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One thing I don't like. I don't like / need those muffled drums alongside the intro riff before the first Break It To Me. They detract from the riff.
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Initial tentative ranking:
Break It To Me
Propaganda
The Void
Algorithm
The Dark Side
Pressure
Blockades
Something Human
Get Up And Fight
Thought Contagion
Dig Down
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All over the place, but why the fuck shouldn't this be a thing?
Algorithm
Map Of The Problematique
The Dark Side
Bliss
Dead Inside
Supermassive Black Hole
Hysteria
MK Ultra
Muscle Museum
Citizen Erased
[isolated System]
Something Human
Falling Away With You
Hate This & I'll Love You
Intro + Apocalypse Please
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Propaganda
Break It To Me
Time Is Running Out
Psycho
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Dead Star
Micro Cuts
Stockholm Syndrome
Take A Bow
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Exogenesis Pt.1: Overture
The Void
Recess
Shrinking Universe
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[We Are The Universe]
Uprising
Plug In Baby
Knights Of Cydonia
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Showbiz
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Also, as I said in the main ST thread, Blockades sounds like Muse covering Octavarium / Systematic Chaos era Dream Theater, which in turn was when Dream Theater openly spoke of being heavily influenced by Muse. There's massive circularity here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeRg33VDFZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzovR0s7EbI
And this one too:
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The intro sounds like the music from every science video I watched at school
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Update: I actually quite like the verses, there's a fair amount of musicality in there. The chorus is a big old turd though.
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Okay, I can totally tolerate SH in context. It's a nice little song.
I still struggle to understand how they made TC feel so long despite being so relatively short, but again, it's fine in album context.
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Let's all stop for a moment and appreciated that banshee wail bomfffs at 1m 26s and 2m 30s. Dreamy shit.
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Bog off, peasant.
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Shit guys, this is The One. This is the freshest thing Muse have done for decades.
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The riff is an exact 50/50 blend of Microphone Fiend and Sign Of The Times.
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I love how Charles keeps trying to get a word in here and there.
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It's nowhere near as Princy as Break It To Me.
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I dream of seeing this live, all four band members huddled over their own synths, banging out an extended 15-minute intro with some fucking huge synth beats. NIN-style.
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It's a worse Revolt.
Note: I really like Revolt.
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So where are we on a consensus of Propanda? I love it but is it better than Dead Inside? I’m going with no.
It's a totally different song. I don't think it's a very fair comparison. Dead Inside is top 10 Muse for me, but I can see Propaganda getting up there too. Dead Inside is srs, dark, bleak, heartfelt. Propaganda is ridiculous, OTT, brash, and hilarious.
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Caved. Initial thoughts based on one listen:
Algorithm - the blend of beats, bleeps, strings and piano is beautiful. The strings are some of Muse's finest to date. Not QUITE as epic as I expected, but those huge drum beats at the stand and the 90-100-sec instrumental intro is going to be insane live. 13/10
Propaganda - finally, the pop song Muse have been trying to write for 12 years. This is just about the most brilliantly brash thing they've ever done. It's a masterpiece. It's every bit as ludicrous as I hoped. 17/10.
Break It To Me - as above, the kind of pop Muse have been trying to get right for ages. Very RATM the riff, very very VERY Prince the rest of it. Far more so than Propaganda. I totally get the shuffly Linkin Park vibe people were referencing too. 18/10
Get Up And Fight - what even is this? -57/10
Blockades - sounds like Muse covering Octavarium era Dream Theater, who were in turn, at that time, were trying to cover Absolution era Muse. It doesn't really come together as a cohesive track and it doesn't really go anywhere. Blegh. 5/10
The Void - NIN. Strings. Wubbity wub wub wubbage. WRROOOOOOOONNNGGG. 16/10
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A lot of people compare Break It To Me to RATM but the whole song reminds me of ATS-era Linkin Park, especially the ending. When They Come For Me or Wretches and Kings.
Literally the two best LP songs post-Meteora. Sir, you have my attention.
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Anyone who hopes, wishes, or actively encourages other people/fans to leak anything, is a colossal thundercunt. Even more so those who then get arsey/aggressive about people not leaking. Srsly, do one you cretins. Get some self-restraint.
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GUAP confirmed Revolt 2.0.
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I feel like I’m high school again. Still hasn’t gotten old.
I know, there's some really fresh stuff among all the crud like DD and TC. I'm pleasantly surprised so far.
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As ever, this place's knight in shining armour delivers.
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Where the fuck is Bristol?
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