The Resistance Review

Released: Sep 14, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock, Progressive Rock, New Prog
Label: Warner Bros., Helium 3
Number Of Tracks: 11
'The Resistance' is unique, emotional, musical, and just plain beautiful in some places.

Sound:	8.9
Lyrics:	8.2
Impression:	8.9
Overall rating:	8.7
Users rating:	8.7
Comments:	106

overall: 9.3

Featured review by: Kwyjibo2006, on october 02, 2009

Sound: After "Black Holes and Revelations", I, like most Muse fans, was very unsure about how the Teignmouth trio were going to reach such stratospheric heights again. After reports of the band self-producing in northern Italy with a full orchestra, it was all a bit worrying. Had Muse, the same Muse to sell out Wembley Stadium twice, finally bitten off more than they can chew?

Thankfully, the answer is no. In fact, never has the band sounded tighter. As always, "The Resistance" follows Muse's tradition that bigger is always better, with titanic guitar solos and layered melodies throughout their latest epic. A concept album of sorts, "The Resistance" deals with love and leaving earth. It would be best to review the album track by track:

01. Uprising: with it's Doctor who synth and Blondie-style riffs, the album opens with Dominic Howard's anthemic drums and Christopher Wolstenholme's bass hook, while Matthew Bellamy shouts "They will not force us, they will stop degrading us". An intimidating start to the album.

02. Resistance: as the eery instrumentals of the first 2 minutes fade away, Muse comes with a slightly Queen-esque slab of stadium rock, with chants of "He could be wrong, could be wrong, but he should've been right". The song gallops towards a dramatic climax before breaking down towards the end.

03. Undisclosed Desires: probably the song which will turn most fans away from the album, this love song sounds more like Timbaland than Muse. It may be too much of a departure for some. The emphasis of the song would be Matthew's lyrics, such as "I want to reconcile the violence in your heart", coupled with Christopher Wolstenholme's excellent slap bass.

04. United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage): yes, this is a mix of 1984 and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Truly stellar piano work by Bellamy on this track, proving that he can truly be both Brian May and Freddie Mercury at the same time. With it's haunting arabian breakdown, "United States" certainly packs a punch before fading into a loose recital of Chopin's "Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2". Truly one of the album's highlights.

05. Guiding Light: more anthemic drums and bass on this one, as Bellamy croons that there's "No guiding light left inside" before bursting into an epic guitar solo. Monumental guitar riffs follow, leaving no room for a breather.

06. Unnatural Selection: after beginning with an etherreal church organ, Muse blasts into this full-throttle track which seems to leave even Matthew Bellamy gasping for air. However, the true high point of this song is the tempo change about midway through, which features an oddly Jack White-esque solo. The song picks up after Bellamy and Wolsenholme pull it all together for a Rage Against The Machine type finale.

07. MK Ultra: described by the band as a symphony of sorts, MK Ultra showcases more of Muse's classical influences. With it's frantic pace and string section, the track also features plenty of sing-along hooks like "They're breaking through" and plenty of psychedelia before finishing with a riff reminiscient of "Stockholm Syndrome".

08. I Belong To You (+Mon Coeur S'Ouvre À Ta Voix): one of the more piano heavy tracks on the album. It sounds a bit too Tom Chaplin at times, with lyrics like "I've traveled the whole world to say I belong to you". Just like "United States", the track features an interlude, this time showcasing Matthew Bellamy's french vocals, before the drums and piano return for the conclusion and it's clarinet solo.

09, 10, 11. Exogenisis: Symphony
Definately the moment everyone was waiting for, and it is a masterpiece.

Part 1 (Overture): a forty-piece orchestra plays arpeggiated chords while Matthew Bellamy sings in long, barely comprehensible breaths before breaking into a haunting guitar solo. If it weren't for the seering guitar and beautiful drums, you could mistake this overture for Gustav Holst's orchestral suite, The Planets.

Part 2 (Cross-Pollination): this section begins with pure piano before bursting into an elaborate, drum driven second half. More proof that Muse is always out to challenge themselves musically, while the orchestra continues.

Part 3 (Redemption): the third and final part of the symphony (and the album) finishes with more piano and builds into a final emotive, epic chorus with Bellamy singing (with so much emotion it's scary) "Let's start over again". A long chord holds as the Exogenesis, and the album, comes to an end. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: As usual, Matthew Bellamy has written all the lyrics (and all the arrangements) to "The Resistance". Lyrically, the album deals with love, and anyone (and let's face it, most of us have) read George Orwell's "1984" will catch on to it's themes within the songs, particularly "Resistance" and "United States of Eurasia".

Never before has Bellamy put so much passion into his singing. It's simply amazing that he can sing and play with so much passion, at the same time. More glorious backing vocals from Wolsenholme on this album compliment the songs and Bellamy perfectly.

Album highlights, lyrically, include "Uprising", "Resistance", "Undisclosed Desires", "United States", and "Exogenesis", particularly in the "Overture", where his barely understandable lyrics make the song just that more moving and haunting. // 10

Impression: A word to the wise: anyone who didn't like the experimentation of their previous album will consider "The Resistance" a final betrayal. This album is certainly not Muse's most commercial album, but definately their most realized. Some people may find the record to be over-indulgent, a bit too much, and at times it is, but that is exactly what Muse is trying to do. "The Resistance" once again proves that Muse are comfortable with their asparations, and is, in my humble opinion, the best album of 2009. // 9

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: Gerard Way Jr, on october 02, 2009

Sound: So, there I was, sitting at home, nothing to do, nothing to look forward to, and, all of a sudden, I realize that the new Muse album is available.

Then and there, I stopped, and had the sudden and inexplicably urge to run outside, grab a firehidrant, swallow it and let the contents underneath cleanse me in a violent spurt of murky liquids—if only to stop myself from going insane that this record is FINALLY HERE.

Don’t believe the lies the Twilight fangirls feed you—despite what they say (“Muse is good”), Muse is actually good. I’ve said before (somewhere, I’m sure) that they’re one of the few GOOD bands of the 2000’s.

I won’t bother with the history of the band—I’ll bring you up to speed, however, on their last couple of efforts, one of which I’ve reviewed. 2004’s ‘Absolution’ was a pretty solid record, with great tracks like “Ruled by Secrecy” and “Hysteria,” and was followed by 2006’s ‘Black Holes and Revelations.’ This was a stylistic step for Muse, especially on tracks like “Soldier’s Poem” and “Hoodoo.” However, I felt that they didn’t take a big enough step, and that some tracks were a little weaker than others—the aformentioned were on the bottom of my list of favorites, topped by “Starlight” and “Map of the Problematique,” which were, stylistically speaking, old news.

And now, we have ‘The Resistance.’ Well, where do I start? The sound is a big step in a smart direction for Muse—much like Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and My Chemical Romance (just to throw in some more 2000’s artists) took steps that were differently stylzied than their previous work, but fit them just as well, Muse has done the same.

They’ve taken a dive into more piano-oriented music, ala “Starlight,” but moreso. Instead of just one bit of piano repeated throughout, full songs are accompanied. As well as the piano, it’s got a LOT of orchestration, and even a three-part symphony (though constructed less like Beethoven, and more like...well, Muse). The opening track, “Uprising,” is like nothing Muse has ever done before, with sort of a dance feel for the verses, and a nice chorus. The same goes for “I Belong To You,” in which there are French lyrics as well as English. “Resistance” has an opening which is probably the best intro to any single song I’ve heard in a long time. “Undisclosed Desires” has some dance influence, as well—one of the best tracks on the record. They do all of this while staying true to themselves, as the cliché goes, never once feeling like any other band. The most traditional Muse song here is probably “MK Ultra.” “United States of Eurasia” is simply magnificent, starting with soft (IE, sort of traditional) piano, and going into this epic sort of track that you’ll have to listen to before you believe me rave about it. We all know, however, that not since last summer (where I had my insane spurt of reviews purely for the sake of status) have I given any artist a ‘10’ for anything. I will admit, I find it difficult NOT to give this a 10, because this record is simply fantastic. The one thing I guess I’ll squeeze a star out of is that parts of the symphony feel more like a regular Muse song than part of a whole. And this is just little parts. The symphony is still fantastic. If I could, I’d give it a 9.5, but seeing as that’s not how the rating system here works, I’ll move on and give the sound a 9. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics are the one place where Muse doesn’t necessarily exceed expectations, which is an honest relief to me, because I was afraid I’d have to give this record a perfect score and be criticized by the general masses (except for the obnoxious Twilight people, etc etc). “Uprising” is fairly straightforward, but not so much that they sound like the new Skillet record; “Resistance” is alright; “Unnatural Selection” is pretty good; “MK Ultra” is good as well. I do like the French in “I Belong To You,” in which they actually use the word “muse.”

Singer skills (forgive me if I completely forget the man’s name) are exceptional—maybe a bit more operatic than he’s shown in the past? And he takes advantage of that low octave ‘reach’ he’s got. Sometimes, it gets a LITTLE over the top, which he does sometimes, and while that works with the songs, I don’t know that I’d call it a singer ‘skill.’ Lyrics, as usual, go just fine with everything else, while not necessarily exceeding my expectations. Lyrics and singing—overall, good, but not as big a step as the sound in general. // 8

Impression: I’d heard raving reviews about this album for the longest time (or what felt like a long time), and I can honestly say that I’m going to take a hike on that (band)wagon. I’m neither a subjective person, nor a Twilight fan (for the record, I read the thing, and thought the FIRST one was OKAY. After that, I was intensely disappointed), and I think it’s safe to say that, when I say this record is good, you can trust my judgment just fine.

This is one of the best albums to come out in the 2000s. Listening to this made me believe that music isn’t actually doomed, an idea I’d concieved as I listened to All Time Low’s new album (which wasn’t THAT bad, I GUESS, but, despite that I’ve heard it only once before, it was very familiar—I threw it in a pile with Plain White T’s and The Jonas Brothers).

‘The Resistance’ is unique, emotional, musical, and just plain beautiful in some places. I can only pray the upcoming Twilight sequel doesn’t misuse (by which I mean use in any form) any of these great tracks. If it weren’t for me not believing in perfection (or being a perfectionist? I may never know), I would almost give overall impression a 9 or 10 (points lost to the lyrics), so I guess I’ll settle on 9. The album’s original, musically stable, and still Muse. Best tracks are that much harder to pick out, because they are all fantastic, for the most part, but I suppose I can pick the best of the bunch—“Uprising,” “United States of Eurasia,” “I Belong to You,” “Undisclosed Desires,” “Unnatural Selection,” “MK Ultra,” and the Exogenesis symphony, which is a rather large collection, but I’m telling you, this album is that consistent with quality. I’ve just noticed that Muse seems to really like the letter ‘U’ in their titles.
Anyway, go and get this album, as soon as it’s available for retail, and I swear you’ll see me there, as well. Cross your fingers for the Twilight thing. // 9

overall: 9.7

Reviewed by: longman101, on october 02, 2009

Sound: Muse take on this album from a completley different perspective. They are the producers, making an album under frontman Matt Bellamys house in Italy. There are absolutley no restrictions. They could make this album perfect, and they did everything to make sure it did. We were treated to videos the likes of the band clicking into a microphone in a toilet, or drummer Dom recording a snare drum in a field of sheep.

Previously, Muse have only used strings in a couple of songs, ('City of Delusion' to name one), but there is a very prominant string section on The Reststance, completely arranged by Matt. Whether its the soothing violins at the begining of United States of Eurasia, the epic riff later in the song, or any part of Exogenesis, the 12 minute prog-rock symphony, they all fit in perfectly.

Something else that has always been constant in Muse songs is the presence of piano or guitar. Not anymore. Undisclosed Desires is not only full of keyboard and synth, but brings slap bass and the keytar back into the mainstream. But the lack of these instruments is not missed as the layered vocals and general epicness of the song assures that thiss will be a future hit.

Huge riffs in MK Ultra and Unnatural Selection reassure guitarists that there will be something to tinkle with for a while and go crazy with, whilst gig-goers are assured that the tour is going to be a ball. Piano in I Belong To You and USoE suggests we will be seeing Matt getting busy behind the keys.

However, there one thing that, in my opinion, let the album down. Guiding Light. Its plain, simple and cheesey. I just don't like it at all. It isnt as if it is barely listenable, in fact, there is a breath taking guitar solo, but thats is. Inspirational lyrics sure, but it's basically Invincible II. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: As we would expect from Muse, they have created an album full of conspiracy and crazy themes. Uprising is about the banking crisis, ('They will not force us. They will stop degrading us'), United States of Eurasia is about Europe and Aisa uniting to start war, ('These wars, they can't be one. Does anyone know or care how they begun?'), MK Ultra is about CIA mind-control systems,(Invisible to all. The mind becomes a wall. All of history deleted with one stroke.') But the strangest is one of the weirdest things I have ever heard. Exogenesis is about humans being sent from a doomed planet, and now we must do the same as we are a doomed planet, ('Spread, our codes to the stars. You must rescue us all' 'Let's start over again.')

But even Bellamy's French verse in I Belong To You is beautiful and compliments the piano perfectly.

To the releif of most Muse fans, Matts falsetto has returned, (Uprising, USoE and Exogenesis.) Chris' backing vocals can be heard alot more than on previous albums which sounds great and a change to Bellamy's voice being overlayed time and time again. // 10

Impression: If you ask a Muse fan what there favourite album is, they will probably say Origin of Symmetry, and I would agree. Muse at the peak of craziness, full of riffs and passion. But I would say The Resistance is right up there with Absolution for second place. Exogenesis aside, I was most impressed with MK Ultra, Unnatural Selection and Resistance. Although, as you already know, my least favourite song on the album in Guiding Light. If you have to listen to one song on the album, and you have the time, Exogenesis is one of the greatest compositions modern rock has produced. Muse have certainly outdone themselves. Viva La Resistance! // 10

overall: 8.3

Reviewed by: rocklee1431, on october 02, 2009

Sound: Before I begin, I think I should say that I am a hardcore Muse fan, but I will try to review this album without prejudice. Also, this album is being realeased in many countries September 14th, the 15th in the U.S. and Canada. But Muse has given people a chance to listen to all the songs ahead of time.

As many people know, the band, Matthew Bellamy (singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist/many things), Chris Wolstenholme (Bassist/Backing vocals) and Dom Howard (Percussion) is interested in conspiracy theories. This album is based primarily on their suspicions and other subjects like love.

Muse takes the classical side of their music to another level on this album. Almost every song involves some sort of strings or symphonic instrument, which is not a bad thing. It compliments each song nicely and makes it sound more refined. They have even gone as far as to put on a symphony broken down into the last three songs composed by Bellamy. Now I'll break down each song individually.

01.Uprising: this song has gotten a lot of airtime on the radio ever since they released it as a single and rightfully so because it's probably the most mainstream song on the album. It starts off sounding like a classic rock anthem with the bass and drums coming in real heavy. The title pretty much explains what the song is about, an imminent takeover of some sort. This song will keep your head banging the whole way through. 4/5
02.Resistance: starts with a sort of space theme then goes into a little piano segue. Before the chorus they do a little harmonizing line recurring(It could be wrong, could be wrong). Very catchy song. It seems like this song is more about the need to hide and keep secrets from the people out to get you. 4.5/5
03.Undisclosed Desires: what struck me is that it's more of a dance song. It sounds inspired by Depeche Mode IMO. Sounds as if he is trying to win over someone and purify them, kind of weird, but whatever. 4/5
04.United States of Eurasia: another song that was fully released a while ago. Starts off with a quiet little piano melody and eventually erupts into a Queen like singing explosion. What follows is an orchestral part that sounds a bit exotic or oriental. The end is a piano piece called Collateral Damage. 3.5/5
05.Guiding Light: no, not the soap opera (why do I know that?), but it is a drama/love song. Begins with a very strong bass drum and snare beat. A lot of strings in this song in addition to a nice little solo with a very distorted guitar. 4/5
06.Unnatural Selection: a very paranoid/angry song. Starts off with an eerie organ and singing and erupts into a riff we haven't really heard since the Origin of Symmetry days that's full of energy. This is a very guitar heavy song which is done masterfully in my opinion. Also, it is quite long (about 7 minutes) and includes a trippy section in the middle. 5/5
07.MK Ultra: this song is straight conspiracy and suspicion. The name of the song is allegedly a secret program of the CIA. The intro creates that sort of paranoid atmosphere and the rest of the song follows suit and gets a little heavy and features a riff similar to the one in Unnatural Selection. 4.5/5
08.I Belong to You (Mon coeur s'ouvre à toi): this song threw me for a loop. Starts off with catchy piano then it sounds sort of like an Abba song, but in a good way if that makes any sense. Very disco feeling until the middle. The beat stops and Matt is just singing quite creepily in French. The downfall is that part sort of drags on for awhile. Other than that, I loved the song. 4/5
09.Exogenesis Part I (Overture): beautiful song overall, but once again I feel it drags on for too long, which is what orchestras tend to do I guess. A lot of strings and Matt playing great piano. 3.5/5
10.Exogenesis Part II (Cross-Pollination): more of the same with more piano basically. Features some odd bongo drumming, but it's a nice touch. Still beautifully written though. 4/5
11.Exogenesis Part III (Redemption): this song almost reverts back to the album before track 9. There are actual drums and singing this time and it basically just sums everything up with Matt saying that they should start over and get things right with whatever crazy things were going on in this fictional story. Ends quietly with some piano. 4/5 // 8

Lyrics and Singing: As always, the lyrics are very deep. Generally, they can be categorized into suspicious/conspiracy inspired lyrics or those about love, or sometimes a combination. Some may say they are ridiculous or over the top but I believe that they just make you think. Sometimes if you're concentrating on the lyrics too much you'll over-think the fact that they are beautiful.

Also, Matt's voice flows brilliantly with the music as it always has. It's clear he only puts in what he thinks will sound perfect. His singing is superb, but the one thing he is lacking is falsetto. That has been his trademark for years and he used it very sparingly on this album, appearing in only a few songs. But that is the only thing I can find to complain about with his voice. // 8

Impression: I've listened to the album a few times now and each time it only gets better. It needs a little time to sink in. For example, the first time I heard Guiding Light, I wasn't impressed. After a few listens I find myself having it stuck in my head sometimes.

The only album or artist that I can even begin to compare this with is Queen, or Muse themselves which is a stretch. Some songs like United States of Eurasia and I Belong to You undoubtedly have influences from Queen. In general, Muse has taken their music farther than ever before and have essentially created their own genre.

The sings that really stood out to me were Resistance, Unnatural Selection and MK Ultra. I belong to you may have been on here if it wasn't for the creepy part. Each of these three songs is packed with energy and creative riffs and beats.

I discovered that I enjoy all of the classical influence on the album. Even if putting an entire symphony on here may be a bit much, at least it was original. It gives people who like fast paced songs something and people who like slow songs something as well. If you were to listen to it in order straight through it flows well.

After I buy this album on the 15th, if I were to lose it or it was stolen, I would definitely go back out and buy it again or track down the person who stole it and injure them badly. Overall, another excellent record from a band who has once again pushed the limits on musical creativity. // 9

overall: 8.7

Reviewed by: MaXiMuse, on october 02, 2009

Sound: Muse has always been an extraordinary alt-rock band for me. I worshiped songs like Stockholm Syndrome and Plug in Baby. But with BH&R they showed a new side of themselves. But with 'The Resistance' they go were they have never been before. With songs like Guiding Light and Undisclosed Desires they sound like more like a pop-rockband. But with songs like 'Uprising' 'Unnatural Selection' and 'MK Ultra' they show that they still know how to rock. Dominic Howard mentioned in Wembley that SMBH has a bit R&B in it. On this album you`ll hear that he likes it apparently. 'Uprising' 'Resistance' and 'Undisclosed Desires' have a bit an Timbaland beat in it.

On 'The Resistance' there is a lot of variety as for the bass. Distorted, a slap bass, cello or the synth/wah effect. No lines like Hysteria, TIRO or Bliss. But ofcourse the bass isn`t neglected on this album. With quick licks in 'Uprising' or 'Resistance' Christopher shows that he still knows what to do.

And Matthew Bellamy isn`t always on the guitar or shredding on the piano. Some synth-type chords can be heard in for example 'Resistance' and 'Guiding Light.' But he shows his funky rhythm feel on 'I Belong to You'.

To end a brief summary of the songs

01. Uprising: groovy distorted bass, a bit R&B drum and a lyric about a revolution. As powerful as we are used from Muse.
02. Resistance: after the weird but cool intro again an R&B kinda drum can be heard underneath some interesting chords leading into a rock (pre) chorus. Amazing outro if you ask me.
03. Undisclosed Desires: although this is the strangest thing Muse have ever done I really like this song. Slap bass, Timbaland beat and a lot of strings. Beautiful song.
04. United States of Eurasia: piano chords with violins in the background. Building up to a Queen-style chorus, an Arabian riff leads into the 2nd more uptempo verse. The vocals in the outro are also pretty much like Queen. Collateral Damage comes after it. It`s Prelude No. 23 by Chopin I thought it was. But I don`t know it for sure. (don`t flame me if I`m wrong)
05. Guiding Light: massive drums, an explosion of synth chords with staccato bass and high guitar chords which show a bit similarity with Invincible. A guitar solo which Brian May could have written and then again the dramatic chorus. To be honest, I hate this song.
But that`s me.
06. Unnatural Selection: church organ intro which follows into a heavy guitar riff. A bit New Born/Futurism style. A mysterious breakdown with a bit an uninspiring guitar melody. A bit metalish outro, but I think this song is one of less of this album.
07. MK Ultra: by far my favourite song of the album. Uptempo song with an amazing verse chorus and interludes. On of the more rock songs of the album because of the heavy riffs. Powerful lyrics also. This song compromises Guiding Light and United States of Eurasia for me.
08. I Belong to Yo: funky, groovy piano chords with synth-bass. A classical piano breakdown with again the dramatically Muse we know that last on for some minutes. Then again the groovy piano chords with. Appealing song I think.
09. Overture: one of the three pieces Bellamy has written for an entire orchestra. A lot of violins, strange chord progressions, dark drum, dramatic guitar riffs with high falsetto makes an epic song.
10. Cross-Pollination: the 2nd part of Exogenesis. Rachmaninov style piano intro leads into a waterfall of notes with violins and a choir in the background. A breakdown with heavy bass and drum and as an excellent outro again a waterfall of notes.
11. Redemption: a slow classical piano intro, with again a lot of strings. But after two minutes it`s gets more mellow, a song to drift away on. The outro is again the same type as the intro. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: Fat cats had a heart attack, thought police and United States of Eurasia. I am a massive huge fan and I have to say that the lyrics are not so recognisable, and that`s not because Matthew is singing in French in 'I Belong to You.' I have to admit that I think the lyrics in overall are not as good as before. In 'Uprising' none of the sentences about a revolution really impress me. But the chorus of 'Undisclosed Desires' is strong and although I don`t know where MK Ultra stands for but the lyrics have something. But terms like unnatural selection? They lost me there. And where I adored him because he never made the too obvious rhymes he did it sometimes on this album. They lost a bit of that beauty if you ask me.

Matthew Bellamy is known for his extreme falsetto belts and sometimes a bit wining melodies. I don`t hear that last one so often on this album, wich I don`t regret. The high falsetto can be heard in the backing vocals of for instance 'Unnatural Selection' or 'United States of Eurasia' Queen has been a huge influence for these songs, and I recognised a bit Serj Tankian here and there. Although there are not much extreme high Mr. Bellamy shows again he`s a great singer. Excellent melodies which are sung a bit strange sometimes like the first verse of ‘Uprising.’ // 8

Impression: I have compared this album pretty often with the other ones. But Muse have done something entirely different. They`re a band who create different moods and keep innovating. As I already said, they lost a bit of their lyrical beauty. But that`s not the biggest point. I am a massive fan of Muse (look at my username if you doubt) because their songs had original chord progressions, like Stockholm Syndrome or Take a Bow. On this album that beauty is less present. Not all the songs are dead easy. But I was hoping for more of the original chords and riffs, such as MK Ultra and the breakdown Unnatural Selection. ‘Guiding Light’ the chorus of ‘The Resistance’ and the rest of ‘Unnatural Selection’ are uninspiring if you ask me. But after listening to all the Exogenesis and ‘I Belong to You’ I`m completely satisfied. And although ‘Undisclosed Desires’ doesn`t have any of those fancy chords but I think it`s a magnificent song. What I think is a shame is that they didn`t put the Osaka Jam on the album as they said they would. They are no really hard-rock songs on this album, in contradiction with what they said. On this album there would be their hardest song ever. Can`t find it unfortunately. So if you want an album with 9 alt-rock songs and 2 ballad-type you`re wrong. But if you want to listen to some great music and aren`t really close minded, I can recommend this. I still worship Muse because this album is great even though it`s not what I hoped/expected. It`s different, but after listening to it a few times, it`s different in a positive way. Muse have done it again, they made a completely new inspiring album. The Muse-sound is still present, and that`s biggest compliment you can give it. // 9

overall: 8.3

Reviewed by: Pirate Dave, on october 13, 2009

Sound: The years 2007 to 2009 were pretty long… and hard. For me, at least; I graduated from High school, went to college, and worked on a portfolio to get into Dundee Art College. So when “Chinese Democracy”, “Dig Out Your Soul”, and Duffy arrived, I was fairly disappointed. But, although I probably stand alone, I can genuinely say I was impressed by Muse’s “The Resistance”. And I’m a fussy bugger.

I understand all the criticism completely. The epic symphony is perhaps a bit too ambitious. And, like other bands like Editors, Kings of Leon and The Killers, they have joined the more refined bandwagon of synthesisers and pulsing bass and drum beats; but is it necessarily a bad thing?

From what I remember pre-2000 (,and that’s relatively little,) Muse were a raw, gritty band, full of soul and charm. Matt Bellamy would wail along to his choppy guitar skills, and his two best mates from High school would make sure he got through the gigs and didn’t upset his mother too much, which is important when you’re young. And that’s how I’ll always remember them.

But somewhere between “Absolution” and “Blackholes and Revelations”, they lost themselves (as I’m sure many of us did). They moved on from entertaining Mushroom and A & E record labels, and started satisfying the ever growing public thirst for improvisation. And so Muse were reborn as contemporary artists, and moved into the dangerous playing fields of “Mercury” and “Brit” Awards.

But he’s where I ask the question: would you really have it any other way?

Many a band has fallen into the pit trap of modern music; Coldplay tried and failed to reignite their previously unique sound, and Keane redid “Under the Iron Sea”… oh, sorry, released “Perfect Symmetry”. C’mon, they were pretty much the same. And that’s where Muse went right.

“The Resistance” is completely different in style, still maintaining the same enthusiasm and professionalism, by not being under the constraints of traditional record labels. It took ages to come out, but it was three years between Absolution and Blackholes as well, broken up by the release of their B-side album Hullabaloo, so I don’t know why people complained so much. I’ll be honest, it took a couple of intense run-throughs on “iTunes DJ” before I got into it, but once I did, I was hooked.

I’m not usually as obsessed by albums so much, I’m fairly fickle and jump between bands. There’s just something so natural about “The Resistance”, it feeds your inner rebel, and ignites that space left by three years of nonsense from the charts.

It begins as Muse always does, with a charged piece which sets the tone for the rest of the album. “Uprising” is one of their more commercial songs, after “Starlight”, and performs with a kind of jumped up vibe similar to Goldfrapp; but stick with me; trust me I’m an art student, I won’t lie.

The true opening song for me is “Resistance”, a poignant tribute to the book “1984” by George Orwell. Muse have always favoured the gripping, angst-filled pursuits of love; look at “Invincible” for goodness sake. But instead of filling the piece with daft lyrics and over exaggerated riffs, I feel Muse have gone for a more straightforward approach, and not overdone the song. The rhythm is exciting and emotional, whilst not tripping face first into “Emo-pop”, and focusing on the tragedy of the story. The song bears weight, and clarity, in the touchy subject of government censorship. A truly successful song in my opinion. // 8

Lyrics and Singing: To be fair, the success of “Undisclosed Desires” and “Guiding Light” is dubious. I can see exactly what Muse were aiming for: simple songs, influenced by contemporary music. They were most likely to be tongue-in-cheek, and for a bit of fun. But I can’t help feel that they’ve taken themselves a bit too seriously. “Undisclosed Desires” is a good song… but just good. Centred around an R&B setting, Muse wonders out of the ghetto, into the train station. Still very much Muse, the first time you listen to it, it fills you with a sense of dread; after I heard Muse where producing an album based off of “Map of the Problematique”, I though it would be a whole album of “Undisclosed Desires”, so I’m fairly relieved. It maintains Muses’ originality, but doesn’t quite satisfy their latest endeavour. “Guiding Light” is a more preferable choice of the two here. For me, it’s a… nice song. Very much influenced by the Prog-rock genre, it would’ve been a smash – in 1981. Dom Howard is probably the hero here, balancing the songs equilibrium between progressive and…rock. To be honest, it gently entertains the camp child within me, and that’s all I need from time to time.

The back end of the album is significantly more substantial, and revives and works on songs from Muses’ repertoire, such as Micro Cuts and The Small Print. Unnatural Selection and MK Ultra are for the adolescent in all of us, that timid little sod who started breaking out at twelve, and ended up sordid and twisted by fifteen. Long live Radiohead! Unnatural Selection returns to Bellamy’s obsession with the organ: an endearing, stark, dramatic instrument; I’m sure anyone who’s been to Mass will tell you it’s scary to be told you’re going to Hell by a man on a piano the size of a house. Unnatural Selection delves into that feeling, and plays on it, literally. The song bounds through verse after verse of astonishing bass riffs, accompanied by Bellamy fiddling away enthusiastically. Much of this album is a labour of love, and I’m sure Muse loved this song. The interlude in the middle reminds me of the interlude in Fillip, and other songs where Bellamy’s epic voice dominates and goes out of it’s way to impress. MK Ultra is ecstatic at being released into the world. It charges out, and plugs a gap I’ve not heard since TSP. It goes through a systematic process of verse, riff, chorus, breakdown, repeat; very straightforward, and it bloody works. Then it tops it off by erupting into the bridge after the enigmatic line, “We are losing control”. For me, it’s the follow up to Time is Running Out, because it returns to what Muse are good at: pure, unfiltered rock.

I Belong to You is something else, though. It doesn’t sound like anything I’ve heard before, the only song I can think of is “Feeling Good”, and that was a cover and doesn’t sound a thing like it. The connection is Bellamy’s devotion to the piano. He pounds away to a weird, unfamiliar song, and it’s a good laugh. On the radio, it sounded awesome, Craig James taken aback by how out of place it was on Radio 1. It’s sultry, and naughty, because it’s so different from the tripe nowadays, people feel they shouldn’t enjoy such a fantastic, daft tune. // 8

Impression: Oh, and for all the people who complained about Matt Bellamy singing in French, one word; diverse. That’s all I’m saying… And talented. For crying out loud, they adapted an aria from an opera – from 1877! It works for me, and it should work for you too. If this album was judged purely on skill, no one would deny that Muse are terrific. But as a band? Well, let’s just see…

Everyone talks about the symphony. An I’ve said before, it’s a bit out of place on the album, perhaps a bit too big for it’s boots. But I wouldn’t have left it out; quite the contrary. It reminds me of the old Muse, plus ten years of working in music. It’s such an arresting narrative as well; the story of a doomed earth hanging it’s last chance of survival on a final expedition into space. Where else is there a better setting for a symphony? Of course, it’s supped up by Chris and Dom providing a modern backing track, in true Muse style. But the thundering drumbeats don’t dominate – they remind me of the soundtrack to “2001: A Space Odyssey”, and compliment the atmosphere of wonder and mystery. A song for the human race, I feel.

Finally, a song just for me, that makes me shiver every time I here it. I’m listening to it right now, as I write this paragraph, and I’m covered in goose bumps. That song, my friends, is United States of Eurasia.

Pitchfork Media mentioned that the song would “make even the most passionate zealot roll their eyes”. Well, I’ve got to say: bullsh*t. The song is NOT outlandish, it is NOT shameless. Completely the opposite in fact. UNE started quite a fuss on the Muse website. The love of the song spawned an epic across the globe; diehard fans travelled country to country looking for mystical USB’s, containing a sixth of the song, to upload to the Project Eurasia page on the official website… And that was before the album was released.

United States is truly genius. Without breaking it down, I can easily say it’s a beautiful song. It has that feel good sensation you get in the cinema, when the surround makes your lungs vibrate, and for the first time in ages, you feel excited. The piano work on the song is perfect, gently etching out the feeling of curiosity, and criticism of a higher power. The “Arabian Nights” style riff is so uplifting, I could just hug the song, it makes me feel so much better. The bass distortion is dynamic, and keeps the song lively and “regular”. At the end, the song moves into the moving instrumental, arranged from Chopin’s work “Nocturne in E-Flat”. The children playing, overdubbed by jet planes and bombs, is devious and disturbing, sharpening Bellamy’s angle on war, particularly the use of the cold term “collateral damage”. I hope that Muse never leave us, and keep up this standard.

I just feel they’re something sentimental, a reminder that not all music has to be written as two week sell-outs, and can be rediscovered again and again. Or at least I hope so. Perhaps we should look back at the “Noughties” and reflect… Let’s start over again… this time we’ll get it right. // 9

overall: 7.7

Reviewed by: TLO421, on october 02, 2009

Sound: Most Muse fans usually will appreciate anything the band puts out. Some encourage change while others disprove of it. Sorry fans of Showbiz and Origins of Symmetry, but this is not a complete regression to those days. This is a sound that you probably have not heard Muse do before, which always makes their albums so special. This one is special in its own particular way. The common Muse sound that is present in all albums is not gone, but this album does contain a lot of other things around it that has not been done by the band. Call it genius or call it sell out call it whatever you want, Muse is back in action and doesn't show signs of slowing down with this album. Let's get down to the nitty gritty, the stuff you all want to hear.

01. The album starts off very mainstream sounding and radio friendly. "Uprising," is a typical stadium rock chant foot stomper that will get people excited.

02. "Resistance" will also create a mainstream sound mixed with a great and simple Matthew Bellamy piano riff that will please many.

03. "Undisclosed Desires" is a no-guitar dance rock song that would almost be a club sounding song. It mixes instruments well and, if you can look past the differences between this and other Muse songs, it will please most Muse fans.

04. "United States of Eurasia + Collateral Damage" tormented Muse fans for a good few weeks with the treasure hunt. This song combines dramatic piano, blatant Queen inspired harmony, and an Arabian piano riff to create a rapidly changing highlight of the album. This song is good, yet comes across as a let down because this song seems like it was trying to be a kick ass epic rock song (i.e Knights of Cydonia) but only comes across as a good Muse song.

05. "Guiding Light," sounds like a Christianity song of hope almost with a somewhat catchy sound. This song almost comes across as the weak link kind of, lacking a Muse authenticity. The interesting Matthew Bellamy solo makes the song good, reminding me somewhat off "Invincible," off of the Black Holes and Revelations album.

06. "Unnatural Selection" is where the album starts picking up to fast paced epic Muse riffs and, in my opinion, reminds me of previous Muse albums. These songs should be more than pleasing to those who want older Muse stuff. The riff reminds me of "New Born" and the breakdown and passionate (almost "Blackout"-esque) solo leading to an epic rise to the fast paced riff reminds me almost of "Citizen Erased". This song should stand out easily and mixes all styles of Muse, including this album.

07. "MK Ultra" was not very favorable when the 30 second clips were released. Not only were those clips misleading, but it covered what a completely splendid song this really is. The riff in the beginning is very favorable to all Muse fans. The singing is probably some of the best on the album and the changes made throughout the song will most likely stand out to any Muse fan as a highlight.

08. "I Belong to You/Mon Couer S'ouvre A Ta Voix" this piano riff is very catchy and makes this song incredible. A French opera piece from the opera "Samson and Delilah" breaks into the song and features the best singing ever by Matt and showcases what a splendid voice Matthew Bellamy has. Very unexpected, yet it does not clash with the song. It then builds up only to return to the original piano riff, which is very interesting and gives the whole song a unique feel.

09-11. This is the highly anticipated "Exogenesis Symphony" that begins with an emotional riff that builds up and then feeds into a "Bliss" (from Origins of Symmetry) esque riff. Vocals are a dark quiet falsetto similar to that of "Micro-Cuts" (from Origins Of Symmetry). The next movement is Muse in a nutshell. Classical piano and great Matthew Bellamy playing mixed with an epic collection of all instruments used and an unknown, confused, almost fearful, tone to it. The last part winds it down and ends the piece beautifully. There are massive amounts of different stuff in this symphony, giving anyone a chance to find a part that they most attach to. // 9

Lyrics and Singing: Lyrics have progressively, in my humble opinion, became worse and more boring over the years for Muse. Some lines sound recycled and others just sound too simple and meaningless. If you agree with me on the categorization of these following album lyrics then you will know what I mean about the album when you hear it. Showbiz was standard rock lyrics about heartbreak and what not. Origins of Symmetry were about phenomena that is out of our reach and the unknown. Absolution lyrics generally were death and Armageddon sounding stuff. Black Holes and Revelations was paranoid and conspiracy based. If you agree with me generally on those, then you will find this album is about mostly confusion about everything bigger than we as humans. Not bad concepts for songs, but the lyrics don't stand out on this album nearly as much as earlier albums. The lyrics seem to fit, but aren't all something I would expect to see in a deep poetry book. // 6

Impression: If you read the track-by-track sound review, then you will see that, although very different and progressive from previous albums, it still contains Muse material that has been on previous works. Overall this album is not recycled like many bands tend to do with their own material, yet it is not a complete shift that will disappoint those who fell in love with the previous Muse work. This album was created, as the band said, as a more authentic feel and not trying to give the people what they thought they wanted. Either way, it is a Muse album and although I still prefer Origins of Symmetry, I will still be putting that album down and popping in "The Resistance" still and it will always be seen in my eyes as a stand out album that deserves much attention. Grab it today and I guarantee no Muse fan will be disappointed with the whole album. // 8

overall: 9.7

Reviewed by: americnidiot, on october 02, 2009

Sound: Muse returns after a few years to follow up Black Holes and Revelations. It's difficult to explain the sound of this album because it's so varied. The album has the heavy distorted guitars and massive riffs we're familiar with from the Origin of Symmetry area in songs like Uprising and Unnatural Selection. The trio also incorporates classical elements that are near their Absolution sound, most notably in the three part symphony that concludes the album. Electronic sounds are also put into effect in MK Ultra and others. It's hard to label this as one sound. It's the love child of Chopin, Prokofiev, Origin of Symmetry, Absolution, BHaR, Queen, 80's synth, and Jazz.

01.Uprising: rolls in to a bass line that sets the mood for the record. The song is the first single, and for good reason. It incorporates a Dr. Who type synth over the bass and leads to a nice guitar breakdown through the song.
02.Resistance: starts out eerily and a bit slow, but continually builds up to one of my favorite muse choruses. It's a very solid song which could have started the record as well.
03.Undisclosed Desires: It's hard to describe this song. It may be completely uninteresting to the more edgy side of the muse fans, but it has a very hip hop meets Enya sort of feel. Don't worry, I hate Enya, but this song grows on you the more you heard it and soon you'll be singing along to what at first seems a mediocre track.
04.United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage): the most Queen song on the album. It's very Bohemian Rhapsody meets persian strings meets epic vocals. A great song which is ended by a piano piece by Chopin ala Bellamy.
05.Guiding Light: sort of the ballad of the album, it begins with massive drums leading to a simple type chord progression with meaningful lyrics. Probably my least favorite track on the album, but it's still extremely solid and not deserving of a skip by any means.
06.Unnatural Selection: the heaviest song in my opinion. Starts out with a church organ similar to Megalomania, but then breaks into MASSIVE riffs until an eerie bass breakdown. The song ends with another breakdown similar to the outros we've become accustomed to in their live shows.
07.MK Ultra: begins with a synth and then leads to great verses and heavy riffs. One of the best tracks on the album.
08.I Belong To You: I was iffy about this one from the preview, but it's actually an extremely catchy song. Jazzy piano drives the song with a nice drum beat set by Dom. Even the singing in French doesn't bring a section of this song down.
09.Exogenesis I: an epic starter. Strings build to a great "riff" and some guitar and vocals as well. This could easily go in a sci-fi movie.
10.Exogenesis II: a piano solo leads into a verse that builds and builds with drums into an all out masterpiece that ends calmly.
11.Exogenesis III: the perfect ending track. It starts with a soothing piano that somewhat builds, encouraging us to start over. It makes sense, we start with Uprising, and through the whole process of resistance, we deconstruct and restart over again.

While the symphony isn't 12 minutes of epicness, it really impressed me by showing Bellamy's composing abilities. // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics in the album are generally strong. Some will complain about verb tense usage in United States of Eurasia and other minor details, but for the most part, the lyrics are quite good and with the themes of both resistance and love. Bellamy is back with his tradition singing style. Some will argue it's too whiny, but it's trademark Matt. There's moments of a lower spectrum than we're used to, while there are moments of the signature falsetto. // 9

Impression: This album is probably the most complete muse album in my opinion. It's the perfect blend that should satisfy most muse fans, although it will undoubtedly lose some more rock fans and gain a more mainstream audience. But, that being said, the album is near perfect. It's worth the money to purchase it, for sure. Do yourself a favor and pick up this album. // 10

Reviewed by: unregistered, on october 02, 2009

Sound: The Resistance includes Muse's brilliant sound that has been forming since their very beginning in 90s. In fact, this Muse-sound is a reason itself to buy their new album. But don't worry, there's plenty of other reasons.

The music has evolved and new album is more into long songs and theme-changing interludes. Some songs (such as United States of Eurasia, Resistance) are bit of Queenish but in the good way.

Muse weaves its way through different genres from metal to electronica and alternative rock to pure pop songs. Bellamy's riffs are sharp and they remind me of "Origin of Symmetry" -times and songs like "Newborn". Especially intro and outro riffs of Unnatural Selection and the starting riff in MK Ultra are pure genius! // 10

Lyrics and Singing: The Resistance continues in the same lyrical winning streak than previous Muse albums. Bellamy's trademark lyric themes such as dystopian future, losing control, space, religion and conspiracies are still here.

Uprising is a protest song to the reccent situations in bank world and has some brilliant lines such as "fat cats had a heart attack".

Song Resistance indicates to the Orwell's novel "1984" and retells the story of Winston and Julia.

MK Ultra's theme is derived from Project MK-ULTRA, the code name for a CIA project that sought to use drugs for the purposes of mind control and interrogation.

Exogenesis Symphony's lyrics are about humankind's last hope to find a place to live in space when planet Earth is collapsing. Dystopian future and space in same packet!

Bellamy is with no doubt one of the best rock singers in the Earth these days. The Resistance is not as falsetto-driven than albums before excluding Exogenesis Symphony which is sang in Bellamy's trademark falsetto. // 9

Impression: The Resistance bears similarity to Queen in some parts and there are two songs that feature music from other artists, "Collateral Damage" (the outro of USE) is Chopin's "Nocturne Op.9 no.2 in Eb-major" and middle section of "I Belong to you" is from opera called "Samson and Delilah" and is the song "Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix".

Influences taken from Rage Against the Machine are more clearly there with bluesy riffs of Uprising.

Most impressive songs of the album are definetely electronic "Undisclosed Desires", "Resistance" and "I Belong to You". "Desires" features new elements in Muse's music such as programmed drums etc. "Resistance" is such a pop song and has the best chorus in album and "I Belong to You" is something we've never heard before.

I love whole album's music. Muse keeps on proving that they are one of the best bands in this world although they step into more progressive areas. Only the artwork has went into worse direction. Maybe Storm Thorgeson's artwork in BH&R shocked me so much that I need quite a shock to get impressed more.

The album has filled the huge expectations that I had before release. // 9

overall: 7

Reviewed by: sabreslash, on october 02, 2009

Sound: When I first bought The Resistance, I instantly regretted buying it even before listening to it. I knew it wasn't going to as good as Absolution, or origin of symmetry. It's going to be a dissapointing mainstream attempt from very talented musicians who are slightly confused about what genre they are. Oh, how wrong I was. and a bit right actually.

Some songs on it like: Guiding Light and the french one, are poor. Very poor. One sounds like a weird jazz record and the other one sounds like a christmas song. But unddisclosed desires and uprising, are good. Nice tunes. United States Of Eurasia isnt that bad, its just a bit too queen influenced. All the other songs are great, but one song is probably their best guitar songs ever. Unnatrual selection. Amazing riff and a proggressive song structure, make this GENIUS! // 8

Lyrics and Singing: Like every muse album the lyrics don't make sense. Or am I too stupid to understand them? I don't know what there about, and if I did I would probably in university right now studying a really hard version of maths. Or just maths.

Matt Bellamy is still as good as he will ever be, and his style really goes with the music. Overall, its a nice effort but not so good on lyrics. But who cares about lyrics anyway? No-one listens to them. Or is it just me? hmm... // 6

Impression: Its not as good as most muse albums, but its better than Black holes and revelations. some songs like Uprising and Unnatrual Selection are very good and are on my list of most listened to songs on my entire libary. They are that good. The rest of the album is quite dissapointing, and the last 3 songs on it have got 5 stars on some reviews, but really, they're only good if you like classical music. I quite like them, but you need a taste for classical.

Their isnt much to love about this album, but there's a lot to hate. there's too many mainstream attempts. Guiding Light is abismal, and he french one doesnt't make sense. One thing I do love is Unnatrual Selection, which is one song I will love for a long time. The other songs are a bit average or just above average.

Overall, this album is good with some down sides. Personaly, I think they tried too hard to make themselves global superstars. I kind of hope they make it. They still ahve a very strong fanbase in the uk and a growing following in america. Well done Muse, You've done it again. Just do something like Absolution next time, OK? // 7

Comments

[FlySWATER]

The Resistance is a wonderfully composed album. Muse took a new direction with new material and succeeded, thus proving their versatility and separating themselves from the rest of the bland mainstream rock n roll in today's society.

[!normajean!]

absolutely fantastic album, thats all i have to say.

[bassisfun]

okay, i have not heard the full album, but have listened to most songs on their website and it sounds amazing, and wolf498, voice your opinion and leave, youve made your point, no reason doing it again

[Lama]

definitely a departure from much of their previous sounds, i still think it retains its muse-ness whilst exploring new territory. its unfair to expect a band to always play the same kind of music, as musicians i think we can all understand how you don't want to be a one trick pony and feel the need to flex your creative muscle. i don't rate this as one of their better albums, a title i still bestow to absolution (muse at their best), but they have managed to try something new and succeed in creating great music. i will definitely need to give this many more listens as i'm sure there are many layers to this new music of theirs, and i look forward to finding it all.

[edgeyyz]

Fantastic album, better than BHAR as a whole IMO.

[Brizzal06]

Spectacular album!
Another great release from Muse
Can't stop playing it from beginning to end

[Hollgam]

for me it's just one of the best albums ever. absolutely adore it

[ticklemeemo]

Just like everyone else, I thought it was going to be bad when I heard the 30 sec clips. I was wrong, and I am so glad.

[ronaldo7]

EPIC album! Ive played it non stop since it came out

[straordinerio]

i love it, their best so far, much better than black holes

[musea7x]

i love the new album. love the new sound, i actually hear a lot of their old stuff mixed in with the new sound. i have yet to hear a muse song that i don't like

[-LGuitar]

Great album. Not their best, but still great.

In my opinion, it's:

Absolution > Origin = Black Holes = Resistance > Showbiz

[In America]

pure awsomeness

[Der_Kaiser]

This album reminds me a lot of Queen's "A Night at the Opera," both are done in a very grand style. This is an enormous album, lots going on in every song.

[spadge]

album was a dissapointment.
it sucked.

only song i liked was unnatural selection.

[Metallicaloveu]

I love the album but the case is simply rubbish. I'm cool with the new style cardboard cases but this one is silly, just too thin and flimsy. To top it all it's slighty wider and doesnt fit in my cd rack! But the quality of music is sublime!

[hendrix n page]

This is one of my favourite albums of all time
for me it's up there with dark side of the moon, Physical Graffiti and Back in Black. That's my opinion

[hendrix n page]

Sorry bout the double post but how come so many people hate guiding light? I may even go to say it's my favourite song on the album

[AwesomeDrummer]

I thought the biggest dissapointment on the album (excluding the decrease in Matt's falsetto) was United states of eurasia, it just didn't sound muse worthy at all in my opinion.

[RyoujokuNoAme]

After listening to this album (several times ) I realised that Muse could do one hell of a Queen cover! This album is very similar to something Queen would have done, and I love it.

I heard the previews, and I was disappoint. I'm so glad I decided to buy it. It is one of my top 2 Muse albums (The other being Origin Of Symmetry).

Origin Of Symmetry > The Resistance > Black Holes & Revelations = Absolution = Showbiz > Hullabaloo

[barfrog]

Beautiful, beautiful album - thats the only way i can describe it

[ubtguitarist]

AwesomeDrummer wrote:

I thought the biggest dissapointment on the album (excluding the decrease in Matt's falsetto) was United states of eurasia, it just didn't sound muse worthy at all in my opinion.

That song is so epic!
Great album, this is one for the records

[ubtguitarist]

on a side note this album is number 1 in 15 different countries, yet it doesn't manage to be in a front page pic. I guess amplitube, deathklok and queensryche all must really be popular. Funny how the world works isn't it.

hendrix n page wrote:

Sorry bout the double post but how come so many people hate guiding light? I may even go to say it's my favourite song on the album

It's one of my favourites too. As well as Undisclosed Desires, another one people tend to hate on. Most of those people are probably "we want OoS back!" Muse-fans, though.

Checked.

[kaptink]

It's grown on me a bit more since it came out but It's still no more than a 5 or 6/10 for me. I'd say its the weakest muse album but I know people have differing opinions of showbiz

[caucasian_ninja]

I didn't really like this album. I thought I'd be listening to it nonstop when it came out, but I've only listened to it two or three times really. It's ok... just ok. The production value is great, but I don't know, all the songs just seem to lack some sort of spark that was there with their earlier stuff. And I don't mean I want them to go back to sounding just like they did on Origin of Symmetry, but I don't know, I just find the whole mix kind of bland.
I guess my real qualm is with some of the lyrics. They sing about oppression and revolution so seriously, but I mean, come on... are you really that oppressed Bellamy? It's like how Rage Against the Machine sings about civil rights and such like our schools are still segregated or something. The lyrics Muse writes and the image their getting is more and more like Green Day is to Bush hating, just with internet conspiracy theories. I don't know, I just kind of find that whole thing irritating. I don't really like when bands get political.
I do, however, like the songs The Resistance, Undisclosed Desires (I don't know really why I like that song; I just kind of do), and United States of Eurasia. I may like Uprising if it wasn't so few toned, and if the chorus wasn't so bland. I feel the lyrics are a little bit weak too. And the MK Ultra riff is cool, but everything else is kind of bland. Unnatural Selection is basically a remake of New Born, and I would like I belong to you, but I think that Matt's french singing sounds a little bit ridiculous, nowhere near as charming as somebody like Brian Molko singing in it. And as far as I'm concerned, the whole Exogenesis thing is kind of a fluke. I like the music in the first part, the rest is just Matt kind of pissing around on the piano. The lyrics are very weak too for such a "grand" piece.
So I dunno, I'd personally give the album like a 6 out of ten.
I saw Muse last night though (opening for U2), and I must say I'd give their live show, abbreviated as it was a 10 out of 10. They played Knights of Cydonia, Interlude, Hysteria, Supermassive Black Hole, Undisclosed Desires, Time is Running Out, Uprising, Starlight, and Plug in Baby. They sound so tight live, everyone is just spot on. Too bad I only saw them opening, and not their own headlining show...

[AreaMan]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought United States of Eurasia sounded like Bohemian Rhapsody.

[bassthunder]

AreaMan wrote:

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought United States of Eurasia sounded like Bohemian Rhapsody.

Dude, the only way you could not think it sounded like Bohemian Rhapsody is if you had never heard Bohemian Rhapsody before. And if you've never heard Bohemian Rhapsody, you've been actively avoiding music for the past 34 years.

[denday831]

so two chords are the same as queen ones, the whole of the chord sequence in a status quo song is the same as the last song they produced, so what, theyre a quality band. muse are great. only british band producing good music atm

[CrabSoldier X]

awesome album

[OriginOfSymetry]

Excellent album - a nice fresh sound is always good. Not too fond of the title track or guiding light however. I find myself strangely attracted to undisclosed desires!

[jetfuel495]

This album doesn't want to make me dance like their older albums did.

But, there are still a few songs here that I really like, such as Undisclosed Desires and MK Ultra.

[Equivalence]

denday831 wrote:

so two chords are the same as queen ones, the whole of the chord sequence in a status quo song is the same as the last song they produced, so what, theyre a quality band. muse are great. only british band producing good music atm

only proper british band atm? lol that's a bold statement don't you think?
and regarding the album, I was disappointed as well. Especially the symphony at the end, I was expecting a lot from this but I thought it really got no further than very basic composing.

[Illiad86]

This was a pretty terrible album to me...just didn't click like the rest of them. They just sound way too mainstream now with this one, lyrically and musically. It was just too generic...sounds like every song could get a chance on the radio.

[trivium036]

Illiad86 wrote:
They just sound way too mainstream now with this one...sounds like every song could get a chance on the radio.

JESUS GOD NO what would you do if a band you liked got radio play, as if muse havent had radio play before.

[Hair soup]

I really noticed on this album Matt Bellamy's lower, deeper vocals - he has really trained his voice since Revelations. Albums that feature innovative ideas and where the band tries new sounds impress me. Kudos to Muse for Exogenesis.

[Andragon]

Epic is what they aimed for and epic is what we got.

[kontarisjohn]

my only regret is the absence of guitars..but i really enjoyed the album! (the queen touch is genius in songs like US of Eurasia, Resistance..)

[protest000]

Thoughts on Guiding Light?
Everyone seems to hate it, but it's one of my favorites on the album, and I love the solo.

[NearlyPrescient]

pretty delicious.
Guiding Light in particular stuck out in a negative light for me 'cause there's just too much tremolo in his voice for me.

[DroogieSteve]

Muse were the only popular band I liked because they were odd and experimental. This album was wall-to-wall risk-free pop.
"so COME ON!"
Crap

[jibran]

Album sucked IMO, can't wait till they stop writing purely for the market as a gimmick and when they start writing for music's sake and start churning out origin of symmetry style songs again.

[thExcomunicated]

got this album 2 days ago. Still havn't stopped listening to it. its awesome

[God's Guitarist]

i've been dying to talk about this album:

i reckon its a let down, i think musically it is quite well written but i think people are confusing epic for over-wrought and ostentatious. Absolution was epic, parts of origin of symmetry were epic but IMO some of these songs sound formulaic and end up boring me. simply adding strings and ambiant noise is not epic - its lazy and patronising to long term fans and music lovers for such a talented and once progressive band. Guiding light and United States are not progressive and do not break new ground - interesting b-sides maybe but the album sounds out of sync because of their presence. Undisclosed desires is great but is hard to get into because the album is so all over the show.

lyrics are mostly generic, immature and ignorant. 'love is our resistence': worst line ever. The us vs them mantra getting so old also.

I agree mostly with Jibran and DroogieSteve posts immediately above. its just boring in my opinion although it'll pack stadiums which is what Bellamy loves.

[caucasian_ninja]

DroogieSteve wrote:
"so COME ON!"
Crap

Oh my God, I know, I HATE that part, ha

[syzeh]

i found most of this album cringe-worthingly cheesy, yet it's still in regular rotation.. lyrically it was not nearly as impressive as any of the other albums and none of the songs get even close to the feel of songs like "sunburn" or "darksines" etc.. i do like it, but onl from fresh ears.. it's like a new band, and not the old muse.. their strangesness is still prevalent but in a less obvious way.. this album makes me feel paranoid, especially undisclosed desires.. i'd say better than the last album but weaker than its predacessors. Bring back muscle museum!

[Koethe]

Great album, i was a bit upset at the lack of any massively hardcore songs like those off of OOS but over all still a fine album. still got some very good songs on it

[Rokkec]

Cmon people, not the "bring back the old OOS and Showbiz" crap again..what are u..like 65? It`s allways the same thing..if a band decides to go into another direction, be it more poppy or more metalish or whatever, its a bad thing cause the band itself lost its roots..if a band put more than 2 similar albums, than it`s still crap `cause its like the same stuff just recycled to sound different..I admit..after listening the samples I was pretty effing worried..but of course I waited to listen to the entire songs..and I was pleasantly surprised but still unsure if I like it or not..after much listening in various moods I find it is indeed very good..my favourite is Absolution and will probably allways be..but it doesn`t negate the fact that this album just show the fact that they aren`t a one dimensional band and will allways thrive..
Sorry..long post..hangover syndrome..

[Rokkec]

Oh and there are a lot more "Showbiz, Origin and Absolution" influences in this album than you think..just bloody listen..thank you!

[Rokkec]

and it is a shame there aren`t more riffs here..but if I want to listen to guitar riffs..I just listen to the older albums

[~Funky monk~]

kaptink wrote:

It's grown on me a bit more since it came out but It's still no more than a 5 or 6/10 for me. I'd say its the weakest muse album but I know people have differing opinions of showbiz

I have the exact same opinion, i'm guessing it's doing so well because of it's main steam influences, such as the heavy hip hop beats

Checked.

[Bozjoarmstrong]

Muse's third best effort in my opinion after Absolution and BHAR. Musically, its a bloody brilliant album, its just not as enjoyable as any of the others. They practically shove this album into your ears, screaming at you to love it. Ironically, I can put up little resistance.

[trivium036]

I dont know, i understand why people dont like this album because its quite differant and has a 'pop' feel to it. but i still love it, its catchy and good to listen to. who gives a shit if its not as heavy? whatever sounds good to my ears..

[philm87]

I quote from the start of the review (2nd para) "Titanic guitar solos". WHERE????

[acade365]

What i dont like about this album is that anything strikes me as original (except, maybe, the symphony). Too many songs resemble songs by other artists...

[ndschroede23]

~Funky monk~ wrote:

kaptink wrote:

It's grown on me a bit more since it came out but It's still no more than a 5 or 6/10 for me. I'd say its the weakest muse album but I know people have differing opinions of showbiz

I have the exact same opinion, i'm guessing it's doing so well because of it's main steam influences, such as the heavy hip hop beats

That doesn't make any sense. The people that would have been attracted to hip hop beats would never have thought to go to Muse to get their fix. No one from the "mainstream" that you talk about has heard the ONE song with hip hop beats, Undisclosed Desires. The album is doing well because Muse has a strong reputation, and because a lot of people genuinely like the music on it.

[VoodooChild15]

A handful of good moments, but on the whole unremarkable and wholly forgettable. It sounded like they were more concerned with making an "epic" album than actually making epic songs.

[Deus Panico]

Ok this album doesn't suck.
And by refusing to suck, it is clearly the worst album ever.
As someone said somewhere in UG, The Resistance may be the best Queen album ever.
But it is also the worst Muse album ever.
No guitar riffs, too much synths, plain melodies..
The three part EPIX song is the most boring thing ever.
I laugh at you hardcore muse fans who adore this album, even comparing one song of it to Timbaland.
Very funny.

Deus Panico wrote:

Ok this album doesn't suck.
And by refusing to suck, it is clearly the worst album ever.

What does that even mean?

Deus Panico wrote:

As someone said somewhere in UG, The Resistance may be the best Queen album ever.

Yes, some parts of the album resembled Queen. But you conveniently ignored the remaining 95% of the album that sounds like Muse, simply to make that statement.

Deus Panico wrote:

But it is also the worst Muse album ever.
No guitar riffs, too much synths, plain melodies..

Since when is Muse music only good when there's lots of guitar and little synth in it? To me, good Muse isn't defined by heavy guitar driven music, but by originality and variation in style instead of sticking to their "comfort zone" sound forever, like some bands do. The Resistance was amazing in the sense that it opened a whole lot of new doors and windows to Muse's sound, again.

Deus Panico wrote:

The three part EPIX song is the most boring thing ever.

Go listen to your br00tal metulz then, but let the people who can actually appreciate music that doesn't have heavily distorted guitar riffs smeared all over it, appreciate it.

Deus Panico wrote:

I laugh at you hardcore muse fans who adore this album, even comparing one song of it to Timbaland.
Very funny.

Undisclosed Desires sounds more Depeche Mode-ish IMO. I find the Timbaland connection silly as well, but what it has to do with the quality of the album, I fail to see.

Checked.

[americnidiot]

*golf clap* to ZeG. Great album, haven't stopped listening to it.

[Rokkec]

Indeed...The more time an album has to grow on you, the more time you`ll appreciate and enjoy it..instant catchiness is usually well put together with being tired of it in the long term..
All in all..I enjoy this album a lot more than I did a week ago..I just accept it for what it is and embrace it..it`s even better now when you shuffle the new Muse with the old Muse and get an experience to please your every mood and feeling..=P

[Deus Panico]

Oh now i see how come so many posts regarding Muse are deleted. Since this mod is clearly a fanboy...

ZeGuitarist, that was MY opinion. I don't like this album. No need to be offended.

Amusing how some people are willing to totally change their music taste just so this album fits in.

[Deus Panico]

One more thing, ZeGuitarist: you should use your super-mod cyber-powers to change the overall rating to 10 as well. It would make everyone very happy and clapping and whatever.

Deus Panico wrote: Oh now i see how come so many posts regarding Muse are deleted. Since this mod is clearly a fanboy...

I deleted one post of yours. It said "this album sucks". Hardly any constructive, is it? I deleted it for being spam, not for being an opinion I disagree with. If I did that, I would have deleted your other post as well. Also, don't call me out.

Deus Panico wrote: ZeGuitarist, that was MY opinion. I don't like this album. No need to be offended.

Why would I be offended? You didn't like this album and stated your reasons, I do like the album and posted why I didn't agree with your reasons. It's how arguments work.

Deus Panico wrote: Amusing how some people are willing to totally change their music taste just so this album fits in.

Music evolves, so do music tastes. As it happens I have a very broad taste in music anyway, and so do a lot of people, so your argument holds no ground whatsoever.

Deus Panico wrote: One more thing, ZeGuitarist: you should use your super-mod cyber-powers to change the overall rating to 10 as well. It would make everyone very happy and clapping and whatever.

Protip: when you fail to produce retorts to someone's arguments, do not resort to attacking him personally.

[Boomjosh]

I must admit im afraid i disagree with the most of you, i am a huge muse fan and dont get me wrong the album isnt bad, but it is certainly not muses best stuff, far from. i find the orchestral peces really quite poor too, there are so many better classical pieces out there and if he was going to write classical he should be compared with simular pieces.

[Serjem]

i'm going to write a review as soon as i have some time to dig into it... but teh 1st impression was awsum.

[TheTazMonkey]

i absolutely love this album, i dont know how they're gonna top it with the next one
but, guiding light is a bit of a let down except the solo, and exogenesis part 1 is a bit odd
but uprising, resistance, undisclosed desires, united states of eurasia, unnatural selection, mk ultra, i belong to you, exogenesis 2 and 3... all 5 stars easily.
and the album art aint too shabby either!

[ilejak1]

I just love the album, I regularly don't buy cd's unless I love them, I just buy them on iTunes. This one is in my CD collection. I just have to say, it's beautifully written with some minor exceptions. And about the Twilight thing, they're unfortunately thinking of putting Apocalypse Please and Hyper Music of let's keep out fingers crossed.

[FearOfTheDuck]

All Muse sounds the same, Matt Belamy gets on my nerves... The riff at the end of knights of cydonia is bad ass though, i'll give them that.

[ndschroede23]

[sorry for the double post, messed up the first one, ignore it]

Deus Panico wrote:

I laugh at you hardcore muse fans who adore this album, even comparing one song of it to Timbaland.
Very funny.

ZeGuitarist, that was MY opinion. I don't like this album. No need to be offended.

If you're laughing at us, aren't we supposed to get offended? Isn't that the point of laughing at people?

[Jondy]

Well I guess to a big Muse fan putting a symphony on your album seems original, but to a big metal fan it seems run of the mill, and I personally thought Muse's take on it was downright boring. Maybe I just don't care for Muse enough to like this album. I liked... not loved but liked... some of their previous stuff, and when I heard they were making a symphony, I was excited because I love symphonic rock.

First of all stop calling it a symphony. It's just standard Muse sound that just happens to have orchestral sounds behind it. It's just not anything special at all. It sounds like anything else by Muse, just that it has orchestral sounds backing it.

But. then again. Maybe I just don't care for Muse and to a Muse fan maybe it was AMAZING.

[Arterial]

At the beginning, I didnt really like the album as well, I saw it as too mainstream. But then I found out the album was inspired by George Orwell's 1984, and after that, it opened a whole new light to me...
this album is beautiful.

[Rock'n'Roller]

This album didn't really do much for me in honesty
certainly not their best
and I expected the symphony to be a lot more complex than it was, but I still enjoyed in
one of the highlights i'd say
but my least favourite album I'd say

[Mike_Atherton]

I was quite dissapointed with this album uprising, united states of eurasia and exogensis r the best songs, the rest just dint do anything for me particualry resistance and you belong to me they were annoyingly catchy

[BlisteringDDj]

Don't like the direction they're going. Dissapointing album for me... :/

[Spaz91]

It was like a compilation of all the slow boring songs of their previous albums. No Hysteria or PIB in here...

[roksta101]

people hated on this album too much, again making the mistake of putting a band in a box.

i find this album amazing. people are comparing it to their earlier works but one cannot because they have grown alot and matured in their music and it definately comes through. no longer the bluntly passionate aggressive songs, but they have transformed and can use their aggression and put it into songs in a more controlled, mature way.

i found it surprisingly progressive, with contrasting breaks and reprises, but nevertheless brilliant.

would have like more development of the symphony parts at the end...they are great and he could have done much more with the themes.

all in all MUSE still rocks

[farfaraway]

Shut up about Twilight, fuck sake.

[Alkyan]

oh my god... This album is really bad ! Where are the rock spirit of the band?

[acade365]

Spaz91 wrote:

It was like a compilation of all the slow boring songs of their previous albums. No Hysteria or PIB in here...

If you want to hear Hysteria or PIB, go and listen to them; dont you think that staying the same throughout albums would become really boring?

Also, not all music has to be fast and heavy, you know?

[JPScralatchtica]

BRILLIANT!!!

[nuthinbutachump]

dissapointed
never thought that the band who made showbiz and origin would end up making an album like this

[pingu45]

nuthinbutachump wrote:

dissapointed
never thought that the band who made showbiz and origin would end up making an album like this

well said.
my fave review above is the 1 - 1 - 1 review

pingu45 wrote:

nuthinbutachump wrote:

dissapointed
never thought that the band who made showbiz and origin would end up making an album like this

well said.
my fave review above is the 1 - 1 - 1 review

How an abusive review like that even got approved is beyond me. All minimum scores, no text whatsoever? Seriously? I'll get that sorted out.

Checked.

Haha don't panic, this is UT Team review!

Thanks for sorting it out! Cheers!

[mattiwillohouse]

I love how Muse have evolved over the years. If they released Showbiz today it wouldn't sell. Not to say Showbiz isn't good, it's just they know you can't let the grass grow under your feet, you have to keep developing. Bellamy is the 'guitar hero' for the 21st century, as well as being a dab hand with the ivory keys!

I'm currently learning the solo from Guiding Light, sounds ace! Well done again lads!

[LegsOnEarth]

best of 2009?! Christ, UG

[mike_anderson25]

BDO 2010!! AHHHH!

Part One of Exogenesis stuns me everytime I hear it, fan-bloody-tastic.

[ndschroede23]

Glenn Beck likes it. (But then again, Muse asked him not to say he liked it. XD ) Take from that what you will.

[Screamin' Eagle]

Im a pretty big muse fan and i must say i really dont think its a great album although i think Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1 (Overture) and Uprising are ****n awsome, Unnatural Selection starts off mint then gets boreing as does the rest of the album. Dont get me wrong though it doesnt change how i feel about the band cause their incredible live and extreamly talented but this album will never top the likes of Origin Of Symmetry.

[skuldugery]

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!
The first day it was out I went and bought it and I'm so glad I did!
Great review.

MUSE ARE AWESOME!

[IAmRenegade]

I have to say that I did enjoy this album a great deal. But I've found that most of the reviews are overshooting quotes from Muse altogether!
I bought the album through iTunes and with it came "iTunes LP : The Resistance" which is an iTunes-only album-associated program that was Matt's quotes and inspireations for each song and his view of the album.

Reading all his quotes and watching the "In the making of..." section showed me many things fans, critiques and reviewers are missing. For example, many people are disliking "Undisclosed Desires" because it simply "doesn't sound like Muse" or it "isn't Muse-worthy." First of all, all the songs are in fact Muse-worthy because, well, they are all made by Muse!!! That aside, Matt says the song comes from experimenting with contemporary RNB sounds, and sampling from David Bowie's Ashes To Ashes album.

"Resistance", quote "an extension of "Map of the Problematique" with a bit of influence by early "The Police". It is very much based on the love story from the book "1984" by George Orwell, particularly the romance between Winston and Julia..."

"Guiding Light" "This track is about a troubled relationship and is influenced by 1980's cheesey stadium rock!" quote Matt.

I think the "Exogenesis" symphonies were all pure musical genious. However, Matt views them as expression to the concept of "Panspermia", or when humanity starts to end and astronauts travel into space to find another home for the wayward humans.

"Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 1 (Overture)"
Matt quotes "The jaded acceptance that civilization will end."

"Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 2 (Cross-pollination)"
Matt quotes "A desperate hope that sending astronauts to find and populate other plantes will be successful alongside the recognition that this is the last hope."

"Exogenesis: Symphony, Part 3 (Redemption)"
Matt quotes "The astronauts realize that it is one big cycle and recognize that unless humanity can change, it will happen all over again."

Not giving Muse, a very hard-working group, their due and taking their view on their music should be a crime.

"Exogenesis" means "beginning from outside." The album art is the Earth centered, surrounded by a spherical shape embedded with colored hexagons, some missing, with stars in the background. A section of the bottom of the spherical pattern is broken away to make way for and orange pathway that leads to the Earth with a man standing on the mid-bottom of the pathway. This is said to symbolize panspermia, exogenesis symphonies, and the "space shuttle earth" concept.

I feel Muse has revolutionized the musical world once more with Part 1's HUGE orchestral arpeggio's and Uprising's powerful drum progressions, Chris' killer bass lines and Matt's screaming guiotar solos all make this one great album.

I love the theme of the album as well. "Exogenesis", "Panspermia", "Space-Shuttle Earth" all bond together with some french musical opera in "I Belong To You" and agressive love stories derived from great authors and song writers and Europe's finest. Influences of "Pink Floyd", "David Bowie", "Rachmaninov", "Chopin", "Richard Strauss" and "Ravel Tchaikovsky." Muse really dug deep in mixing with old and famous European culture on this album along with their views on humanity at it's bitter end.

Definetly one of my top favorite albums. Hell, "Undisclosed Desires" and "Guiding Light" are two of my favorite songs now. Good fans love all a bands music. But that's what I think. What kind of fan looks at an album a band spent countless hours on and says "crap, crap, crap, crap, BIG piece of crap, crap..." Not a good one.

^ Impressive post. You should write a review.

Checked.

[hockeyplayer168]

The spark that this album is missing for some is teenage angst. I, for one, welcome the departure of those emotions for deeper, more meaningful statements and exploration.

[ShrimpthePimp]

I find it funny how everyone is saying Muse has "revolutionized the musical world" when really, it seems they just took a class over the Classical/Romantic period of music and used it as inspiration. These aren't new or "innovative" ideas here, all of this has been said and done before. Many years before. The Muse just brought it back to the 2000's where people don't know enough of the old musical periods to pick up on that.

although, its still a good CD.

[pat1990]

awsome album good reviews but people should stop compairing the album to OoS cause its not OoS its a new album in a new direction listen to it for what it is and stop saying well it aint got songs like plug in baby course it dosnt its a new album would be stupid and pointless to write an album completly like a previouse one muse have matured alot and the new tunes are superb probs one of the best album i have herd in a long time especialy with songs such as " i belong to you" but hey thats my opinion but it certainly up there as one of and if not the best work muse has produced.

[dchgooner]

I haven't seen Twilight, I don't want to. So, why are people bringing up the book/movie? How is Muse related to the aforementioned franchise?

[Rokkec]

Supermassive Black Hole was used in the first film and I belong to you..well an edited/remixed version of the song will be used in the second one..the author of the book franchise loves MUSE =D

[TJK-frosterfreq]

I didn't like this album to be honest
none of the songs were ones that you could really get into
nor were there any riffs that it made you want to learn on a guitar.
For me this is one of those albums where they toned it down a notch and it doesn't satisfy people that like Muse for their catchy upbeat songs. Not saying it was a bad album, I just didn't enjoy it at all.

[Kwyjibo2006]

dchgooner wrote:

I haven't seen Twilight, I don't want to. So, why are people bringing up the book/movie? How is Muse related to the aforementioned franchise?

The author of Twilight is a huge Muse fan; She thanks them at the end of each book. And In the Twilight movies there's a Muse song on each soundtrack. The New Moon movie has a special remix of I Belong to You.

[Rokkec]

That`s ba

Kwyjibo2006 wrote:

The author of Twilight is a huge Muse fan; She thanks them at the end of each book. And In the Twilight movies there's a Muse song on each soundtrack. The New Moon movie has a special remix of I Belong to You.

That`s basically the same thing I`ve said xD

[Kwyjibo2006]

Rokkec wrote:

That`s baKwyjibo2006 wrote:

The author of Twilight is a huge Muse fan; She thanks them at the end of each book. And In the Twilight movies there's a Muse song on each soundtrack. The New Moon movie has a special remix of I Belong to You.

That`s basically the same thing I`ve said xD

Lmao sorry man, hadn't seen your comment

[Rokkec]

Kwyjibo2006 wrote:

Lmao sorry man, hadn't seen your comment

No prob

[loz4]

spadge wrote:

album was a dissapointment.
it sucked.

only song i liked was unnatural selection.

i bet your one of those guys who just like songs by Muse like SMBH and Hysteria. a guy who likes it when they play a riff, well this album is simply spectacular, if you can't see the emotion and passion on this album and just want to hear a good riff, I feel sorry for you.