album angel dust by faith no more, des roc, modest mouse, pomegranates, moving units and others
Cedric isn't from Puerto Rico, nor does he have ancestors from there. He has mixed ancestry that is european from his father's side (German, I think) and Mexican on his mother's side.
Amazing work as always
I really like the form of the new videos. Just as informative, but also more entertaining. thanks!
Thanks :) I'm glad you think so.
Thank you for putting this together. loved it. very informative.
No worries. I'm happy you liked it man.
Bro I love the Mars Volta and you have a ton of great info in here! Great job 👍 I'm also going to go buy some furniture!
Awesome vid bro. Love TMV.
This is such a dope video man. loved the part about how your friend showed you The Mars Volta and ATDI during your trip to Spain. love those kinds of stories.
Going to see these guys Sunday can't wait
All of their albums are great but Bedlam In Goliath is my favorite as well.
one of my favorite bands
Same here man.
Same here man.
My left arm has 9 tattoos dedicated to the Mars Volta, Omar, and Cedric. They are the reason I have a music career. If I’d ever be gay... well it would be for these guys haha pure talent
Dude, your channel has come a long way. I remember watching your videos a few years ago before you put yourself on camera. Mars Volta are probably my favorite band. You did an excellent job with this. Thanks for putting it together. I had no idea you actually played music...I thought you were just a fan/video producer. You have a ton of talent.
Ugh, you got the boxset, I want it too!
I was lucky to have seen them perform during Deloused.. absolutely incredible live. If only I could be lucky enough to afford Deloused on vinyl..
Not sure if you are referring to og copy or repress. The cloud hills repress is in preorder and around 50 euros.
Yes! Exactly! THAT is why they're SO incredible... They are the product of what musicians are capable of, when they do absolutely EVERY thing they possibly can to push themselves to be the best
Hey! You merged dreams and reality with you video too! great video as always!
Man that vinyl collection sold out quick. I'm so pissed I missed out on it...but I hope they see they have millions of fans still waiting for them to return
In case you don't know, now their shop Clouds Hill is doing pretty orders for individual releases on vinyl now ✌
@@dustbent7056 I did not know that I had like tunnel vision for that deluxe set but I'll buy some individually. I have 2 of their live shows on vinyls but no record albums
It's my intention to listen to them since a long time...my interest rose when Josh Homme integrated the drummer to the queens.
Oh yeah. I heard he was recommended Jon Theodore from basically all of his musician friends. Theo is a beast with Qotsa too. TMV and Qotsa are among my top 5 bands of all time i think.
I wasn't aware of Jon being also the drummer of Mini Mansions. Man I was so happy when I met him in Germany two years ago on a MM gig in a small bar in Cologne. Such a great guy. And Mikey too, of course, haha.
I have never heard of this band. I will binge over the weekend.
I started out liking frances the mute more. I actually really liked all the ambient parts but over time I found myself listening to deloused far more. Imo deloused is a more digestible , better structured, and smoother album. There's an element of restraint there which isn't present on frances the mute and I think this makes deloused a better album
And personally that’s why I’m more drawn to Frances, because i love how all out they go on that album.
@@MyoticTesseract Yeah, to me Deloused is the more perfect album, but Frances is the more ambitious, and its higher highs esp on Cygnus and Cassandra make me love it more.
Great show, sorry I missed it till' now.
The transition at 09:30, whaaaat! Loved this video too Christian, very entertaining and informative at the same time
Gracias broo!! Brutal video 🌵🍻
De nada. Thanks for watching :)
Just got to see them live in El Paso this past Sunday after all these years !!! One of the best shows I've ever been to !. Effen dOpe !
Bro, great video! Great band! I saw them open for System of a Down a few years back. Cedric completely upstaged Serj. SOAD looked like a bunch of old men on stage after watching TMV play and hour set. Cedric whip kicking the shit out of the microphone over and over again will be forever burnt into my memory.
That's what i hear people say haha. They just left the audience blasted like an atomic bomb test field. It's so fun when artists actually have fun and go wild on stage.
I really liked this video. I've been a fan of this band since high school. Their music is really good. Deloused in the Comatorium is a great record.
I was in high school when De-loused came out, and it was a mind opener. That album and the first Fall of Troy album that came out the same year changed the way I look at music.
Literally discovered this at the end of my spring break when my dad showed me this band I love their music
Understanding The Mars Volta : The curly years
Blake flemming is a professor at the college I went to, great guy and amazing drummer!
Fun transitions
This album was and is so significant to me and deep in my memory. It came out the summer after i turned 18 and I was homeless and drifting in and out of Covenant House (youth shelter).
So much dozing off on the train to this album. Played it until the batteries would die in my walkman lol
Great fuggin video! Yus!
No problem. Any band you want me to cover in a future video?
@@LieLikesMusic DAUGHTERS or SWANS. Would be incredible.
The wonderful memories man 😊
i giggled when you did the salt transition because I was literally eating and watching this lmaoo like how did you know this was my mealtime video rn
Haha that's funny. I had a knack for doing odd and creative transitions in this one. Thanks for watching.
hey man, I've watching your stuff for quite some time and although there were times were I wasn't that pleased with the direction you were going edit-wise and artistically, I do appreciate the work you put into your videos lately and this one has to be the best of your channel so far :) really interesting and really got me into checking out TMV :) keep it up!
Hey thanks for the kind words. That means a lot! I've been spending a lot more time trying to improve the content lately. And i think it shows, like you said. Also cool album in the profile pic there. Origin of Symmetry is one of the better Muse albums i think.
@@LieLikesMusic yeah you seem to be more comfortable in presenting the videos now then when you weren't presenting with the cam on :) and it's interesting to read that you improvise more, as I thought you really grew on the structure of the videos aswell, which apperas to be well thought :)
And thanks! Without OOS, I guess, I wouldn't come to enjoy something like TMV. I really enjoy Absolution and Black Holes aswell, while I hate what the band has become after that
Thanks for the video, I'm going to see them live in October and I've only ever known their debut album. Now I'm a more well equipped fan!
"...The Bedlam in Goliath, their best album," YES!
Great! You’re officially a man of culture
I have a special place in my heart for not only the band but Deloused In the Comatorium in particular. I was also turned into TMV, ATDI (and Sparta) by a friend while in High School back in 2002. I don’t think Deloused had even been released at this time with The Tremulant EP being the only commercially available recording of their music at the time. I appreciated your story of being introduced to the band. The trip that you were experiencing at the time sounded profound and like an ideal backdrop while digesting the multidimensional music for the first time.
Also great highlights of certain musics parts. Omar’s guitar parts are why I picked the instrument back up circa 2012 and dove head first into effects pedals.
I feel like this new album is completely embracing their Latin roots with these songs and music videos. 🙏 can't wait for the full album
Fell in love with TMV back in high school, I think it was 2003-2004...thanks completely to an old XM radio channel called XM music lab.. it was like half prog rock, half jam bands. I heard TMV, coheed and several other bands in their early years on that channel!
I can guarantee I had concertina on tape in 1999/2000 so 2001 can't be right.. my friend bought it after seeing them live..I would listen to it on the way to school junior year and I graduated 01'.. love the video thx!
Tucson is pronounced “too-sahn” just for future reference. Another confusing word from America, lol. Great video, love this band
The mars volta changed my life. Inspired me to make a band and do so much wild shit for 10 years. RIP Disfrutalo! Thank you Mars Volta.
13:31 ooh! you could make a video all about this man. He produced so many great albums!
When I discovered At-the Drive In around ‘02 I was obsessed. I said to my friend let’s go see them and he said they broke up, but formed a new band. I searched for this mysterious new band and it wasn’t till Deloused in the Comatorium dropped that I had heard anything. I wasn’t able to find Tremulant on vinyl but when LimeWire came around I finally was able to hear it. Dood that box set looks amazing. I’m still waiting for mine to show up.
Nice video! I like your cover of Roulette Dares, interesting story about the cymbal stack. I saw them live at the end of last year and I'm excited to see them again next year! Deloused is still my favorite Volta album. I remember playing Halo 2 in my older brother's room while he would blast that album.
That's awesome. I still haven't seen them live. But i've got my hopes up it's possible now that they're back together again. Thanks for watching :)
Love The Mars Volta, love Orson Welles, love this video.
Nice Golden Sun poster, that's badass! Love that game.
Thanks! It's one of my all time favorite RPGs. Very underrated. Both the first and second game were amazing imo.
Wow I wish I could afford that, atm I can't get the box set, but holy shit this music defined my teen years. I still remember my pot head cousin came over for Christmas Eve and he wad showing me all sorts of heavy metal bands. At the time I was losing interest in heavy metal and was getting into stuff like mgmt, but then he pops in Frances the mute and skips to Cassandra Gemini. I was blown away, like speechless and just had the goofiest smile on my face. This was the type of music I had been looking for and learned it was called prog rock. Great video man, I love learning about this band.
One of My all time favorite bands
Same here!
Fantastic video! Theodore is hugely underrated, even just for his work for RTX and TMV.
Thanks. Well at least he's highly regarded amongst musicians. Otherwise he wouldn't get the job with Qotsa.
Just noticed your Golden Sun Lost Age poster.
Hell yeah!
I got to see them open for soundgarden in San Francisco. Awesome.
Dude i dont see how anyone covered that song....and you two did a stellar job no joke.. I miss those first two volta albums ....the story behind deloused is wild and what its supposed to represent is deep the battle between their friends good and bad side of his conscience during a coma and the friend coming out of the coma at the end of the album realizing that he wanted to die anyway....wow
Also looking back now at this cover makes me think of when margaret (log lady) says "my log is turning gold" in some of her last lines from twin peaks: the return