Gotta say this may quickly become my favorite The Mars Volta album since their debut, De-Loused in the Comatorium. (which is definitely in my Top 5 records of all time) The musicianship of the band's members have always roamed the forefront of each song, but vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala really makes Octahedron his. Cedric demonstrates his versatility, whether crooning in the Zeppelin-esque power ballad "Since We've Been Wrong", wailing spookily in the schizophrenic "Halos of Nembutal", or swirling in the falsetto on the dreamy "Let Twilight Be My Guide" Don't worry about the instrumentation: the psychedelic guitar styling courtesy Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Latin percussion are still top notch. You could say the group scaled back their experimentation on this disc, but I would argue that's not a bad thing. With a more focused pace, the record just feels more complete. Go check this out and see why when the next generation looks back on the galaxy of our music library, these dudes will be one of the brightest shining stars. What'd Soulja Boy tell you about that?
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Since We've Been Wrong
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