Bedlam starts off amazing...the first half of the album goes down with some of the best the Mars Volta has ever done. It just starts meandering after that, though. Still, I think I might place it as my second favorite Volta album after Deloused.
For some reason, I just can't seem to give Octahedron a fair shake. Whenever I stick it on, it sounds like it would be good but I eventually stop paying attention and before I know it, I can't even remember what's on the damn thing. I know it's a slightly different direction from their other albums, but it still has a sameness to it that I'm getting kind of tired of. Deloused stands on its own, Frances the Mute stands on its own, and then Amputechture/Bedlam/Octahedron all seem to be tied together with a very similar sound. I'm hoping they change it up for Noctourniquet. The cover is very different from what I am used to, though so maybe that is a good sign.
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Confusion will be my epitaph...
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