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THE MARS VOLTA Cassandra Gemini ~ Composer Reaction and Dissection ~ The Decomposer Lounge
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[@KeyOfGeebz]

😞😞ALOHA! Ummm, sorry to the TMV fans - I had NO IDEA that this was a multi-part experience. I just click on a link and go and I didn't know what kind of rabbit hole with the following tracks as it seemed to go on for about 5 more parts. My apologies. Just means that there's more to come. Have a killer weekend!! AWWWRIGHT!!

[@soundmangaz]

Their first two albums are journeys. Each track leads into the next, but particularly the 2nd half of this album. A lot of the themes in this track are re-visted later in the album. You owe it to yourself to listen to either of the first 2 albums from start to finish in your headphones. If that became an album reaction vid that's be cool, but do it anyway! Also, check out some of their early live videos, unbelievable live act!

[@soundmangaz]

Oh and, thanks for visiting The Mars Volta again!!!

[@lipayy9852]

As a huge Mars Volta fan, I didn't expect you to do the full thing in one video. The whole 30 minutes would be QUITE a breakdown though :)

[@Teraspena]

What a treat it would've been if you did the hole plus 30 min song! Great way to start a day with an hour long video. Hope to see more TMV!

[@Ekybob_Plays]

Dude.. probably of all TMV albums, Frances The Mute needs, deserves and rewards a sit-down listen from beginning to end. Forget the reactions; set aside 70-ish minutes and enjoy this ride - it is incredible.

[@Childofbhaal]

*Sees a Cassandra Gemini reaction *Sees it’s only 15 minutes *Surprised Pikachu face

[@onegladmorning4423]

The Mars Volta is one of the greatest of all time, their entire discog is an experience

[@michaelmarhal]

my only issue with their studio recordings is that, their recordings are a bit too compressed for my taste. antimasque super compressed too. so it's a bit fatiguing for me. I like the band a lot though.

[@Scirzo]

Making a collection of odd sounds and weird lyrics does not equal being "the greatest of all time". To every one his own.

[@Gannoh]

@@Scirzo Could say the same about bands like Tool. The inventiveness of the band is nothing to scoff at, Frances the Mute is a very experimental and understandably kind of hard to listen to, but their more digestable albums have just as much complexity to their riffs and lyricism. Just look at Tetragrammaton or Day of Baphomets off of Amputechture.

[@slamjackson2137]

Michael, yes their CDs are notoriously brickwalled, but if you get the chance the latest vinyl remasters are much more open. Not perfect, but a major improvement over the cd releases.. especially Amputecture

[@ryanmustain6545]

Deloused is my favorite of all time.

[@ExternusArmy]

This song makes me feel so incompetent as a musician. They play in and out of the keys of Em and Dm back and forth with such easy, changing the tonal center from E to D with such grace. The crazy part is that through all of this chaos, it’s all intentional and written masterfully. I had the thought I will never be able to write something to this caliber. I sound like I’m swooning which I probably am but it’s just humbling that I’m nowhere near the people I look up to.

[@saintanic4865]

you gotta listen to the full song. It's 32 minutes and they make complete use of the long playtime. This is their best song imo but it's also a good look at what the rest of their discography sounds like.

[@Zinfidel1]

Frances The Mute is one of those albums you have to listen to in its entirety from track 1. There are sections that make a recurrence later. Large songs are broken into multiple, smaller tracks. It's my favorite Mars Volta albums. "Miranda that ghost just isn't holy anymore" is so good. "The Widow" was the single. Still. Here.

[@Takealiltripnsee]

All their albums are like that. 🎅🏿

[@NealStidham]

The title track ("Frances the Mute") was cut from the album, so even listening to the CD from start to finish doesn't get you the whole experience - fortunately, it was the B-side to the single for "The Widow" so it's still obtainable.

[@JobForAMaxboy]

I love them so much. Almost everyone I've shown them to can't get past the vocals unfortunately

[@ryanmustain6545]

@@NealStidham I actually put FtM the track as track 1 on my digital album. It's a great opener.

[@matthewkrause5695]

@@ryanmustain6545 YES!!!! I own the CD for the album and vinyl for the single+FtM... eventually found someone on tPB who had done us the favour of putting FtM as track 1 and had it perfectly mix in to Cygnus. The album makes more sense to me that way.

[@Monk_705]

The Mars Volta is tied with Tool for my most favourite band of all time. They are unmatched.

[@zacharywhite5631]

Are you me? Noice

[@coreyhughes1456]

But wait they are tied so they are not unmatched, lol.

[@Monk_705]

@@coreyhughes1456 - They don't compare to each other though..

[@LoudModeOn]

Same. With Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson as 3 or 4 way tie depending on how you want to look at it.

[@ryanmustain6545]

💯🔥

[@swingonthespiral]

"No there's no light..." that section gives me goosebumps like nothing else. It's beyond eery.

[@lipayy9852]

This song has so many different goosebump moments, it's an amazing experience every time.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Same. Additionally, the music takes on this really filthy Latin feel during that part. I call the guitar playing style on that section "the Bullfighting thing" because that's what it sounds like to me

[@swingonthespiral]

@@neilpatrickhairless I could nerd out on the latin influences for days. I played in jazz band in high-school and Latin tunes were always my favorite. TMV uses the Cuban/Puerto Rican Guajira style on L'via L'Viaquez, and we played a guajira tune my senior year. I had to use hand separation to hold down the beat while I lifted the piano solo style from that track and I won best solo in the competition. It was awesome.

[@dragon-id5uj]

@@swingonthespiral funnily enough, the other boys in the Rodrigues-Lopez family have a killer band "Zechs Marquise" that has a tune titled "Guajira". Thought it was a Godzilla reference til I started exploring and studying their Latin influences. Check em out if you haven't; they rocked the house in East Lansing some years back with my friend's group as an opener!

[@GeekTalkwithMerg]

The sensation is called frisson.

[@tomaszmielniczek9662]

The whole song is almost 33 min long. I was shocked when I saw notification about this, I was like ok so the reaction video will be like at least an hour long, it really deserves that. I hope some day you'll do reaction to the whole song, I'm really looking forward to it. # I'm still here.

[@fareastern8201]

I've said this before but Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt from The Mars Volta's first album would be a great one for you to listen to! It's "just" 7-8 minutes. But any The Mars Volta on this channel is good, honestly

[@iandarke7417]

Absolute monster of a track. Beautiful.

[@zacharywhite5631]

One of their masterpiece tracks. Definitely needs a video!

[@doozythedoctor]

Definitely the best choice for him to react to by far

[@mrpzak]

My fav track of theirs.

[@matty007d]

Agreed!

[@dakotahrobinson8209]

The 32 minute MASTERPIECE haha can’t believe he went into this blind!! You’re going to love the rest of the song.

[@Bonzoso21]

Love it! 15 years back or so when I was in my mid-twenties and frequented bars and pubs more often, they had started getting those Itunes Jukeboxes where you could put in $1 and pick any song to download off the library. My friends and I used to enjoy what we called "Jukebox Terrorism" where we would pick our favorite rock, prog, and metal tracks and completely change the vibe since most people were choosing more popular Top 40 stuff. When I saw all 30 minutes of Cassandra Gemini were counted as 1 track for $1, it became a staple in my rotation. Between that and Porcupine Tree's Anesthetize, I had that music locked down for an hour for $2!

[@LoudModeOn]

Man if I was in a bar and those two tracks came on the jukebox I'd think I'd literally discovered the best bar in the world!

[@Gnix1996]

I would think this is awesome but if I was wanting to play a track on the jukebox I’d be so pissed lol. Can’t imagine how many people saw the runtime after going to pick a song and were like, “what in the actual fuck”

[@Bonzoso21]

@@Gnix1996 Haha, we were maybe not the most considerate group of guys at that age. We'd often see people around the bar reacting negatively to the music, going up to the jukebox and then getting pissed, and we thought it was hilarious. That's why we called it Jukebox Terrorism. I'm not gonna lie...at least a couple times I can remember, the staff themselves would get irritated and just disable the jukebox right in the middle of our songs in favor of whatever their basic rotation was. Cassandra Gemini would cut off during some avant garde section 20 minutes in, and here comes Sweet Caroline for the 1000th time...oh well, it was only $1!

[@brookeln]

This is a great strategy!

[@zubrhero5270]

Man, I'd have loads of good and terrible... mostly terrible picks for it. I think the "latest" jukebox's in my town are _still_ on CD. Best we could come up with limited choice like 20ish years ago when I was a teen were Iron Butterfly - In a gada da vida for annoying length, David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome for annoying annoying... and a strange affinity for blaring Bloodhound Gang - A lapdance is so much better when the stripper is crying, over the speakers.

[@tomweather8887]

Fun Fact: Omar Rodríguez-López (the guitarist) writes and arranges all of this music. And he's meticulous af. That's why there's so much movement in different directions in each instrument, and yet it all remains so cohesive. Bonus fact: Omar has released more than 60 solo albums.

[@GarrettMerkin]

My brother and I jokingly called it "weaponized autism" back in the day when we got this album. Not the most PC phrase but Omar is an insane songwriter. Edit: Sworn Virgins is a fun one. And Blind Worms, Pious Swine."

[@incredulous1]

He also gets John frusciante to help out in some of the writing

[@tomweather8887]

@@incredulous1 Yes! Not so much the writing, he does contribute a bit, but John has massive contributions in the studio. On the recording of Amputecture it's him playing both rhythm and lead guitar throughout (except on Asilos). He's on every track from Octahedron, and he and Omar took one audio channel each on Goliath. He's been involved with almost every release. Also, it's Flea playing bass on Day of the Baphomets.

[@jacobfranzgrote]

@@tomweather8887 Flea also played bass on all of DeLoused in the Comatorium. I feel that's common knowledge now, but still...

[@m.f.3347]

@@tomweather8887 I don't think Flea played bass on Baphomets - Juan did an AMA on Reddit and claimed the solo

[@derricktipps9867]

Best way i can describe this band is like.... rock jazz... so many tangents and independent shit happening everywhere within the framework of the song.... crazy. So eclectic track to track... but holy shit they build up anxiety like no other!

[@Takealiltripnsee]

No... It's The Mars Volta... They are not a stupid category.

[@derricktipps9867]

@@Takealiltripnsee i agree. And you're entirely as entitled to that opinion as i was to mine, moondoggy.

[@derricktipps9867]

@@Takealiltripnsee if you had to describe it to someone who never heard it, would you just say it sounds like Mars Volta?

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@derricktipps9867 TMV heads are impossible. I like the band, but they're really nothing but a bunch of musical tropes from the 70's tossed into a blender. Zappa, Santana, Miles Davis, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and on and on can be detected in this stuff (which is fine!).

[@EnervatedSociety]

The bands I listen to are special dammit!

[@justinfalzon1613]

De-loused in the Comatorium is one of the all-time great albums

[@everexpanding1]

Yes! I have thrashed it for years!

[@spanam20]

It really is. I can never decide between this and Frances the Mute

[@delmarhi]

@@spanam20 both will hold up forever. No one has come close.

[@lordlazenby]

Always go back to De-loused first though, just came across it many years ago at a particular time in my life, so it's my first love of their music

[@OmegaSoypreme]

You should check out their song Ouroborous. This was during the period with the legendary drummer, Thomas Pridgen. It will rock your socks off. And wow, not even a year of the channel yet? That is incredible! You have done so well! Congratulations!

[@alexclark9386]

My fav song of theirs as well

[@spiralmind9589]

Wow what a top song, love it too.

[@jaystanley9363]

Don't look into the lyrics too much

[@chokovok7231]

Still here! Honestly, I’m happy that you only did this one part for now. Not upon first noticing, but after watching the video, seeing you so astounded by just the first part of this has me in maniacal laughter of what’s to come. I knew this would be great.

[@brendensmith3764]

I’m so glad you did this! Frances the Mute is my favorite album from The Mars Volta!

[@derricktipps9867]

Oh hell yes Geebz!!! Been waiting for you to get back into the Mars Volta!!! And more radiohead!!!! Hope you're having a great day, my brother!!!

[@kevinortiz7017]

Agreed! Would love to see a breakdown of the original live version of Videotape from Radiohead!!

[@derricktipps9867]

@@kevinortiz7017 when it comes to radiohead, I'm a fan of all of it. Literally. I've got a soft spot for "let down ( and hanging around )" i keep spitting out at jeebz to break down over and over... i need to shut up because he's taken my suggestion back in the day on deftones's "digital Bath"... I've also requested the Mars Volta too... so he def reads this shit.

[@TheRightPlaceChannel]

"Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus", "Day of the Baphomets", and "Meccamputechture" are also must-react TMV songs!

[@killmepls7865]

Gotta second meccamputechture!

[@kbkman7742]

The whole record, amputechture, is incredible

[@LoudModeOn]

Agree on all three. There are so many others too though, such a great band.

[@KahurangiSteez]

Amputechture is defs my favourite album. Alongside the two you mentioned then Tetragrammaton seems like an obvious pick to me, as well.

[@DavidWilliams-ic1nn]

Cygus no question. sooooo good

[@Dominic-fd2wz]

One thing that makes this album really special is that Omar wrote all of the parts and then got each musician to practice and record separately without being allowed to hear what everyone else would be playing. Every band member was encouraged to play their own part like it was a solo piece and improvise as much as they wanted, so that's why it sounds so complex and explosive when put together.

[@mhbackman]

This suite on Frances the Mute is some of the best modern prog rock IMO. Absolutely insane!

[@snapintoaslimjimohyeah]

Progressive in the truest since too. They didn’t just rehash prog tendencies from past generations, but really made something fresh. I believe omar and cedric have more Volta material in the works at the moment.

[@dogster129]

I did a drum transcription for the first several minutes of this song. It was one of the most difficult pieces I've attempted to transcribe since the drums are played so fast. I'm more than happy to share the PDF file with you since I believe it may help your exploration of this massive piece.

[@ondinnonk]

I'd be interested to see this! (Also if you've got the robot talk section for Take the Veil and the part of Frances the Mute immediately after "and let her hang for seven days...")

[@dogster129]

@@ondinnonk Unfortunately, I do not have those parts transcribed. It's a challenge worth taking on, however. Remove the three spaces and it'll take you to a pdf link. http s://drive. google. com/file/d/1iu4rWzV_oGX4tWOCUcM9XkQyxC-0W4vb/view?usp=drivesdk

[@how_am_i_not_myself]

Would love them

[@dogster129]

@@how_am_i_not_myself whats your email address? i can send it over

[@mickjager]

He's mindblown by 10% of the song. Love this band

[@Superdudeawesome135]

Fun fact, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez had all the instruments record without listening to each other for this album.

[@darkcrim7397]

Yeah so we’re gonna pretend that drum and guitar sequence in Cassandra Gemini didn’t exist 🤨

[@harryzack4115]

That was amputechture

[@growskull]

yeah i think he got it from miles davis

[@j.j.6327]

I’m still here, i always try to watch whole videos instead of checking in and out. And especially with people like yourself whom i enjoy listening to, i dont ever want to miss anything.

[@isaacvillalobos6053]

So happy too see my favorite band of all time you rock 🤘🤘

[@Renzsu]

Oh man, you could tell these guys were going to do something special when they left At The Drive-in. One Armed Scissor is probably the best known ATDI track, I remember hearing that for the first time in uni and I was blown away by them.

[@MrBandini27]

Hey, listening to your videos for quite a while now. And you never dissapoint. Yeah, wish you all the best.

[@carolynm.7530]

Mars Volta at their best. What a masterpiece! I'm still here.🤘❤️🎸

[@tmv8694]

Dude, you gave me blue balls at the end. Ive had this username for about 2 decades. Love TMV!

[@HiDefHDMusic]

Hey this was great, you have a really great feel for describing what’s happening in a way I couldn’t describe as a teenager listening to this for the first time and hearing all the different little things that made them unique.

[@MrItsMeMario1337]

I'm still here! Love to see more TMV on the channel! keep em coming and thank you for the wonderful reaction

[@sheilamorris2338]

Still here! Thanks for this! Love their music. Look forward to more of your decomposing of their work.

[@tmrogers87]

Oh man Mars Volta is a real mind blowing band. First two albums are such bangers

[@andrews882]

I love the reaction. It's that WTF! face that we all had when we first heard TMV. The musicianship in this (and all their work) is just outstanding. This was my first ever TMV song and when I first heard it I was not sure about it. But I listened agan and just went wow! This is amazing

[@michellelee3379]

i always forget what your reactions were & look stuff up & find my favorite songs across so many genres. i have def watched this but rewatching it a year later is just as fun because i don't remember it lol. thank you for reacting to this perfect arrangement.

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

The MARS volta rules for ever,..not to discribe,..who is with me????

[@growskull]

i agree!

[@xBoddahhh]

Sooooo excited to see Cassandra Gemini come up on your channel. It's honestly a masterpiece. I hope you enjoy it in It's entirety

[@CO6883-o3c]

I didn't know this was a multi-part epic when I first heard it either. I have this album saved to listen to in one sitting cause based on how almost all their songs start and end they seem to be on the Pink Floyd level of concept albums where songs flow into one another. These guys really went out of their way to be one of the most unique bands. 🤘

[@MarkGraves5]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 You are doing what we all did. Listened to it about 1 Million times before you actually wrap your head around what is happening.

[@WesleyThibodeau]

Deloused was amazing and a great intro to a new band at the time, but this album is a whole other league of complexity and grandiosity. From the artwork, mixing to the writing and theme, it's a masterpiece!

[@matthewkrause5695]

No apologies needed. A great reaction/dissection, as always. Looking forward to the next part(s)!

[@ryanmustain6545]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for finally getting back to TMV!!! You will love this rabbit hole! 🤙🤙🤙

[@Aviewerbychance]

My favorite band of all time! Each album is soo different than their previous ones. I'm thankful that they keep on making music!

[@Diesel_Budgie]

Tetragrammaton by TMV is probably one of the most interesting songs you'll ever hear. It is 17 minutes of progressive genius. (BTW remember Aneasthetize was also around 17 minutes and it feels like 7!) And still here brother!

[@brandonthebass]

I will second this!

I love Tetragrammaton but sometimes i feel it's toooooo messy, like there's no structure in the song. That said, what an intricate and powerful song

[@Diesel_Budgie]

@ If we're talking verse-chorus-verse, of course not. It's structured more like a classical concerto or something. It's almost a circular composition with a kind of interlude in the middle - one of the best examples of classical structure in modern progressive music I can think of. Not that I'm an expert of course.

@@Diesel_Budgie Oh i don't have any problem with that, I was talking more about how the song is structured in a rhythmic and melodic way, if you look up the time signatures for that song or count them by yourself, it almost sounds like it doesn't fit at all, like everything is all over the place.

[@Diesel_Budgie]

@ Oh I see! well you have a point there. But that's prog for you. Although, most of the song is pretty easy to follow rhythmically isn't it? Very busy but not much odd time stuff.

[@ApolloStarfall]

Dude, if there were ever a candidate for a whole album review, it's 'Deloused in the Comatorium' by The Mars Volta

[@lukeperine8246]

This is one of the best KZbin videos I’ve ever seen!!! Real recognize real

[@Groovyness420]

Happy Anniversary!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Thank you so much 😀

[@tunnelamende6214]

Don't apologize for the great work you're doing!!!

[@ZanAzoth]

Ohhh I am stoked, even if it's not the full song. I can't wait to see your reaction to the entire 32+ minute track that is Cassandra Gemini.

[@VirtualAzzurra]

I just have to mention how Omar Rodriguez Lopez pretty much soloed every member and directed their parts; and that is for the ENTIRE record of Frances the Mute.

[@preichy]

The Mars Volta is one of my absolute favourite bands and for me every album is epic, never put a foot wrong. I hope one day they do another album or at least tour so I might get to see them live.

[@rosstoolfan]

I saw them once as an opening band and they blew me away! Sound was spot on and the singer's acrobatics was something to see!

[@matthewbonvillion8724]

Got to see them live once at a music festival years ago. It truly is an experience. Sadly. There will likely be no new album as the band broke up a few years ago but here's hoping they'll do a reunion tour at some point!!

[@closestkingdom]

Been waiting for some more Volta and you never disappoint. Wish you kept going! Thanks Geebz! Can't wait for the updated full version of your listen!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

More to come!

[@danielpallag3614]

I AM STILL HERE !!! Looking forward to the rest of your decomposition of Cassandra Gemini !!

[@sandochello]

Recently discovered this channel. Been watching every morning for the past couple days. Very cool

[@DJUncleJ]

Mr Geebz! I just found your channel yesterday and have already watched over 10 videos. Just want to say you're doing a great job and can tell you genuinely love doing this! Peace & Love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@shaynetell8469]

You owe it to yourself to listen to this entire album. It's a fantastic experience

[@GG-ik6it]

You got this bro! Just close your eyes and get swept into the vortex of instruments. The vocals as so artistic and experimental, theres a little led zepplin in there too with the latin swing and noises so good

[@ARASNshane]

I’M STILL HERE. Also, keep up the great content. Much love from Pennsylvania.

[@Francis_The_Mute336]

I'm still here! I've seen one of your TMV videos a while back but just subscribed after seeing this pop up. This track is a musical journey on an album that's a musical odyssey lol! I'm glad this made you open your eyes to them even more and I guarantee you won't regret listening to the rest of their discography 👍

[@nonfungiblemushroom]

Please come back to this track!! I really want to see you react to the entire 32 minute "track", it's one of the all time greatest creations of my generation...

[@mtgguiltfeeder4111]

Oh man, was just searching for something to watch… time to roll one up and enjoy this!! 🤙 IM STILL HERE!!!

[@billyowen9800]

Mars volta is organized chaos to me. Most of it shouldnt work, but it always does beautifully. Definitely should listen to this song in its entirety when you get a chance. Absolute brilliance!

[@croatoansounds]

I HIGHLY recommend (after listening to this whole album) you find the Title track (Frances the Mute) on the Frances the Mute EP/Single (it’s on Spotify, under the singles section)… it starts with 4 minutes or so of weird noise but then it gets AMAZING.

[@everexpanding1]

TMV are a glorious assault on the senses.

[@jdiigs3597]

You're just great! Love your videos, love the mars volta, can't wait to hear the rest of your Gemini breakdowns!

[@schpleeb]

Cygnus Vismund Cygnus is the opener to this album and in my opinion the greatest piece of music they ever wrote. It just has a sprinkling of magic over it that I can’t describe. Would love to see you watch that sometime

[@FranklinBluth]

So glad you came back to TMV I was hoping you'd do this one at some point. Stoked for you to hear the rest of it

[@ianbrooken6190]

The Mars Volta saved my life. Best Band Ever!!!!

[@Odd_Combo]

Brother, Geebz... I think you’d be very fascinated by their writing/recording process. Definitely an interesting read that any person with a deep musical appreciation would surely be impressed. Much love, dude!

[@jamesmac7071]

Part 3 of this track is bar none my favorite passage of music, anxiously awaiting you to get there

[@antigravity19]

That lead in to Tarantism made me go pull it up and listen. Love this album so much, little call backs and elements tied through the progression. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@marksummers666]

This album is so incredibly dense, I'm still hearing new things all these years later. It is truly the gift that keeps on giving, definitely benefits from multiple listens. How the HELL do you describe this? Latin...psychedelic...prog fusion? It's unreal.

[@lukehoward820]

This was super fun!! Aloha geebz, never really got into the mars volta but I enjoyed at the drive in. What an expression!! 🤘🏼

[@KoarTCN]

I think that is Flea on the trumpets in this album. He also recorded bass for them on another album as well. Yeah, you do need to go back and listen to the rest. Powerful stuff!

[@snapintoaslimjimohyeah]

I believe Frusciante is responsible for several Solos on the album as well :)

[@nicholasniebish2774]

@@snapintoaslimjimohyeah Frusciante plays the 1st 2 guitar solos on L’via L’viaquez. However on Amputechture Frusciante plays every single guitar note played on the entire record.. written by ORL played by Frusciante..

[@nicholasniebish2774]

And @SpacePope Yes Flea plays trumpet on The Widow and on Miranda That Ghost Just Isn’t Holy Anymore..

[@ryanb7665]

More Mars Volta! I loved your honest attempt on trying to break this song down, but if anyone can do it is you. You're going to absolutely love these guys catalog.

[@HollowGolem]

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the guitarist and bandleader, is an absolute machine when it comes to recording. He's put out so damn many albums int eh last three decades, either in this band, At the Drive In, Antemasque, Bosnian Rainbows, or solo. And he's always doing something interesting.

[@oscardarrell]

I have to admit it takes me alot of time to listen to The Mars Volta songs. I started with Deloused a few years ago, i kept it for a while then i listened again, i dont understand but i am addicted to this day.

[@Aaron-ui9tj]

The Mars Volta is a great trip to take. Your going to have a lot of fun with these albums.

[@Christopher-md7tf]

Fun fact: This piece was only split up into seperate tracks as per demand of the record company. Otherwise, the record would've only had 5 tracks, which, for the label, would've technically made it an EP and not a full-fledged album despite a playtime of 76 minutes. The first thing I did after ripping the CD in 2005 was to use iTunes' track-merge feature in order to have the album on my iPod in its intended form.

[@donalmaguire6099]

I've never thought, "I'll listen to a TMV song". I pick an album and start from the start.

[@mateodavidgutierrezgonzale6556]

Now there has to be a whole miniseries on this song alone. I emplore you

[@DavidWilliams-ic1nn]

one of the best songs ever. thanks for checking it out!!

[@GarrettMerkin]

Holy crap! Been waiting for a TMV one. Awesome.

[@pandino1]

dude, i love your videos and your take on music!

[@brandonthebass]

Hahaha, I LOVE the first pause. I’ve spun this record so many times that I could sing the parts individually (not well, mind you)-it is so cool to see someone else experience this for the first time. 🤘

[@brandonthebass]

Also, those BASS parts. Fffff^***ck

[@BlehgarySD]

I remember when this album first got leaked it was like 4/5 songs and each where super long. Then the album dropped and they made them into segments. Listening to this front to back was such a great experience back in like 2003/4ish

[@BlindSniperz]

Thanks for revisiting TMV Geebz. They truly had a gift. Funny when I tried to get my buddy to listen to them, he was all "It's too busy.. blah blah". He now has every release by them. I think I hear the ocean waves crashing in on your breakdown pauses... love that

[@RS-qq1jn]

Deloused is on my top five of all time. Majorly under appreciated band.

[@lireid1825]

I think you would really enjoy almost anything off of their album octahedron, the songs are more "react"-able, and a bit easier to digest, normal length lol. Personal favorite is Copernicus Edit: I'm still here!

[@Ekybob_Plays]

Now I have to add 're-listen to Frances The Mute' to my Sunday to-do list, wheeeeee! Thanks!

[@hackshadows]

hope you do the whole thing dude. Cassandra Gemini is... ah man... no words. so good. I wish I could erase it from my brain and listen to it all again for the first time. TMV was a once in a generation/lightning in a bottle phenomenon.

[@zubrhero5270]

When I got into TMV back in the day I was a guitarist, so that's _kinda_ what my ears gravitated towards. Stopped playing guitar a few years ago because of nerve damage, and switched to bass guitar. It was a great experience going back and hearing the drums and bass stand out more.

[@ScottDincorn]

I'm still here! Fingers crossed you'll be getting to one of my anniversary countdown recommendations I left after you posted your instructional video. Happy with whatever I get though. Hope your shoulder is on the mend.

[@boyzngrillz]

Yeah when I saw initially your reaction video was only 15 minutes I thought that's strange. Hopefully you can finish the whole song soon. Keep doing what you're doing Geebz! Very entertaining 👏. Cheers from Vancouver Canada!

[@FluffyMcFluffavicMeowskiOFluff]

Love this band so much... so underrated! They need to pull their fingers out and reform to make more magical music!

[@koolhandhill]

G'day Geebz. Before I watch this video I wanted you to know that I have been using your "Decomposer" Reactions and Dissections to educate my Guitar/Music Production class. I am an Alternate High School teacher in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Many of our students have various challenges in their lives that most youth don't experience, from extreme social anxiety to drug and alcohol abuse to broken or abusive homes to various other challenges. These kids have faced obstacles that most of us could not fathom. Our music course is designed as a safe place for them to connect with other students and either nurture their musical interests or cultivate them from scratch. Your positive outlook and infectious attitude have served as a wonderful supplemental tool for engaging these kids. So for that, I thank you. Also, as someone who listens to your videos for my own personal fascination, I must also thank you greatly for that as well. You are making a difference. It's important that you are aware of this.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Oh WOW!! That is so everything I hoped this channel might turn into one day and you just delivered the best "one year anniversary" message ever!! If you ever want to do something like a live-stream Q&A or have them participate in some kind of "the kids from (school) requested" type of interaction and reaction I'm so down! Either way, your comment made my YEAR! AWWWRIGHT!!

[@kristianhill4036]

@@KeyOfGeebz Morning! Thank you so much for getting back to me! I spoke with my students and they are VERY interested in the "the Kids requested" reaction video. They seemed to be very touched by your response. I will get them to come to a consensus on a song. Is there another way to continue this discussion without the entire youtube community involved? Hey there youtubers, howsit?

[@KeyOfGeebz]

@@kristianhill4036 Great!! Check out my "About" page on this channel and there's an email address. Looking forward!!

[@neikojohnson6141]

On the subject of each instrument having room to breathe, Omar Rodriguez- Lopez instructed each of the musicians to play and record their instruments by themselves so they could play their instruments as if they were the lead most important part of the song.

[@coreyhughes1456]

Thanks for checking this out. I've been listening to this band since high school and I've still not heard anything else like it. Incredible stuff.

[@darkhoundslobber2028]

I hope you come back to Mars Volta at some point! They have so much to chew on for a "De"-composer!

[@danholmesfilm]

Never let the reaction compromise the music experience for you. As a Mars Volta fan I truly hope you dive into them more on this channel. My particular favorites that would make for good analysis are: Agadez Day of the Baphomets Eriatarka The whole Frances The Mute album Cotopaxi

[@davidlee4903]

Trinkets or The Malkin Jewel would be a better choice for many of these reactors.