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californaya:
I have every album from At The Drive-In, Sparta, and The Mars Volta.

You could say I'm a fan. :)

Kai:
*Hold's up two arms and a Toe*


I fucking hate The Mars Volta.

a pack of wolves:
Apparently the Mars Volta are going to be curating 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' this year, which seems more than a little odd. They're no Shellac. Anyone who likes them have an educated guess about who they'd pick?

I Am Not Amused:
In direct contrast to someone above me...

I, in all honesty, have no idea how anyone can even ENJOY The Mars Volta, much less like them more than Sparta.


The Mars Volta suffers from the same problems as jam bands: They forget the reason and purpose of the unit of a 'song.' A 'song' is not merely the instruments being played. It is not just a series of notes, usually in the same key and time signature. A song is an peice of art all of its own. What bothers me most about Mars Volta is that they never seem to see their music as anything more than their instruments being played at the same time. They can't see the forest for the trees, would be the proper statement.

This is why I like Sparta better. Sparta has their problems - their new albums is very samey and can be boring. Personally, I think Sparta has yet to top "Cut Your Ribbon," and think if they could even get near that level of a song for the entirety of an album, they would be wonderful.

The reasons I don't like Mars Volta is the same reason I don't really like At The Drive-In after In/Casino/Out. Relationship of Command, to me, seemed to have lost focus on making songs and seemed more interested in making noise.

Before some of you derride me for wanting all songs to follow a set pattern, I just want to clarify that I don't think that at all. Some albums outside the 'norm' of music but have wonderful 'songs' inlclude Godspeed You! Black Emperor's Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven, Sigur Ros' Agaetis Byrjun, Yo La Tengo's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, Microphones' The Glow, Pt. 2.

All of these albums take different approaches to what 'songs' are, but still realize that a song has to be an entity in and of itself. And that every note must have purpose for existing within the context of that entity.

No, I have never taken a music theory class. What?

Ignore everything I just said.

Jamoky:

--- Quote from: I Am Not Amused ---In direct contrast to someone above me...

I, in all honesty, have no idea how anyone can even ENJOY The Mars Volta, much less like them more than Sparta.

--- End quote ---


Is it really that mind boggling that someone would have different taste than you?  Thats directed to Tartar Martyr too.

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