Muse Score Third UK No 1 Album

Muse notched their third UK No. 1 album and Taio Cruz his first bestselling single as an artist, as the new sales charts were unveiled Sunday (Sept. 20) by the Official Charts Company.

Muse's "The Resistance" (Helium 3/Warner Bros.) followed the band's previous chart-toppers "Absolution" (2003) and "Black Holes And Revelations" (2006).

The new release outsold the next three titles on the chart combined, and Warner Bros. puts Muse's career album sales worldwide at eight million.

"The Resistance" relegated last week's record-breaking No. 1, "We'll Meet Again - The Very Best Of Vera Lynn" (Decca/Universal), into runner-up spot, with UK-based pop singer Peter Andre's "Revelation" (Conehead) new at No. 3.

Read the entire article at Billboard.com.

"The Resistance" is Muse's fifth album, but the first for which the band took charge of production duties. It's also the first that Bellamy, drummer Dominic Howard and bassist Chris Wolstenholme recorded in one place-a warren of converted cellars on the edge of Lake Como in northern Italy, where Bellamy now lives.

Comments

Well deserved. This album is ace material.

[x7Buckethead7x]

peter andre...LOL

[Wesseem]

terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain, like anything else off the radio.

[slap-a-bass]

lol how can you call it plain. especially songs like united states of eurasia? how many bands do you know that mix the likes of queen, Ravell's bolero, and chopen in one song?

[scimitar_255]

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

[shreducator]

If you think Guiding Light is the black spot in the album, you haven't listened to the album, and you don't know what you're talking about. I think the album is rock solid and very technical, I hear no generic music.

[EchoesOfTheMoon]

scimitar_255 wrote:

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

At least Guiding Light has somewhat of a rock guitar in the "solo". The first time through this album I just kept asking myself "When's this gonna pick up? When's the Muse I know coming?" But it never happened. I'm not saying this album isn't a good piece of music. I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

[ec_andrew]

havent heard it yey but it sounds good

[ndschroede23]

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:

scimitar_255 wrote:

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

At least Guiding Light has somewhat of a rock guitar in the "solo". The first time through this album I just kept asking myself "When's this gonna pick up? When's the Muse I know coming?" But it never happened. I'm not saying this album isn't a good piece of music. I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

I'll agree with that, in some sense. It doesn't really have the hard-hitting riffs or solos that Muse fans have come to expect. What it does retain, that which it helps identify it as clearly Muse, is the characteristic of being all over the place. Because The Resistance is definitely all over the place.

[ndschroede23]

Wesseem wrote:

terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain, like anything else off the radio.

You talk about how the album is successful in terms of albums sold, not some ambiguous definition of "quality" you've created. If your "quality" is referring to a critical quality, I'm actually kind of glad it "disappoints." I'd rather see them try to make music that pleases a whole bunch of people rather than a bunch of stuffed-up critics.

[TimboSlice]

Is anybody else exceedingly disappointed with this album? So anti-climactic and neutered. MK Ultra is the only song with real balls...I feel like it was a forced album, an excuse to release Matt's symphony. I'd agree with myself if they hadn't been working on it for so long...

[JFY]

To stop this arguing, which will gain Muse respect

http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/touchingthevo id/8233/muse-fool-italian-tv/

[Philip_pepper]

Wesseem :
terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain...

I agree completely. In my opinion it is still a unique album from a band known to differ from generic sounds but this album just lacks (dare I say it?) balls. It's a slut.

[Wesseem]

slap-a-bass wrote:

lol how can you call it plain. especially songs like united states of eurasia? how many bands do you know that mix the likes of queen, Ravell's bolero, and chopen in one song?

i like the "classic" muse sound. if i wanted to listen to listen to something that sounds almost exactly like queen then i might as well actually listen to queen...

[Philip_pepper]

Muse, I'm happy for you and I'll let you finish, but Chinese Democracy was the most disappointing album of all time. ALL time.

[roby j]

Fantastic album. I may not have the punch of Absolution, but it combines their new electo pop sensibility on BH&R with a return to the classical insanity of Origin, which for my money is no bad thing. There is much to love on Resistance and, as a summit of their achievments so far, it pretty much sums up where they are as a band and all the sounds they've ever experimented with. Where they go from here will be really interesting! Can't wait for the 02!!

[dgme92]

I don't like it as much as their older material, but that doesn't stop me saying it's a good album. It's just not my favourite Muse album.

[JY-Rasputin]

I liked what I heard from this album, though some vocals remind me of Marilyn Manson, which is really weird considering the sound Muse posesses

[The Virtuoso]

I personally think that this is a fantastic album, Matt's voice is much more powerful in this one, not to say that I didn't love the falsetto solos from the past because I did, but I love how he belts out his head voice notes with such gusto, and the instrumentation is so much more progressive in my opinion to their previous albums; in short I love the new album, probably a two way tie with absolution for my favourite muse album so far.

[slashrock94]

Wesseem wrote:

terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain, like anything else off the radio.

Well then, it's a good thing they didn't make the album to please you, because they would have failed. And Chinese Democracy, pretty good album.

Anyway, I personally think this was anything but plain, United States of Eurasia, Unnatural Selection, MK ULTRA, I Belong To You, and the symphony. That is some good variation really. Great album, maybe better than Origin.

[CrabSoldier X]

the albums great, but the most impressive thing is that it came from literally just 3 guys, self produced. the fact that they could self produce an album and make it to number one is truly remarkable

[korbhag]

My favorite Muse album so far. My favorite SONGS are on the other albums but as a whole Resistance is their best yet without a doubt. And it is gonna sound insane live!

[spiff-corgi]

It's my favourite album since Origin. It kinda combines their newer, more-produced, spacey stuff with their old gritty riffs as well as the heavy classical element that Absolution brought in. People who twine about it being unoriginal clearly haven't listened to the radio recently. You can always tell a Muse song when it comes on the radio cos it doesn't sound like anything else they've been plaing all day.

[jolleymuse]

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:

scimitar_255 wrote:

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

At least Guiding Light has somewhat of a rock guitar in the "solo". The first time through this album I just kept asking myself "When's this gonna pick up? When's the Muse I know coming?" But it never happened. I'm not saying this album isn't a good piece of music. I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

i completely agree, couldnt have put it better myself

[Raizer Sabre]

is it me, or is ther a pattern here? absolution 2003, black holes adn revelations 2006 and the resistance 2009. roll on 2012 :P

[DanielN]

Philip_pepper wrote:

Muse, I'm happy for you and I'll let you finish, but Chinese Democracy was the most disappointing album of all time. ALL time.

Lol... It just doesn't wear out does it?

checked

[Windex1108]

OMG Stop whining about it. It's their music they are making for themselves (I hope). Some will like it other won't. Personally I think this album is like nothing I've ever heard before. It's fresh and inspiring to me.. Again personally...

[ChucklesMginty]

I only really like USA and Guiding Light. It's still a pretty solid album though, track 1 was their main 'single' track. So I guess it makes sense it would be a bit dull..

[DanielN]

Philip_pepper wrote:

Muse, I'm happy for you and I'll let you finish, but Chinese Democracy was the most disappointing album of all time. ALL time.

lol!... that joke just doesn't wear out does it? haha

[monkey_dancer]

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:
I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

So? If they made the 'album that the fans wanted', they'd just make the same album over and over, which is NOT what proper fans want. I think it's a fairly balanced, well structured album, and all-round I like it. I don't like it as much as their other albums, but I'm glad they did something different AGAIN.

You might forget, but their other four albums don't sound very alike either. They consistently release albums which sound different from each other, and different from other artists. Isn't that all anybody wants?

[Windex1108]

monkey_dancer wrote:

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:
I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

So? If they made the 'album that the fans wanted', they'd just make the same album over and over, which is NOT what proper fans want. I think it's a fairly balanced, well structured album, and all-round I like it. I don't like it as much as their other albums, but I'm glad they did something different AGAIN.

You might forget, but their other four albums don't sound very alike either. They consistently release albums which sound different from each other, and different from other artists. Isn't that all anybody wants?

Thank You! +1

[burndttoast]

monkey_dancer wrote:

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:
I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

So? If they made the 'album that the fans wanted', they'd just make the same album over and over, which is NOT what proper fans want. I think it's a fairly balanced, well structured album, and all-round I like it. I don't like it as much as their other albums, but I'm glad they did something different AGAIN.

You might forget, but their other four albums don't sound very alike either. They consistently release albums which sound different from each other, and different from other artists. Isn't that all anybody wants?

I agree that they should make whatever music they want to. However, their other four albums do sound alike. Not alike as in the same thing, but they had that Muse quality that The Resistance lacks. It could be the reduced emphasis on the guitar, but I think that's just part of it. That's not to say I dislike the piano and stuff. I did like the Nocturne in Eb that Matt threw in at the end of United States of Eurasia. Of course, he didn't actually compose that part haha.

[shwilly]

You Britons keep confusing the sh*t out of me over and over again. You easily produce the best pop music per square meter in the whole wide world, and still you allow Peter Andre to exist...

[Corby1888]

Generic is really the only way to describe it

[Freohr7]

I guess they wanted to try out a more accessible sound with The Resistance because they're getting much more popular now. But I still miss the Origin of Symmetry stuff, and they're getting progressively less progressive.

[IsaacDeano93]

Wesseem wrote:

terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain, like anything else off the radio.

Quite true my thoughts exactly

[Baconfish]

Surprise? Ofcourse it was going to be number one. :/

It's pretty good, definately better than Black Holes.

[Baconfish]

shwilly wrote:

You Britons keep confusing the sh*t out of me over and over again. You easily produce the best pop music per square meter in the whole wide world, and still you allow Peter Andre to exist...

I think one crap aussie keeps the balance. :P

[riseagainst26]

i have mixed feelings
resistance is one of the best songs i have ever heard, uprising and the symphony are great, not so sure about the restt

[Private Eye]

All in all a good album. Doesn't surpass Absolution or OoS by any means, but it's still quality stuff. I do wish it had more heavy guitar work though, MK Ultra is pretty much it as far as that goes

[sloppyjoe24]

Wesseem wrote:

terrible album. most of the songs sound very generic. it's only number 1 in terms of albums sold, which does not consider the quality of it. chinese democracy sold well, doesn't mean that was any good either. i really love muse's other stuff, but this album was just so plain, like anything else off the radio.

no, i'm pretty sure this album is great. it's their most classically influenced album and it continues to grow on me.

[darkl64]

Undisclosed Desires is one of the best songs I have heard for a VERY long time.

[withoutreason93]

The album is alright, but it's definitely not one of Muse's bests. I think they went a little too pop on this album. Uprising also definitely wasn't the appropriate choice for a single. I think they should have used United States of Eurasia. Besides that song and the symphonies, the album is only meh to me.

[philm87]

Matt Bellamy was jst trying something different on this album, there are still some awesome tunes on there but i see why many people are disappointed. It's definitely my least favourite muse album, but I think its very good still, jst a bit different style. Personally I was hoping for another album full of awesome guitar riffs but despite the lack of this its still great musically, and grows on you the more you listen to it. Uprising, MK Ultra, and Unnatural selection I instantly liked, the others grew on me apart from the 3-part symphony and United States of Eurasia.

[Baker1093]

I was really hoping for some awesome guitar riffs. I really enjoyed their first two albums and i really wanted something more like those. I havn't listened to the whole album yet though.

[The Virtuoso]

Freohr7 wrote:

I guess they wanted to try out a more accessible sound with The Resistance because they're getting much more popular now. But I still miss the Origin of Symmetry stuff, and they're getting progressively less progressive.

How are they getting less progressive? I can't understand how some of you can call this bland and generic when it is anything but. A clarinet solo, a french diminuendo, a three part symphony with a standard rock trio supporting, an organ in Unnatural Selection, much more piano and strings, some interesting phrasing on some of the vocal lines, and some pretty prominent bass lines. While I love the other albums, this is by far the most progressive; Showbiz was a standard brit rock album in the vein of OK computer (I hate radiohead comparisons because this is the only album where they are similar, not alike, but similar). Orgin was a little different with some more classical influence thrown in. Absolution was a perfect blend of the two in my opinion with great guitar playing and classical integration. Black holes was more kinda spacey pop in a good way, and now The Resistance has combined the classical, space pop and guitar to form a kick ass agglomeration in my opinion, and by far their most progressive and daring album to date. While some elements of their older albums were lost that's progression, you can't expect a band to release the same album over and over again; I think the new experimentation in a more avant garde pop sound is great. Then again, I'm just a Muse ***** and I love everything they have ever released, singles included.

[Azn_eclipse]

darkl64 wrote:

Undisclosed Desires is one of the best songs I have heard for a VERY long time.

what the hell. get out of here.

APart from that song i thought the album was brilliant in jsut about every way...

What id like to point out is that what happens when people start to anticipate albums to the scale where everyone is talking about it day in day out is that its gonna be a disappointment. Every single album thats been anticipated like that has been a disappointment... st anger, 21st century breakdown and now the resistance just to name THREE examples of many.

im not saying st anger was good btw. Cuz that was a bad example cuz we ALL know its shit.

[The Virtuoso]

I wasn't disappointed, I was actually very happy when I finally listened to them album, and my finacee is planning on buying me the special edition, can't wait! And chill out, if darkl64 likes the song (I love it too, it's so groovy) let him, it's his musical taste, we're all entitled to say what we think.

[FlyingPirahna]

EchoesOfTheMoon wrote:

scimitar_255 wrote:

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

At least Guiding Light has somewhat of a rock guitar in the "solo". The first time through this album I just kept asking myself "When's this gonna pick up? When's the Muse I know coming?" But it never happened. I'm not saying this album isn't a good piece of music. I'm just not sure this is the album that Muse fans really wanted out of them.

Same here...I enjoy the album, but Unnatural Selection was the only track that even came vaguely close to the guitar-rock Muse of old.

[hendrix n page]

scimitar_255 wrote:

This album is pretty solid... it's unfortunately marred by "Guiding Light". If they took out that song this album would be much much MUCH better.

NO GUIDING LIGHT!!?? HERESY!!!!!

[hendrix n page]

Sorry bout the double post but this is easily the best album of the year. that's just my opinion though

[b_flo]

I look forward to seeing these guys live.

[Axlthegreat]

The album is probably their worst, but the exogenesis symphony tracks has moments of brilliance. as a whole it's too hit or miss though.

[fm20000]

Endgame should have got number 1. It's 1000 times better.

[Schnitzel_Man]

dgme92 wrote:

I don't like it as much as their older material, but that doesn't stop me saying it's a good album. It's just not my favourite Muse album.

Ha! Nice work.

This album doesn't do much for me. Same with Black Holes and Revelations, for that matter. Many better albums ahve come out this month, such as Megadeth's Endgame, Backspacer from Pearl Jam and Black Gives Way To Blue from Alice in Chains.

[drooce]

I will say this, Muse have made an excellent album. true not as hard as I was hoping for it to be. great stuff nonetheless. I don't think they've done anything as epic, ans as fantastic, as their Exogenesis symphonies, however. those three songs are masterpieces.

[xaviergray]

I was disappointed by the three-track "symphony" at the end. It starts REALLY strong, but after that it kinda fizzled out.

The album is pretty good as a whole but it kinda gives off an "I've heard that melody before" or "I've heard that lick before" vibe to it, it's hard to explain. Not in terms of ripping off their old stuff, but it seems that the music they've been "inspired by" sorta invaded their own music a little bit too blatantly.

[Sydal *[LFPE]*]

Philip_pepper wrote:

Muse, I'm happy for you and I'll let you finish, but Chinese Democracy was the most disappointing album of all time. ALL time.

HAHA you win, i actually did laugh out loud.
on topic i think the albums great, its something different and it shows that the band is not one dimensional in their styles.

[GnikNus]

Love the new album

[Attrition0]

I kind of panned it after first hearing it front-to-back (except uprising). Days later and now I have the songs stuck in my head. It's not 'classic' muse, but they've been heading in this direction for a while and it was not unexpected. I like the older muse stuff more, but this is far from bad or generic.

[Qotsa_love]

For the most part its good until Bellamy starts singing. Every second song being about the world ending due to a government conspiracy gets old fast. The lyrics are horrible with Matt resorting to lazily rhyming words like (place, embrace) (sight, tonight) (trust,dust) (blame, same) (crown, down) (whole, soul) OR tragic lines like 'Its time the fat cats had a heart attack.' Exogenesis spends 12 minutes going almost nowhere. The resistance and USoE sound like Queen B-sides. The songs with potential (eg. Undisclosed Desires) are killed by uninspired chorus work. I can enjoy Unnatural Selection but only because it reminds me of their earlier work but im in no way pining for the old Muse (The last 50 seconds of the resistance acctually annoy me See: Citizen Erased ending). I acctually think the whole thing reaks of Muse trying too hard to write Muse songs. A bigger change in sound was needed and definately some new lyrical themes but basically I think Matt has fallen in love with himself...but thats just me.

[mrguitardo]

Azn_eclipse wrote:

darkl64 wrote:

Undisclosed Desires is one of the best songs I have heard for a VERY long time.

what the hell. get out of here.

APart from that song i thought the album was brilliant in jsut about every way...

What id like to point out is that what happens when people start to anticipate albums to the scale where everyone is talking about it day in day out is that its gonna be a disappointment. Every single album thats been anticipated like that has been a disappointment... st anger, 21st century breakdown and now the resistance just to name THREE examples of many.

im not saying st anger was good btw. Cuz that was a bad example cuz we ALL know its shit.

Agree ++. This album is growing on me and I am accepting it. It doesn't have to be better than their other stuff. It is still better than most bands out there, especially when it comes to making a 5th album.

Undisclosed Desires is pretty lame though.

[Jazeblaze]

I really didn't like undisclosed desires or guiding light. Other than that, I thought it was a great album. It kinda sucks that this had to come out the same week as Megadeth's Endgame. Maybe next time you'll get a no. 1 Mustaine.

Checked.

[Gugnums]

Uprising: 10
Resistance: 7
Undisclosed Desire: 1 (Worst Muse Song Ever!!)
United States Of Eurasia: 9 (So it has some Brian May guitar work. Get over it.
Guiding Light: 5
Unnatural Selection: 10 (My Favorite)
Mk Ultra: 6
I Belong to You: 9
The Symphony: 7-9 (You need to0 be in a really spacey and calm mood to enjoy this a lot.)

Better than Showbiz and Origin, but worst than BHAR and Absolution

[NeoAkira]

the people saying this album sounded generic are:

1. stupid and deaf
& 2. have no taste

[xcrunner1]

bought it for the Chopin actually lol, wasn't amazed with Muse this time around. And they totally butchered the Nocturne in USoE

[wassup353]

This album really grew on me, it's a magnificent piece of work.

[welcomehomeyou]

OF course they are No 1 in the charts, Its Muse, and its just the 3 of them which is even more amazing. They really are the greatest band in Europe and only matter of time before they take their place on the World Stage as one of the best in the world. I consider them there right now. Uprising is the Best Pick me up song. Whenever you're having a crap day, just listen to that and you feel great afterwards.

[irishman]

If this album was a colour it would be either grey or beige. I really can't see myself warming to this anytime soon.

[Laftak]

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

[stueey]

JFY wrote:

To stop this arguing, which will gain Muse respect

http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/touchingthevo id/8233/muse-fool-italian-tv/

They did that on Live and Kicking with New Born too :P

[Zell182]

Nice. Gotta check out this album soon.

[monkey_dancer]

Laftak wrote:
But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack.

Or maybe because they have individual opinions? Nah, that can't be it....

[wouldyakindly]

Laftak wrote:

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

This man speaks the truth. This album was a disgusting letdown, coming from a long term muse fan. ^

[Peter Reardon]

wouldyakindly wrote:

Laftak wrote:

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

This man speaks the truth. This album was a disgusting letdown, coming from a long term muse fan. ^

I would also have to agree. I was waiting so long for this and it was a sheer letdown.

[Yngwi3]

I think Undisclosed Desires is an AWESOME song (but then, I like multiple genres of music - unlike the obviously narrow-minded people commenting on here). The chorus has a seriously awesome groove to it.
I didn't like the album at first, but I think it was just shock of the difference of it - I'm one of those bastards who think that Black Holes and Revelations is on the whole pretty crap.
The 3 part symphony is just beautiful. Especially Pt III. Guiding light is the only track that I dislike.

[ndschroede23]

Laftak wrote:

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

"Words can't describe how horrible this album is... but dammit, I'll try in this unnecessary long post."

"This album spews Queen" - did you listen to anything besides USE?

"Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas" - calling out Bellamy for ripping off Radiohead when the only similarity is falsetto singing is pretty unoriginal (and stupid).

"Rant rant rant I don't like symphonies" - not your cup of tea, get over it.

"Matt Bellamy sings in French" - because everyone knows every language besides English is just made up

"The fact that people will call this album 'progressive' and blah blah blah" - not sure what that has to do with the album exactly...

"But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is? Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could..." - And finally, the coup de grace of your tour de force [FRENCH O NOES] of stupidity: the notion that people with different opinions than you are delusional and/or liars.

tl;dr - you're an idiot.

[Mass_debator]

Have to side with the loathing committee. I'm a huge fan of Showbiz, Origin and Absolution. The B-sides on Hullabaloo are pretty sweet too. Black Holes started incorporating songs verging on the dull but managed to keep them interesting. This moves in totally the wrong direction, it's basically ALL DULL in my opinion. I can't believe I have to force myself to get through a Muse album. Yuck. They won't be keeping that "Best Live Band" title for long with crap like this.

I sold it to a squealing tween in a Twilight shirt. Kinda says it all really.

[ESPVpr104]

im not the biggest Muse listener in the world, but I am happy for them. I'm excited to hear this album. GO MUSE!

[Bootus]

Love it or hate it, at least they're a band with the bollocks to actually write some 'unfamiliar' songs that appear on The Resistance such as Undisclosed Desires and Exogenesis. I'd much rather a band expand their sound in different areas of music than become a band where all the songs sound the same and get boring, like Oasis.

[Baconfish]

Laftak wrote:
-The horrible lyrics in every song

...When have Muse lyrics ever been good unless they're about imdending doom?

I agree with you about the symphony though, it's a bit of a snoozefest.

[pat1990]

i have loved everything muse have done and continue to this album is pure and utter genius there is nothing wrong with change people are going on about how it has went away from the muse sound but it hasnt really its still bits of muse but alot of different stuff like Unnatural Selection and Mk Ultra on the album is heavier and a bit more typical of muse but matt bellamy and co have come up with a ****ing master piece here especialy songs like I belong to you and the resistance is epic aswell so stop moaning about it if you dont like it fair enough but musicaly its the best album that muse have came out with.

[pat1990]

Laftak wrote:

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

Just gotta comment on this from laftak towards the queen part i agree with the dude above did u only listen to United States of Eurasia and for you to call the symphony bad is wrong matt has wrote 3 pritty awsome tracks it may not be ure thing but get over it,if you dont apreciate the music that was involved then theres something up and the bass lines do stand out especialy in the chorus in the resistance and in undisclosed desires oh and matt sings in french and there something wrong with that because? the use of synths have been done very well aswell so i think u may have listin to the wrong album or ure just talking shite and dont care for or appreciate good music but hey

[Toxtoth_O_Grady]

ndschroede23 wrote:

Laftak wrote:

Words can't describe how horrible this album is. Saying this album is "influenced" by Queen is a gross understatement. This album spews Queen, so much so that it is distracting. I can't really understand Matt Bellamy's mindset. He get's called out for ripping off Radiohead his first couple of albums and then drops that ball on that and rips off Queen instead. Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas?

It's one thing to be inspired by a certain sound (kinda like the new Arctic Monkeys album had a Queens of the Stone Age feel to it) and its another to just take a certain sound, steal it, and then rape it. Which is what Muse did.

But the most disappointing thing about this album to me was the excruciatingly long and excruciatingly boring three part symphony at the end. I remember at one point Matt Bellamy claimed that this symphony would be "harder" than Stockholm Syndrome, instead I get to hear a violin orchestra that seems to be ripped off from a sci-fi movie followed by Matt Bellamys squeals for about 12 minutes.

Other annoying things in this abortion of an album are:
-Matt Bellamy singing in french
-The horrible lyrics in every song
-The fact that Chris and Dominic's playing never stand out when they are just as fantastic musicians as Matt
-The fact that people will call this album "progressive" when instead it is unoriginal and annoyingly flamboyent
-The shitty use of synths throughout the album.

But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is. Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could record himself taking a crap for an hour and people would call it "genius", "inventive" and "progressive".

"Words can't describe how horrible this album is... but dammit, I'll try in this unnecessary long post."

"This album spews Queen" - did you listen to anything besides USE?

"Way to go champ, maybe get some original ideas" - calling out Bellamy for ripping off Radiohead when the only similarity is falsetto singing is pretty unoriginal (and stupid).

"Rant rant rant I don't like symphonies" - not your cup of tea, get over it.

"Matt Bellamy sings in French" - because everyone knows every language besides English is just made up

"The fact that people will call this album 'progressive' and blah blah blah" - not sure what that has to do with the album exactly...

"But no one will ever acknowledge how horrible this album is? Why? Because people are nice and cuddly at Matt Bellamy's ballsack. This guy could..." - And finally, the coup de grace of your tour de force [FRENCH O NOES] of stupidity: the notion that people with different opinions than you are delusional and/or liars.

tl;dr - you're an idiot.

So, lets see now ...

You nitpick his post consistently (clearly reading it) then call tl;dr and insult his intelligence?

*Facepalm*

[Phoenix_24Leas]

xaviergray wrote:

I was disappointed by the three-track "symphony" at the end. It starts REALLY strong, but after that it kinda fizzled out.

The album is pretty good as a whole but it kinda gives off an "I've heard that melody before" or "I've heard that lick before" vibe to it, it's hard to explain. Not in terms of ripping off their old stuff, but it seems that the music they've been "inspired by" sorta invaded their own music a little bit too blatantly.

I totally agree, I was expecting exogenesis pt.1 to be *AT LEAST* 5 minutes alone and part 3 kinda fizzles out in the end. I like the album overall but that since of some being used was definitely running through my mind too

Checked.

[hak_hap]

best comment ever

[hak_hap]

ladies and gentlemen!!

come see the comments above to in order to witness some real stupidity...

theres actually not one good comment here, guys...

...calling the resistance not good ín any way is just insane, really...

this album is probably the best album in general since black holes and revelations...by any artist...

[seanrichardswxm]

i just cannot see how this album is generic... sample of doctor who theme, ridiculous keytar, overblown over-the-top piano, not the mention the bass clarinet solo or the 3-part symphony.... maybe u are right maybe it is generic... what other band comes close to muse? muse are the only band i know who draw influence from themselves (unnatural selection being the bastard child of new born and citizen erased). This is a brilliant album, and thats personal opinion, muse being generic is just ignorance