The Mars Volta - Live at the Electric Ballroom (London, 2003) full set

[@RhysticStudies]

still one of my favorite mudvayne performances ever.

[@eclipse3580]

bless

[@ALIENDNA14]

LOL!!! I LOVE THE MARS VOLTA... BY FAR, ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME...

[@TheRikkarikna]

I'm out of the loop, what's this in reference to? (besides mudvayne ofc)

[@RhysticStudies]

@@TheRikkarikna haha, just watch the first couple minutes of this show! cedric makes a joke before the set.

[@redacted5035]

@@TheRikkarikna 0:12 Cedric was known for making jokes like "We are Mudvayne" or sometimes "we are latin Danzig" lol 😂

[@satevo462]

As a middle aged man, every kid I've introduced to The Mars Volta have become huge fans. Especially this album.

[@diegovera4962]

All of the songs are from "De-Loused in the Comatorium" except for the ones where it is indicated 00:50 Son et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP 06:30 Roulette Dares (the haunt of) 16:10 Some Jon and Omar's improvisation 17:30 Drunkship of Lanterns (epic Cedric's dance) 21:30 Some weird jump to one of the Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus sections (from their 2nd studio album, "Frances The Mute") 24:55 Drunkship Reprise 26:40 Eriatarka 35:10 Cicatriz ESP 49:30 This apparatus must be unearthed 54:20 Televators 01:01:20 Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt (some other fkn epic Cedric's dance steps) (this extended live version is simply marvelous) 01:16:00 Concertina (from "Tremulant" EP)

[@Audiojunkk]

Legend thanks for taking the time to do this!

[@shawnkane4697]

Still coming back to listen to this in 2023

[@grunkert]

My second ever live gig, and probably still the best. Never thought this performance would become so iconic. Feel privileged to have been there.

[@grunkert]

holy shit I was just going through a box of my old books and I found the ticket stub which I was using as a bookmark for a prententious book which I won't mention the title of.. Cool! imgur.com/a/qbqb7

[@badmanjones179]

fucking sweet dude thanks for sharing!!! image proof makes this like 1005% times better.. thank you for sharing your excellent mars volta history with us !!! >:) im jealous

[@brianrodman1033]

You set the bar very high early on.

[@YodaZemunski]

AWESOME!

[@alismor]

grunkert mamon

[@vincenttovar9938]

I've been watching live music performances since the mid 1960s and this is in my top two best. The ups and downs of tempo, note progression changes, bass lines, keyboard and guitar effects, vocals and the best live drumming to keep all together. I come back to this 4 or 5 times a year to remind me what a live performance should be like. Many bands don't get it.

[@HunterGreenMusic]

Check out King Gizzard - Live at Bonarroo ‘22 You won’t regret it

[@herrn1639]

Who else came back to watch this masterpiece in 2019?

[@AxiomApe]

This guy right here

[@DoktorFreaman]

Its great he can hit those crazy notes IRL.

[@Eldaino999]

Gordon Freeman I remember when the album came out and so many dismissed it as an effect. Ha.

[@paulhernandez184]

🤘still listen them daily lol

[@1downkhonvex208]

right here also my bad

[@krispy3790]

as a drummer this guys stamina is insane. cant think of many other bands that require so much effort from their drummer

[@wadeb5042]

Dick Dousche listen to August Burns Red

[@stevencox3930]

Dick Dousche his name is Jon Theodore and he drums for Queens of The Stone Age now.

[@cloudoftime]

Dick Dousche Listen to tech death metal, or mathcore, etc. So much drum appreciation available for you.

[@Spookyaki1]

I'm sorry but death metal drumming is mostly about speed. Once you have the endurance for the style, it's not hard to blast beat. This drumming is far more taxing, as it's all over the place, with strange rhythms and style switching.

[@bantom360]

Lol, you funny guy you.... psshh, death metal

[@Thursday377]

Don't watch this video unless you wanna be sad that you will never see The Mars Volta in their 2003 state ever

[@AxiomApe]

Thursday377 I feel very lucky to have caught them in 2006 and then again in 2009 I totally miss those guys

[@nowone666]

ikr, 2 of them dead, 2 in one band, 1 in another, fuck man its pretty sad

[@imawreck6586]

Im 13 and this is one of my favorite bands and deloused in the comatoriam is my favorite album ever i would kill to be there i hate people who say im born in the wrong generation but i truly am i wish i was born in 1989 because of this band

[@imawreck6586]

And by the way im not just like oh this band is great i found this band last week and listened to it about 8 times and frances the mute 5 times

[@youmang]

I saw atdi in 99 but NEVER got to see The Mars Volta.....this line up was so on point......

[@lucasmontenegro8938]

Everyone loves Omar, but let's give credit to Juan and Jon. To keep everything perfectly tight while Omar goes to outerspace is as great as actually going to outerspace.

[@darryljudd7361]

Lucas Montenegro exactly he’s the glue of that band through all the lineup changes

[@haiasieel6099]

Yep. Fucking aces. Frances era live shows when they added Adrian were insane. Masterful.

[@pablojaramillo1279]

Lucas Montenegro And Ikey

[@fugamantew]

@@pablojaramillo1279 This. Ikey is gawdawfully underrated in this unit too. And even though Omar actually WROTE the parts for all of them, without said foundations there'd be more people still thinking his playing is plainly "subpar".

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

yeah the bass on the first album was poo

[@pablomontoto7089]

yo creo que esto es tan grande que no tenían ni idea de lo que estaban haciendo en ese preciso momento. Gracias infinitas por regalarnos después del 2000 esto.

[@DaFreezeey]

The greatest year of the Volta... Playing De-Loused in its entirety...

[@bernhardsart]

Abso-fucking-lutely!!!!!!!

[@009-u1h]

Surpassed by the Philadelphia

[@ripperplaysclon152]

Minus Tira me a las aranas.

[@Ivearted]

I was lucky enough to see them in 2003 twice! Once in May (St.Paul,MN) and later that fall in October at the quest club. I stood right above the drums by the bar. It sound amazing behind and above most of the speakers! 👋

[@AxiomApe]

Boys and girls, you are looking at a legendary performance. This concert changed the way I thought about music forever...Can't believe how time flies. And now I will fly too~~~ *THE MARS VOLTA FOREVER*

[@josephpickard3108]

This gig changed my life, I'll never forget it

[@jsanabria]

Jon Theodore is such a beast, damn

[@zivadrums]

+John Sanabria He is the best! Pure feeling.

[@aperezto]

He was

[@RoyGibson]

One of my top 5 drummers ever. His rhythm and structure in the early Volta stuff is delicious. Used to put headphones and (attempt to) play his work. His ad-lib and listening is second to none.

[@cvblaylock]

One of the best drummers of our time. I’d even go as far as saying he’s better than say John Bonham.

[@pjdrums6870]

I think he's the best drummer of this decade at least.

[@grizzlywhisker]

Jon Theodore is the best drummer they ever had and I think him leaving really messed things up for them. Just my theory, I have been a drummer for 25+ years and Jon definitely brings so much to this band. He's the reason I got into these guys when I first heard De-Loused.

[@drakegravely5261]

ditto! What a beast.

[@grizzlywhisker]

@@drakegravely5261 I really liked the Bedlam in Goliath album they did with Thomas Pridgen as well. I saw them live with both Jon and Thomas and Thomas’s playing was so erratic/manic that it seemed to throw off the performance at times, he was quite good on that album though.

[@JoyDrummer2]

Still 20 years later, and almost nothing compares to the power and sound of this legendary band. God what a concert and what a performance. For a brief moment in 2003, this was the center of the universe in the most beautiful way

[@mdav30]

In 2003 a group of hispanic and black guys metabolized pretty much all of rock n roll and spit out the best album ever made

[@oscarsanchez6976]

and some whites too haha

[@mdav30]

I think everyone in the band in this concert clip is either black or Hispanic - though you could count Flea who played bass on the album and Rick Rubin who produced as the essential white guys :-)

[@RealZacharyLee]

This is the most accurate description I've ever read.

[@saulsanchezcortes7478]

Well, mexican americans and blacks ever participated on rock since their born. Omar Rodríguez is a surprise because puerto ricans have no a strong identity with rock or metal music

[@arthurias7693]

@@gnosticreverend6354 He's white. Being Jewish doesn't just make you not white if your skin is white.

[@alonsolandaeta5525]

Jon Theodore ft The Mars Volta - Live at the Electric Ballroom (London, 2003) full set

[@Inkinthegrass]

srsly dude

[@JohnsDough1918]

The drums are mixed gloriously loud on this recording, freakin love it.

[@darryljudd7361]

Exactly Worst mistake they made was kicking him out nobody comes close to him

[@salsaviolencia]

@@darryljudd7361 closest they got imo was Deantoni Parks, still not the dynamic n aggressive Jon Theodore vibe, sucks not to have him around.

[@kellenbrent]

I read an interview with Cedric where most of the drums on this record- and even some of the drums on the Frances the Mute album- had already been written by Blake Fleming before Theodore came along. www.verbicidemagazine.com/2006/11/07/interview-cedric-bixler-zavala-of-the-mars-volta/

[@nagarjunazhen6935]

damn this takes me back to being a scrappy teenager mad at the world blasting mars volta everyday all day

[@SergioDuFont]

SAME!

[@isaiahdelacruz8703]

Nagarjuna Zhen i think i'm in that phase right. now

[@nagarjunazhen6935]

Isaiah De la Cruz excellent!!!! if your really love the volta go find a pdf of the deloused storybook. its really interesting. hopefully we will get some fresh music before these trash politicians burn the world and run to their underground bunkers. it wouldn't hurt to go try meshuggahs album OBZEN if you can digest volta you may dig it.

[@ambermiller6812]

Nagarjuna Zhen the novella was crazy...but i really enjoyed it

[@nagarjunazhen6935]

Amber Miller lol yeah i had to read it slowly

[@theoriginalflex8001]

Drums, bass and keyboard are the only thing that keep this band from breaking the bounds of gravity and floating off this planet.

[@nowone666]

after discovering the mars volta like 2yrs ago, and after rewatching this countless times, i gotta say, theres nothing like them, and there will likely never be...

[@nowone666]

@@alelollipop1903 he's become my favorite drummer ever since

[@rmarcko]

Probably you already have, but if not, check out the other projects these guys were involved with, such as ATDI. Enjoy.

[@JordansAnalysis]

This has to be one of the best live performances of any band…..nearly everything about this is perfect

[@satevo462]

I can't believe this is 20 years old......

[@coombecarp]

Ikey Owens, what a talented lovely dude. Always time to hang out with fans - just an incredible man and mindblowing piano player x

[@brandonbarrilleaux1945]

Eriatarka is one of the best songs ever made

[@saionaraasalways]

RIP maese Ikey

[@Inkinthegrass]

Damn the fucking drummer is relentless dude it's like the more he exerts himself the more his stamina and intensity increases all the while never losing control of his technique or his sense of musicality in the slightest

[@GABuckeye37]

Good god...this is one of the best live performances I've seen.

[@ALIENDNA14]

I love this band so much, that it hurts... They are undoubtedly, one of the greatest Rock bands of all time... Their live performances, are nothing less, than pure alchemy and magic - or just total perfection... Oh God, I can't stop myself from gushing over this band, and I really need to take a time out... PERFECTION!

[@patrixfunny]

One band I deeply regret not seeing live. This is legendary.

[@JackFarlow08]

Oh man best band I've ever seen

[@rhelferstay]

I saw them when I was a teenager and they got booed because the audience was all there for System of a Down. It was a shame, they are pretty awesome live.

[@Contra2075]

They just made a album last month so they will tour again next year. I seen them 2011. I don't remember them going wild live like this show. But yeah awesome seeing them.

[@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382]

​@@rhelferstay that was the same tour where Hella opened for the both of them too

[@DeeEfSea]

That break from Drunkship to the interlude part of Cygnus gives me life..

[@Purplestufff]

The shot of Ikey Owens at 49:14 is underappreciated and I want that to change.

[@growskull]

rip

[@Anekdoten-r8zz]

Also 1:13:47 😂

[@pietrocarnera6268]

In that two years (2003-2005) TMV was the best band Delused and Frances are amazing Another livel of musician and alchemy

[@psychicpain]

Man, that Cygnus jam in the middle was perfect. Love that context amidst all the De-loused material.

[@cvblaylock]

Colton Hubbard Right! But this was before that album so I wonder if they came back around to using it because they liked it.

[@deeross87]

I wonder if anyone from the crowd recognised it when it was released 2 years later. It's so distinctive compared to the rest of deloused

[@iamjeffie2697]

"Hello, we're Mudvayne" LOL! Amazing performance, miss these guys! R.I.P Ikey Owens. \m/

[@DragonFlopp]

I'm just now getting into this group, and this is one hell of a performance.

[@Nero7713]

Taylor B listen to their entire Frances The Mute album straight through. their best album in my opinion

[@DragonFlopp]

Nero7713 I've really been sticking with De-loused so far, but I have Frances coming in the mail pretty soon. I'll check it out when I can!

[@krispy3790]

listen to scabdates

[@wadeb5042]

Welcome to the rabbit hole, my friend. My favorite album is Amputechture, but take your time. Very few people are casual listeners to TMV. Most tend to either hate it or spend years obsessed.

[@DragonFlopp]

Walter Bored I have yet to get to that one. I've been checking out Frances, and parts of it perplex me. I'm planning on spending more time with it.

[@APR944]

One of the greatest bands. Unsung heros of modern day rock and roll. XX

[@goar]

If you don't think Mudwayne is one of the best bands in the universe, you clearly didn't watch this video.

[@jdgonzo1982]

and the way they just slip in a bit from cygnus vismund cygnus at 21:38...before the next album had even come out...awesome!!

[@badmanjones179]

sneak preview. i love that part

[@AkihiroDigital]

According to some, it was originally part of Drunkship of Lanterns but once they started working on Frances the Mute, around 2004 they stopped playing "Facilis Descenus Averni" (the segment we just heard) in the middle of Drunkship of Lanterns.

[@bagan8804]

Jon Theodore doesn't get enough credit. That guy is an absolute beast.

[@scottclarke7595]

Saw him live with QOTSA this year. He tore the fucking roof off the building. He is hands down my favorite drummer of the last 30 years. Over Danny Carey. Over anyone dude. So fucking good.

[@liam_isbetter24]

@@scottclarke7595over danny carey is wild

[@spicylegato6024]

That 6 stroke snare fill @3:29 I always assumed was tightened up and compressed to make it sound so crisp on the album recording. I was totally wrong he’s just a beast of a drummer with perfect timing.

[@JoseRodriguez-zq3jd]

Sometimes I come back to this video now in 2020 just to hear “hello we’re mudvayne.” 😂😂 Then stay for deloused.

[@buttayobread505]

This is one of the best sets any band has ever had

[@reggiehammond1420]

it really is

[@continentalgin]

Right on, Ju.

[@romulo353]

Imagine the gigs that were not recorded and we didn't get the chance to see.

[@badmanjones179]

if they were good they wouldve been recorded. existential crisis averted

[@mattwallace6873]

Theres one from brussels in 2005 that theres only a 5 min part of thats as fire as this band got

[@cygnusactual1618]

Any time Volta came to the East Coast I made it a point to go see them. By far the best shows I have ever seen. My hope is they drop Antemasque and reunite. Hard to do though without Ikey. Thanks for posting this!

[@goodman8601]

+Luke Watson agree with you about Ikey rip but I feel the volta wont deliver like they did without Theodore

[@nickpharvey]

+Saul Goodman if they come back, it has to be with Theodore

[@Jakeyboyofjoy4]

rip ikey. such a fucking loss. no one plays keys like him.

[@peachesannndgravy]

who else is here for Juan's fkn bass solo in Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt???? Orgasmic.

[@AlexMurio]

YASSS

[@Diegoalfonsocrespoya]

That solo!! those effects!!! Juan is a freaking machine

[@darryljudd7361]

Best track on deloused

[@utubedestroysmytime]

Growing up in El Paso around this time EVERYONE tried being like our hometown heroes and grew their fros out

[@utubedestroysmytime]

@LeBum Omar and Cedric are from El Paso man not sure what your trip is. Easy google search shows they’re from El Paso.

[@utubedestroysmytime]

@LeBum lmao they are the band fool

[@jmathews4765]

All this guitarwork from a man who tried to fight against it

[@johnnymarin5035]

What do you mean by this?

[@philz_corsia]

@@johnnymarin5035 Omar hated the guitar at first, and tried to cover it up with effects, as he preferred bass and keyboards over guitar, but was forced into playing it

[@blackskate_unltd95]

@@philz_corsia you got some source ? i wanna read more about that

[@philz_corsia]

@@blackskate_unltd95 not in particular, just kind of looking at interviews/other things from the ATDI era :P

[@dudeman5303]

@@blackskate_unltd95 oh it's all over the place, even wikipedia states it. Omar talks about it all the time, if you look for it something'll come up, he's mentioned it many many times. Originally omar joined the band to play bass on at the drive in's second or third release(one of the EPs after their first release, he was on bass for acrobatic tenement though), but ended up switching to guitar around in casino out I think? I know he was on guitar by In-Casino-Out, but I don't remember when he officially started. But yeah that is the exact reason he used so many effects. He originally was just hesitantly filling a role that needed to be filled. Edit: omar switched to guitar when they began working on the EP "El Gran Orgo", right between acrobatic tenement and in casino out.

[@Audiojunkk]

Thanks so much for uploading! I had a recording of this on VHS back in the day an my mumz recorded over it! So glad to hear it again!

[@Randall_Kildare]

I had never noticed how similar The Mars Volta is to Led Zeppelin until listening to them play live. Not to say they are copying them... they are not, in any way. But the drumming, the guitar effects & tone, the vocals, the fragmented exploration of their own music. It's inescapable, & completely amazing.

[@JUMBOpin]

a last Dragon I always said that when I was in college at parties.

[@cloudoftime]

a last Dragon Compare Drunkship of Lanterns and Achilles' Last Stand.

[@movimentodoscacos]

Mike Hegarty okay, although I do think the comparison can be criticized you are absolute wrong. saying these guys have no groove is so stupid I can't even..

[@saulsanchezcortes7478]

Led Zeppelin with La Fania xD

[@volkurojoga8754]

Saúl Sánchez Cortés y un toque de Pink Floyd

[@Bombast-A-Blasta]

Who else wishes TMV would hurry up with the remasters and vinyl releases? Wouldn’t it be rad to hear this set in Hi Fidelity?

[@lovethesideways8]

I hope UMG didn't have the master tapes...

[@adaisychain4azathoth]

might wanna check that out right now. no set records afaik, but there's vinyls for sure :D

[@Polymorphable]

saw them 5/5/05 at roseland when i was fifteen changed my life OMARRRRRRRRRRR

[@reggiehammond1420]

1 month later...they went so hard that tour

[@kevinryan1359]

i was there

[@spencerjkent]

Saw Volta countless times, but that Frances The Mute tour in 2005 flat out changed my life.

[@satevo462]

John Theodore is a fucking beast and easily one of my favorite drummers. Love him on the new Queens of the Stone Age stuff and of course, some of the sickest beats ever played on One Day as A Lion.

[@morrisalanisette9067]

This video changed my life when I saw it back in 2005 or so. I was amazed by whatever this was and became a huge fan, and they got me into art more deeply.

[@FredSismoS]

One of those bands that appear every now and then with a really innovative sound.

[@omarn.6013]

I'm always in awe at the layers upon layers of the massive mashup of sounds and vocals. Rodriguez-Lopez and crew are true genius architects of delivering a uniqueness that we are blessed with experiencing.

[@tonyoneill4046]

I was there, and I’m so happy someone filmed this show. If anything, it was even more mind-melting live.

[@rustyfuzz470]

Cedric casually throwing the drum tech offstage @ 4:20... lol

[@CYGNUSnr]

Love this version of Televators!

[@badmanjones179]

the beginning is so stripped back its great

[@user-gt6ye8cr4z]

Thank you again for uploading this. Cheers to the late Isaiah Ikey Owens.

[@cold-momentss]

so glad theyre back but this lineup was pure gold and this era was so awesome with omar and juan's giant pedalboard and how in sync they were

[@benjasauruswrecks]

thank you for adding this man. keep trying to find it.

[@aaronespinosa8002]

I saw this tour in Mexico City. That was one of my best experiences with music ever.

[@adamboyle3331]

Saw them almost right after De Loused was released. I was only 14 at the time my older brother just said “I need $30. We’re going to a concert. We have to go see this”.

[@ItUnidentified]

Adam Boyle dude me too I saw em with older siblings... life changed forever after that

[@ifoundcratersonthemoon]

every member of this band is firing on all cylinders. i wish i could go back in time and see this.

[@sinajakelic]

Bet your bottom dollar if Cedric sang live as well as he nailed studio takes, they would have taken the world by storm.

[@GABuckeye37]

He did for at least the first track lol

[@aLexTaKaTu]

it's been 14 years since i saw this video for the first time, and it still makes me feel like the first time, they were without a doubt the most influential band of my 20's

[@lucasmontenegro8938]

Jon smiling at Omar because Omar missed the proper time to enter but they still managed to work everything out

[@goodman8601]

Thanks for uploading. I believe this was the last time they played the entire deloused album in it's track order

[@writingalias4401]

+Saul Goodman the only time, I'm pretty sure.

[@cloudoftime]

Writing Alias Why would you assume that? I heard them play this in Sacramento 2004.

[@darryljudd7361]

I read in an interview that the only time they did deloused start to Finish was the most boring show they ever did It must be this one and it’s far from boredom from a listeners Perspective

[@agostini15times]

1. The drummer 2. Guitar 3. Bass 4. Keyboardist 5. Jerry Garcia 6. Mudvayne's singer

[@Alex_3311DesignCo]

agostini15times it’s funny you say this, I love Cedric but clearly especially in this video is his lack of vocal control evident. Love his voice on the records but live always felt it lacked everything.

[@jesterruth1238]

1. A bodybuilder 2. Guitarist 3. Dennis Reynolds 4. Keyboardist 5.jerry Garcia 6.mudvaynes singer

[@wilsonsilva2918]

The problem with cedric is that his combination of moving around and singing these ultra high notes dont mix well together On the 2005 philadelphia gig he actually stops in his tracks to sing cassandra gemini to its entirety, and fucking nails it, one of my favourites to this day

[@ALIENDNA14]

OH MY GOD, I just love John Theodore... He might just be, perhaps, the perfect drummer... UGHHHHHH!!!!!

[@G3lowden]

I’ve been listening to this set for two decades now, just coming up for air. The final section of Take the Vail KILLS ME every time.

[@El_Revvelador]

I wish this video was available in HD. Would pay good money for it !

[@raymondaranda8716]

I saw this live on TV , recorded on my dvr . Instantly became a fan

[@alexandrodelucioguerra6585]

Who's still watching this masterpiece in 2018?

[@samtraygis1337]

Alexandro De Lucio Guerra me somehow I just started listening to them.my buddy introduced me to them recently great fucking band I'm hooked

[@danisnotcalm]

I would give a part of my body to go back in time to see this show in person.

[@melissaderp8357]

yeah they were playing a good show that night for sure

[@goldenstatedrifters2040]

2019

[@jorgesamsonblaires3596]

@@goldenstatedrifters2040 ditto. Food for the mind and soul.

[@beavertarakan2716]

Столько лет прошло.. А у меня все так же в душе переворачивается, и хочется орать и подвывать этим песням.

[@thereverendnick6799]

Anyone else notice how they mixed a lil Frances the Mute breakdown in there? Beautiful, this album, Tremulant, Frances, and most of Bedlam will always remain some of my absolute favorite works of art. It's strange because it's hard for me to step aside and try to wrap my head around some of the criticisms that ppl have with them, that's what is awesome about music tho I guess, how subjective experience can be so starkly contrasting from person to person. This shit gets my body and mind moving in a such a cosmically orgasmic frenetic pace it fuels me and entrances me. But, I've always enjoyed wild, experimental, progressive stuff like King Crimson, and Can, if you haven't checked out those you should..wonderful stuff

[@cinemaspire7258]

I'd be pretty confident that anyone who's heard of TMV, has very likely listened to Can and KC beforehand ;)

[@anathema2me4EVR]

I was at this show. Great to relive that night.

[@AxiomApe]

A Moment In Time It truly was an epic *moment in time* ;)

[@JsRf13]

21:38 and with this, they were on top of the world.

[@TheFluffmcgruff]

Wish I had the chance to catch them between 2003-2005, what a fucking performance.

[@reggiehammond1420]

+Josh Harrell saw em in 04,08, 10 and 2005 right after frances dropped...the 05 show was fucking amazing they were all good but jesus christ they were magical during that show

[@jonm1628]

+Reggie “Batman” Hammond Yep, saw them in Chicago '05. Favorite live show ever.

[@reggiehammond1420]

Jon Maravelias Greek Berkley good times man

[@cloudoftime]

I was introduced to them by walking in on them opening for A Perfect Circle, in Sacramento, in 2004. Changed my life. Incredible performance. No live video comes close to that performance.

[@nicholassismil3823]

saw them in berkeley at the greek theater in 05 right after frances dropped as well :D

[@diegovazquez513]

Soy de México y tengo 16 años y me encanta este tipo de música, sobre todo este concierto, me encantó

[@luisfersotelo7242]

Si hay futuro en el país :')

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for posting.

[@howlingowl3254]

hello, we're mudvayne.

[@baezroger]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJ! I loved Mudvayne tooo!

[@maximilianosilva7924]

@Holy Hand Grenades stfu m8

[@duncanmeadus2207]

I was at this gig. Fabulous to see it again and to confirm it was as good as I thought it was at the time!

[@marksmith9874]

thanks for putting up - I was there. incredible incredible gig.

[@animalblundetto6510]

Finally got to see them live 💪

[@Creed_fan_69]

Still can’t get over Juan’s solo during cerpin taxt. Love that dude.

[@actionjacksondan]

Thank you for the upload Walter

[@doctorsueno1048]

This version of Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt is perfection.

[@ichorousmedia]

nobody has ever quite touched these guys as far as intensity combined with creativity. A talented melding

[@thomasdraper8935]

I would sell my kidney to be able to see the Mars Volta in their prime.

[@juancruz2583]

I love most how they played “Concertina” at the end just how it should have always been on the album. Fucking epic. Truly legendary. An honor indeed. The Mars Volta lives forever! 🖤

[@matthewbritt8498]

15years ago goddamn ....

[@nicolasbascunan4013]

20!

[@perliva]

The stars aligned on that day. I wish I had been there.

[@JaimeEskobar]

HAHAHAH "we are Mudvayne" looool

[@jonesybones13]

This is one of their best live shows I've seen. Thanks for uploading!

[@marcelovhm1]

This band makes me open my eyes, my soul... I can't express the things that I am feeling you know? I will just let the hallucinations run in my head... just let them be free, why not? I am free, everyone is free, my halluciantions are free too. Just be friend of your friend and you'll have everything in life. Life is just a game, remember. Love you. Don't forget that ok?

[@osarenigglet]

thanks man! idk why they took it off before! it's such a good live. like the fuck?! are you people mad?

[@levesquezz]

RIP IKEY OWENS BEST THAT EVER WAS

[@ThePaladin956]

Around 31:35 you start to go into a trance with his vocals in that bass line. I fucking love The Mars Volta so much I wish I could have seen them in their Prime performing this album in its entirety or any album in its entirety for that matter.

[@dabmanian_devil]

This show was recorded and put out as a bootleg live album on vinyl. I own said vinyl, and the sound quality is 1000x better than this video. Sounds fuckin phenomenal on wax and is one of the best live recordings ive ever heard

[@Robert-dt3is]

We need to hunt down who was the engineer at this show!! Lol

[@swutted3439]

dab devil upload it to ytube Dear god

[@stevenhorrocks4919]

Ill give you 4 quid for it.

[@ambrieldoll8815]

dab devil - could you record it and put it on YT or could you Zip It so we can download and Check it out. Pretty please!! With loads of sugar on top ;) [e-mail]

[@dublj57]

i dubbed it to cassette tape off a vhs dub

[@johnflatz4606]

All the raw power of MC5, first proto-punk band from 60's, but with Progressive rock virtuosity and expanded ideas!