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Frances The Mute
rudeboy:
The Mars Volta is a horrible band. They're terrible. Maybe I went into the album prepared to hate it, but the songs really really really do NOTHING for me. Every instrumental is incredibly uninspired and retarded. I don't need to go deaf from hearing some asswipe playing too close to his amp. Their lyrics make no sense, and I don't need that bullcrap metaphorics, because even translating it isn't worth it. Oh yes yes, everyone's entitled to their opinion, but anyone that has been around and listens to.. you know.. MUSIC.
Oh and one thing, I don't get why people would even consider comparing At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta, their barely in the same genre, just a band member being the same.
Kai:
Alright. So I went ahead and downloaded Frances The Mute (I've only heard whatever the fuck their first album was, and thought it was horrible.) Who knows, maybe they don't annoy me as much.
After about the first listen here, I'm on the "Meh" Status. It's not hard to understand what they're saying, and the music isn't that weird. It's different, but I've heard much more avant-garde and out there stuff. Overall, I'm actually mostly enjoying it; not to a point where I'd purchase it, but it's better than the horrendous original record.
marenpoop:
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Oh, and how can youunderstand the vocals? EDIT Ok, I've train my ear because I listen to Death Metal and I wouldn't be able to understand if I hadn't done that. Not that many people do or see a point to doing it, but they all seem clean and easy to hear to me.
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It's not a matter of understanding the VOCALS, it's understanding the lyrics. They're pure wankery.
marenpoop:
Thinking good concept albums are not being made anymore is not a reason to stop trying. That's like saying in the 90s, when american cars were absolutely horrible, that they should have stopped making them.
and The Wall was overrated.
sp2:
Where's the whole "people's taste may vary" option?
Look, Mars Volta are decent musicians. The drummer is very talented, as is the keyboardist, and the bass and guitar aren't shabby either. Whether or not you think they're wankers doesn't really change the fact that they're good.
So you don't like prog. Fine. Understandable. Most people prefer songs under 5 minutes as opposed to songs with 5 minutes of crickets. Whatever floats your boat. Some of us do like the crickets. That's not to say that I don't like short simple music, too. Hell, one of my favorite bands are The Black Keys, and their stuff is as simple and quick as anything (except maybe Ramones songs). That doesn't mean I can't enjoy wankery. It's really foolish to say "Oh, I'm going to limit myself to a certain genre because that's my image" (I'm not saying everyone here is doing that, but it's something I've seen around my town). If you don't like the style Mars Volta play, fine. Cool. If you don't like their albums, fine. Cool. I don't like Decemberists (oh crap, I just blasphemed) but I don't claim they suck....they're just not my style. Similarly, The Mars Volta aren't the worst band in history...they're just not your style. Big deal.
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