There are 2 eras of Volta I wish I could have seen... the 03 deloused days, 2 hour sets with 5 songs, Jon Theodore.... and then this era of Volta. 2007-2008 Volta. So fire. Thomas truly kills this.
Pridgen is super talented but he honestly sounded like a train wreck so often that you could almost barely hear the music. Its just constant fills and banging on cymbals. Thats why i liked jon theodore more. He understood the importance of restraint.
Pridgen is crazy great and it’s unfortunate that both Omar & Cedric have said that they weren’t as creatively conducive or inclusive to making the Volta a better band to be in at the time. Nice to hear they admit that they could have done more to keep such potential for more gold around, but it’s also kind of typical for people of that caliber. You can’t have a stage full of Thomas Pridgens, Omar Rodriguez Lopezes, Cedric B Zavalas, or any one else you want to fill that blank in for without it collapsing under its own heaviness which has the same brief lifespan of most Coleoptera (in all phases of growth combined).
Yes! I’ve managed to see them all! I seen Jon, pridgen, Blake, and deantoni... well I guess I didn’t see elitch so I’m wrong. But they remain my favorite band. They came around in my formative years so they will always hold a place in my heart.
Thomas, just wanna say, thank you for all you did for TMV and the level of energy you brought to the table. I hope maybe one day in the future, you could drum in TMV again even if it’s for 1 tour 🙏🏽
N. Senada I was as close as could be to Cedric's mic stand. I filmed all of wax simulacra, chunks of tetra, and short clips throughout. I was the tall(er) white boy with a buzz cut in a white shirt at the very front. I'm in the caption credits. I used to go by "pb125."
@@dylbrochill63 Ah, yes! There's also some footage at the end of Viscera Eyes and the Baphomets bongo solo. Those vids are pretty high quality, so I tried using all of them. Thanks so much for filming and sharing them back in the day. Being there must have been a blast.
Omar is one of the few guitarist to really sound from some other fucking planet! The future of guitar expressed itself beyond believe in the hands of this man.
Agreed with you. I've been listening to them for 16 years and I've always thought Omar's guitar is from another planet. Think the same about Cedric. His vocals are like nothing I've ever heard and I've always regarded him as an alien. Like an angel alien. lol. God I love them
Sending waves of love and well-wishings to Juan Alderete & his family/friends. Should he either defy the odds and wake up healthy and ready to play soon or rest peacefully until he rests in peace, his bass was the rock for all these crazy players to find their footing on again when they came down out of the chaos. His legacy is legendary...
Alderete is doing rather ok, he's still struggling with his injury and not fully recovered, but been active on social media for quite a long time since his accident last year
I've seen a lot of Mars Volta videos on the youtubes and this is easily the best one. Stellar sound quality. Visceral footage. Well done sir. Thank you so much. Legendary band. TMV forever \m/
Most pro-shot footage of TMV comes from festival performances, which were a totally different experience for both the band and the audience. Footage of real shows on the other hand often lacks in sound/video quality. This gig is unique in that it unites the best of both worlds. A true representation of how a TMV concert felt like.
Most epic show in my life!!! Everything is absolutely amazing!!! Cedric is so fkn great!!! Damn, so great! Roulette dares makes me cry!!!! Thank you, bro, for upload!!!!
In 2004 A Perfect Circle was playing about 3 blocks from where I live in Long Beach so I bought a ticket for less than 20$ a band I had heard much about but never really listened to was opening up for them “Mars Volta” …..I was never the same after that show …saw them at the Hollywood bowl , Greek theatre , Irvine, Long Beach again & great western forum ….I used to live next door to the SST studios in Long Beach so I remember I got to hear Tetragrammaton being played before it came out and I would run into Cedric and Omar which were always really cool…..Always running into Ikey owens back then around Long Beach .
Saw them April 1st, 2008 at the House of Blues in Orlando. Still the greatest concert I've ever been to. They played Ouroboros live, it was next level shit man. I was stoned and tripping though so that might've helped a bit.
@@RJPhotographics That was the name of the song when they recorded it as an Omar solo track. It's just called Goliath as a Volta track. :) But yeah he's tired from all his epic dance moves and singing like a castrati constantly so I imagine sometimes he just has to catch a breath lmaoooo
I love volta! Got to see em last year and they're still great! Omar is phenomenal!!! That s is still one of best shows ive ever heard! Love pridgen, but Theodore is still a beast!
Because the song is called Rapid Fire Tollbooth. It didn't become Goliath until they raised the tempo and added the ending that starts with "I'm starting to feel a miscarriage coming on" First live performance of Goliath was 2007-12-29.
@@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_ I get it. I don't write the rules. It's listed on the band's setlist as Rapid Fire Tollbooth. The first official appearance of Goliath on the setlist is 2007-12-29.
pridgen really opened my eyes to how difficult drums truly are and how special that instrument is to a band because he could never fucking play jon theodores parts right and he's a professional drummer lol
@PROGBED Do you know a live video of Tetragrammaton with Theodore? And why do you think Pridgen goes into this mess specifically between 1:30:47 to 1:33:02 when the drums on that part are arguably the easiest of the whole song on the record? Not an expert here but I also think he missed a bar and rushed the band into the next part of the song? What about Omar's contempt smiling every time Pridgen trashes the part!?!? So many questions, so few people that I can ask this to! Haha
@PROGBED Thanks for such a detailed response!!! I think that's right! Feel like I've read it somewhere about him leaving right after recording. I think I like way better Blake Fleming's interpretation (on that video and in the Henry Rollins Show), although I don't understand why he also starts this off-beat improvisation half way through the same part? Don't even know what I'm saying but I've always wanted to be a drummer haha (hope to start soon!) Oh really? I was so fixated on trying to understand Pridgen's drumming that didn't notice this! And can't hear the bass that well anyway. Also didn't understand half of this paragraph lol now I don't know if they even fucked up or not! Yes, Day of the Baphomets is another great example of this liberties you're talking about! Someone in the comments said that he actually had trouble keeping up with the time scales but of course I don't know shit about this. I do know I really like Dave Elitch and I feel this guy did manage pretty well in comparison! Now that I know it's an actual creative decision, I will respect it and stop thinking he's defiling the whole thing lol
Love The Mars Volta. I like Thomas Pridgen & Tetragrammaton was absolutely amazing! Watching him play that song is like a work of art. Yet he seems "off" when it comes to Meccamputechture - missing the fundamental drum/tom-tom roll of the primary beat. Similarly, he was doing his own thing & out of sync with the band on Day Of The Baphomets. Check out Henry Rollins Show (Blake Fleming) for a great performance of Baphomets.
I love The Mars Volta. But I'm sorry, they just don't sound great live most of the time. That said, they're still the best band to ever come out of Texas.
Lol cedric has a serious problem singing on key when hes doing all that high falsetto stuff. If they ever get back together i hope he just sings lower on key. Hes too old to be doing that high crap.
His falsetto is solid, it’s when he tries to sing the high notes in his chest voice instead where it starts to sound shit. Which is unfortunately almost all of the time.
@@blairhicks7129 comes with age. To me geddy lee from rush had the strongest high full voice i ever heard but he really only had it from like 74-81 or so. After that it just gets too hard once you get into your 30s.
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There are 2 eras of Volta I wish I could have seen... the 03 deloused days, 2 hour sets with 5 songs, Jon Theodore.... and then this era of Volta. 2007-2008 Volta. So fire. Thomas truly kills this.
Pridgen is super talented but he honestly sounded like a train wreck so often that you could almost barely hear the music. Its just constant fills and banging on cymbals. Thats why i liked jon theodore more. He understood the importance of restraint.
@@trenken I agree. Jon is my
Favorite drummer ever. Legitimately.
- however - Omar wanted thomas to play like that. New boundaries to push towards
@@Onamorata my fav ever is neil peart from rush
Pridgen is crazy great and it’s unfortunate that both Omar & Cedric have said that they weren’t as creatively conducive or inclusive to making the Volta a better band to be in at the time. Nice to hear they admit that they could have done more to keep such potential for more gold around, but it’s also kind of typical for people of that caliber. You can’t have a stage full of Thomas Pridgens, Omar Rodriguez Lopezes, Cedric B Zavalas, or any one else you want to fill that blank in for without it collapsing under its own heaviness which has the same brief lifespan of most Coleoptera (in all phases of growth combined).
Yes! I’ve managed to see them all! I seen Jon, pridgen, Blake, and deantoni... well I guess I didn’t see elitch so I’m wrong. But they remain my favorite band. They came around in my formative years so they will always hold a place in my heart.
Thank you for these uploads ❤️🔥
you brought a new energy to TMV. Thank you Thomas.
You inspired me to work on my 32nd notes. Also inspired me in terms of how to be a decent, fair and excited human being. Thank you Thomas.
We ❤you,Thomas!
Thomas, just wanna say, thank you for all you did for TMV and the level of energy you brought to the table. I hope maybe one day in the future, you could drum in TMV again even if it’s for 1 tour 🙏🏽
at 32:14 there is a camera flash and the silhouette of the 2 fros comes out. pretty awesome
2021, And I LIVE, DIE, And CONSUME The VOLTA.
Total fan service set list for me, this video makes me feel so seen
My favourite incarnation of TMV playing all my favourite bops?? Okay then!
Juan holds it down so hard during the Cygnus jam. Everyone gets to go off and he’s there keeping it together.
I fucking love Juan so much!
This setlist is perfection.... they don't just sound great, they are on fire
I filmed quite a few of these clips. So cool to see this so many years later.
Amazing! Which angle was yours?
N. Senada I was as close as could be to Cedric's mic stand. I filmed all of wax simulacra, chunks of tetra, and short clips throughout.
I was the tall(er) white boy with a buzz cut in a white shirt at the very front. I'm in the caption credits. I used to go by "pb125."
@@dylbrochill63 Ah, yes! There's also some footage at the end of Viscera Eyes and the Baphomets bongo solo. Those vids are pretty high quality, so I tried using all of them. Thanks so much for filming and sharing them back in the day. Being there must have been a blast.
N. Senada it was a highlight of my teen years for sure. Thanks for making this! You did an amazing job.
@@dylbrochill63 Thanks. I had the Mars Volta front row experience in early 2008 on their Bedlam euro tour. Definitely a highlight of my teens aswell.
We're so lucky to have this document of such an incredible time in TMV's history. I miss this band every day.
Omar is one of the few guitarist to really sound from some other fucking planet! The future of guitar expressed itself beyond believe in the hands of this man.
Agreed with you. I've been listening to them for 16 years and I've always thought Omar's guitar is from another planet. Think the same about Cedric. His vocals are like nothing I've ever heard and I've always regarded him as an alien. Like an angel alien. lol. God I love them
me too! i feel like omar doesn’t get enough credit for his guitar playing.
@@greymatters7284 imo he is truly the las “guitar hero”, like the last guy to really make the instrument his own.
Just saw the TMV reunion tour a few months ago in Richmond.. Cedric sounded pretty great! But Omar was on another level of amazing!
What a quality mix! This show is something else man. Appreciate you folks at TMS
goddamn volta was so on fire during this era!
This is even better than official concert releases of TMV... Thanks a lot... really appreciated! ... This is a historical video... that's for sure...
You mean better than the records?
@@fugamantew Yep, I found this recording better than Scabdates, official concert recording by TMV...
Sending waves of love and well-wishings to Juan Alderete & his family/friends. Should he either defy the odds and wake up healthy and ready to play soon or rest peacefully until he rests in peace, his bass was the rock for all these crazy players to find their footing on again when they came down out of the chaos. His legacy is legendary...
Alderete is doing rather ok, he's still struggling with his injury and not fully recovered, but been active on social media for quite a long time since his accident last year
Seems like he’s doing well these days :)
I've seen a lot of Mars Volta videos on the youtubes and this is easily the best one. Stellar sound quality. Visceral footage. Well done sir. Thank you so much. Legendary band. TMV forever \m/
Most pro-shot footage of TMV comes from festival performances, which were a totally different experience for both the band and the audience. Footage of real shows on the other hand often lacks in sound/video quality. This gig is unique in that it unites the best of both worlds. A true representation of how a TMV concert felt like.
I will be watching this live set regularly for the rest of my life
This setlist is bonkers...like the easy/rest song is an hour and fourteen minutes into the set lol. Nothing but admiration.
Most epic show in my life!!! Everything is absolutely amazing!!! Cedric is so fkn great!!! Damn, so great! Roulette dares makes me cry!!!!
Thank you, bro, for upload!!!!
May the gods bless you for this
somewhat psychedelic. metal, prog, salsa and rock n' roll. Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIP Ikey
Absolutely epic show. I love seeing Omar smile. Thanks for uploading team!
No mames!!! Uno de los mejores videos en todo el TH-cam.
I saw the two shows before this in Berkley and Santa Cruz, thank you so much for putting this together. Gave me chills.
Great audio quality!!!!!! Love it
I absolutely adore this group. I hope that the almighty Juan Alderete De La Pena returns to the stage.
hands down best youtube channel ever!!! legendary shit right here.
I was at this show! Thank you for uploading. Great sound quality.
In 2004 A Perfect Circle was playing about 3 blocks from where I live in Long Beach so I bought a ticket for less than 20$ a band I had heard much about but never really listened to was opening up for them “Mars Volta” …..I was never the same after that show …saw them at the Hollywood bowl , Greek theatre , Irvine, Long Beach again & great western forum ….I used to live next door to the SST studios in Long Beach so I remember I got to hear Tetragrammaton being played before it came out and I would run into Cedric and Omar which were always really cool…..Always running into Ikey owens back then around Long Beach .
I saw them on that same tour in Indianapolis. Went for APC, left with my mind blown by TMV.
Jesus you lived next door to where TMV recorded Amputechture. That's insane. Ikey worked at Fingerprints afaik.
Tight as hell! Ikey cheering for Juan during the bass solo warms my heart.
What song
@@michaelmireles4480 Day Of The Baphomets
@@n.senada nice haven’t made it there yet
can't think of any other band that comes close to this level of raw expression
Saw them April 1st, 2008 at the House of Blues in Orlando. Still the greatest concert I've ever been to. They played Ouroboros live, it was next level shit man. I was stoned and tripping though so that might've helped a bit.
Uuhhhh here u can hear the bass sooooo good in day of the baphomets,.fabulous
holy fuck this setlist is a dream.
Vermicide was so legendary to hear back then. All the Amputechture material is the best music I’ve ever heard play live by anyone.
This video is 💎
A total labor of love. Thanks for this!
Great performance, great upload, cheers
What a set list
eta showzão loko da porra!!! cedric gritando mto ! o thomas fritando a bateria na velocidade da luz! todo mundo mto loko!
Brasil representando carai !!! Um dia eles voltarão para nossa alegria!
First time that I hear the bass in the live set in the day of the Baphometsts. all the other clips are impossible to hear it
the amputechture stuff is so fucking good live
That viscera eyes is probably the best version I've ever heard!!!!
Pancadaria pra todo lado!
1:49:40 "aaaaaand one more time specially for Thomas" :D
1:51:21 "and longer, specially for Thomas"
Holy fuck, this is amazing
Thank youuuuuuuuuu
What a kickass set!
Epic cut. Many, many thanks. Wish C didn't cut so many epic lines tho, oh well, life as a TMV fan eh!
If you're referring to Goliath, the record was still about to be recorded, so he probably hadn't come up with the end part yet.
@@n.senada That was one of them. Cheers for pointing that out. Rapid Fire Tollbooth I think.
@@RJPhotographics That was the name of the song when they recorded it as an Omar solo track. It's just called Goliath as a Volta track. :) But yeah he's tired from all his epic dance moves and singing like a castrati constantly so I imagine sometimes he just has to catch a breath lmaoooo
I love volta! Got to see em last year and they're still great! Omar is phenomenal!!! That s is still one of best shows ive ever heard! Love pridgen, but Theodore is still a beast!
This is probably their best lineup ever though
1:53:50 percussion solo from Day of the Baphomets is still one of my favorite Mars Volta moments
Meccamputechture and after Day Of The Baphomets, holy fuck THIS IS GOLD
Killer setlist
Very good release 👊 🎭
What a setlist..
Damn, this is straight fire 🔥 😊
Al fin puedo escuchar el bajo del Dios Alderete en el comienzo de Days of the Baphomets. Mis oídos pueden morir en paz
Wild!
1:48:50 Too bad the keys sound so low here, i love this part on Day of Baphomets haha.
I used to wear out the bootleg all fucking day, one of my fav live recordings of any band. Never seen the video tho 😮 stellar ass shit
TetraG into MeccaA into Baphomets?! Holy sheeeeeeeeetttt...
Damn that sounds crisp
SAY SAY SAY IT SAY IT LOUUUD
you done good...real good...
1:23:33 how do they achieve the reverse sound? is it the live mix? damn
It’s playback
Sheer Class (Untouchable).
OMG @ Day of the baphomets...
Why is the name of first song in description RAPID FIRE TOLLBOOTH??
Because the song is called Rapid Fire Tollbooth. It didn't become Goliath until they raised the tempo and added the ending that starts with "I'm starting to feel a miscarriage coming on"
First live performance of Goliath was 2007-12-29.
@@TheMarbleShrinebut from 1:54 start it is goliath,....the song starts like this,.with the drum intro
@@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_ I get it. I don't write the rules. It's listed on the band's setlist as Rapid Fire Tollbooth. The first official appearance of Goliath on the setlist is 2007-12-29.
Oh god... 1:45:15
I think this was the secret show, it was almost impossible to get in.
The only thing missing is the big red dream machine during Cygnus!!!😃😃😃😃
This was the Deimos show 🌕
"Oh yeah, we have a pan flutist. He's not allowed on stage."
Another lefty 🤘🏽
Oh damn! Old Mudvayne is super good!
juan is such a fucking beast
Massively under rated. At least he has day of the baphomets.
When they kicked into day of the baphomets I thought the pa would explode
meanwhile juan busy hugging the speaker 😄
52:30 this guitar solo is fucking mental
29:00 yeah omar is just too good
Prime Volta
RIP IKEY.
Imagine Thomas with venvanse🥺?
pridgen really opened my eyes to how difficult drums truly are and how special that instrument is to a band because he could never fucking play jon theodores parts right and he's a professional drummer lol
@@escherpainting8622 Totally agree with you, Pridgen did a great job, he's a fucking beast.
Jon has something very special, he had his own thing and it fit the Mars Volta beautifully. Simplicity and power.
@PROGBED Do you know a live video of Tetragrammaton with Theodore? And why do you think Pridgen goes into this mess specifically between 1:30:47 to 1:33:02 when the drums on that part are arguably the easiest of the whole song on the record? Not an expert here but I also think he missed a bar and rushed the band into the next part of the song? What about Omar's contempt smiling every time Pridgen trashes the part!?!? So many questions, so few people that I can ask this to! Haha
@PROGBED Thanks for such a detailed response!!!
I think that's right! Feel like I've read it somewhere about him leaving right after recording. I think I like way better Blake Fleming's interpretation (on that video and in the Henry Rollins Show), although I don't understand why he also starts this off-beat improvisation half way through the same part? Don't even know what I'm saying but I've always wanted to be a drummer haha (hope to start soon!)
Oh really? I was so fixated on trying to understand Pridgen's drumming that didn't notice this! And can't hear the bass that well anyway. Also didn't understand half of this paragraph lol now I don't know if they even fucked up or not!
Yes, Day of the Baphomets is another great example of this liberties you're talking about! Someone in the comments said that he actually had trouble keeping up with the time scales but of course I don't know shit about this. I do know I really like Dave Elitch and I feel this guy did manage pretty well in comparison!
Now that I know it's an actual creative decision, I will respect it and stop thinking he's defiling the whole thing lol
@@gaelcardenas3167 he was actually saying the opposite
21:55
Thomas Pridgen is the definition of overplaying, but somehow he pulls it off lol
Love The Mars Volta. I like Thomas Pridgen & Tetragrammaton was absolutely amazing! Watching him play that song is like a work of art. Yet he seems "off" when it comes to Meccamputechture - missing the fundamental drum/tom-tom roll of the primary beat. Similarly, he was doing his own thing & out of sync with the band on Day Of The Baphomets. Check out Henry Rollins Show (Blake Fleming) for a great performance of Baphomets.
i beg to differ LOLZ! Pridgen is soo tight on Meccamputecture Live. Big Smile on Omars face durring the chorus
1:00:10 almost dude, you need some practice 😅
LOLZ You are joking, right?? Thats literally one of the hardest parts EVER written on drums and you are telling him he needs practice LMFAO! OKAY!
@@6footsignal819 haters will hate
I love The Mars Volta. But I'm sorry, they just don't sound great live most of the time. That said, they're still the best band to ever come out of Texas.
are we watching the same video mate?
Lol cedric has a serious problem singing on key when hes doing all that high falsetto stuff. If they ever get back together i hope he just sings lower on key. Hes too old to be doing that high crap.
His falsetto is solid, it’s when he tries to sing the high notes in his chest voice instead where it starts to sound shit. Which is unfortunately almost all of the time.
@@blairhicks7129 comes with age. To me geddy lee from rush had the strongest high full voice i ever heard but he really only had it from like 74-81 or so. After that it just gets too hard once you get into your 30s.
I used to wear out the bootleg all fucking day, one of my fav live recordings of any band. Never seen the video tho 😮 stellar ass shit