Who should I believe?

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Pitchfork

Mars Volta is just wank

There's nothing of compositional/musical value in their music

I would go with the old pedo on this one

false

Fantano

Your own opinion

great argument kiddo
I'm sure you've studied music theory at an academic level

Underrated post

you have.

I used to love the Mars Volta. They were everything to me in high school. And even after I got mover my tmv phase, I still respected them and loved revisiting their catalog.

Well. It's about 10 years since I was obsessed with them. And let me just say that they suck so much. It IS just wank. Cedric has such a hard time singing in Spanish. How could I never tell? Spanish was my first language. They are just so boring. Omar truly sucks at writing songs.

Dude fuck off. I'm a musician, know plenty of musicians with degrees, and not a single one of them would deny some of the sheer virtuosity in certain songs and parts.

I can certainly understand someone not liking the bands sound and full blast dynamic, but a song like Cicatriz ESP is a great example of the band actually showing real pacing in their songwriting.

only right answer so far, you fucking plebs

I actually have...
I go to Berklee

I'll go with

I think you should choose

>wank

There's that word again

>virtuosity
>pacing in their songwriting
There's both for sure but none of it's valuable. I don't hear any individual voice in their solos. There's nothing new in their music. It's just more prog shit. At least back in the day you had to do more than just fucking solo vamps.
Then you should know the above.
And it's correct.

No amount of virtuosity can fix that dudes voice lol
The Mars Volta are so fucking bad every time I try listening to them I just laugh

What the fuck is wrong with you two?

why dont you just listen to it yourself and see what YOU think

>muh back in the day
:^)

But Juan Alderate is so good. Tasteful basslines with great usage of effects and such

Yo, you should get a trip

King Crimson, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, they all did a helluva lot more than standard solos kid.
Mars Volta is just bland shite.
I'm not saying they're shit on their instruments, I'm saying they don't make anything musically compelling. It's bland. It's derivative.
I should shouldn't I?

>Implying that knowing any music theory even matters

>Implying that virtuosity makes music better.

Top lel.

scarrufy

Its sure better than a couple guys who can't play for shit

Scarruffi until 1998 and vaguely the 00s and your own wit for the rest

always go with the one with the higher rating

it's nice to enjoy music

lol that selfie

I agree with Scaruffi, although I don't understand why he praises le experimental ambient interludes in Frances the Mute, while calling the intros in U.F.Orb slightly annoying even when they are more cohesive with the theme of the album

the scaruff

scaruffi is never wrong

It's actually a 6/10

can you read Italian?

This. You're retarded if you think a number somebody else thought up can summarize the quality of something as subjective as music.

I took band in high school too, bruv.

I want to prefer something fast that stays fast like Day of the Baphomets but Cicatriz just does it.

>mfw don't stop dragging the lake

Yep, I'm fluent

t. Scaruffo

t. Tumblr

Cuck vs pedo

You choose

Pitchfork is not review site. They are fucking meme center.