The Mars Volta Live 2008

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[@172Break]

I saw them in 2008. They were on stage for 3 hours and 10 mins. The manager of the venue came on stage and told them that he was going to pull the power if they did not stop playing. It was bliss!

[@growskull]

do you remember the date or venue by any chance?

[@172Break]

@@growskull March 11th 2008 at the Carling Academy Glasgow

[@growskull]

@@172Break nice glasgow i saw them there on friday

[@172Break]

@@growskull Same - it was a good night. Sound was fantastic.

[@172Break]

@@growskull Were you at the gig in 2008 at the Academy?

[@tonyfacuseh]

Thomas Pridgen is not from planet earth. This live performance is proof. Never let this video die. This is what kids need to be watching!

[@6footsignal819]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Agreeed!! People rag on Thomas soo hard.....He is the greatest thing to happen to the mars volta...Nobody else can do an entire TMV catalogue setlist but Pridgen.Nuff said.

[@gilsaraiva5815]

To be totally honest and, in my modest opinion, Pridgen was the worst drummer they had (despite being quite good). I suggest you watch Deantoni Parks live. Just put Omar Rodriguez Lopez live. Ofcourse Deantoni Parks has a different style and is far more technical and jazz influenced. He's a good prog drummer.

[@Sabogey]

Guy was a beast but I really don't think his style fit them as good as Theodore, Parks or Elitch

[@RockmanYoshi]

​@@Sabogey IMO Pridgen fit the more abrasive and maximalist style TMV was trying around the 2008 era perfectly but its often irritating listening to him do the older material, especially the groovier stuff. He fucking conquers the jam parts during this era of Volta though, the Drunkship jam on this video is fucking intense.

[@RockmanYoshi]

And truth be told, Pridgen's tastiest and most dynamic drum performance is in Xenophanes, not any Volta record (which practically is a Volta record, just with Ximena Sarinana singing). Dude had a lot of potential to develop a solid style but he wasn't cut out to handle the high stress and high demands that come with working under Omar and Cedric.

[@gloobark]

Cedric possibly the most on point this show than I've ever seen him

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Perhaps there was no cocaina around that time.

[@gloobark]

Gustavo Florio Bernardi fax they get wayyy too geeked up

[@JohnnyReverse]

rock and roll needs the mars volta back

[@LeeRoyKmusic]

Omar beats that guitar like it owes him a peso... One of the best!

[@AngelCastillo-zk7gz]

"Like he owes him a peso" xD. It really do be like that doe.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Just one? 😂 Doesn't seem worth it

[@GlennSyndallius]

or owes him a tortilla ;)

[@Zeonith45]

Holy fuck you can hear Juans playing so well in this one

[@svds_studio]

02:18 Drunkship of Lanterns 27:40 Viscera Eyes 36:32 Wax Simulacra 40:04 Goliath

[@norwaydude96]

what a setlist man

[@guadalupequiroz5986]

24:32 drunkship of laterns! !

[@darryljudd7361]

Amazing Drunkship jam

[@Colt-fo5jd]

In my humble opinion, Deloused in the comatorium is comparable to any Hendrix album in terms of breaking sonic barriers, and rewriting the book on song structures. Breathtaking album, really.

[@seanfarrellsullivanhasemotions]

i agree

[@johnodrum]

it really is!

[@ReitheOffbeatOtaku]

And they managed to do it again with Frances The Mute

[@johndespard3477]

More like a Pink Floyd album. Hendrix was dry sounding imo, but the complexity of TMV's Deloused is on par with Dark Side of the Moon, both albums designed by Storm... and both are concept albums. But I definitely know what your saying

[@JerkMorrison]

De-Loused and Frances the Mute are the last two great prog albums ever released.

[@sagecarter2368]

7:00 Cedric does the Cedric and Omar does the Omar at the same time

[@jdavidruiz82]

Yo estaba ahí.... Todavía estoy drogado. Brutal!

[@rbrt.a7063]

Fue mucha gente? Dónde fue?

[@jdb1332]

@@rbrt.a7063 Personal Fest 2008 Club Ciudad de BsAs, que calor hacia a esa hora jesu.

[@rbrt.a7063]

@@jdb1332 Madre mía se ve que fueron buenos recuerdos

[@fetesssabara6217]

@@jdb1332 estuvo re tremendo y un tremendaso clima si señor

[@jdb1332]

@@fetesssabara6217 Cerro REM como 6 horas despues y con la remera mojada del sudor ajeno todavia, top 5 recis de la vida, aguante mars volta carajo.

[@LocoDiablo9]

Gotta love that setlist... “ok, so we start with Drunken Ship of Lanterns then a half hour later....” Hahahahahahahahahah

[@grunkert]

Drunkship seemed to be their favourite song to play live. I was one of the lucky ones to see them play the whole of deloused back in 03

[@AxiomApe]

So grateful to have seen my favorite modern band live. When you hear the "Fist Full of Dollars" intro you know its about to go down

[@malcolmreid1807]

yeah that was raw

[@growskull]

its so sad they cut it i wonder why they decided to

[@AxiomApe]

@@growskull I feel like they are turning a new page. They’ve always embraced the new and this is probably just a way of making things fresh and new for them. Although legendary for us, they probably have weird feelings attached to it. Although you would think it would be nostalgic for them. Or I could be wrong lol

[@fugamantew]

Give Omar Rodriguez-López a sick ass drummer to arrange around with and the sky is truly the limit with the Mars Volta. A pinnacle of electric guitar-ORL, in my estimation, demonstrated how further the electric guitar can go if it breaks away from the norm.

[@jackbrown3270]

the best shit about seeing these old performances is getting to digest their jam sessions. i use to go home after concerts trying to remember as much of their jams as possible and even trying to play whatever notes i heard to keep them in my mind.

[@Chucklehead617]

The extended jams are so ridiculously Mars Volta hahhaha. I hope the have a full band like this when they come back next year, meaning horns, precutionist etc.

[@Edgarsopper]

Chucklehead617 did they announce a reunion!?

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@Edgarsopper Not officially but cedrics twitter just says "MARS VOLTA" and he's been talking about it for the past year. TBH i hope they dont do it, especially based of antemasque and ATDI.

[@ExternusArmy]

Todd Cantley it’s said that for a long time. He’s had that off and on for years, it’s nothing new. It used to say ATDI was well until they broke up recently which sounds like ATDI is done for good.

[@williamepperson3443]

@@Edgarsopper DID they!! www.loudersound.com/news/cedric-bixler-zavala-gives-update-on-the-mars-volta-reunion

[@Astral_Wave]

I prefer them as a 5 piece honestly

[@jordankelsomusic]

Such a shame that this band is no more... such great live musicians, not to mention some of the best sound effects and manipulations.

[@malcolmreid1807]

true... i guess like they say all good things must come to a end.... sad though

[@lenni-hazels]

Aaaaand they're back :-)

[@m.f.3347]

wish granted, and IMO they're better than ever

[@CSHorseBobJoe]

Saw them live 2 days ago, amazing show, first one too, they sound really good

[@massthetics1013]

Might be the best I've ever heard them sound live. Great concert

[@Jam3s1988]

WOW the mix is so good! you can actually hear everyone! god i miss ikey

[@RyanRenteria]

its from a leaked soundboard

[@lex_C_88]

You can't hear Adrian and Marcel

[@deadwtxsky]

I miss THAT drummer!

[@RyanRenteria]

sadly this isnt even the definitive audio of the show. for someone the uploaded used a mono version of the soundboard audio. it should be in stereo

[@williamepperson3443]

@@RyanRenteria had to be...

[@Croot_Music]

They were so good

[@codyzimmer2876]

I didn’t see Paul until that wide pan shot of the whole stage. RIP Ikey!

[@darryljudd7361]

Juan is the man... always holding down the fort

[@Teichralle]

100 %. Not in a voyeuristic way, but watching him regain capabilities after the fall can teach a lot

[@GlennSyndallius]

shyeah, Juan during Drunkship here - going off! Switching between fingers and pick, legend!

[@gourmetcaveman]

i saw them in this era. Legend.

[@matthewtopping2061]

I deeply regret that the only two times I saw this incredible band, I didn't fully comprehend what I was hearing. I've only grown to truly appreciate them now that they are gone.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Well they are technically re-united since last year, although there's been radio silence ever since the announcement. I'm in a similar situation to you because I only saw them once at a festival in the afternoon and was too shitfaced to even remember which songs they played. Though I suspect that the set was pretty similar to this one, as it was around the same time.

[@notbrandonion]

This is a badass performance that needs a vinyl pressing

[@nbpb13muse]

I like Thomas a lot, but the absence of Jon Theodore it's notorious. The groove it's soooooo different.

[@dragonoftheblackpool6884]

Yeah Pridgeon is an impressive drummer but I'm so glad that I got to see them when they were still with Jon.

[@Ryan-ro1dg]

Juan Alderete did an ama on reddit and all he had to say about Pridgen was that he played fast. It was pretty clear that he didn't have a very high opinion of him.

[@rguizar10]

That’s the beauty of it. He throws the gospel chops in there. Totally different feel.

[@6footsignal819]

@@Ryan-ro1dg My fave lineup is Thomas + Juan.Im a drummer and a bassist as well LOL

[@growskull]

hes a fine drummer but he cant give justice to jon's parts and he certainly cant improvise like jon

[@georgeadams6802]

Saw them three times,once Ottawa Deloused (so cold that night after the show covered with sweat -20 below) Best show ever ,Then two more times here in Toronto mind blowing live. Original lineup incredible. Still kick ass.

[@m.f.3347]

Juan is an absolute machine

[@nahuel.jaguar]

Cuántos recuerdoooos me volaron la boina mal, despues cerramos con REM, increíble.

[@jimneysweep9810]

Beyond amazing musicianship.

[@dantelamusta]

They NEED to come back along with Hella and do a tour together!

[@williamepperson3443]

You DO realize that show/lineup already happened in '09 right? It was fucking Hella AND Volta opening for SOAD...

[@floristheavens]

Chilly Willy

[@dantelamusta]

William Epperson yes I do! I’m saying Hella needs a comeback as well. I was actually there for The Mars Volta and SOAD in Boston but they had Bad Acid Trip open. Not sure if Hella was on that leg of the tour. It was amazing though!

[@growskull]

imagine volta and hella playing together at the same time though... pure insanity

[@christianariasdiaz4992]

Agradecido por haber escuchado a esta gran banda !!nunca los vi en vivo.. pero la energía que proyectan es Brutal..

[@grigorescupetru563]

everyone is having so much fun in this live

[@increase9896]

always been a huge fan of the mars vulva. what great quality here!

[@AxiomApe]

mars vulva

[@growskull]

mars vulva

[@AhomeKinomoto]

hace dos años me perdi ver at the drivi in en flores, hoy me encuentro con esta grabacion de buenos aires, con medio año encerrada, me dieron mucho

[@emiliagordon4584]

me quiero matar x2

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Si

[@jimenasalega1584]

Nahhhhh como no estuve ahiiii!!!😬

[@Kmaddilac]

Jesus ...I miss these shows 😩

[@WesleyThibodeau]

The chemistry was there that night, plus the mix is the cherry on top. Simply amazing that a show of this caliber is available, thank you so much. This is by far one of the best live performances from this era/line up, that I've personally seen.

[@DomFelixxx]

Couldn’t agree more

[@growskull]

its just unfortunate its under an hour compared to alot of other, worse recordings and worse performed nights that go up to 3 hours

[@silviorosa9225]

muchas gracias amigazo de la vida

[@julian3334]

Psychedelia trip 😍

[@MEATFACEFILMS]

goddamn cedrics hittin them high notes on viscera eyes so wellll fuck yeah

[@balloo8954]

Best performance of Viscera Eyes holy shit.

[@jubaterafull]

Love Thomas Pridgen on drums!!

[@Francisco_DeAguirre]

Esto fue en Argentina... tuve el privilegio de presenciar este momento! 20:13 😂

[@AxiomApe]

10:42 !!!! 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🙏🤲🚀🚀🚀 props to both Omar and the Camera man LOL

[@JuanTorresCamarero]

Man, this is the result of my email on which I wrote the music of Bedlam in goliath and its videos.

[@machete8614]

15:05 That's when I reach for my revolver. Didn't know Cedric was a Mission of Burma fan.

[@lessthanpinochet]

He sang their praises a lot while in ATDI. One Armed Scissor is heavily inspired by Academy Fight Song.

[@machete8614]

@@lessthanpinochet Well I'll be damned, I had no idea

[@growskull]

real recognises real

[@r_k_f]

this mix is bananas

[@irregularmana6216]

saw them live in San Diego and in Irvine in 08 for the Bedlam tour... best shows I have ever been too. Miss these guys

[@rodrigosantanna3997]

Melhor formação!

[@soplado1]

Gracias por subirlo...duro 15 min ese recital para mi, no me lo voy a olvidar nunca!!

[@pablosilva4291]

adonde fue exactamente sabes?

[@emibustamante6442]

@@pablosilva4291 en buenos aires.

[@jamesbondagethesafewords6670]

Quality dance moves...and then some....

[@MatthiasKotto]

Zarpado jamas había visto la filmación

[@lks_d_u_b_83]

Increible loco, no pense que existiese. Falta la de 2005 ahora. Con Frusciante de invitado.

[@jeffreytripoli]

Wow, you usually can't ever hear Ikey, he's almost too loud on Viscera Eyes.

[@freelance_commie]

Jeff Tripoli RIP to a real genius and legend

[@landonech]

I kind of like it haha

[@T-roccBABY]

Yeah, though it is interesting considering 90% of the shows you'll see him going hard but pretty much never hear him 'side from a couple spotlight parts

[@ernestocontreras5936]

Chulada de concierto, saludos

[@MatthiasKotto]

20:07 cedric rules

[@prod6mill.512]

Matias Rodriguez Koto some of the most wild frontmanship I’ve ever seen, especially that acrobatic shit lmao

[@ISAAC7DG]

Conciertaso !!! Siempre quise verlo en video !

[@riveraart]

Alucinannnnnnteeeee. Gracias por subir, estuve en ese concierto.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@Edgarsopper]

wow. yeah. possibly best footage and sound of the volta. thank you. holy fuck. juan is nuts. and..everyone in the band.

[@PIRATAROCK86]

21:12 dance style exorcist cedric👌👽🤣

[@Laneganswake]

This is peak, locked jammage here

[@solfajardo6332]

Muchas gracias por subir este concierto!!Estuve ahí, pensé que no lo iba a volver a ver más!es revivir ese tremendo viaje de una hora que me rompió la cabeza.

[@RAFADETH1]

The Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe of our generation

[@captainahagbruh2217]

Pridgen is a freaking prodigy how are the rest of us drummers supposed to keep up?

[@gustavoflorio5383]

It's not just technique and musical talent... His cardio and explosiveness are Olimpic level shit!

[@chaddiedling989]

My theory as to why Omar chose Thomas Pridgen to drum is that he was unable to get Zach Hill full time.

[@Meemorp_]

They originally wanted DeAntoni as Jon's replacement and even played some shows with him in 2006, but couldn't get him full time. So they went with Thomas.

[@shengges]

@@Meemorp_ and then they realized, that thomas' style is too sick and fast for anyone else to play. and then, they got deatoni. tmv after thomas was crap.

[@Meemorp_]

@@shengges eh Thomas was kinda overrated imo and I actually really enjoyed Noctourniquet.

[@Meemorp_]

@@shengges as far as TMV 'realizing' anything, I haven't really heard anything positive about him by any of the members other than that he was fast.

[@exoskeletal6704]

@@Meemorp_ were there any negative comments about him ? Just curious

[@fredriksommar6838]

Wow, thats intense!!

[@rodrigofernandez5136]

yo estuve ahi, esto fue en Buenos aires. Paso todo muy rapido pero estuvo buenisimo. Recuerdo que estaba el audio de consola pero no sabia que estaba filmado

[@CelestialInferno]

God damnit I love Cedric for quoting fucking Two-Headed Dog by Roky Erikson and the weird af uncharacteristic lines from Omar follwed by that Ikey Solo. This is seriously one of the craziest fucking Goliaths ever.

[@myriadpath]

thomas pridgen is MAGICAL

[@6footsignal819]

Hes the best for TMV.....MORE!!

[@lenni-hazels]

I believe this is Houston 2008, but I had no idea there was actual footage of it, nice one!

[@angelgarcie]

this is Personal Fest Argentina 2008,Cedric says Hello Houston but he also says Hello Mexico in Amsterdam

[@Kiddowesth]

When I heard Thomas start drunkship I couldn't believe my own ears. The snare is hammered hard and doesn't carry the groove at all. Goliath is an amazing record that I still love but Thomas' expression on the drums is just so different from John's, so when asked to play John's parts it does sound very different.

[@6footsignal819]

Thomas is the only TMV drummer that can play the entire catalogue...Jon/Elitch/parks cant play Bedlam or a complete catalogue set....thats skill!

[@growskull]

​@@6footsignal819 Thomas cant play jon's parts but jon could certainly play thomas' if he wanted to

[@PIRATAROCK86]

27:25 cedric y omar saben que viene un cumbion bien loco👌🎇

[@yellowkangdexasthur4904]

They have returned

[@bonniefinleyanimation]

This was either right before of after their incredible opening set for Nine Inch Nails at Voodoo Fest '08. NEVER FORGET!!!

[@rodrigofernandez5136]

this show was in Buenos aires before REM

[@bonniefinleyanimation]

His Houston comment had me.. haha

[@pityado]

al principio es la parte de kill bill,como suena ese barrio mexicano compadre!

[@myriadpath]

several members, but perhaps omar especially, seem as if the spirit truly overtakes them at certain points

[@billepperson2662]

27:48 What the hell is with Ikey just hammering that low G on his Rhodes over & over & over throughout practically the entire song?

[@growskull]

drugs

[@uriahfiiya]

That's how it is on the record

[@papa1968muni]

Ohhh 😎 🙏🏼😍🖤🙌🏽👽

[@radiantnoir]

Fucking GREAT footage and sound.

[@morrisalanisette9067]

Omar drops some change at 7:07

[@growskull]

HAHAA

[@pietrogirgenti367]

MANY THANKS!!! THIS IS GREAT!!

[@xoalinehue]

Capture The Toll Capture The Toll.

[@sourmind]

Muy bien mijo

[@SonnyMeadows]

That hair tho😳

[@nathanbaldwin4495]

It was good while it lasted! I don't think I missed an Australian tour.

[@markreynolds4176]

Juan's tone is nastyyyy 👍🏼

[@vatostristesrecords]

Thanks for this good job

[@PIRATAROCK86]

44:28 show de caídas y maromas de cedric

[@chanbara8683]

they r back there in middle of recording look it up..

[@lks_d_u_b_83]

@ITrazar where did you get this? Man this is just pure gold, I'm from Argentina. This show was AMAZING! They came in 2005 (with Frusciante as guest guitarrist) and this in 2008. They never came back :(

[@williamepperson3443]

Omar circa 2009: "Whenever it sounds like we're improvising I'm actually having the band rehearse sections of new songs..." Uhh, I think the Drunkship from this show would like a word with your reductionist / retcon philosophy ...

[@morrisalanisette9067]

They often tried totally new jams at festivals. I think one time they did totally improvised with Cedric writing the lyrics on an actual typewriter. Called “abortion the other white meat”

[@growskull]

thats a total lie lol... some of the jam sections do appear in later songs but you can tell a whole lot is totally improvised Omar is talking about his ass

[@SPINUNDRUM]

GOAT

[@BatWayne6]

14:50 Omar was always pissed at Thomas for something. Awesome drummer but he never worked out.

[@flkfnd]

"damn I miss Jon's sense of dynamics and feel" most likely. Thomas is amazing, but once he starts it's impossible to get him to ever take it down when the music requires it.

[@SoloNecr0zis]

You gotta keep in mind that Thomas wasn't Omar's choice. He wanted Deantoni to join after Jon left. Cedric basically went "it's either Thomas of I'm out". So it makes sense that Omar was frustrated with Thomas, adds to that the fact that he was partying a lot and not being the best player he could be.

[@flkfnd]

@@SoloNecr0zis I didn't know it was Cedric who had so much of the decision regarding Thomas. He now says Jon was the best they ever had and always takes the time to apologise to him about how it all went down when their paths cross... We got TBiG from Thomas though so I'm glad he was so insistent.

[@williamepperson3443]

@@SoloNecr0zis what?! Where in the hell did you get that from about Cedric? D just wasn't available at the time.

[@soufianwijermarsqarbal4588]

He thought playing soft meant hitting hard just less often. He has no sense for dynamics. He threw everyone off. Just watch Zildjan Live - Larnell Lewis, and compare it to Zildjan Live - Thomas Pridgen

[@marioc007]

Juan fuckin kills it

[@aumento4mil]

Personal Fest Argentina

[@oxfordbags]

wow you can actually hear Ikey

[@TheSuzsuz]

👏🏾👏🏾❣️❣️😍😍

[@brennangum6236]

This would have been an awesome show to be at... The Mars Volta has a tendency to play sloppy live... I mean there music isnt simple so its understandable but they were all on point in this show including Cedric.

[@MrBunglesButthole]

yeah this shit is great right here

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Blame the drugs.

[@elgeneralputo]

Solo escribo para dejar registro de que aparezco en 24:57.

[@-Garviel_Loken-]

Fun fact: Thomas Pridgen doesn’t own shirts

[@MantisGiant]

Epic Goliath!