Listening to The Mars Volta - Goliath 

I would pay money for more Mars Volta reactions, if I had money

Now Cassandra Gemini 32 min version. Hehe

Highly recommend “Meccamputecture” or “Cygnus... Vismund Cygnus”

Cedric has an amazing ability to compose a hooky lyric melody to this amazingly complex song structure.

You have to do tetragrammaton

Fun fact: The lyrics "never heard a man speak like this man before..." were from a spiritual recorded on tapes found after the Jonestown massacre.

Barely contained chaos is a great way to describe the mars volta

Thomas Pridgen is a total beast of a drummer. Very different than the original drummer Jon Theodore (whom I also love), but Pridgen was perfect for the band when going in this more "non-but-nearly-chaotic" direction for the albums he played on....brilliant!

First Mars Volta album is one of the best albums ever written. Blows my mind to this day.

Your reaction is exactly like mine hearing their songs the first time. Now other bands seem too simple in comparison.

The layers of groove in this, absolutely mental

Glad you enjoyed it Jim. Not many people react to this band, and it's an aquired taste. There's plenty more of their music to react to. Tetragrammaton, metatron, or viscera eyes. Rumor has it they're getting back together to work on a project.

You know, there is nothing more satisfying than watching someone else react to a band you’ve been obsessed with since it’s creation. The way you describe your feelings after your first listen is like being able to discover again for the first time. Bravo.

The song that hooked me on Volta right away and is still my favorite

What's really interesting here is that Goliath is some kind of reprise from an Omar's song called Rapid Fire Tollboth only that Goliath is way faster and adds the last section.

More Mars Volta!!!

Goliath is one of my favorite tracks of theirs and Bedlam is my favorite album outside of Frances The Mute. Pretty consistent quality throughout.

Such a sick song Those drums always kick my ass

If thought this song was exhausting and exhilarating, listen to Tetragrammaton

The Mars Volta - Vicarious Atonement

Mars Volta is such a great band! A listened to them for about a week while painting our house in July. The drummer and the bass player form a rock solid ground for everything else and they are really worth to listen to closely.

Goliath is the song I play for people new to The Mars Volta. Goliath is like beginners mars volta because the average listener can still process it....."oooh it kinda sounds like Rage oh cool"

You should totally listen to the complete version of "Cassandra Gemini". Don't think you'll be able to make a video on it though, since that particular Mars Volta song is about 32 minutes long! Mars Volta are one of those bands that get better the more you familiarise yourself with the music (like most prog really). Passages of music that initially seem like a tangled mess of noise, eventually become this complex pattern of interwoven motifs and recurring ideas. They're the most ambitious band I've listened to. Hope you do more mate.

Love The Mars Volta. This one reminds me a lot of 21st century schizoid man by King Crimson

The Mars Volta is always a wild ride! Thanks for the content Jim! One of these days you'll check out Puscifer!

Goliath is apart of my The Mars Volta playlist that I run to. Other songs include, Cygnus, Tetragrammaton, Day of the Baphomets, Aberinkula, Metatron, Wax Simulcra, and Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt.

This is now the third time I can say “Jim made my day!” They are my all time favorite band. I’ve been annoying here for months requesting more reactions. I’m going to keep being annoying... because you have SO MUCH MORE TO HEAR! IM SO HAPPY TODAY, JIM! THANK YOU!!! 😉👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 Deloused In the Comatorium‘ first two tracks is your next mission should you choose to accept them. Love you Jim!! 😂

Thanks for your reaction...makes me want to crank them up and be pulled into their universe again...its been too long. I hope you listen to more of these guys.

Been to several of their shows back in the day, and their live shows were unlike anything else. Amazing!

Shit I forgot how crazy this album is. Seriously.

Hey Jim, what a coincidence! I just started listening to them again like crazy since like a year (even though my profile pic is from Amputechture haha) nice to see you react. Have a nice day!

I never clicked on a video so fast

The Mars Volta - Viscera Eyes

I've been hoping for you to do more of The Mars Volta. They're my second favorite band right after Tool and I've been a fan of them since their debut but I was never a big fan of this album up until a few years ago and now I absolutely love it. And I agree with your description of their music. Get into more Mars Volta please. To me the best tracks of this album is Metatron and Ouroborous. And their debut De-loused in the Comatorium is still their best work straight through. As a tangent you should check out their old, now active again, band At the Drive-in. Can't recall that you did anything by them. Their album Relationship of Command is killer. Just pick any song. Also you should do more ISIS and Cult of Luna. And throw in some Neurosis as well, probably my third favourite band. Thanks for an awesome and genuine reaction!

your reaction is human, their songs take many listens to uptake all of the details!

Love that you’re diving into TMV, I can still remember, vividly, where I was and what I was doing the first time I heard Deloused and I haven’t been the same since. The only other band I can say the same thing for is the first time I heard the album Alone at Last by the band Lake Trout. I highly suggest you review Little Things in Different Places from that album. As someone who gravitates towards incredible drumming I think you’ll appreciate the recommendation.

Its the best to hear someone who gets this band with an opened mind on their first reaction ..welcome to the family Jim!!!

Spectacular energy. Makes me want to listen to Closure in Moscow's Pink lemonade right away.

I am here for TMV. Thank you for not just stopping at one song AND doing Bedlam in Goliath (my favorite album) you earned this subscribe.

bedlam is such a hard cracking album. absolute brilliance but takes you a few hours to recover after a full spin.

That’s ALOT to take in as a third song. You gotta start with the first album. Wiki the concept behind it, it’s a tribute to a friend of theirs who committed suicide. It’s beautiful and an easy entry. (Subscribed btw).

One of my favorite songs by The Mars Volta!

Subscribed. More Volta! 🤘😎🤘 must watch live footage.

Nice, Jim! Try something off of Deloused next time. Arguably still their best album. Edit: just realized you did 'take the veil' a bit ago! In that case I amend my suggestion to 'L'Via L'Viaquez' off of their second LP Francis the Mute.

This has convinced me to listen to more. I'm in the same boat as you on this one, heard of them for years, yet only heard a song or two for some reason. Also I want to recommend Anekdoten again. You've listened to them before but they have so much more waiting for you.

by far my favourite band and always am happy to see anyone do a reaction. my request would be Miranda that ghost just isnt holy anymore, a very different mars volta song, a lot more melodic and calm but a absolute masterpiece

2 minutes into the video and just loving how you don't pause the song every 15 seconds to say something. THIS is a reaction.

Their masterpiece as a whole album hands down my favorite tmv album!!

Good choice of song! If you're interested in a little extra insight into their process for developing their songs, I'd suggest you look for a track called "Rapid Fire Tollbooth", off of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's solo album Se Dice Bisonte, No Búfalo. It's the original iteration of the song-- drastically slower tempo, different lyrics, and much more of a jazz fusion instrumentation, but essentially the same melody. It's fascinating to compare the two songs back to back and hear how their work evolved from that version to this one.

Next: Listen to the first 2 tracks on De-Loused in the Comatorium (the 1st track is a short intro into the 2nd). Then, listen to "Cassandra Gemini" parts 1 and 2 off of the album Frances the Mute.

I was just listening to this song yesterday and wondering if I should show it to my dad. I think I will.

finally mars volta

Good job Mate 👏. Fan of the Mars Volta for years and seen live in Vancouver a few years back. Great reaction and I watch this video all the time. Cheers 🍻

I couldn't agree more

Cassandra Gemini, Wax Simulacra, Drunkship of Lanterns, Cicatriz ESP...More TMV Jim!

Check out "Palms - Mission Sunset". Palms is a group with Chino from Deftones on vocals (I think guitar too) and the former members of ISIS. A really chilled out but progressive adventure.

Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus! That is the Mars Volta track I am dying to see a reaction to. I’m certain it must be one of the most requested. Obvs you can’t do Cassandra Gemini since it’s 32 minutes ... but please vismund!

I do love a bit of Mars Volta, thanks for doing this one. Have you done Rush - La Villa Strangiato From the Hemispheres album? It’s an astounding instrumental.

A mars volta fan told me this was their fav song. I was intrigued because i hardly listened to Bedlam. I love them for turning me onto this album..

Imagine these guys playing a 3 hour set.. no opening act.. it was quite a journey.

keep it up my brother, love your content!

Please listen to “None of them knew they were robots” by Mr. Bungle

Roulette Dares!!!! Do it Jim!

Nice one. De-Loused remains their best album, IMO, but in the interests of prog, you should go for Cassandra Gemini, all parts. That would be an absolutely epic video.

Need to check out Rapid Fire Tollbooth. I believe it was the predecessor to this song.

There is The Mars Volta and then there’s just everyone else.

Great one! Both track and reaction. And commentary too.

Thomas Pridgen is relentless on drums. Dude is a beast.

they are by far the best live act I've seen (before the last two albums when they stripped down a bit). actually stopped seeing other bands for a bit because what was the point as they wouldn't be close to as good as a TMV show. sheer genius live and as you say, trying to explain it is like 'dancing about architecture.' pointless

I like how quickly he pics up on the music. This album was my first introduction to TMZ and it just sounded like noise at first but Jim's right there with them off the bat. I'm obsessed now but originally yeah, I couldn't even follow it.

Jim, are you an old King Crimson head? If not, KC are in some ways the genetic antecedent of Mars Volta - would like you to listen to Larks Tongue In Aspic Parts 1, 2, and 4.

That song is a mix of chaos and zen lol

I'm fairly certain Thomas Pridgen can't actually get exhausted. That dude is a machine.

Hi Jim, If you fancy more TMV then I second the calls for Cassandra Geminni from the Frances The Mute album. It is 32 minutes long and was broken up into several tracks for contractual purposes. If 32 minutes is too much, try to do the first 14-15 minutes. The Frances The Mute album had chaotic moments but also parts where you could catch your breath.

If you fancy a chuckle check out an Australian band called "Twelve Foot Ninja". The humour is a bit dark (which is the Aussie way) but I think you will enjoy their music. Try the song "Sick" or "Ain't that a bitch, the uncut version" you won't be disappointed lol

Tetragrammaton

Nice but please more Mars Volta 😁

YESS

Now give Tetragrammaton or Eriatarka a listen

More Volta!

MAGMA - Udu Wudu. You will love it, if you don't already.

There's a video of them performing this on the David Letterman show floating around these here youtube lands. Letterman looked , err, very bemused!

More TMV please.

And at 2:05 Mr. Newstead is experiencing an eargasm

I think you should try listen Airbag and the track called Redemption

Hi Jim! I know how much you like Tool so I thought I would make a suggestion. A Perfect Circle is one of Maynard James Keenan's (MJK) other bands. I think you will like them and I would love to see you react to them. Puscifer is his other band. It would be great to get a react video on them, also. K? Thanks! 👍

Volta-Viscera Eyes live

I like the majority of the ground you cover. Would absolutely love to see more Mastodon. Roots Remain, Sultan's Curse, Ember City, The Motherload, Tread Lightly, The Czar, Oblivion, Ghost of Karelia, Toe to Toes, Asleep in the Deep. Could go on....just cover them all lol.... especially those...those first. Love your genuine love for the good stuff. Reminds me not everyone sucks.

Wax Simulacra. Please and thanks. =)

That bass is flea from RHCP who plays on almost all their albums

Thanks for this Jim! By far the best live shows I've ever seen were Mars Volta shows. When you get around to more TMV I gotta recommend a good live video for you. Back in 2008 they performed on an episode of 'The Henry Rollins Show' they ended up performing 2 songs but I would recommend their song 'Day of the Baphomets', strictly for time, as the second song they performed was nearly 20min. Here's the link to the video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yulxvV_KXvk.html

React to “the malkin jewel” - the Mars Volta

All time greats. But Jim! Listen to their mellower stuff and you will really understand how talented they are. The Widow was the only song I think I've heard on the radio. Check it out. It won't exhaust you.

please do cassandra gemini!!! i watch a bunch of reaction channels but youre the only one i wanna see do that masterpiece. your life will never be the same

Randomly came upon this channel a few weeks ago, plenty of great music here. Check out "Symphony X - The Odyssey" - it's a long song but an absolutely fantastic one. From Arjen A. Lucassen -> "Star One - Earth that Was", "Ayreon - Dawn of a Million souls", "Ayreon - The Fifth Extinction"

this is definitely my favorite song on bedlam, but that album has gotta be damn near impossible to listen through in one sitting. No wonder the original sound engineer was losing his mind and had to quit lol.

The Tea Party, The Halcyon Days. Please!

Please, for the love of God. Do Cassandra Gemini. I don't care if you get up and get tea. The first 13 minutes are absolutely insane and then it drives into the story, and ends so damn well

More TMV. You’ll gain a sub.

please react roulette dares yahoo live sets video!!!!