Sventington Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 ugh, this thread is making me sad. Clunge was one of the few to have any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum IV Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Dead Star and In Your World aren't on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 If I were to say anything, it's just that the album is completely blown away by its live counterparts, which spoils the studio versions a bit. This could be said for a lot of Muse's work though really. But specifically on OoS, I would say that it's a crying shame () that Futurism wasn't kept on. One of Muse's best basslines, in my opinion, and it deserved a place on there with Hyper Music's. And to be fair, I can see people's points about the momentum in the second half of the album. But I guess that track order allows the first half to be as epic as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Its not a very 'settled' album. As in it doesn't feel like it fits together well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 That's my biggest problem with The Resistance actually. Too many different styles, too stop start, fast then slow, fast then slow, fast then slow, about 10 different times. OoS is a lot better than that really. It helps that some of the tracks flow straight into each other too. I know where you're coming from though. Absolution is definitely the best 'album' in my opinion, not just based on what songs are on it and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ditto that FG doesn't fit in. And I don't care for Screenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatsername Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I never really liked Screenager. I always hear about people loving it and I try to see what's so good about it, but no. I always skip that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurellama Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 New Born could do with some better drumming and being shortened a bit, Feeling Good is shit and err. Otherwise it's all good. I agree with Clunge that they should have waited and put Dead Star on there though. Not as the opener though, perhaps after Darkshines (which is one of the best songs on the album, like seriously, I can't believe how anybody could dislike it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 New Born Bliss Space Dementia Hyper Music Plug In Baby Citizen Erased Micro Cuts Screenager Darkshines Dead Star Futurism Megalomania ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Dead Star New Born Bliss Space Dementia Hyper Music Plug In Baby Citizen Erased Micro Cuts Screenager Darkshines Megalomania Works 100% for me. I have no beef with the Micro Cuts > Screenager > Darkshines > Megalomania section; they're all really dark sounding tracks and fit together beautifully for me. Sonically, they're diverse, but thematically it works. That's where Black Holes & Revelations and The Resistance falls down. They're both musically and thematically diverse and it just jarrs in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Dead Star -> New Born piano section though? I agree about the thematic aspect though. It's what I love so much about their older albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurellama Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Nah, New Born's piano is pointless if it isn't opening. New Born Dead Star Bliss Space Dementia Hyper Music Plug In Baby Citizen Erased Micro Cuts Darkshines Megalomania perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurellama Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Also, why would you have Futurism on the album? Other than the bassline, it's a bit crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Also, why would you have Futurism on the album? Other than the bassline, it's a bit crap I think the vocals are some of Matt's best of that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Agreed. Plus it fits so well lyrically and thematically. How about... New Born Bliss Space Dementia Hyper Music Plug In Baby Citizen Erased Micro Cuts Dead Star Futurism Darkshines Screenager Megalomania Messing with the order a bit! I'm not completely sure about the ending with Screenager, as it stops the pace a bit, but could work well into Megalomania. Dead Star could work well after Micro Cuts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-museing Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I'd prefer if Darkshines wasn't in the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uccellino Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 New Born could do with some better drumming and being shortened a bit, Feeling Good is shit and err. Otherwise it's all good. I agree with Clunge that they should have waited and put Dead Star on there though. Not as the opener though, perhaps after Darkshines (which is one of the best songs on the album, like seriously, I can't believe how anybody could dislike it). I agree with your view on Darkshines. I don't mind Feeling Good. It was either that and/or Plug in Baby that brought Muse to my attention many years ago, so I can't join in with the mass hate of it. Thus, I have nothing negative to say about OoS and don't belong in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXOPOLITICIAN Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Personally, I think the non singles (excluding CE, including FG) are bit...fillerish. I mean, I still like them from time to time but they don't particularly do anything for me on a permanent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Space Dementia...Megalomania...Filler...Does not compute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Feeling Good doesn't belong on there. Should have been a B side, there were plenty of b sides they could have used or old pre-Showbiz songs that could have been restructured. I don't like Darkshines at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedkill Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 That's my biggest problem with The Resistance actually. Too many different styles, too stop start, fast then slow, fast then slow, fast then slow, about 10 different times. OoS is a lot better than that really. It helps that some of the tracks flow straight into each other too. I know where you're coming from though. Absolution is definitely the best 'album' in my opinion, not just based on what songs are on it and so on. Well, I must admit I disagree on the whole "absolution flows perfectly - the resistance flows badly" thing. I mean it's not just you, I've heard it plenty of times. How can SS flow nicely into FAWY? Or hysteria into blackout? Or TSP into endlessly? TOADA into RbS? I don't have a problem with tracks going slow - fast - slow - fast and so I'm not complaning on how absolution flows, I'm just trying to point out that if something is zig-zag, it's absolution. I prefer that over parts of album being completely one sided, like screenager->darkshines->feeling good->megalomania. So to go back ontopic, I'd say what many others said before - tempo and energy of OOS get kinda sluggish towards the end. Personally, I think that stockolm syndrome would fit into OOS really well and putting that instead of feeling good would make a perfect album for me. But you know, little imperfections make things even prettier, so I like to think of it that way. Also, there is something I never see anyone else mentioning so I'm wondering if I'm the only one feeling that way - I kinda think that OOS artwork isn't really cohesive. You know, the whole album theme, album cover, booklet artwork, even single covers etc. I know it has nothing to do with the music, but I'd like to see other opinions on this (besides, artwork is also part of the album right?). The resistance is better on that field. And as much as I always prefer muse over radiohead (although I think they are pretty damn fantastic too), as examples of perfectly cohesive albums I would probably name ok computer and kid A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutDaFucksy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Personally, I think the non singles (excluding CE, including FG) are bit...fillerish. I mean, I still like them from time to time but they don't particularly do anything for me on a permanent basis. Do you like Exo-Politics by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXOPOLITICIAN Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Space Dementia...Megalomania...Filler...Does not compute... Damn, I forgot about them I wouldn't say they're fillers, just...specific mood Muse. It's so hard to explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXOPOLITICIAN Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Do you like Exo-Politics by any chance? Eh, it's ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isia.x33 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 B-but... I like Feeling Good.... Put Dead Star onto OoS and I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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