Muse
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does anyone else think this band is mindboggling?
name you favorite albums/songs or whatever else.
i really think this band is way too underrated in the states.
name you favorite albums/songs or whatever else.
i really think this band is way too underrated in the states.
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So far Absolution is my fav as a total package but all of their music is absolute and abolutely extraordinary.
I saw them earlier this month in an arena and even that place seemed too small to contain them....their music and talent are just huge!
And Bellemy is an animal with a guitar in his hands.
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I mean, I guess they're pretty good at ripping off Radiohead, I don't really care for them much myself but whatever.
I second your opinion.
Absolution is their masterpiece in my mind, but I also still enjoy Showbiz quite a bit and let's face it, all the albums are terrific.
Seeing them at Top Cats in Cincinnati (very small venue) was a highlight of my concert resume.
Saw them orignially back in 1999 I think when they opened for the Foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Dayton, OH. I was blown away, bought Showbiz the next day. They were the best band on that stage that night by far.
Yeah they sound just like Radiohead....er...wait, Muse actually plays ROCK music while radiohead bores the shit out of you and somehow has convinced the world that boring fucking music makes you cool.
i honestly dont see the whole copying radiohead thing...i mean radiohead are an obvious influence but i wouldnt go and say that they copy them.
The 2 most overused statements by people that think they are the authority on music...
1) (Fill in the band) are sellouts.
2) (Fill in the band) are (Fill in the band) ripoffs.
yah i know its annoying. if its good music, its good music.
radiohead are not boring. and yeah sometimes matt bellamy gets that thom yorke thing going. but so what the fax machine is just a toaster with a waffle iron attached or something.
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i just need to say
Funny.
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sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
That's a good point, sometimes Matthew and Thom's voices can be similar but they both sing falsetto, what do you expect? I think that's where people get this rip off idea. I'm a big fan of Muse and of Radiohead as a lot of people are and their styles are very different, on the albums and in concert. If those who think Muse are a Radiohead rip off would actually listen to some of either bands music they would see that.
Basically my point is any fan of Muse or Radiohead who has heard anything by the other can see how different they are.
Incidentally, Black Holes and Revelations has become my fav Muse album. Every song is fantastic but hearing Knights of Cydonia live in Dublin last year made me realise how brilliant it is and so it's currently my fav song. Really great show!
Showbiz was superb. Origin of Symmetry was better. Absolution for me was a slight letdown, and Black Holes I found shoddy. Still, they are a band for which studio material is irrelevant. They are not Radiohead, they are not Queen and they are not quite Spinal Tap; they've got a good thing going and although I cannot quite make up my mind on what I think of them as a band, they're certainly not ordinary and I urge you to dig deep into their output for a rather inspiring ride.
that is actually just a lazy comparison. i used to think the same until someone played me some of their stuff. you have to 'listen' to muse to get it and they rock harder than radiohead have done for quite some time.
each album has got progessively better, which can only be a good thing.
absolution is a very good album but by far their best is black hols and revelations. the breadth of music on that album is just stunning. from the almost pop of supermassive black hole to the heaviness of assassin and the lightness of a soldier's poem, the trumpet of city of delusion and the spanish flamenco of hoodoo every song offers something different.
and knights of cydonia is just amazing!
they are also an amazing band live. i was lucky enough to ssee them at wembley arena last november on the night they played citizen erased (not a song they play very often). they put on a superb show and are very talented musicians.
not everyone is going to get muse though. their music is complicated and not particularly easy listening. well worth the effort though.
apart from the black holes album favourite tracks include sunburn, muscle museum, new born, bliss, plug in baby, stockholm syndrome, butterflies and hurricanes and time is running out.
Can't wait for the new album..they just make everybody else look so amateur.
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So yeah, to wrap things up I find them similar to Radiohead and don't find them particularly interesting. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with them, I just don't like them.
So if they weren't very exciting why did you see them 3 times?
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
I never, ever, ever understood it when people said this. They sound absolutely nothing like Radiohead. For a start, they are entertaining.
My favourite album is Origin Of Symmetry, and some of my favourite tracks of theirs are Citizen Erased and Stockholme Syndrome.
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If you see Muse live and you have an open mind, you will at the very least enjoy yourself and at the most be blown away.
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"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
If they suck in the studio, why on earth would I think they're going to be good live? There's all kinds of cool tricks and effects in the studio to make them sound good.
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
muse certainly don't suck in the studio and they are a great live band!
Agreed. I'm one of the very few on here who's got hardly any Pearl Jam boots; if they don't win me in the studio, they don't win me. A live version of a song can make me appreciate a song more, but it couldn't make me like a song which was boring on CD (most of Muse's latest album, imo, although I did like the others).
- the great Sir Leo Harrison
No one has the authority to diss Muse until they've seen them live at one of their own shows
The Radiohead comparison is so outdated now (yawn) .. it's embarrasing for the people who still do it :rolleyes: I hear 'influences' of Queen and Pink Floyd more than anyone, but to me Muse have their own distinct sound, not like anyone else:cool:
Is it any good?
Is it great?
Should i go spend 15 bucks on the dvd/cd combo at best buy
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