Still one of my favourite albums of all time, it's a masterpiece. It's strange that the band should hit their peak with their first album, but everything they released after this can't hold a candle to De-loused. Superb music.
Ignore the pretentious song titles, the nonsensical lyrics and the book which apparently accompanied the album, just listen to the music and you can't be dis... read more
Description:De-Loused in the Comatorium is the debut studio album of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, the album is an hour-long tale of CerpinDe-Loused in the Comatorium is the debut studio album of the progressive rock band The Mars Volta, released on June 24, 2003 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal Records. Based on a short story written by lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and sound manipulation artist Jeremy Michael Ward, the album is an hour-long tale of Cerpin Taxt, a man who tries to kill himself by overdosing on a mixture of morphine and rat poison. The attempt lands him in a week-long coma during which he experiences visions of humanity and his own psyche. Upon waking, he is dissatisfied with the real world and jumps to his death. The story of Cerpin Taxt is based on the death of El Paso, Texas artist - and Bixler-Zavala's friend - Julio Venegas. De-Loused became, both critically and commercially, the band's biggest hit, eventually selling in excess of 500,000 copies despite limited promotion, and was featured on several critics' "Best of the Year" lists. The album was ranked number 55 on the October 2006 issue of Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time. "Drunkship of Lanterns" was named the 91st best guitar song of all-time by Rolling Stone.
The music contained in De-Loused is distinguished by its enigmatic lyrics, latin and jazz rhythms, and Omar Rodríguez-López's frenetic guitar riffs, which are often harshly dissonant. The title of this album is taken from the lyrics of the song "Eunuch Provocateur" on the band's previous release, Tremulant. The cover artwork is by Storm Thorgerson.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Gold Standard Laboratories, Universal Records, Strummer Release date : 24 June 2003 EAN: 0602498602980 UPC: 602498602980
"2003 tour
This show took place in a mid-size club, and it was sold-out. I remember none of my friends had tickets because they'd waited too long to buy them, so I had to go alone. I walked in and saw a man on stage reciting poetry...this would be my introduction to Saul Williams (now one of my favorite poets and music artists). He would recite a poem, then talk to the audience a bit before reciting another. He had all these insightful & interesting things to say, and I remember being as captiva"
"Artist: The Mars Volta
Country of Origin: Ambiguous
Year of Release: 2003
Favourite three tracks:
1. Inertiatic ESP
2. Televators
3. Cicatriz ESP
Metacritic rating: 82
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“Still one of my favourite albums of all time, it's a masterpiece. It's strange that the band should hit their peak with their first album, but everything they released after this can't hold a candle to De-loused. Superb music.
Ignore the pretentious song titles, the nonsensical lyrics and the book which apparently accompanied the album, just listen to the music and you can't be disappointed. It's amazing and energetic. They released this album before they suffocated in their own pretention and started masturbating over the own instruments for ten minutes at a time. Improves with headphones!” read more
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