Have you ever heard The Mars Volta.. Hot damn they are good.. French.. But good.

french?
i dont think so
have you ever heard at the drive in?
same shitty band
noise prog crap imo

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at the drive in

Ya I actually like them and I was wrong about them being french. Interesting that it's the same band though.

ya i think like two of the members from atdi are in that one but im not a big fan doesnt mean they dont have talent just not my thing

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Originally posted by Winterlock:
Have you ever heard The Mars Volta.. Hot damn they are good.. French.. But good.

Yeah they are from a border town called El Paris, Texas and about as French as the Vienna boys choir...

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about as French as the Vienna boys choir...

My mistake and there I go choking again!

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Originally posted by Winterlock:

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about as French as the Vienna boys choir...

My mistake and there I go choking again!

No choking stay alive bro...just misinformation now you know...

I was choking because i was laughing. That shit was funny.

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Originally posted by Winterlock:
I was choking because i was laughing. That shit was funny.

good good...because none of us can perform the Manhimelick online....

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Manhimelick

WOW

Mars Volta=crap

At the Drive In was good when they first came out.

Not really into their style, but one time at an At The Drive In show, I scored a pack of Zig-Zags and a 16th of blow. Both items flew out of Cedric's fro, and hit the floor next to me.

no fuckin way thats funny

I've seen the Mars Volta 5 times lives. All 5 gigs were headlining shows where tix were less that $15.
The best one was in Denver at the Bluebird. Saul Williams and Rye Coalition opened. Best $12 show I've EVER seen.
Nothing else even compares.

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Originally posted by terryb:
Nothing else even compares.

You obviously didn't go see Petty. The best 5th row center free show I have ever seen. Hell best show I have ever seen period, even better than when I saw Petty at the Whiskey.

I like At the Drive-In much more the The Mars Volta. I'm not into music that's too convoluted for comprehension. I know I was listening pretty hard too because I got a headache from it. I think I just need to take them in small doses. I am pretty proud of the two guys from El Paso, though. It's cool to hear about successful bands that come from your hometown. Weren't one of the guys in ATDI & Mars Volta from Sparta too?

check out thieves of always (www.myspace.com/thievesofalways). they are ex-mars volta and may be a little more rock and roll than these other bands. they're playing at burt's on 3/18

We played with those fuckers at Atomic last time they came through. It was a sunday night, 3 bands, first band (Thieves of Always) goes on at 9. They went on at quarter to 10. We had to cut our set in half and PTSD(whose singer/guitarist is now in Victimas) got to play 2 songs. 2. Thieves of Always sounded good, but I didn't like them acting like rockstars. At Atomic. On a Sunday.

Shit - I thought I used a lot of effects:

Omar Rodriguez Lopez [The Mars Volta]

guitar]
*Ibanez AX-120/AXS32 Custom (artcore headstock and single volume knob. Left handed)

[pedalboard]
*Line6 DL4 Delay [feeds dual outputs]
{output One of DL4}
*Boss TU-2 Tuner
*Line 6 FM4 [input One]
*DigiTech Synth Wah
*Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
*Boss DD5 Digital Delay
*Ibanez PM7 Phase Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe
*Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus
*Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah
*Electro Harmonix Small Stone USA
*Digitech Whammy 4
*Boss Boss HR2 Harmonist
*Ibanez DE7 Delay Echo
*Ibanez SB7 Synthesizer Bass
*Electro Harmonix Big Muff pi USA
*MXR Phase 90
*AD/A Flanger
*Xotic Robotalk
{output Two of DL4)
*Line6 MM4
*MXR Micro Amp
*Line6 FM4 [input Two]

[reverb/echo]
*Roland Space Echo [feeds dual outputs]

[amps]
{output One of Space Echo}
*Orange AD140 amp head
*Orange 4x12 cabinet w/celestion vintage thirties.
{output Two of Space Echo}
*Orange AD140 amp head
*Orange 4x12 cabinet w/celestion vintage thirties.


KEE-RIPES, man...

Oh man. I'm a big At the Drive In, Mars Volta freak. I would kill to see them live. If you like that, check out 31 Knots. Heard their show here was strange (had to work, couldn't make it) but their albums are rad rad rad. Rad.