De-Loused In The Comatorium
by The Mars Volta
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 346 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 313 out of 346
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 346
  3. Negative: 28 out of 346

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  1. DANNY
    Jul 5, 2003
    10
    THE LED ZEPPELIN OF OUR GENERATION.
  2. GregH.
    Jul 6, 2003
    10
    A true masterpiece. I've had the album for a mere 5 days, and it has already become my alll time favorite. Music doesn't get any better than this. De-Loused... has given me new hope for the album as an art form. Simply spectacular
  3. BillyP
    Jul 8, 2003
    10
    A great great album. So great, though, it's not for everybody, as the (admittedly well articulated) Pitchfork review proves. It seems, though, that more people like this album than not, which is fortunate, as I adore it so very much. Among other things, it proves that you don't need grunge distortion to rock post 1991, and that Cedric can actually sing! His voice was merely A great great album. So great, though, it's not for everybody, as the (admittedly well articulated) Pitchfork review proves. It seems, though, that more people like this album than not, which is fortunate, as I adore it so very much. Among other things, it proves that you don't need grunge distortion to rock post 1991, and that Cedric can actually sing! His voice was merely unique with ATDI; shakey and seemingly untrained, it contributed power of the songs, but not beauty. Here we get the treat of hearing a delicate and precise performance that loses none of its passion in its elegance. Wonderful.… Expand
  4. Maldoror
    Jan 30, 2004
    10
    Best album I have heard since years, and maybe best ever Tool's Lateralus put aside. Very ambitious and fucking brain blowing. I've been playing it over and over for a week now, it's pure musical orgasm
  5. RalphP
    Jan 9, 2004
    9
    This CD ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. Mincer
    Jun 15, 2004
    10
    An album topped only by their live show. If you get the slightest chance.. go and see them. Your jaw will not leave the ground the whole time. A purely brilliant band.
  7. AndresD
    Jun 25, 2004
    10
    Damn good album!! The last time i ever felt this musically motivated with a cd was with Ok computer. De-Loused is just a mind-blowing hour of music that reminds us how great music can be.
  8. Chris
    Jun 3, 2004
    10
    Without a doubt the greatest CD I have ever listened to and certainly my favorite. Beautiful guitars and vocals. Beautifully complex lyrics that leave room for interpretation. Simply Amazing.
  9. EricS
    Jul 24, 2004
    10
    Excellent! Needs multiple listenings -- I'm still not finished finding new things in it. But the music stays with you for days on end (in a good way). Driving, exciting, powerful. More, please!
  10. JR
    Sep 10, 2004
    10
    Bixler and Rodriguez are gods. 10/10
  11. EfrendeJesusJacoboCarrizales
    Nov 7, 2005
    10
    Uno de los mejores discos que he escuchado jamas
  12. BigDave
    Oct 18, 2005
    10
    This album is sheer genius. yes its true, you have to put a bit of effort onto it when u listen to it, but when u do u see that it is one of the great records, its simply awesome the amount of genres covered, and all with such style and amazing guitar riffs, sheer genius, this is REAL music
  13. ashley
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    i think this band is AWESOME!! its new and not many people listen to it which is good.
  14. MattP
    Oct 2, 2005
    10
    I know I may get some heat for this but, thank God At The Drive In broke up because this is much better and much more interesting. Although I do think they topped it with Frances The Mute. De-Loused In The Comotorium is still an essential purchase.
  15. PaulT
    Feb 19, 2005
    10
    incredibely deep. it takes at least 3 or 4 listens to start to comprehend their genius.
  16. Orpheus11
    Mar 22, 2005
    10
    This is one of the most innovative albums ever. This is an album that will be played as an example of 21st Century geniusness.
  17. aarong
    Apr 1, 2005
    10
    An absolutely amazing album
  18. jmaxwell
    Apr 13, 2005
    9
    these guys are blazingly good musicians, and equally creative. there may yet be some hope for the future of music after all.
  19. CraigW
    Apr 24, 2005
    10
    They say life is a series of moments, which is good because every moment you spend listening to this stupendously fantasmagorical album is a joyous one. They also say that when you lose your virginity you become a man. well, if your talking about your Volta virginity they are definately not mistaken. So go fourth purcase this album and become a better person.
  20. KyleC
    Jul 31, 2005
    10
    This album becomes more and more mind-blowing each time you listen to it. you find something new each time, and listening to this band never gets old.
  21. MarieS
    Sep 23, 2005
    10
    the best CD since Led Zeppelin and co.
  22. BriarB-A
    Jan 24, 2006
    10
    Just saw these guys live at Big Day Out 2006. If you had seen them and felt the utter euphoria I felt you wouldn't be talking like this? The guitarist is rubbish. Omar is absolutely fantastic and Cedric is purely engenius. A Long time fan of them and De-Loused in The Comatorium is my favourite. Love it hate, but you should just try and love it. Love, Briar.
  23. GuillermoB
    Feb 17, 2006
    10
    those that dont' appreciate these two passionate musicians, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar A. Rodriguez, don't appreciate music. Music is all about expressing your self in any way you can, any sedative sound wave that pours out of your mind and soul, just like The Mars Volta does. Cedric has excellent vocals, that is lullaby, melodelic to ears. Cedric's amazing lyrics of those that dont' appreciate these two passionate musicians, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar A. Rodriguez, don't appreciate music. Music is all about expressing your self in any way you can, any sedative sound wave that pours out of your mind and soul, just like The Mars Volta does. Cedric has excellent vocals, that is lullaby, melodelic to ears. Cedric's amazing lyrics of thruth and fiction. Omars's amazing guitar solo's that reminds us of Santana. His magnificent sound shifts taht tarnspotrs us into the next dimension. Jon Theodore's crazy, smashing, jammong, hard drumming, that clutches the pulses of your hearts that makes your body dance. These and many aspects that bring some punk-rock, metal, tropicana, jazz, and pshhycodelic fusions melting our brains. This band fucking rules the shit out of any other band out there. They are music god's… Expand
  24. Benlol
    Mar 15, 2006
    10
    Superb album, if you dont like it turn on your green day and be a mainstream junkie like all the other losers on MTV.
  25. ChristopherP
    Mar 25, 2006
    10
    A breath of fresh air to the saturated mediocre music industy! The music is beyond stimulating with emense debth and talent. A beautiful blend of influences from Blues, punk-rock, Jazz, psyc rock, and latin. Probably one of my favorite albums in years. They don't comprimise any of their talents, with that they continue to stretch into an entirely new genre. Feels like your on drugs A breath of fresh air to the saturated mediocre music industy! The music is beyond stimulating with emense debth and talent. A beautiful blend of influences from Blues, punk-rock, Jazz, psyc rock, and latin. Probably one of my favorite albums in years. They don't comprimise any of their talents, with that they continue to stretch into an entirely new genre. Feels like your on drugs when you see them live!!!… Expand
  26. joeym
    Mar 27, 2007
    10
    Jon Theodore is a god! Some of the most creative drumming I have ever heard. As far as creativity he ranks up there with Danny Carey and Mike Portnoy.
  27. raxx
    Jul 28, 2007
    9
    Beautiful density - Heaviest thing I love - Wouldn't have loved it if I hadn't put it on an Interpol Antics mp3cd thats in constant rotation. Hard work pays off.
  28. elmo.
    Aug 12, 2007
    10
    the most experimental album of the year utterly mind bending rick rubin seems to have made the songs focused without sacrifcing any of their free form schitzoid jazz.
  29. LanceRomance
    Nov 3, 2003
    10
    I will compare this to abstract art. This album is like a huge playground for my imagination to run wild. Its somewhat of a reminder that there aren't "rules" in music, something many critics tend to forget. This CD won't work for you IF you don't let it work for you. Please, cast aside all your musical DO's and DONT's and you WILL enjoy this album. Though it may I will compare this to abstract art. This album is like a huge playground for my imagination to run wild. Its somewhat of a reminder that there aren't "rules" in music, something many critics tend to forget. This CD won't work for you IF you don't let it work for you. Please, cast aside all your musical DO's and DONT's and you WILL enjoy this album. Though it may not be very lucid or accessible, this album IS FUN, if you have a good imagination. And that's what makes it all the more rewarding.… Expand
  30. Steve
    Nov 3, 2003
    10
    Hasn't left my CD player yet. I'm hooked.
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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Stylus Magazine
    84
    A disjointed mess- brilliant songs gone so awry that I find myself no longer excited by the prospect of listening to the album through, but disappointed.
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  2. Launch.com
    80
    Recall[s] both Fugazi's punk slam and early Santana's psychedelic sheen.
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  3. PopMatters
    70
    Contrary to nearly every other band in music today, the Mars Volta suffer from an abundance of ideas and concepts, not a lack thereof.
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