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Boudin  New Orleans Saints Fan Lafayette Member since Oct 2006 8598 posts

| The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/24/13 at 3:24 pm)
Announced they are breaking up today.. Never was big on them but The Widow is one of my favorite tracks ever
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BottomlandBrew  LSU Fan New Orleans Member since Aug 2010 6623 posts
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| re: The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/24/13 at 4:05 pm to Boudin)
The one time I saw them they got up on stage and said something along the lines of "Everyone says our newer albums suck, and we agree."
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Boudin  New Orleans Saints Fan Lafayette Member since Oct 2006 8598 posts

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I have a feeling they'll start new projects and make good music individually
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TheDoc  USA Fan Louisiana Member since Dec 2005 88146 posts
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| re: The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/24/13 at 4:41 pm to Boudin)
The widow was good
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Patrick O Rly  New Orleans Saints Fan y u do dis? Member since Aug 2011 25524 posts
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The one time I saw them they got up on stage and said something along the lines of "Everyone says our newer albums suck, and we agree."
Well, they stopped writing songs. I loved them at one time but they became increasingly more and more obscure.
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| re: The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/24/13 at 6:58 pm to Boudin)
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I have a feeling they'll start new projects and make good music individually
Omar constantly has about 10 side projects at any given time. The guy puts out an ungodly amount of good, interesting, creative music every year. RIP TMV.
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JohnZeroQ  USA Fan Pelicans of Lafourche Member since Jan 2012 2050 posts

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newer albums suck, and we agree.
They just started to try to be too proggy. ATDI reunion? 
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JOJO Hammer Nicholls St. Fan Getting a barbed wire tribal tat Member since Nov 2010 4720 posts

| re: The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:14 am to Boudin)
I saw them 3 times and it was great every time. I heard a rumor that Omar already had the Mars Volta's next 10 albums already complete. Hope he releases them if thats true.
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SUB  LSU Fan Member since Jan 2009 2292 posts

| re: The Mars Volta (Posted on 1/25/13 at 9:23 am to JOJO Hammer)
They announced an indefinite hiattus months ago... but I just checked and you are right. shite has gone down between Omar and Cedric. It makes me kind of sad because this was a band that changed my whole perspective on music. This is from Cedric's twitter:
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Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ Thank u 2 all VOLTA fans u deserved more especially after the way u rooted for us on this album. I tried my hardest to keep it going (cont-) Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ But Bosnian Rainbows was what we all got instead. I can't sit here and pretend any more. I no longer am a member of Mars Volta. (cont-) Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ I honestly thank all of you for buying our records and coming to our shows. You guys were a blast to play in front of Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ We could never had done it with out you. My dream was to get us to the point were Jon Theodore and Ikey Owens came back but sadly it's over Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ Thank u a million times over for ever giving a frick about our band Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ For the record I tried my hardest to get a full scale North American tour going for Noctourniquet but Omar did not want to. Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ I guess a break from mars volta means starting another band and ignoring all the support the fans gave us. I tried my hardest guys Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ All I can do is move forward with my music and just be happy that mars volta ever happened at all. God Damn we had a blast. Thank u again Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ I just feel really guilty for not even really saying the truth because a hiatus is just an insult to the fans Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ To all our fans all over the world thank you for giving a frick. You all ruled! I don't think ill ever hear a fist full of dollars the same Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ My record will see the light of day soon and I'm excited because it sounds nothing like my previous endeavors. Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ And no I'm not joking about any of this, I owe it 2 u guys to all fans to be serious about this Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ Thank u to all past members who helped Volta along as well. we blasted through like a comet and left our mark! Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ If u ever see me in person and want to know why I'll tell u my story Cedric Bixler Zavala ?@cedricbixler_ Please just be happy that it happened at all remember all the opposition we were met with for just starting a new band back in 2001.
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ATDI reunion?
This already happened. Hopefully they will continue to tour ocassionally. Honestly, I think this break needed to happen. TMV has been pretty stale since Bedlam, which was a solid effort. Everything after that, like Cedric said, sounds like a different band and half assed. Maybe with a few years apart, something new and fresh will be discovered and they will get back together. A TMV reunion seems WAY more likely than an ATDI reunion ever did.
This post was edited on 1/25 at 9:27 am
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