I Was Not Ready for This Record... | The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (Vinyl)

Is this the new benchmark for sonic texture? A friend and viewer challenged me to check out this specific pressing of The Mars Volta’s Frances the Mute. After one spin, I realized The Groove Check Leaderboard might never be the same. This is the Clouds Hill remaster, cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering directly from the original 1/2" analogue tapes. In this video, I put my IEMs to the test to see if this record can actually achieve the impossible: a perfect score in Sonic Texture. The 40-Point Groove Score Categories: Sonic Texture Composition & Arrangement Emotional Impact Shelf-Life In this video: 00:00 Intro 04:06 Side A 13:56 Side B 20:17 Side C 25:38 Side D 33:55 Side E 43:06 Final Thoughts and Scoring 47:24 Final Groove Score and Outro Help Support The Groove Check: Throne Wishlist (Chip-in for a record that I will react to!): https://throne.com/thegroovecheck Patreon: https://patreon.com/TheGrooveCheck?ut... Subscribe to the channel: ‪@TheGrooveCheck‬ Instagram:   / thegroovecheck   Thanks for watching, and welcome to The Groove Check!! #musicreaction #themarsvolta #music #vinyl #thegroovecheck #francesthemute