The musicians don't even know what they're playing when they recorded it. Omar the guitarist would have them play parts out of order so they never knew where in the song they were playing and how it was going to be put together. He's a mad genius

@ParadoxalDream

5 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious, and also a dick move because then they have to learn it anyway for the shows lol

@toribiogubert7729

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParadoxalDream the ideia was that everybody would play their best and the songs would get a jam feel

@Mandibularmenace

Жыл бұрын

@@ParadoxalDream As one of my friends who knew Omar said, “Is he a genius? Yes. Is he also a diva and kind of a douchebag? Also yes”

"Some lyrics to look at if I need to." That line got me.

@michellelee3379

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

"Didn't understand it, but i love it" That is how all TMV fans get in to the band :D :D

@Sab_MJsMama

5 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆😊😊😊 oh, yeah!

@Scirzo

5 жыл бұрын

Yupz! Same here! First time I heard them I thought: wtf did I just listen to? Gimme more!

@mulatso7959

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshbhoy Same

@davidlee4903

4 жыл бұрын

cmon now, some of us were atdi fans first =)

@ScottHz

3 жыл бұрын

Not understanding something has never stopped me from enjoing it!

Wonderful reaction. I've been a fan of the Mars Volta for almost 15 years now, and when I saw you were taking on "Day of the Baphomets" as your very first encounter with them, I admit that my first thought was, "Well, he's diving into the deep end here." It's such a disorienting roller coaster of a song anyway, and I'm sure it was compounded by not having any previous experience with them. But your assessment was right on the money-- there are most definitely elements of Latin music, funk, punk, prog, and psychedelic rock in their sound; the band has made no secret of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd's influence on them. As one of the other comments mentioned, Cedric's lyrics are, for the most part, cryptic and metaphorical, most of the time to the point of being impenetrable; that's a common thread through ALL of their music. If you're interested in diving deeper, I would highly recommend you check out something from De-Loused in the Comatorium. It's the first full album they did, and it's widely considered to be their magnum opus. My personal recommendations would be "Drunkship of Lanterns", "Eriatarka" or "Cicatriz ESP".

@spiral2012

6 жыл бұрын

Eriatarka!

@slimbrady6691

6 жыл бұрын

Yea I thought the same exact thing, I figured he wouldn't like it. Jumping balls deep into them is not something I'd normally recommend to people if they are trying to get into them as they are sort of an acquired taste. TMV was imo the Pink Floyd of the modern era. Not so much in the sense of sound, but by how they pushed the envelope and took chances to progress their music. I feel like had they been around in the 70s they would have be just as big as Floyd. Either that or they'd burn em at the stake. Regardless TMV is a true hidden gem amongst mountains of trash music released in the 21st century. Anyone who stumbles upon them should count themselves lucky, because they just struck sonic gold.

@baphometic8767

5 жыл бұрын

francis the mute is their magnum opus

@Posit_Zero_Blue

3 жыл бұрын

Huge jazz influences too.

@haigaiz19

3 жыл бұрын

De-loused is a perfect 10/10 but Frances the Mute is their magnum opus.

*Tetragrammaton stares from a distance*

you think that was ambitious? Their "Cassandra Gemini" is 32 minutes long and is just as good!

@boogabuga7657

4 жыл бұрын

IMO that song drags on way too long and isn't very interesting. There's some really cool bits in it but to me it's not worth the entire listen.

@MantisGiant

4 жыл бұрын

Their best song. CASSANDRA GEMINI

@-robdphd-9741

4 жыл бұрын

I consider Cassandra Gemini is their best by FAR

@leopheard

4 жыл бұрын

@@boogabuga7657 Nah bra! It's a work of art. I'd say it's their Magnum Opus. I don't even know what that term means but I know it is

@Pipendrix_rocks

3 жыл бұрын

There is a reaction indeed on his channel!

as someone who has played this song roughly 100 times a year for the past ten years. it was genuinely cool to watch you react to it for the first time

@akbron52

3 жыл бұрын

You need to pump those numbers up champ, those are Rookie numbers

@danholmesfilm

8 ай бұрын

at first I thought you meant Performed and I was like WUT

"How does a hand secrete a monument?" It's what they did when they recorded this track!

@gonzalodavidvazquezgonzale5796

9 ай бұрын

I want to raise my entrails as an offer to this track ngl

@MrCbernier

9 ай бұрын

Same, one of my top favorite tracks of TMV, if not, of all, tbh.@@gonzalodavidvazquezgonzale5796

Welcome brother. You cant listen to anything else now. Mars volta forever . Uncrowned kings

Great reaction! Not many the Mars Volta reactions out there. Try 'take the veil cerpin taxt' 'cygnus vismund cygnus' and 'tetragrammaton'.

@sigzil1985

6 жыл бұрын

Take the Veil is absolutely amazing!

@themadcow71

6 жыл бұрын

Cygnus!

@Aeringunnr

6 жыл бұрын

Take the Veil is the best song ever recorded.

@MantisGiant

6 жыл бұрын

CASSANDRA GEMINI

@slimbrady6691

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! I check everyday for new reactions to them and sadly, more often than not, I come up empty handed. It's a shame how much they're overlooked, they truly were great. Imo Tetragrammaton is TMV at their best.

Q: how does a hand secrete a monument? A: by building something.

@gc6430

4 жыл бұрын

It could even be a marble shrine, don't matter, in the end what matters is the building, and humans as ornaments.

@DanielMaruniak

4 жыл бұрын

Amputecture, the amputation of architecture. Ice pick to amputate.

@barlevy5892

4 жыл бұрын

a lot of mars's lyrics are just writen phonetically, by sound, and not really by logic. they take a lot of unrilated senteses from movies and stuff that will just sound good with the music.

@gc6430

4 жыл бұрын

@@barlevy5892 todà bar levy, for explaining us what has been somehow clear for the last 15/16 years.

It has all the notes. Most of them at the same time.

Jon Theodore was the drummer here not Thomas pridgen like the pictures suggest.

one of my all time fave mars volta tracks right here

@ryn5302

4 жыл бұрын

same

Judging by his face, he has multiple eargasms like I did the first time listening to this years ago.

@AN7HON7

4 жыл бұрын

steve c omg if i could go back to September 2006!

Also the guitar playing was done by John frusciante of the rhcp. At least the recording for the album.

The Mars Volta: because you're too cheap to buy your own acid. Bold first song by them but there aren't many safe choices to be fair. Bonkers and brilliant. My first time hearing volta was live and I remember way more about that than losing my virginity. ✌️

@johnyoung7851

6 жыл бұрын

Craig W great comment intro dude. Made me chuckle

@craigw7339

6 жыл бұрын

John Young thanks dude. The comment was actually from the band themselves I saw it on a t-shirt or promo poster around Frances the mute era. Love them so much. Ended up seeing them a whole bunch of times. I would suggest take the veil or metatron (phenomenal bass on both). The rhythm section in this band is your anchor. Cling to them and you'll get through unharmed.

@paichaz

6 жыл бұрын

i guess you have lost your virginity twice, but that the second time with TMV was more memorable.

“It was everywhere. It was everything. And it was brilliant”

Dude you need to react to Roulette Dares and Cicatriz ESP by them.

@dennisgraham9444

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, do the whole journey.

@MPrint67

5 жыл бұрын

Isaac Wells I take it you’re one of the first album faithfuls? It’s just too digestible. Their experimentalism, which is the core of what they are, was completely produced out by Rick Rubin. Frances and Amputechture are by far their best albums.

@mattdalaimodrums4558

5 жыл бұрын

@@MPrint67 Deloused is a phenomenal record, but i do agree with you sort of. I'm not gonna say which is best, but Frances and Amputechture kind of have Mars Volta's identity in them. They're like fully evolved Volta experimentation, (if that makes sense) and they're both incredible. In fact, i think amputechture has Jon's best drumming for sure. I'd like to add, i think Bedlam gets overlooked far too often just because of Jon's absence. The style changed a bit, but that album has damn near every genre you could think of packed in it. I truly think Bedlam is a masterpiece. Again, i'm not saying any is better than the other. Phew that was long, i love Volta. 4 timeless albums without a doubt.

@MPrint67

5 жыл бұрын

MattDalaimoDrums I always say that the Mars Volta got lucky in this regard: Jon Theodore is one of the best writing drummers alive and Thomas Pridgen is one of the most rawly talented drummers ever. I love Bedlam and it holds a higher spot depending on when you ask me. Nothing breaks my heart more though than the Noctourniquet album and the entire Antemasque situation though. It’s the biggest fall from prominence I think I’ve witnessed.

@mattdalaimodrums4558

5 жыл бұрын

Martin McCraven Definitely agree with what you said about jon and thomas. Deantoni is a great drummer and i think theres some good tracks on noctourniquet, but its just NOT volta album, not even close. As far as Antemasque goes, lol i hear you. Its cool or whatever but, going from THE MARA VOLTA to some power ballads? Man oh man... Wasn’t sure if youd get back btw, i appreciate the response. Good to see some1 appreciating their music.

I just love TMV. I have no idea why, but I just do. ...By the way, TMV works very well as a background music for house cleaning days. Puts you in that cleaning mania state. (Yeah ...My neigbours may think I'm a bit weird.)

@carlottadomenica2680

4 жыл бұрын

Feel the same. My neivors must be thinking that a iam pretty fuck. Becouse I like to hear TMV with ella.Fitherald, Lucho Gatica, Björk, Massive Attack, etc.

"Well, I got a plan that'll make you theirs now..beneath sepulchers...raise your intrails as an offer." Love The Mars Volta!!!

Surprised you actually enjoyed this song, TMV is an acquired taste for many. Some of their more accessible songs are Televators, The Widow, and Wax Simulacra. But if you enjoyed Baphomets, you'd probably like most their songs.

@REALwoombath

5 жыл бұрын

Especially Widow's second part. :^)

@z0nnyyy

5 жыл бұрын

Woombath niiiice pfp dude. You like my name? ;)

@mickaelvilt3462

5 жыл бұрын

surprised too lol ! i think when you 're ear it for the first time you need to know thge name of the song ! it can help for accept this chaos lol !

Diving into the deep end, lmao. It's great that you found the entrance to the rabbit hole that worked for you!

The Mars Volta is one of my faves. Thank you for your video, and your thoughts.

The more you listen the more you get it. It’s the ambience that throws people off. I’ve covered some songs live. My kid jams with me and gets it. It’s fun.

Try out Eriatarka by the Mars Volta. They have so many great songs, but if I had to pick one as my favorite that would be it

Thanks, Jim! Great reaction!

wow your reaction was so geniune, I watched the whole thing. never expected this would be a good way to get into TMV but I'm so happy that you liked it

Glad you liked it man Mars Volta is killer. My favorite song is Eriatarka and then Frances The Mute I think you'd like both glad to watch a new volta fan be born!

This is why they’re my favorite band!

Definitely Check out Tetragrammaton and L'Via!

Mars Volta is huge! They do anything and just what they want! Love 'em! I want more! Try something from their album Frances the Mute.

I'm here for your face at 7:16. That part gets everybody. 🎶💞🔥

This one is pretty out there for a first time listener. Gotta ease into this kinda stuff lol. You did well in grasping it all. Try Goliath by TMV. You wont regret it.

Bruh I was waiting for the congas to hit to see your reaction and it did not disappoint! 🤣🤣🤣 you looked like "it just keeps going" lol.

TMV is one of the most under-rated bands.. I dont have one single friend that likes or understands it.

@sillysillyputty8723

4 жыл бұрын

Me neither

@MrThom89

Жыл бұрын

Same

@gunyoda2356

Жыл бұрын

Facts!

I stopped many comments down and so far no one has told you what you need to know. AMPUTECHTURE MUST BE LISTENED FRONT TO BACK !!!!!!

@Corpus11of10

3 ай бұрын

My cousin and I got a pre release of Amputechture and it was all a solo track and if you paused it, you had to start it all over. It is truly the only way to listen to it!

wow, that was really crazy and special. I loved and hated it at the same time, a mark of true greatness ! xD As a fairly new subscriber I really enjoy your channel. found some very interesting music i would prb have never listened to otherwise.

Cicatriz and Take The Veil are MUSTS!

Ya tiene un suscriptor desde México, saludos.

I just commented these two song suggestions on another video, but I'll repeat them here because I just realized they're both really much more mellow songs than the Mars Volta songs you've already done. And they are, firstly, "Televators" (the penultimate track of De-loused in the Comatorium that leads into "Take the Veil, Cerpin Taxt." And secondly, "Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound" from Noctourniquet. Both of these songs would make great companion reaction videos to complement the more frenetic songs you've already done on the channel. It'd really be a great way to compare different types of songs from the same group. Thanks, sir, & keep it up! 😃

I love TMV more than I like my relationship with my neighbours.

My first song was Day of the Baphomets, I was absolutely demolished

I loved that feeling the first time, too.

Love your channel, Jim. New sub here. Glad to have found you!

Brilliant, have you been through any of David Maxim Micic's work? I'd totally recommend "Where is Now" from "Bilo 3.0". Some seriously well thought out progressive sections and themes. Much love from Cumbria

it's "everywhere, and everything" true that. Wonderful video !

I see a lot of requests to reactors for this band but it's rare that any actually do it. Kudos!

@jacksonizzy1

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Wiesner it kills me!!!

That hand drum solo outta nowhere is my faorite along with the bass guitar solo at the start. Goddamn

Possibly my favorite album I've ever heard

You should totally do a video with Cassandra Gemini. One of the greatest epic tracks of all time.

Great job dude. I was literally going to suggest TMV, but you beat me to it! Omar Rodriguez Lopez is my all time favourite guitarist. Don't bother too much with the lyrics, Cedric uses his voice more like an instrument, the lyrics themselves are completely cryptic/metaphors. When I first encountered them as a 15 year old in At The Drive In, I knew they were something special. They ended up breaking up at that gig and I was shattered. But, out of the ashes, rose one of the most amazing prog rock groups of all time. Shoutout for Jon Theodore (the drummer), who along with Danny Carey, is on another level. Anyway, long story short, after 16 years ATDI reformed and I finally got to see them again. It was amazing watching Omar shred their old material, with all he learnt in the TMV. Keep up the great work! kzread.info/dash/bejne/inqkp5iFYbaoebA.html

@mattcalabro1795

6 жыл бұрын

Yes Jon Theodore is a very underrated drummer. One of the best in rock. Second only to Danny.

@txhdx8849

6 жыл бұрын

At The Drive In is back!

@slimbrady6691

6 жыл бұрын

lmao so true about Cedric's lyrics, sometimes I don't even think he knows what they mean. They're either super deep or complete nonsense, in the end only he knows I suppose. My favorite Volta lyric is "The kiosk in my temporal lobe is shaped like Rosalyn Carter."

Try drunkenship of lanterns or the haunt of roulette dares from deloused in the comatorium. That's the album you should try. By the way, Flea and John Frusciante from RHCP played guitar and bass on the album you've just experienced. Immense.

I am a huge mars volta fan and I willsay there have been times where I thought this song was a mesh of disjointed ideas and other times where I absolutely loved it. It def is a disjointed mess but every now and then a bit of mindless chaos is good.

Jim aka Fozie Bear... THANK YOU! You are cool

"You know what it's about" No, we don't. Still one of my absolute favorite songs of all time. Got the album a few days before it came out (had a record store that would break street date and sell CDs as soon as they came in), haven't stopped listening to it since.

You should do a reaction for Liquid Tension Experiment's Paradigm shift!!!

Juan Alderete de la Peña... my man

may i suggest king gizzard and the lizard wizard - alter me live on KEXP and Scissorlips by rishloo. Much love from Greece

My favorite song!

Can't believe this is the first song you chose XD

I'm almost jealous of and extremely happy for this individual within the same thought. I remember my first reaction to The Mars Volta and the excitement and pure sensory deprivation I experienced afterward. To relive that again would be fantastic, but I'm very happy to see another experience it!!

Love it!!!

I can’t believe you guys got him started with Amputechture. You should know better than that!

Perhaps some Maudlin of the Well, or Kayo Dot might be up your alley.

The fact day of the baphomets was your most recommended shows you got some real Volta fans watching your channel!

O hey, Jim, if you haven't received an answer for,"How does a hand secrete a monument?. While Cedric was adamant about the lyrics being an accommodation to the harmonies and melodies, I've personally understood it as, "The worst/least thoughtful of my creations may be hoisted beyond reproach."

the knife - a tooth for an eye (swedish woman electronic music 6/4 time signature different. i think you'll like it. )

The enjoyment he's expressing hasn't left me in almost 20 years

Well, out of all the possible songs to have chosen by TMV, you managed to pick one of the most discordant, chaotic songs they've ever done. It's also a personal favourite, so I find it great, I think you'd get a kick out of L'Via L'Viaquez, Cicatriz Esp or Viscera Eyes.

Fuck yeah! More Mars Volta please. No other reaction channs are doing it, be the driving force to show them wassup!

When I heard you say this would be your first go at Mars I was skeptical of how you would receive Day of the Baphomets. I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever heard or read of anyone listening to anything other than Deloused in the Comatorium for the first time. Watching your reaction to this made me see this song, which I’ve heard and loved for years, in a totally new way. Enjoyed it very much. Not saying you have to review anymore (you totally should), but in your own time you should check out Deloused in it’s entirety. Promise you’ll have a very fulfilled hour. Rick Ruben co-produced it with Omar.

@dutchmastah07

5 жыл бұрын

Bill D Frances was my first album due to seeing the video for The Widow on Fuse, then went back to the record store and got Deloused the next day lol.

@AnorexicHobbit

2 жыл бұрын

Amputecture was my first TMV album. A coworker of mine burned me a spliced version he thought was the best track order and for a long time that's how I listened to it. Deloused is probably my favorite start to finish, but each album stands on its own. Can't wait to hear what direction they take with the new stuff. Love the new single.

Not listened to TMV, might have to check out. Reminds me of Trout Mask Replica by Beefheart.

pretty sure listening to music like this and tool saved me from being prescribed adhd medication while growing up. lol. i have an overactive mind but since a young age have used complex music to pacify that imbalance.

How does a hand secrete a monument? Good question Jim, good question...

@VismundCygnus6

6 жыл бұрын

Mushrooms... lots of mushrooms

@LivingLava

5 жыл бұрын

Poetic way of saying building something that is so personal it's like it comes from your body?

@ladyvelkor

5 жыл бұрын

hint: the word "secrete" has more than one meaning.

@Dujfjfo

5 жыл бұрын

Drugs

This is my favorite reaction so far.

Awesome band.

MV is at its best when Cedric doesn't sing in high speed (sounds almost like he's on helium, while when not that hectic he is able to shine) and Omar doesn't overdo it with his deconstruction solos. But definitly adore their attempts on making music with a free spirit like Zappa and sorts. Oh - and Jim, please keep going. I like your laid-back attitude. Have lots of recommendations, but actually i think your choices are on spot of being different to other channels. Keep that!

The best feeling is when you like a song but don't know why. MIND = BLOWN. Isn't' this why we look for new music?

Don't ever try and examine the lyrics you'll only end up confused

Wow. I never noticed the lower vocal track at 6:07. Guess I've been using the wrong speakers.

If you want the haunting beautiful Mars Volta listen to Televators or The Widow

@cromax9855

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Finkel and vicarious atonement

The lyrics is about a paranoia gotten in LSD

I’d recommend televators. Very low key by comparison but I think it’s their best song

Do songs from deloused in the com. It's the best most accessable release. And fleas playing bass.

"How does a hand secret a monument? " I'm dying and why have I never asked myself this??? 🤯

So great seeing these so called music critic // reaction people listening to music for the first time.

You should absolutely check out the band Magma. They are some sort of tribal-prog-fusion-jazz-rock-choir-funk

15 months late, but great content!

Lovely headphones. I’m looking for some new ones, would you or anyone else be able to let me know what these are?

@JimNewstead

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, they’re AKG K701 studio reference headphones. The best I’ve ever owned, but they’re open backed meaning any one else can hear what you’re listening to. They’re not for private listening on the bus! Depending on where you are, you can find them on these links: Amazon Store US (if you fancy it) www.amazon.com/shop/jimnewstead Amazon Store UK (if you fancy it) www.amazon.co.uk/shop/jimnewstead

Jim off topic question...I was wondering what brand are the headphones you use? They look extremely comfortable.

@JimNewstead

6 жыл бұрын

Peter R they're AKG K 701 studio reference cans. I like them very much, specifically because they don't colour the sound at all, what you hear is as close to what the mastering engineer heard as can be, and they are very comfortable! I use these all the time for mixing my own music.

@Mandibles76

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim! Great stuff by the way! I have been enjoying your videos!

Any song by new Rishloo pleeeaz

For something a little (ok, a lot) different, try on some dredg. "Same Ol' Road" or "The Canyon Behind Her" or "Light Switch"

@ColonelKurtz

4 жыл бұрын

Bug Eyes is one of my faves...

14:44 - lol, your first reaction was "FINALLY, IT'S OVER!" before you caught yourself. As a TMV fan who digs this song that's totally understandable. It's a bit much at times, and I would think twice before playing it to someone uninitiated in the band. Best to start off with Cicatriz ESP or Roulette Dares from their first album honestly.

@JimNewstead

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! It might have looked like that, but I genuinely loved this piece of music - yes, it was a bit overwhelming at times, but a thoroughly exciting and inspiring piece of music! I actually need to revisit The Mars Volta as I haven't listened to any since doing this video. Thanks! Jim :)

@davidlee4903

5 жыл бұрын

i agree. as much as i hate to admit, there is an acceptable progression of sorts when trying to "get into" the mars volta. fan since early atdi!

Exactly!!! when you make sense of it, you will shamed in to taking so much time trying to make sense of it when the answer was so simple. The Mars Volta is taking you somewhere.. Just go. Dont look back.

This is tied with Frances the Mute(title track) and Take the Veil for their best song. Pure, controlled insanity.

The thing about this is that their hands secrete monuments, so...you know.

Ooooh. Love The Mars Volta! They are so much chaos but somehow always manage to keep it coherent enough to make it work. Requesting something a bit different but related: T.R.A.M. - Seven Ways Till Sunday It's a prog/jazz supergroup composed of members from Animals As Leaders, The Mars Volta, and Suicidal Tendencies (Terrasaz, Reyes, Abasi, Moore. With Terrasaz being the wind-instrumentalist from TMV, Reyes and Abasi from AAL and Moore from ST)

You look like Stefan Molyneaux. More Volta please!

@JimNewstead

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know who that is. Is that a good thing????

@Meshuggapeth

5 жыл бұрын

@@JimNewstead It's value neutral haha. Molyneaux has the most downloaded philosophy podcast. In any case, thank you for the thoughtful and open minded reaction. Try "Roulette Dares (The Haunt of)" by Mars Volta

could you please react to Gojira?? they are really great, i recommend you the song Magma to start

@6lillium

6 жыл бұрын

Marian McGregor any song from that album is a good jump-off point...