The Mars Volta - The Mars Volta (September 16, 2022) Album • Page 24

Weird take, he sounds like Cedric on the album

 

There’s definitely a chipmunk-sounding harmony at times on Bedlam. I think it’s a combo of him hitting a really high note and them adding an effect. It doesn’t bother me too much though, just adds to the weirdness

 

god you're annoying

 

Lol I get it. Amp and Bedlam both do this occasionally, not sure what the reasoning behind it is, cause it has to be an effect or something.

 

the first few minutes of the opener on Bedlam definitely grate my brain a bit. combination of that vocal effect and the album being mastered loud as hell, it's... a lot. after that song it doesn't bother me as much

 

thanks!

 

Just some fun trivia, one of these was the proposed key art for Amputechture, from the same artist who did De-Loused and Frances, but the band rejected it

 

Reminds me of the moon in Majora’s Mask

 

amputechture CAME philistine PRASE bottomless pit of EMPTY NAMES

 

those are dope as hell. I like the cover as is but those would've been sick too. I wonder if they used those covers if that album might've received a different response. People don't give that album enough credit. It's them at their most spooky and at other times their most whimsical. The guitar parts on that album are literally insane.

 

current amputechture cover art is superior imo

 

After living with it for so many years, yeah the existing cover is the only one that makes sense. That being said, I think these concepts totally would have worked if it's what we knew from day 1

 

That second one is sweet. Need something in their discography I can use it for.

 

Would have loved more of Storm’s artwork to grace their albums. No idea why they moved on from him really

 

i swear theyve used that first one as a vinyl variant or something before

 

Storm did a similar cover for “Bury the Hatchet” by the Cranberries

 

Oh wow, yeah that's very similar

 

“Graveyard Love” single out July 8

 

The boneeees are their money so are their dollars

 

The boneeees are their money so are their dollars

 

Wow, can't believe we get a new single again so soon ahhh

 

You sure that's not the name of a new MCR song?

 

Those alternate covers are pretty cool! Storm Thorgeson covers are some of my favorites. The actual cover is also tight.

 

Quoting myself because I didn't realize this was a whole 11-mintue short film, it's a good watch

 

Graveyard Love is VERY interesting. Truly no idea what to expect from this album now.