The Mars Volta - L'Via L'Viaquez - The Tivoli - January 18th, 2010

[pgilbert87]

l’ via.... te quieren matar.... dientes d machete cabezas de gallo ♪♫♪♫

[andthemushrooms123]

OK; Cedric has said in interviews that TMV's lyrics are secondary to the music. AND I'd rather see a singer reading the lyrics from a piece of paper than forget them completely (he only looked at said paper once or twice and their words are hard to remember anyway) and Id rather hear a singer hit some wrong notes than them lip sync. Sometimes you may not feel like going crazy so maybe the band just felt more like standing chilled and putting their energy into the music rather than showmanship.

[andthemushrooms123]

@andthemushrooms123 Bottom line is people, stop being so nitpicky. Build a bridge and get over it, at least at the end of the day it IS 100% AMAZING ORIGINAL UNIQUE LIVE MUSIC which is a rare thing to come across these days.

[tomlin5150]

you have to remember jet lag to ppl

[calculusaffair]

Ah, how sweet is that roadie at #3:10 bringing him a new cup of tea? What a champion...

[partypally]

If you guys think this is bad... This is actually a good performance. I can only imagine what they are like at their best.

[cereme]

awsome vocals great band...

[uncrules]

I love the Volta, and I respect their way of thinking: Putting expectations deep into a locked chest so as not to undermine their creativity.

But still man, sometimes you just get fuckin' sick of finally hearing your favorite song and it ends up just sounding like a pile of pots that's others constantly thrown at it.

But that is also where the contradiction springs into view, why make music for people when you're just gonna say "fuck you we don't care what you want."?

[RoCk4LiFe90]

@uncrules To bands like TMV and others who choose to make songs the way they want, and do what pleases them, the fans are an added bonus. People who follow a band like this have an interest in their style of music and usually won't put expectations on the band because the band is already making the kind of music they enjoy. I'm sure TMV like their fans and would like them at their shows, but at the same time, if they were playing in front of 20 or 20,000 I don't think it would matter to them.

[makybananalya]

12,610

[matthewtop]

What happened to the oomph in his voice?

[sunnyboy0590]

@dreadnegast13 yeah i pissed and shit my pants, That is what the The Mars Volta does to you. 

[dreadnegast13]

I just piss about my pants n_n

[MarleyBobi]

rolling stones got old too and they still rock!

[jonbonjoviham]

@MarleyBobi The Mars Volta could play a stones song in their sleep... the deepest of sleeps... comatose in fact...

[sickpuppy4o20o1]

Is this with dave elitch?

[anuar161176]

Great video man! Thanks for this.

[sdime59]

why would anyone expect them to play the exact same version like the studio...there was like 4 other invited musicians there was a lot of editin,it probably took them a week to record this song and anyone trying to sing this song for 5 minutes at the same pitch would shit their pants....its like asking pink floyd to play echoes the exact same way everytime...really good performance

[Idrum671]

whos drumming fr them??

[chcskater610]

how can anyone call this a bad performance?

[Jackalos1]

My favourite 8 member band! Hang on a minute...

[PatHaynes1]

i think this sounds great.....their best song imo

[JEC703]

fans of the mars volta are so fucking critical. if you are gonna talk shit about them, just dont listen to them. I love the mars volta, and I think this is a pretty alright performance, you can't expect them to be at their best all the time, I mean they are getting old for fucks sake. I love everything this band does, one of my favorites for sure and I know their next record is gonna be epic as fuck, as always.

[scasey0159]

@JEC703 You said it! I agree with you 100%

[jerrytheman1987]

@JEC703 I strongly agree with you, Most of the people talking shit are their newer fans, fucking little little kids who just got into them because they were in guitar hero..

[computervidsfromme]

@JEC703

Totally agree.

[adamxxxy]

@JEC703 well said 

[jvsmith77]

@JEC703 More of those guys were heavy into drugs early in the mars volta and at the drive in too. Age is one thing but hard ass drugs and partying will do you in worse. But overall pretty good performance.

[guitar5436]

@JEC703 dude your hella right not all bands can be at their best all the time

[RoCk4LiFe90]

@JEC703 I agree people shouldn't be so critical, as far as them getting old, haha they aren't even that old. The members of Rush are approaching 60 and are still giving excellent performances, these guys have a long way to go before they start getting "old." Peace friend.

[BrixSnBs]

Cedric is the only one with any form of stage pressence... It's like he's playing with a backing band, the rest of the band are standing at the back of the stage.

They're playing really tight though

[chcskater610]

@BrixSnBs

that's where your're wrong.

look at the drummer, he might not be headbanging but he's definitely getting into it.

[BrixSnBs]

@chcskater610 i guess you're right... They just look, LOOK, like an amateur band. Cedric has the lyrics written on a piece of paper for christ sake! it's just embarrasing to watch. Perfomance wise, Octahedron has defintely been the worst era

[chcskater610]

@BrixSnBs

Well i'm pretty sure that some of them are recovering drug addicts, maybe cedric is, so that's why he has the lyrics written down.

[BrixSnBs]

@chcskater610 nah that has nothing to do with it.. George Carlin used to do tons of cocain and was a magician with words til the end. It just feels like they've lost some of their passion

[jerrytheman1987]

@chcskater610 Have you seen their lyrics?? read them and see if you can rememeber them, they do play 13 minute songs...

[EsveldtCamine9]

@jerrytheman1987

yeah, but they did write them.

at least remember the lyrics to your own songs...

[TheBellesProject]

WTF ????

[bellota690]

como dicen, le falto intensidad, aun asi la vercion es muy buena...

[groovestix]

Wow, they look like a Mars Volta cover band here.

[kcinf]

man, this band's lost a lot of their energy. their stage presence when I saw them in the frances-amputechture stage was way more intriguing.

still good music though

[redsparklywings]

whos drumming? look different

[joecool1010]

@redsparklywings that's Dave Elitch. he just replaced Thomas Pridgen. why Pridgen left, I'm not exactly sure.

[brunobliss]

@joecool1010 for the same reasons theodore left, he said, quote "Ive done enough now not to have to be someones employee I feel more free, honestly its a good feeling."

[ConnorShawMusic]

jammin out!! love this band

[JuanbagGala]

Hey wow Tht Mars Volta yeah!! molto loco

:-)

[EugeneTheDancer]

well done. thanks for the recording

[redwinerock]

che video flojo hahaha les falto intensidad :D

[Motilliatta]

great video, but Dave elitch pisses me off.

[reddefacto]

@Motilliatta I don't see why, he's freaking awesome. He has the chops.

[bajaxpanties]

QUE????? VVV

[GuadalupeViktoria]

the mars volta ya no es como antes -.-

en haber corrido a paul hinojos y adrian terrazaz  y ahora con este baterista valen verga

[redwinerock]

se be que no eres musico, ese batero es ralmente exelente