Sparta - Assemble The Empire

[ocelotrevs]

This is the song that made me first pay attention to Sparta.

[skeetpoop69]

@Get1337 you sound really stupid

[skeetpoop69]

@Get1337 you sound really stupid

[Bringouttherum69]

Pretty sure they played almost all of wiretap when I saw them open for Pearl Jam back in '03. This version is mind blowing

[givintoofli]

@Bringouttherum69 Yeah, Cleveland 03. I took my little brother to his first PJ show, he left a huge Sparta fan.

[AdamKlawonn]

I like some Sparta songs, but this one looks and sounds like a giant circle-jerk on guitars. I've heard white noise that sounds better, but hey, that's music. Totally subjective.

[Ahsayo]

I'm in the mood for some kabob's.

[JDuncanM1369]

@Get1337 jim ward is anti-mosh too

[H4RM0N1C5]

1:50 - 2:30 is absolutely......omfg.

[H4RM0N1C5]

this would've been fuckin awesome

[canthinkverywell]

woah they get a bit proggy and volta-esque in this one, idk if it was on purpose or not but i love it

[nonzero1974]

Anyone know where I can get this gig on download or dvd?

[1306joey]

I love that first album too!! it's awesome. and these guys are awesome live too. I seen them here in town.

[maxsalty01]

What an album, and what a way to close it

[llamafucking616]

I love TMV, ATDI, and Sparta, but shit Wiretap Scars is probably my favorite album from any of them. Sets up just a fucking crazy mood every time I listen to it

[morgensternxR]

no matter what, these guys are awesome!!

[emugrint]

i think its best they broke up when they did, as much as i loved them, their best work was the first record they made after they broke up, deloused and wiretap scars. and they would have never been able to explore the sound they created after they split, i love all 3 bands in their own separate way.

[Delawah]

Compared to TMV this is sh*t.

[NiTuS14]

@Delawah Sparta can't be compared to TMV because they're both absolutely different musically, you clever boy. Stop that stupid topic.

[rochoa11]

man if sparta and mars volta joined forces now it would be the best at the drive-in reunion tour EVER!! for all the old and new fans!

[Alien6100]

@rochoa11 World tour.... that'd be epic.

[MARKWAITES]

This song makes me want to push baby chickens in the creek

[Knieghtz]

Jim Ward f****** ROCKS!

[featherhead15]

still reminds me slightly of my band..very slightly...

sheeple. from el paso tx if you wanna find us on myspace

[pearljam227]

@featherhead15 u named a song "latarian milton"?

thats priceless

and you guys are pretty good

[featherhead15]

@pearljam227 hell yea man...that kid cracks me the fuck up hahahaha

thanks for giving a listen man =] very appreciated

[birdbh]

eu gosto muito de sparta ! one of my favorite bands .

[zardrobot]

Gives me goose bumps everytime!!!

[staygo1d]

Two different bands. What I will say is that that slow, patient jam building up to a perfect drop into the song is sheer brilliance. These guys are real players, no doubt about it. Wiretap Scars was a great record, and I haven't gotten into much since then, whereas The Mars Volta have kept me interested musically throughout a longer span of time, and they are more suited to my tastes as I've gotten older.

[DeLoused777]

THE MARS VOLTA ARE WAAAAAAAY BETTER!

[NiTuS14]

The Mars Volta are waaaaaaay different, dude.

[stratocastermaster2]

why would this get so many thumbs down when this is obviously a true statement

[Luisitox5]

Because the word it's not "better", it's "diferent", man

[Luisitox5]

Man, theyre different, you can't measure that, you idiot

[gearedtowardssalad]

Wiretap Scars is one of my favorite albums of all time. I like these guys more than The Mars Vota.

[frogswallop]

It's such a fucking good album, its like if Asleep in the Back by Elbow was Post-Hardcore rather than indie.

[BluesNatural]

That jam at the beginning is amazing. Great song too.

[elyossrj]

amazing song

[hentaimastergt]

FOR THE WIN 5/5

[lenkyloos]

amazing intro

[Parentesisparentesis]

excellente!! pasen por argentina!

[pubiclairing]

theyre all the best songs in the log mate E.but must admit this is 1 ofem

[atticus2526]

Hands Down The Best live intro to any song and the best song Sparta has in the Catalog

[Sparta04]

god damn this is AMAZING. this album was played absolutely non stop by my throughout some really great high school years right when it came out. hearing some of these songs brings some really great memories back.

[1spiralout1]

This has been my favorite songs of theirs for a long time. This video serves to reinforce that thinking.

[bobby3mhs]

Great song, Jim Ward is an amazing musician and a cool down to earth guy

[ibhodweknow]

wow amazing

[OSOKsalty]

OMFG! They really pulled that one off. No question in my mind..BRILLIANT! It was a great show....will stay with me for a long time.

[Supermassive]

fucking awesome

[Bajsie]

Love this intro! <3

[imnoherox]

Same here... It's so sick!

[BoxCarFreak]

Sparta is such an amazing band.

[darkstarboy92]

Wow that is the best video i have seen of that song! AMAZING!! SPARTA ROCKS!