The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute

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The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute is a 2005 progressive rock concept album by The Mars Volta, noted for its dense, experimental compositions and surreal, symbol-laden artwork.

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instanceOf concept album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist The Mars Volta ⓘ
chartPerformance charted on the US Billboard 200 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtBy Storm Thorgerson ⓘ
criticalReception received widespread critical acclaim ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
follows De-Loused in the Comatorium ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ
hasArtworkCharacteristic symbol-laden imagery ⓘ
hasArtworkStyle surrealism ⓘ
hasMusicalCharacteristic Spanish-language vocals ⓘ
dense arrangements ⓘ
extended compositions ⓘ
frequent time-signature changes ⓘ
heavy use of effects and sound design ⓘ
improvisational passages ⓘ
hasNarrativeTheme cryptic personal histories ⓘ
loss and identity ⓘ
hasPart Cassandra Gemini ⓘ
Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus ⓘ
L’Via L’Viaquez ⓘ
Miranda That Ghost Just Isn’t Holy Anymore ⓘ
The Widow ⓘ
label Gold Standard Laboratories ⓘ
Universal Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala ⓘ
mainSongwriter Omar Rodríguez-López ⓘ
nextWork Amputechture ⓘ
notableSingle L’Via L’Viaquez ⓘ
The Widow ⓘ
performer The Mars Volta ⓘ
previousWork De-Loused in the Comatorium ⓘ
producer Omar Rodríguez-López ⓘ
recordedIn 2004 ⓘ
releaseDate 2005-03-01 ⓘ
trackCount 5 ⓘ

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