octahedron

is a pretty good album, certainly not the best from The Mars Volta. There is always one very calm song on every Mars Volta album and this is like all those calm songs put in one album. The songs are what you expect from The Mars Volta but they are toned down. My only problem with this album was the lack of drums because Thomas Pridgen is a fantastic drummer (not as good as Jon Theodore but still good). If it included more percussion it would've been better but other than that its a good listen.