[The Handler]

I cannot get enough of this song. On repeat forever!

 

Forever? Love it!

[Drones Album Discussion Thread]

So, if Defector delivers, the Reapers-The Handler-Defector progression could be the best in a Muse album since Origin Of Symmetry.

 

I was thinking this earlier!

[The Handler]

There's no lyric video yet either so maybe this was just a radio airplay thing with a spotify exclusive stream?

[Drones Album Discussion Thread]

So who's going to listen to the full thing and not skip to Defector then?

 

I'll skip to JFK first

[The Handler]

Fantastic top 5 btw, I personally have got MM instead of Fury but otherwise we're pretty similar

 

MM is right up there too. 3 or 4 tracks off Showbiz are in my top 10

[The Handler]

I can't get it on iTunes yet

 

Having to use Spotify for the time being

[The Handler]

it's probably far too early to say this, but I think this song is getting on par with Showbiz (the song) which is in my top 6 list of Muse tracks. Really digging this

 

Agreed!

 

My current top 5 are

 

CE

Stockholm

Fury

Showbiz

Exo Part 1

 

Handler might just be about to dethrone Overture

[The Handler]

It was close to 2:30 mark and onwards that I finally felt the "Muse chills". Reminds me of one of my all-time favorite Muse songs, In Your World.

 

The Handler = Showbiz + Origin of Symmetry + Hullabaloo (or a great B-side in the good old days) + Absolution

 

Finally! <3

 

Love me some Muse chills!

Only Exo-Genesis part 1 has provided me with them in the last 3 albums.

[The Handler]

Which Muse record in the past 10 years hasn't sold well?

 

Live at Rome

[The Handler]

FTFY

 

More realistic, cheers

[The Handler]

Let's hope the band sees the overwhelming reaction to this song on here and on twitter. They might realise that they need to put out more stuff like this

[The Handler]

Yes, probably...unless the middle part of The Globalist kills it

 

Oh and that of course

[The Handler]

Reckon this is the heaviest Song on the album?

 

As a whole, probably. But the outro in studio Reapers is the heaviest part of the album I think. Combined with the "hear come the drones" distorted lyric

[The Handler]

I don't think the taping bridge is too long, the bass line is so good!

 

It's my fave part of the song. Don't understand the hate...I trip out to it!

[The Handler]

How can Muse create NSC and The Handler within 5 years of each other? Baffling

[The Handler]

The lyrics are the best we've seen so far too I reckon

[The Handler]

Can't wait for the live pro shot they did in one of the soundchecks!

[The Handler]

I can't be the only one who thinks it's (the solo) not "Angus Young" at all then?

 

The solo is pure Bellamy

 

This song doesn't sound like anyone other than Muse

[The Handler]

The Handler and Reapers are the first Muse songs to replicate the feeling I had when i first listened to them, coming up to 10 years ago now.

 

So relieved they're delivering

 

This x100

[The Handler]

Look at that poll

 

Even more impressive reaction than Reapers garnered

[The Handler]

The Handler - 10/10

Reapers - 10/10

Dead Inside - 9/10

Mercy - 8.5/10

Psycho - 8.5/10

 

Almost identical for me except I would score Mercy as a 6.5

[The Handler]

Well done, Mutt.

 

Mutt is a genius

[The Handler]

goosebumps anyone? SICK.

 

I was climaxing throughout the tapping solo.

The bass runs had a serious Stockholm vibe to them

[The Handler]

Early or late in a setlist, what do we think?

 

The start of a 3 song encore

[The Handler]

Matt's guitar has never sounded better