De Facto - Live in Long Beach, California
August 18th, 2002 @ Lincoln Park
Notes
The story behind Eva’s departure has shifted over time, but her absence meant that for 5 months The Mars Volta didn’t have anyone to anchor their rhythm section. What do you do when you no longer have a star bassist to keep those complicate grooves in check?
When all else fails, reunite De Facto.
This show features John Frusciante guesting on the guitar. We personally dig this show for its punchy take on Exit Template.
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Show Recording(s)
Recording Information:
Taper: Noizewater
Source: Camera Audio
2nd Source Used For Patches recorded by Eddie
2nd source is also camera audio
Original sources are lossy audio but I released in FLAC so that the quality wouldn’t be worse after re-encoding. MP3 version is 320kbps and is one generation lower than the FLAC download
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