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The Mars Volta is a Grammy Award-winning American rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including punk rock, jazz fusion, funk and latin/salsa into their sound. They are known for their energetic and improvisational live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums. In 2009, the band won a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock Performance” category for the song “
Wax Simulacra.” They were named rock music’s “Best Prog-Rock Band” of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
Wax Simulacra.” They were named rock music’s “Best Prog-Rock Band” of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.The roots of The Mars Volta are found in the band At the Drive-In. Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, both members of At the Drive-In, formed an experimental, dub reggae-influenced side project called De Facto, which featured Bixler-Zavala on drums, Rodriguez-Lopez on bass, Isaiah Owens (AKA “Ikey”) on keyboards, and Jeremy Michael Ward on vocals, loops and sound effects.
Due to creative differences and discomfort with mainstream success, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala quit At the Drive-In in 2001. The remaining members of At the Drive-In formed Sparta. By the time bassist Eva Gardner joined De Facto, they had changed their name to The Mars Volta. During 2001, the band recorded two songs with former-Laddio Bolocko drummer Blake Fleming and producer Alex Newport, which became their first demo. The lineup for their first public show at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California was Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, Owens, Gardner, Ward, and drummer Jon Theodore. This lineup recorded three more tracks with Alex Newport, which became the EP Tremulant, released as a limited edition in early 2002.
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Octahedron
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The Bedlam in Goliath
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corganfan89 wrote:
very true, willothewisp666. criminally underrated
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shyrawr wrote:
you guys are pretty, pretty.
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Cozfunkel wrote:
Yeah it seems to work that way
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
jamesaka2: yeah, it's their best album, so it's obvious it's going to be the most hated, lol.
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CallebBezerra wrote:
Foda.
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aidansmith wrote:
el grupo nuevo de amputechture
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Cozfunkel wrote:
That's why we had to make a group
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jamesaka2 wrote:
how come Amputechture isn't on the top albums? do people not like it? One of my faves.
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Cozfunkel wrote:
I doubt he will.But Marcel is pretty good.
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corganfan89 wrote:
Maybe Marcel will take over as drums....
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KarmaKiller_hXc wrote:
Amazing guys =)
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Sophie_Flower wrote:
люблю их......
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Kevmaster wrote:
Next album without any drums at all? Would be a nice contrast to Bedlam.
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sia112 wrote:
they're cool!
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1nnervision wrote:
For those wondering about Pridgen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mars_Volta#Band_members -- Spelling aside, it's funny because even without the Pridgen info the aforementioned "partnership" is the basis of TMV's pretentiousness. It's no coincidence they've had 2 great drummers removed, they need to get off their ego's and show some gratitude.
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aidansmith wrote:
"I hope they find a really awesome drummer that nobody knows about and is better than any previous drummer." - like thomas pridgen?
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MikeInchNails wrote:
wait, Thomas Pridgen is out?
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
I hope they find a really awesome drummer that nobody knows about and is better than any previous drummer. Not going to happen, but I wish. Zach Hill would be interesting to hear in the Mars Volta, but maybe not a good combination. He was great on El Grupo, but TMV is much different than that.
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meggoog wrote:
I wonder who the new permanent drummer will be......
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caseydeanne wrote:
addicting
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The Mars Volta to Appear on Live From Abbey Road
30 Sep 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/themarsvolta
The Mars Volta will appear on “Live From Abbey Road” October 24th. TMV will be appearing in the third show which airs on Channel 4 in the UK on October 24th alongside the Friendly Fires and The Gossip. …
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