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- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1173): Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta
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Today's album of the day
Frances The Mute by The Mars Volta (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 2005.
Country: 
Overall rank: 455
Average rating: 76/100 (from 177 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus: A. Sarcophagi/B. Umbilical Syllables/C. Facilis Descenus Averni/D. Con Safo
2. The Widow
3. L'Via L'Viaquez
4. Miranda, That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore
5. Cassandra Geminni
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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HazeyTwilight
boyfriend in your wet dreams
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Location: Elmo Knows Where You Live 
- #2
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:09
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This is one of those rare albums that I do not ever intend on listening to. The Widow sounds like a atrocious Muse knock-off with extra whines and "edgy" solos. Just not what I want to endure.
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Norman Bates
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Age: 52
Location: Paris, France 
- #3
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:15
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Unbearable.
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
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Location: St. Louis 
- #4
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:16
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Ouch! ^^^ harsh!
Honestly this album was my jam for a solid month when I was 16. When it first came out I was utterly in love. It still is a very good album in my opinion. It clumsily mixes up hardcore punk, brutal repetitive metal riffs, awesome sweeping guitar solos, overly dramatic and at times (yes) grating vocals, and other stuff like Spanish sounding music. It is actually a pretty engaging LP. Need to revisit.
And "The Widow" is a cool track. "Cygnus..." is the standout.
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-Ryan
ONLY 4% of people can understand this chart! Come try!
My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!
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- #5
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:20
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | Unbearable. |
This.
I tried, I really did, but Mars Volta mostly makes my ears bleed. 
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
Gender: Male
Location: St. Louis
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Jasonconfused
If We Make It We Can All Sit Back and Laugh
Gender: Male
Location: Washington
- #7
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:28
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I've heard this called "metal." How incredibly offensive.
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Mercury
Turn your back on the pay-you-back last call
Gender: Male
Location: St. Louis
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- #9
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:38
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This and De-loused are my favourite Mars Volta albums - although I wish 'The Widow' stopped at 3:10, as the 2 1/2 minutes of noise after it kills it.
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- #10
- Posted: 02/08/2014 21:44
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| Mercury wrote: | | I don't understand the hate. What exactly makes this so bad? I'm listening to it now and there are some legitly great moments here. |
It has kind of a '70s prog feel with its ostentatious arrangements and high ambitions, and of course you're right about the metal elements as well. I can kind of see the appeal, but it's just not my scene.
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