I started listening to them in High School, around 2004, i was totally obsessed, they got me into prog and experimental rock, i feel lucky to have seen them 3 times, 2 of those times was in a small venue with the classic line up..
@@c.s.k2347 Soma in San Diego, first time i spent the whole show being pushed around in the mosh pit, second show i kept a little further back and took a seat in a pilar by the wall, i sat down and enjoyed the show way more.
grandmaster_slamjam, I highly doubt that, can you pls link some evidence on that, yes he wrote the rough demos to roulette dares and cicatriz esp, but I guarantee theodore wrote drums for the rest of the album, you can just hear his style on frances the mute
Absolutely one of their top performances. Cedric's vocals are just great and there is so much energy thanks to Pridgen's drumming. That's the TMV I really loved and enjoyed -- really wild and full of passion and energy.
I mean I think that can get a bit annoying but honestly the whole band pushes themselves in that regard. The live shows are really chaotic not just because of Pridgen's drumming. As they improvise so much who is shocked that sometimes it goes wrong?
I like how people turn in their opinion, thinking it make sense, especially these chastised terms "too busy on the drums" bands solid, but singer sucks" stupid shit like this keeps you from actually appreciating the music and performance. I mean can't you see the crowd, the fucking vibes they are laying down!! Complex composition and dedication to preformed studio shit live, come on get over yourself. Believe.
what a stupid fucking comment. if I actually approached judging a live performance this way, I would be forced to conclude that every live performance ever is beyond reproach. Jesus fucking christ.
Right, so you're that twat at the gig with a clipboard, five pens in your shirt pocket and a home made laminate with "judge" typed in 18 point comic sans serif...I think you might be in the wrong place...
Favorite song, favorite lineup, great video. Wish I could've had the chance to see em live - hoping for a reunion tour if things get better for em. Peace.
Watching this in 2020 year of the bat. Ike has sadly passed on, Juan has suffered a bad head trauma/ brain injury, unclear if he'll recover fully, Jon Theodore ( the original drummer ) plays for Queens of the Stone Age. Live music has been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Strange times
I love to see crowds like this who groove to music and feel it, no matter whether they're "posers" or not. They support and clearly dig this performance.
TMV was mature and on top of their game indeed at this point. They were light years ahead of the game, when I’m 80 my grandkids are gonna ask me about them and I’m gonna have a great time telling them about Omar and Cedric....
This is the type of shit that jazz fusion dudes should be playing instead of weather channel music. These guys are the perfect blend of great musicianship, balls, and songwriting. Gotta admit... it took me a little while when i first started listening to them to get past Cedric's high falsetto voice, but his choice of melodies make the song just as much as Omar's guitar parts.
There are times you see a band play and you can tell they're just trying to get through the gig and get paid and times like this where you can see that they're really enjoying themselves and rocking faces to the max.
I reaaaaally fucking hope this is still on the cards.. would make my year - the fact that Tool delivered a beautiful long anticipated release last year was amazing in itself, Tool and The Mars Volta are my two highest rated bands I'd say.
I keep my earbuds in at work - this is such a fine song. Mars Volta helps me get through the work day while those around me are still listening to the Eagles. I am alone in my taste in music at work. Mars Volta - thanks for surprising my ears with all you do - even the non-Mars Volta stuff is my musical happiness so much of the time. I really mean no offense to the Eagles [I never liked them - just not my thing] MV you guys are saving my sanity daily.
I've watched several live videos of the band playing this song- a couple with Pridgen, and a couple with Theodore...I keep thinking one of them is outdoing the other, only to have the other surprise me. At this point, I'm convinced that Theodore is the secret love child of Billy Cobham and Dave Weckl, while Pridgen is some unholy union of motorcyle engine and man. Both living legends; this must be how my parents' generation felt at Woodstock, watching legacies unfold before their eyes.
The guitarist doubles his sounds by layering different sounds in each amp, definitely trying this tonight. (If his output from his guitar is being manipulated by a switcher to all his other pedals directed to his multi amps for layering, well that’s creative)
I just watched live Jon do this song (2004) and the playing is no contest to me. I don't know anyone who could play like Pridgen does. I know it's a lot...but he's insanely good.
True...but the opposite can also be true; more (good more) can be better, especially for how he does it here. Personal preference but here, I think his good is better.
@@joannasekua6273 04/7/2004 I saw TMV open for APC at the Long Beach Arena and Omar came out and jammed during "Thomas". I have a boot but the sound ain't great and am not really sure you can hear Omar distinctly but he was on stage plugged in with them for that song.
Had he never swung the mike at Woodstock & so many Who gigs i doubt Cedric would be doing it. Hard to make the guy that started it cry. Still they are a great band. in hyper drive.
Saw them in Austin TX..I've never been the same. My inspiration and passion jizzed out like a canon. I have a picture somewhere of the black stage floor after Cedric swayed and danced w his new chucks. White half moon circles and skids everywhere. PURE BEAUTY!
Every once in awhile I think of Mars Volta. Their finely orchestrated chaos is legendary.
Well said
They’re touring again!
Being a drummer for this band seems like a lot of work.
+Rory Marshall Totally
+Rory Marshall massive workload, thats why they have been through so many drummers..
+Adam S Taylor gotta love Jon Theodore. That guy is sooooo good.
And you have to split your earnings with the 15 other band members. Exhausting work. 🤣
i would love to do it. I have would have to practice quite a bit more to have my chops in this shape though. I wish i had the time.
Juan is easily one of the worlds unsung bass heros...
Absolutely dude!
I have never given them any listening time and I have to say as a bassist I agree on Juan:). He looks like Ben Stiller as well:)
He is recognized in the bass world...
he looks nothing like Ben stiller.
Adam S Taylor this band in general is unsung. It's a shame. They're such a gem of the millennial generation.
I've tried playing the drums to some of theirs songs. My sticks broke, my cymbals cracked, my heads ripped, and I cried.
That's fine. Part of their percussion is the tears of the drummer hitting the heads. Sounds like you are doing it right. :)
lol also every other instrument
🤣
My mother and father and mushroom soup forgot about me during the breakdown
I come to this video every year, read your comment and still laugh. Thanks for that!
This is the line-up that won a Grammy for Best Live Performance and nobody wonders why.
What performance did they win the grammy for
@@xeftones Wax Simulacra
Those with ears wonder why 😂
The album version is phenominal, but they were absurdly sloppy live.
The Mars Volta really showcased how amazing Omar is. His guitar playing is right up there with some of the best of all time.
Don't forget his songwriting too! If I remember correctly he single-handedly wrote just about all of their instrumentals
@@boyo7918 bass and guitar probably but definetly drums. The drums are a thing of its own lol
Hmm, not sure that's right. A great songwriter and very creative, but has many limitations in his playing all over the place
@@JobForAMaxboy That's why I love him to be honest. Give me personality over technicality any day.
close but no cigar
Pridgen + Alderete = a rhythm section out of this planet.
adele
That is such amazing energy. It's so compelling to watch. Brilliant musicianship
Pridgen absolutely SLAYS this live version. Sets it on fire, puts it out, and then sets it on fire again.
Thomas Pridgen isn’t human.
I Love the original song, and in my opinion he managed to remove every bit of groove, nuance and dynamic with his playing.
@@fartouille that’s crazy. He chops idk what you’re talking about
@@midashelps933 He sure is a hell of a drummer, technically... But in my opinion, he doesn't fit at all in this band
@@fartouille agreed. the songs they wrote with him i wilk say sre just fine, bur he cant play jon’s stuff.
Jesus Christ am I watching one of the best performances of all time? Wow just Wow!
You are
Saw them in Vegas with Soundgarden. Best fucking show period.
Unreal....artists like this just make the world a better place.
Man, I hate the thought of being one of those people but, you spelled the word "bitter" wrong!😁😁😁
@@svfantom7776 How so?
@@svfantom7776Brih
I started listening to them in High School, around 2004, i was totally obsessed, they got me into prog and experimental rock, i feel lucky to have seen them 3 times, 2 of those times was in a small venue with the classic line up..
Wish I had my shit together like that back in 04.
@@c.s.k2347 Soma in San Diego, first time i spent the whole show being pushed around in the mosh pit, second show i kept a little further back and took a seat in a pilar by the wall, i sat down and enjoyed the show way more.
same saw them with queens of the stone age and chili peppers in like 03!
@@bryankuta8641 me too!
🎉yes. I am in agreement with everyone
You can say Thomas Pridgen overplays, but he does it with good taste and great musicianship! He’s an amazing drummer, and in tremendous shape!
Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow in the '80s admitted that he gone somewhat overplaying in his last years with JT. He was hard on himself😄
I love Omar's little dances ♥
Holy sh*t this performance is majestic, every piece of the band is sharp 🔥
Pretty crazy they can replicate their sound so well live...
I love the vibe Cedric gives off. Him and Omar have the most undescribable stage presence.
Each member in this band is a tour de force in their own right, epic fucking music.
The Bass player is a beast!!! Love it!
Hayko es un master Juan Alderete
And noone knows who he is, completely unknown to the bass community, what a shame he should be famous, I like his flow.
I totally forgot Dennis Reynolds played bass on this tour. Five star, golden god groove man.
Haha! I don’t think many got this reference but it was gold.
At this point in their career, he hadn't even begun to peak.
Thanks for his name!
Thomas Pridgeon is a genius! The man is an exceptional drummer
He wasn't the drummer who wrote this song though. That was when Jon Theodore was around. But yeah, I agree Pridgeon is very good.
Blake Flemming wrote all of Deloused's drum parts, Theodore just recorded them. Though he is still an exceptional drummer.
Doesn't a drummer have to be to keep up with the rest of the band?
grandmaster_slamjam, I highly doubt that, can you pls link some evidence on that, yes he wrote the rough demos to roulette dares and cicatriz esp, but I guarantee theodore wrote drums for the rest of the album, you can just hear his style on frances the mute
@@crimsonpunx Blake just wrote The Haunt of Roulette Dares/Cicatriz ESP
That sweet riffing from 8:40 is the loveliest part of the performance.
First time hearing/seeing anything from this band, my lord there are so many talented musicians on that one stage
Absolutely one of their top performances. Cedric's vocals are just great and there is so much energy thanks to Pridgen's drumming. That's the TMV I really loved and enjoyed -- really wild and full of passion and energy.
The Mars Volta... my favorite group of the past ten years...
Whoever engineered Omar's pedals did a fabulous job.
This shows why TMV kicks soooo much ass!!! TMV is so awesome!! 👏 a modern classic ❤
One of the most underrated bands
Are they underrated? They have played many times in the small country I live in
Everybody always say Thomas overplays... That's because Omar wanted him to overplay. Cant tame the beast.
Onamorata facts
it represents such a small part of their history.. and it was dope af . whining idiots
I mean I think that can get a bit annoying but honestly the whole band pushes themselves in that regard. The live shows are really chaotic not just because of Pridgen's drumming.
As they improvise so much who is shocked that sometimes it goes wrong?
For sure. The drums are supposed to have that high energy, sparatic feel. He did it well.
Anthony Hernandez This band is like if Santana did heroin and a lot more acid
Thomas Pridgen is amazing
Dios mio!! Miren esto, buenos musicos, buena vibra, exelente performance, esto si es musica !!!!!! THE MARS VOLTA
Best drummer in my book
I'll never forget the first time I heard of this band....they were always so unreal to me. I love it
Everyone on stage, working their asses off. The look of the crowd, not believing what they’re hearing. Man, where did this go?
it did go to other places, but it's still here man, listen to black midi
@@fran__co LISTEN TO BLACK MIDI
Do you recommend Black Midi?
@@matthewpunk2012 Absolutely
Ice spice
I hear so much Fripp influence in Omar's playing. Absolutely incredible guitar player
Also a lot of Zappa.
Prince too
Santana vibes aswell
I like how people turn in their opinion, thinking it make sense, especially these chastised terms "too busy on the drums" bands solid, but singer sucks" stupid shit like this keeps you from actually appreciating the music and performance. I mean can't you see the crowd, the fucking vibes they are laying down!! Complex composition and dedication to preformed studio shit live, come on get over yourself. Believe.
what a stupid fucking comment. if I actually approached judging a live performance this way, I would be forced to conclude that every live performance ever is beyond reproach. Jesus fucking christ.
Right, so you're that twat at the gig with a clipboard, five pens in your shirt pocket and a home made laminate with "judge" typed in 18 point comic sans serif...I think you might be in the wrong place...
they sounded fucking great. One of the best live of theirs i have heard
that bro killed it on the maracas
That orgasmic ending, and then... "YAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
-_______-
Really brings you back to 2008
wayyy earlier than that
saviorpants who fucked? say Yahoo. again.
saviorpants avihatyah
Fuck, I miss this band...
While listening to this, I thought to myself "Man, I should see this band live...
...Oh wait..."
Exoskeletal junction at the railroad delayed.
Greatest band of all time
....me af after a long day of parenting and working and being 38 in general....big fuckn mood 🤣💃🏾🔥💯🥂🤷🏾♀️
Favorite song, favorite lineup, great video. Wish I could've had the chance to see em live - hoping for a reunion tour if things get better for em. Peace.
got to be one of the greatest bands ever, thankyou
This is my favorite live performance of all time.
No one will ever even come close to having a voice like that. Get chills every time I hear this song.
Watching this in 2020 year of the bat. Ike has sadly passed on, Juan has suffered a bad head trauma/ brain injury, unclear if he'll recover fully, Jon Theodore ( the original drummer ) plays for Queens of the Stone Age. Live music has been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Strange times
Omar still releasing dozens of solo albums nobody will ever listen to
Cedric solo album still unreleased
And we don’t have extraordinary bands like the Mars Volta anymore
Juan pulled through! I think he’s start to play the bass again too
shit man I didn't even know that about Juan
Thomas Pridgen on drums. Youngest ever to receive a full scholarship at Berklee school of music at 15.
I love to see crowds like this who groove to music and feel it, no matter whether they're "posers" or not. They support and clearly dig this performance.
Una de las mejores bandas de rock de todos los tiempos. Y unas de las mejores canciones que existen en el mundo.
TMV was mature and on top of their game indeed at this point. They were light years ahead of the game, when I’m 80 my grandkids are gonna ask me about them and I’m gonna have a great time telling them about Omar and Cedric....
I read one of he sentences as “my 80 grandchildren”
A mystical journey... pure greatness
The Drummer is a monster !
This is the type of shit that jazz fusion dudes should be playing instead of weather channel music. These guys are the perfect blend of great musicianship, balls, and songwriting. Gotta admit... it took me a little while when i first started listening to them to get past Cedric's high falsetto voice, but his choice of melodies make the song just as much as Omar's guitar parts.
such an amazing album!!!! 9 years and still rocking the hell out of it
Double that
Add one
Perfection still
Juan is fuckin killing it on bass he’s incredible
Lucaws
The Mars Volta = The Mars Volta
There are times you see a band play and you can tell they're just trying to get through the gig and get paid and times like this where you can see that they're really enjoying themselves and rocking faces to the max.
what an epic performance. Ive been watching this clip at least once a month since it was uploaded
Qué genio que es Omar para crear semejantes temas... y qué bestialidad de músicos para interprtarlos por diooooo!!!
Perfect!!!!!!
I love these guys with all my soul!
I love how their live sets always expand on the material on the album, it's what makes them so exciting to watch live.
Please come back.
Miss you!!!
I cannot get this out of my head....insanely good.
absolutely amazing performance.
Apparently, they're reuniting. Can't wait for the next chapter in the Mars Volta!
Jeffrey Everette I hope they make a phenomenal album! This is one of my favorite bands of all time
I reaaaaally fucking hope this is still on the cards.. would make my year - the fact that Tool delivered a beautiful long anticipated release last year was amazing in itself, Tool and The Mars Volta are my two highest rated bands I'd say.
I keep my earbuds in at work - this is such a fine song. Mars Volta helps me get through the work day while those around me are still listening to the Eagles. I am alone in my taste in music at work. Mars Volta - thanks for surprising my ears with all you do - even the non-Mars Volta stuff is my musical happiness so much of the time. I really mean no offense to the Eagles [I never liked them - just not my thing] MV you guys are saving my sanity daily.
hope you're doing well dude
Eagles are really a boomer band...
Such joy watching them perform. Wish I was there.
These guys are beasts!!! Love the vintage progginess!!!
the flute part for the ending of the song is really spiritual.
i love the mars volta
cásate conmigo!!
totally insane! very impressive! love this song! thanks mars volta!
Cedrics hair here was amazing.
In every thumbnail, Cedric looks like Gary Sinise (Lieutenant Dan/Criminal Minds) grew a little mustache and put on a giant black, fluffy wig
hahahahaha
I've watched several live videos of the band playing this song- a couple with Pridgen, and a couple with Theodore...I keep thinking one of them is outdoing the other, only to have the other surprise me.
At this point, I'm convinced that Theodore is the secret love child of Billy Cobham and Dave Weckl, while Pridgen is some unholy union of motorcyle engine and man. Both living legends; this must be how my parents' generation felt at Woodstock, watching legacies unfold before their eyes.
words cannot capture this awesome performance. watch, listen and be amazed!!
Speechless, so brilliant ❤
This is one of the best archived/curated Mars Volta concerts! Would love to have it all.
live at electric ballroom is more classic and better
The guitarist doubles his sounds by layering different sounds in each amp, definitely trying this tonight. (If his output from his guitar is being manipulated by a switcher to all his other pedals directed to his multi amps for layering, well that’s creative)
That's paul hinojos with the second guitar
Holy mackerel the guitar playing and drums sheeeet on fire 🔥
the imperfections of a live performance are what give it that uniqueness, joy division are like that, along with this band and qotsa
I love this interpretation. I disagree with Thomas haters. I like how he over fills. It's goes with the band style.
agreed
its not that i dont like it....its just at times its overbearing...jon knew when to go hard and when to lay off
I just watched live Jon do this song (2004) and the playing is no contest to me. I don't know anyone who could play like Pridgen does. I know it's a lot...but he's insanely good.
True...but the opposite can also be true; more (good more) can be better, especially for how he does it here. Personal preference but here, I think his good is better.
For the record, Jon Theodore is a far more technically proficient drummer. Pridgen just has more chops.
I've seen Mars Volta live 4 times here in Texas and Dillinger EP once when they toured with Deftones. Awesome shows indeed.
One of my favorite bands!
Have to give the man props for the dancing lol
I played this on my friend's Frankenstein fed stereo, he quit talking about Tool finally..
Tool is pretty dope, actually would be cool if Omar and Maynard recorded something together
@@joannasekua6273 04/7/2004 I saw TMV open for APC at the Long Beach Arena and Omar came out and jammed during "Thomas". I have a boot but the sound ain't great and am not really sure you can hear Omar distinctly but he was on stage plugged in with them for that song.
Why? lol
Shame on your friend
lol
Pasa el tiempo y sigue siendo una bestialidad
This is probably my favorite performance of this song they've done.
best part of the video is the crowds reactions/faces. Mars volta fans are a different breed; its beautiful
Sounds like they are playing two songs at the same time
left brain and right
That's called ''polyphonic''
Roger Daltry shed a tear when he saw that microphone swinging.
Had he never swung the mike at Woodstock & so many Who gigs i doubt Cedric would be doing it. Hard to make the guy that started it cry. Still they are a great band. in hyper drive.
@@paullevine1813 it was a tear of joy
Saw them in Austin TX..I've never been the same. My inspiration and passion jizzed out like a canon. I have a picture somewhere of the black stage floor after Cedric swayed and danced w his new chucks. White half moon circles and skids everywhere. PURE BEAUTY!
I’m a huge fan of Thomas and his style of drumming. But Jon . Jon just has that amazing groove that really can’t be matched.
Como bien dice Omar Rodriguez...
MÚSICA DEL CORAZÓN!
I CAN'T HEAR IKEY! THE ORGAN IS ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THIS SONG!
@Jose L. Padilla Jr. Because the drums aren't "shielded"? What has that got to do with anything? Keys are not picked up by a mic lol
i love how the smooooooth bass rings through all the chaos.
Such a strong vibe! Almost push me off my chair!