The Mars Volta - anybody listen to them??

[progressoid]

I'm not sure but I think I dig this...

http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/archives/asc81/

[nickgutierrez]

1. That's the perfect description of TMV...

(I'm not sure but I think I dig this...)

Absolutely perfect. I like them, but I know a lot of people who had exactly the same reaction to their music as you did. :)

[progressoid]

6. Yep, I'm putting them on my shopping list.

[Pithlet]

2. I've heard them on my satellite radio.

I liked what I heard. I don't know much about them and haven't heard a lot of their stuff, though.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. My favourite band

Amazing stuff.

To get a real feel for them you have to listen to the albums as wholes.

[Dave Sund]

4. I listened to it a little

My dad has a subscription to that Real Rhapsody thing. You've got to be in the mood to listen to thirty-minute songs.

If you like At The Drive In, I'm pretty sure TMV is a spin-off of that group.

[ghostsofgiants]

5. Yeah, after ATDI broke up, Cedric and Omar formed TMV

The other guys formed Sparta.

To be fair they only have one thirty minute song (which is amazing), but the others tent to be in the 10+ minute range. But like I said, you have to take in the albums as wholes.

[progressoid]

8. OK - now I'll have to look into ATDI too.

[ghostsofgiants]

10. For At the Drive-In, I suggest their "Relationship of Command" album

By far their best.

[Zuni]

7. I heard them on MTV and I liked them

[progressoid]

9. MTV plays music?

When did that happen?

[Dave Sund]

12. Pretty sure it had to be MTV2

I see TMV on MTV2 all the time.

[Zuni]

13. one of the cable channels

like MTV 8

[progressoid]

15. Oh, crap, I just have basic cable.

I'm so out of touch the youths.

[last_texas_dem]

11. They are alright

I have heard all of their first album and a little of their second because a couple of my friends are big fans. They are one of those bands where I enjoy the music but not the singing. I like their experimentalism, with the complex multi-part songs and just their general musical sound. Cedric Bixlar's (sp?) singing is definitely an acquired tase, though, and one I haven't managed to acquire.

[Maestro]

14. Love them!!!

They play some of the best art/prog rock around. They are very technical musicians. You also need to check out Sparta for some alt. rock. The Mars Volta plus Sparta make up the old band At the Drive In.

[Initech]

16. Saw them live last week!

It was quite an awesome show! The tracks they played from Frances The Mute kicked major ass!