THE MARS VOLTA | 2003 Maida Vale Sessions

[@skybison_9]

This is history save it to your hardrive.

[@Buddharta]

do you know a way to download the audio?

[@darkshadow7147]

This is a masterpiece.

[@chiefmojobear]

@@Buddharta search for a free youtube downloader- some let you download just the audio or you can use a converter program (can also be downloaded free) to switch the video file to a number of different audio only options

[@jakemartinez9597]

Under rated af comment.

[@rmarcko]

Good advice and, furthermore, back it up in several different locations.

[@JuiceboxDesmond]

8 people got delayed by the exoskeletal junction at the railroad

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

The world needs the volta now more than ever

[@aza1636]

This comment aged well

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

@@aza1636 how so?

[@aza1636]

@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 Because everything has gotten quiet a bit worse since then, I wasn't being sarcastic

[@sentientcardboarddumpster7900]

@@aza1636 oh I was genuinely curious as to why. I thought your comment was about Juan, which is tragic.

[@Matt198d]

They’re back

[@hannahervine5632]

When I say turn up ikey THIS IS WHAT I MEAN the mix in this is fantastic

[@hakonschanke1208]

Word up!

[@3butalcomp3]

Ikey. Ikey, plays those key's! No wonder he's called "Ikey" :))

[@personguy5536]

god, the organ in this is so good

[@chimbertocaviglia6919]

Drunkship is their trademark, as volta as it gets. Weirdly beautiful and like no other song in history.

[@growskull]

i always found the "solo" to seem like its missing something but maybe im just so used to hearing it transition into the cygnus bridge

[@flkfnd]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Jon Theodore.

[@darkm1080]

de nada

[@kc-zh7ef]

@@darkm1080 when's melee?

[@AV-RC]

THE ONE, THE ONLY GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE man you should have kept and everything he plays on is GOLD

[@jrepp11]

Tite

[@christopherlopez2491]

Theodore... John Theodore. He was my favorite drummer! Second is Blake and I think DeAntoni is probably second as well.

[@luch0866]

was listening to this with my friends for new years, and holy shit that part in cicatriz esp when they went into cassandra gemini, we lost our shit, went all ape mode

[@QwQ-qwq]

Quisiera tener ese jodido sueño de disfrutar con alguien más, el sonido de los Volta; respetos para ti y amigos!

[@urusoros1441]

That Cygnus jam was originally Drunkship. 20 years later and I'm still uncovering secrets of this band.

[@chanbara8683]

I love Cedrics ghostly vocals...it bleeds thru with the music and spreads across our floors...

[@rocketoil]

Yea i always loved the mixing and effects on this one I wonder if Ward was here

[@kitpalmer1583]

​@@rocketoilno, he died in May

[@CompletePsycle]

Easily one of the greatest groups of musicians/artists of all time. I love this recording in all of its richness and detail.

[@ryanmustain6545]

Cerpin Taxt is fire here!!

[@sidnas6652]

Best version of it, live at the electric ballroom is a close second

[@growskull]

everything here is fire!

[@johannesreiter488]

Still the best you can listen to 🎉 Seen them live several times. Best days of my life 😁

[@camilincamilero]

34:10 Conjugal Burns in 2003. Awesome.

[@evanopitz2281]

not gonna lie i kinda teared up hearing this haha

[@fvrmusicgr]

Cool Easter egg

[@Chucklehead617]

Camilo Magnère wuuuuuutttttt

[@HELLCHILDFAN101]

This is amazing o was like is that no way its the last song in beldam way surprised

[@no-relic]

YOOOOOO this is really cool

[@cthncthn7405]

wow amazing. It's nice to hear Cedric sing the songs at least somewhat like he did on the album. I know he's an artist that needs to do what he feels live and all of that but I like his voice like this waaasaaay more than all the crazy dance moves he does. Deloused is such a special album to me. MASTERPIECE

[@awol.oper8r]

Me too. Such a great voice when he's focused on using it

[@alexlight4178]

He's since shared that his crack addiction (kicked as deloused wrapped up recording I think) turned over time to a ridiculously expensive weed addiction. Wayyy too stoned, Frances thru bedlam, and beyond

[@RustinChole]

Alex Light he was more a heroin guy but yeah. Lots of crack too.

[@RustinChole]

Ummm. He’s the James Brown of indie rock get over it. The precedent was set with at the drive in. What did you expect? Also-when I saw them on this tour he danced his ass off and nailed the vocals. In fact.... in the 12 times I saw ATDI it TMV or Antemasque even, Cedric was fantastic. When you’re in the middle of the crowd losing your mind believe me. You wouldn’t care. There’s an energy to Omar and Cedric’s live performances that you just can’t quite capture unless you’re there. Too bad they’re old and fat now-you missed out big time.

[@cthncthn7405]

Get over it? What did I expect? I expected nothing. They are their own artistic entity free to make whatever choices they want. I would not ask them to do otherwise. My hope was that the live shows would sound something like the album. The only reason I commented was that this was the first video that did exactly that. This made me very happy, to the point that I commented, which I almost never do. Then I find your comment saying I should just get over it. I saw them live back in 2005/2009 and in live videos the vocals were terrible whereas the albums were very polished. I didn’t like their ATDI stuff for the same reason.They have made a few very polished, some would say overproduced, albums with Mars Volta that some people adore in all of their polished perfection. Not everyone that likes Mars Volta likes ATDI obviously. Are the ones that don’t like ATDI not the real true fans? It must be tough to tour after putting out a very produced album when you can’t pull that sound off live. I’ve been an aspiring musician/songwriter for 30 years so that is something I am aware of. Well that is my opinion that they aren’t the best live, and some agree. Some don’t. You said you have heard them live where it was perfect so ok maybe the 2 shows I saw and all the live videos I have seen over the last 15 years were subpar performances and I just missed the shows you saw. Or maybe we just have different tastes in aspects of music. Over the years I was an avid live video Mars Volta searcher and always disappointed. Yes they obviously have an indie style.... I would call it punk myself, not indie. Whatever, tomato, tomahto. Call it Indie/punk ethic, call it whatever you want. Some people get off on that unpolished sound and that’s fine, I don’t think those people need to get over their preferred taste in art. It’s too dirty for me. I like my dirty to even be polished, like In Utero. I respect everyone’s right to let their boner grow for whatever naturally turns them on... “Their name isn’t Mars Volta, it’s THE Mars Volta”. Yeah I know, you’ll never get me to change what I call ‘em.

[@RustinChole]

Man. That 2003 tour/album was one of the craziest musical experiences of my life. Couldn’t believe they could pull it off so flawlessly live.

[@johannesreiter488]

Same here

[@josephpickard3108]

I'll never forget the Electric Ballroom gig. Only place I've ever been where I've been high off second-hand smoke

[@Claidheambmor]

@@josephpickard3108 I wish I had been there

[@chrisbess3945]

Everything about this is amazing... Especially the way obelisk leads into Cicatriz... Obelisk itself is the Cassandra Gemini epic I always wanted from Deloused... And that fucking intro... I'm sitting here drunk screaming along with it because I can't help it. Something about the way he screams just says something to me that I can't explain its beyond words but I feel it. You can ignore my drunken ramblings but fucking thank you mojobear for posting. I needed this for sure.

[@alexfostes4021]

Chris Bess great comment. Btw, is Obelisk the Cygnus vismund Cygnus jam that starts at 13:15? If yes , that’s one of the best things I’ve ever heard . Also I’ve noticed a bit of a CAN influence in Cedric’s singing right at the beginning of it . Haunting Peking O style of ghostly vocals

[@carlosm.munozramirez1351]

"Even the hable innocence needs God." Said once, my yellowmaine

[@chrisbess3945]

+Alex Fostes naw dude obelisk is its own 35minute jam at 41:06. It's fucking amazing but it's feels like an interlude that never made its way into the album but it leads perfectly into the fucking amaaaaaaaazzzzinnggg screaming intro of Cicatriz, which in itself is like a 30 minute jam. I treat it like one big hour long song with multiple movements and pieces. It's my favorite piece of music ever I think, just fucking raw and gives me chills.

[@Christofisgood]

There’s absolutely some parts from Obelisk that evolved into Cassandra Gemini, although I kind of wish it’d stayed close to this. Ikey (RIP) comes through a lot more clearly with this mix.

[@3butalcomp3]

@@alexfostes4021 "CAN" 😈😈.. been a while but "CAN".... Hell yeah!

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Yeah man, this is the band that I fell in love with at 13 years old. The music was just so fresh, so colorful, so different, so versatile... Ah the nostalgia.

[@ivan_alexander11]

this is perhaps a portrait of the Deloused we would of gotten if Omar had full control over the mix during recording. The guitar is sonically richer stands slightly higher above the vocal, meanwhile Cedric’s vocals are ominous here they sound darker and buried which fits the albums story line. Also these jam sessions are so much more elaborate and so thought out I can’t imagine how frustrating it must of been for the band to consolidate such amazing music down to fit a more main stream platform.

[@massacre11]

Great thought, makes sense to me.

[@chancephillips7975]

As a life-long die-hard Volta fan, I 100% agree. Love at first sight with Deloused, but these recordings are just so expressive and seem more authentic.

[@josephpickard3108]

Nailed it. This is what Deloused was supposed to be

[@cbr9914]

rubin's job was to make cedric enunciate. the marble mouth thing worked great live, but that won't pay for your record

[@ivan_alexander11]

@@cbr9914 I guess what’s really genius about deloused is that there isn’t a definitive version, even landscape tantrums is it’s own experience. More volta to enjoy I’m not complaining :-)

[@Braulios_Penesecou]

esto es tan bueno que no puede ni ser legal.

[@growskull]

the way it transitions into cicatriz is so good... "do you... recall.. its... name" slowly getting louder until he starts his signature wailing!!

[@contentsoonipromise3278]

they sound amazing! cedric's vox is purrrfect

[@psbzu]

On a rainy day during a weird pandemic this is pure dark bliss. Why does Life always tends to chaos and oblivion?

[@marcinbaj3278]

this is pure gem

[@juancruz2583]

Teasing Cygnus Vismund Cygnus & Cassandra Gemini in 2003. Fucking epic. 🤯🛸

[@Onamorata]

This really is the BEST performance. Everything is perfect...

[@melanchomusic1773]

Obelisk is so haunting, and I'm vibing on it.

[@MeowCr1TiCaT]

I truly love all they've done but this is on another level.

[@truthjuice7755]

Absolutely love this album was my first introduction to these guys and then at the drive in followed, loving these demos! These guys are the definition of musical freedom ✊✊✊

[@truthjuice7755]

Aaaaaawww I’m going to have to double this comment up I’m in love, this is sooo good!!!

[@growskull]

agree!!

[@manix9832]

been jamming to the mars volta for 3 hours while building a deck for a game lol. just noticed the time 12:02 am

[@loather8766]

I just found this and i liked before i listened. Its going to be a good day know.

[@slamjackson2137]

Can’t believe I’m just hearing these last two songs now. Thank you for uploading these. This shit needs to be heard.

[@dehydratedwater9796]

Intro to Cicatriz absolutely phenomenal. Heck, whole recording is but that was something special

[@MelloSav]

I'm so happy hey extended the dub part of Eriatarka

[@travisgray804]

Drunkship of Lanterns into Cygnus Vismund Cygnus jam my lord!!!

[@stoner4311]

I have loved the mars volta since I heard relationship of command when it came out when he was still in ATDI. I got to see them when Frances the Mute came out but never got to see ATDI, don't like their new album but Cedric is the best singer of our time, it is always so theatrical and emotional and he has so much more work with Omar, they are amazing.

[@dalekay9ine]

When *THEY were still in ATDI

[@_-_-_-Prof.BoskoBiathi-_-_-_]

Me too,... i luv the most the early things,..concertina,..cut that city,...sooo wild

[@chrishaas1511]

I used to have this downloaded on my old phone and I would fall asleep listening and wake back up with it still on.Truly some of the best music ever made

[@ryanmustain6545]

I know I keep rambling on this comment board, but one last thing. I love that most of Obelisk sounds like an early Zep blues jam with a TMV edge to it.

[@chiefmojobear]

Ramble on.

[@aza1636]

You know this is not obelisk right

[@chiefmojobear]

@@aza1636 I know it wasn't anything exactly at this point and had not yet developed fully. It's really just a jam...Obelisk is how it was titled by my source.

[@FuneralFeastArt]

Gahd dayum, how have a missed Obelisk all this time? Hearing Cassandra in her serpent infancy is like pulling a warm blanket over my ear canals

[@danc5133]

thank god for youtube algorithm

[@Goctagon]

This is definitely Cedric’s best vocal performance. He sounded the best in the early days. His voice started to deteriorate after they released amputecture.

[@TheBrowniemusic]

True, but do not know certainly why. I suspect the lack of technique and drug overuse were the main factors.

[@Limbicdrips]

By Bedlam he was gettin up there into his mid 30s. After years of yelling his throat out with at the drive in, its amazing we still got those first 3 powerhouse volta performances. I feel around Bedlam is when he really started watching out for his voice- drinking tea constantly throughout shows and overall just putting less push in the belts. I also think he smoked when he was younger so that can play into it. I agree deloused to amp were the best ones, but even noctourniquet has some pretty impressive vox.

[@marsupian]

@@Limbicdrips yep. After Frances, he was growing tired. Too much screaming form early ATDI. I'm still glad we were able to see them just after ATDI. You can't keep on signing like that a whole career.

[@MrGargal26]

@@TheBrowniemusic It's because he destroyed his vocal chords to meet with fan demands while touring Frances The Mute.

[@Guitarisforgrins]

I mean his vocals on Octahedron are amazing... but ok....

[@inthekingdom1996]

This belongs in the US Library of Congress

[@nowone666]

the last two songs together are an hour long, good shit

[@josemauriciomedinaruiseco1631]

All the album is dedicated to Julio Venegas..., thanks to him this happened. After Nirvana is The Mars Volta.

[@zaggarzaggar1428]

mars Volta first

[@jose.luis_mx]

necesito este audio, ¡esta BRUTALl!

[@minorturkey]

Thanks 🍄

[@minorturkey]

This is insanity. Best sex muzik.

[@muffmonster]

god damn, that Cicatriz ESP jam is really something out of this world

[@billybobthortenn4157]

One million thumbs up

[@jasonruiz8241]

Gets me in the mood.

[@johannesreiter488]

This is the best stuff on KZbin

[@Shiloh7377]

Jermey Ward s influence on de loused, is something i think gets lost on some, who might got into volta around frances tha mute. Besides the Spanish/Latin influence that is prevalent in the music, I think Jeremy wards contributions and Isiah ikeys organ are two major reasons de loused sounds as awsome as it does......

[@Skullkan6]

The production was a huge amount of why it sounds so awesome. I know they shat on Rick Rubin a little but he's a huge part about why it sounds so fucking good.

[@Shiloh7377]

@@Skullkan6 yea Rick has done alot of great work.....

[@rocketoil]

Theodore didn't have much to do with the drum writing as much as Blake Fleming, cedric said in interviews

[@Shiloh7377]

@@rocketoil cool, I didn't know that. Quick story about tmv drummers, when I seem tmv in 2008 at the Asheville civic center there drummer was Thomas Pridgen, and it was a great show and I was dancing whole time having a blast , and I think maybe this why he done this but he looked dead at me and thru a drum stick which I caught, and still have to this day.....

[@rocketoil]

@@Shiloh7377 Amazing, here's the quote from Cedric. Blake is the father of most of The Mars Volta songs. He's the one that came up with a lot of beats for us. Even on Frances the Mute, "L'Via L'Viaquez" and certain parts [of the songs on the album], Blake Fleming beats [were taught to] Jon Theodore. Sometimes [we'd have] to not let Jon know that they were Blake's beats, because he'd have a bit of a problem with that, since Blake was our first drummer and tracks like "Cicatriz ESP" and "Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" were Blake Fleming beats.

[@Beck_55trump]

Cicatriz ESP | 1:16:26 ここからが好き👍

[@evanl.3748]

That Eriatarka jam though. Thank you for uploading!

[@virginiahamra2880]

I love how detailed the sounds are in this recording. I mean, this live mix is amazing. Does anyone know who did it?

[@AV-RC]

Honestly loving this more then the over mixed album. Just RAW talent from everyone!

[@Delalumiere666]

isn´t this scab dates?

[@Delalumiere666]

Oh my bad, as stated in the description, this was for the "Live" release with the woman-tarantula image.

[@coombecarp]

Unbelievable. Just perfect.

[@erickcr8778]

This is a gem

[@jspanos500]

Great Zeus! The three down votes are squares that got freaked out by this mammoth performance.

[@awol.oper8r]

This is really, really amazing. Made my day

[@tommysar1]

Gracias 💜

[@TavoVazquezYT]

This is really awesome, thanks for uploading i hope the volta come back some day in full just like Deep Purple did it in the 80s. (not comparing but there was awesome bands in the past that do that and do it perfectly).

[@rezaman2080]

God, why are there so few HD videos of their live performances like this :((( such a shame

[@draconiansolo]

bet Omar has it in his vaults.

[@aerahtv0000]

can't believe this is live

[@amandafelix3465]

@chiefmojobear, tks for such a gift!

[@jacksonkauflin8024]

I love how Obelisk is kinda the precursor to Cassandra Gemini

[@dustingoza2240]

This is absurdly good ..

[@marcinbaj3000]

34:10 Conjugal Burns in 2003 :)

[@fugamantew]

Whenever these guys were referenced in the same breadth of the band the rest of ATDI formed after their break up I’d scoff as a reflex. Incomparable.

[@growskull]

haha same, my boyfriend is a massive ATDI fan but i think the volta is on a completely new level of skill and maturity

[@soundlikethis9868]

13:54 So so so good!

[@max8me]

Yeah!!! 🔥

[@fkc.9933]

it's the mid section of "Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus"

[@3butalcomp3]

They're ARE no "B" sides w/ The Volta". That's my story, & I'm stickin' to IT. Enjoy, & turn it UP!!

[@andoni_aya]

Todavia kings

[@mmmmcessna]

Full setlist timestamps?! Ive been listening to this for years, but i only listen to this for years, but only as one piece of art

[@nowone666]

these are absolutely fucking incredible

[@droptherapy2085]

there needs to be a video of JUST obelisk somewhere.

[@chiefmojobear]

OK...gimme a minute or two

[@chiefmojobear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/omKmnIljbqmWfJY

[@hakonschanke1208]

One word: IKEY!

[@josephpickard3108]

This should be in MOMA

[@jessejones6409]

Thanks for uploading this!

[@jacobbharrat9915]

Thanks for the upload. Much appreciated!

[@rocketoil]

Not gonna lie a single handedly got this from 90k to 100k, sorry I just discovered volta

[@barrydb]

Thanks, Chief, this is awesome!

[@amaatiu]

1:24:10 Me duele la cinturita

[@movimentodoscacos]

lmao

[@TheFilmsKaper]

nadie: enfermos de espondilitis anquilosante:

[@leopheard]

My waist hurts?

[@robypal97]

I think that means "my little belt hurts" lmao

[@gabrielaguilera4960]

@@robypal97 Not. "My little waist hurts" - Have you ever seen Cedric dancing on stage?

[@LegalRecords]

GOLDEN

[@samiam2284]

Thanks 🙏 for releasing this.

[@bastianvera552]

34:10...EASTER EGG

[@thisdudemanbro]

When Bedlam came out, I was fucking floored when I heard that.

[@andresponceav3846]

Puro pinchi talento a la veeergah compah

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

Love

[@RyanRenteria]

hey @chiefmojobear, small correction but XFM isnt a bbc program. its an a radiostation (now called radio x) that is independent of the BBC

[@chiefmojobear]

thanks for the heads up

[@khristiansandoval799]

link for download plz :( thx for uploading this! i need drunkship of lanters,ty

[@chanbara8683]

There back...2022

[@paulojaramoscoso1]

que hermoso esto

[@HernaniCaroco81]

Around 13:00 you get a piece of cygnus. Great

[@gioceregido]

fire 🥳

[@AlejandroDiaz9]

Hermoso man. Where can I download this?

[@chiefmojobear]

google free youtube downloader and/or free file converter

[@truthjuice7755]

The 8 people who disliked this probably think Drake invented hip hop.

[@truthjuice7755]

And milk comes out of a tap.

[@roberthale6572]

Oh my goddesses

[@carlosm.munozramirez1351]

“Rivers in freeze” Make. the. dreaded. rock. beneath. The lies. or rendered reef. Beacon dust to naval yard On fleeting. nal-combe greet Ai. deltaed. gracing. frogs. Morning stalwort. thone. Hailing. swindled. bought the fog. Mazing. crops of mud Oh, helio (say) white and might Stay Volta's redux Tired. hungry. and belate. No ‘sorry’ for the road. Been hitting this…. Raising up my arm Beak and noted am Miriad, you Slaved; courses tanned.... Raising envict like a distant land The witches moore enwitched to catch a glance Arc bestow the Haus of gods Interlanguage in their name.

[@dalekay9ine]

ANYONE know every single member playing on these recordings? Sounds like Theodore on drums, was Flea on bass or was it someone else? Sounds like someone else to me. Let me know if you know!!!

[@pinotostado]

Juan Alderete

[@growskull]

i think juan was on bass at this point and the rest is the usual omar, cedric and ikey

[@paulojara837]

14:05 Cygnus Vismund Cygnus :O

[@alphaomega4968]

I count the days to find What was left behind Only these names I clutch Will lead me to my home

[@Bixler4]

Somehow this river marks a wrinkle hand in mine And everyday that parts the water into two..

[@flkfnd]

@@Bixler4 Mothers and feathers start to drown the living proof.

[@fvrmusicgr]

Damn... third listen through this in my life, concluding that I think I'd pick this over the Deloused studio recording.

[@sebastianperales3630]

Very similar to Landscape Tantrums (:

[@sebastianperales3630]

But yeah, I prefer this version of Drunkship and Take the veil cerpin taxt

[@flaviotmpereira]

you're a bastard blessed! thank you

[@Pandamasque]

1:32:13 quoting Robert Plant? :)