The Mars Volta really understand the whole prog-rock thing: unapologetic excess, esoteric self-referentiality, endless songs filled with sudden tempo changes and bizarre rhythms. The Bedlam in Goliath kicks off on “Aberinkula,” with vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala screeching operatically over crashing drums and spacey synth sounds. The rest of the album follows with a frenzied, masturbatory urgency […]
