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The Mars [Chat]a

TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
edited February 2012 in Debate and/or Discourse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh0stkLanx4


The Mars Volta (also known by the initialism TMV) is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and the rhythmic complexity of math rock into their sound. They are known for their energetic live shows, as well as their concept-based studio albums. In 2009, the band won a Grammy Award 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 Volta is taken from a Federico Fellini book about his films, what he characterizes as a changing of scene, or a turnaround; a new scene to him is called Volta. Y'know, changing of time and the changeover. And Mars, we're just fascinated by science fiction so and it's something that ultimately looked as in anything I write, its meaning is always up to the listener. As the way we write songs and words, if it looks great on paper then to us it's like painting, so if it looks good meaning the second then people usually have a better interpretation than we ever would."

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  • surrealitychecksurrealitycheck lonely, but not unloved dreaming of faulty keys and latchesRegistered User regular
  • thatassemblyguythatassemblyguy Janitor of Technical Debt .Registered User regular
    Oh man, Mars Volta, a.k.a the 120 minute jam session people paid $50 to see.

    /good times.

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Not even Youtube wants to play that video.

  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    edited February 2012
    I saw Mars Volta about 6 years ago.

    They were awesome live, but you cannot understand a word he says.


    Also, I was this close to making a DOTA chat. Count yourselves lucky.

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  • thatassemblyguythatassemblyguy Janitor of Technical Debt .Registered User regular
    Hey man, Mars Volta >>>>>> DOTA.


    I approve of this [chat].

    And it's not because I'm drunk, and back here to annoy y'alls

  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    an upwardly mobile brittle gay couple on househunters

    it's a nice change from the usual upwardly mobile, brittle straight couples on househunters

  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    I would have made a Itty Bitty [chat] Committee... [chat]

    Listening to Mars Volta right now so thank you goes out to Wash

  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    Not even Youtube wants to play that video.
    the OP video?



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  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    academy award nominee

    jonah hill

  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    I saw them open for RHCP but I was really in bad shape and their music made me very sick

    BNet-Vari#1998 | Switch-SW 6960 6688 8388 | Steam | Twitch
  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Is Mars Volta better than DOTA, or does it lead to DOTA.

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    an upwardly mobile brittle gay couple on househunters

    it's a nice change from the usual upwardly mobile, brittle straight couples on househunters

    Is their budget 2.3 million and is this their vacation home and ew, I really wanted hardwood floors not laminate?

  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    Is Mars Volta better than DOTA, or does it lead to DOTA.
    I have played DOTA while listening to Mars Volta.

    Not sure which came first. Hmm

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  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    Roommate on the way out is the worst roommate.

    SW-4158-3990-6116
    Let's play Mario Kart or something...
  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    TehSpectre wrote:
    Sarksus wrote:
    Not even Youtube wants to play that video.
    the OP video?



    Nickelback.

  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    an upwardly mobile brittle gay couple on househunters

    it's a nice change from the usual upwardly mobile, brittle straight couples on househunters

    Is their budget 2.3 million and is this their vacation home and ew, I really wanted hardwood floors not laminate?

    1.2 million in hollywood but klaus doesn't want a fixer upper

  • TehSpectreTehSpectre Registered User regular
    Also, here is a more mainstream introduction to Mars Volta:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUBQLnEGHNk

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  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    an upwardly mobile brittle gay couple on househunters

    it's a nice change from the usual upwardly mobile, brittle straight couples on househunters

    Is their budget 2.3 million and is this their vacation home and ew, I really wanted hardwood floors not laminate?

    1.2 million in hollywood but klaus doesn't want a fixer upper

    Fucking people. Listen if you don't want to fix anything you had better understand the house market and realize your piddly 1.2 million isn't gonna cut it!

  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    I want marble floors painted gold or else I walk!

  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    sarks your blog reminded me that I read the first 10 pages ish of gravity's rainbow

    BNet-Vari#1998 | Switch-SW 6960 6688 8388 | Steam | Twitch
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    klaus has been in spain and seen spanish style houses, and this is not a spanish style house

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    I love yelling at the people on House Hunters.

  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    syndalis wrote:
    Roommate on the way out is the worst roommate.

    Didn't you just move in?

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  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    klaus has been in spain and seen spanish style houses, and this is not a spanish style house

    puttin' dis on

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Variable wrote:
    sarks your blog reminded me that I read the first 10 pages ish of gravity's rainbow

    When? Recently?

  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Klaus is a fucker.

  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    sarks you have you blog? You... you betrayed me...

    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    they appear to have a very reasonable gay real estate agent

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    they appear to have a very reasonable gay real estate agent

    They have to be reasonable to deal with these people.

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    Eddy wrote:
    sarks you have you blog? You... you betrayed me...

    I have two blogs. One blog I haven't used in awhile and the other I made to read Gravity's Rainbow.

  • thatassemblyguythatassemblyguy Janitor of Technical Debt .Registered User regular
    Mars Volta, the most mathematically awesome band in the 2000's.

  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    The other guy is probably the guy who keeps shit going in the relationship while Klaus is like UGH EVERYTHING IS WRONG I WANTED CHOCOLATE NOT VANILLA.

  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    I feel like you have to be a certain kind of person to really fit the name "Klaus"

    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    Sarksus wrote: »
    Variable wrote:
    sarks your blog reminded me that I read the first 10 pages ish of gravity's rainbow

    When? Recently?

    I think in the summer

    BNet-Vari#1998 | Switch-SW 6960 6688 8388 | Steam | Twitch
  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    Sarksus wrote:
    I love yelling at the people on House Hunters.

    You morons, it's just purple! You can paint over it! Are you seriously passing on this house because you would have to paint one room? Oh my god hire some mexicans, it'll be done in 3 hours and it will cost you $100. This is a 1.4 million dollar mansion on the beach, what is wrong with you?

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
  • simonwolfsimonwolf i can feel a difference today, a differenceRegistered User regular
    watching Attack the Block as my post-interview wind-down

    it's pretty good, all up

  • SarksusSarksus ATTACK AND DETHRONE GODRegistered User regular
    I only needed the edge of my seat for that video, Cass.

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