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. JcChavez
    Feb 1, 2005
    10
    This is a bad album....every song is moving and you can just listen to the whole album....this has to be one of my favorite albums in my collection and i have a pretty big one!!!!
  2. TroyL
    Feb 9, 2005
    10
    This album has revitalized my interest in Prog Rock and Art rock. This is a greatly put together album and i look forward to Frances the Mute on March 1st 2005
  3. Aidank
    Sep 3, 2005
    10
    Simply a masterpiece, a brilliant jounrney
  4. PatM.
    Apr 3, 2008
    10
    It's the best album of all time. Seriously, it's up there with Led Zeppelin IV and OK Computer. From start (incredible, tension building intro) to finish (pulse pounding 8 minutes of ambient, yet intense musical perfection wrapped up with an invigorating outro) this album will keep you on the edge of your seat, with your mouth wrapped tightely around the end of a joint. Omar It's the best album of all time. Seriously, it's up there with Led Zeppelin IV and OK Computer. From start (incredible, tension building intro) to finish (pulse pounding 8 minutes of ambient, yet intense musical perfection wrapped up with an invigorating outro) this album will keep you on the edge of your seat, with your mouth wrapped tightely around the end of a joint. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez takes the talent of Jimmy Paige, and injects it with originality unlike anything you have ever heard, while fellow frontman and lead singer, Omar Bilxer-Zavala, vocalizes pain, anguish, and uncertainty in a way that will send chills up your spine for the duration of the album. Songs on the album such as "Roulette Dares", "Cicatriz ESP", "Televators", and "Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt" remind you why music was made. At The Drive-In breaking up is one of the best things that has ever happened to music in my opinion. I beg of you: BUY THIS CD.… Expand
  5. RussellJ.
    Jun 24, 2003
    10
    Absolutely the most pleasing, awe inspiring, fantastic album to ever be. I strongly recommend anyone who owns the album to see The Mars Volta play live.
  6. MattS
    Jun 25, 2003
    10
    The CD takes you to a whole new world. Feverish and psychadelic, the songs rip at your mind in a frenzy of intense drum and bass rythme while the guitar breaks the barrier of reality for you. Guest musicians include John Frusciante (Guitar for Cicatriz) and Flea (Bass on all tracks), both from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lyrically, this album is brilliant, and I could not ask for more.
  7. lynchhim
    Jun 26, 2003
    10
    Forget every other band in the world. The Mars Volta create music that will make you realise just how shallow, meaningless and bereft of talent the music industry has been over the last few years. This album will make your ears bleed, your heart race and your brain explode. You need this album in your life. Do not waste your money buying anything else.
  8. seang
    Jun 26, 2003
    10
    unbelievable, this album will take your breath away.
  9. ChrisH
    Jul 6, 2003
    10
    Wow, just wow
  10. ChinoM
    Jul 7, 2003
    10
    They must be Irush because my penis is Dublin
  11. MarkO
    Aug 26, 2003
    10
    Best Cd of the year 2003
  12. wackyman
    Jan 3, 2004
    10
    this is a remarkable album, I think it will inspire a lot of bands to take new directions in music. their musical vision/abilities are astounding. Listening to the album it feels like you are listening to a mix of several albums different in style but flowing together to create an atmosphere that is really intense.
  13. justins
    Sep 9, 2004
    10
    it doesnt get much better than this!
  14. WagnerT
    Sep 5, 2005
    10
    I am loving this CD. So excellent and sexy. It makes me want to smoke the happy. You know. Peace outside!
  15. BSmith
    Jun 1, 2006
    10
    It's amazing how wrong critics can be about an album at it's time of release. Everyone is SO quick to praise Zoso or Moving Pictures, but I really wonder what people these days would think about them. De-Loused is what happens when you fuse elite musicians at EVERY instrument (vocals included) and make an unbelievable conception a reality. I can honestly say that this is It's amazing how wrong critics can be about an album at it's time of release. Everyone is SO quick to praise Zoso or Moving Pictures, but I really wonder what people these days would think about them. De-Loused is what happens when you fuse elite musicians at EVERY instrument (vocals included) and make an unbelievable conception a reality. I can honestly say that this is probably the best album I will ever listen to, and that I am still not tired of it, even after having purchased it two and a half years ago. Yes, it takes a while to get used to. Yes, the songs are long. GET OVER IT! This will change your idea of how much music can really impact you.… Expand
  16. wannabebixler
    Nov 3, 2003
    10
    speechless
  17. SableG
    Nov 3, 2003
    10
    best album ever. enough said.
  18. JoseS
    Oct 3, 2003
    10
    The album is great becaus it's a fusion of great instrumentals, calm ,and loud vocals that sound great. The songs are constantly up beat, with the exception of number 9 because it's more melancholic song, but I like it. I can tell that theses guys, worked hard on every song inorder to produce album has a unique balance of great lyrics and music. The album is excellent and motivating.
  19. JaberJ
    Jun 22, 2003
    10
    Simply blow your body and your mind...
  20. S
    Jun 25, 2003
    10
    mars volta has proven that downloading is not killing music, crap music was killing music. This CD proves that music as an art form is alive and well.
  21. seana
    Jun 25, 2003
    10
    I have not heard anything this mindblowing ever in my life. Simply amazing. One of the best albums in modern rock history.
  22. KyleA
    Jun 27, 2003
    10
    Though it may just be the initial shock, De-Loused in the Comatorium is quite possibly the greatest album I've ever heard, and if I ever go back on that statement, it is still the best debut album ever released, and ranks in the top five of all time, at least. The entire album is worth babbling on about for hours, but in this short area I have, I will say that "Cicatriz ESP" is the Though it may just be the initial shock, De-Loused in the Comatorium is quite possibly the greatest album I've ever heard, and if I ever go back on that statement, it is still the best debut album ever released, and ranks in the top five of all time, at least. The entire album is worth babbling on about for hours, but in this short area I have, I will say that "Cicatriz ESP" is the most powerful single track of music I have experienced in my lifetime.… Expand
  23. RyanV
    Jun 28, 2003
    10
    truly amazing. Now i know what it feels like to be in the presence of greatness. completely enthralling.
  24. TonyF
    Jun 28, 2003
    10
    The Mars Volta man the ship to take the music lovers out of the corporate asses.
  25. mattm
    Jun 29, 2003
    10
    Finally an album I can listen to over and over without getting sick of the same candy coated "verse, chorus, verse" crap. Think of Pink Floyd but instead of just acid, toss is some meth and you have a good idea of what is going on here. Alot of through went into crafting each song. Great Album
  26. sabrinac
    Jun 30, 2003
    10
    all i can say is....ORGASMIC!
  27. JonH
    Jul 4, 2003
    10
    what the hell was that guy from pitchfork thinking? he needs to re-examen this album and realize its full potential. this is the best album i've purchased in years.
  28. Thomas
    Jul 6, 2003
    10
    It was hard to believe that somebody that gets paid to review music and to have an extensive knowledge of music would have given this cd a rating of 49/100. It is suprising to see all of the allusions to other bands and their works and to fail to see the outstanding difference that this cd gives the listener from any album out right now. I strongly believe that anybody who looked down on It was hard to believe that somebody that gets paid to review music and to have an extensive knowledge of music would have given this cd a rating of 49/100. It is suprising to see all of the allusions to other bands and their works and to fail to see the outstanding difference that this cd gives the listener from any album out right now. I strongly believe that anybody who looked down on the cd, the band, or the artist would have a complete change of perspective if they ever saw Mars Volta live. I love this album.… Expand
  29. CourtneyS
    Jul 6, 2003
    10
    Best album I've ever heard!
  30. TobyS
    Jul 9, 2003
    10
    One of the most beutiful things I have ever heard.
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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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