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The Bedlam in Goliath
« on: 01 Mar 2008, 18:59 »

Is it just me, or are The Mars Volta getting supremely redundant and boring to listen to?

...there're only so many ways you can distort Cedric's voice and your guitar, Omar.




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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #1 on: 02 Mar 2008, 00:34 »

No, it's not just you. They've been boring and redundant for an incredibly long time. In fact it's somewhat refreshing to see people realizing this, like I discovered a way to actually communicate with God and people are slowly understanding.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #2 on: 02 Mar 2008, 01:10 »

'Getting'?
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #3 on: 02 Mar 2008, 01:39 »

Yes, it's just you. The Mars Volta is every other person's favourite band. Every single one. All 6 billion of them. Just can't get enough The Mars Volta.

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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #4 on: 02 Mar 2008, 04:43 »

I use that album for white noise when I'm doing technical writing for work.  It's absolutely perfect for it.  When I just need something in the room besides the sound of the keyboard clicking that I don't really want to think about or pay more attention to than what I'm doing.

As far as listenable music goes, At the Drive-In was exponentially better, in my opinion.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #5 on: 02 Mar 2008, 04:48 »

dammit Spluff beat me to it  :x :x :x
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #6 on: 02 Mar 2008, 05:53 »

I still find one or two tracks that I enjoy listening to around five minutes of...unfortunately those songs are usually around sixteen minutes long.

The only album by them I have thoroughly enjoyed was De-Loused.  Aside from that I'll take At the Drive In over Mars Volta any day.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #7 on: 02 Mar 2008, 07:28 »

There were a couple songs on Amputechture that made me wonder if they were maybe going to start scaling it back a little, but the new one has crushed that hope.

Maybe the next time one of them dies they will do a concept record that is outwardly straightforward, catchy and unambitious---only once it is "decoded" with a special iTunes-only track, does it become clear that it's another overwrought allegorical Mars Volta bullshit-fest.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #8 on: 02 Mar 2008, 09:32 »

...and then came the 'enlightened' frat boys.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #9 on: 02 Mar 2008, 11:36 »

Everyone missed this joke the first time I made it, so I'll just repeat it here.

I got the new Volta album.

It's jaw-dropping.

Yeah, I hear unhinging your jaw is part of the trick.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #10 on: 02 Mar 2008, 11:57 »

Fuck At the Drive-In too.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #11 on: 02 Mar 2008, 12:26 »

Johnny, I didn't miss that joke.  I just forgot to post the words:

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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #12 on: 02 Mar 2008, 12:30 »

At The Drive-In had some good material. I never much cared for The Mars Volta. I'll still spin those old ATDI records though.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #13 on: 02 Mar 2008, 12:37 »

I really really really really really like The Mars Volta. Still.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #14 on: 03 Mar 2008, 12:01 »

It's true, much of what they've been doing has become redundant.  That said, I still like them when the mood strikes me, it's just that the mood is striking me less and less these days.  There are a couple good tracks still on Bedlam, and Goliath is definitely one of them; has all the frenetic energy I love about the band while still leaving just a little bit of room to breath between all the guitar wanking.  It's still completely self-indulgent, but that's just how Omar works.

Edit: On second though, Ouroborous is the only track really worth listening to, and even sections of that are supremely skippable.
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #15 on: 03 Mar 2008, 12:49 »

I use that album for white noise when I'm doing technical writing for work.  It's absolutely perfect for it.  When I just need something in the room besides the sound of the keyboard clicking that I don't really want to think about or pay more attention to than what I'm doing.

That is actually what I do too.

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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #16 on: 04 Mar 2008, 19:09 »

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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #17 on: 18 Mar 2008, 21:05 »

Considering this album was my first Volta experience, it's not redundant for me yet. I'm liking it so far.

(Gimme a break, it's only been a few years since I got into the "listening to music not on the radio" thing)
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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #18 on: 19 Mar 2008, 06:52 »

Is it just me, or are threads/posts  bitching about how The Mars Volta choose to express themselves getting supremely redundant and boring to read?

...there're only so many ways you can act like elitist cocks, Internet.




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Re: The Bedlam in Goliath
« Reply #19 on: 19 Mar 2008, 07:50 »

Word.
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