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Prog-Rock, Punk Fury, Psychedelic Euphoria
‘The Mars Volta’s new concision isn’t necessarily in the length of the songs or the number of distinct episodes that are packed into each one. Both are ample. But the components of the songs are all a little more terse, as if the Mars Volta — having gleaned all the ideas it wanted from the likes of Yes, Rush, King Crimson and Led Zeppelin — has now turned to less abstruse sources, from blues-rock to the Police. The guitar riffs are earthier and the vocal lines are shorter, though for some reason Mr. Bixler-Zavala reaches up to his highest, most piercing falsetto for many of the new songs.’
