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Bedlam in Goliath

  • 04-02-2008 12:50pm
    #1
    MoominPapa
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    Really enjoying this. Can't say its all new but its like they're concentrating on the music instead of the concept. They haven't ditched the quite-load **** that plagues Francis... completely but they certainly have reduced it significantly, more so than Amputecture, and incorporated whats left into the songs as opposed to dividing songs or passages. Wind instruments take a more prominent role which lend a Soft Machine/King Crimson 70s art prog layer to some tracks. The keyboards on Goliath are positively Purple. Very funky in places, but mostly its pummeling you into submission with its raucousness as only the Volta can.


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  • #2
    fortuneg
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭fortuneg


    I really wish they'd ditch the noise, it hasn't worked since De-Loused & has really reduced the overall quality of each subsequent album.

    Love the introduction of more horns, gives them much more of a "world" music sound.


  • #3
    nyarlothothep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,177 ✭✭✭nyarlothothep


    This album is continually growing on me. It may end up as a favourite. Imo Frances was the best album they did but this album comes quite close and may surpass it. Its definitely an improvement over Amputechture, which though I quite liked, had a certain air of exhaustion about it. On this album they sound far more energetic. Favourite tracks are Askepious, Ouroborous and Candy and the Currant Bun. My only criticism on this album is that some of the vocal melodies are fairly un-inspired on some of the songs which is a shame because the music is great.


  • #4
    ShoulderChip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭ShoulderChip


    I like discussing it in its thread in the alternative/indie forum.


  • #5
    MoominPapa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭MoominPapa


    ShoulderChip wrote: »
    I like discussing it in its thread in the alternative/indie forum.

    Three things:
    1. If you like discussing it in alt/indie why don't you discuss it in alt/indie? You haven't posted
    2. Besides the op there is no discussion of this album in that thread
    3. The Mars Volta are a progressive rock band. Alt/indy is not the appropriate forum for discussions about the band - Rock & Metal is

    Meanwhile on topic...It definitely grows like amputecture, except I liked everything on this from the start and found amputecture took a few spins before realising its brilliance. For me Francis has the best music they have done but Ampatecture hangs together better. I think the bedlam is marrying the best music with the best structure and will, before long, be my favourite.


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