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TMV’s latest major-label misfire is called The Bedlam in Goliath
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The Bedlam in Goliath is an exhausting listen and it seems like the guys have tried to pack in as many prog-rock clichés as possible.
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The "songs" (a relative concept on planet Mars Volta) sound as though they are competing to unleash as many prog-rock cliches as possible: portentous guitar riffs and twiddly bits are interspersed with all manner of atonal wind instruments and sonic pomposities.
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Sadly, this album takes sound and fury, signifying nothing, to new depths.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 133 out of 153
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Mixed: 12 out of 153
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Negative: 8 out of 153
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Sense!Mar 24, 2008
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BobFeb 18, 2008Amazing album. It started making sense after second listen. Don't judge it after only one listen. Every second is great and that
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AJW.Feb 15, 2008