Do you think Muse is just a sort of Queen/U2/Radiohead mashup,

Do you think Radiohead is just a sort of U2/Coldplay/Aphex Twin mashup, or do they have something original? If so, what is their innovation?

>>72843423
Well, I like Muse. I'm not trying to disparage them. As for Radiohead, they occasionally brought a kind of crunching hard rock to the U2ness.

>>72843336
> what is their innovation?
i dunno, just kinda pretty cool britband

If something, they merge their influences really well, and that's a good trait anyway.

Matt knows how to use his falsetto for effect, see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y31WAq4cENo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi7jdqF_3Wg

Dunno, they know how to make something sound big:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmkj4mzUtrk

>>72843336

I think their biggest influence is RATM, and they acknowledge it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVic20Zf0Zs

>>72844463
I think their biggest influence is AC/DC, and they acknowledge it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5obpQygcsEI

>>72844479

I was gonna pull this video where they cite RATM as the best band of this generation but they also talk about AC/DC so you get a point anon, well done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwpTdh4qtbA

To be honest the first three albums are fucking A. It all went downhill with Resistance

>>72844542
How is RATM an influence on Muse?
Not really left-biased lyrics, the guitarwork doesn't really feel any influence from Tom Morello's playing

>>72844556
This
Absolution IMO was the best one

>>72844556

I have this appreciation for The Resistance tho, it's flawed but some of my favourite songs are there. I'll agree the two following albums aren't good.

>>72844583
Its Matt's favourite band so i guess in someway it influenced them.

Also their first single in 2 years is dropping in few hours. What do you expect guys?

>>72844583

Matt's famous for using many effects and tremolo picking, as Tom did. Also you can see the influence of the RATM riffs in the Muse riffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMtq-wdpblo
(at the end of this song he literally plays Killing In The Name's solo)

The lyrics get political tho, and I'd say more leftist than anything.

> Rise up, take the power back
> Time to push this beyond a peaceful protest

>>72844583
That has to be a joke. Check out Hyper Music, the riff is ripped off from Snake Charmer. Matt was trying to be Morello a lot in their earlier days. They would often end songs with bursts of RATM riffs when performing live.

>>72844556
Agreed. I like Black Holes and Revelations too, but that album was clearly the beginning of the shift.

>>72844633

I'm expecting something kinda cheesy, but I hope it's Knights of Cydonia cheese and not Revolt cheese.

If it has some good riffs and semi-decent lyrics, I'll be satisfied.

>>72844633
I'm expecting modern Coldplay.

>>72844781
I have my expectations set low but if you are right i will be disappointed anyways...

>>72844720
Yup, to this day they end Stockholm Syndrome with Township Rebellion riff

>>72844797
The band believes Drones was a really heavy, "back to basics" album which clearly it wasn't, so they're probably gonna steer to a happier and friendlier sound.

>>72844720
I'll agree that Black Holes and Revelations marked the beginning of their downhill, but man, what a fantastic album. Even better if you get the Japanese release, which has Glorious in it.

>>72844837
I only find myself going back to one song on Drones, The Handler. It's a better album than the previous ones but still not great. It's hilarious that he thinks mentioning drones in each song makes it some sort of deep, concept album.

The little things we've heard don't sound that bad desu

https://streamable.com/rhmhc
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUKZyQhDdCQ/

>>72844912

That song is the tits. Good riffs, decent lyrics, great chord progressions.

Come on guys, you still have it, give it to us.

>>72844912
>>72844948

There are some great songs/parts on Drones, but their completely overshadowed by the rest, which is bad.
I still think Reapers is a good song, so is The Handler, also the solo in Defector and that middle section in Globalist.

Muse are way better than U2 ever were

I mean they influenced some modern bands (Royal Blood,Nothing but thieves) but nothing too special.

Why are they so shitposted ? Is it because of the fanbase like always ?

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>>72843336
This for me. The rest is forgettable.

>>72845713
>Band that came to be around 2000
>most 4chan users were teenagers around the prime of muse

Figure the rest.

>>72844744
The cheese is real

>>72843336
They had potential to make a really great album, but they never did and now they're shit.

>>72844912
Yeah, The Handler is the closest thing to sounding like they used to but it's still on the weaker end and doesn't stop the rest being awful.

I also really hate how overly clean and sterile the recordings are post-Absolution.

I just heard dig down and felt very meh about it

Here it is: https://youtu.be/b4ozdiGys5g

Sigh... bland.

>>72847032
Well that sucked

>DICK DOWN

>>72847032
DICK DOWN
DICK DOWN
I can't believe I fucking paused my playlist for this
its like they've technically regressed as a band
I wouldn't be surprised if this was on their fucking demo
every other song I've heard by them was better
2/10

>>72847088
>he beat me to a DICK DOWN post
I hope you lose your firstborn to crib death

>>72847032
I don't hate it exactly, but it's not what I want from them. It might work as an intro track but it's not single material and if it's representative of an entire album it's way too bland.

Matt Headroom is funny though.

>>72847032
This is some 2ndlaw tier shit.

wow dick down is horrible.
muse is one of my favorite bands (listened to them since I was a teen) and what the FUCK is this
>le ebin drumpf reference
>chorus is literally Freedom
>they just re-used a kitara and made it sound like Madness

>>72845949
yes, although its a bit cheesy

First time that I want the downvote bar in the youtube video to be bigger.

And I liked Unsustainable.

>>72847170

Madness was not a bad song, but this is like Madness without melody, buildup, or anything.

I preferred the joke Cramps cover.

>>72847255
Same.
I just hope this gets Matt to realize wtf hes doing. Apparently he drives the entire band, Chris and Dom have no say in anything the band does as a whole. They pushed to get The Handler made, but the rest was all him...ugh

>>72847290
Yes it was.

Madness is shit.

>>72847255
Unsustainable is so hilariously dumb you'd think it was a parody song. This is just kind of dull and feels like it should be a 1min intro rather than a 4 minute single.

>>72847032
DICK DOWN

>>72843336
It was clear after the release of that 2nd law album that there was nothing of value left

>>72847326

Madness is great IMO. Poppy, yeah, but the climax paid off.

>>72847032
Well, that was a lot of hype for nothing.

QOTSA is my new favorite band.

>>72847388
>implying qotsa haven't also been shit since era vulgaris

>>72847151

The only thing worth it was the Max Headroom reference, yeah

>>72847433
... Like Clockwork was objectively a good album

>>72847433
Like Clockwork is the best pure rock album of this decade fag

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>>72847473
It's shit.

>>72847500
You are shit

>>72847500
great opinion.

So whats left that even resembles old muse?
Qotsa
Royal Blood
What else?

>>72847582
>So whats left that even resembles old muse
Amplifier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDdWkXa4yWE
A decent Oceansize lite band

I know bands will change their sound over time, and I've given up hope of muse returning to their 'old' sound, but come on Bellamy...

Dig Down was written by the same man who wrote New Born and Stockholm Syndrome. What happened?

>>72847582

Porcupine Tree (doesn't really sound like Muse but I think you'd appreciate that)
Nothing But Thieves
Marmozets have a musey vibe even if they don't have anything in common.

>>72847634
Money

>>72847634
Matt started doing drugs and touring European clubs for gay sex.

>>72847644
>Porcupine Tree
Haven't been active in 7 years

>>72847680
in all honesty they all stopped doing drugs. Showbiz-OOS-Absolution era (the best) Matt was making songs an sounds hed hear after doing mushroom trips

>>72847691

Well Steven Wilson is still active and plays PT songs.

>>72847500
Shit opinion, you should feel bad about it
>>72847582
Royal Blood, QOTSA, and Dear Sherlock

>>72843336
Talentless hacks besides the bassist

>>72847758
lmao you can't claim that Bellamy isn't talented technically.

>>72847780
Bellamy is talented but hes putting his talents in the wrong place. Chris has been consistantly good but hes too much of a pussy to stand up to Matt

>>72847339
I have to say unsustainable is pretty cool live

>showbiz, oos, absolution
>multiple producers
>bhar, drones
>one producer + muse
>resistance, 2nd law
>muse only

I'm sensing a pattern.

>>72847842

Resistance and 2nd law were the best mixed of them all tho.

And Resistance >>>> Drones

>>72847842
Drones had one producer, they realized they made a mistake during T2L in regards to mixing (as if there wasnt other things lmao). Which is why Supremacy sounds terrible on the album.

This new producer for dig down makes maroon 5, jonas brothers shit

>>72847871
you are retarded, they openly admitted that mixing T2L themselves was a mistake

>>72847810
I wouldn't mind hearing a project that Chris takes the helm of

>>72848110
ive been wishing for this since Resistance

>>72848110
Chris has only been the main songwriter for two muse songs, both off of T2L and they really weren't all that great. Fantastic bassist and love his backing vocals (especially live) but that's all he should stick to IMO.

>>72843336
99% of bands do nothing particularly original, which is why I find it pretty funny when that's the main criticism of a particular artist. if you enjoy the songs Muse write, good for you

>>72847173
>>chorus is literally Freedom
that's what it reminded me of

wow what a shit song

>>72848176
You're right, he needs to abandoned ship or slap Matt silly

woolie needs to stop posting in my imopinion ppinion