De-Loused in the Comatorium

De-Loused in the Comatorium Artist: The Mars Volta
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988005335814
ASIN: B000091KVL


Release Date: 2003-06-18

De-Loused in the Comatorium


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Tracks:

  1. Son et Lumiere
  2. Inertiatic ESP
  3. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
  4. Tira Me a las Ara
  5. Drunkship of Lanterns
  6. Eriatarka
  7. Cicatriz ESP
  8. This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed
  9. Televators
  10. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt

Album Description

Full title - De-Loused In The Comatorium. Japanese edition of indie rock act's eagerly anticipated 2003 debut album, includes the bonus track 'Ambuletz'. Universal Records.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Come into the "Comatorium".......2005-01-25

Indie-rock band At the Drive In shattered just as they were starting to make it big. But from the ashes of At The Drive-In came: The Mars Volta. And their full-length debut album, "De-Loused At The Comatorium," is a rousing, blasting, strange and magnificent lump of space rock.

"Son Et Lumiere" is a melodic buildup to the fireball of "Inertiatic ESP," the eerie string-driven "Tira Me A Las Aranas," the haunting drum-laden "Drunkship of Lanterns" with its lamenting howls, the rollicking "Eriatarka," the slightly overlong but very compelling "Cicatriz ESP," the chaotic "This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed," the soft and melodic "Televators," and the At the Drive-In-influenced "Take The Veil Cerpin Taxt."

It's rather rare to have a concept album now. But this full-length debut definitely is one. It tells of a Mexican artist who committed suicide in the 1990s. Here, he falls into a coma and lingers in the world of "De-Loused" for a week. (It sounds depressing, but it isn't) The plaintive, surreal songs make a lot more sense once you know the story.

"De-Loused"'s sound is hard to classify: a combo of rock, psychedelica, a hint of jazz, Latin music, and a few others that are hard to identify. For that matter, it's not really much like several songs, as a single song that bobs into different musical genres. Often the songs will melt into one another, one barely pausing as it dies away before the next melody starts. It gives "De-Loused" the feeling of a big, glorious tapestry.

The lyrics and music reflect this feel; the lyrics are wrenchingly weird ("Nobody is heard/compass wilting in the wind!"), with an undeniably powerful melancholy, dark edge. It's never more evident than in the despairing wail of "Now I'm lost!". The music can switch from shattering guitar riffs to delicate instrumentals tinged with a synthesizer. And though at times they sound chaotic as a thunderstorm storm, it's obvious that they know what they're doing.

Mars Volta is a blast of explosive new rock music that blows away the rubbish. "De-Loused in the Comatorium" is like stepping through a door into a world where the normal rules of music don't apply. Step through the door, into the Comatorium....

5 out of 5 stars The biggest at the drive-in/ The mars volta fan's review.......2003-11-08

This cd shows the creative side of former at the drive-in members Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguiez as they have shown in their other band, Defacto. This musical masterpiece is the best new release of 2003. But one correction to a reviewer on this cd, Jim Ward has never been on the mars volta, he formed the band sparta which is not as good as The mars volta. This cd is worth buying, it also features a bonus track that the American version does not aqquire.

5 out of 5 stars The future of rock?.......2003-08-22

The Mars Volta, made up of Cedric Bixler, Omar Rodriguez, the late Jeremy Ward, Flea, and guest John Frusciante (3/5 of At the Drive in, and 2/5 of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) seem set to change rock music as we know it. They will never be accepted on mainstream radio, so if that's what you listen to, skip this review.

The album, while being mainly psychedelic seamlessly blends just about every form of music you can think of into a truly sublime hodge-podge of sound. Loud? Yes. Bombastic? At times, yet the guitar work is simply genius, and Mr. Bixler exhibits shades of Geddy Lee from Rush, but in a good way.

The album may be chaotic, hectic, and fevered, but they know how to make it all work together to create something absolutely unique. If they can keep this up, 10 years from now, they may be truly appreciated as the ingenious innovators they are.

4 out of 5 stars

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  2. Walk Idiot Walk ~ The Hives
  3. Two Man Band ~ Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley
  4. Asylum
  5. On the Blues Side ~ Chuck Berry
  6. My Private Nation ~ Train
  7. No Release ~ Helper Monkeys
  8. Death Is Fun
  9. Rose by Another Name ~ John Carter
  10. 70's Radio Hits, Vol. 1-4 ~ Various Artists

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Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 34 ~ Kenny Werner

The His Best Recordings: 1923-1940 ~ Jimmie Noone's Apex Club Orchestra

Un Anno D'amore

Three Times Seven on a Pilgrimage ~ In the Woods

E-Collection ~ Leandro Y Leonardo

Brasileiro ~ Mato Grosso

Joy ~ Super Blue & the Love Band

John Wayne Der Held Aus Dem Wilden Westen ~ Various Artists

Acariciame ~ Issa Pereira