De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Mars Volta
De-Loused in the Comatorium
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Tracklist
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Son et Lumiere full track | 1:35 | 210,514 | ||
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Inertiatic ESP full track | 4:26 | 202,434 | ||
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Roulette Dares (This is the Ha | 7:29 | 28,114 | ||
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Tira Me a Las Aranas full track | 1:28 | 112,677 | ||
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Eriatarka full track | 6:20 | 183,095 | ||
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Drunkship of Lanterns full track | 7:05 | 181,771 | ||
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This Apparatus Must Be Unearth | 4:58 | 48,347 | ||
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Cicatriz ESP full track | 12:28 | 138,344 | ||
| 7 | Televators (Main Radio Edit) | 4:10 | 689 | |||
| 8 | Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (XFM Session) | 12:17 | 773 |
About this album
Released: 28 Oct 2003 10 tracks (62:16)
De-Loused in the Comatorium is the first studio album by the progressive rock band The Mars Volta. Based on a short story by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, it is the hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The attempt lands him in a week-long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity and his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. The story of Cerpin Taxt is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist (and Bixler-Zavala’s friend) Julio Venegas.
De-Loused became both critically and commercially their biggest hit, eventually selling in excess of 500,000 copies despite next-to-no promotion, and was featured on several critics’ “Best of the Year” lists. The album was ranked number 55 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. “Drunkship of Lanterns” was named the 91st best guitar song of all-time by Rolling Stone.
The music contained in De-Loused is distinguished by its enigmatic lyrics, Jazz rhythms, odd time signatures, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s frenetic guitar riffs, which are often harshly dissonant. The title of this album is taken from the lyrics of the song “Eunuch Provocateur” on the band’s previous release, Tremulant.
Song Title Translations/Meanings:
Son et Lumière is a French phrase meaning “sound and light.”
De-Loused became both critically and commercially their biggest hit, eventually selling in excess of 500,000 copies despite next-to-no promotion, and was featured on several critics’ “Best of the Year” lists. The album was ranked number 55 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine’s list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. “Drunkship of Lanterns” was named the 91st best guitar song of all-time by Rolling Stone.
The music contained in De-Loused is distinguished by its enigmatic lyrics, Jazz rhythms, odd time signatures, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s frenetic guitar riffs, which are often harshly dissonant. The title of this album is taken from the lyrics of the song “Eunuch Provocateur” on the band’s previous release, Tremulant.
Song Title Translations/Meanings:
Son et Lumière is a French phrase meaning “sound and light.”
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Shouts
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K-Willa wrote:
One of the best albums of our time
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cybrauralninjuh wrote:
good
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atr3y wrote:
love at first listen.
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mordax wrote:
a masterpiece
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mx1000 wrote:
Brilliant
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TheFinalJoker wrote:
Creepy. The story will always make me taking a deep breath while listening to the fate of Cerpin Taxt. There's nothing bad about this record at all. Great job, Mr. Lopez.
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Kymusabi wrote:
I posted a live set from Maida Vale and their live EP they recorded a while back from the deloused days on youtube, check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/kymusabi
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Lysander wrote:
easily the best album of the 2000s [3]. It may very well be for me.
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ZipZapRap wrote:
Best Rock album since Hendrix passed away...in my opinion
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I_LOVE_DONUTS wrote:
This album got a review on: http://www.365albumsayear.com/blog/2009/11/08/day-22-the-mars-volta-de-loused-in-the-comatorium/ . Please read, listen and give your opinion. This is from music lovers to music lovers. 365 albums a year = One album per day to listen for the rest of your life, and yes, we do take a day off on February 29th
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Typheem wrote:
Without a doubt one of the best albums of the past decade.
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joetrizzle wrote:
http://www.tmvfr.info/miscfiles/DeLoused_storybook.pdf
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Willp693 wrote:
So.... much..... win.
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spreadblood4 wrote:
best best best of best :P
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tothevultures wrote:
SO ... MUCH .. FUCKING ... WIN and uh, I love Converge but Jane Doe ain't got SHIT ON THIS
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xoveroathx wrote:
Easily the best album of the 2000s [-1] please cite Jane Doe by Converge.
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mu-sick-kid wrote:
Easily the best album of the 2000s [2]
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JdGun wrote:
Best album ever guys.
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Ninjabloke wrote:
Cicatriz ESP - very good music to my ears.
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ToadstoolMoon wrote:
easily the best album of the 2000s.
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Recent Activity
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TheBladeRunner_ tagged De-Loused in the Comatorium with ‘favorite album’. 12 hours ago
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GuntMetalGrey, thatdamnboy, Kinosen and 9 other people loved The Mars Volta – Drunkship of Lanterns. 13 hours ago
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fetuspuppet, thesnazz, mastergunner120 and 1 other person loved The Mars Volta – Son et Lumiere. 16 hours ago
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