The Mars Volta - Tour

[Ham n Cheese]

My god I got back from this show a few hours ago, the best band I've ever seen live for sure. Even with the shitty fans that were direspecting the band by throwing shit on stage at one point, the concert was still so amazing.

I loved every second of it and I highly suggest you all go to the show when it comes near you. I'm sure there will be plenty of scalpers (there were in houston) if you didn't get them on time.

[Eomer]

Got a tour list? Not that I expect them to hit Edmonton, but hey it's worth a shot. Pearl Jam's actually coming here this fall, I pretty much shit my pants!

[Ashes Emberblade]

Review

[Ham n Cheese]

Nice try on the derail. I won't defend why my music taste is better than yours though, sorry.

Back on topic. Man now it's sunk in (and I'm still def in my left ear). The energy was just so crazy, Omar and Cedric have such amazing stage presence~.

Eomer: http://themarsvolta.com/frances.html has a full list.

May 12 Montreal, Quebec Canada Metropolis
May 13 Toronto, Ontario Canada Kool Haus

edit: this reviewer has amazing credibility too btw. "Why couldn’t I buy the new Mike Jones album and listen to that instead?"

[Enchiladitos]

Well, to be perfectly honest, I have heard amazing things about Mike Jones. Not only is he using a Korg Triton and an MPC 2000 to make beats, but the samples he uses are astonishingly clear (one could only guess that they're in the 180-230k range). On top of that, I've heard that he gives an awesome live performance. When he comes out on stage and does backflips, plays the guitar backwards, and drums like the next Neil Peart one can only wonder why the entire population of the world doesn't own the new Mike Jones cd. It's kinda funny how the guys who have real talent can get overshadowed by these stupid primadonnas with hyphenated last names. Fuck the Mars Volta and their sonic meandering.

[Eomer]

lol personally I thought the Something Awful thing was hilarious, and in some very small way I agree with a little bit of it. Between Frances the Mute and Deloused, I WAY prefer Deloused because Frances is just too far out there for me in a lot of cases. Maybe I haven't listened to it enough yet, but I've had a hard time getting into it. Deloused I can flip on a song or two for a few minutes and get something out of it. Frances I have to sit down and listen for half an hour.

On another note, nice of them to tour Canada so extensively! I only have to drive for 30 hours straight to get to Toronto!

[Baedin]

i'm going to the Berkeley show 6/3!

[Enchiladitos]

Me too!

[Ham n Cheese]

Here's some pics from the show. They weren't taken by me, but someone else at the show.

[Heylel Teomim]

I'm going Friday to the Atlanta show, assuming Ticketmaster doesn't engage in wanton asshattery and refuse to replace my tickets. They lost them in the mail.

Yeah. The mail.

Turns out, Ticketmaster disavows all responsibility if the tickets don't arrive, and can choose not to replace them even if you give proof of your purchase and identification. It's fucked up. I'm assured by the manager though that there will be no problem upon my arrival.

Sigh

Heylel

[Angry Amadeus]

Look - to all of you asshats with no musical talent/understanding whatsoever, realize that TMV is a great band on several merits. If the music is beyond you, it's not surprising.

"When the great and genial masses come to understand something, it is time for that something to evolve." - Balthazar

Fuck you.

[DiscW]

Originally posted by Ham n Cheese
Nice try on the derail. I won't defend why my music taste is better than yours though, sorry.

edit: this reviewer has amazing credibility too btw. "Why couldn’t I buy the new Mike Jones album and listen to that instead?"

Dude, relax. Something Awful is meant to be taken seriously about as much as maddox. The entire point of those is simply to make fun of bands. Don't take things so seriously. The guy is actually pretty damned funny sometimes. One thing he's right about is all the added drawn out noise. I don't mind it in moderation, but on FTM it is just overdone and pretentious. Sucks too, since the music itself is excellent.

But yeah, I'd love to see the guys. Bad news is, they aren't coming anywhere near florida on their headlining tour. The good news is, they're going to go on tour with System of a Down this summer. That will be excellent.

[Kaxmax]

Originally posted by SomethingAweful
I think the general Mars Volta strategy is to inundate us with so much horrible noise that anything with half a tune stands out as pure glory.

That's the best line in that whole article.

[Eomer]

Chill out Amadeus, not a single person in this thread has slagged on TMV really. Ashes posted a link to a review with no commentary, and I commented that a lot of the article was pretty funny and that in a few small ways I agree. That's not to say I don't like or appreciate them, I do, I bought both albums within a week or two of downloading them from Ham.

Sorry if we offended your fave band in the world!

[Kaxmax]

Originally posted by Angry Amadeus
Look - to all of you asshats with no musical talent/understanding whatsoever, realize that TMV is a great band on several merits. If the music is beyond you, it's not surprising.

That's some good shit. The sheer pretentiousness would make even a Radiohead fan giggle.