Frances The Mute is a Rock album by The Mars Volta, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Prog Rock
- dense
- chaotic
- theatrical
About
With their second album, The Mars Volta prove that in prog rock, more is more. But <i>Frances</i> isn't overstuffed. Guitarist/producer Omar Rodríguez-López mapped out and recorded each part separately, building a dizzying but ordered maze. The spaghetti-western intro sets a dramatic stage before "Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus" becomes a speedy, lysergic blast of Latin jazz. "L'Via L'Viaquez" flits between earthquaking blues rock and eerie salsa. And Cedric Bixler-Zavala's poetry hits Jabberwocky heights of evocative nonsense as he hisses and screeches over 32-minute closer "Cassandra Gemini."
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Tracklist
- Frances The Mute14:37
Side B
- BThe Widow (Live Acoustic Version))3:32
Credits
Production & Engineering
- Rich CosteyMIXED BY
- Omar Rodriguez-LopezPRODUCER
- Omar Rodriguez-LopezMIXED BY
- Claudius MittendorferMIXED BY [ASSISTED]
- Jon DebaunRECORDED BY
- Omar Rodriguez-LopezRECORDED BY
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold