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The Resistance

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The Resistance=EPIC WIN

Honestly..i thought this album was going to be somewhat bad. After United States of Eurasia(+Collertal Damage) i thought the album should be at least OK. Uprising then was released. I feel in love with it for a week...afterwards i lost my love for it...Now i somewhat dislike it..it is the weakest track muse has ever done in my thoughts. The 30 second previews appereared on itunes. I thought they were pretty good..still somewhat dissapointed. Then Undisclosed Desires was released on the muse website..it was a huge improvement. Then the accdiential leak..and link to download. I listened to all of the album and heres my track by track review. Uprising:5/10 Didnt like it too much...very...not likable for a while..not much to say. Resistance-9/10 The intro was amazing..the lyrics and beat is amazing. Matthew talks about a little story in this song pretty much in my mind and argues. Amazing beat..amazing everything on this song. Undisclosed Desires-8/10 Very britney spears like. It was okay at first but the more i listen to it the more i fall in love with it. The vocals sound amazing and its a lovable song. United States of Eurasia-7/10 The piano in this song is amazing..espically the chopin cover at the end. The vocals were pretty decent..the queen parts really made me not like those parts and the end with the SIA SIA SIA! was not too good..but the ending smoothing piano pays back. Guiding Light-7/10 Sounds very queen like..the quitar that comes in later sounds amazing..Not much to say..would be great to see live. Unnatrual Selection-9/10 The song opens up with a piano organ and its very dark and then it comes out with a very simular guitar riff that sounds like muse's old songs. Sounds amazing..sounds like the old muse the fans and i f*****g love. MK Ultra-9/10 Very very different..Matthews vocals are great in this song and the guitar and beat is amazing. A big riff is breifly in it and its great. I belong to you-10/10 This song has a VERY catchy piano and bassline..Sounds like the old muse yet again but also with a sense of very classical french styles. Matthew sings for a minute or so in french and theres a amazing classical clarient solo. Amazing. Exogenesis: Symphony 1,2,and 3-20/10 I was looking forward to the symphony the most..when i heard the previews i thought it was going to be....OK. i was. WRONG. The first part comes off a very movie soundtrack style..somewhat in a style of Tyler Bates. Then matthew comes in when it gets heavy, singing in a falettso voice very much like "Micro Cuts". Cant fully understand him but its amazing. A guitar comes in and the strings of violins and all these instruments are going insane. Then it very softly ends..then the 2nd part comes in. Yet again...Very classical piano and great strings. Matthew sings about this world being destroyed and us reliying on some person. The song gets very very very heavy then ends softly again. The 3rd part begins starting again with classical piano..Very simular to Moonlight Sonanta then moves onto something different and amazing..matthew comes in singing about us starting over again and us having the last chance to forgive ourselves. And it ends on a very very peaceful note. Album Rating. 9 1/2-10 i know i said amazing so many times in this review..but its so true. This album is Muse's best so far in my mind. Still...Muse never cease to amaze me. Thank You Matthew,Dom, and Chris for so much inspirtation and enjoyment in music. This is the best album i have ever listened too.

Half Empty

I love a band that experiments. Muse does exactly this, one of the reasons why they are my favorite band. Origin of Symmetry introduced sci-fi chaos with a classical flair, featuring piano-driven epics, vocal odysseys, and some of the best beats and riffs you could ever hope to find. Absolution introduced a more lyrical Muse, featuring beautiful string arrangements and songs ranging from moving ballads to mindblowing headbangers, not to mention one of the most memorable bass riffs. Black Holes and Revelations waged war on several genres, successfully beating prog, pop, classical, hip-hop, latin, and electronica into submission while staying surprisingly original, with only a couple of songs that were anything short of amazing.

The Resistance attempts to continue this war, only instead of whole genres, it has targeted signature styles of popular artists. For a band that was unfairly and ludicrously compared to Radiohead for several years, one would think they'd avoid making songs that could draw comparisons. For instance, as much as I love Queen, I DON'T love a band borrowing so heavily from one of their most famous songs in "United States of Eurasia", an entertaining song that sounds more like an homage than something that delivers a message. The fact that the piano segment is a Chopin piece instead of something "Butterflies and Hurricanes"esque further takes away any originality. "Uprising", the first single of the album, combines a beat heard one too many times with interesting vocals and very limited rock band instruments, the latter of which plagues the entire album. The background to "Undisclosed Desires" sounds like part of a Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake/Ginuwine/Aaliyah/Missy Elliott/etc. song. "Guiding Light" is the first song since "Exo-Politics" that I could almost describe as boring, with a guitar solo full of false promises. "I Belong to You" is the first Muse song ever that I actually DON'T LIKE. This song reeks of Maroon 5's stench minus the horrific singing.

"Resistance" is actually a really good song, but I tire of George Orwell references in music. Both "Mk Ultra" and "Unnatural Selection" are the only rocking songs you'll be getting, but fortunately they're both pretty slick entries. The "Exogenesis Symphony", a long time in the making, is lyrically simple but lush in sound, though the Overture was surprisingly the best of the three movements, featuring the also surprisingly first falsetto vocals that aren't in the background. Unfortunately, I've heard more epic offerings from Muse in much smaller packages, which is a little disappointing.

I always liked to think of Muse as the most novel band of my generation, blending everything I love about music on CD after CD. They continue this tradition, but the novelty is gone. I strongly advise against making this your first Muse venture as it may leave a bad taste and sway your judgment. Hopefully this flaw of an album is out of their system, and that they concern themselves more with making the best music ever and less with making a legacy from their names.

The Magnum Opus of the 21st century.

This is - by far - the best album I've ever purchased, & let me tell you why..

Simply, it is exotic..

My story with Muse started when I first heard their song "Unintended". I liked it so much but I wasn't paying enough attention, after so many years, I realize that Muse has become my favourite band, one that I'd recommend to anyone who wants to listen to something 'different'..

I believe that Muse really sound like they're from outer space, like they're not human thanks to their extensive use of abstract lyrics that are in fact meaningful.

Their latest work is exquisitely full of emotions, it's like they're walking on an unknown territory with a whole new world to explore, what can I say against such brilliance, as a critic & an aware consumer, I am humbled by their excellent effort, which has me wondering how they're going to evolve further into the future, I can't wait!

I think that I am the latest fan to join their club, & I feel like I finally found my lost home.

Biography

Formed: 1997 in Teignmouth, Devon, England

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

Muse's fusion of progressive rock, glam, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation is crafted by guitarist/vocalist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme, and drummer Dominic Howard. Bored by the sleepy life provided by their hometown of Teignmouth, Devon, the three British friends began playing music together. They started the first incarnation of their band while only 13 years old, changing the name of the group from Gothic Plague to Fixed Penalty to Rocket Baby Dolls as time...
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