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	Frances the Mute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frances the Mute is the second studio release by progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in the US on March 1, 2005.
		The title track, "Frances the Mute", which is purportedly meant to be track one on the album and, according to the band, "decodes" the album's story, was not included in the album, and was released on March 14th, 2005, in the United Kingdom.
		Frances the Mute is comparable to The Mars Volta's 2003 release De-Loused in the Comatorium, with its cryptic, verbose lyrics, largely improvised musical interludes and highly layered instrumentals, although the progressive rock influence is stronger on Frances the Mute than it was on De-Loused in the Comatorium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frances_the_Mute (1029 words)

	DECAPOLIS : The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
		Frances the Mute is a 77 minute monster of an album that band visionary and lead guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez initially envisioned to be released as one track.
		Frances the Mute seems to have split the critical community in half, with some calling it pretentious garbage and some calling it a work of genius.
		Frances the Mute is not for everyone, but those who take the time to uncover its many layers will be rewarded with a thrilling listen.
	www.decapolis.com /music_/pages/TheMarsVolta-FrancestheMut.shtml (848 words)

	Frances The Mute Review \| Mars Volta \| Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
		Frances, at least in the layout of the songs, is reminiscent to pre-Dark Side/post-Barrett Pink Floyd.
		Frances The Mute might turn off listeners that would rather not listen to an album where four songs make it over 12 minutes and the shortest is six minutes.
		Frances the Mute is a concept album based around a diary found by their sound engineer Jeremy Ward and is basically about a man trying to find his biological parents.
	www.ultimate-guitar.com /reviews/compact_discs/mars_volta/frances_the_mute/index.html (8221 words)

	The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute - PopMatters Music Review
		The moment that the Mars Volta's new album Frances the Mute leaked, listeners began reacting strongly to it.
		While Frances the Mute is essentially a prog album, these guys are pulling in elements of metal, post-punk, Latin (to be vague about it), and never dropping the rock.
		For a mute, Frances's lyrics are quite complex, and well-matched to the music the accompany and -- somewhat obliquely -- elucidate.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/marsvolta-frances.shtml (1842 words)

	THE MARS VOLTA Frances The Mute reviews and MP3
		Frances the Mute is every bit as good as that album, maybe better, but it is definetly a masterpiece in a whole different way.
		Frances the Mute is stunningly ambitious for a band whose core was playing in a punk band five years ago, and comes close to being their first true masterpiece.
		Frances The Mute is honestly one of the best records i know, and TMV really make me hopeful when it come to the future of music.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7305 (16461 words)

	France the Mute - The Mars Volta - Lyrics - Albums
		Frances the Mute is an album by the progressive rock band The Mars Volta.
		Jeremy Ward, audio artist for The Mars Volta until his death, had previously worked as a repo man. One day, Ward discovered a diary in the backseat of a car he was repossessing, and began to note the similarities between his life and that of the author - mainly, that they had both been adopted.
		Frances the Mute is comparable to The Mars Volta's 2003 release De-Loused in the Comatorium with its cryptic, verbose lyrics, largely improvised musical interludes and highly layered instrumentals.
	www.the-mars-volta-lyrics.com /albums/Frances-the-Mute.php (365 words)

	Fingerprints - The Mars Volta : Frances The Mute
		FRANCES THE MUTE, the highly anticipated follow-up to the Mars Volta's stunning debut, DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM, finds the band's masterminds, Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (both formerly of At the Drive-In), diving further into their bizarre, unique sonic aesthetic.
		Despite the complexity of FRANCES THE MUTE's suite-like song structures, the tracks form a fascinating whole, never losing focus of the group's key elements--Bixler Zavala's stunningly expressive vocals and Rodriguez-Lopez's amazingly proficient guitar heroics.
		A challenging and fascinating album, FRANCES THE MUTE reinforces the Mars Volta's reputation as a bold, iconoclastic band.
	www.buymusichere.net /rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=63&upc=07502103977&pt=1 (438 words)

	The Daily Campus - 'Frances the Mute' speaks volumes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Frances the Mute" is the band's second full-length studio album released on Universal Records.
		The album is a reaction to the death of former bandmate Jeremy Ward and the story derives its origin from a diary Ward had found and felt a connection with.
		"Frances" is music to meditate on, out of the depths of dreams and darkest nightmare.
	www.dailycampus.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=3dcb9b65-0539-4791-ae44-e458bc0035f7 (960 words)

	The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute Review - sputnikmusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The official single of “Frances the Mute" begins right away with a simple acoustic riff from Omar and a truly emotional and tender vocal section by Cedric.
		The silence is short lived though as the beginning acoustic fill of “Frances the Mute" ends the album on a seldom note.
		All in all, Frances the Mute is perhaps the most pretentious, piece of work the boys from El Paso have put out since they formed At the Drive-in in the early ‘90s.
	www.sputnikmusic.com /album.php?albumid=1845 (3823 words)

	The Mars Volta: Frances The Mute (2005): Reviews
		Frances The Mute smells like another concept album, is far too long and so pretentious as to be farcial.
		The 77-minute-long "Frances" unfolds upon multiple listens, sometimes threatening to collapse under its own pretensions (meandering musical passages, sound effects), but ultimately, it is an ambitious and rewarding album.
		Frances the Mute documents the Mars Volta as a passionate and explosive band that has grown capable of taking the music in a hundred different directions.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/marsvolta/francesthemute (1297 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta at Epinions.com
		Sure, the first time I listened to it, I wasn't thrilled with Frances the Mute; one of the songs had a 4-minute-long introduction of nothing but squeaks, groans and whistles, and another clocked in at over 30 minutes.
		The entire song is genius; that is, assuming you have the capacity to sit still long enough to listen to the entire thing (I assure you, the time goes by fairly quickly, so don't start listening if you have somewhere important to go).
		There is another track that is to be added when Frances the Mute is officially released that supposedly acts a some kind of a "decoder" for the rest of the album (who knows...
	www.epinions.com /content_173093326468 (744 words)

	Album Review: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the case of Frances the Mute, however, it's disturbingly accurate.
		Frances the Mute feels absolutely epic from start to finish.
		These style-shifts, combined with the seamless flow-on between tracks, give the album a meandering, exploritory feel, which is both challenging and very exciting to hear.
	www.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au /~tommo/francesthemute.html (224 words)

	Frances The Mute : Mars Volta : Soul Shine Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Definitely not the type of album a person randomly picks up for a friend’s birthday, Frances The Mute is a project that calls for all or nothing from the listener.
		Two Chili Peppers guest on Frances, most notably John Frusciante, who provides the blistering guitar intro on “L’Via I’Viaquez”, effectively reining the album to earth and connecting it to the banal rock world (which is only banal when compared to whatever it is that The Mars Volta does).
		Frances The Mute is 82.4% pretension, but so is every other prog album, so that should really come as no surprise.
	www.soulshine.ca /reviews/albumReview.php?arid=330 (269 words)

	SomethingLeet - TMV - Frances the Mute
		Funny enough, the album does not include a "Frances the Mute" song, but a single will be released on February 8th that includes it.
		And the Frances the Mute song is great too, not quite as good as the rest of the album, but still good.
		Also the reason the Frances the Mute lyrics are on the cd case is because it was originally suppossed to be included on the album but simply didn't fit due to length.
	www.somethingleet.com /forum/showthread.php?threadid=36029 (1428 words)

	Perfect Porridge: The Mars Volta: Frances the Mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For 2005's "Frances the Mute," Omar and Cedric brought in strings, horns, electronic programming, hookahs, Flea, John Frusciante and more (I'm guessing geisha girls and shroom posters, but who really knows?).
		"Frances," whether a mute or not, has miraculously risen from the "Comatorium" for a repeat appearance.
		The Mars Volta's "Frances the Mute" is in stores now from Universal Records.
	www.perfectporridge.com /2005/04/the_mars_volta_frances_the_mut.html (398 words)

	Album Review :: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This type of epic rock music was groundbreaking in both its use of technology and in its all-encompassing agenda.
		The Mars Volta simply overreach on Frances the Mute; they try to bring prog-rock, something inherently intended for a small audience of music geeks who can appreciate the fusion of musical genres, to the masses.
		The music is extremely listenable, radio-friendly, and full of little details that make it really jam (technical cymbal work, quick vocal harmonies, mixed time signatures, etc.) when it rocks out, but these few moments pepper an unfortunately disappointing and disturbingly incongruent album.
	www.yale.edu /gunslinger/albumreviews/april05/marsvoltafrances.html (622 words)

	theShitHaus \| articles \| the mars volta - frances the mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In a world flooded with collections of two-minute-long bursts of cookie-cutter emotion and half-hearted re-hashings of times gone by, it's staggering to know that an album as sprawling and immersive as Frances the Mute is able to find a significant audience.
		In place of clean-as-a-whistle indie riffery and lyrics so deep they would struggle to drown an ant, Frances the Mute has dirty, frenetic noodling and a lyrical concept so involved you actually need to speak Spanish and English to completely understand it, and even then you'd probably struggle.
		If anything, Frances the Mute could be considered post-prog - it transcends all the silly aspects of modern progressive music and does something truly progressive: says "fuck you" to all aspects of mainstream music past and sounds unlike anything that has come before.
	www.theshithaus.com /articles/13 (548 words)

	Frances the Mute - Sports Store
		Most of the tracks on Frances the Mute span over ten minutes save for track no. 2 which is a short but very sweet tune that will have you singing along in no time.
		One of the wierdest things about this band is that, though their music is far, far, far away from mainstream radio music, they have the ability to invade your head like a deadly infection, you'll be humming their melodies and lyrics long after(they are THAT good!).
		This particular album, Frances the Mute is actually a concept album.
	www.easyclicksports.com /product/B0007GAEW6-Frances-the-Mute.html (1216 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Frances the Mute, The Adrian Mars Volta Jr., CD
		frances is a unique blend of (what some would call) prog rock, electronica, and salsa.
		Also, it has the title track ('Frances the Mute') on the DVD as well.
		Frances THe Mute spans a broad musical landscape with endless horizons.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=My7CUG1BYV&cds2Pid=1523&EAN=75021039773&linkid=432338 (1069 words)

	Music Review: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
		Vismund Cygnus,” The Mars Volta has put out their second full-length album, “Frances the Mute.” Both albums have been preceded by a tragedy that influenced their works.
		“Frances the Mute” details the life of a person housed within a diary which was kept by one of the band’s closest friends and backstage members.
		“Frances the Mute” has such smooth transitions that it will feel like one 75-minute song instead of five songs adding up to 75 minutes.
	teenink.com /Past/2005/June/19218.html (340 words)

	Frances The Mute by Mars Volta CD
		Frances the Mute made me melt on the first listen, and for a while I thought it was better than De-Loused.
		While the quality of some of the music on Frances may match and even surpass that of De-Loused, it fails to match the amazing flow of their debut.
		While I love Frances, you absolutely must begin with De-Loused In the Comatorium if your tastes for abstract music are not toned.
	www.cduniverse.com /productinfo.asp?pid=6827081&cart=229200219&style=music&Bab=E (748 words)

	Frances the Mute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		I had a feeling it was gonna be a lot more progressive than their first album and I was pretty much right for the most part.
		It's too early to decide which one I like better, but Frances seems to be lacking the energy that made Comatorium so great.
		I'm hoping the sound will be at least a bit better on the retail version, which will probably give it some energy it seems to be needing.
	forums.livingwithstyle.com /t85262-frances-mute.html (1146 words)

	Tower Records - Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		On "Frances the Mute", there are no limits or restrictions on how songs should sound or how long they should last.
		"Frances the Mute" is a 77-minute long album that consists of 5 songs that roll into one another without any breaks so it sort of feels like a massive rock symphony of some sort.
		"Frances the Mute" is a haunting journey, but one that you will definitely not want to miss.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=3200800 (1406 words)

	Echoboy: Frances Says The Knife Is Alive (Mute) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It's all about never going backwards, grabbing the future by the horns and embracing the chance to deconstruct pop's rigid structures.
		echoboy's debut recording for Mute Records is a four track EP, "frances says: the knife is alive" and will be available on both CD and limited double 10" vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
		Featuring four new tracks the EP finds echoboy moving beyond those previous releases taking the adventure deep into the terrain of texture and tone.
	www.mutelibtech.com /mute/echoboy/frances.htm (173 words)

	Drowned in Sound - Features - Opinion - Mars Volta Frances The Mute: revealed!
		And to the centrepiece, the crowning glory of Frances The Mute - Cassandra Geminni.
		the track Frances The Mute isn't on the album, it's being released as a self-titled single, a one-track, 15-minute 12" which serves as a "decoder" for the remainder of the album, apparently.
		Frances The Mute is a pop rock record - it has Flea on it fer fuksake.
	www.drownedinsound.com /articles/10887.html (5255 words)

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