L'Via L'Viaquez
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"L'Via L'Viaquez" is the second single from the album Frances the Mute
by The Mars Volta
. The song, in its unedited form, is 12 minutes and 22 seconds long, but was stripped down to receive radio play. The song, in total, features three guitar solos. John Frusciante
(Red Hot Chili Peppers
, Ataxia
) performs the first two guitar solos with Omar Rodríguez-López
performing the last solo. It also features a piano solo towards the end by Larry Harlow. The song ends with the coquí
of Puerto Rico
, which segues into "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" on the album. The song is partially sung in Spanish
. The single appears in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour
.
Frances the Mute
Frances the Mute is the second studio album by progressive rock band The Mars Volta released in the US on March 1, 2005. Though not as commercially successful as De-Loused in the Comatorium, it received considerable critical praise...
by The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
. The song, in its unedited form, is 12 minutes and 22 seconds long, but was stripped down to receive radio play. The song, in total, features three guitar solos. John Frusciante
John Frusciante
John Anthony Frusciante is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, record and film producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he had been for a number of years and recorded five studio albums...
(Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
, Ataxia
Ataxia (band)
Ataxia was a short-lived American experimental rock band formed in 2004 by guitarist John Frusciante , bassist Joe Lally and drummer Josh Klinghoffer ....
) performs the first two guitar solos with Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
performing the last solo. It also features a piano solo towards the end by Larry Harlow. The song ends with the coquí
Coquí
The Common Coquí or Coquí is a frog native to Puerto Rico belonging to the Eleutherodactylus genus of the Leptodactylidae family. The species is named for the loud sound the males make at night. This sound serves two purposes...
of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, which segues into "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" on the album. The song is partially sung in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. The single appears in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour
Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series...
.
Track listing
- "The Bible and the Breathalyzer" – 5:17
- "L'Via L'Viaquez" (edit) – 4:29
- "L'Via L'Viaquez" (video) – 4:29