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“L'Via L'Viaquez” by The Mars Volta
From the album Frances the Mute (2005)
“L'Via L'Viaquez” by The Mars Volta appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations in 2005. It was first released in 2005 on the album Frances the Mute. Its best result is #43 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #200 alternative song of 2005.
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"L'Via L'Viaquez" comes from Frances the Mute, the Mars Volta's second album, released in February 2005 on Gold Standard Laboratories and Universal, and it arrives with a guest list that reads like a dare. John Frusciante drops in for an electric guitar solo, Larry Harlow sits in on clavinet and piano, and Lenny Castro piles extra percussion on top of Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez's.
Omar Rodríguez-López wrote the music, produced it and plays guitar, synthesizer and sampler; Cedric Bixler-Zavala wrote the words and sings; Juan Alderete plays bass, Jon Theodore drums, and Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Marcel share the keyboards. Rich Costey mixed it. The album was the first with Alderete and Marcel in the band, and it drags dub, ambient, Latin and jazz into the progressive rock squall.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 105 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 43 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2005 | 103 |
| 2005 | 233 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
Also listed as: L'via L'viaquez.
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