Mars Volta I had this album in college but hadn’t listened to it much in years. I like the experimental vibe and really cool to hear a band with such a unique original sound like psychedelic- prog- hardcore. Cool contrast between feeling weird -loose -noodley and super tight. Also cool contrast between dissonances and the harmonies and some cool melodies paired with super weird abstract lyrics. The high vocals and the busy rock drums and aggressive bass remind me of Rush. Love the drums and frantic rock n roll energy on here it definitely gets me pumped up. Also so cool to hear Flea in a different context! I’ll have to check out their other albums. Great album but I could imagine a version that’s not. Cool transitions and textures it all kind of feels like the same song but in a good continuity way. There is so much going on and it all works but it almost doesn’t. 5