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Points: 124 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2009 at 23:34
I freakin' love Mars Volta.  I love the first two albums, but if they'd continued to just put reiterations of those, than I probably would have become bored.  Instead, they're evolution is one of the most fascinating things that has happened to 00s music.  The newest album got constant rotation from me all Summer, and continues to get frequent play.   What a brilliant new step.  Strip down their cacophany and bedlam sound to its rawest bare essentials, so we can hear the fundamental art in their songs.  Turns out the songs can stand on their own.  For mature listeners only. 
 
I've been a massive music nut since 1977, and its bands as innovative and individual as Mars Volta, that make me feel great that music is continuing to evolve positively.  I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't "get" what these guys are accomplishing.   
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Points: 2078 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:14
I'm sure knowone cares anymore but it's on wiki and on the free moral agents twitter they ask who the new TMV drummer is?

Problem solved,he's been fired.



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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:28
So lame.
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Points: 2078 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:30
Me? Shocked



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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:32
Or the Mars Volta for firing him. It's purposely ambigous. 
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:44
^ Actually, many people (including myself and Dan from The Tea Club) didn't like him much at all, so frankly I think this is a good decision musically. 
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:51
That doesn't really sway my opinion.
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:52
When did I ever say it should? I'm just throwing mine in there, too. Is that allowed?
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:54
I got a different vibe from your response. 
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:56
Gotta be watchin' those vibes, now. Mine in particular tend to confuse people more often than not. Tongue
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 11:57
I think it's the hypnotizing avatar that does it.
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 12:22
LOL Perhaps.
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Points: 10094 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 14:54
Bring Back Jon Theodore
or someone
all their best albums were made with Jon Theodore on drums though, they don't seem to quite have the same energetic vibe they used to, though Octahedron's turn for the mellow was nice


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Points: 6457 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 15:02
There's nothing on Wikipedia about this, only on the bottom field he's listed as an ex member but nowhere else. Still waiting for some reliable information.

Well, the next gig is next weekend, we'll see then...


Edited by Pekka - November 21 2009 at 15:04
It's on PA!
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Points: 2078 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2009 at 20:38
it's been removed again lol



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Points: 5 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2009 at 00:25
They should just go ahead and hire Zach Hill full time instead just a collab
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Points: 2318 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2009 at 00:47
Originally posted by p0mt3 p0mt3 wrote:

Good. I hated their spaz of a drummer they had. Bring Theo back.
I wouldn't say that I hated him, but I like theo much better. I wish they will get him back.
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Points: 3834 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 24 2009 at 10:44
If Theodore returned, we'd have the old Volta back I think. I'd love that.
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Points: 213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 17:50
Really upset about this - gutted.  I loved Thomas Pridgen - I cannot believe this - I'm disgusted - what are they playing at?  Dumb-headsAngry

Yeh - why does everybody like a pack of dogs waiting to strike always have to get at MV anyone ever mentions them - that or go on about Deloused being great and all the rest being rubbish - you're all nuts - all their albums are bloomin' superb. 

Come on - the guy asked a simple question - has Pridgen been sacked?  Yeh - we have the answer now - and as I said above I'm stupifyingly guttedAngry
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Points: 651 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2009 at 18:18


Bah!  Angry    You just had to out do me. Tongue
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