I'm only vaguely familiar with this band. I'm not sure I really like what I've heard by them yet, but I wanna give them a try. Which album of theirs represents their sound best? How would you briefly summarise the music on their discs, etc?
Muse - where to start?
- Thread starter batmura
- Start date
Powers
Good Morning USA!
Go for Absolution, then move on to the new album Black Holes and Revalations. I can't decide which is better, but Absolution is commonly though of as their best. Then go for Origin of Symmtry, Showbiz and Muscle Museum.
Don Corleone
Emre
leave the first album, showbiz, for later, batmura. like power's i'd say you start out with their most mature release, absolution. all killers on that one.
download "stockholm syndrome" or "hurricanes and butterflies" to get an idea. if you dont like these two tracks, then it means muse doesnt have much to offer you.
download "stockholm syndrome" or "hurricanes and butterflies" to get an idea. if you dont like these two tracks, then it means muse doesnt have much to offer you.
Don Corleone
Emre
and with you being a fan of progressive music, im sure muse will really surprise you at times. mat bellamy is a fantastic songwriter and an amazing guitar player with a very very unique style (i had the chance to see that with my own eyes on the weekend). cheers
Sexy_Grandpa
Sexy_Grandpa
Origin Of Symmetry would be my personal favourite...Absolution had some fantastic tracks, but also some very mediocre ones as well in my opinion.
Guys, sorry if I'm being ignorant, but those few Muse bits I've heard had a strange Radiohead vibe going on. Were these guys influenced by Radiohead in any phase of their career? Who else does this band cite as influences?
I've been checking out some Absolution reviews. Seems I may enjoy it quite a bit.
More thoughts are welcome.
I've been checking out some Absolution reviews. Seems I may enjoy it quite a bit.
More thoughts are welcome.
Absolution definetly!
As for the muse - radiohead stuff. I've never considered them to be very similar other than matt singing falsetto at times, and that doesn't quite cut it as an influence.
As for the muse - radiohead stuff. I've never considered them to be very similar other than matt singing falsetto at times, and that doesn't quite cut it as an influence.
Powers
Good Morning USA!
Yea! They're doing now what Radiohead could have done about 7 years ago, instead they went a bit more ambient, Muse are getting hevaier and more progressive with every album. Bellamy states his vocal influences as being Thom Yorke and Freddy Mercury, his guitar as being Buckley and Morello. Being the driving force of the band, I'm sure it mostly his influences that come through the music, although I've no doubt Wolstenholme and Howard have heroes on their repective instruments.
Sexy_Grandpa
Sexy_Grandpa
Hmm no a lot of people I have noticed compare them to Radiohead. I can see why some people might make that comparison on initial impressions but really the 2 bands are entirely different.
Pethical
Tom
Kir-ir-Bannog
...no ordinary rabbit
Pethical
Tom
^ Agreed.
Origin of Symmetry is their masterpiece but you cannot go wrong with Muse.
Bellamy is quite a talented mofo, what the guy cannot do ???
Muse > Radiohead
Don't misundertand me, I love Radiohead but I prefer the metal/epic vibe of Muse.
And Muse have a much better drummer and live they destroy. Best trio since Rush !
Radiohead is so fucking depressing.
Yorke should start watching Adam Sandler movies or something.
Origin of Symmetry is their masterpiece but you cannot go wrong with Muse.
Bellamy is quite a talented mofo, what the guy cannot do ???
Muse > Radiohead
Don't misundertand me, I love Radiohead but I prefer the metal/epic vibe of Muse.
And Muse have a much better drummer and live they destroy. Best trio since Rush !
Radiohead is so fucking depressing.
Yorke should start watching Adam Sandler movies or something.
all_sins_undone
New Metal Member
- Oct 5, 2005
- 4,934
- 7
- 0
lmao.
Radiohead > Muse by a longshot. not to say that muse is a bad band, but to compare them to radiohead is deserving of an ass kicking.
Radiohead > Muse by a longshot. not to say that muse is a bad band, but to compare them to radiohead is deserving of an ass kicking.
all_sins_undone
New Metal Member
- Oct 5, 2005
- 4,934
- 7
- 0
NFU
I like pie.
biggsy
New Metal Member
haha nfu...
OOS > everything else they've ever done.
I like most of their stuff but can't... CAN'T get into BHAR.
OOS > everything else they've ever done.
I like most of their stuff but can't... CAN'T get into BHAR.
Death_To_False_Metal said:
Opeth is more depressing than Radiohead, for what it's worth. imo iircimho.
