At The Drive-In Vs The Mars Volta

[chemicalromance]

Further to my recent challenge on the battle of the bands thread, i thought it'd be interesting to see who would triumph in a public opinion poll.

So who's your favourite ATD-I or TMV?

[Mister Grieves]

At the Drive-in, all the way. It sounds so chaotic, yet so beautiful all at once. Mars Volta is okay, but it's just not as amazing as At the Drive-in.

Oh, and without a doubt, At the Drive-in's best album is "Relationship of Command".

[joely]

i love at the drive in
and sparta more than the mars volta

[chemicalromance]

Originally posted by new monkey
i love at the drive in
and sparta more than the mars volta

Nooooooooooooooooo!

Sparta are shit

[joely]

Originally posted by chemicalromance
Nooooooooooooooooo!

Sparta are shit

um fuck you
i have a sparta hoodie
and they rock

[Mister Grieves]

Originally posted by new monkey
um fuck you
i have a sparta hoodie
and they rock

Now children, we can have our own opinions.

I personally kind of like Sparta a tiny bit less than The Mars Volta, but that's just me.

[joely]

Originally posted by Mister Grieves
Now children, we can have our own opinions.

I personally kind of like Sparta a tiny bit less than The Mars Volta, but that's just me.

thats just cos u have an afro

:(

[chemicalromance]

Originally posted by new monkey
um fuck you
i have a sparta hoodie
and they rock

OK i rephrase my opinion. I like Sparta but nowhere near as much as I like the Mars Volta

[Mister Grieves]

Originally posted by new monkey
thats just cos u have an afro

:(

I wish!

[heavymetalmouthagain]

http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/at_the_drive_in/artist.jhtml#

[drumloops]

This has to be one of the most lop-sided polls ever: Mars Volta wins on all accounts.

From musicianship (have you listened to their drummer? He is fucking sick!) to creativity and pure presence, Mars Volta make ATDI sound like bored housewives trying to start a punk band. Lame.

[kristoffer.]

At The Drive-In > Sparta > Mars Volta

at the drive-in was pure energy, especially live... and i saw mars volta a few days ago and they were OKAY... played 50 minutes without saying a word and without being spontaneous... psssh... but i love all three, de-loused and wiretab scars are beautiful although they can't come up to ROC, I/C/O, vaya....

[Gorilla Biscuits]

At The Drive-In. I don't have the patience to listen to The Mars Volta enough to appreciate it.

[Gorilla Biscuits]

Originally posted by drumloops
From musicianship (have you listened to their drummer? He is fucking sick!)

Better musicians are never a guarantee for better music.

[kristoffer.]

Originally posted by Gorilla Biscuits
Better musicians are never a guarantee for better music.

so true.

[Mypocketsmellikepot]

That new mars volta video sucks. Oh yeah the song does too. It rips of Led Zep's 'since I've been loving you'.

[Mister Grieves]

Originally posted by Mypocketsmellikepot
That new mars volta video sucks. Oh yeah the song does too. It rips of Led Zep's 'since I've been loving you'.

Haven't seen the video, and I have no clue what song it is, but speaking of The Mars Volta's newest album, I really dig the song "The Widow".

[drumloops]

Originally posted by Gorilla Biscuits
Better musicians are never a guarantee for better music.

It sure does in this case, as Mars Volta are much more than a punk band.

[drumloops]

Originally posted by Gorilla Biscuits
At The Drive-In. I don't have the patience to listen to The Mars Volta enough to appreciate it.

At the Drive-In is a better band than Mars Volta because you don't have the patience to appreciate the latter?

Kindly explain this logic. :ok:

[Mister Grieves]

Originally posted by drumloops
At the Drive-In is a better band than Mars Volta because you don't have the patience to appreciate the latter?

Kindly explain this logic. :ok:

I kind of get what they mean. Mars Volta is drawn out, and much longer, with the meat of the song somtimes 2 minutes in. At The Drive-In gets right to the point. Maybe that's what he means.

[Drunkship]

at the drive-in

mars volta is excellent music, made by brilliant musicians, but its too much. Getting to hear 3 songs in a 50 minute long performance aint as much fun as the regular thing. Also the ambient parts in between the songs are too much.

excellent band, but they are taking it too far now if you ask me.

[Postcard]

Originally posted by Mister Grieves
At the Drive-in, all the way. It sounds so chaotic, yet so beautiful all at once. Mars Volta is okay, but it's just not as amazing as At the Drive-in.

Oh, and without a doubt, At the Drive-in's best album is "Relationship of Command".



:dance:

the one armed scissor salutes you!

[Gorilla Biscuits]

Originally posted by drumloops
At the Drive-In is a better band than Mars Volta because you don't have the patience to appreciate the latter?

Kindly explain this logic. :ok:

Well, The Mars Volta is really a band you have to grow into. I've heard from several people that they didn't like their first album the first few times they heard it, but that it became better after several spins. I agreed with that, it became a little better every time I heard it, but I soon grew tired of trying to like the album because it's just too much. In other words: I recognize that it's a brilliant album, but I haven't heard it enough to understand and fully appreciate it. While At The Drive-In is much more accessible.

That's pretty much my point.

[Gorilla Biscuits]

Originally posted by drumloops
It sure does in this case, as Mars Volta are much more than a punk band.

I love punk rock.

[jmrcrash]

i grew up in el paso where the guys are from and went to their shows whenever i had money ATDI kicked so much ass.

But i Love the MARS VOLTA

brilliant

[simpsonopraphic]

I have just discovered the Mars Volta - the vocals, guitar, and drums are astounding. Both bands are/were great.

[EVANelliott]

I hate them both

[Loveless]

Mars Volta are aliens.

[mr. dynamite]

not a fan of either


respect both.

[Jack Fate]

I ABSOLUTELY love ATDI, hands down.

After having seen them live twice, I wasn't crazy about the Mars Volta until 2 things happened:

1) I was hanging out at a rehearsal space w/ my friend's band, and the Mars Volta we're warming up in the large room, rehearsing for tour dates & recording Frances The Mute. Listeting to them practice riff after riff, over & over again, drum fills over and over again, was both annoying as fuck and mind-blowing at the same time. Although they are the ultimate jam-band live right now, their arrangements are all SUPER tight and perfectly arranged.

2) The LP for Frances The Mute. This 3-LP packaging is BEAUTIFUL. They even got the Pink Floyd guy, Storm Thorgerson, to shoot the photos. The virgin vinyl sounds INCREDIBLE. If you dig vinyl BUY THIS NOW!!!!

[meepmeep]

who? :oh:

[lost in poetics]

at the drive in.

I can't get into the mars volta.

[simpsonopraphic]

Originally posted by lost in poetics


I can't get into the mars volta.

I think my patience with the mars volta comes from years of listening to 15 long minute Pink Floyd songs

[More Cowbell]

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[Martijn]

Mars Volta

[wardle]

i prefer ATD-I's bite sized chunks against MV's 8 course meals.

[[andreas]]

I only have one album each of these two bands. Relationship of Command by At The Drive-In, and De-Loused In the Comatorium by Mars Volta. But if I compare this two albums, I´d easily go with At The Drive-In. Some of the songs on that album are really good. One Armed Scissor might be one of the best rock songs of the last 5-6 years.

Mars Volta is kind of :zzz: to me. But I guess it´s a matter of taste. I have a hard time finding any real songs on that album. To me it sometimes sounds like a group of very accomplished musicians trying to show off. Not my coup of tea.