The Mars Volta

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The skull is of Sahelanthropus tchadensis, an extinct hominid species dating back about 7 million years.  Whether it is really part of the hominina tree is unclear; there are conflicting views that it is either part of the human tree or the chimp tree.  It very well could be the earliest human ancestor.  The next time somebody tells you that humans did not evolve from apes, tell them they are absolutely right and that they should read up on early hominid species on wikipedia because it is really interesting.  Derp derp, we didn't evolve from no monkeys!  Of course we didn't, but we did have a common ancestor though that we diverged from.  That's my opinion anyways.

The bottom one is a fossil Canis lupus, or a wolf, which is where puppies came from. :]

I made that during a break from studying for my endocrine/neuro exam.  See you all soon, we have big news brewing.

(Classic) Deloused in the Comatorium by the Mars Volta (2003)

Kind of Like: At the Drive-In, the Sound of Animals Fighting, Fall of Troy
Genres: Progressive, Rock, Experimental
Preview: Myspace


Many people ask the question of who do you like more, At the Drive-In or the Mars Volta?  If you asked me which of their body of work was better as a whole, I would say At the Drive-In.  If you asked for a specific album, I would say this album trumps just about all the material that the core of this band has put out in their different projects.  Unlike all their newer releases that the Mars Volta insists on releasing every year, there was a lot of time and work put into this album.  The result is a debut album that became a classic.  At the Rx Bandits show, I missed the opener, Zechs Marquise, which features family members of the Mars Volta/At the Drive In.  From the people who I asked, they said that they had a great set.

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