[zombietycho]

So would you say this album is worth buying without hearing any of it first?

I really liked At the Drive In, and heard some clips of their live shows on MUCH music.

So should I pick it up the first chance I get?

 

[minya]

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Originally posted by zombietycho So should I pick it up the first chance I get?

Yes.

I realize I'm pimping this album enormously, but I like it that much. Which is a rarity, especially for rock music. It's top-notch if you ask me.

Alternative Press gave it 5/5, which may or may not be meaningless to you.

- Chris

 

[markl]

I just got through listening yet again to ATDI's Relationship of Command, this time on my new Sony SCD-555ES Hot Rod.

That is just one blistering scorcher of an album, I never get tired of it, so well produced and mixed, sounds great, almost overwhelming. I also use it to burn-in new equipment, it's just punishing.

The more I listen, the more the almost random stream of consciouness lyrics start to make *a little* more sense to me. There are individual lines that just kill, I just wish I knew what he was so upset about!

I wonder if ATDI will all ever play together again. Anyone know the inside skinny, is it hopeless? Do they hate each other?

Thanks, Rizumu, for the link to deepdiscount, I'll check it out.

Mark

 

[azwr]

i'm not sure exactly what happened between all the guys in atdi, too bad, they were an absolutely amazing amazing live act. i saw them twice, once after in/casino/out and once right after vaya came out. just local all ages shows, but just absolutely incredible live. seeing a good 300 kids at least (and i'm from a pretty small town in south dakota, not the musical center of the world, and the underground scene, while amazingly good for the town's size, is still a small town scene) rocking out to vaya songs with the band right htere on the floor giving everything, afros and all ... amazing. just picked up the mars volta today, hoping to sit down with it later and give it a proper listenin.

sorry for the off-topic trip down memory lane, just been a bit nostalgic for some of the good ole days of the local scene.

~andrew

 

[Tim]

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I wonder if ATDI will all ever play together again. Anyone know the inside skinny, is it hopeless? Do they hate each other?

There are a lot of good interviews with the mars volta on The Comatorium. Good info on why ATDI broke up and other stuff. Check it out. But I can tell you right now that an ATDI reunion is hopeless.

 

[Lion Zion]

I scooped it up today as well. Couldn't wait to get it home, so loaded it up in the car player. Only up to track 5 but sounds great so far. Kinda "proggy" in a way. Had an almost Porcupine Tree vibe to it in places. Again, this is after a very casual, listen to the 1st 5 tracks. Looks like a keeper. Definate growth from "Tremulent".

 

[Beagle]

I picked this up yesterday. I liked the way it sounded in the store and it was offered at a budget price.

Lots of energy, it just keeps going but changes direction quite frequently. Drums kind of reminded me of John Bonham's work on LZ's Presence. Vocals at times reminded me of Yes. Very interesting record. I think I'm gonna have fun with this one.

 

[minya]

If anyone has any recommendations for stuff that sounds similar to The Mars Volta, I'd love to hear them. I don't know too much about rock music so I don't know where to begin. I did snag ATDI's "Relationship of Command" but haven't given it a listen yet. I'm also a fan of Tool, so...

The more experimental, the better as far as I'm concerned. Any ideas?

- Chris

 

[Masonjar]

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Originally posted by minya If anyone has any recommendations for stuff that sounds similar to The Mars Volta, I'd love to hear them. I don't know too much about rock music so I don't know where to begin. I did snag ATDI's "Relationship of Command" but haven't given it a listen yet. I'm also a fan of Tool, so... The more experimental, the better as far as I'm concerned. Any ideas? - Chris

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead - Source Tags & Codes

Queens of the Stone Age - R

Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley

Fugazi - everyone needs a Fugazi album

The Jesus Lizard - Goat

-jar

 

[azwr]

(hope this won't get too o.t.) but especially after your tool comment, in the less underground side you should check out King Crimson ... especially the 1970's album "Red", and the brand spanking new album "The Power To Believe" (probably this one first). amazing amazing stuff.

the new Cursive albume "The Ugly Organ" is also a great indie rock record, experimental in a non-annoying way too (i.e. they're a normal rock band that just added a cello, and it sounds fantastic).

otherwise definitely some of those records jar suggested.

 

[zombietycho]

On your guys' recommendations, I saw this at the record store for 11 bucks so I picked it up the second I saw it.

I got a chance to casually listen to it 3 times while working, and now I am inlove with it. My stand out track right now "Roulette Dares (The haunt of)".

I think my girlfriend thinks I am on the verge of insanity, because I bought this CD on impulse and now I am inlove with it.

I'd hate to go so far as calling it the "Dark Side of the Moon" for my generation, however it is tempting.

 

[minya]

Thanks, Mason & azwr, I'm going to look into those recommendations. I appreciate it.

zombietycho: the same thing happened to me. I got (well, downloaded it) on impulse because of a little blurb in Rolling Stone and fell deeper and deeper in love with it each time I listened to it. I then preordered it, and I await its arrival feverishly.

Calling it a DSOTM of our generation is a bit premature, I think, but yes, I definitely think it has the potential. We'll see how it stands the test of time.

- Chris

 

[zombietycho]

Your very right, DSOTM is abit pre-mature, but I'm so in it's trance right now, AND I LOVE IT!

Trying to describe this band to people is hard. If they blank out at "It's alot like ATDI" then I think I'll be like, "Think of Radiohead meets AFI with some System of a down mixed in there for some reason."

 

[markl]

Picked it up for $6.99 at Best Buy. Can you say "prog-punk"??

(wasn't punk's mission in part to destroy bloated prog?) Well for better or worse (in my opinion, better) this one really mixes up these genres to surprisingly great effect. In addition to being a great hard rock album, this one's a feast for the ears, with long proggy sections, very trippy, well-recorded and mixed, a great headphone album.

There's a lot going on in here so I think it's one of those albums that's going to keep expanding the more you listen. Thumbs up from me! well worth the cost of admission!

Mark

 

[minya]

So I just got my CD from Insound yesterday. It sounds FANTASTIC! Damn, it's mastered well. Although, there seems to be a bit of slight clipping/distortion in some parts... originally I thought those were MP3 artifacts, but they seem to be present on the real CD also. Eh, whatever.

I also got a 5-track demo CD-R that came with all the Insound pre-orders. It's pretty damn cool. It contains "rough" edits of This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed, Drunkship of Lanterns, Eunuch Provocateur (from their debut EP which I don't have... need to get!) and Eriatarka. It's not a big deal, but it's very cool to hear rougher, less-produced edits of the tracks. A nice bonus.

This album is easily in my top 5 of this year and encroaching upon my top 10 of all time.

- Chris