The Mars Volta -- "Frances The Mute"

The Mars Volta is a very interesting band, as wikipedia explains, "They are generally considered progressive rock, with heavy punk and Latin influences. They are known for their wild and energetic live shows, cryptic lyrics, and experimentation in and use of ambient music to help establish mood." Now when they say Latin, they mean the language. Frances The Mute is their second album and it follows this description quite well. I personally think this album is completely brilliant. Stocked to the brim and coming in at about 72 minutes, this album gives some amazing pounding musical moments and really good lyrics from English to Latin. The thing about this album is it has sparked debate in the fact that this album is an extreme album, they take things to the extreme in this one. Thus, if you don't like the extremes you will hate this album, if you do, you will love this album. There aren't many people that are on the fence when it comes to this album. This album gives lots of long ballads and amazing ambient sounds. Overall I just love this album.

Now because of the fact that this is such an extreme album, it's hard for me to recommend it to anyone. It has such a style that most people I know wouldn't like it. But then I could be wrong. If you want to give it a try then go for it, but don't blame me if you don't like it. But if you do, let's be friends. 4 out of 4 stars.