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Post by soniktruth on Mar 1, 2005 14:33:31 GMT -5
i'm on my way to it, i'll let you know how i dig it!!
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Post by CoKeS on Mar 1, 2005 17:08:47 GMT -5
haha, I totally forgot it comes out today... maybe I should pick it up too.
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Post by motherprussia on Mar 1, 2005 17:20:04 GMT -5
i still might buy it cuz of how much i love cygnus...but we'll see
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Post by CoKeS on Mar 1, 2005 19:32:32 GMT -5
I'm gonna buy it because I think if I hear the CD in a good quality for once, I might find a new appreciation for it.
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Post by Rubberneck on Mar 1, 2005 19:39:55 GMT -5
kyle, what do you have against the album? you need to pick it up out of loyalty alone. and besides, they have it for $6.99 new at Van's.
i am enjoying the cd so far. certainly pushes to boundaries of typically structured rock. i've noticed some pretty cool 5/4 and 6/8 passages and i'm a sucker for inventive time signatures. i'm really enjoying the bass lines, that guy's a nut.
anyone else notice the subtle differences in the photographs on the front and back of the booklet? for example, on the front of the booklet, the man in the 2nd car from the foreground is seated so that you can only see the bag over his head. however, in photo 2 on the back, his arm is out the window and you can see he is wearing a white t-shirt. also, you can see tha the stearing wheel is angled differently in the two photos. you can also tell that the foreground car has moved slightly forward with respect to the background buildings and the 2nd car. look at the emblem on the hood of the 2nd car in the back window of the main car, in the first photo, you can see the front tip of the 2nd car's emblem, but the main car has moved forward in the 2nd (the emblem shows the cars are different in respect to the others, but use the main guy's nose in respect to the blue doors in the distance to see this car has moved forward, not that the 2nd car has moved).
so any thoughts? is it just to mess with observative peoples' heads? bring on the conspiracy theories!
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Post by motherprussia on Mar 2, 2005 0:17:29 GMT -5
the number one thing i have against the album is tracks 2 and 4 and all of the downtime, the mindless noise...i love noise, but i only love noise if there is energy behind it...and again, cygnus does kick ass...i'll probably go to von's tomorrow and get it, actually, cuz the price is right
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Post by tremulant on Mar 2, 2005 0:32:35 GMT -5
I will be buying it for sure. Hey MP, I know you dont like The Widow...I like it alot. Maybe its because a girl sang a part of it to me once, the "never sleep alone" part. And it was the hottest thing ever! I'm quite curious to listen to the whole album though, to see how they've progressed.
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Post by MercurySolo on Mar 2, 2005 0:33:15 GMT -5
kyle, what do you have against the album? you need to pick it up out of loyalty alone. and besides, they have it for $6.99 new at Van's. i am enjoying the cd so far. certainly pushes to boundaries of typically structured rock. i've noticed some pretty cool 5/4 and 6/8 passages and i'm a sucker for inventive time signatures. i'm really enjoying the bass lines, that guy's a nut. anyone else notice the subtle differences in the photographs on the front and back of the booklet? for example, on the front of the booklet, the man in the 2nd car from the foreground is seated so that you can only see the bag over his head. however, in photo 2 on the back, his arm is out the window and you can see he is wearing a white t-shirt. also, you can see tha the stearing wheel is angled differently in the two photos. you can also tell that the foreground car has moved slightly forward with respect to the background buildings and the 2nd car. look at the emblem on the hood of the 2nd car in the back window of the main car, in the first photo, you can see the front tip of the 2nd car's emblem, but the main car has moved forward in the 2nd (the emblem shows the cars are different in respect to the others, but use the main guy's nose in respect to the blue doors in the distance to see this car has moved forward, not that the 2nd car has moved). so any thoughts? is it just to mess with observative peoples' heads? bring on the conspiracy theories! woohoo! Conspiracy theories! I think the key to it is that we have to know what happened first, is the guy in reverse backing his front end into the other car, or in drive driving away from the car (like he recognized the other driver, and is leaving as the other guy pulls out a gun/holds out money for a rendevous in subterfuge/hands the guy his favorite sled, Rosebud.) Also, I think we have to look at the significance of the "Frances the Mute" song's lyrics being underneath the CD and not inside the liner notes with the other lyrics. I listened to it on the way home from school on the hour drive, but couldn't really hear the nuances that way, I'm giving it a first listen now that I'm home and relaxed.
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Post by tremulant on Mar 2, 2005 0:36:48 GMT -5
So is the album gonna be cheap everywhere...like deloused was?
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Post by MercurySolo on Mar 2, 2005 0:55:50 GMT -5
I got it at Tower Records, it was marked $12.99, and it rang up for a little over $8, must have a sale or something.
Thought of the moment: The RIAA are really clever, swell guys. I mean, what other wise people would come up with such bright ideas to stop CD copying!
RIAA Guy 1: Hmm, it seems the kids are stealing their rock and roll records from that damned intranet!
RIAA Guy 2: FUCK! That means we'll have to switch from Cohibas to Black and Milds!
Guy 1: What do you suggest we do about this then?
Guy 2: Hmmm, I don't know, I'll come up with something in a bit, I need a break...
:: 30 minute intense Crack smoking binge ::
Guy 2: Hey, I've got it!! let's get them to buy more albums by putting a big ugly FBI logo and huge copyright warnings all over the album and CD! That way, the people who will pay the $15 for the albums for the liner notes and artistic packaging will be rewarded by a giant carbunkle that says "Congratulations, good American, you have spent money on music and therefore are helping us in the fight against satan."
Guy 1: BRILLIANT!!!
Guy 2: Yes, now where did I put that sweet, sweet crack?
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Post by tremulant on Mar 2, 2005 1:03:52 GMT -5
haha, you got a lot to say
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Post by MercurySolo on Mar 2, 2005 1:16:14 GMT -5
yeah, it just pissed me off to open the CD and see that stuff all over it, taking up room on the picture, then taking my girlfriend's new Tori Amos album out of the CD player and seeing a big FBI symbol on the CD with the same warning. It looks like a pack of cigarettes now. Warning: Liking Music may cause you to copy this album. They don't put big labels on gas stoves "CAUTION: Touching fire may burn you" What's next, Pepsi cans with "CAUTION: Submerging your head in Pepsi may cause drowning and/or death"?
Old/ironic topic, Lars Ulrich complained a lot about music piracy, but just about everybody who first listened to Metallica in the 80's and early 90's (pre-Black Album) became fans listening to songs recorded on black cassette tapes with Metallica written in black marker on the label. Remember that, Para :: shakes walker in Para's general direction while tripping over IV :: ?
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Post by soniktruth on Mar 3, 2005 15:58:18 GMT -5
yeah, it just pissed me off to open the CD and see that stuff all over it, taking up room on the picture, then taking my girlfriend's new Tori Amos album out of the CD player and seeing a big FBI symbol on the CD with the same warning. It looks like a pack of cigarettes now. Warning: Liking Music may cause you to copy this album. They don't put big labels on gas stoves "CAUTION: Touching fire may burn you" What's next, Pepsi cans with "CAUTION: Submerging your head in Pepsi may cause drowning and/or death"? Old/ironic topic, Lars Ulrich complained a lot about music piracy, but just about everybody who first listened to Metallica in the 80's and early 90's (pre-Black Album) became fans listening to songs recorded on black cassette tapes with Metallica written in black marker on the label. Remember that, Para :: shakes walker in Para's general direction while tripping over IV :: ? that really is a waste of time......putting all those warnings is just a waste of print.........
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Post by CoKeS on Mar 3, 2005 16:10:14 GMT -5
that really is a waste of time......putting all those warnings is just a waste of print......... so... do you like frances, para?
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Post by soniktruth on Mar 3, 2005 16:13:09 GMT -5
i absolutely love it.....
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Post by CoKeS on Mar 3, 2005 19:51:15 GMT -5
i absolutely love it..... I bought the real copy yesterday, the better sound quality helps, but I still think it's an average CD. too much prog-rock wankery in my opinion.
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Post by Rubberneck on Mar 3, 2005 22:12:11 GMT -5
i'm all about the prog rock wankery...its my forte
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Post by tremulant on Mar 4, 2005 0:30:41 GMT -5
the album kicks ass!
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Post by DigitalDwarf on Mar 5, 2005 21:19:58 GMT -5
Okay, I have the best Francis the Mute story, or experience. I got out of the bath tub and my girlfriend was like, "here I bought this for you today". It was the new CD, so she is like "can we listen to it", and I am thinking in my head "hell yeah we can". We listened to the whole thing straight through and ate some dinner. Then she was like "let's listen to it again". Now this is a chick that listens to nothing but country. God my day is great.
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Post by Rubberneck on Mar 5, 2005 23:04:55 GMT -5
haha, dd she's a keeper.
on a related note, my girlfriend's roomate listens to tmv...
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Post by soniktruth on Mar 6, 2005 12:10:54 GMT -5
i've only dated 1 punk rock chick before...she was cool
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Post by tremulant on Mar 7, 2005 23:05:38 GMT -5
Being with a girl who has good taste in music is definately a plus.
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Post by DigitalDwarf on Mar 7, 2005 23:40:08 GMT -5
sometimes i wonder if she just does that to make me happy. I came to this conclusion because she listens to some pretty shitty music, unless we are at my house.
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Post by CoKeS on Mar 8, 2005 17:08:43 GMT -5
sometimes i wonder if she just does that to make me happy. I came to this conclusion because she listens to some pretty shitty music, unless we are at my house. she's probably cheating on you because you suck in bed
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Post by DigitalDwarf on Mar 9, 2005 0:08:13 GMT -5
that's not what you told me last night
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Post by nastia on Mar 11, 2005 14:51:36 GMT -5
i think 'frances' is a great album. but 'de-loused...' was better i think. maybe it is just all about that i have not got used to it. especially i like 'the widow' & 'l'via...'. i like this omar's salsa-latin influence because i love that kind of music. percussion is great. i think john teodore plays easyest parts on this album than on the 'comatorium'. my first impression when i heard the album was 'dammit, it's GREAT!!!!!!!' i'm very happy that i have this album on my birthday. it is the best present in my life, and the best year's album. i'm not listening music too much in last time except the mars volta and some another bands.... its all because all another artists can't play like tmv. they're unique. their songs are unique. it is very difficult to find out what secrets laying behind them. so i just have no idea what the secret behind 'frances the mute'... i was waching a booklet to the cd and saw one thing, i can't explain that: there are two versions of the cover. they're similar, but not identical [the man on the foreground had his finger on the rudder on first version of the cover, and don't have it on the 2d. and the man backwards has put out a hand from the car's window on the 2d version of the cover]. and i was trying to find out why are some lyrics in the booklet hasn't got by one line? i was looking for them and i find them [they're written by red colour on background or on the next page]. i can't explain these things.... it is so exciting and mysterious! as all the things surrounding the mars volta... heh, this is my little review for the official tmv fan community... they told me to cut it, because there only can be 1000 characters... so this is what they have : "...'de-loused...' was better i think. i just have not got used to it. i like 'the widow' & 'l'via...'. i like this omar's salsa-latin influence. percussion is great. john teodore plays easyest parts on this album. my first impression was 'dammit, it's GREAT!!!' i just have no idea what the secret behind 'frances'... i was waching a booklet to the cd and saw one thing. i can't explain that: there are similar, but not identical covers [man on the foreground had his finger on the rudder on first. and the man backwards has put out a hand from the car's window on 2d...] and i was trying to find out why are some lyrics in the booklet hasn't got by one line? i was looking for them and i find them [they're written by red colour on background or on the next page]. i can't explain these things.... it is so exciting and mysterious! as all the things surrounding the mars volta" say something, please!
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Post by nastia on Mar 11, 2005 14:55:21 GMT -5
Being with a girl who has good taste in music is definately a plus. yeah, my boy said that too ;D it's because he found out who are the mars volta when we meet we listen to them together! and atdi, and de facto too...
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Post by DigitalDwarf on Mar 11, 2005 15:23:23 GMT -5
Nastia, will you marry me?
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Post by nastia on Mar 12, 2005 4:16:33 GMT -5
Nastia, will you marry me? YES! ;D you will be my 3d husband ;D ;D ;D when wedding?
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Post by tremulant on Mar 12, 2005 13:33:48 GMT -5
I love that part in Cygnus... where Cedric goes "MY MY MY"!!!
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