Showbiz: Best - Understandably Muse at their rawest, especially in Matt's vocals, dude sounds like he's close to tears at times, gives the album a bit of emotional power you don't really see in their later material. Also, just massive potential on display, some damn excellent songs, Sunburn, Showbiz, Muscle Museum, Cave etc. Worst - Production is a bit flat, instruments don't have room to breathe at times, the drums suffer in particular at points. Origin of Symmetry: Best - The sheer creativity on display, huge musical evolution from their debut, experimental in the best way. Production is a massive improvement from Showbiz too, tracks like Citizen Erased sound huge, wall of sound when necessary but not consistently crushed dynamics wise. Great flow too. Worst: Perhaps the guitar tones at points? Have to really look for gripes with this album. Absolution: Best - General cohesiveness with the end of the world theme. Well put together tracks (Adding the synth arpeggios to Stockholm Syndrome etc.). Chris' bass tones are great throughout the album. I actually don't have an issue with the track order, but I grew up with this album so maybe I'm used to that order Worst: Production occasionally buries some of the soundscapes. Not a huge issue really. Again, really digging for issues. Black Holes and Revelations: Best - Great flow, over the top but still serious tone, some genuinely great songwriting (Hoodoo stands out in this regard). Worst - Dear lord the production, Muse's output is generally brickwalled, but this album really suffers, the whole thing sounds muddy and distorted (MOTP is an unrelenting wall of sound from beginning to end) if any Muse album needs a remaster it's this one. Even soldier's poem peaks/clips consistently ffs. The Resistance: Best - Once again, the flow. Even if I'm not the biggest fan of the tracks, they fit together nicely. MK Ultra and Unnatural Selection are great. Worst - General blandness, a lot of the album just sounds uninspired, tracks like Resistance and Guiding Light suffer particular in this regard. Also, some really baffling production choices, who on earth thought having Matt singing in French in the middle of "I belong to you" was a good idea? The 2nd Law: Best - Crisp and clear production, good bass presence. Animals is a standout track, and Stevie Wonder thievery aside, Panic Station is fun. Worst - Flow and song quality, this album is all over the fucking place, tonally and quality wise. Features some of the worst material Muse has released. Too many of the songs sound like they've been ripped from something else. Drones: Best - Finally got some heaviness back. Worst - Is an album of two halves, one half old school fanservice to appease the older fans, other half bland tracks designed for radio airplay. Ranges from great (Reapers, The Handler) to bland (Mercy, The Globalist) to downright awful (Revolt, Aftermath)

Gonna throw another bucket list out there. Apocalypse Please Fury Thoughts of a dying atheist Recess Showbiz City of Delusion Hyper Music Stockholm Syndrome The Small Print Exo Politics Sunburn Sober Micro Cuts Ashamed Cave Assassin Uno Screenager (Hullaballoo-era piano version) Dark Shines The Groove Ruled by Secrecy Megalomania ...A man can dream

I think a bit of energy has been lost over the years, presumably due to touring etc. The likes of New Born or Stockholm Syndrome which keep a breakneck pace for pretty much their entire run-times are nowhere to be seen nowadays. Along with as others have said, piano being relegated to either a background instrument or only used for ballads as opposed to say Space Dementia or B&H where it's a centre-piece for a larger track. Just want that intensity and power back really.

"Fucking kill yourself, come on and do us a goddamn favour" "I'm not breaking down, I'm breaking out, I'll fucking lose control"

This is totally unrealistic, but a man can dream... New Born Dead Star Bliss Muscle Museum In Your World Thoughts of a Dying Atheist Stockholm Syndrome Psycho Reapers Assassin Butterflies and Hurricanes Space Dementia Citizen Erased Showbiz Invincible MK Ultra Micro Cuts The Handler Plug in Baby Take a Bow Apocalypse Please Ruled by Secrecy Knights of Cydonia

The Small Print, Forced In, Hate this and I'll love you. And yes, most definitely Thoughts of a dying atheist.

1. Drones 2. Undisclosed Desires 3. Dead Inside 4. Madness 5. The 2nd Law: Isolated System 6. Resistance 7. Prelude + Guiding Light 8. Big Freeze 9. Intro + I Belong to You (Extended "Mon Cœur S'ouvre à Ta Voix" interlude) 10. Explorers (w/New Born opening tease) 11. Neutron Star Collision 12.[JFK] + Revolt 13. Prague 14. Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 2 15. Interlude + Follow Me 16. The Globalist 17. Drones (Reprise) Encore 1: 18. Starlight 19. Mercy Encore 2: 20. Save Me