The Mars Volta "Cygnus Vismund Cygnus" (reaction episode 66)

[@snuggilyd]

YES DUDE. I’m pumped for this. I’ll never forget hearing them for the first time when Deloused in the Comatorium released. It changed music for me forever.

[@HollowGolem]

Absolutely love that bass groove. Juan Alderete is a monster. And that buildup and release of tension from about 9:20 is one of the most cathartic moments in music for me.

[@Sir_Blobfish]

I’m so friggin’ happy right now. When you jumped I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. This is going to be so awesome. Thanks so much for doing this. The best part is you will no doubt remember this experience forever as we all have. Thanks for sharing that. I’m going to add more to these comments when I can spend the time. I know I can speak for just about all of us when I say... welcome. You’re lost forever. I’m jealous... but I get to relive the feeling of listening for the first time, every time I listen. Which is often. Welcome... you’re lost.

[@nilssonschmillson5395]

I gotta say it’s music like this that makes me proud to be born the decade I was, hearing Mara Volta on TV at the age of 11 and 12 when they were coming up was a truly inspiring and mind opening experience. Just a legendary band, incredible stage presence and the full package.

[@x0x0skiller2]

L’via L’viaquez was on Guitar Hero World Tour. I had to be 11-12 at the time. I didn’t even listen to this type of music, or genre much, i was a hip-hop fan with some nu-metal and punk rock thrown in. Guitar Hero exposed me to so much and this was my favorite song on there. The full version blew me away and started my journey down their catalog. As much flack as Guitar Hero got from some legit musicians, I really appreciate the diversity of music it introduced me to. I’m sure it’s done the same for many others.

[@jennifer9047]

This song illustrates in perfect anxiety, the fear for my life when I have to merge onto a packed but not slowed down, heavy, continuous stream of 8 lanes of traffic in LA where no one will slow to let me in. Random people honking, some yelling in foreign languages, lots of hot, dirty air, and the the weird ass places I pull off when I'm lost. Kids playing in the street, an old woman selling taquitas, and a neon sign for "Adivina" in a house window. Wait- there's a gas station! Where the FACK Am I?!?

[@matthewkrause5695]

When the tune pops at the start, it's like putting a fork in a socket

[@kingofhearts642]

I'm so glad you're doing this, this is such a great album to react to all the way through. Plus it means I get that Cassandra Gemini reaction I've been wanting! Thank you!

[@williamscandiavallejos9376]

It's coming Cassandra gemini 32 minutes...i'm SO glad men

[@cyclops1286]

props to you for checking out TMV, most reaction channels don't :) and as others pointed out here, Cassandra Gemini = one Song. the last 8 songs on the tracklist of this album are basically one song PLUS : the end of the song frances the mute is the same as the start of cygnus vismund cygnus, so it floats niceley in to each other when you first listen to the "title track" and then the actual album

[@BevIsGuilty]

This is exactly the way I listen to the album every time

[@jamesmac7071]

I know you're a bit deeper into this album by now, but I'm just now going through your videos. This is my favorite band, this is my favorite album, and I couldn't contain my excitement over someone actually tackling it in its entirety. You've got a sub for life, thank you.

[@nilssonschmillson5395]

I’m convinced the penultimate section of this song when Celtic’s vocals erupt into those highs is made to induce goosebumps. It’s just perfect to finish the song off like that x

[@Sir_Blobfish]

Dean!!!!!!!!! You are killing it! Diving in now. Back in a few. (We’z now friends.)

[@radiantnoir]

So awesome that your hearing full album. I’m so excited to see all your reactions!! 🤘🏽

[@louisrepucci8407]

Album reaction!!!!!! Thanks, man. Enjoy.

[@radiantnoir]

The live video to this is amazing. Omar and Cedric’s punk origins shine through more so in their live performances. Raw energy.

[@DavidWilliams-ic1nn]

looking forward to the rest of the album reaction...this is one of my all-time favorite songs. thanks for checking it out!!! it gets better and better with every listen because there are so many layers to pick out

[@jbones3595]

A masterpiece!

[@theartistformerlyknownasje6358]

Nice 👍 full album reaction 💯 and please listen to the full version of Cassandra Gemini (32 version) not the edited version

[@Sir_Blobfish]

100% correct on this!!! Dean is in it to win it. He’s also lost... in the best possible way. I have no doubts he’ll get the right tracks.

[@justinbennett8057]

Im so glad you liked this! This lineup and era of the volta recorded another far out stellar record after this. I highly recommend listening to amputecture as well. Im addition to the unreal Juan Aduerte on bass and John Theodore on drums this album also features John Fruciante on guitars shredding leads. TMV are amazing, much like tool. Im glad you're diving in cuz their much more progressive. Cheers!

[@scoadly]

Yes please listen to Cassandra gemini as one track not separate.

[@AllCopsAreBigchungus]

Yes! One of the first songs that got me into TMV. Love to see it✌️

[@isaacwells8557]

dude this song was the song that got me hooked on The Mars Volta. I absolutely loved Deloused in the Comatorium, but Frances the Mute just hit deeper.

[@cygnusactual1618]

You mentioned their live videos. They are fantastic. I will say, to me, they put on the best live shows ever. I’ve been to more than I can count and each one was just awesome.

[@Zodd-pi8st]

Nice. Frances the Mute is one of my favorite albums

[@captaincoconut4119]

“id like to see the bands live videos” oh man you sure are in for a treat and a half :))

[@bjsmith1984]

Glad you're diving in! Hope you get a chance to listen to it front-to-back as well since the songs segue into one another. If you want to see them live, this same song (Cygnus Vismund Cygnus) was released with soundboard audio as part of a later release of theirs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKa0iIFvms2ZqM0 . Long-time TMV fans are sometimes quick to note that their drummer there is the one on their 4th and 5th albums, not the one who originally recorded the album version of this song. This drummer has a very different style that's non-stop high energy, but it still represents a great era for TMV all the same. Their earlier-era live play-through of their debut album (De-Loused in the Comatorium) is also stellar, and one of the better video representations of their live show that I've seen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep_KfGioha5sh7s

[@dustinkoehle6676]

Absolutely love the Mars Volta videos, please keep doing them. Just watched all of the frances reactions. All of their albums are worth a listen

[@hrs9018]

Man this is exactly what I needed after all this bullshit going on in the world, so fucking excited for this 🤘

[@mostresticator3000]

awesome! thats what i get for suggesting before i dig into old vids! im excited

[@samholik8127]

Keep it up! Love to see these videos in my subscriptions!!

[@mattcalabro1795]

This is great Dean. Look forward to hearing your thoughts

[@Sutterbombz]

Yes!!!! More Mars Volta! More Radiohead! These paths a wide and deep. Enjoy the walk.

[@dryferr5557]

One of my all time favorites. Also one of my go to psychadelic journey album.

[@kaje0801]

The album cover art is by Storm Thorgerson. I am sure everybody has seen a lot of cover arts by him. Including Alan parsons project, pink floyd, led zeppelin...

[@pasit1738]

Quick start for the morning! Great album all in all.

[@claudioe1]

Did anyone mention to you yet that their first two albums are concept albums? Taking them in in a single sitting was a routine of mine whenever I had paperwork to finish at my first job.

[@mrcool9090]

Amputechture and Bedlam are as well (Amputechture to a lesser extant)

[@maksimsavchenko8888]

Also the music changed after the 2nd or 3rd album due to the death of the drummer. Had a heart condition I'm too familiar with. Not sure exactly when, but yes the first 2 albums were their feather fluttering before taking off. Wish the drummer never passed. I'm certain the music would have gone with a different vibe.

[@yonsonify]

@@maksimsavchenko8888 the guy that died was their engineer, Jeremy ward. No drummer died

[@maksimsavchenko8888]

@@yonsonify He did die. In May 25th 2003. Jeremy Michael Ward.

[@maksimsavchenko8888]

@@yonsonify Oops yeah. But back when i saw them he was drumming. When they opened for A Perfect Circle at the allstate. But that was forever ago. Either way. Great artist he was.

[@aotea6983]

Do check out those live videos, the bit after the descending sounds they usual improv for aeound it ages, it gets epic. Full react to this album is a great choice, can't wait to see it. They put more ideas into 1 song than most bands have in an entire career!!

[@Pandamasque]

Years later... time signature change for the chorus still catches me out momentarily. I can even drum it right, but it always takes a second to "feel" it again.

[@nelsonpena2698]

i knew you would love the voltas from the very first reaction you did to this band, i´m glad you enjoyed all this journey

[@deanwolfechannel]

I did! and there's still more to go. Probably in the next couple months

[@nelsonpena2698]

@@deanwolfechannel i'll be waiting for In Absentia!! Greetings from Chile!!

[@joshcomedy1521]

This is the first song I heard by them when it came out. When it goes into that hyper funk, it shocked the hell out of me, i had to rewind it to be sure of what I heard. I was hooked. I think the only other time that happened was the first time I listened to Living Colour's first album.

[@louisrepucci8407]

lol. I'm a chef too. time signature stuff: omar is obsessed with the compas and clave - the time device of spanish guitar. he builds on it a lot - lots of 12s and 1-2-3 in this and other tracks.

[@chiefmojobear]

semi-complete TMV playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLI-MnnROpVFonBRqAYzA64W_z6p6HhV_l

[@lukasketner]

Four of us drove 14 hours to see the Frances the Mute tour once upon a time. Most of the band was at the same bar we stopped in after arriving for a post-drive drink (very kind, and we tried not to bother them past a few hellos). Ever since the amazing show the next day, I can die happy.

[@varisfinndesign]

I love the shocked reaction as anyone on their first listen has, hehe, it was intended that way. You're thrust into this fever dream drug induced story as it is like waking up to a nightmare. The story in the album is quite depressing, very dramatic, but heavy in emotion and the album plays like a movie and the transition in moods is like transition in scenery, that is were "Volta" comes from, Italian director Federico Fellini's term for transition in scene. I will share some great live videos to check out in the discussion video!

[@Bubbertan]

Your reaction when the song kicks in was the same one I had. I thought there was something wrong with my CD and I turned it wayy up. Great song. Fantastic album.

[@jasonknotts5001]

The entire Deloused in the Comatorium album is an absolute masterpiece. My favorite of all time, and it's not even close!

[@clipcalhoon]

Thank you for approaching the react format this way, some bands like Pink Floyd, tool, the Mars Volta require attention and time for the whole album

[@garrettbabcock9024]

You'll never forget your first listen through

[@garrettbabcock9024]

Listened to this album constantly for probably a couple of years after it came out. I kind of stopped listening to them just out of the fact that I I listened to them so much growing up. Every once in awhile I will listen to de-loused in the comatoriumbut I haven't done a full Frances the mute listen through in quite some time. It's one of those albums that you just need to listen to the entire thing through and through without stopping

[@le_bourgeoisee]

Definitely! I can remeber when this album came out I listened to it 3-4 days non-stop. The fact that the album ends the same way it started just made me start it once again. But I have to confess that meanwhile most of the time listening to this album is a little bit exhausting to me. Still, it's simply a masterpiece.

[@slamjackson2137]

Something about this music’s just better when it’s hot out lol

[@ecajgunn]

Looking forward to dat volume JUMP

[@RustinChole]

Okay. Artist: Drive Like Jehu. Song: “Do You Compute“ Or “Sinews.” Singularly unique, written in 1991 released in 1994. It’s not Mars Volta, but DLJ was one of their major influences (along with King Crimson and MC5).

[@chiefmojobear]

Quite simply the greatest band of the 21st Century so far.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Størm Thorgeson photographed for their cover

[@deanwolfechannel]

Aha, thanks.

[@varisfinndesign]

Yes, photography for both Frances the Muth and De-Loused in the Comatorium. He was going to also do the cover art for Amputecture but they did not like the work that was presented to them.

[@gumbilicious1]

My band covered con safo (the 10/8 section at the end) in a number of different compilation jams. It was the only real cover we ever did

[@chippchipp1]

Isn't that 10/4?

[@Aaron-ui9tj]

This is an awesome idea.

[@murdockreviews]

One of those albums which make you smell colours and taste sounds :-) This album is usually referred to as their opus magnum, and rightfully so. But I still prefer their debut over this one. They also released an album called 'Bedlam in Goliath', which is fantastic (but is practically manic pace and brutal drumming from start to finish).

[@robdeskrd]

Man, when Omar droped the bridge in this song & cicatriz esp......

[@maksimsavchenko8888]

I remember getting this on CD also. I tag along with another comment or two. Nobody I drove with liked them, but enjoyed that I blasted it in my stereo. Kind of rubbed off. I ended up inviting them to concerts, Minnesota or Chicago and to my surprise they agreed. It was a good time. Not so great live, but the music they play reminds me of true art over performance. Like watching a painter or sculpter working on his masterpiece. I wanted the music over the performance. Sorry if thats confusing... Or opposite, I enjoy watching my 3 year old drawing, but the drawings are, lets say, not Important.

[@Azkahamm]

Chrome the fetal MIRAAAAAAAAGGE

[@g1234538]

I got a bit worried when I saw you had listened to only the single "Frances the Mute", thinking the next time you'd revisit TMV would be another single pick -- worried because I love nearly this entire album so much, so much so that it's up there with my favorite: their first album. So I'm really glad you're gonna do the whole thing! "Discovering" the album felt out-of-order for me. First I thought "L'Via" rocked because that was the most abuzz track from the album in terms of views or upvotes on reddit and thus it was the first one I listened to first, etc... but I was like "eh, what else is in this, there's all this weird... album around it that isn't 'Deloused'!" I was worried about it just being "THE song" from the album and there being nothing else of note. So, I took another crack at it. "Miranda" came next, I think, in terms of what I listened to and I really enjoyed it. At that point I decided to listen in-order. Then I thought "Cygnus..." was great (which, btw, I laughed when it shocked you at the start) -- that powerful opening, that breakdown, so much just in the first couple minutes. Then "The Widow". "L'Via" and "Miranda..." came next, of course, but then I stopped for a while there. It was because there was the nondescript back half which I only remembered by being a bit cacophonous. And damn, right away after taking another shot at it, the first parts were great. I wonder when I'll soften up to the last bits though, haha!

[@RodOrellana]

Cassandra Gemini or Tetragrammaton will make this man smile from ear to ear.

[@mosesh06]

You should react to the 20min live version of this song.

[@alek98]

Dean, just a heads up, this album has several different track listings, including one that chopped songs into several parts so the album would get paid as an LP instead of as an EP. I'd very much suggest for you to use the track listing which has 5 tracks total, only in case you're not using it already! Cheers and have a great time enjoying this great record.

[@garrettbabcock9024]

I would suggest using the original booklet as reference for all the different segments as it does help to recognize reoccurring themes.

[@dutchmastah07]

YUUUUUSSSSS

[@ojmcbaggins]

Frances the mute and deloused in the comatorium arw the greatest albums! Saw them in concert

[@jamesmay6674]

Can't wait till you do some more Deloused in the Comatorium

[@antoniomaraspin]

It’s time for you to discover the roots of The Mars Volta: At The Drive In...

[@rbrt.a7063]

It's to early

[@adrianb2232]

nostel con its never too early

[@nrran6835]

I'd LOOOOVE if he did Relationship next. I like TMV, but the raw energy of Relationship and Casino cant be beat

[@MinorCirrus]

Hey Dean, just a warning about the track listing of the album: it's supposed to have only 5 tracks with the last one, Cassandra Gemini, lasting 32 minutes. However, they had to split Cassandra into 8 parts on the CD so as not to get paid for an EP. Therefore, I don't know where you find your tracks to react to them, but I don't think there's a single streaming service that offers Cassandra Gemini in one glorious 32 minute track. Here is one from KZbin (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKq4fnt7qsZqY6M ). You can check the correct track list (and actual durations) on the album's Wikipedia page, though. Enjoy the album, it's a fantastic one.

[@Sir_Blobfish]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@garrettbabcock9024]

You could... Just buy the original CD... Just a thought.

[@Sir_Blobfish]

Garrett Babcock There’s no way you could have ears and good judgement and not buy this once listening to it. 😉

[@MinorCirrus]

@@garrettbabcock9024 That's what I did 15 years ago. Cassandra Gemini was split into 8 on it so I mixed the track back together myself (on Windows Movie Maker of all things back then), then did it again later on better software. My comment is here to help Dean find an uncut version of the song for his upcoming reaction video, assuming he hasn't bought the CD yet.

[@MrItsMeMario1337]

Is the 32 minute version in a different order than the last few tracks?

[@gumbilicious1]

The album was supposed to be 2 discs, frances the mute was released for free on a separate disc when you bought the album.

[@MilesTippett]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKa0iIFvms2ZqM0 20 min Live version!

[@mostresticator3000]

I havent looked yet cos im new, but if you havent found Anglagard yet i think youll enjoy it quite a bit, Swedish Prog Rock

[@deanwolfechannel]

I will react to anglgaard at some point for sure

[@jess6204]

Check out circatrez song its awesome

[@MilesTippett]

Middle section is in 29/16. #prog

[@michellelee3379]

try omar's solo album cizana de los amores. :)

[@michellelee3379]

also thanks for these videos! it's great to see someone appreciate them.

[@jonathanmorillos3818]

Please react to the album Colors by Between the Buried and Me You will NOT be disappointed

[@8844krj]

If you can learn the intro to this song and do a lesson I can die a happy man (I’m not on my deathbed or anything). I’m not very good at guitar and I know a bit of theory but this intro is just beautiful to me and I can’t figure it out. Please???

[@deanwolfechannel]

Sounds good, I'll put it on my list bro

[@claudioe1]

Bass (again): Flea Guitar: John Frusciante Omar Rodriguez-Lopez handled the production on this album and handed the reigns of lead guitar to Frusciante.

[@esellwan]

Juan Alderete played bass on Frances the Mute and John Frusciante only played the first two guitar solos on L’Via. On Amputechture, both Omar and John played on all of the tracks.

[@Ramoono]

@@esellwan Flea played the trumpet on The Widow and Miranda... (the ghost one)

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Amputechture, Octahedron, Deloused in the Comatorium and The Bedlam in Goliath are also fantastic albums. I'm not a fan of Noctourniquet though.

[@TheAlibabatree]

Noctourniquet is amazing, probably my second favorite. Give it another listen with an open mind. Its not "classic rock" or "classic prog", its new.

[@jogo9356]

I have listened TMV one and half year and I loved the first four albums, but Noctourniquete has something that doesn't catche me yet.

[@ip3948]

Hoping Noctouriquet will click for me at some point but still waiting

[@viceroyeyes3744]

React to a live vídeo of the Mars volta

[@ip3948]

Take the red pill: 3:22

[@artmx47]

Please remind me what is the value of watching a video of you listening to music

[@deanwolfechannel]

Reaction videos are a thing man. It's a way of sharing a love for music. But its not everyone's cup of tea.

[@DavidWilliams-ic1nn]

the human emotion of empathy makes it a wonderful thing to see the joy of someone hearing music for the first time that has also brought you so much joy...empathy dude.

[@JimmyIronballs]

What is the value of you commenting on a video of someone listening to music?