Look up Thomas Pridgens Zildjian Live set. Basically a showcase where a band writes out a basic piece that lets the drummer highlight their best stuff to their hearts content. No lyrics or unnecessities.
Never heard a band play like this band before All the days of my life ever since i've been born Never heard a band play like this band before And they split up
I apologise to the rest of the world watching this.. for the indie hipster London audience..they probably all vote tory now.... They should of been going absolutely batshit fuckin mental! Not stood there nodding their heads like a load of twats. Phenomenal performance from the Mars Volta..
The sound guy is a nightmare and he comes to children and drives them like worms into the world and they become his nightriders and they come to him and make sounds...so he has nightmares alright...but they come true and people come to worship falsely because he is no god...dont be mistaken...this is some psychic sickness in the searching for lies and truth where none can be found but sound is that life and the metal will not die and the wood is sacrificed and held up to the light that rides the sword that man makes sing.
Haha. Yeah, it's actually 4 separate 3 minute songs haha. I remember when I found out Cassandra Gemini was one song, and being the naive teenager I was thought that was uncool and unwise.... almost 10 years later and I lost count of how many times I've listened to it.
This concert was exceptional for him. On the performance of "Tetragrammaton" he's hitting full F5s and trying for full F#5s (failing, but coming close).
+SeanithanEgan However it was there purpose to make it a very very chaotic sounding track and bigger parts of the album, it wa ssupposed to be energetic exploding shit of chaotic music everywhere, people keep having arguments about it but this is there wierd music shit :P they were also on alot of drugs at the time as you can hear xD
@@sportsterfanatic6593 I'm coming at you guys from the future...but in a Drumeo video Thomas explains that Omar demanded he do some weird stuff, like play beats where you accent everything with the left hand - no ghost notes. My feeling is Pridgen gave them what they asked for, I don't think he had licence to do whatever he wants.
Seeing this band live is an out of body experience 100%. They are the cream of the crop. They opened up for the Chili Peppers and made them look like a garage band years ago. I can't express how musically genius and advanced they are. Hendrix would be so proud.
Got to meet Thomas Pridgen a few years ago at NAMM. Such a cool and chill dude. And I'm gonna see The Mars Volta AND Thundercat open for the Chili Peppers in May. SO stoked
Man. Ikey, Omar, Juan, Thomas (although I prefer Jon). Do you have any idea of how fucking insane these dudes are? This is like musical ayahuasca, we just gotta be thankful such an encounter took place and we could witness it.
I have to take year long breaks from this band or else I kind of start to go insane listening to it day and night and talking to everyone about obsessed I am! Favorite band and favorite vocalist of all time, Tool being tied depending on which band I'm more into atm.
I was drawing on an app on my laptop while watching this. Every app but the RUclips that I had this music on crashed. Apparently my laptop can't handle the awesomeness of the Mars Volta.
Don't you just love it when you are balls deep in the middle of a music track and just because you went from FullScreen to Small Screen Fucking RUclips has to throw in a goddamn commercial for you before you can back to the best fucking part of the song. Thanks Martin Shrek-li
I feel as though every member of this band kept challenging each other to perform their best in this performance after every solo. It's like taking turns in a gangbang on the audience's ears.
I knew it! I knew I had heard that goddamn riff somewhere! God damnit. 'never heard a man speak like this man before' as they blast out a modified version of a deep vintage metal cut is still art. But the mystery is FINALLY solved. Thank you. I thought this band had magical powers. I'm glad they dont.
That drummer is incredible
Look up Thomas Pridgens Zildjian Live set.
Basically a showcase where a band writes out a basic piece that lets the drummer highlight their best stuff to their hearts content. No lyrics or unnecessities.
Tool
At first I thought it was Longinue w parsons III lol
Thomas Pridgens practically steals their set with his intense and perfect percussion!
@@jsp30ishpersonal taste/style aside Danny is not better than Pridgen lol not by a mile
Never heard a band play like this band before
All the days of my life ever since i've been born
Never heard a band play like this band before
And they split up
Ged Sparrow they're back together!
@@Hhhhhh-sz9ud eh? No...
I apologise to the rest of the world watching this.. for the indie hipster London audience..they probably all vote tory now.... They should of been going absolutely batshit fuckin mental!
Not stood there nodding their heads like a load of twats. Phenomenal performance from the Mars Volta..
@@Arjay82 And Cedric as well
i see what you did there
The bass player is the true hero of this band.
God bless Juan.
why??
Having to keep everything together with this bands chaotic style is a monumental task.
The real MVP
I tried to like this comment more than once but it won't let me.
The sound guy still have nightmares about this volta's line up
The sound guy is a nightmare and he comes to children and drives them like worms into the world and they become his nightriders and they come to him and make sounds...so he has nightmares alright...but they come true and people come to worship falsely because he is no god...dont be mistaken...this is some psychic sickness in the searching for lies and truth where none can be found but sound is that life and the metal will not die and the wood is sacrificed and held up to the light that rides the sword that man makes sing.
Neat wardrobe tho.
I can hear that immediately and im not a pro. I play drums as a hobby but this sounds off.
Waking up like James Brown!
😂
Never heard a man drum like this man before
Thomas Pridgen is the man
Search: Gospel drumming.
There’s hundreds if not thousands of drummers like him.
incorrect. Thomas has earned the Highest esteem, in percussive talents...prove otherwise. @@patton303
🤣genius👑
@@patton303/whoosh
This band really did change my life
Me too
It´s our Led Zepellin, Pink Floyd, Greatful Dead, etc...
2019 still listening Thomas Pridgen.... Insane!!
This song and a lot of others are always really good, this band will probably never die.
Cedric skimps some parts so he can nail the ones he finds necessary. People give him flak for it but he knows what he's doing.
and I find it genius.
IKEY!! RIP. man every member of this line up is superb and I cannot get enough of it!!
this is just one of the best performances ive ever seen no kidding.
people at the time were probably like "damn that third song was sick!"
Haha. Yeah, it's actually 4 separate 3 minute songs haha. I remember when I found out Cassandra Gemini was one song, and being the naive teenager I was thought that was uncool and unwise.... almost 10 years later and I lost count of how many times I've listened to it.
killerbekilled93 goliath aint 4 separate songs....what you talkin bout foo?
lol
Reggie Hammond
Sorry for the late reply. It was a joke, hence the laughing. I do my homework on these guys, don't worry
Improv jamming
I still can't believe what Thomas Pridgen is capable of... This is completely imposible!
maybe the highest-energy drummer alive lol
It's 2021, and we need this band bad!
With the new box set that came out I really wish they reunite for 20th anniversary tour of Deloused
it’s 2022 now and look what we have now
@@lemonadesaudios yup
@@CougarMagnum29 seen them live, life changing.
I like that so many top comments point out the skill of every other band member. No weak links in this band.
That "Yahoo" audience definitely WASN'T READY for this! :P :D
Let's not blame then, who could be?
Right? Haha
Me, a King Crimson fan: nice pop song, this would be a gret stand name when It appears in JoJo.
@@Camila21ization De verdad no
@@Camila21ization y eso
"Goliath" is the perfect name for this song. It just feels HUGE.
This tempo makes the outro part insanely fast, and they still manage to keep it so heavy, just awesome
the dude on the keys is freaking amazing!
MartyChills R.I.P ikey owens
but there are two guys on keys, right?
@@indigenismo nope one guy on a keyboard the other guy is on a moog/sound mixer
@@baphometic8767 Thanks sir
Ikey always missed. What he does in the song "Inertiatic ESP"always makes me feel sad about him 😢😢😢😢 just beautiful.
This concert was exceptional for him. On the performance of "Tetragrammaton" he's hitting full F5s and trying for full F#5s (failing, but coming close).
yeah man the GOAT!~
Pridgen on another level here.
+Ben Love I know hard to believe he's holding back for the band's sake...
+Ben Love Dude can't turn it down though. Even during the slow parts. That's why I always preferred Theodore.
+SeanithanEgan However it was there purpose to make it a very very chaotic sounding track and bigger parts of the album, it wa ssupposed to be energetic exploding shit of chaotic music everywhere, people keep having arguments about it but this is there wierd music shit :P they were also on alot of drugs at the time as you can hear xD
No shit! Sometimes It's chaotic, overkill, and the bottom falls out. On the other hand, he's got some fucking chops.
@@sportsterfanatic6593 I'm coming at you guys from the future...but in a Drumeo video Thomas explains that Omar demanded he do some weird stuff, like play beats where you accent everything with the left hand - no ghost notes. My feeling is Pridgen gave them what they asked for, I don't think he had licence to do whatever he wants.
this era of Volta may be the best pound for pound
Cedric, Omar and Thomas! Bloody BRILLIANT! Peace to the rest of the band, also. You guys are LEGEND!
Holy shit. I wish I could have seen this live this slaps.
Seeing this band live is an out of body experience 100%. They are the cream of the crop. They opened up for the Chili Peppers and made them look like a garage band years ago. I can't express how musically genius and advanced they are. Hendrix would be so proud.
I love how Omar is always doing leads and solo's now.
This style of drumming with rock music is a vibe
the last few minutes of this video can cure cancer
Luvih! :)
Juan is GOD on bass, such an amazing performance from this heavyweight champ band.
That was full voice my man. This guy can sing like nobody's business.
This band and song is mind body and soul
drummer is absolutely awesome!
Got to meet Thomas Pridgen a few years ago at NAMM. Such a cool and chill dude. And I'm gonna see The Mars Volta AND Thundercat open for the Chili Peppers in May. SO stoked
The Mars Volta reminds us that music and playing it to the hilt is okay and even really awesome. Love this group.
Thomas Pridgen is the best drummer The Mars Volta ever had. Love all of them but Thomas is something else!
John Theodore and Thomas pridgen are my inspiration
My brother and I went a show on this tour. To "steal the show" is such an overused gimmick, but in this case...holy shit it was absolutely tru
both are my idol @@Saejima_the_taiga83
Never fail to amaze me everytime i hear and see them. Totally out of reality 🤟🏻
Pfffff nothings gets any better dan this ❤️
Great song, now I like them even more 🌞👽
its hard to capture a band like this one video but they did and it was in their prime. such a good set
We need them in 2017.
When they slip into that final groove at 10:55 and they all sync up, thats soo powerful
Awwwwww. Do you remember Cedric with that lovely mane of hair? Woooowww. He was so cool (:
This is a masterpiece, this whole set.
Bring me back!! My most favorite concert ive gone to
Those 13 minutes went by so fast.. The Mars Volta is a master at its craft!
Wonder who's idea it was to use a 421 on Cedrix's vocals. Fucking brilliant.
This is one of my favourite videos of all time
I forgot how fire this performance was.
00:30 hating the speed... 11:30 loving it all. 🙏
Man. Ikey, Omar, Juan, Thomas (although I prefer Jon). Do you have any idea of how fucking insane these dudes are? This is like musical ayahuasca, we just gotta be thankful such an encounter took place and we could witness it.
haha true, i have emotional releases listening to this music comparable to ceremony nights
The absolute epitome of music dude. The level of other worldly talent is absolutely insane!
I have to take year long breaks from this band or else I kind of start to go insane listening to it day and night and talking to everyone about obsessed I am! Favorite band and favorite vocalist of all time, Tool being tied depending on which band I'm more into atm.
Just me, or does Cedric look like Rene Descartes here??
hahaha true!
shhhhhhhhhhhh
Lmfao
...or.., therefore he is...yung kfs
lol
I was drawing on an app on my laptop while watching this. Every app but the RUclips that I had this music on crashed. Apparently my laptop can't handle the awesomeness of the Mars Volta.
12:11-12:17!!!!!
HARDEST SHIT EVER
THIS SHIT IS SO REEFED, I CANT STOP YELLIN!!!
Monster line up
The Mars Volta should have stayed together and recorded a Soul-Jazz album, I feel like I am hearing some "Here, My Dear" influences mid-performance.
RIP Ikey :(
Can't wait to see this live in 2 days at Red Rocks, CO!
How was it ?
The sound of chaos. Amazing. All the musicians are amazing but that drummer,,, Pridgen, amazballs.
Oh my god... perfection
Alright fellas should we do a bass solo, guitar solo, keys solo, or drum solo now?
The fellas: yes.
lmao i just realized you're right. they really are all soloing at the same time at 1:20
Ikey RIP
How have I never heard these guys before?? The flippin’ rock!
Don't you just love it when you are balls deep in the middle of a music track and just because you went from FullScreen to Small Screen Fucking RUclips has to throw in a goddamn commercial for you before you can back to the best fucking part of the song.
Thanks Martin Shrek-li
This show was my introduction to Mars Volta but even more specifically Thomas Pridgen.
10:31 Omar just laughing at the absurdity of the drums 😅😅😅
Unpopular opinion...the Mars Volta is actually a punk rock band.
CEDRIC EVOKING JANIS ON STAGE! this man is my favorite vocalist of all time forever!!!
I want this on Blu-Ray...
It's like they were trying to play that song as fast as possible without falling completely apart
It's just so damn good GOOOOODDD DAMNNNNN IIIIIIIIIITTTTTT
Love this experiment !!! Grande MARS VOLTA!!!
Once ran 6 miles at 6:30 a mile with this song on repeat. Listen with caution.
that last chorus before 'say it say it loud' is EVIIIL!!!!! and death defying
Puerto Rico y México en la casa!!!
I feel as though every member of this band kept challenging each other to perform their best in this performance after every solo. It's like taking turns in a gangbang on the audience's ears.
LOL good one
For real lol
How could they end up the song so perfectly??
Looove it!!!
buying tickets now to see them in seattle this october, finally something to live for lul
The lead singer reminds me of the goalkeeper that did the scorpion kick for Columbia ha.
Jajajaja... René Higuita
the drummer reminds me of renato sanches
Earth needs this on 2021.
the theme of this song reminds me Hand of Doom by Black Sabbath
A little bit, but that's music. 1 different note makes a difference.
I knew it! I knew I had heard that goddamn riff somewhere! God damnit. 'never heard a man speak like this man before' as they blast out a modified version of a deep vintage metal cut is still art. But the mystery is FINALLY solved. Thank you. I thought this band had magical powers. I'm glad they dont.
The drummer is the GOAT. He made mars volta popular because of his style is ridiculously insane off the charts.
A wild ride!
Cedric's dancing at 8:30 xD I love it
These guys are awesome!!
this video has taken over my life u.u
Who else sees Dennis Reynolds gyrating in his shimmering glamrock suit whenever the high notes come in?
Dayman! Ah-ah-ahhhhh…
i prefer this version over the album version tbh that little groovy breakdown was fucking amazing
hi
The more I watch of them live, it seems like Theodore meshes with the entire band as a whole, but Thomas meshes with Omar undoubtedly well
6:43 "me huele a chocolate" -Bixler-Zavala
When you watch live videos of the band without this drummer, it seems like a cover band or something. He's unreal.
Oii Disco Panda! You obviously have no idea who Cedric is, how long he's been around for or know that he's still making great music!
Ignore the trolls lol. I've seen these guys in concert several times and they're amazing.
Ignore them I do, I've seen them 6 times lol, a little extreme but I love them
I think I've seen them 4 times in central Texas and once at Bonnaroo. You've got me beat though.
Well they use to come to Australia almost every year, so I was lucky :)
I bought every studio album too. I would've seen them 6 times but I was broke as a joke when they toured deloused.
Bravo!
Killer set! Pridgen is FIRE!
Squidward just needed to get out of the water to find his true calling with the Volta.
10:25 i just love this part!!!!!!!
17/8. Unusual.
Idk how the audience is so calm. I would be losing my $H!T!!!! Hahaha.
Nuff to feel insane. Thought he can' sing this live. Wooooow!!!
Have you ever gotten pure joy watching something,
Yeah
If you see this band live, with Thomas Pridgen's drumming, you'll get more than your money's worth.