MARS VOLTA LOSE DRUMMER

Hell yeah. Except for the drummer part. Everybody that goes on JamBase should see this band live at least once! Thanks for the info JB

wow. bet you didn't see that coming

Mars Volta is that a Jam Band????????

wikipedia, sounds reliable.

but seriously, this is true, volta does kick ass, and there drummer is being replaced.

Just because they don't have the traditional "jam band" sound (whatever that is) does not mean that this band does not jam and experiment musically live. if you allow yourself to open your mind and listen, you might find that Mars Volta is one of the best bands around and push the envelope further in their musical exploration than any band out their today. They fit in this forum better than many of the bands talked about. Check them out before you make up your mind - maybe not with the Chili Peppers (and their high ticket prices) - but they also tour as headliners. They rock.

I couldn't care less

Can't wait to see this tour. Mars Volta is just absolutely sick live, and the new chilli peppers album sounded great as well. Sorry to hear about loosing a member.

WHY HAVE ALL THESE POSTS BECOME SOOOO NEGATIVE< GROW UP< IF U DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY... SAY NOTHING, quit bitchin

Didn't their keys player recently leave as well?

I like the Mars Volta but I couldn't imagine why they would let Frusciante record the guitar parts. He's good but I think the guitarist for the Volta is as good or better. They seem to be a very enigmatic band. The only band that pulls that off better is Tool.

Anyone who has seen these guys live can tell you that they embrace improvisation more so than many jambands. For that reason I've heard some shows of theirs that sound pretty bad. But seeing them live is an experience!

I thought this was "JAMBASE" thats why I was curious if Mars Volta was a JamBand...Honest opinions are always the best even if they are negative

i don't like this band.

It is at this time, that I would like to clear the record and state, for the record - The Mars Volta is a jamband. What makes a jamband - I have no idea. But if it's jaw-dropping, live music you're looking for - TMV is IT!

Bummer about Jon Theodore. I'll still be in Santa Cruz just waiting for someone to pick up a microphone stand with their teeth.

Volta is epic

The Mars Volta is definitely a jam band. They improvise guitar parts, sax parts, drum parts, flute parts, in every show. Don't be mad until you've listened to them. Damn, people are nuts on here!

this is the saddest news ever...jon theodore made the band(drummers always do) but this guy was just sick nasty bayond almost any other drummer out there. doing what he does on a 3 piece is just incredible.

Having seen the band live with Theodore this will not be the same band without him, and that makes me a sad panda. I just lost my favorite part of the band. Mr. Fleming has some tremendous shoes to fill. Best of luck to him in that regard.

anyone who says volta is not a jamband is clueless as to what they are talkign about. and theodore being one of the best drummers around nowadays often compared to bonham this is a terrible loss.

Great news about the new album; lousy news about losing Jon Theodore. Mars Volta is most definitely a jamband--nfenne was spot-on. They improvise far more than most bands covered on this site, and their music/lyrics are also psychedelic in the extreme.

But they are definitely NOT hippies and their music is not safe to listen to while hula-hooping. The Mars Volta will harsh your mellow for sure...and that's a good thing IMO

The band needs to go instrumental. The music is good, well written and well played. THEY NEED TO LOSE THE SINGER! That drummer was good. I just cant listed to this band cause that whiny screamy shit.

cedric's singing is like another instrument and is KEY to the dynamics of the mars volta.

I saw the late night set at Bonnaroo last year. Off the hook! I didnt think I'd like them since I was still a At The Drive In fan still pissed about that breakup, but they blew me away. Spun me like L. :)

high voice male singers actually have voices that hit the notes. and cedric is so neccessary to the band. he is an instrument. just like thom yorke, robert plant, geddy lee...these guys can all sing like pros. its not like they have a singer like trey with a weak range. grow up

the mars volta are the closet thing you can get to a modern ay pink-floyd like band. if you say they dont jam or are not improv clearly you have not listened to a single song. and jon frusciante plays guitar along with omar, he not replacing him as guitarist on the cd or anything. anyways likesaid wikipedia isnt exactly a reliable news source considering anyone could type up a story and add it there.

As a huge Mars Volta fan, i'm not worried about this at all. Blake was the original anyway back when discs of Francis were going for 6 bucks. Mars Volta is amazing, Omar is the sickest electric guitarist in the business right now. Just listen to Cicatriz Part 3 from Scab Dates and you'll hear one of the sickest, most beautiful guitar solos of all time, the whole song is just a guitar solo.

The worst thing Mars volta could do would be lost their singer, Cedric can hit all eight octaves which is unheard of in today's music. The only other two that i know of who can do that are Aaron Neville and Marton Sextin. And Cedric can hit the high note and then fade perfectly into Omar's guitar and vice versa which is one of the most impressive musical demonstrations I've ever heard.

And someone asked if the keyboardist left, but I"m almost 100% sure that Ikey is still touring with the Volta and still hitting up that blow pretty hard, so its all good,
You might have heard that since he plays with Slightly Stoopid and Shortbus and all those other Cali dub bands.

NOOOOOOOO!!! I’m terribly disappointed that they’ve lost Jon Theodore. I’ve been a drummer for almost 25 years, and Jon was one of the greatest, most original drummers to come around in quite a long time. While I really enjoyed the unique contributions from the other members of the band, Jon was other-worldly.

Just because a band improvises doesn't mean they're a jam band. Look at jazz, where improv is part of the style..

last i checked this was for jam bands, i didn't realize i was going to rollingstone.com. If you liked this article, you should check out the one for Modest Mouse.

damn, it doesn't matter if a band is or isn't a "jam band" i think most touring/different bands should be on this website, but with the addition to MTV controlling bonnaroo, all of these scream-o, emo whatever bands are trying to break in this niche of bands that tour and jam out, like real talented artist's: ie robert randolph, pgroove, moe., etc etc, these new bands they dont jam at all! they just look good on that ipod of yours, and the chilli peppers died a long time ago...

ok lets get one thing straight, MTV does NOT OWN Bonnaroo. this stupid rumour has plauged the festival ever since its second incarnation.

Also The Mars Volta very much belong here when more than HALF of the musicians feature on thuis website have said that The Mars Volta are among the best and newest sound in the business today.
When Wayne Coyne , Zach De La Rocha, Mike Patton and countless other respected artists are seen at the side of the stage sinmging along with Cedric, Im pretty sure that is good enough for me to believe that they are doing something right.

Does anyone know whdy one of the most AMAZING drummers left?

And also.......YES MARS VOLTA IS A FREAKIN JAM BAND. There not a PHISH OR A PANIC, they are revelutionaries of music. Like the Pixies or Radiohead, with a much more intellectual type of sound.

I cant imagine themm being the same without the drummer, bot as i read on here, no complaints.

Ive seen them 5 times and every time is different and MIND ALTERING AND SPACEY GOODNESS. Bonnaroo 05 was the sickest show though!!

Does anyone know why the drummer left?

wow , i first saw the mars volta in frisco by accident and wow, wow, wow, was i glad that they were touring with another very good band, the great Maynerd from TOOL and and his sweet side pro. A Perfect Circle. man i love TOOL. love the volta, sorry about jon t. running out of space!!! out!

hey- i just can't believe that. if TMV were pictured as trio- it would be Jon next to Omar and Cedric to me. Can't wait to get my hands on the new album, i'm frightened thou. GOD SAVE ME!!!!!