sparta - while oceana sleeps

[tanvo93]

Out Of hiatus <3

[eruption420]

he sounds really good live

[shanetones]

you cant carry onnnnnn

[imnoherox]

BRING BACK SPARTA!!!! :(

[h879xx]

is it me or did jims guitar magically disappear at the end?

[65daysofAphex]

i have seen them with MEWITHOUTYOU which i liked better

[axgrata]

Best song on that album, yes. Never get tired of it...

[gajahdudukinsemut]

one of the best live bands out there.

[Mineav]

A little too much gain on Jim's guitar to hear some riffs, but good performance overall.

[rubythedestroyer]

fav song off that record

[gghostd]

beautiful composition

[DHLHC]

man... no one can talk about Sparta with out talking about ATDI or Mars Volta.. oops i just did DOH!

[Vbsd24]

i like the Stop Bush speakers

[brianeye]

fuck yea!

[Mojosagdoo810]

AWESOME song and AWESOME rickenbacker

[a181570s]

One of my favorite bands for sure..but I could do without all the Stop Bush stickers...stick to music.

[matrixman609]

@a181570s my thoughts exactly. no need to make so politically charged.

[elusivEuphoria]

very carefully.

[foodstamp73]

By far my favorite Sparta song

[lpapii92]

dude if i was their  id cry maybe

[bluetoaster8822]

I saw these guys in concert one time... They put on a really good show.

[lejtocore]

incubus 2

[bewarethehellcats]

sparta is sick, I like all three bands I admit mars volta pisses me off on occasion, anyone know if any sparta albums are droppin anytime?

[artiesux]

Sparta is on a hiatus right now but check out Sleepercar or Jim's solo eps if you haven't yet. In my opinion, he's a genius in everything he does.

[soulskater22]

i freakin hate delayed audio on videos why would you leave it uploaded if it looks like that

[DanceGavinDanceRocks]

hey if you know about the band august burns red, or not check them out, theres only dude in the band who plays guitar, his name is or aka JB, Say it backwards and think about what it means, JB Or...?

[soulskater22]

you think youre soooo funny.

and theres two guitar players in abr. brent and JB. NOT BJ.

[LightWillIgniteUsAll]

Ooh, Mr. legit. It's a childish attempt at dry humor. Don't get your thong in a bunch. Chill.

Sparta is the shizzle. Fo rizzle. Cos this song is so chizzle.

PS: Bjork already did a song called "Venus as a Boy."

[soulskater22]

so you DO know something.

very good she did make a song called Venus as a Boy. the band Sounds & Sciences, being ardent Bjork fans, composed a thematic interpretation of it . its very good if i may say so myself.

[LightWillIgniteUsAll]

That's pretty cool.

You're a tight band and all, but turning the gain down just a bit would make your melodic aspects pop right the hell up in the mix.

And yes, Bjork is great.

Listening to your cover again, I can hear the resemblance. Pretty dope.

Also, Sparta vid, so I'll kiss their ass again and say I love this song. JIM WARD, reform Sparta plz. D:

[gearedtowardssalad]

If I could have any guitar rig it would probably be Paul's.

[lal6060]

DeLoused. I can ditto what u said. I lived in El Paso 1997-2004, so I was able to aqppreciate "At The Drive in" at their best. I LOVE both bands now. They should never be compared:)

[CheckeredDemon310]

I agree lal6060.

We shouldn't compare the two. they are different from each other and both talented in the same time.

[DeLoused777]

The Mars Volta are way better...

[theouterbanks]

I dont think the two bands can be compared. Two totally different types of music here...Personally I love them both.

[Ehrabe]

@theouterbanks I love you

[askallt]

Such a shame this band gives me such bittersweet feeling. Best girlfriend ever, summer, the constant riding on trains together, dopamin and sparta. It's not anymore... Just, the sadness that comes with hearing this beautiful music...

[Lanesracra]

now im sad too :*(

[Vestu]

I know what you mean. Happened to me with a different band :( be well.

[DrWindo]

exactly. only prob with some music you relate it to that someone in your life which at that time gave you such a love. they were your all. then you hear it again without them and in retrospect you ask why. i know i do.

[Tote1992]

Wooah, mine too!

[paztulyo]

oceana is my name too

[gwenstefanirocks101]

oceana is my name hahah

[bradsb2g]

It's a shame Paul is no longer with the band. Nothing against Keely, but it's just not the same. That stuff happens though...

[bradfick147]

i remember watching this episode when it was new, i really miss this show but the channel kinda went to shit.

[rza139]

I heard it got bought out by MTV. Not sure if it's true. Fuse used to represent the anti-MTV before. Now, it has definitely gone to shit.

[pubiclairing]

Should have listened.FUCK BUSH BLAIR AND ALL THE DEATHS THEY HAVE CAUSED IN TH M EAST.

[pubiclairing]

i saw sparta at brixton during there tour of the uk a couple of years ago.prob the best live band ive ever heard.the harmonics just flow over you.wicked m8!

[EddesHere1]

the very first sound you hear in this song, is that harmonics?

[mobilezonetv]

originally, probably yes. during shows, can be a pre-recorded loop as well.

[EddesHere1]

oh, cool. Because i love that sound everytime i hear this song. cant do it myself cuz i got a bass...

[mobilezonetv]

yep... although you can do harmonics with a bass, I don't think bass strings will be thin enough to do those ones. Must be a guitar. I also love this song and I'm listening to it now.

[billodowdy]

what the fuck why can't jim fucking get his act together 2002, and 2004, best years ever for sparta, wonderful, then he fucking fucked it up. It's tought to see both ATDI and sparta get fucking murdered.

[docdockirk]

this song is so good it hurts to listen to.

[rza139]

This song is just amazing. One of those type of songs where you say, how come I didn't think of that unique riff/intro?! Sparta!

[HardAsFckinRock]

fcking goo...my favourite band and STOP BUSH rulezz

[rochacha]

mucho emo

[jorgesons]

this gays was from at the drive in?

[kinney1990]

your grammar was learnt from a school?

[Charredmonolith]

LMAO XD

[Ehrabe]

@kinney1990 I got my grade 10



[MaltLiquorPanda]

hahahaah

[Arlborn]

Does anybody else like the direction they are going with their last CD?

If theycan hold on for a next CD< I think we are in for some very nice surprises!

[kamprath]

i want to know what you guys think of paul leaving sparta and joining up with the volta.

me, i dont know what to think yet.

[rza139]

Money!

[raulfist]

seriously, i Love Sparta I got all cds, and i think Jim's voice is at the same techincal level that Cedric reach(maybe litle bit less, but that's not the point) but musicaly talking, in TMV he can explore his instrument, no that he hasn't do it in Sparta, but he has more options in TMV

[ajsully22]

this was my album when i was in south carolina in 2004 thanks for helping me get ass

[flakmonkeynick]

by far my favorite song from sparta... amazing.

[addyd01]

+ 1

[domisimon]

jim ward is a cool dude, my wife and i had drinks with him and the band at the bowery ballroom in nyc back in 2003 with the band a small brown bike. nice dudes, i saw tmv at the roseland ballroom, and shared a train with omar, he was kind of not nice, 3 1/2 feet tall, and could care less if we were going to the show..they played for 45min and dropped the mic's and walked off the stage..no "good night" just walked off and left.(penises)

[vincentcionci]

... Interesting. I saw the mars volta and they seemed nice, jokeing around with the crowd and what not. However I could defenatly see them being Dicks off stage and i could defenatly see Jim Ward and Sparta being nice guys.

[idespisefabreze]

the mars volta have always seemed too egotistical to me, and are generally dicks when it comes to sparta.

i love sparta, and like alot of the mars voltas music but from the impression i have from interviews and stuff those two afro dudes annoy me.

[SLAhimself]

what interviews are you talking about?

Your comment seems quite biased.

[DeathByRhapsody]

love sparta

[too0my]

i like tmv, atdi and sparta =)

[mikeykillz]

i miss atdi so much. sparta and tmv are ok respectivly but atdi was the shit

[gaguitooo]

you haven´t any idea

[jorgesons]

anybody like sparta, at the drive in, the mars volta.

[Epiphone314]

I do, i love them all!

[NIKOLASAFI]

they have their unique style......i like it

[emugrint]

thats what people dnt get

everyone praises the mars volta for being different, and dnt get me wrong the mars kick massixe ass, but when sparta wanna be a little more conservative and play gentler rock, they get kicked in the nuts

[PENNYWISE69696969]

thats cus the ppl that like volta and atdi like heavier rock i dont like these guys at all.. not my style but it is the style for others and everyone has there own so im not gona sit here and rant how much i hate these guys cus thats my opinion and it only matters to me ENJOY YOUR MUSIC

[emugrint]

hell ya bro

i love all 3 bands

atdi mars and sparta are bands u listen to when ur in 3 different moods

and yes enjoy ur music

unless its the shitty rap thats been on the radio the last 5 years

[PENNYWISE69696969]

hey hey come on now no need for that :P i still listen to wu-tang and eazy E lol dont hate :P

[emugrint]

haha no ive seen wu tang live their awesome

the shitty rap like soulja boi or lil wayne

that kind of rap

[PENNYWISE69696969]

yea i hate that shit as well.. to many rappers in love on the radio

[dommeee]

you can't really compare them, but i also like sparta the most

[cuentosdepapel]

you're right... and i'm getting to know sparta, and i starting to like them more than TMV

cheers!

[Knezzo]

they are great, so much better than mars volta

[machtheghost]

mars volta is wayyyyyyyyyyy better, thats why these kids got ditched.

[domisimon]

maybe so, but...the new mars volta is almost too experimental, i can hardly listen to there last 2 discs...they should stop taking so much drugs, they are becoming just like the band YES, there music makes no sense unless you are fucked up. i may be wrong, but what kind of a mood do you have to be in to listen to tmv, there earlier shit was unreal, now it sounds like a train coming off the tracks. just an opinion..dont bug out.

[idiotmartyr]

but they don't do drugs...

Anyone else think it's kinda sad that no one can even watch a Sparta video online without having to post a comment about the mars volta?

And I hate the movie 300 for making it difficult to find live sparta videos on youtube

[DrinkMyBlackMilk]

...you're right, there is in fact just a very thin line between a genius sound and a crazy one. TMV comes very close to the abyss...I just hope they aren't too brave...I just love them.

[domisimon]

i love the band also, deloused didnt leave my cd player for almost a year. i listened to frances the mute twice...i cant take 9 minutes of sounds my 7 month old can make and its listed as a track on there release..thatrs cheap a mars volta disc nowadays has like 2 maybe 3 tracks that are enjoyable, the rest can go...i have a ton of atdi and can let there entire discography play through without being disapointed once. "VAYA...were have you gone???

[sinker87]

el paso por vida.

[madnnese]

esta es una de mis banda favoritas como tool alice in chain nin ministry at the drive in mars volta a perfect circle

[NJN812010]

love this bands songs well some....

[ganjagladiator]

i saw them live long ass time ago when they first released cut you ribbon so sweet!!!! mejores que mars??? dont know ...yet. ask me tomorrow.

[jorana13]

vaya hasta ke tengo el plcer de veles la jeta a estos tipos

[driftzilla]

MARSVOLTA>THIS

lol, j/k...i love them both!

[shrapnelenema]

i miss when pablo used to only wear black t-shirts.

[darkstarboy92]

amazing! what does the stop bush and vote mean?

[JigokuKitty]

Um...

[thecat69meow]

darkstarboy92 sweetheart you're so young you dont know the politics going on in your country, stop george bush & vote appropriately, hes a warmonger! listen to bands lyrics, they have messages that are important. this is another great song, great delivery live, so much feeling!!!!!

[LoveHurts0709]

noone noticed the "stop bush" text on the speakers :D

[flakmonkeynick]

ya. seriously :) gotta love sparta.

[EddesHere1]

they sound just as good live.

[imnotastudent]

is miss jim's hot sexy (atd-i) hair :(

[abrileu]

it makes me miss my friend

[EddesHere1]

that was the best line from the song

oh wait..do you actually miss your friend..?? lol

[abrileu]

both  =)

[1987devo]

most listened to song right now.

[SweatySeagull]

such a tight bass line

[deftonesjm]

oh yeah the bass is awsome

[inanetreefellow]

I think it's great that sparta was able to keep bush from being reelected, and that people really do listen to what bands think of current events and politics.

Oh wait...

[richmond182]

sweet wit mate, real constructive

[inanetreefellow]

You're right. I'm a dick.

[replicaciones]

don't whit you .....you can carry on

[replicaciones]

ya no es lo mis mo de antes uuuuuuuuuuuu

[willhemphill]

I saw Sparta live in Charlotte, NC and it was INSANE. If you ever get the chance to see them go for it.

[itllbeoversoon]

hell yea. I saw them in Vegas they were fucking amazing. i want 2 c them again soon.

[NortherlyNanook]

...Hahahah! You seriously made an account just for bashing Jim Ward? Grand!

[JimWardisaDog]

Do drugs cause disfigurement on the face and body and balding? Is that why Jim appeared the way he did?

[Arronweaver]

Found you again jackass!! You must be lonely, give rosie odonell a call.

[radicalnation]

You're sad.

[EddesHere1]

this is what happens when great bands split up lol. it makes fans split too.

[diegosnet]

seriously what if druggies like TMV more

and White kids like Sparta !! its like who cares...

[JimWardisaDog]

Is Jim Ward physically handicapped? I saw him in person, and I felt uncomfortable because his body and face was seemed disfigured. I felt sorry for him, yet had trouble looking at him.

[rza139]

Favorite Sparta song.

[commirevo89]

I agree that you shouldn't compare Sparta and The Mars Volta, they're completely different from eachother now even though they both started in the same band. That's the reason why ATD-I split in the first place.

If you wanna compare two remnant bands, compare Angels and Airwaves with +44 and see who's better.

*cough*+44*cough*

[RuaRobot234]

probably one of my favorites from Sparta

[mobilezonetv]

Hajjar MONSTER drummin.

[AtTheDriveInRules]

member back in the ATDI days when Jim always looked like a bum lol

[diegosnet]

he was a skinny tweeker from el paso .

[CercaMemorial]

First time I saw a vid for this song awesome. Love the idea to get people to vote too, not so much that they are projecting the anit-bush image, I just think that when bands get people to vote, they should no lobby for either side, and just tell people to inform themselves about issues and for their own opinions. 5/5

[marsparta80]

stop comparing them!! start appreciating this awesome bands

[perksy101]

I totally agree stop comparing Sparta and TMV both different bands with different styles

[perksy101]

Tony Hajjar fucking rocks, love the long hair

[scaredlittleman2]

y does everyone have to compare sparte, atdi and tmv, they are different bands with different styles. and they are all awesome btw.

[patricebrisebois19]

very true, all great in their own ways, and all have their flaws. it's all gravy

[search4theyeti]

i agree we should be happy we have 3 more bands we can listen too

[radicalnation]

Maybe if they sounded at all the same there would be some sort of warrant to compare the two. It's what you like and it's based on taste. For that, subjectivity subsumes any possibility of comparing these two bands.

[rawkista]

i get a headache whenever i listen to TMV. sparta is the shit.

[navhammond]

I agree with MEmmett, except I love sparta and find TMV very hard to listen to.

[MEmmett123]

Mars Volta are alright, a bit too prog-rock-wankery-style for me though. Sparta are alright, a bit too basic-emo-crap-style for me though. All in all, they are both average; At The Drive-In was the real genius.

[toastedbread0078]

I know, Sparta doesn't even compare, but they aren't bad. The Mars Volta are just that great.

[luttrell321]

don't fucking argue about mars volta and sparta, grow up!

[trulyurangel82]

they sound great live

[TSanjuro]

No one switches pedals. Paul left Sparta to join The Mars Volta .Hes now the sound manipulator and 2nd live guitarist(when theres need for one)

[rickzters]

lol, dont even compare them to senses fail. Diff. type of music anyway. I thought these guys were great when I saw them live on conan o' brian.

[flakcannonnick]

go fuck yourself man! i love sparta... but mars volta is in a different league... the lead singer from sparta is now the pedal switcher for mars volta. but sparta is supposedly making a new album....

[rickzters]

Fuck myself? I dont think that's even possible. I'm so sexy that I probably would. :D And why? I wasn't talking shit about Sparta. I happen to like them. They are extremely talented. I was actually talking shit about senses fail. They are good, but I'd choose a sparta show any day over SF.

Jim Ward might be pedal switching for the Volta, but Sparta is not broken up. Go to their myspace.. album coming soon. I thought they were done too.

[flakcannonnick]

ya. and it wasn't you i was talking about, it was nfscoy.

[mofojoe13]

man, why even mention senses fail?... and the mars volta is fucking great, their performances are awesome.

[nfscoy]

Sparta performs the best. The Mars Volta can perform for shit.

[XXDWARFxSLAYERXX666]

lollerz, dumbest cunt ever, have you even seen any live TMV material?

[AlexmcBob]

I'd fucking hope they're better than senses fail.

[AUserName]

awesome live. better than senses fail =O.

[Amokness]

They are pretty good live. Indeed

[VenoltianRelic]

They are very very good live.

[Ewokfordeath]

they are good live