This is the accent of the halfhearted land does it all make sense now And if the ship was built in bottled sand does it all make sense now love those lyrics
If their old material didn't make sense, I suppose Frances, Amputechture and Goliath are like a first language to you? Cedric's lyrics have always been cryptic.
BEST ATDI LIVE FOOTAGE W/AUDIO! Dug out my old tower from 1999-2002 and this set was on there. Vid quality was a little worse obviously but compared to other people's bootleg's from that era this one's damn good! Kida miss the long BBS to Internet transition where you could check people's connections and how fast they could upload an mp3 using P2P sites. ATDI is a perfect example of why Lars' biggest argument made the least sense and he was lying. The only reason most people had heard of ATDI before "One Armed Scissor", let alone full albums was due to these old programs and underground scenes sharing bootlegs. I bought "In/Casino/Out for over $20 bucks at an ATDI show and BOUGHT A TICKET all because I illegally downloaded their music. Forget the other two bands that played that night. I also introduced three friends to ATDI before by giving them mix tapes and THEy bought tickets tee shirts and so on.after seeing them live we all were hooked.
Argh, this is one of my favorite songs by them, but whenever I listen to it now it reminds me of a weird fucking time in my life. Goddammit, I hate when that kinda stuff happens. Haha.
Most people that talk shit about sparta have never even heard their music. A big percent of Mars Volta fans are ignorant like that. They are different bands, different types of music. Appreciate either but respect both.
Dont know but I have a feeling that they were originally supposed to be on the album version. They mentioned that during the making of casino, they would listen to songs in their completed versions and realize they forgot to add backing vocals to certain parts.
There is, but not nearly as much as on any generic pop-rock vid, for example. We tend to like to keep the peace, it seems. And no, no one's ever alone, there's always someone out there who can sympathize with you, the question is where. ATD-I fucking R00L, btw.
Emo has a possibility? Dude emo was well and alive before fall out boy (which turned into true shit only with the release of thier 2 album) and the rest of the those bands that people associate with that scene kid shit. Bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, The Get Up Kids etc rocked that shit hardcore. Emo DID have a possibility...not any more.
Cedric's lyrics are like beaing beaten up by a dictionary. "As I have tried to show, modern writing at its worst does not consist in picking out words for the sake of their meaning and inventing images in order to make the meaning clearer." - George Orwell
There's a grace and elegance in lyrics that this genre has really lost over the years. I mean, bands don't have to be Cedric Bixler Zavala, Aesop Rock or Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) levels of lingual to impress me but I just wish hardcore and post-hardcore vocalists would realize that lyrics don't have to so direct, to the point, and obvious to be relatable. Your lyrics don't even have to be about the subject you want to convey itself. You can write about a parallel situation that resembles it in a metaphorical sense. Don't just tell me that you're suffering from clinical depression. Tell me about the physical sensations of your grief. Exaggerate. Tell me about the numbness of your skin when a depressive episode strikes and you can't will yourself to get off the couch or maybe personify your struggle through a work of fiction. I mean, look at what this song fucking does. He just sings from the perspective of a sailor lost at sea, starving, sea sick, and barely holding on. He talks about navigating his way back to land in spite of a torn map. That struggle, in a literal sense, is not relatable to the layman but it's not REALLY about the sailor. The sailor is a stand in for that sad state of being. And note how it's not a chaotic blend of unrelated metaphors to describe this one thing. It's all just ONE metaphorical theme: being a sailor lost at sea. Why don't more bands put this much thought into what they say?
theres something fucked up with the sound here anyway - loads of compression on the mix. If you saw them [HEARD THEM] live I don't think there'd be any complaints - Their records are fantastically produced, but why would you want to hear the record at a show? They embody the spirit of musical adventure to me, I'd forgive them anything!
@ColtH41 you are clearly blind. omar has the puerto rican flag due to being puerto rican, cedric has a mexican flag on an amp but not until the mars volta. look up omars heritage.
possibly the best song ever written.
IF YOUR MAP WAS TORN, NAVIGATE NAVIGATE
gives me goosebumps every single time.
If your compass broke
This is the accent of the halfhearted land
does it all make sense now
And if the ship was built in bottled sand
does it all make sense now
love those lyrics
such a beautiful chord as well.
Amen to that....I love that album, this is one of my favourite songs from my favourite band!
DOES IT AAAALLLLL MAKES SENSESANOWWWWWWWWWWW
Bister Mungle kind of
If their old material didn't make sense, I suppose Frances, Amputechture and Goliath are like a first language to you? Cedric's lyrics have always been cryptic.
BEST ATDI LIVE FOOTAGE W/AUDIO! Dug out my old tower from 1999-2002 and this set was on there. Vid quality was a little worse obviously but compared to other people's bootleg's from that era this one's damn good! Kida miss the long BBS to Internet transition where you could check people's connections and how fast they could upload an mp3 using P2P sites. ATDI is a perfect example of why Lars' biggest argument made the least sense and he was lying. The only reason most people had heard of ATDI before "One Armed Scissor", let alone full albums was due to these old programs and underground scenes sharing bootlegs. I bought "In/Casino/Out for over $20 bucks at an ATDI show and BOUGHT A TICKET all because I illegally downloaded their music. Forget the other two bands that played that night. I also introduced three friends to ATDI before by giving them mix tapes and THEy bought tickets tee shirts and so on.after seeing them live we all were hooked.
Cedric was truly brilliant. There'll never be anyone like him again.
THE BEST BAND EVER AND THAT'S IT!!
One of their best songs... WTF ? ALLT THEIR SONGS ARE FUCKING AWESOME
Classic. Love the 6/8
q energía única la de ATDI.. demoledora ésta performance!!!
This song would sound good acoustically
oh yeah.
best performance from this concert.
this, Rascuache, and invalid Litter Dept.
so glad i have this show on my hard drives
Rock n' roll peaked in this video. It's been a downhill trajectory ever since.
essa e uma das minhas musica spreferidas eles deviam voltar a tocar juntos e tocar no rock in rio brasil
Argh, this is one of my favorite songs by them, but whenever I listen to it now it reminds me of a weird fucking time in my life. Goddammit, I hate when that kinda stuff happens. Haha.
2:32 - 2:50.. cedric is my hero
it's the puerto rican flag (red && white stripes)
cuban flag (blue && white stripes)
your right... btw this song is awesome
Couldn't agree more haha.
yeah and in interviews he also says that he can't sing... so like or leave it be. i fuckin love it.
Most people that talk shit about sparta have never even heard their music. A big percent of Mars Volta fans are ignorant like that. They are different bands, different types of music. Appreciate either but respect both.
I love At The Drive-In. Thank you for posting... About when was this? Obviously after Relationship of Command.. But what performance?
this made me lol
why isn't all this footage available on DVD?!!!???
i believe it is at the electric ballroom.
Thank you! Heh. So far you're the only to tell me anything about it, so thanks!
Dallas tonight!
yeah...It's fucked up when that happens mate.
its the Puerto Rican flag.
Seriously, they were on something.
Anybody knows the lyrics Jim is creaming during the second and third chorus?
Dont know but I have a feeling that they were originally supposed to be on the album version. They mentioned that during the making of casino, they would listen to songs in their completed versions and realize they forgot to add backing vocals to certain parts.
does anybody know where this show is at? or if there is anyway to download a video of the whole show?
Venegas died in 96 way before Mars Volta.
@JolanPyland yeah you're right, my bad
Real ATD-I is when Jim Ward is involved.
And when Omar and Cedric would still dance and lay waste to the stage.
@JolanPyland derp.. Texas
@stilllifemusic texas, foo
where is this show
At least I'm high
There is, but not nearly as much as on any generic pop-rock vid, for example. We tend to like to keep the peace, it seems.
And no, no one's ever alone, there's always someone out there who can sympathize with you, the question is where.
ATD-I fucking R00L, btw.
:* cedric ;)
@refusedchad no clearlyyy Puerto Rican
OH MY GOWD
THIS shiz looks fun
they are sooo fun... off on this one, but FUCK YEAH they do theyre shit and they do it well
TMV is a great band! unfortunately I cant say the same talking about Sparta, but who cares? this guys together are DINAMITE!
@JolanPyland yeah man, you are right I was drunk I think, meh, youtube comments
Emo has a possibility? Dude emo was well and alive before fall out boy (which turned into true shit only with the release of thier 2 album) and the rest of the those bands that people associate with that scene kid shit. Bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, The Get Up Kids etc rocked that shit hardcore. Emo DID have a possibility...not any more.
this Omar Rodriges guy reminds me to someone... called Jimmy Page
I don't see it at all.
I think we should all just quit bitching about what band is better. Some like ATDI and some like TMV just leave it at that and enjoy the music.
@stilllifemusic its mexican my frien mexican
3:14 KICKS ASS
Jesus Cedric sing! You missed so many lyrics!
who cares, it's all about the energy.
Cedric's lyrics are like beaing beaten up by a dictionary.
"As I have tried to show, modern writing at its worst does not consist in picking out words for the sake of their meaning and inventing images in order to make the meaning clearer."
- George Orwell
There's a grace and elegance in lyrics that this genre has really lost over the years.
I mean, bands don't have to be Cedric Bixler Zavala, Aesop Rock or Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) levels of lingual to impress me but I just wish hardcore and post-hardcore vocalists would realize that lyrics don't have to so direct, to the point, and obvious to be relatable. Your lyrics don't even have to be about the subject you want to convey itself. You can write about a parallel situation that resembles it in a metaphorical sense. Don't just tell me that you're suffering from clinical depression. Tell me about the physical sensations of your grief. Exaggerate. Tell me about the numbness of your skin when a depressive episode strikes and you can't will yourself to get off the couch or maybe personify your struggle through a work of fiction. I mean, look at what this song fucking does. He just sings from the perspective of a sailor lost at sea, starving, sea sick, and barely holding on. He talks about navigating his way back to land in spite of a torn map. That struggle, in a literal sense, is not relatable to the layman but it's not REALLY about the sailor. The sailor is a stand in for that sad state of being.
And note how it's not a chaotic blend of unrelated metaphors to describe this one thing. It's all just ONE metaphorical theme: being a sailor lost at sea.
Why don't more bands put this much thought into what they say?
what's wrong with kids today? lack of ATDI in their musical diet. an obescity of blast beats
theres something fucked up with the sound here anyway - loads of compression on the mix.
If you saw them [HEARD THEM] live I don't think there'd be any complaints - Their records are fantastically produced, but why would you want to hear the record at a show? They embody the spirit of musical adventure to me, I'd forgive them anything!
@ColtH41 you are clearly blind. omar has the puerto rican flag due to being puerto rican, cedric has a mexican flag on an amp but not until the mars volta. look up omars heritage.
He's an influence on me as a guitar player, we both grew up on the same island.
jim looks boring at the end of the video
By saying that, you just put down cedric and omar and everything they stand for... How are you a fan by doing that...
ATDI kicks ass, but TMV kicks ATDI's ass