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Old Man Pigeon

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  1. I'm actually currently in a state of shock.

    I had such low expectations, so much so that I even forgot the release date until this morning.

     

    Muse have put out a great album here and this is from a Showbiz/OOS era fan!

     

    Algorithm is the best album opener since Take A Bow. I actually can't decide which version of it I prefer but after back to back listens I slightly lean towards the album version.

     

    Propaganda got me hooked by the second listen. Very nice indeed. I have a feeling this will be great live.

     

    Speaking of live, Break It To Me kicks HARD. The funk is here and it's phat as phuck. Actually the whole album is immaculately produced and the bass is as powerful as ever! Such a bonkers song but I really dig it

     

    Get Up And Fight...yes it's weak but I prefer it to Something Human and it's definitely better than Revolt.

     

    Blockades is another that improved with multiple listens. Definitely stock Muse but it works in the context of the album and I'm a sucker for arpeggios

     

    The Void had potential to be phenomenal after the first 2 minutes but it loses its way somewhat. I definitely appreciate what they were going for with it though.

     

    Dig Down Gospel and Dark Side Alternate are great!

     

    Pressure is a great single too!

     

    Well done guys

     

    7.5/10

     

    PS - DID I MENTION HOW GOOD ALGORITHM IS??!!

  2. Thought this was the revolt thread by accident, when I read your statement I was like "the world has literally turned inside out". But I swiftly discovered my error. Yeah Defector's good, a grower too, wasn't impressed first few times I heard it

     

    Haha, that would've been the biggest turn around ever!

  3. - Riff = Plug In Baby

    - Bass = Hysteria

    - Guitar solo = Reapers

    - Drums = Map Of The Problematique

    - Piano = Butterflies & Hurricanes

    - Vocals = Ruled By Secrecy

    - Backing vocals = Supermassive Black Hole

    - Chorus = Futurism

    - Verses = Fury

    - Intro = Stockholm Syndrome

    - Outro = Cave

    - Lyrics = Megalomania

  4. I'm still convinced that people forced themselves to like this...

     

    Almost everyone disliked it on their initial hearing! It's akin to hearing a crappy pop song by Katy Perry and then eventually liking it because you've heard it so many times on the radio or TV etc

  5. I like how Matt actually brought his Whammy to the video shoot so we could get the 5 seconds of greyscaled thermal image shots of him using it.

     

    I didn't notice this originally. It's the only pedal he has plugged in too! It's like that's all he ever needs!

  6. Damnit, anyone else wishes the verses were twice as long?

    Like at 3:52 is like one of the most beautiful things I have heard from Muse, but it only last 10 seconds:(

    Definitely! That verse in particular is way too short.

     

    This song has really grown on me though. If you just zone out and take it all in, it really sounds great

  7. I don't think I've known a Muse song to have so many people change their opinion on it!

     

    81 people said they didn't like it originally. I bet about 50 of those have changed their minds now.

  8. Yeah, it makes the song feel really weird, but I think it might have been necessary. If the prechorus/chorus were at the same tempo as the verses, the song definitely would have a heavier vibe to it, which doesn't appear to be what Muse intended for this song. And given that my favorite part of the song is the verses, I'll take a shitty tempo change over an entire song at the tempo of the chorus.

     

    As has been said before: the change from chorus back to verse isn't too bad, but the one from verse to chorus is UNFORGIVEABLE!

  9. If they stripped down a bit the arrangement and production on it (as I've already written), I think it would result in the almost perfect and much brighter heiress of Falling Down - you know, with the bluesy guitar and such.

     

    I couldn't agree more with this. A slightly more stripped down version with less strings and less backing vocals would be perfection

  10. Great album until Revolt. Even Mercy has grown on me a bit!

    However, Revolt kills the momentum completely. Aftermath is alright actually, but The Globalist being a let down really makes the album go out with a wimper.

     

    It had potential to be in their top 3 albums. But it misses out for me.

     

    Edit: JFK into Defector is genuinely brilliant

  11. All I here is "killed by drones" over and over again. I just can't get past the lyrics :(

     

    I do appreciate the effort and balls it took to make a track like this but I'll never enjoy it. A shame really

  12. Finally listened to this now I've been able to get it off iTunes. Had only previously heard the poor rip for the leak...the last minute or so isn't half as bad as I initially remember!

  13. seriously though, I accept that muse like to be silly sometimes but this is just beyond fucking comprehension.

     

    This is definitely the silliest they have ever been. I even took "You Fuckin Motherfucker" more seriously as a recorded track

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