Being a major fan of the Mars Volta, and trying to find any excuse to put a post about them on my blog that relates to my work is something I can finally do now.
Due to their cryptic, well constructed lyrics, that often incrminate humankinds mistakes and constantly infringe on them,
" ...one day this chalk outline will circle this city, if it was not for the asphalt that cushioned his face, it was a room full of charlatans, that judged his pas mistakes..."
They reguarly use a narrative in their albums, which has a great effect of an epic, opera style overture in their music, combing vital elements of audio, and visual, not just in their videos, but as a whole act. I am making a particular example of the first album, De-Loused in Comatorium, was a narrative of a man who fell into a coma, and reenacting some of history's most important moments, then critical assesment of the world, and how all actions are based upon the "cause-effect" which, obviously supports the "catastrophe theory" element, I was aiming to address.
Anyway, the man (Cerpin Taxt) flows along this albums phantasmal thread, the movements make you squirm, excited, scared, and even in some cases, feel reflective, however alot of the time, they feel unjustly powerful. The particular song I chose has a great video, that by itself is a huge power trip, and works as a story with no music. Try it.
Our antihero is has now woke up from his coma, after scrutinising the horrors of the world, realised that his existence has been nothing but a pebble in the never ending ocean of the constantly evolving galaxy. He deemed himself unworthy and wishes his existence to be made "...invalid..." this seemed to be a major turning point, not just for the story, but the music takes a huge shift at this point.
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