The Mars Volta.

[Omaha_Slamdance]

i am a big fan of ATDI and naturally the mars volta seems like a good band to listen to.
Yet i cant decide what album to buy....
So what album do you reccomend buying as a first time listener to The Mars Volta

x

[steviestare]

Isn't there already a Mars Volta thread?

[robat19]

probably

[oddwithoutend]

Deloused in the Comatorium

[summer skin]

i am a big fan of ATDI and naturally the mars volta seems like a good band to listen to.
Yet i cant decide what album to buy....
So what album do you reccomend buying as a first time listener to The Mars Volta

x
Deloused is the easiest to get into, but Amputechture is my favorite.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I'll second De-Loused In The Comatorium.

The Bedlam In Goliath is good too but I wouldn't start out with that one.

[micahistheballs]

De-Loused in the Comatorium is one of the best records of the last ten years and definitely their most accessible.

[GiggsOho]

Deloused is the easiest to get into, but Amputechture is my favorite.


Seriously? Every Mars Volta post I've seen on here - people always end up saying something to the extent of "Amputechture is so boring."

[summer skin]

Seriously? Every Mars Volta post I've seen on here - people always end up saying something to the extent of "Amputechture is so boring."
Nah it's got some of my favorite tracks on it, and it's a lot less boring then Frances the Mute.

[Regards]

I'll back Deloused as a great intro into them. Infact I would probably say just pick them up in the order they came out.

[SingleDoubt]

ive had a bunch of their stuff for years and i just recently got around to giving them a real good listen. i like :-)

[GiggsOho]

Nah it's got some of my favorite tracks on it, and it's a lot less boring then Frances the Mute.

Cool, I also agree, I think Amputechture is a very underrated album.


Have to start with Deloused and just move through the chronological discography.

[TachyonEvan]

Amputechture is WAAY underrated. I haven't sat and listened to Frances as many times as I have Amputechture- they're quite comparable. Except Amputechture is significantly more interesting.

First time, I'd go for Frances the Mute. It has L'Via and The Widow, which are probably TMV's most accessible songs. De-Loused is freakier. Frances was my first album, too.

[bradnewman]

i just picked up belam in goliath and i own deloused...i dont know about the other two but their really good in deloused.. their newest album bedlam in goliath sounds quite a bit different but nevertheless good.

[thesafeword]

Not a big fan.

[TachyonEvan]

Amputechture > Bedlam > De-Loused > Frances.

All are incredible though, and for me there's a very close margin.

[TemplePilot]

By and large I can't stand this band but they do have the occasional stroke of genius ("Televators," "The Widow")

[bard]

everythign before the bedlam in goliath is good.

can't decide if which is better: DITC or FTM?

[micahistheballs]

everythign before the bedlam in goliath is good.

can't decide if which is better: DITC or FTM?
DITC.

[bard]

By and large I can't stand this band but they do have the occasional stroke of genius ("Televators," "The Widow")
lol, those are two of the worst songs

[Regards]

lol, those are two of the worst songs
lol, yup. Agreed. Still good tunes none the less.

[bard]

yeah, they're good songs, but two of the worst.

but i'm also not considering the 14 or so off their latest albums, those are horrible.

[TemplePilot]

lol, those are two of the worst songs

Oh shit man my bad. I thought I thought they were two of the best. Guess I was wrong.

[ThePartialGlow]

Oh shit man my bad. I thought I thought they were two of the best. Guess I was wrong.

Damn man, when are you ever gonna learn?

[thehereaway]

I'd say Deloused is the best to start on. Frances the Mute is my personal favourite at the moment however, Cassandra Gemini is one hell of a jam.

[acfrue]

De-Loused>Frances>Bedlam>Amputechture

But really, they're all great albums.

[bard]

Frances>Deloused>Termulant EP>Amputechture>The Bedlam In Goliath>Scabdates

i used to be obsessed with them, but TBIG and scabdates made me hate them. i barely listen to the first three albums and EP anymore