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“Inertiatic E.S.P.” by The Mars Volta
From the album De‐Loused in the Comatorium (2003)
“Inertiatic E.S.P.” by The Mars Volta appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album De‐Loused in the Comatorium. Its best result is #8 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #157 alternative song of 2003.
"Inertiatic E.S.P." comes from De-Loused in the Comatorium, the first studio album by the Mars Volta, released in June 2003 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal. Omar Rodríguez-López wrote the music, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Jeremy Michael Ward wrote the words, and Rick Rubin produced with Rodríguez-López, while Rich Costey mixed.
The lineup is a riot: Bixler-Zavala singing, Rodríguez-López on guitar, Jon Theodore on drums, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens on keyboards, Ward on effects, and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers filling in on bass after original bassist Eva Gardner left. The album is a concept piece spun from a short story by Bixler-Zavala and Ward, known for cryptic lyrics, Latin and jazz rhythms and frenzied, dissonant guitar, and it is the only studio album Ward played on. He was found dead a month before it came out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 102 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 71 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 8 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2003 | 99 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
Also listed as: Inertiatic Esp.
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