The Mars Volta - Part 1 - Goliath - bonnaroo 09 6/13/09

[mrdopehat]

this is one of my favorite TMV shows! thy were so cool the whole show and out of like 8 shows this was the one where totally spoke the most in between songs.

[jessy8281]

omar +cedric son lo mejor de lo mejor!

[winnerbaby44]

lol I like how they hug each other before entering the stage.. good karma

[caidenjohnsonpoetry]

Omar solos like a motherfucker!

[TheSchoolsux345]

haha i like the smoke at the beginning

[themarsvoltafan1215]

This show realy reminds me of pink floyd

[Thefilthyblood]

Cedric looks really happy and nice in this one, this made my day :)

[canthinkverywell]

cedric is so weird! ive never heard him say something on stage that makes sense. "these guys have watched me naked throwing up on midgets." and he also said once "know that our dance has worked and brought the rain, we will piss on you some more." i will someday meet this strange genius...

[themarsvoltafan1215]

2:10 BURN!!

[Bentoss612]

hahaha the bright white hand in the middle of the screen from 3:50 - 4:14. 4:03 hahahaha

[dhays202]

the audio cant capture just how hard this grooved at 7:37. I nearly broke my back salsa dancing.

[nubbinnoob]

is that a pale orange amp?

[doctaLB]

Guitar-Tech FAIL!!

[ryanlk]

@doctaLB It wasnt the guitar techs fault, omar just started playing the song a half step down!

[doctaLB]

@ryanlk

oh, i see. didn't realize. Omar still kicks ass!

[ShroudedInVeilz]

best show of the entire octahedron tour.

imo

[CerpinTaxt1983]

its because he is a genius

[CerpinTaxt1983]

i love when Omar's rocks out hard watch 8:34 and on lol

[mattg082]

awesome to see this. i'm trying to collect some nice footage. too bad i didn't get to see the show though. at least i got to hang with them as they got high and listen from the trailor when they hit the stage. can't wait to go back this year. :)

[thebus1109]

this was a great show. i really miss bonnaroo. that red head in the front going crazy is me btw.

[mmcolony]

....Thomas Pridgen is hands down my favorite drummer. wow.

[shaggy723]

They should have been one of the main acts that played late Saturday night. It's a shame that no other act was allowed to play during worthless-ass Bruce Springsteen... I would have loved to see a full 2 and half hour set by these guys during that time...

[boynamedphillip]

yea true that. the only things that made bruce worth seeing was Max! but i totally agree all i did was sit at the circus all night hehe

[GreatMoogly]

just saw them at clutch cargo's last night, great set list and show but waay too fuckin short!!! 2 hours is a minimum in my book, and they only put out an hour and 30 ):

[LucidDream]

I love Isaiah Owens. They all get down. I love how Isaiah was the first out and walked across with his fist held high.

[swisstripz]

me too

[advilinda]

I miss Bonnaroo

[swansong200]

sorry i meant a thumbs up. i owe you one :)

[leggie123]

Thank you for uploading

[LilaB33]

Anyone know the setlist for upcoming shows?

[MystiFerdinand]

yeah I'm seeing them live in december and would love have an idea as well. I can't wait to see them, totally insane and amazing band

[trenken]

I think the issue with his voice is on the albums they can clean that shit up in the software they use. But he's exposed live, which is why he's so bad in so many live recordings. He's just not a great singer, but the studio can make anyone sound good. Great band other than him.

[guitarboy12]

Mate if you want it exactly like the albums then just fucking listen to them not the their live shows.

Cedric is god !

:3

[trenken]

Lol, god? You're a fucking tool.

[trenken]

Im convinced Cedric is the weak link in this band. Creative guitarist, ripping drummer, tight bassist, etc... singer that is unable to sing on key, basically ever. Started singing off time right in the first verse, lyrics that are devoid of any meaning or emotion. Robotic and lifeless. Get a new singer guys.

[Ancaja123]

have you ever seen them live? Cedric is amazing at what he does man.

[trenken]

Yes, I wouldnt speak about something I dont know about. I saw them at the bowery ballroom about 4 months ago, and he was awful. Didnt sound like their albums, constantly singing off key, his voice cracking and falling apart. I see it all the time in their vids here too, so it wasnt just that show.

Terrible singer. He needs to start singing lower, cant hit those notes well at all.

[CerpinTaxt1983]

i think you are alone with both your comments trenken. anyone who is a true mars volta fan would disagree with you! the volta are the best band and cedric is a good singer.

[jmorengo2000]

does anyone know how long their set was at this year's bonnaroo? when i went in '05 they played for like 3hrs-heavy improve...TMV!!!

[vids721]

It was an hour 45 minutes, but it was a damn great hour 45...

[LedZeppelinZoso13]

8:30 Cedric Spits haha

[LedZeppelinZoso13]

some parts of the guitar improvision remind me of Jimmi Hendrix, Crazy.

[buttersmalls82]

Fist full of dollars

[silveretto]

fistful of dollars

[way2fast9999]

I was in the front row for that. Waited all day for them. It was an epic performance. so sick

[MaSoisSoful]

The Mars Volta will forever be a great band.

P.S. I do miss Paul and Adrian, but I believe we will see them soon.

[diogonegri]

Cedric's laughing face at around 1:49 makes me laugh so much. I love how sometimes they can be very sweet to the audience. best band in world.

[Moodylovesbears]

Thomas reminds me of Billy Cobham w/ the Mahavishnu Orchestra with that gong

[gslopez30]

RIGHT! Or Boham!

[Moodylovesbears]

Totally, I forgot about JB having a gong

[uberblazed421]

Omar's sonic guitar soloing is making my computer freeze.

[oblique65]

fukk these dudes are soooo siccc

its disgusting#@$

tmv forever

[TheRedVolta]

wow the mic kick was amazing.

[TheRedVolta]

it's set out in this great big field and shit with trees in the background its such a chill place to go, do drugs and watch great bands play

[TheRedVolta]

Ugn...bonaroo...so awesome...i wish i went this year so bad

[gbrooks2]

I love the comedy at the start. Cedric is great.

[swisstripz]

i was here and this was fucking raw

[hotfudgemoney]

samezies

[TMVowns]

they all hugg a guy before they go out, who is it?

[stratocastermaster2]

red shirt man

[TMVowns]

hahahaha

[gbrooks2]

Jim Ward.

HARHARHAR!

[eatdogs]

their older roo performance that was three hours long and super late at night was amazing. this is great too. wish i could have made it this year...

[zeppelin72189]

are you by any chance going to put the original video files up on a torrent site, like

zombtracker[dot]the-zomb[dot]c­om or demonoid or piratesbay?

So someone could make a dvd of this fantastic show <.<

[CerpinTaxt1983]

yes plz do that. i have 3 concerts so far. and this one would be great.

[cdrumz]

OMAR @ 7:19 DAT WAS SOME SMOOTH DANCING

[cdrumz]

HAHA DAT WAS COMEDY

[yogicleo]

So I'm checking out some new mars volta vids that ppl have posted here and i noticed at the 8 second mark in the vid, the guy holding the cam in the lower right hand corner is me! I remember you hovering between me and this chick and TRYING to stay outta your way but damn man, I was triiiiipin ballz, so my sorry's sir...but damn this was a great show, nice to see you got it all! Best wishes

[khessemer08]

thank you so much for uploading this. just wish I was there.

[mondin777]

got you covered, no worries

[ripcurl979]

this show was amazinggg, they really played all the songs slower and more chilled-out which i loved. They just killed it. I'm so glad that you uploaded this so now i can actually remember what i saw lol and learn some of the guitar solos and riffs, thanks a lot!

[MooseMaster75]

Awesome!

I love his guitar, but what the hell is it?

[mongolianbacklash]

It's his custom model Ibanez ORM 1

[sdl486]

the quality of these vids are pretty nice

[SlinkytheBison]

They slowed this song down so much, it sounds more like Rapidfire Tollboth. Cedric even sings a part from it at 5:13

[DysphoricExemption]

word, thanks for uploading, your a very good person

[medskool101]

Performances like this make me if Omar sold his soul to the devil for his otherworldly talents...

[Tremulant55]

These guys are so amazing. I really regret not going to Bonnaroo to see them.

[diogonegri]

wild Cedric biting the camera! poor cameraman, he has faced the demon-lion-beast Cedric :D

gotta love that band!

[Rojack1111]

Cedric was on like a motherfucker that day!! Awesome, Humbling, BADASS

[JeeshGsh]

I'm too wasted to read your comments. All I know is The Mars Volta made the biggest impression on me at Bonnaroo 09, my first year. Tanks for recording this shit!  you aare my hero!

[Antom1234]

This song is so deliciously slow now. It just grooooves

[Orochieddie]

Awesome quality, massive props for these uploads.

[BorisGaquere]

haha yep, i knew it, Omar forgot what key Goliath is in

[monotransistor04]

he didint forget the key

the tech. just haddent tunned it

[BorisGaquere]

no, he forgot the key, lol, I heard the tech soundchecking the guitar before the band came out, i was there. you can see me in the video. I've been playing guitar for almost half of my life, I'm completely positive. Cedric was just messing around with what he said, he didn't know what was going on.

[diogonegri]

fuck yeah! and lol at thomas hitting his new gongs :)

[Antom1234]

It sounds so cool haha. Makes you wonder why they never had a gong before.

[neodarkknives]

lol i was within a 10 ft range of where your standing

[themurvolta]

awesome quality