The Mars Volta or ATDI?

[Kid B]

This oughta be good...

[_jonas]

not public not fun :-(

[micahistheballs]

De-Loused in the Comatorium is enough to make me say the Mars Volta. One of my favourite records of all time and their other three aren't too shabby either.

[Keagan Ilvonen]

I need time to think about this. ATDI are probably one of the most influential bands on the music scene and my music taste. But Deloused was probably the the first album I totally fell in love with front to back.

[xBITCHxPLEASEx]

The Mars Volta. At the Drive In was incredible, but TMV is on a much grander scale.

[summer skin]

At the Drive-in easily. Acrobatic Tenement is perfect.

[HangsLikeHeaven]

The Mars Volta

[thesafeword]

At the Drive-In.

[_jonas]

Mars Volta I guesssssssssssssssss

[Kid B]

I'm not sure which to pick yet.

[thesafeword]

ATDI

[xriotx]

ATDI.

duh.

[Dr. Acula]

At The Drive In. Last couple Volta albums have been clunkers in my opinion.

[thesafeword]

I heard that they were shit live.

[adam289]

At The Drive-In.

[summer skin]

The Mars Volta's great, don't get me wrong, but there's so much more urgency and authenticity in At the Drive-in.

[Nevuk]

I still need to listen to TMV. But SMWC has me listening to Con Art for like hte 10000x time right now.

[summer skin]

I still need to listen to TMV. But SMWC has me listening to Con Art for like hte 10000x time right now.
SMWC?

[Nevuk]

SMWC?
Smart Went Crazy. Lyrics to "A Good Day" are awesome.
It's always pretty after an apocalypse So we strolled past the flowers Planted by the bloods and crips And they chose white lilies Cause they're such wacky kids It was a good day

[DanceJamesDance]

How many times in the last year has this debate been brought up? Alot me thinks

[Nevuk]

How many times in the last year has this debate been brought up? Alot me thinks
Don't remember this

[DanceJamesDance]

I don't think any threads were made about it but I think I saw one in the poll forum and just in other threads. I'm not a fan of either to be honest but it always seems to be a clsoe race on who ends up winning. Interesting to read the reasonings everyone gives for their choice.

[x togepi x]

this thread is fucking stupid. why not just compare sigur ros to queen? they're two bands with two completely different outlooks on music, they just happen to share members.

[allhourcymbals]

Mars Volta.

[_><_]

At The Drive-in.

[sexcells]

obviously atdi.....duh.....tmv wore me out after frances. altho they are great musicians, it just doesnt tickle my fancy. whereas atdi will forever be a great musical memory for me. i sense this attitude from cedric and omar since the mars volta started doing their thing. i dont like egos.

[kevinrocks409]

At the Drive-In. The Mars Volta got old quick.

[kitti_katt420]

at the drive in

[IWasaCamera]

Can't say I care for either. OMG I know.

[allhourcymbals]

I laughed pretty hard.



I don't listen to either anymore but I never got into ATDI so I had to say Mars Volta.

[aolsux]

Everything At The Drive In was striving for was reached in The Mars Volta's De-Loused, but as a whole, At The Drive In was a more solid band. It's funny, because I think De-Loused is one of my favorite records and I can think of a single ATDI record that could be given that status.

[TJ Wells]

Sparta is a good band, just not as good as ATDI or TMV.

[DaveZeroZero]

ATDI by a long way

Try as I might, I really just can't bring myself to tolerate anything that the Mars Volta puts out.

[Richie Bones]

ATDI hands down......so fuckin amazing live..

[thespearkid]

ATDI when I'm riding with my bros.
TMV when I'm riding with my bros stoned.

[GallantFan]

"The Gallant (www.myspace.com/thegallantband (http://www.myspace.com/thegallantband)) dwell in the other-worldly territory between At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta. You will understand what I mean soon enough.'' (http://thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/the_gallant_gallant_the)
Check 'em out guys!

[Until The Bombs]

Voted ATDI. Can see it's no contest.

[cahrishurr]

TMV, but only for Frances The Mute...ATDI hasnt made anything I like and TMV have hit rock bottom, wont be buying their next album.

[recall reality]

The Mars Volta. Nothing ATDI has done impacted me like De-loused, or been as awe inspiring as the first listen to Cassandra Gemini or... well... there are a lot of these.

I like the latin tendencies, the instrumentation, the beautiful/haunting songs, the prog-like epics, just about everything about TMV is more to my liking. I may still give Vaya or ROC a spin every once in a while... but it's an obvious one for me.

[DanceJamesDance]

Can't say I care for either. OMG I know.

Exactly

[brandnew=love]

ATDI easily... they were from where I was born.

[bassdrummer2333]

Sparta is good, what's wrong with them? All 3 of these bands are completely different.

[ThemChains]

Hulahoop Wounds

[Hook and Sinker]

At The Drive-In, no contest.

[Anthony Lutz]

At The Drive-In... easily. And I may get shit for this, but if I were to pick between Sparta and The Mars Volta, I would choose Sparta.

[summer skin]

At The Drive-In... easily. And I may get shit for this, but if I were to pick between Sparta and The Mars Volta, I would choose Sparta.
Shit.

[Dr. Acula]

At The Drive-In... easily. And I may get shit for this, but if I were to pick between Sparta and The Mars Volta, I would choose Sparta.

Deloused/Francis kill anything Sparta have done but Sparta's "Threes" >>>>> the last two Volta records by far.

[putup or shutup]

the mars volta, easily.

[summer skin]

Deloused/Francis kill anything Sparta have done but Sparta's "Threes" >>>>> the last two Volta records by far.
What? Day of the Baphomets >>> forgettable radio rock.

[Kid B]

I think I'm actually going to go with ATDI.

[Kid B]

I change my mind; TMV wins.

[Machu505]

I change my mind; TMV wins.

My brother just saw them last night; he says it was amazing and Pridgen is the best drummer he's ever seen.

[Machu505]

I pretty much go back and forth.

[Twizx]

Going with ATDI, that band changed the way I looked at music forever. Mars Volta is pretty fucking incredible too, but I'm going with ATDI.

[x togepi x]

Sparta for me.

lol

[LV03]

i enjoy mars volta...but i had to go with ATDI

[Kid B]

My brother just saw them last night; he says it was amazing and Pridgen is the best drummer he's ever seen.
God, I wish I could see them live. That is so awesome.

Sparta for me.
:-d

[x togepi x]

sparta is seriously one of the most boring bands i've ever seen.

[aldo2624]

At The Drive In!

[eMart]

I write in De Facto and Sleepercar.

[Praetor]

The Mars Volta >> At The Drive-In >>>>> Sparta

[SteveD]

I love The Mars Volta and At The Drive-In equally but I'll pick ATDI because they have more plays on my iTunes

[White Noise]

At The Drive-In

[wesgemm08]

The Mars Volta

[nicgiovanni]

at the drive in were good, but i think they sometimes are overrated.

the mars volta have a few good songs, they suck live though.

i've never heard sparta?

i would say at the drive in, i suppose.

[SanePsychotic]

I haven't listened to ATDI. Guess I should probably get on that, though I'm not sure it's something I'd be into.

[Kid B]

I bet you'd be into it, Kris.

[reissgoespunk]

At The Drive-In.

[SanePsychotic]

I bet you'd be into it, Kris.

Name an album, I'll do a search for a stream or something.

[atticus1492]

Death by fire.

[Kid B]

Name an album, I'll do a search for a stream or something.
Acrobatic Tenement is probably the most accessible, and my favorite from them.

[Machu505]

Relationship of Command is so much better and more accessible than Acrobatic Tenement.

[Kid B]

That is definitely arguable, they are both pretty different. But both are freaking awesome. I love ATDI.

[PDon11]

Relationship of Command > In/Casino/Out > De-Loused > Vaya > The Bedlam in Goliath > Frances the Mute > Acrobatic Tenement > Amputechture > El Gran Orgo > Tremulant


People disappointed in Amputechture are dumb. People disappointed in The Bedlam in Goliath are retarded.

[Machu505]

Relationship of Command = De-Loused > In/Casino/Out > Vaya > The Bedlam in Goliath > Frances the Mute > Acrobatic Tenement > Amputechture > El Gran Orgo > Tremulant

People disappointed in Amputechture are dumb. People disappointed in The Bedlam in Goliath are retarded.

Fixed for accuracy.

[x togepi x]

Relationship of Command is so much better and more accessible than Acrobatic Tenement.

yeah i thought that too when i only listened to one at the drive-in album.

[llwilliamsll]

I lost interest in Mars Volta after Frances de Mute or something. Oh well.

[Hook and Sinker]

Acrobatic Tenement is so much better than Relationship of Command.
Fixed for accuracy.

[GuitarR0cker1]

ATDI all the way.

[Kid B]

yeah i thought that too when i only listened to one at the drive-in album.
:-)

[new_arbiter]

Atdi.

[Machu505]

yeah i thought that too when i only listened to one at the drive-in album.

Fixed for accuracy.

:-)

Fine. Be that way.

[Kid B]

Fine. Be that way.
Awww We're still pals!

[El Wiz]

i dont know ATDI is impressive and as is TMV
but if I had to choose it would be TMV...then ATDI :-p

[KyleMcr]

The Mars Volta all the way!!

[KyleMcr]

The Mars Volta >> At The Drive-In >>>>> Sparta

Basically how i feel. ATDI is (was) a GREAT band though

[Osto]

I feel bad for Sparta because they are actually a pretty good band, they just pale in comparison to the others. Some of their songs are fantastic.

[Kid B]

I can't stand Sparta :shrug:

[ambiguous.dude]

I really can't get into The Mars Volta.

[KyleMcr]

I can't stand Sparta :shrug:

Neither can I. I've tried many times to get into them, but i can't.

[Kid B]

Taking Back Control is pure shit. That song is just horrible.

[BJW7191]

I Love Atdi... I Was A Volta Fan For A While, But Then I Realized Its Just Static/noise... Gets Obnoxious After 2 Songs That Last A Combined 38 Mins

[summer skin]

yeah i thought that too when i only listened to one at the drive-in album.
hahaha sigged.

[EchoPark]

At The Drive-In hands down.

I can barely get through the first song of most Mars Volta albums

[kearn1tm]

The wrong Ward brother died.

[Osto]

Almost the entire Wiretap Scars is fantastic, the first half of Porcelian is awesome, and so are a handful of songs of Threes...they're just defanged. I think Sparta's biggest problem is their production. They sound way too polished.

[B-Bones]

I went with Mars Volta, because as much as I love ATDI, I didn't really get into them till the very end right before they broke up and never saw them live whereas I've seen The Mars Volta several times and they are fucking incredible.

[airik625]

Looks like I'm in the minority here.

[thesafeword]

Sparta?

[SubrosaSeductiv]

I voted ATDI, but I was surprised to see so many others voting the same way. The Mars Volta are sick.

[alice+interiors]

Both bands are shockingly overrated, I clicked on the one that I didn't know.

[SubrosaSeductiv]

Both bands are shockingly overrated, I clicked on the one that I didn't know.

I'm sorry you feel that way man. I really love ATDI, it's just raw awesomeness. It's nothing pretty don't get me wrong, neither are really easy listens, I mean obviously comparable to some more obscure music it's a walk in the park, but in no way do I think they're over-rated.

[alice+interiors]

I'm sorry you feel that way man. I really love ATDI, it's just raw awesomeness. It's nothing pretty don't get me wrong, neither are really easy listens, I mean obviously comparable to some more obscure music it's a walk in the park, but in no way do I think they're over-rated.
Thing is, when I dislike a band I can usually appreciate their good points and just be like "yeah, this band just doesn't fit with me" but I don't see how anyone can honestly like ATDI. Really. :shrug:

[DaveZeroZero]

Thing is, when I dislike a band I can usually appreciate their good points and just be like "yeah, this band just doesn't fit with me" but I don't see how anyone can honestly like ATDI. Really. :shrug:
I feel the same about coldplay.

[summer skin]

Thing is, when I dislike a band I can usually appreciate their good points and just be like "yeah, this band just doesn't fit with me" but I don't see how anyone can honestly like ATDI. Really. :shrug:
C-HRchDwyfg&feature=related



Yr gay.

[Regards]

Marrcchhh 23rd hussheedd thee winndd the musiccc died

[summer skin]

PRycwz50-IM
best song evar.

[Regards]

Easily my favorite ATD-I song, althought the live version is better than the recorded.

[summer skin]

Easily my favorite ATD-I song, althought the live version is better than the recorded.
Are you talking about the LAMACQ version from the invalid litter dept. single?

[Regards]

Are you talking about the LAMACQ version from the invalid litter dept. single?
The only live one I've heard was the one they placed on This Station Is Non-Operational.

[summer skin]

The only live one I've heard was the one they placed on This Station Is Non-Operational.
that's the LAMACQ version.

[Regards]

that's the LAMACQ version.
Then yes, I'm talking about that version.

[ThemChains]

LAMACQ


Llamas Always Milk Another Cunt Quickly

[The Affliction]

(chants) DE LOUSED DE LOUSED DE LOUSED

[The Affliction]

*simulates crying* Wah, wah, we think TMV is static and noise, wah wah, we don't understand!

[Here It Goes]

I think the Mars Volta might be a slight bit more original than ATDI was, but then again, when I first listened to them, I had never heard anything like ATDI.

I hated ATDI for like 2 years, and then I just started loving them. There are aspects of the Mars Volta that make my jaw drop, but as a whole, ATDI was a lot more listenable. And while TMV have released some great albums, Relationship of Command was a masterpiece.

Either way you splice it, Cedric and Omar are in another stratosphere musically from much of the rest of the planet.

[Here It Goes]

And honestly, I think my favorite thing about The Mars Volta is that, in pictures, they look like a group of African-American and Hispanic ruffians hellbent on beating your ass, and then you hear this latin-jazz-funk-nasty-shiz come belting out of the speakers and you're like "What the?"...

[Kid B]

I would nooooot call ROC a masterpiece. That is just ridiculous.

[BJW7191]

Thing is, when I dislike a band I can usually appreciate their good points and just be like "yeah, this band just doesn't fit with me" but I don't see how anyone can honestly like ATDI. Really. :shrug:


thats how i feel about sigur ros... listened to them alot from my friends cds... never could get into them... prob the most overrated/name droped band ever

[BJW7191]

*simulates crying* Wah, wah, we think TMV is static and noise, wah wah, we don't understand!


if you read my full statement, i said i was a fan, for awhile, not so much anymore... i tolerate it bc its half of atdi... but you can only have so many obnoxious song titles, so many "chapters" on an album, so many musical transitions that all lead into another song so you cant tell when one ends and one begins... i think tmv is so musically talented its not funny, just not many variations in what they do and it gets very monotonous to me

[Machu505]

TMV makes me want to dance the forbidden dance.

[Hook and Sinker]

lol
ULei7c65UOI&feature=related

[Osto]

I would nooooot call ROC a masterpiece. That is just ridiculous.


ROC isn't, but In/Casino/Out sure as hell is.

[Kid B]

lol
ULei7c65UOI&feature=related
Hahahahaha

[Osto]

Thing is, when I dislike a band I can usually appreciate their good points and just be like "yeah, this band just doesn't fit with me" but I don't see how anyone can honestly like ATDI. Really. :shrug:


I really am trying to comprehend this...like...have you not heard Vaya or In/Casino/Out?

[BJW7191]

I really am trying to comprehend this...like...have you not heard Vaya or In/Casino/Out?

hes just being an ignorant slut, dont worry

[Kid B]

Dwight, you ignorant slut!

[JimGray]

How has this gone 9 pages.

ATDI was better.

/thread

[Kid B]

0MG /thread! FUCK YEAH!

[JimGray]

Hey fucker, I end threaded that shit, why you post all up in herre?

[downtotheriver]

The Mars Volta please.

[BJW7191]

Dwight, you ignorant slut!


that was probably top 3 office quotes ever

[Kid B]

that was probably top 3 office quotes ever
100% Agreed hehe. One of my favorites.

[Osto]

Seedless?

[BJW7191]

top 3:

1. "incalcalable"

2. "im austrraillian... mate. alligators. DINGO BABIES"

3. "dwight you ignorant slut"

[Kid B]

Ahhahahahahahaha Alliegaytours

[BJW7191]

kevins kool-aid man face= priceless... i want that as my avitar if i can find it

[Kid B]

hahahahaha

[thesafeword]

Hey Oscar Meyer Weiner... lover!

[BJW7191]

Hey Oscar Meyer Weiner... lover!


hahahahahahaha i forgot that one... that mr. scott... he has no filter



"hey i been meaning to ask her one question... does the carpet match the drapes?"
"thats... horrifying"

[thesafeword]

"We've never done anything illegal, well except for that one time we knocked down mail boxes with her friends"

[BJW7191]

" and you were like di da deet di do... pppwwwiiippt nailed it"

[thesafeword]

"Jeeze, watch the nipples Stanley!"

[xriotx]

"Jeeze, watch the nipples Stanley!"

ha. I just watched that episode.

[BJW7191]

greatest failed quotes from michael:

1. "whatez"
2. "straight porn, gay porn... its all goooooood"
3. " if you dont like it stanly you can go to the back of the bus"
4. "hiis capa was detatated from his head"

[Circa1628]

dude ATDI no contest

[DaveZeroZero]

hes just being an ignorant slut, dont worry
the great thing about having a penis is that you can't be a slut

[Rawrr]

yeah i thought that too when i only listened to one at the drive-in album.
I must be dumb because I can't figure out what this statement means.

[summer skin]

I must be dumb because I can't figure out what this statement means.
Basically if you've heard acrobatic tenement you'd know it is their best album.

[Rawrr]

Naw for me

In/Casino/Out=Relationship>Vaya>Acrobatic Tenement>El Gran Orgo

Although I've listened to Acrobatic maybe once or twice, while the other releases multiple times, I'll throw on Acrobatic right now.

[PoisonInMyVeins]

at the drive-in. thank god they're winning, otherwise i'd start to doubt why i even bother posting on this site.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

I'm thinking "Ticklish" might be my favorite ATDI song of all time.

[summer skin]

I'm thinking "Ticklish" might be my favorite ATDI song of all time.
A valid choice. It's up there with Initiation, Napoleon Solo, Doorman's Placebo and 198d

[Rawrr]

Napoleon Solo and Invalid Litter Dept.

Da best.

[summer skin]

Napoleon Solo and Invalid Litter Dept.

Da best.
Invalid is probably the best song on ROC.
That or quarantine.

[Rawrr]

Have you ever tasted skin?

[summer skin]

Have you ever tasted skin?
Frank gave us THE HUNGER!

[kearn1tm]

Apple Pie or a awesome headphones?

[Osto]

A valid choice. It's up there with Initiation, Napoleon Solo, Doorman's Placebo and 198d

Doorman's Placebo is WEAK. The other three songs are definately best song material though. I've always been partial to Hourglass.

[summer skin]

Doorman's Placebo is WEAK. The other three songs are definately best song material though. I've always been partial to Hourglass.
Hater.

[TakeLotsWithAlcohol]

Porfirio Diaz and Embroglio ftw as well please and thank you.

[emmygrey]

ATDI is a much more "important" band than The Mars Volta, but I enjoy listening to Mars Volta more than I enjoy listening to ATDI.

[summer skin]

Porfirio Diaz and Embroglio ftw as well please and thank you.
yes yes... Also I have three words for you.


STANDING ALL ALONE

[bung]

At the Drive-in has.. oh wait, yeah--that's right. One great album. TMV has deloused and frances, at least.

[Regards]

Invalid is probably the best song on ROC.
That or quarantine.
Quarantine is easily my favorite off of ROC. The opening bass line coupled with the lyrics are spot on.

[Osto]

At the Drive-in has.. oh wait, yeah--that's right. One great album. TMV has deloused and frances, at least.

So what are the other 2 that you forgot?

[Regards]

At the Drive-in has.. oh wait, yeah--that's right. One great album. TMV has deloused and frances, at least.
Are you serious? Every ATD-I album has been excellent.

[bung]

Are you serious? Every ATD-I album has been excellent.

in/CASINO/OUT has some excellent songs, but I wouldn't call it an excellent album. Acrobatic Tenement is pretty bad, and El Gran Orgo is pretty much unlistenable. Vaya has some good songs, but RoC is their best, no two ways about it.

[Regards]

in/CASINO/OUT has some excellent songs, but I wouldn't call it an excellent album. Acrobatic Tenement is pretty bad, and El Gran Orgo is pretty much unlistenable. Vaya has some good songs, but RoC is their best, no two ways about it.
In/Casino/Out imo is their best work, it didn't have a bad song on it, and Acrobactic tenement is right behind it. ROC wasn't even close to their best.

[bung]

In/Casino/Out imo is their best work, it didn't have a bad song on it, and Acrobactic tenement is right behind it. ROC wasn't even close to their best.

:crackup:

[Regards]

:crackup:
Laugh all you want, I'm not the one who thinks Acrobatic Tenement is "pretty bad"

[bung]

Laugh all you want, I'm not the one who thinks Acrobatic Tenement is "pretty bad"

:crackup:

[Osto]

in/CASINO/OUT has some excellent songs, but I wouldn't call it an excellent album. Acrobatic Tenement is pretty bad, and El Gran Orgo is pretty much unlistenable. Vaya has some good songs, but RoC is their best, no two ways about it.


Are you serious? In Casino Out is easily their best record. And Vaya is arguably better than RoC too.

[Circa1628]

At the Drive-in has.. oh wait, yeah--that's right. One great album. TMV has deloused and frances, at least.


what? All three ATDI CD's are top notch, ahead of most other bands albums, including The Mars Volta

[Posthardcore]

atdi!

[underthetalking]

Anyone who thinks Relationship of Command is the best At The Drive In album, never listened to At The Drive In before 2005.

[Circa1628]

Anyone who thinks Relationship of Command is the best At The Drive In album, never listened to At The Drive In before 2005.

that is what a lot of people say, but I personally like it the best. I got into them in 2000 when ROC came out, then went back and listened to their other two albums, and still personally like ROC the best.

[bung]

Anyone who thinks Relationship of Command is the best At The Drive In album, never listened to At The Drive In before 2005.

lolz, the first time I heard At the Drive-In I was like 11.

I'd say arcarsenal is one of my favorite songs from them, cosmonaut, and of course invalid litter dept., too.

also, chanbara, hourglass, and metronome arthritis.

but songs like cygnus..., l' via, miranda, televators, and cicatriz from the mv top virtually anything by atdi.

[summer skin]

At the Drive-in has.. oh wait, yeah--that's right. One great album. TMV has deloused and frances, at least.
Fool. ROC is a shit sandwich compared to their other releases.
what? All three ATDI CD's are top notch, ahead of most other bands albums, including The Mars Volta
yes... all THREE of their albums...

[Rawrr]

Vaya is way underappreciated.

[downtotheriver]

ATDI is a much more "important" band than The Mars Volta, but I enjoy listening to Mars Volta more than I enjoy listening to ATDI.

I feel exactly the same.

[nkalldayyy]

hands down, at the drive-in.
no contest.

[bung]

Fool. ROC is a shit sandwich compared to their other releases.

yes... all THREE of their albums...

They only did put out three albums, retard.

[mattmatumbo]

omar rodiguez lopez quintet is currently my favorite but for the sake of argument, i chose the mars volta.

[Machu505]

De-Loused is probably my second favourite album of all time.

[micahistheballs]

De-Loused is probably my second favourite album of all time.
Fifth for me.

[Ouch]

At The Drive In is better, but Mars still slays.

[summer skin]

They only did put out three albums, retard.
hell paso
alfaro vive carajo!
Acrobatic Tenement
El gran Orgo
In Casino Out
Vaya
ROC

You fucking lose.

[bung]

hell paso
alfaro vive carajo!
Acrobatic Tenement
El gran Orgo
In Casino Out
Vaya
ROC

You fucking lose.

Yeah, Ep's are not albums, they're EP's.

[summer skin]

Yeah, Ep's are not albums, they're EP's.
The fuck are you talking about?

[Indoor Living]

The Mars Volta

[A Love American]

The Mars Volta owns. ATDI is sooo good too, though. Really close behind.

[A Love American]

Yeah, Ep's are not albums, they're EP's.
EP's don't exist

[summer skin]

LP's aren't albums either. only 7 inches count.

[A Love American]

http://www.absolutepunk.net/customprofilepics/profilepic14224_1.gif

This is probably the only thing I would call an album. So good.