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smoledman

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  1. Yeah I realize that, but in 2002-2003 Matt wasn't obsessed with writing pop songs. He did TIRO more as an experiment to see if he could rather than indicating that as a change in direction. Unfortunately it really was as evidenced by "Starlight", "Supermassive Black Hole", "Invincible" on the next album. Hell, 70% of the LP 5/6/7 are pop songs. 'Member when there used to be songs like "Falling Away With You", "Screenager", "Shrinking Universe", "Ruled by Secrecy", "Citizen Erased"? The problem is Muse understood 10 years ago that if they wrote more pop songs, they would make more money. Essentially they did what The Moody Blues did in the 1980s, sold out and made tons of money. "Your Wildest Dreams"... I personally discovered the band via "Butterflies & Hurricanes", that was my gateway drug to Muse. Not pop crap. At least with Radiohead, if you're 15 and the first thing you ever heard was "Burn the Witch", you didn't get robbed of artistry on the first go. "A Moon Shaped Pool" isn't Kid A/Amnesiac but it's a damn fine progressive art-rock album that shows you don't have to sell out at 40+.
  2. The problem is Dig Down is literally Madness redux. Right down to the chord progression and vocal style. Madness itself was a George Michael "Faith" ripoff. Welcome back to 1987!
  3. Remember when Muse use to have singles like "New Born", "Stockholm Syndrome", "Hysteria"? IMHO the rot began with "Time is Running Out" - their first explicit pop song. They never should have done it in retrospect. It gave them chart success and the taste of filthy lucre.
  4. Honestly Muse have been selling out ever since "Starlight" hit. At least on that album they gave us some progressive shit to chew on(Hoodoo, Knights, Take a Bow). Even on TR album we got the Exogenesis song as a prog-bone. The last 2 albums were absolute SHIT and Album 8 is going to be double-bad SHIT.
  5. Well I thought they hit rock bottom with 'Dead Inside', but they 'Dug Deeper' on this one for sure! Safe to say I won't be bothering with Muse anymore. I'm done, gone, OUT.
  6. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/devon-band-muse-played-so-loudly-at-glastonbury-they-broke-local-council-s-decibel-limit/story-30009253-detail/story.html
  7. For the masses - Plug in Baby for the connoisseur - Citizen Erased funny how they are consecutive on the album LOL
  8. Citizen Erased or Hyper Chondriac Music. New Born maybe.
  9. Yes! In Matt Bellamy's insatiable quest for glory(No. 1 albums) he has sacrificed his musical integrity by pumping out shit like this for years now. He will never perform "Falling Away With You", but will perform "Revolting" a trillion times gladly.
  10. I swear Matt must have had a contest with himself - "how can I top myself to write the shittiest song I could ever possibly write". Yes, even shittier then Neutron Star Collision or Guiding Light.
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