The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta (September 16, 2022) Album • Page 35

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I just can't get over the blueballing that is the last 30 sec of Que Dios. Even just one legit full 4-minute track like that might've changed a lot of holdouts' view of the whole record.

Some of the other stuff is still growing on me, at least.

 

Guess I’m in the minority, this album isn’t for me. Easily my least favorite TMV.

 

I might be obsessed with No Case Gain

 

Album as a whole could use more coquí frogs, lets be honest

 

I wonder if the prog heads would like it more if there were a few interludes of screen doors slamming or clocks ticking ominously lmao

 

There's some pretty tight songs and awesome moments on this, but as a whole I'm not sure. Really wish they didn't release this as TMV, feels like a totally different band.

 

I mean I did enjoy that weird shit lol. This album is good too, but it does sort of make me want to go back and relisten to Frances. I think with time I’ll see it having its own identity

 

I’ll sit through all of it/enjoy it except the beginning of Frances. That fucking clock noise is the worst lmao

 

I'll have to give it a better listen with my full attention because this didn't really grab me. It's not the stylistic change, which I actually appreciate, that bothered me during my initial listen, but Cedric's vocals here and there. I felt like he sounded a bit shrill at times, or there's some effects on them anytime he sings in falsetto? Idk, but I'll have to get used to it.

 

I’m loving this 3 tracks in

 

My first go through and it didn’t really grab me at all. It just made me want to listen to Deloused or Frances

 

I'd rather listen to the antemasque album (antemasque gang rise up lol)

 

I think its the mix?

 

Must be it, hopefully this will stop bothering me on subsequent listens.

 

The middle of this drags a bit but overall very nice, the No Case Gain - The Requisition run is especially nice

 

Really hard to figure out where this lands in their discography but i will say it’s probably the best mix/master of their career. Sounds great in some decent headphones

 

Lot of call backs to ATDI/De Loused era lyrically I noticed in the second half. Especially considering Palm Full of Crux is about Jeremy Ward.

 

Repo men is a lyric too in one of the later songs which is interesting because that’s apparently when Ward found the diary that became the concept for Frances when he was in that profession.

 

I want to soak in a claw foot tub. Preferably without multicolored defects from Cedric’s past life crimes, though.

 

Love this album so much. Its been on repeat since release. Still waiting on the vinyl.

 

I really want to buy the vinyl but it’s so expensive!

 

I saw one in Barnes and Noble today for like 30 or 40 bucks, try looking there

I'm not a fan of this album unfortunately, I don't mind that they went pop but it's just kind of boring to me, barely any of the songs really stick out

 

First live show is Thursday, I'm extremely interested to see the setlist

 

Amazon has it for $24.99 right now.

I finally got around to picking this up and spinning it once last night, and I dig it. No, it's not the same as any of their old albums, but I think once I got past that block mentally that stopped mattering to me.