Frances The Mute

Dyne · 02-27-2005, 08:51 PM

Emo is such a dumbass label.

All music is "emotional." "Emo" music is really just sad, woeful music to me. They should label all emo music "DEPRESSING" music, not EMOTIONAL. With that aside, The Mars Volta is hardly ever depressing.

But it's true that the Mars Volta isn't that mainstream. When their sound engineer died and the news was spread out, everybody was like.. "Who's The Mars Volta?"

They're in tight-knit with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and they opened for them, for a tour.

The Germanator · 02-27-2005, 09:49 PM

I've heard some of The Mars Volta and I'm not that into it. I'll listen to some more on the network later and maybe my opinion will change a bit.

KillerGremlin · 02-27-2005, 09:55 PM

Well, At The Drive in got big for a week, and The Mars Volta was basically At The Drive In's spawn. Yeah, The Mars Volta isn't exactly big, but Frances The Mute is ranked #22 on Amazon.com right now, so someone must have some interest in the band.

The Mars Volta has always had an appeal to me.....I don't think they are as soincally cohesive as At The Drive In was, but I think that's just the way they are. They're a jam band - so yeah, I guess you could call them Salsa rock. I still think they have a slight progressive side to their music, of course, it's nothing compared to what bands like Dream Theater or Dark Tranquillity have done, but meh.

Like I said before, for 6 dollars, you really can't go wrong with The Mars Volta. And yeah....the emo trend thing is pretty stupid. =/

The Germanator · 02-27-2005, 11:17 PM

Alright, well I listened to some more of them tonight, and my opinion definitely worsened. They just aren't my type of thing. I'm not really into songs that are 8-12 minutes long. I'd rather have nice quick pop song in 3-4 minutes than some unnecessary noise for 10 minutes. Jamming is just not my thing when it comes to listening to music.

Dyne · 02-28-2005, 01:50 AM

Is The Widow on Frances the Mute? I saw the music video about a week ago and I thought it was crap. If the rest of the album is like that, then I don't think I'll buy it right away.

Maybe De-loused was only good because Flea did the bass. And John Fruiscante was in Cicatriz ESP.

jeepnut · 02-28-2005, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Alright, well I listened to some more of them tonight, and my opinion definitely worsened. They just aren't my type of thing. I'm not really into songs that are 8-12 minutes long. I'd rather have nice quick pop song in 3-4 minutes than some unnecessary noise for 10 minutes. Jamming is just not my thing when it comes to listening to music.

You should get Norma Jean's new record then!

Oh...wait, you said no to the unnecessary noise. Well dang.

Well, March 1st is the day for anyone who likes sceaming, feedback, thunderous drums, and almost zero melody in their music.

The Germanator · 02-28-2005, 01:04 PM

Here is a review of Frances The Mute if anyone is interested... http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record...the-mute.shtml

And Jeepnut...yes, that sounds exactly what I DO NOT want to listen to.

Dyne · 02-28-2005, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Here is a review of Frances The Mute if anyone is interested... http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record...the-mute.shtml

Interesting review, to say in the least.

I'll have to preview it before I buy it.

mickydaniels · 05-20-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Alright, well I listened to some more of them tonight, and my opinion definitely worsened. They just aren't my type of thing. I'm not really into songs that are 8-12 minutes long. I'd rather have nice quick pop song in 3-4 minutes than some unnecessary noise for 10 minutes. Jamming is just not my thing when it comes to listening to music.

I'd never heard of these guys before this record came out and there was an article on them in the paper. That, and posts like these led me to buy it. I can truly say that I am very impressed.