Muse

ManOfMystery · 11-06-2015 11:01am

Having my first listen now as a I type this. Don't like Dead Inside, but Psycho is a great track, catchy and more old-style Muse than some of their recent stuff. Can't wait to learn that one on guitar.

OhHiMark · 11-06-2015 12:05pm

I don't understand the over the top hate everyone has for Aftermath. It's not the best song on the album but it's grand.

ManOfMystery · 11-06-2015 12:35pm

Dead Inside - Not bad, but sounds like something the bean counters thought would do as a very inoffensive Single, with the catchy title and less emphasis on guitar driven rock.

Psycho - Love this, great solid riff and definitely old school Muse in feel.

Mercy - poor, don't like it at all.

Reapers - great. Van Halen-esque riff at start is a nice touch. The song has an 80s glam rock type feel with the deep muffled riffing and high-pitched solos, though hugely modernised obviously.

The Handler - Like this a lot. The tune had a bit of a NIN feel at times.

JFK/Defector - Love this song, the slow but determined flow and almost stodgy rhythm of it married to the shrieking Queen-like harmonies. Bit of a head-banger at times. might be my fave.

Revolt - I agree with Mike Litoris about this one, it's very pop/boyband in feel. Seems a bit out of place.

Aftermath - Anyone else feel like they were listening to Dire Straits at the start of this song lol? There's definitely some Brothers in Arms vibes coming from Matt's guitar work. Still like it a lot, as a Muse slow song it works very well.

Globalist - They just can't stay away from those Western inspired intros, just like in Knights of Cydonia. Some twangy guitar, slide guitar, hushed drum roll, whistling. I was expecting to look out my window and see some tumbleweed blowing along. Song then goes a bit mad, then switches to piano and changes tempo totally. It feels like 3 disjointed songs (more so than a lot of their earlier efforts, which have very different sounding sections but still blend well) but still very listenable.

Drones - Interesting song, with the church choir type melodies totally at odds with the subject matter. Kept expecting it to get going but it never really took off.

Overall, the album is actually better than I expected. It's back to 'basics' for Muse, though basics in Muse terms is still over the top riffs, catchy hooks and all the other things we love about them. Oh, and the guitars really do sound brilliant throughout the album - production quality on a whole is excellent. A few weak points, but nonetheless polished throughout and the majority of the songs work well in my opinion.

bencfc69 · 16-06-2015 9:47pm

ManOfMystery wrote: »

Globalist - They just can't stay away from those Western inspired intros, just like in Knights of Cydonia. Some twangy guitar, slide guitar, hushed drum roll, whistling. I was expecting to look out my window and see some tumbleweed blowing along. Song then goes a bit mad, then switches to piano and changes tempo totally. It feels like 3 disjointed songs (more so than a lot of their earlier efforts, which have very different sounding sections but still blend well) but still very listenable.

I keep thinking the beginning of The Globalist sounds like it should be in Kill Bill or Django Unchained.

Caovyn Lineah · 21-06-2015 3:48pm

What happened Muse? Their last album was atrocious but this one is just unforgivable.

Devia · 21-06-2015 4:28pm

Been listening to the new album quite a bit since release. Some serious trash but overall improvment on The 2nd Law I think. Reapers and The Handler are the redeeming tracks for me.

Anyone else a bit disappointed with the lack of piano?

innuendo141 · 30-06-2015 10:24am

Devia wrote: »

Been listening to the new album quite a bit since release. Some serious trash but overall improvment on The 2nd Law I think. Reapers and The Handler are the redeeming tracks for me.

Anyone else a bit disappointed with the lack of piano?

I was, synths seem to be taking most of the duvet these days.

I hated this album at forst- even moreso than 2nd Law but it's actually grown on me ten fold. The only song I can say I really dislike is Revolt, but there's always one or two on each album that I dislike (apart from Origin).

I've just come to terms with the fact that, much like Queen, Muse will throw out some belters and some equally horrific numbers on an album. Thought that Dead Inside was a desperate choice for opening song but kinda ties nicely with leaving behind the sound of the 2nd Law.

Looking forward to their next gig and losing my mind during Reapers.

Anyone else hoping to CHRIST that when they start doing arenas/stadiums that they don't do a concept tour that ends with Chris and Dom mourning the death of Matt by a Drone while "Drones" plays over the sound system a la the Pieta by Michaelangelo?....

ManOfMystery · 30-06-2015 2:52pm

They didn't have much Piano on this one at all, true - just a bit at end of Globalist I think?

I've been listening to the album heavily for the last week or so and still haven't differed much from my original opinions posted above. Globalist has grown on me a lot, and Defector is still the best song on the album for me - but then I've been a closet Queen fan for years, so a bit of heavy guitar and falsetto always works wonders.

Mike Litoris · 30-06-2015 3:38pm

ManOfMystery wrote: »

but then I've been a closet Queen fan for years

Why in the closet. Come out man, its awesome!

ManOfMystery · 30-06-2015 9:52pm

lol, well not that much of a closet fan I guess, just not shouting it from the rooftops :P

The Wild Bunch · 01-07-2015 6:06am

The Globalist is even more pretentious and cringey than Exogenisis

I didn't think that was possible

zenarcadian · 14-07-2015 12:21pm

Muse have comprehensively shat themselves in the last two years, growing lazy and unmotivated, sticking to broad-stroke art and billboard statements. Disgusting how it all turned out in the end, a band that could have led the way for more progressive rock in the mainstream get a whiff of soundtrack royalties and throw in the towel.

The Wild Bunch · 14-07-2015 12:45pm

zenarcadian wrote: »

Muse have comprehensively shat themselves in the last two years, growing lazy and unmotivated, sticking to broad-stroke art and billboard statements. Disgusting how it all turned out in the end, a band that could have led the way for more progressive rock in the mainstream get a whiff of soundtrack royalties and throw in the towel.

That's a bit harsh

Psycho, Dead Inside, Reapers, The Handler, Defector and Aftermath is up there with the best tracks on their classic first 4 albums

zenarcadian · 14-07-2015 11:50pm

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

That's a bit harsh

Psycho, Dead Inside, Reapers, The Handler, Defector and Aftermath is up there with the best tracks on their classic first 4 albums

A shadow of the band they were.

Nom De Guerre · 15-07-2015 6:02am

Any word on an Irish date?

24 Hours From Tulsa · 09-08-2015 3:06pm

Still nothing on ireland?

bikeresearcher · 10-09-2015 5:42pm

I love Muse too, Matthew is my religion

aphex™ · 10-09-2015 5:46pm

Looks like tour announcement tomorrow morning. They're playing live on BBC LiveLounge and have a 'special announcement'.

innuendo141 · 11-09-2015 10:02am

5th April, 3 Arena. Sound.

Mike Litoris · 16-09-2015 10:39pm

Defector debut tonight.....

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aMm1zTU1MjMxN3wxak1KZ05CT0F6a0dMGbM0gh5TOGaYnCdTUxQkP6IzkXz_87JtahOJKAbWoew=

innuendo141 · 17-09-2015 9:42am

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Defector debut tonight.....

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aMm1zTU1MjMxN3wxak1KZ05CT0F6a0dMGbM0gh5TOGaYnCdTUxQkP6IzkXz_87JtahOJKAbWoew=

Funny I only started coming around to this song yesterday morning. Still finding the 2nd half of Drones fair weaker.

Mike Litoris · 07-10-2015 11:39pm

innuendo141 wrote: »

5th April, 3 Arena. Sound.

Just came back from holidays...Feckin sold out.

Mr Robot · 08-10-2015 6:01am

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Just came back from holidays...Feckin sold out.

Im sure youll pick one up outside

Mike Litoris · 08-10-2015 11:06am

Mr Robot wrote: »

Im sure youll pick one up outside

What price do the touts sell them for? I noticed on ticketmaster they have a section where they "resell" tickets but they're nearly double the original price. I go to gigs once in a blue moon so haven't got a clue about all this.

Mr Robot · 08-10-2015 11:08am

Mike Litoris wrote: »

What price do the touts sell them for? I noticed on ticketmaster they have a section where they "resell" tickets but they're nearly double the original price. I go to gigs once in a blue moon so haven't got a clue about all this.

You should get one for no more than 100 quid - maybe a 30/40 quid mark up

depends if youre sitting or standing

SantryRed · 09-10-2015 3:47pm

Some will definitely pop up on toutless nearer the date. Just keep an eye out.

innuendo141 · 19-11-2015 12:14pm

Anyone have a look at the Drones tour set/setlist?

miralize · 19-11-2015 12:31pm

Yes and fans are pissed. Half the songs are playback things like Isolated System , JFK etc... and Matt is using his guitar much less. Reddit thread on the first night of the tour. Glad I didnt get tickets tbh https://www.reddit.com/r/Muse/comments/3t7v4f/17_november_2015_mexico_city_mexico_night_1_live/

innuendo141 · 19-11-2015 12:53pm

miralize wrote: »

Yes and fans are pissed. Half the songs are playback things like Isolated System , JFK etc... and Matt is using his guitar much less. Reddit thread on the first night of the tour. Glad I didnt get tickets tbh https://www.reddit.com/r/Muse/comments/3t7v4f/17_november_2015_mexico_city_mexico_night_1_live/

Jesus.... Hadn't seen any of this now. Matt Mercury ? Freddie ditched the piano for most songs after The Game tour I suppose

Mike Litoris · 19-11-2015 1:00pm

Thats pretty shítty. Revolt and no Defector...wtf! Apocalypse Please is the only non standard outside of the new songs. Hmmmm

The biggest shocker is Morgan on guitar for Uprising. Matts quest to be Bono is getting closer and closer. :mad:

I also ended up getting a ticket.

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