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offline staz on 2008-01-25 10:47 [#02167456]
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Fucking fanfuckingfucktastic. FUCK. Well, if you like The
Mars Volta. They've just grown far better at their whole
dynamic and songwriting in general on this album. Top flow,
energy and melodies. I love them for how honest and
enthusiastic they are about their style. They just made 2008
start amazingly for rock, I think.


 

offline Sclah from Freudian Slipmat on 2008-01-25 10:49 [#02167458]
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post-indie

 

offline staz on 2008-01-25 10:51 [#02167459]
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wh@

 

offline blaaard from Imatra (close to sky) (Finland) on 2008-01-25 11:01 [#02167467]
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really loved their first album... enjoyed their second a
bit, the third i felt was TERRIBLE CRAP (which led to
post-crapify their previous releases), and the stuff i've
heard from this one sounds just plainly annoying and useless
again. weird band, but not weird enough.
pseudo-avantgarde-pop-prog-ADHD-emo-rock? c'mon...


 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2008-01-25 11:03 [#02167470]
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You are right about the third album. It was utter gash.

 

offline staz on 2008-01-25 11:07 [#02167473]
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I don't see that at all. Amputechture rocked in my opinion,
really awesome tunes on that one except Asilos Magdalena
which was a bit too 'spanish' for me. "Not weird enough" is
a comment that hardly even deserves a reply.

Frances the Mute was pretty shitty though (the 2nd one), a
lot of bad ambient and an annoying concept overall. Very
disappointing after their tight, fun debut. Got lost in too
much experimental and bad shite.


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2008-01-25 11:08 [#02167474]
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I didn't know it was out yet and yes the third album had few
redeaming features. I still want to see them headline, I saw
them with System of a Down. They were good but far too short
a set.


 

offline Advocate on 2008-01-25 11:08 [#02167475]
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Cool! I'll check it out.

I really enjoyed their first album which had actual songs.
The latest releases have had too much prog rock wankery, in
my opinion.

I just checked the tracklist on this album, and it looks
like they're going back to a more song based structure.
That's a good thing, I think.

Here's the tracklist:

1 Aberinkula............5:44
2 Metatron...............8:11
3 Ilyena..................5:35
4 Wax Simulacra......2:38
5 Goliath.................7:15
6 Tourniquet Man.....2:37
7 Cavalettas............9:32
8 Agadez................6:43
9 Askepios..............5:10
10 Ouroborous........6:35
11 Soothsayer.........9:07
12 Conjugal Burns...6:35

Release date: Jan 29, 2008

 

offline staz on 2008-01-25 11:10 [#02167476]
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This new album is both coherent as an album and loaded with
fun, melodic songs. It's much more reminiscent of their
debut, but with just the right dose of more "complicated"
composition.


 

offline 010101 from Vancouver (Canada) on 2008-01-25 11:14 [#02167477]
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So it isn't out yet...

How have you all heard it? I hope to god you haven't been
doing piracy, you are aware that it funds organised ship
invasions and treasure burying.


 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2008-01-25 11:14 [#02167478]
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I might check it out then.

 

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