The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute || FIRST REACTION

[@DXNeonDecember]

one of my top 10 albums of all time les gooooo

[@Ilyena225]

frances the mute and deloused are masterpieces.

[@DougAraujo]

Insane

[@JayCurran-t1s]

This is surprisingly a rare opinion, yet one which I happen to agree with

[@DanceOfTheDawn5963]

@@JayCurran-t1s the amount of people I've seen rip on Frances is actually insane

[@DGog224]

He has to do Deloused!

[@louisrepucci8407]

So are Amputecture and Bedlam.

[@sunbear_413]

So nice to see a reaction to this album in 2024 :) Nice channel by the way, just stumbled into it via the Kero Kero Bonito album. Going to subscribe and go through your older videos as well. I see a lot in the list that I love.

[@Neorigg]

All the "Cassandra Gemini" tracks are just one 32 min song, they had to cut it into seperate parts in the CD version but they were forced to do it, it wasn't the initial intend. I love The Mars Volta and I enjoyed your reaction a lot! But contrary to many TMV fans, I'm not a big fan of this album (it's really good tho), I prefer their next albums (especially the next two), looking forward for your to react to them!! Peace

[@drdeviant8365]

They also had to cut the first song, the title track 'Frances the Mute' Which can be found on 'The Widow' single, which makes the full album 90 minutes +

[@jamesbarron5590]

A lot to unpack here. 😂 Omar Rodríguez López is the guitarist, composer and producer. He recorded each instrument separately. He then mixed them for the album. So the band didn’t know what the complete songs sounded like. Flea, bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers played trumpet on France’s the Mute and played bass on some of the tracks on their first album. John Frusciante, guitarist for the Chili Peppers also played solos for different songs for the recording. The Mars Volta is one half of the punk band At the DriveIn (From El Paso, TX). You need to react to them also. At the Drive-In had been together most of the 90’s and were about to hit mainstream when Omar and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (lead singer) decided they were moving on. The other half of the band formed the band Sparta (great band). Rick Rubin produced the Mars Volta first album. The album is freakin’ amazing but Omar hated the whole process of having a producer. He felt stifled and decided to not do that again. Cedric is Mexican-American and Omar is Puerto Rican. Although Cedric sang in Spanish a lot they were able to avoid the Spanish Rock label. I’m Mexican American and it seemed cool to me how the audiences at the concerts did not care that they sang in Spanish. Their concerts were an experience. The solos were usually really long because they would be practicing songs for their next album. Jon Theodore is a beast of a drummer. He and Zack de la Rocha put out an ep under the name “One Day as Lion”. Another must reaction. This is a concept album so that is why it kind of feels like a movie. It was based on a journal that was found by one of the band members. Not being impressed by Cedric’s vocal seems odd to me. Please react to their first album Deloused in the Comatorium. Thanks for the reaction.

[@samreyes7457]

I explain to others the group as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin had a child, had child, raised by Los Lobos, and RHCP Were the babysitters. You nailed it, with your music Knowledge

[@iroveashe]

Dude if you liked this, there's a "secret" track with the same name as this album, I think you're gonna love it, the acoustic guitars in there are wild and the outro is this really long explosive riff, it's insane. Also one of the most grating noise intros.

[@writingalias4401]

what a blast!! As an OG TMV fan, that was a great reaction. I had a lot of fun enjoying that with you! You pretty much TOTALLY get it, welcome to the forum.

[@TwigCity]

Thank you for doing this and not cutting any of it. In my top 5 albums of all time. 🤍

[@voidwraithprime8521]

I saw these guys open for System of a Down in Cleveland in 2005. Best show I've probably ever seen live. The energy on the stage (from both bands) was incredible.

[@radioactivetrees9626]

"Playing like they have a loaded gun pointed to their head."

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Somehow that description fits this band perfectly. They go the fuck off on every album, period

[@BarberMidnight]

my fave band ever. every album is a great work of art in its own right.

[@AP_alias]

glad you did this. the more often you hear tmv the more addictive their music becomes. thx for your 1,5 h of your life

[@rusbell2981]

Just for the fact that you did this entire album I'm 1000% subscribing! Wish I had found your channel sooner!

[@rusbell2981]

Oh shit, are you doing the entire album?! That's so epic! This is above and beyond my favorite album of all time easily.

[@ruminating1596]

Nice unique setup. Never seen someone have the lyics up like you got while listening to the song for a first time.

[@keytothestorms]

Oh dude, TMV its a Pandora's box Try with Amputecture album next😉

[@samreyes7457]

Bass..Juan alderete de la pena. He was bass for Marilyn 1:13:55 Manson

[@10111269]

Looking forward to you hearing more of their albums. Way to go

[@samreyes7457]

Oh. The drummer is now on Queens or the Stone Age Jon Theodore

[@samreyes7457]

Flea... Trumpet on the start of Miranda song a. Frusciante on l'Via, second guitar solo

[@TwigCity]

Frusciante is on the first solo as well if I know his guitar tone good enough. Omar solos in the second half Apparently frusciante played majority of the rhythm guitar on Amputechture, so Omar could focus more on producing and writing. He does the solos on Tetragrammaton and Viscera Eyes also from what I can tell. Love what he contributed to the early records

[@Jbhoy2024]

Saw them on this tour in Scotland and blew my 17/18 year old brain. Played the whole 32 mins of the final track.

[@samreyes7457]

Thank you for this... Mars Volta formed after the break up of.."At the Drive In".. "ATDI". My hometown buddies. Cedric Bixler Zavala, singer. Omar Rodriguez Lopez.. producer, guitar, master mind.

[@chadashworth252]

Fantastic review.

[@jacobpeermamode691]

Love the video!

[@jrockon2774]

Saw them in 2009 when they stop in Montreal, no first part band, a 3 hours of pure music orgasme, best show ever!!!!

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

I remember i got a third of the way through this the night you posted it. A ¼ year later and I'm in regret lol. Flea from RHCP did the trumpet in Miranda !!

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Frances, Vismund, L'Via, Miranda, Cassandra et al are characters in a murder mystery, supposedly, where Frances witnessed the murder of her mother by a priest, and the church covered it up.

[@atmaillumina]

Masterpiece album.

[@okaypeekay]

Glad you didn't cut!

[@always420blitzed]

Wild concept album, this comment may contain some edits as your ideo plays on lol. Super loose interpretation here: It's a journal that one of the sound engineers found in a car when he was a to truck driver. The author of the journal was adopted and so was the tow truck driver. So they turned it into a story where cygmund us the surviving child of an abortion that happened after his mom was raped by a priest (first track). He becomes a prostitute (second track) and eventually speaks to his aunt (track 3) to find out what happened to his mom. Then he speaks to his grandma (track 4) for more info and cassandra gemini (the rest of the tracks) is just him going apeshit on the people that abused him and his family. Drummer is Jon Theodore who is currently with Queens of the stone age. Here Mars Volta's first album if want to hear him go off 18:46 these recordings were of his cousins playing in their yard, i think. 21:29 The widow - i inadvertently got my son into mars volta. This song, zed and the 2 naughts, and drunkship of lanters are some of his favorite songs. 27:50 my favorite song, if I'm at a bar with a jukebox, i'm playing this song without fail.

[@vinnydelgado]

Que delicia ver um canal de brasileiro reagindo a Mars Volta🥰🥰 Uma OBRA PRIMA que eu indico pra ti ouvir é o Memórias de Fogo do El Efecto, facilmente um dos melhores álbuns do prog nos últimos anos e praticamente ninguém conhece o som dos caras

[@FernandoReyes956]

On L'Via , outro piano guitar groove. Latin Jazz pianist - Larry Harlow. Omar Rodriguez grew up listening to him, and managed to get him to play on this record. Flea playing trumpet on Miranda that gjost isn't Holy anymore. Fruciante on L'via solos. Great musicians colabs here

[@samreyes7457]

Flea and John Frusciante are on this album

[@guitaoist]

Better 20 years late than never

[@guycomments]

Ever listened to sleepytime gorilla museum? They’re kinda like TMV, really crazy compositions, insanely good musicianship, slowed down a bit compared to Mars Volta, and a much different vocal palette. But I think it’s a good comparison, they’re another one of those bands that stands alone in what they do

[@guycomments]

No one is better than sleepytime at playing with time signatures and tempo, going from very fast to very slow, or vice versa, over a very drawn out passage, transitioning smoothly (instead of at the drop of a hat at the end of a measure), all while staying together as a band

[@rossstewart9284]

If you like Sleepytime, you should check out Lapsus Linguae, a now-defunct Glasgow band. Their first record, You Got Me Fraiche is incredible. They brought out some tracks for a second record but was never released

[@gonzalodavidvazquezgonzale5796]

I live in northern mexico and can realte to that weather. You need to get an an ac, mini split or sometjin😂 as atip put the wet cloth on your neck for a few secs. Its really amazing how it cools down your body for a few mins

[@JayCurran-t1s]

Plant A Nail is still my favourite segment of this album!

[@tiges1972]

If Micheal Angelo wrote music. Probably misspelled sorry

[@jorgecarneiro819]

All music TMV and Omar solo its a masterpiece... But This album it's beyond... And the build the last track... It's something... All musics played isolated, it's absurd...

[@punxtap9163]

Great review

[@vincevirgo3416]

I feel like you should react to house music….I have one, julian Gomes.He is really good.I feel like your audience could widen to other continents.

[@spirit_theyarehere]

Goro on drums fr

[@VinhLe-cj6lx]

Hey man, PLEASE REACT TO THE NEW BRYSON TILLER SELF TITLED ALBUM !!! 🙏🙏

[@tiges1972]

Did you just say too short? Lol

[@samreyes7457]

The other part of the break up of ATDI... Sparta. Iny opinion TMV is better. But,, check ATDI.. The Mars Volta por vida. If you can see them live,, DO IT.

[@JC19667]

You talk to much. You didn't even notice the insane instrumentation before it slowed down.

[@herba1yumz]

Love your videos and interactions but you need to like stop talking during songs. It ruins the build ups and viewing pleasure. Perhaps pause the album after each song and give your analysis. None the less, the way you react is how I am everytime i listen to Mars Volta. They're one of the best bands ever formed. Thomas P is a beast of a drummer. Watch his playthrough with Zildjin.

[@othellokennerly4103]

taking 7 minutes to plug and ask for money is a putoff. The album is a work of art that can't easily be eclipsed. You should have listened earlier.

[@othellokennerly4103]

You talked through key moments of the music progressioin. I gotta give you a thumbs down dude. learn to listen. Pause to react and then start the music again. You RUINED your own experience because these songs need to be heard, not spoken over.

[@arealhuman2409]

​@@othellokennerly4103 Are you actually serious? Get a grip man he clearly enjoyed the album. Also why are you so mad about him giving his thoughts? If you just wanted to listen to the music go do that and don't be surprised when a reaction channel gives his reaction. I gotta give you a thumbs down dude. You RUINED your own experience because this video needs to be enjoyed, not nit-picked because you hate everything who doesn't do it your way.

[@ElHombretheman]

Nicest reaction ever.