THE MARS VOLTA CONCERT- Zepp Osaka

HEY! HEY! How are ya doin? Anyways, i have just come back from Kobe after spending the weekend over there and while i was there i had the great pleasure of watching one of my most favourite band, the Mars Volta. im sure you're all shocked that i didnt say Metallica but they are completely different bands. For one thing, it is extrememely difficult to classify The Mars Volta into one genre of music coz they have so many influences. Im rambling now so here was how the concert went.

Got there on time, bought a great shirt, put my shit in a locker, bought a beer for each hand and went to stand to wait for them to come out. Met some JET from Kagawa, had a beer and chat and then the band came out with some rocking beats that noone had ever heard. Omar had gotten rid of his famous afro that he's known for and sported an actual normal haircut and Cedric kept the aff, but did some wierd parting the front of his down thing. quite funny. the mars volta are quite different than the usual band as they are known for their long songs(up to 30 mins) and they like to jam and experiment up on stage. so anyone who didnt know this would be in for the shock of their lives but for me, they were awesome. they came out with some pretty catchy rock tunes that u were able to groove along to and they just went to show how good they play together live as a band. i honestly think that they just winged it for over half of the show but they are that good, they can get away with it. for the first hour, we were treated to about 3-4 different songs that noone has ever heard on any cd and then in the last half hour they finally played 2 songs we all knew from their latest album 'Amputechture'. those songs rocked live as i have only seen them play songs from their 1st album. but it was definitely worth going to see them live and i look forward to their next cd or tour. tanoshimi ni! next up might be seeing TOOL play live again in Osaka in February!