[atlantaprog] Re: The Mars Volta at the Tabernacle

The 5 minute noise track in the middle really was not my cup of tea.
Hal


On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:58:47 -0500, Allen Welty-Green
<agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's odd - I actually LIKE the new MV CD. I never heard their first
> one - the sound samples I downloaded didn't sound like my cup o' tea.
> But the new one caught  my attention. I've only listen to it a couple
> of time, so my opinion may change, but first impressions are favorable.
> One thing I especially like is the diversity from track to track. One
> minute they're doing nails-on-chalkboard screeches and the next moment
> its acid-jazz salsa, then they move into early Floyd-style ambience,
> then on to Tool-style math-rock. I probably do need to check out the
> first one now.
> 
> I'll most likely try and make the Tabernacle show.
> 
> AWG
> 
> 
> On Mar 12, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Jack Bross wrote:
> 
> > Simon Jester wrote:
> >
> >> After hearing Mars Volta's newest CD, they may have lost a fan, the
> >> recording and the mix is horrible, hard to sit and listen to, like
> >> fingers on a black board. These guys need to lay off the crack, or get
> >> their ears checked.
> >>
> > And that's different from their first CD how, exactly?  My big
> > problems with De-Loused were that it was constantly shrill and
> > irritating in sound, and that it wasn't particularly tightly
> > structured.  Also crappy lyrics, but any Prog fan worth his salt has
> > learned to ignore crappy lyrics.
> > - Jack
> >
> >
> 
>

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