Love them or love-to-hate them, The Mars Volta are nothing if not a band that makes you think about what music actually is and the creative processes that sometimes come into play. Live and on first listen the material sounds like the product of improvisation, that’s the level of free-flow that it exhibits, but when you get into it a bit better you realise that there are actual hooks and melodies there, it’s just that they’re buried under so many layers of other stuff, that they’re almost relegated to the subconcious. That’s especially true in a live setting, a Mars Volta show is just an onslaught, a complete non-stop assault on the senses and with a relentless pace like what they set, it’s completely up to you to keep up or get left behind and wait for eight minutes until the next big idea starts.
Zed And Two Naughts by The Mars Volta
One of the greatest live shows you might ever see, The Mars Volta are playing here in Berlin live at Huxleys Neue Welt and thanks to the kids at Queenaboutmusic, Blitzgigs has two double passes to the show, free to two lucky winners.
To grab your free tickets, just email us at winwinwin@www.blitzgigs.de with your full name and the answer to the following easy question…
What’s the name of the newest album from the Mars Volta?
Winners are drawn at random and the competition closes July 4th around midday. Good Luck!
No luck at winning prizes? Buy your tickets here.
