Music Review: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
With an album this artistic, I'm wondering which member of the band will be cutting off his ear and ending up in an asylum.
The Band: If you are looking for something different, and I mean really different, check out The Mars Volta (http://www.themarsvolta.com/). If you remember the band named "At The Drive-In" from a few years ago, the singer and guitarist kept a similar sound alive with the birth of The Mars Volta.
The Sound: Take a bit of Led Zeppelin, a dash of Carlos Santana, and a whole lot of male diva, and you begin to get the sound of TMV. Their debut album, De-loused in the Comatorium was the beginning of their new sound, and they have really developed this new art form in their latest cut, Frances the Mute.
Warning: I have listened to their albums enough now to say it is definitely an acquired taste. Not everyone likes Picasso. If you hear the track titled "The Widow" on the radio or on Mtv, don't let that song be the deciding factor. The rest of the CD takes on a very exploratory, epic feel... Tool's newer albums should come to mind. Several tracks demand one of two things: Patience or the fast-forward button. I will give this to them, once they actually get a song started, they rope you in with those catchy Page-esque guitar riffs. My only other caution would be this... don't try to make too much out of the lyrics. They are bizarre, to say the least.
Rating: Killer album - 4 out of 5 asterisks ****
The Band: If you are looking for something different, and I mean really different, check out The Mars Volta (http://www.themarsvolta.com/). If you remember the band named "At The Drive-In" from a few years ago, the singer and guitarist kept a similar sound alive with the birth of The Mars Volta.
The Sound: Take a bit of Led Zeppelin, a dash of Carlos Santana, and a whole lot of male diva, and you begin to get the sound of TMV. Their debut album, De-loused in the Comatorium was the beginning of their new sound, and they have really developed this new art form in their latest cut, Frances the Mute.
Warning: I have listened to their albums enough now to say it is definitely an acquired taste. Not everyone likes Picasso. If you hear the track titled "The Widow" on the radio or on Mtv, don't let that song be the deciding factor. The rest of the CD takes on a very exploratory, epic feel... Tool's newer albums should come to mind. Several tracks demand one of two things: Patience or the fast-forward button. I will give this to them, once they actually get a song started, they rope you in with those catchy Page-esque guitar riffs. My only other caution would be this... don't try to make too much out of the lyrics. They are bizarre, to say the least.
Rating: Killer album - 4 out of 5 asterisks ****
posted by Cooper at 12:53 AM
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