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True for the next couple of weeks at least. The problem I have with their recent material is: 1) There is no subtlety to any of the lyrics, they just tell a very simple and un-nuanced story. Songs like plug in baby were basically nonsense lyrics but strangely better for it. Others like take a bow or apocalypse please were political but at least felt a little more subtle. Their don't seem to have an emotional connection in the same way as before - I can't think of a recent comparison to 'unintended' or 'absolution'. 2) They have mostly ditched the classic bass guitar driven arpeggiated guitar + synth sound and now sound like U2 mixed with Queen. So, basically, the words and the music. I will still see them live though and the most recent time (2nd law tour) was probably the most enjoyable of the 6-7 times I've seen them live).
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May 22, 2015 08:43
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Sir Lemming posted:Personally I feel they've reached the point of diminishing returns with their "classic sound" -- that was The Resistance. Nah, I want songs that sound like the first half of OOS. The only songs on The Resistance that I'd put in that category is MK Ultra and maybe Unnatural Selection. I do like the more instrumental stuff too, like Exogenesis. Uprising and Resistance are tolerable live but the musical sound is too polished and produced on the album and the lyric structures are too simplistic. Those 2 songs are pretty much when Muse started going downhill for me.
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May 22, 2015 12:17
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I empathise with everything popcorn said. I like Animals and the instrumentals from the 2nd Law and that's about it. I listened to Absolution on the way home from work today and I like every single song, still. The reason I still follow the thread is that Muse are overall one of the all time bands I've enjoyed the most and I am still excited about seeing them live. The whole thing is a bit like watching Bob Dylan live these days, it's a bit rubbish but still interesting and it doesn't diminish what they did before. I am a bit disappointed that Drones sounds a bit duff though, as, recorded off the back of a couple of poorly received albums and a breakup, it had the potential to be Muse's 'Blood on the Tracks', but doesn't sound like it is.
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May 22, 2015 19:41
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Yeah the words are just a bit too embarrassing to sing along to. I watched this straight after that lyric video: https://youtu.be/A1Ajxkws0Og Cool they were playing the 'Psycho' riff 11 years ago - I know it's been discussed already but hadn't heard it since listening to Psycho. Wonder if that means Stockholm Syndrome is a guaranteed song in all their upcoming live shows? . ( from 5m 40s). I quite like the comment to that video, 'this is about the time Muse realised they were the best band in the world and just started loving around'.
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May 29, 2015 22:56
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Popcorn posted:JONES. Disgraced UFC light heavyweight champion Jon 'Bones' Jones should make it his walk out music.
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May 30, 2015 22:59
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Definitely best of the new ones so far. I've not heard The Globalist, dare I get excited for that?
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Jun 1, 2015 22:16
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Psycho sounds very similar to Uprising to me. The riff, the plodding tempo, the asinine lyrics, it's got it all!
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Jun 2, 2015 11:01
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It goes on a bit but doesn't need words I don't think. Would sound better if they thrashed the instruments and made it sound a bit more glitchy / energetic. Could be a good live song.
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Jun 2, 2015 11:37
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Yeah it's a bit like how they talked about unsustainability on the last one while travelling round and round the globe on a world tour with a crew of 50+ people. Their carbon footprint must be epic.
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Jun 6, 2015 22:49
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All of those songs are better than any song on Jones, apart from possibly Reapers and The Handler. They played Ruled By Secrecy at one of the Wembley gigs for the Resistance tour a few years back and it was awesome, pretty much 90,000 people standing in silence listening.
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Jun 8, 2015 15:30
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That is a pretty crowd pleasing set list! Can't wait for the arena tour!
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Jun 14, 2015 09:38
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I wonder if anyone has ever been at a Muse gig listening to Citizen Erased, Micro Cuts or Dead Star and thought 'you know this is too metal, I wish they'd play madness or guiding light'?
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Jun 16, 2015 09:20
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Maybe in America but they've been a massive stadium band in Europe since at least Absolution.
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Jun 19, 2015 07:34
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European tour, first leg of world tour announced. Starts April next year. Sounds like they will have a round stage this time and be in the middle of the stadium. I don't think much of their recent albums but will still definitely get tickets. Thought the tour for the last album was excellent.
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Sep 11, 2015 19:37
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Ticket prices also seem around 50% more than last time, for the London shows at least.
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Sep 17, 2015 07:28
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the truth posted:If I don't get to hear Citizen Erased I will get a refund This - especially if they replace it with one of the duff new ones. It's one of their best songs FFS!
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Nov 18, 2015 15:22
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Yeah the last stadium tour was actually really good I thought. Less hyped for this one though.
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Dec 16, 2015 23:37
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I saw them last week in London. It was still good. The 'in the round' stage is a good idea and the overall production is very high quality. They released a bunch of standing tickets close to the event so i sold my seated ones and got standing. This was a good idea as even at the back you are really close. Plus it was super easy to get to the front. I moved forwards for the encore and ended up 1 row back from the barrier which is something that would have been impossible any other time I've seen them. We got butterflies and hurricanes, plug in baby, Stockholm syndrome, take a bow, a bunch of new ones, nothing from showbiz. Biggest unexpected audience pop of the night was for Mercy (!?) which goes to show that many of the fans must actually prefer the new material. I don't like their new albums much but will probably see them next time they come round as well.
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Apr 23, 2016 10:32
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I wonder if it's been on an advert or TV show or something?
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Apr 25, 2016 16:05
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For me BHAR was where they nailed the arpeggiated synth and bass driven songs to the next level, with take a bow, map and cydonia. Its also where the pomposity and overblown 'rock epic' problems of their albums since started to creep in. Was there something that happened around that time that triggered this? Did selling 80k tickets at Wembley stadium on back to back nights push them over the edge?
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Apr 28, 2016 22:22
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They seem to do a show like that every few years now. Wasn't there one a bit ago when they played only bsides and rarities in Japan? Anyone know why they did it? I would travel to see a gig like that...
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Jul 21, 2016 23:30
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