http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37340&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rssAt the Drive-In added another chapter to the long, rich history of Texas music. But no sooner had fourth album <I>Relationship of Command</I> skirted the Top 100 before intra-band hassles finished the group off. Singer Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez wasted little time in forming a new outfit that would build on At the Drive-In's version of the MC5's more avant-garde tendencies. Having already collaborated with Ikey Owens of the Long Beach Dub All-Stars and Jeremy Michael Ward in ATDI side project De Facto, they seemed prepared to head for new horizons after bringing them into the Mars Volta fold. The quartet released <I>De-Loused in the Comatorium</I> in 2003. Unfortunately, Ward overdosed not long after their tour for the album. In 2005, the Mars Volta returned with their second full-length, the ambitious song-cycle <I>Frances the Mute,</I> which, like their first CD, took its inspiration from rather gothic circumstances: Divided into five suites, it takes its subject matter from an anonymous diary found in the back of a car by their fallen compatriot, Jeremy Ward. The band continued releasing eccentric, complex material at nearly a one album per year pace: <i>Amputechture</i> (2006), <i>The Bedlam in Goliath</i> (2008), <i>Octahedron</i> (2009). - Jaan UhelszkiIndie/Alternativeen720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:30:44 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.37340&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss At the Drive-In added another chapter to the long, rich history of Texas music. But no sooner had fourth album <I>Relationship of Command</I> skirted the Top 100 before intra-band hassles finished the group off. Singer Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez wasted little time in forming a new outfit that would build on At the Drive-In's version of the MC5's more avant-garde tendencies. Having already collaborated with Ikey Owens of the Long Beach Dub All-Stars and Jeremy Michael Ward in ATDI side project De Facto, they seemed prepared to head for new horizons after bringing them into the Mars Volta fold. The quartet released <I>De-Loused in the Comatorium</I> in 2003. Unfortunately, Ward overdosed not long after their tour for the album. In 2005, the Mars Volta returned with their second full-length, the ambitious song-cycle <I>Frances the Mute,</I> which, like their first CD, took its inspiration from rather gothic circumstances: Divided into five suites, it takes its subject matter from an anonymous diary found in the back of a car by their fallen compatriot, Jeremy Ward. The band continued releasing eccentric, complex material at nearly a one album per year pace: <i>Amputechture</i> (2006), <i>The Bedlam in Goliath</i> (2008), <i>Octahedron</i> (2009). - Jaan Uhelszki http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046949&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 1 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Mars Volta on Rhapsody Online 7046949 tra.7046949 The Mars Volta art.37340 0.99 Frances The Mute alb.7046221 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/9/2/0/8/7048029.jpg 2005-03-01 00:00:00.0 2005-03-01 00:00:00.0 true The Widow tra.7046949 350000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046949&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046949&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28662779&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by The Mars Volta on Rhapsody Online 28662779 tra.28662779 The Mars Volta art.37340 1.29 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28662783&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046951&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 1 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Mars Volta on Rhapsody Online 7046951 tra.7046951 The Mars Volta art.37340 0.0 Frances The Mute alb.7046221 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/9/2/0/8/7048029.jpg 2005-03-01 00:00:00.0 2005-03-01 00:00:00.0 true Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore tra.7046951 789000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046951&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046951&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7046952&rws=%2Fmarsvolta%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 1 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Mars Volta on Rhapsody Online 7046952 tra.7046952 The Mars Volta art.37340 0.0 Frances The Mute alb.7046221 http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/9/2/0/8/7048029.jpg 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