so it happens ive downloaded some songs by these guys recently, and i really, really like them so im thinking of buying some album stuff by them, but which one should i start with?
The Mars Volta
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Demilich
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sounds like a bunch of wanking nonsense to me (especially the new album) so i say go for De-loused in the Comatorium or whatever!
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
both albums rock quite hard, but i prefer frances the mute. i have their debut ep as well, tremulant, and it's way fucking cool although not a very good vocal performance by whosits. oh yeah and make sure to check out mid-70's era king crimson and rollins band - the end of silence so see where they got a bunch of ideas from.
and now for 30 posts saying how much they suck because somebody's cousin's uncle's hairdresser's ex-roommate heard 30 seconds of them on tv one day, didn't get it, and decided their entire existence was pointless.
and now for 30 posts saying how much they suck because somebody's cousin's uncle's hairdresser's ex-roommate heard 30 seconds of them on tv one day, didn't get it, and decided their entire existence was pointless.
Demilich
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NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
Demilich
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NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
oh yeah! :Spin:
frances the mute is weirder than de-loused. both are crazy concept albums, but de-loused you can listen to song by song and be cool, frances takes a lot more time since it's like one long 76 minute song. my friend that introduced me to them likes de-loused better, it really depends on what you want: psycho or complete mindfuck.
frances the mute is weirder than de-loused. both are crazy concept albums, but de-loused you can listen to song by song and be cool, frances takes a lot more time since it's like one long 76 minute song. my friend that introduced me to them likes de-loused better, it really depends on what you want: psycho or complete mindfuck.
One Inch Man said:
they only released two albums and one ep? that make things a whole lot easier, nice!
i know some of the old king crimson stuff and i dig it, and i heard the "the end of silence" album a couple of times back when it was new. thought it was quite cool back then, but i honestly cant remember any songs from it now. might be a good idea to check out that album again!
funny, i think that (with the few songs ive heard) they soyund like a mixture between radiohead and rush. am i way off here?
NAD
What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse
i think they have like 5 or 6 eps, but i don't know which ones have live tracks/singles/whatever. oh i also have the vinyl titled "frances the mute" which contains that song (not on the album) and some other live shit. haven't heard it yet though.
i could hear that, definitely. they have a ton of influences really, they sorta go all over the place oftentimes. jaykeeley said "is this supposed to sound like santana?" so there you go.EdenKriss said:
great, thanks for the the advice! and now:
One Inch Man said:...30 posts saying how much they suck because somebody's cousin's uncle's hairdresser's ex-roommate heard 30 seconds of them on tv one day, didn't get it, and decided their entire existence was pointless.
cthulufhtagn
Went Out for Smokes 13 Years Ago
i like de-loused more, they actually had a producer sitting in on that one...self-produced = wankery
actually no, see them live. i couldn't believe the sounds they could come up with, i thought it was all studio trickery when i heard it on record but ohhh no, i was wrong.
actually no, see them live. i couldn't believe the sounds they could come up with, i thought it was all studio trickery when i heard it on record but ohhh no, i was wrong.
IOfTheStorm
Gogol Bordello
Demonspell
cheating the polygraph
One Inch Man said:both albums rock quite hard, but i prefer frances the mute. i have their debut ep as well, tremulant, and it's way fucking cool although not a very good vocal performance by whosits. oh yeah and make sure to check out mid-70's era king crimson and rollins band - the end of silence so see where they got a bunch of ideas from.
and Relayer and Farewell To Kings-era Rush (believe it or not, it only dawned on me recently the subconscious homage in using Cygnus in the title of the opening track, one of the year's best tracks) and Can and Mahavishnu Orchestra, etc...hey, these guys innovative skills are almost as exaggerated as those of Opeth!
ProgMetalFan
In the attic
I find "Frances the Mute" to be a simultaneously mind-blowingly brilliant and tragically flawed album. I'll admit I fast forward through about 15 or 20 minutes of the album that is just unlistenable. I'd like for them to be a bit tighter and more focused. Oh well, they're still one of the most innovative and creative acts around today.
J.
Old Fart
One Inch Man said:and now for 30 posts saying how much they suck because somebody's cousin's uncle's hairdresser's ex-roommate heard 30 seconds of them on tv one day, didn't get it, and decided their entire existence was pointless.
haha, I actually heard one song from them in a store, and then decided this band was irrelevant to to my sublime tastes in music.
PS - the other band members should kick out that vocalist. Yikes!
Demilich
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J.
Old Fart
Demilich
Remember
it's extra-funny seeing a guy that looks like that sing so gratingly and (dare I say) girlishly? when I heard the single off "frances the mute" on the radio i thought it was actually a chick for a while, til it clicked that "oh wait, this is the mars volta"
