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| De-Loused in the Comatorium |
!! Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed !!
Someone on Reddit mentioned that The Mars Volta's debut studio album turns 10 this year! (wow, I dunno where those 10 years went.)
In tribute to a solid album that I absolutely loved for a era of time throughout college (and still love), I thought it was worth mentioning. If you haven't heard it, 10 years late, isn't too late!
It is epic. Give it a listen. And I STRONGLY recommend good headphones (which are not earbuds!), as The Mars Volta took full advantage of stereo-sound to give the album a full spatial feel. It's a rocking rollercoaster ride of an album: Spastic and the essence of pure delirium. It's interesting novelty still stands today.
The Wikipedia Article says it is a concept album, "based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, the album is an hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who enters a week-long coma after overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison." The story of Cerpin Taxt alludes to the death of a friend to the lead singer, artist Julio Venegas (1972-1996). Honestly, I can't really understand most of the shit he says in the album anyway, I just know that is sounds fucking awesome.
The storybook that the album is based on is available on the Pirate Bay. Search for "The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium - Lyric/Story Book".
Some very devoted fan wrote an entire book on his interpretation of the album based on the storybook, with a line-by-line explanation of the lyrics of the album. A free sample chapter of "Cicatriz ESP" is available for free. Here is the website, where you can buy the full interpretation work for $9.99. Quite interesting. I dunno if I drop 10 bucks, but the free sample is very nicely done.
The storybook that the album is based on is available on the Pirate Bay. Search for "The Mars Volta - Deloused in the Comatorium - Lyric/Story Book".
Some very devoted fan wrote an entire book on his interpretation of the album based on the storybook, with a line-by-line explanation of the lyrics of the album. A free sample chapter of "Cicatriz ESP" is available for free. Here is the website, where you can buy the full interpretation work for $9.99. Quite interesting. I dunno if I drop 10 bucks, but the free sample is very nicely done.
Apparently, Pitchfork gave De-Loused in the Comatorium a score of 4.9 out of ten and said it "just isn't fun." haha. that is absurdly wrong. I find this album to be very "fun".
Side-note: At their Bonnaroo 2009 show, a guy standing right beside us proposed to his girlfriend. She said yes.
Side-note: At their Bonnaroo 2009 show, a guy standing right beside us proposed to his girlfriend. She said yes.
Listen to the album on Spotify.
or... Someone posted the entire album on YouTube !
Here is an incredible performance of Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of) for your enjoyment.
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