Arts
and
Entertainment
Sept
2005
10
V
the
course
of
their
hour
long
set,
each
one
fleshed
out
with
complex
jam
sequences,
and
accompanied
by
an
amazing
light
display,
including
2
hallucination
inducing
backdrops
and
an
array
of
different
effects
for
each.
And
then
came
Systein.
So
how
do
you
follow
an
act
like
The
Mars
Volta?
How
about
by
playing
for
at
least
two
hours,
tearing
through
a
set
that
contains
the
vast
majority
of
the
songs
from
all
four
of
your
full
length
albums?
That'd
bo
a
good
way
to
do
it,
all
right.
System
of
a
Down
is
easily
the
tightest
live
band
I
have
ever
seen,
bar
none.
From
the
opening
song,
"B.Y.O.B.",
to
the
final
number,
"Sugar",
the
band
were
cohesive,
fast,
and
amazing,
taking
no
more
than
1
5
seconds
between
songs
at
any
point
through
the
evening.
And
the
crowd
appreciated
every
second
of
it,
with
everyone
in
the
house
on
their
feet
from
the
beginning
of
the
set
until
the
end.
Lighters
were
in
the
air,
lyrics
were
chanted,
and
System
delivered
tight
song
after
tight
song;
"Question!",
"War",
"Toxicity",
"Aerials",
"Suite
Pec",
"Mr.
Jack",
the
list
goes
on
and
on.
If
you
ever
get
a
chance
to
see
either
of
these
bands
play,
take
it.
And
if
not,
I
have
one
thing
to
say
to
you;
NA-NA-NA-BOO-BOO,
I
SAW
SYSTEM!
System
of
a
Down
Concert
On
September
17th,
2005,
System
of
a
Down
played
to
a
practically
sold
out
crowd
at
the
Pacific
Coliseum.
And
let
me
tell
you,
they
put
on
one
hell
of
a
show.
Unfortunately,
the
night
began
with
forgettable
openers
Hella,
who
just
kind
of
stood
around
and
let
their
guitars
feed
back
for
half
an
hour.
Now
don't
get
me
wrong,
I'm
all
for
arty
prog
rock,
but
at
least
have
some
sort
of
rhythm
or
melody,
or
something,
because
in
my
humble
opinion
aimless
noise
does
not
equal
music.
Things
got
indescribably
better
with
the
second
act
of
the
night,
however.
The
second
phoenix
to
rise
from
the
ashes
of
FftEE
FOW9
At
The
Drive
In,
The
Mars
Volta
blew
many
minds
with
their
swirling,
psychedelic
debut
"Deloused
in
the
Comatorium"
back
in
2003,
and
continued
the
tradition
with
2005's
"Frances
the
Mute".
One
might
well
wonder,
however,
how
the
sonic
madness
captured
on
each
of
these
collections
would
translate
to
the
live
stage.
Well,
rest
assured,
it's
a
pretty
mind
bending
experience.
T.M.V.'s
hour
long
set
began
with
a
duel
between
their
guitarist
and
their
saxophone
player
which
resembled
a
gunfight.
The
other
six
members
of
the
live
band,
including
a
drummer,
auxiliary
percussionist,
bassist,
vocalist,
keyboardist,
and
a
guy
who
appeared
to
be
milking
an
arcade
game
for
sound
effect,
quickly
got
in
on
the
act,
and
chaos
ensued.
Don't
quote
me
on
this,
but
I'm
pretty
sure
that
The
Mars
Volta
only
played
three
or
four
songs
over
f
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