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Frances the Mute by The Mars Volta
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Frances The Mute | 14:41 | 39,138 |
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With: Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez, El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, At the Drive-In, De Facto and more…
About this album
Frances the Mute is the second studio album by progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in the US on March 1, 2005. The album’s lyrics often jump from Spanish to English. Though not as commercially successful as De-loused in the Comatorium, it received considerable critical praise. The album displays a deep jazz influence while infusing Latin flavor into many songs while utilising many of the Dub, Ambient and Electronica influences and techniques experimented with in De Facto and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s solo project in order to create one cohesive composition divided into many tracks.
Originally to be titled Sarcophagus, Frances the Mute sold 123,000 copies in its opening week and has sold 465,000 copies as of September 2006. The album made multiple “Best of” lists at the end of 2005. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #18 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums” and the album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.
Jeremy Ward, audio artist for The Mars Volta until his death, had previously worked as a repo man. One day, Ward discovered a diary in the backseat of a car he was repossessing, and began to note the similarities between his life and that of the author — most notably, that they had both been adopted. The diary told of the author’s search for his biological parents, with the way being pointed by a collection of people, their names being the basis for each named track of Frances the Mute. Ward was in the process of completing it at the time of his death.
Jeremy Ward, audio artist for The Mars Volta until his death, had previously worked as a repo man. One day, Ward discovered a diary in the backseat of a car he was repossessing, and began to note the similarities between his life and that of the author — most notably, that they had both been adopted. The diary told of the author’s search for his biological parents, with the way being pointed by a collection of people, their names being the basis for each named track of Frances the Mute. Ward was in the process of completing it at the time of his death.
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SAAT4NA wrote:
Holy shit, this album is excellent.
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electrobaboon wrote:
I need stamina for this album. Nevertheless, fantastic, if a little long.
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Koxo4 wrote:
Perfect album!
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lennie462 wrote:
This is seriously one of the best albums ever made
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DavidM_ wrote:
This album is finally beginning to register with me after numerous listens.
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Kingduck118 wrote:
@dimsim3478 + Desteban6 : "Because of disputes with Universal Records, "Cassandra Gemini" (listed as "Cassandra Geminni" on most versions of the album) was arbitrarily split into eight tracks on the CD version, taking up tracks 5 through 12, since the band would otherwise only be paid an EP's wages for a 5 track album." So it was originally 32:32 and is now tracks 5 through 12.
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Desteban6 wrote:
I was told that cassandra geminni was over like 40 minutes, but on my cd its just under 20. Whats going on? Is there different versions?
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jonesoobala wrote:
I wish I could go back to 2005 when I heard this. Walking around the neighborhood during the chilly autumn days with this in my ears kicking up the dead leaves.
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astral-insomnia wrote:
their best
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dimsim3478 wrote:
The Last.fm track listing for this album is wrong (I'm pretty sure). Nonetheless, fucking awesome album. 5/5
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merglis wrote:
No there is no light!
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Dylbear wrote:
Fucking excellent.
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haloedeyes wrote:
the original version of cassandra gemini is the best thing ever
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Poisonnation wrote:
L'Via L'Viaquez. Holy fuck, soooo awesome. The rest is great as well.
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KafranSisan wrote:
The most beautiful album EVER.
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Marshmallow713 wrote:
SO FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! After six years I'm still enjoying this album more and more on every listen.
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monokhrome_nite wrote:
this used to be one of my favourite albums, but recently i've realised how i only really like the middle 3 songs, and, technically, there's only about 17 minutes of actual music in those three songs, so...
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MusicxxAddicted wrote:
@KingDuck, who fuckin cares about the scrobbles? Oh no, I listened too much TMV!! *punches himself in the face* /trollface
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immolation wrote:
the story behind the album is really awesome,until i read it,i didn't have a clue that jeremy ward was also adopted,and that there was too much similarities between his life and the note.frances the mute is ok name for the album,but if the album was called sarcophagus,it would...kinda sound much better :D .i mean,the name of the album,of course.music is already absolved in discussions.
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Vampire_Freak wrote:
Not only one of the best TMV albums, one of the best albums of all time. Completely flawless, all the songs are brilliantly written and preformed. They work well together and on their own. The best 5 tracks of my life.
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