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Track Listings
| 1. Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus |
| 2. A. Sarcophagi |
| 3. B. Umbilical Syllables |
| 4. C. Facilia Descenus Averni |
| 5. D. Con Safo |
| 6. The Widow |
| 7. L'Via L'Viaquez |
| 8. Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore |
| 9. A. Tathata Sunyata |
| 10. B. Pour Another Icepick |
| 11. C. Pisacis (Phra-men-ma) |
| 12. D. Con Safo |
| 13. Cassandra Gemini |
| 14. A. Tarantism |
| 15. B. Plant A Nail In the Navel Stream |
| 16. C. Faminepulse |
| 17. D. Multiple Spouse Wounds |
| 18. E. Sarcophagi |
Product Description
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If one needed further proof of the contemporary revival/reassessment of the ambitiously overwrought sensibilities once so reviled in 70's rock, this aggressively mind-bending second album by The Mars Volta offers it up in spades. Band mainstays Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Baxter-Zavala insist that labels like "prog" don't interest them, and that this is emphatically not a "sequel" to 2003's De-Loused in the Comatorium. What it is was thematically inspired by a stranger's diary allegedly found by late bandmate Jeremy Ward, the basis for an expansive, often amorphous musical head-trip that brews psychedelia, trance, hard-rock and free-jazz into a daunting new whole. The dozen tracks here represent but five "songs" proper, though the band's disdain for conventional track banding inspire it to sound more like a stream-of-consciousness soundscape from Can--or a dark, lyrically inventive, if decidedly troubled corner of their ids. On the "Umbilical Syllables" portion of "Cygnus.." and "The Widow" Bixter-Zavala invokes the wailing, Zeppelin II & III spirit of Robert Plant set against a feverish, swirling melange that's anything but the blues. The vocalist coaxes "L' Via l'Viaquez" en Espanol, while his band indulges its space-mambo conceits with an evocative spirit that recalls Latin Playboys at their most mischievous. It's an album that loops back on itself in a haunting ellipse--and one whose boundless ambition makes Pink Floyd sound like three-chord bar punters by comparison. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
awsome!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Frances The Mute (Audio CD)
frances the mute is the ultimate album if you like to just sit and be taken to a different world... having noly five tracks on the cd, as said on The Mars Volta site, the album is one million hours long!... its the greatest thign if you just love to sit back, relax and be taken somewhere far away without moving...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This cinches it - De-loused in the Comatorium was no fluke.,
By Dorkmaster Flek (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Frances The Mute (Audio CD)
This album is a triumph, no doubt about it. De-loused in the Comatorium was a fantastic debut album that made a lot of people take notice of The Mars Volta, and rightly so. With Frances the Mute, they have established in my books their undesputable status as the best new band out there right now, hands down. Not two minutes into the first track I was sold, even having heard the single The Widow on their site already. Their recent success with De-loused is evident by them taking liberty to write what seems like only half the lyrics in English! A bold move, but definetely adds to their unique feel. I can't think of another band that sounds quite like them, but if I had to describe them I would say Pink Floyd crossed with Santana (for the Latin influences).I had heard their first album described as "prog-punk", if there is such a thing, and it seemed like the best description I had heard. With Frances the Mute, I would definetely place them squarely in the prog-rock category, with a hint of punk splashed in. No matter how you classify their music, if you liked De-loused in the Comatorium, or are just a fan of great prog music in general, you will love Frances the Mute.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
F*cking Fantastic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Frances The Mute (Audio CD)
For only 9 bucks you get 73 minutes and 69 seconds of KILLER music. If you liked "de-loused in the comatorium" your gonna like their follow up even more. When I bought it I listened to it 2 times straight through. In my opinion its the best album of this year and maybe even last year. If you like Punk mixed with Classic Rock with Latin with Alternative with just about anything then your gonna like this album; theres probably a hint of most styles in this album similiar to their first release.
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