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Sep 19, 2023 · Few bands ‘give it’ quite as much as Muse, onstage or on record. Their transformation from the Radiohead -indebted nerdlings of the late 90s to the hi-def superstars of 2013 reached its apogee with their pyramid-based stage show.
- Drones
- Simulation Theory
- Will of The People
- The 2nd Law
- The Resistance
- Showbiz
- Absolution
- Origin of Symmetry
- Black Holes and Revelations
With famously-disciplined studio veteran Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) hired as co-producer with a mandate to curb Matt Bellamy’s more outlandish flights of fancy, the advance word on Muse’s seventh studio album suggested that Drones would represent a ‘back to basics’ approach for the Devon trio following 2012’s dubstep/electronica-influ...
Following on from the heavy-handed Drones, Muse allowed a little light and levity into their relentlessly pessimistic world view on Simulation Theory. From its Tron/Stranger Things-inspired artwork through to its emphasis on pulsing synth-rock, the band’s eighth album is an unashamed tribute to the 1980s, a sci-fi diorama concerned with the quest f...
Anticipation of Muse returning to their guitar heavy roots on album nine was whetted when Matt Bellamy posted an excerpt of its riff-heavy first single Won’t Stand Down on Instagram showing his 10-year-old son Bingham headbanging to the song in his father’s car. Belllamy subsequently talked up the collection as "a greatest hits album – of new songs...
As Muse commenced the recording of their sixth studio album, Matt Bellamy teased fans by declaring that the trio were intent upon making a “Christian gangsta rap jazz odyssey, some ambient rebellious dubstep and face-melting metal flamenco cowboy psychedelia.” Truthfully, had they done so, at this point in their career no-one would have batted an e...
Extrapolating upon the doom-laden warnings contained within Black Holes And Revelations' Invincible - key lyric: "During the struggle they will pull us down" - The Resistancecomes weighted with exhortations to resist tyranny and repression in all its state-sanctioned forms, and dark prophesies of what "they", bastards known and as-yet-unknown, have...
Heavily indebted to Radiohead and Jeff Buckley, and by far the most restrained and 'conventional' album in Muse's catalogue, Showbiz deserves more love than it was afforded upon its release in September 1999. Consciously choosing to play safe by setting aside their more experimental early material for use as single B-sides, Muse ruffled few feather...
Months ahead of the release their third album, Muse described their work in progress as "fat as fuck." Emboldened by the international success of Origin Of Symmetry, the Devon trio embraced the opportunity to indulge their most experimental urges in its creation, recording Dom Howard's drums in a swimming pool, and Bellamy's guitar parts in a field...
Well, who saw this coming? For those who had Muse pegged as timid, mannered Radiohead-copyists on the basis on Showbiz, and let's be honest, that was most of us, the band's second coming, heralded by the astonishing alt.prog thunderbolt Plug In Baby and its equally startling follow-up New Born, was nothing short of a revelation. With the handbrake ...
Having shed any lingering creative inhibitions with 2003's brilliant Absolution, Muse album four had to be one louder, more bombastic, more brazen, more bonkers. And when the release of Black Holes And Revelations was prefaced by Supermassive Black Hole– slinky, slamming eroto-funk, like Prince fronting Queens Of The Stone Age – any fears that the ...
- Paul Brannigan
I just realized how much I used to enjoy Muse. With their new material, I really forgot what a great band they used to be. Just listening through Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry and such rn (anything pre 2nd law), they were GREAT at writing these extra distorted bass heavy rock songs.
- Absolution (2003) This is the story of a girl who cried a river and drowned the whole world: Bass guitar fans in the know bow down to Chris Wolstenholme in every way, and especially on his work on “Absolution,” but rock heads should make this 2003 LP their protective blanket for the upcoming apocalypse, which Muse politely asked for in typical European fashion.
- Origin of Symmetry (2001) Muse’s second album “Origin of Symmetry” is in second place here, and you know we’re right whilst feeling good about this placement even if you don’t; if you don’t, don’t.
- Black Holes and Revelations (2006) Revelation sans a black hole: This 2006 LP is definitely the one that shot Muse into the stratosphere stateside in a then-modern form of The British Invasion, and we U.S. Americans will take it with an extra side of saturated fats!
- The Resistance (2009) WE could be wrong, we CAN’T be wrong: 2009’s “The Resistance” is Muse’s most successful album, and it truly shows in its eleven fantastic songs that take each listener on a Space Mountain-esque peak-and-valley adventure minus the vomit.
Most of r/Muse seems pretty happy with it, with a lot of people saying it's their best since BHaR or TR. It kind of pulls from all the different musical styles that Muse have tried throughout their career, but somehow feels a lot more cohesive than something like The 2nd Law.
My suggestion: sit back and enjoy the ride mate, instead of expecting them to return to the “”””good old days””””. Muse is and will always be amazing and authentic.
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Feb 10, 2024 · The first definitive shift toward Muse’s current path — stadium ambitions, chart-dominating pop rock, esoteric beliefs, and politically-charged lyrics of varying quality — happened right here.
