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Hmm...I've heard some things that sound inspired by Rachmaninov, but I wasn't aware of even smaller borrowed excerpts. I'm a bit curious about this now; what's the most prominent example? is IBTY one of them? AnywaysI would doubt any of those Rach themes were borrowed to support specific images expressed by the lyrics because Rachmaninov doesn't really have imagery associated with his works. In the case of the Globalist, the reference to the "great hunter" piece is part of the imagery of the song. Diluting the piece would dilute the image for me. I'm not trying to sway anyone's opinion, but I think this instance is unique in that the image associated with a classical piece matches imagery within the lyrics of the song. I'd be very interested if anyone here has discovered something else like that in Muse's catalogue.
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Ah got it. That makes sense now, but now I disagree that it would make it better because the connection to the lyrics makes too much sense. It would be a bit harder to pick up if it was only inspired or a smaller excerpt because a lot of classical pieces are difficult to discriminate from each other and they wouldn't have to cite it in the album credits necessarily. We'll probably agree to disagree on this one.
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What do you mean by that?
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Lyrics are on point in this one. As somebody else mentioned earlier, the piano part is based on Elgar's Nimrod...Nimrod is a mythological figure known as a great hunter, and Bellamy sings about how "it's human nature. The greatest hunter will rule them all." There are a few other hidden references in here as well that have made the song grow on me. I'd change my "somewhat" poll response to a "yes" now if I could. I wish there were more subtle moments in the other songs on this album.
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Not according to henner's 2 posts that followed...it sounded convincing to me.
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I actually ended up voting for Dead Inside as my favorite for the survey thread and the live poll. It was between this and Reapers for me, but I saw that Dead Inside wasn't getting a lot of love so I gave the tiebreaker to it Those two are monsters, but this one is so catchy and gives me the feels.
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Yeah, I figured as much. It's funny how some people have reviewed this album as Muse saying "drones r bad" when really they're exploring the ideas of human manipulation/control within society or relationships using drones as a metaphor (because drones are also under "remote control"). Also, I knew there were a lot of other uses for drones but I wasn't aware that what you described was one of them. Interesting stuff!
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Rebecca Black "Dead Inside" confirmed.
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Wow...I had heard Nimrod before, but hadn't bothered to think about the context before...That's a lot of anecdotal evidence to suggest that Nimrod wasn't just chosen for it's structure. Although I find your first point to be a bit of a stretch, your reasoning checks out with me. I'm going to renege my first complaint about choosing that piece instead of composing. I'd like to think Matt went through a similar thought process.
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I've heard this song enough times to form an opinion on it...I like it, but I do have a few qualms with it. The first being the nimrod copy...Matt can write good piano; why did he feel the need to borrow instead of compose? It sounds lovely though, and I like what he did with it. My second gripe has been echoed by a few people already, but it really doesn't flow as well as it could/should. I actually think the transition to the massive riff is okay, but the transition to the piano is really jarring. It's like it interrupts the last chord of the guitar, and there's no time to breathe and acknowledge that the chaos is over. In the context of the story I feel like the protagonist would take a short moment either out of shock or just to contemplate the amount of destruction, and as a listener I want the time to properly visualize it and process as well. But nope, we jump right in with the...rage? Grief? It's kind of ambiguous as to what the protagonist is feeling (ambiguous for once; that's not a complaint just an observation). Finally I think the last line "I just wanted to be loved" is pretty poignant, and in my opinion they should've just ended with that instead of Drones, as delightful as Matt's singing is. Find a way to resolve it and end the song/album there. Instead The Globalist ends with harmonic tension so it doesn't feel resolved (which makes the transition to Drones harmonically necessary). So now we have a 10 minute track that doesn't even feel finished in isolation. It's a fun ride but a missed opportunity to be truly evocative in my opinion.
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Whatever floats your boat mate...Some of these would go in my worst, quite honestly. I realized you weren't joking when I saw USoE which actually has a memorable piano part. Also, I reckon you are the true champion of Big Freeze on this board. I'll give you props for unapologetically putting your unpopular opinion out there.
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First of all, I'm left wanting to know more about your work, and what the techs do...Second of all, Mercy is a "pick me up" song for you? Your life must be pretty tough then. Disclaimer: I'm saying that because the lyrics are dark, not because I'm trying to pick on the song.
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I personally enjoy it, and I'm unashamed to say so...However, I couldn't imagine picking it as my favorite from Drones since there are other memorable tracks that are much more technically impressive. Also, my survey response is coming, but first I need to revisit some classic Muse albums for reference for the album ranking portion
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You know not everyone thinks U2 is crap.... That aside I think the ending shouldn't have been that group sing a-long thing it became (when Mutt Lange starts singing). Save that for the live shows; it doesn't belong on the album in my opinion. It's like the last album in Explorers when they add in the drums and bells...WHY?
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Yeah...I was mainly thinking of the other music videos. Dead Inside the "protagonist" dancer is male, and in Reapers and Psycho the victim/protagonist is male. I didn't say it was a bad video, I just was hoping it would be more consistent with the previously released videos and the song itself. Now I'm left feeling like the video kind of betrays the album concept a bit. Just my opinion though.
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Mercy is mediocre to me as well...but opinions. I'm a bit confused by the music video...I thought the protagonist was male for one thing, and it's lacking men in cloaks Still I have to say I prefer the official video to the lyric video. However, JFK + Defector remains my favorite music video from this album (Reapers being a close second). It's a bit cliched to smash TVs, but I kinda like it for that plus the old fashioned TV lettering and all of the images from media that are thrown in there.
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I noticed it too! I thought I was just projecting what I wanted to hear...
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I can see it now...seriously though, what are the odds that there's either a recording of this or random choral singers actually performing this in their upcoming tours? I'm kind of envisioning it as a way for the band to say goodbye after encores (via recording probably). Depends on if they really go for a "story" for their concerts on upcoming tours or not. I'm not saying I like the idea, but it could be one of Matt's crazy ideas that passes through the band's filter (like ending the album with that in the first place). Would be a good way to get people to calm down Just remember if this happens, you heard it from me first! Edit: finally listened all the way through the album...I will sleep on it but maybe after a few more run-throughs I'll have some coherent thoughts on it.
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I pretty much agree with all that you've said. "Only you can stop the pain..."and onwards gives me the feels. Well done Matt I definitely think that vocal performance will be tough to replicate live, so it might not produce as much of the feels. Still, I would definitely revisit this song on its own and I think it was a good choice for a single. Also gives you a bit of an emotional investment in the protagonist as well for a solid open to the story.
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I kind of agree with this...Another reason I'm thinking this will be the first song I skip is that the lyrics are very dark which contrasts with the bright Starlight-like instrumentation and melody....if I had only heard the instruments I would've expected it to be more like "Glory!" Instead of "Mercy!" Also, I find that this one advances the story of the album the least. I doubt I would miss it if it wasn't there.... I guess my big disclaimer is that I haven't listened to anything past Defector, but from what I've read in other reviews the music seem to at least reflect the lyrics in the other songs.
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Side note since I haven't posted, but for me this is the best song I've heard yet from this album. I still haven't heard the songs past Defector, but reading the reactions to the following tracks has been quite...interesting