Mars Volta
I think perhaps that Mars Volta is the new Pink Floyd. Not Wall-era Floyd or even Dark Side-era Floyd, but Meddle-era, Live at Pompeii-era Floyd. They're like Floyd when they were pushing the limits, not once they had perfected the craft (Dark Side) or fallen into decline (The Wall). The question then is this: Will the Mars Volta take the next step and release something that really approaches perfection like Dark Side did? If they don't, that's fine, because few bands reach the heights that they already have in just two albums, but they have already set the bar high. In the next few years, they could give us the next truly great album. Something that plays in the same league as Dark Side, Sgt Peppers and Nothing's Shocking. Time will tell...
posted by bob_vinyl at 11:34 AM
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Became a big fan overnight. Thanks Bob. I can really see the "Meddle" in them. Turns out we already had two albumns by them. I'm also going to have to check out Sparta. Appearently Mars Volta and Sparta were one band broken up... Sort of like the Skeksis and Mystics...
Mars Volta and Sparta rose from the ashes of At the Drive In. But don't expect Sparta to break down the walls like the Mars Volta. They're a good emo/hardcore band, better than average I think, but they're not on the verge of Dark Side by a long shot.
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