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That could make sense, maybe if they felt like they didn’t fit the theme/sound of the later sessions.

 

I gotta say, say what you will about quality of the two singles (I’ve already said my piece), but the instrumentation and styles between are somewhat consistent. This is coming off albums where the first two singles were Psycho + Dead Inside and Unsustainable + Survival.

 

I can’t believe I’m actually going to follow this album. I think I have Stockholm syndrome with this band

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I’m just looking forward to the song descriptions translated from a foreign magazine. That always stirs up the pot around here

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Black Mirror is usually about as subtle as Matt’s lyrics, so that makes sense

 

(Ok some of the episodes are pretty good)

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This kind of stuff just makes me glad I heard them in the Absolution era lol.

 

I mean I agree with most of the criticism but I still enjoy it. I think the two following albums got a lot of similar criticism but I don’t enjoy them, it’s all just nostalgia

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I will defend The Resistance until the day I die

 

Mostly because it’s the album that got me into the band. I’m sure some people feel that way about T2L and Drones too

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One upside: apart from the lyrics referencing the Holocaust, the lyrics aren’t terrible or overly blunt. You know, except for that Holocaust line

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Glad to see he’s been keeping up with InfoWars

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Also can anyone point me to the 80s influence outside of the cheesy gated tom fills and Bon Jovi backing vocals? It’s like they took the two worst things from 80s music

 

missed u too jonisdead

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Has muse been known to prank it's fans? Cause if it has, there could be hope, but i have a dreadful feeling that this is the real Though Contagion. Jesus Christ.

 

 

yes the past 7 years+ have been a prank

 

right

 

RIGHT?!

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I don’t think I like Muse anymore

 

And before you ask why then I’m still there, I don’t know either

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I would enjoy Citizen Erased 2.0 a lot more if more than 1/3 of the song was original music (1/4 if you count the title track as part of the song)

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If Muse can actually pull off a Kavinsky-type track in their own unique way (and not just have similar art), I’ll be impressed

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I’ll take “fake news” over “babe” x100

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Weezer are way too self aware (EWBAIT and White Album are solid tho) and Muse are everything but

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There is a thin line between elation and dread that only Muse fans truly understand when new music is announced.

 

Save a prayer for Weezer fans

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After being a bit burnt by Drones and then Dig Down, I’m not necessarily excited for this, but I’m always always intrigued to see what they do because at some point I really loved this band. Here’s hoping to defying expectations!

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Rich Costey also mixed Panic Station on T2L, which he did in accord with the brightier, crispier production they aimed to for the album. I also don't think BH&R is so muddy, especially when compared with Absolution, which it is indeed.

We also shouldn't forget the creative process was all of their doing in TR and T2L.

 

Oh I wasn’t aware he worked that much on Panic Station, that gives me hope. I know he’s been involved in the past few albums but I didn’t know to what extent. I think BHaR was definitely a step up, I’ll agree with that.

 

And for the creative stuff, yeah the wide range of styles on TR and T2L might be owed to lack of third party input, but then again it seems like Drones had too much of that input.

 

Like you just said I was wondering if we’d hear a snippet. I remember getting that snippet for DD at some point

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I hope the mixing is better this time around with Rich, BHaR and Absolution are just too muddy sounding to me. But as the band’s music started to sound better, the creative control got more and more questionable...

 

I think the band still definitely has the capacity to produce good music, even pop. Nothing wrong with a good pop song. I’d rather have them make something they enjoy than recreate an older sound, as long as it’s actually a successful experiment

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Do we know anything about who’s producing this track? Or just anyone outside of Muse being involved? Am I wrong in remembering Costey being somewhere in the mix 🤔

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In before song about a girl getting stuck in your head.

 

I’d put money on the phrase “you’re a thought contagion” popping up in the song

 

first we had dick town now it’s thot contagion

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I love disappointment just as much as I love new releases from this band, so I’m in good shape for next Thursday

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Muse are reaching new Coldplay levels of self-parody

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it'd be nice if they used more than three chords outside of the guitar bridge

 

this is imagine dragons tier "epic" rock

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The music video costume design makes me expect a sound like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZZfaDp02o. That slick guitar tone

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Cool, thanks. Guess they finally got to making an EP like they wanted to a while ago