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Topic: Review of the Mars Volta album
Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:13

This is actually pretty funny:
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2825

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:26

I HATE the Mars Volta, great review, my sentiments exaclty!

However I do not appreciate the derogatory remarks about the glory we know as prog-rock

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:39

ROFL, that's pretty much what I thought of the CD. He describes it perfectly.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:47

Well, I don't like many aspects of Mars Volta either. But that was a goddammit prejudiced review! I agree with some things he said, but this review isn't funny enough to leave MV fans crazy, neither good enough to some rational avaliation by the readers of the album.

Not because you agree with it is a good review, and not because you desagree with it is a bad review.

And above all, is punk

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:49

He really was able to put into words my disgust with the noise they passed as music.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:50

Reading that review, two things happened to me

1, I must listen to Mars volta more, the album seems very intresting

2, The reviewer is exactly the kind of cynical, ill-minded bastard that used to write down prog and finally destroy it in the seventies, therefore I'm willing to accept the hole new wave of prog (even if it isn't) just out of pure, holy anger towards people like him and everything he stands for.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:55

NetsNJFan wrote:

He really was able to put into words my disgust with the noise they passed as music.

I'm sorry, but what's "music" and what's "noise"?

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 19:56

After reading through some of the stuff on that guy's website, it is obvious his opinion means nothing.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:05

Ben2112 wrote:

After reading through some of the stuff on that guy's website, it is obvious his opinion means nothing.

...but I'm afraid (and I DO mean scared) that it has????????? But I hope you're right

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:18

Something Awful is all about pushing people's buttons. Serious or not, the actual review isn't supposed to have any merit. It's fun and has some truth to it.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:22

haha, i am the biggest TMV fan you'll ever find, i just thought it was hilarious and well reviewed! its an insignificant and negative view, he has clearly tried to take a negative spin on every aspect of the album omn purpose, good stuff!

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:25

Fantômas wrote:

NetsNJFan wrote:

He really was able to put into words my disgust with the noise they passed as music.

I'm sorry, but what's "music" and what's "noise"?

quite a debate which i'm not entering, it's for a different thread fantomas.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:32

No, I actually thinks that he's serious and that troubles me. What troubles me isn't what he's thinking of the album, it's his attitude that bothers me. People with that attitude was a big part in the ruin of classic prog, and it hasn't recovered yet.......u see, every time a band comes up with someting intresting, "they" attack it like haws..it is almost sick how these peolpe function. What is it that makes them carry on???????? Can't thay just leave us be and enjoy whatever music we wan't??????

Or does it HAVE to be Michael Jackson or some hip-hop and perhaps U2 and R.E.M. being as far as they will accept??? Anything more progressive or challenging from that point, they attack, like hawks! Do u see what I mean, folks?????

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:46

well if that guy was a real reviewer he wudda been fired long ago, hell he wouldnt have been appointed the job!

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:48

frenchie wrote:

well if that guy was a real reviewer he wudda been fired long ago, hell he wouldnt have been appointed the job!

Sure hope you're right, but I've seen worse in my 40+ years, believe me

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 20:52

flowerchild wrote:

No, I actually thinks that he's serious and that troubles me. What troubles me isn't what he's thinking of the album, it's his attitude that bothers me. People with that attitude was a big part in the ruin of classic prog, and it hasn't recovered yet.......u see, every time a band comes up with someting intresting, "they" attack it like haws..it is almost sick how these peolpe function. What is it that makes them carry on???????? Can't thay just leave us be and enjoy whatever music we wan't??????

i agree. his attitude is very troublesome the total disrespect. since i tended to agree with his assesemment i found it humorous here, but it was an awful review (though funny). He did have MANY legitimate complaints against MARS VOLTA though, and voiced more respectfully would have made a good review.

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Posted: May 17 2005 at 21:03

NetsNJFan wrote:

Agreed

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Posted: May 18 2005 at 02:34

I don't like TMV that much (I have only heard six mp3s) but I think that review is very exaggarated. They are perhaps the best alternative sounding stuff I have heard. I just don't think that they represent the best 'modern prog'.

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Posted: May 18 2005 at 04:10

TMV are amazing. The review is funny, but the guy who wrote it is a complete idiot. TMV are the best thing to have happened in years and Frances the Mute is by far the best album released this year.

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Posted: May 18 2005 at 05:08

Well as ever TMV divides everyone right down the middle!

I think that review is not even worth reading because it is obvious after the first few lines the guy is blantantly not into listening to challenging music, which TMV most certainly is.

Anyway reviews IMO are just one persons thoughts and shouldn't reflect on a readers views on a record until they listen to it. If you haven't listened to Frances the Mute then you should hold back on your judgement but if you have and don't like it then peace out -rubbish and riches blah blah blah.

But for me Frances is the best album out so far in 2005

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