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Generally favorable reviews- based on 70 Ratings
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Positive: 62 out of 70
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Mixed: 4 out of 70
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Negative: 4 out of 70
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Mar 16, 2015The Mars Voltas fifth album by my count and easily one of the most accessible to new listeners i,ll keep it breif but if you enjoyed there first album octahedron will be music to your ears
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Apr 1, 2012
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Feb 12, 2012This is possibly the best mars Volta album there is, every song is very good, unlike other albums where most of the songs are good and a couple are weird.
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Dec 6, 2011
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Dec 1, 2011I never thought I'd listen to a boring Mars Volta album, but here it is, the completely forgettable Octahedron. The two points is for Cotopaxi, a song that belongs on a better, more concise album. Even Omar Rodriguez Lopez in a Rolling Stone interview said the album was boring.
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Dec 4, 2010
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Sep 10, 2010Not on the level of some of the better Mars Volta albums in my opinion but still a great album to listen to. It shows their versatility and for that reason it is still impressive.
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Sep 6, 2010
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PeterAJul 30, 2009Most coherent effort yet. Other than the 1 minute and 38 seconds of wasted space that starts Since We've Been Wrong I'm loving it. I just wish there was a way to auto skip that silly semi silence and get on with it.
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GregoryFJul 29, 2009The Mars Volta takes a moment to breath. After the non-stop assault that was The Bedlum in Goliath, this album shows remarkable restraint, particularly from drummer Thomas Pridgen. My initial reaction was slight disappointment, but with repeated listens, this album provides some of the most memorable and disciplined music in the illustrious catolog of TMV.
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BM.Jul 23, 2009
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ChrisPJul 21, 2009Excellent album that truly shows this band's versatility and ability to scale back without shutting it down. If these boards are moderated, why are people allowed to downrate the album with 0s and innane, ridiculous "reviews" such as "Worst album of the year"? Well, eat this 10 rating.
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MarylinY.Jul 20, 2009Horrible! save your dollars, don't buy it!
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KateS.Jul 20, 2009The worst album of the year.
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MichaelW.Jul 17, 2009
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CPJul 5, 2009Can't stop listening to this record...gets better with each listen, pulls me right in. A nice change of pace from MV....perfect music for a messed-up dreamscape.
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PaulJul 3, 2009Decent in its own right, but not compared to their other work. They should go back to being loud.
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TomWJul 2, 2009Really something special, especially in the Mars Volta cosmos. Beautiful melodies and arrangements without destroying them by adding more and more layers to the songs. Well done and an awesome counterpoise to Bedlam.
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RobBJun 28, 2009
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MarianoFJun 27, 2009No Ripcord have ruined the median score for this fantastic album by offering a score 40 points outside the spectrum of the others.
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RaymondRJun 26, 2009The Mars Volta were always incredible musicians, technically and creativity. However with this album, for the first time, they have integrated a sense of structure into their compositions which is what brought this album to greatness.
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JamieJun 25, 2009It is not the Mars Volta we all know and love, it is however a Mars Volta with all there previous elements combined with a deeper sense of emotion. It shows to me that as a group they are growing and expanding their artistic range, as a die hard Volta fan i love it and think it complements their previous albums beautifully.
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JimVJun 24, 2009Another addictive masterpiece that further broadens the band's range.
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JonathanKJun 24, 2009
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MattRJun 24, 2009A surprisingly calm effort from the Volta. I love how they can change their sound from album to album without compromising the integrity of what The Mars Volta is all about. This could be the calm before the storm, LP#6 will be a masterpiece.
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Awards & Rankings
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Though 'Teflon' boasts Rush-like guitar thunder and violent lyrics (“Let the wheels burn, let the wheels burn, stack the tires to the neck with the body inside”), the group returns to dark balladry on 'Desperate Graves' and 'Copernicus,' two more highlights from a haunting album full of twilight poetry.
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Calling this an unplugged album is useful only in relation to what the group has produced in the past, but what the Mars Volta created on Octahedron will provide them with more range and opportunities in the future.
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Guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala are the creative duo driving the band and once again deliver on a standing promise to blow any mind that is willing to stay open.