Are 30 Seconds To Mars Splitting Up?
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Article by David Lewis Hughes
One of the most critically acclaimed rock bands of recent years is 30 Seconds to Mars, an American band from California who have been together since 1998. Although in recent years they have been getting more airplay, selling more records and playing more gigs, but in recent interviews the band have indicated that after their current tour they will be taking a break, and this could be anything up to 10 years away from music.
30 Seconds to Mars was founded in 1998 by Jared Leto, who also works as an actor. The band also features his brother Shannon as a drummer. Leto has said several times that music is what he was always really interested in and that acting was something he only did to fill in the time. For a lot of people though he is better known as an actor due to his roles in TV series My So Called Life and movies such as American Psycho, Fight Club and the Thin Red Line. During the time when Jared Leto was building up his acting career, he was also developing his music career and working to raise the profile of 30 Seconds to Mars, taking the group from a small family hobby band into a more mainstream rock band with a contract with a major record label. Jared Leto also tries to keep his acting and his music completely separate. He does not use his Hollywood fame to promote the band, and the fact that he is a well-known actor does not feature in any of the band’s marketing material.
30 Seconds to Mars have released three studio albums to date, with each being more successful than the last. Their first album, the self-titled 30 Seconds to Mars, was released in 2002, followed by A Beautiful Lie in 2005 and This is War in 2008. The band has also been very successful in winning various awards for both videos and singles. The rock music market is competitive, and although their fans are loyal, 30 Seconds to Mars have not had the high level commercial success that other similar bands have enjoyed. The band like to be seen as a traditional rock band, and have built up their following by touring extensively both in the US and Europe, and through appearances at many of the annual rock music festivals held around the globe. They are currently in the closing stages of a large tour, and will be appearing at festivals this summer in Hungary, Belgium and Germany. At the end of August, they are also confirmed to appear at both the Reading and Leeds festivals in the UK.
Surprisingly, just as the band are beginning to come into the mainstream and get even more press coverage, in Spring this year the band announced that they were going to take a break after their current tour ends in late autumn. It is not clear whether or not this break is going to be permanent. One of the band members has stated that they are taking a break for at least 10 years. Whether this is the case remains to be seen, but fans are keen to snap up tickets to see the band before the break period starts. Their latest album is selling well and tickets are still available for both the Reading and Leeds festival. Associated merchandise is also selling well, with fans desperate to snap up what they can while it is still on the market. One of the items which is always in demand is posters, and 30 Seconds to Mars posters are one of the most sought after items. Collectors may want to keep their 30 Seconds to Mars posters in mint condition in the hope they become valuable, whereas fans of the band just want to have something of their favourite group to display on the walls of their bedroom or elsewhere in the house.
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Believe it or not!,
After years of study scientist were astonished to discover a new breed of entertainer: the actor turned musician that doesn’t stink to high heaven.
30 Seconds To Mars is the project of vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Jared Leto (the guy with the cornrows in Panic Room) and his brother Shannon, who provides the drums. Their self-titled debut album is quite impressive, exceeding expectations not only by the standards of thespian vanity projects, but also those of modern rock in general.
Musically, 30STM draw a heavy influence from classic prog rock bands like Pink Floyd, but the Letos have thrown in a healthy dose of synth-rock in the vein of Deadsy (whose synth player, Dr. Nner, contributes his skill to the opening track). Lyrically, they are even closer to prog, with songs that on the surface are about living in space, but have an underlying message that can be interpreted in many different ways, depending on the listener (a quality that Jared admits is intentional). If you’re looking for something different, you’ve definately found it.
One thing’s for sure: these guys DEFINITELY aren’t Dogstar.
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|very, very surprising,
30 Seconds to Mars are something of an anomaly on several levels. First of all is the matter of their frontman, one Jared Leto, who accomplishes a nearly impossible feat in that he is both an actor and musician, and exceeds in both fields. This is not entirely unheard of, since one need not look any further than William Shatner to find proof that this sort of thing is possible (a-cough). But anyway, the band also stands out (note the use of the word band – this is not simply an outfit for Leto to sell his face to the public) in that on this, their debut album, everything sounds surprisingly well-crafted. That is not to say that it’s a perfect album – it has its flaws, primary among them the fact that the creative songwriting runs out of steam for roughly a third of the album. Also irritating is the “concept” behind the record. Now I’ve nothing against concept albums, but when a band tries so blatantly to be thought-provoking and cryptic it ends up sounding rather pretentious and ultimately quite silly. Despite this, at certain points the lyrics actually come close to the lofty intelligence they crave, as on the songs “Edge of the Earth,” “Fallen,” and “End of the Beginning.” Musically, the majority of this album is pretty average hard rock, though with some spacey technical influences and metal sensibilities thrown in for good measure. Highlights are “Fallen” (which features a pretty simple yet memorable drum beginning and a nice atmospheric feel for the verses, and builds to an almost alt. metal-sounding chorus), “Oblivion” (a rather addictive piece ridden with cliches but still rather well-orchestrated), the radio-friendly “Welcome to the Universe,” and my personal favorite, “Echelon,” complete with almost darkly romantic overtones and an epic chorus. But not all of the album is quite so listenable. “93 Million Miles” begins promisingly but is marred by a chorus that lacks any real saving grace, melodic or otherwise. “Year Zero” drives its simplistic melody into the ground and then adds insult to injury by piling on the standard-issue spoken-word concept jargon. And then we have “Buddha for Mary,” which seems to be a perennial favorite among listeners of this album. While not terrible, I just can’t get into this song for several reasons. First of all the conceited lyrics and their even more pompous and out of place symbolism are pretty terrible. When you couple this with the fact that this song is essentially a diluted and very thinly-veiled attempt to write a song akin to Tool’s “Reflection,” you get what I consider the low point of the CD. The remaining songs are all decent and reasonably memorable, especially the stop-start pattern of “The Mission” and the chorus of “Capricorn (A Brand New Name).” Despite all my criticism, this is a surprisingly solid release. Though the general tone of this review may seem negative (as it does to me upon looking at it), I can’t help but like this CD. Sure it can be grating at times (mixing formulaic melodies and then trying to sound complex through the use of white noise or high-concept lyrics has never really worked), but it can also be beautiful. As such, it is worthy of four stars, and a place in every open-minded rock fan’s collection.
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|When Actors Try New Things,
Alright, Jared Leto is the frontman of this band. You know what that means, right? Right. Start laughing. Now listen to the first 2 tracks or so, and then promptly stop your laughing, because if you have any shred of musical taste you’ll realize this band is much, much, more than just an actor’s way of idling his time when he’s not in a movie. Actually, I found this band when I was very much into the industrial sound. Also, I had no idea of who Jared Leto was at the time. 30 Seconds to Mars has geniunely good music to offer and a much needed injection of originality in the mundane world of mainstream rock that we are experiencing today. The album throws you against a wall with a double team of ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Edge of the Earth’ and from there, takes you in all directions from the trippy ‘Buddha For Mary’ to ‘Echelon’, which should captivate listeners with its vivid imagery and powerful chorus.
However, that isn’t to say that this is a perfect album. The theme, while interesting, will lose your attention in certain points. But, while this album falters, it will regain its former energy and bring right back into the world they’re trying to create. This minor flaw is even more forgivable because their second album, ‘A Beautiful Lie’ remedies the problem by bringing 30 Seconds to Mars back to Earth for a time, showing true versatility by varying the themes of their sound, and even successfully covering the song ‘Hunter’ (Originally written by Bjork.) So aside from these minor issues, this is a SOLID album and is well worth your time and your money. In conclusion, I give it 4 Stars, but only because I can’t give it 4.5.
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