Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
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Topic: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Posted By: InAbSignify
Subject: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 12:29
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Hello All, Lately I've been listening to a lot of Omar Rogriguez-Lopez's (of Mars Volta fame) latest solo works. I am a big fan of The Mars Volta also. I was wondering what people's opinions were on him as a musician and all his work to date |
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 28 2011 at 14:13
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Huge Volta fan, and i have 2 of his solo work. I enjoy both Xenophanez and Los Sueños De Un Higado. But Xenophanez is my favorite of the two.
Musican wise, i love him too. Very odd style and wonderful use of effects.
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Posted By: tamijo
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 08:41
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Love the Volta, every little bit of it.
Havent spend that much time with the solo's, Cryptomnesia i found a bit hard to get into, havent given it the time it deserves though. Xenophanes is fine. Those are the only once i know.
NB: Did you check out his punk era in At the Drive In, very diffrent, but still got some golden moments. ------------- Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 09:37
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Omar is, in my opinion, one of the premiere artists of modern rock. He's a genius composer and guitarist. Mars Volta is one of my favorite bands and his solo outings are quite good as well. -------------  
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 29 2011 at 10:03
| I've also been recently getting into Omar's solo works - in my mind he is one of the top creative forces in the modern "progressive" scene. |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 17:26
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Just listen to their free album (that opne with John Frusciante). Nice material, but not outstanding. ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 17:32
The album with Frisciante isn't his best. I'm not surprized. 
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 19:28
| Some of his stuff is far too self-indulgent, but he is an innovator. |
Posted By: Mastosis
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 22:29
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Love The Mars Volta! Also, this is my 100th post on this awesome site. Join me for a celebratory beer! ------------- A wise man once said, " I have always wanted to be quoted." 
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Posted By: Mushroom Sword
Date Posted: April 06 2011 at 23:02
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I love The Mars Volt. I agree with every post above me 100%. I would love to see Cedric do a cover of Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin. And if Omar did guitar, the song's already very explosive but he would take it... TO THE MAX! Also, the track, Se Dice Bistonte, No Bufalo from his solo album, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo is just such an amazing track to me. Well, all of The Mars Volta's stuff is. But that is the one song form his solo career I'm in love with. |
Posted By: Eric Mallory
Date Posted: July 27 2012 at 06:31
| I loved his album with Frusciante and of course I dig the Mars Volta. |