Blog: UponFirstListen

Review: The Mars Volta - Octahedron:

Jul 8, 2009, 2:59pm UponFirstListen
Upon first listen it's certainly a quieter album - with a much larger emphasis on the lyrics - than their previous efforts. Just when you're expecting it to get big, loud and crazy it just sort of fizzles. This isn't necessarily a bad thing - just disorienting the first time through.WikiTheirSpaceStream the entire albumPurchase for $10.98