_A_ Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I am not surprised. Madness is a great Muse song. However, am waiting for Mojo's, Q's, Pitchfork's , Uncut's, Under The Radar's, Drowned in Sound's blah blah (do they all still exist? ) ... All the reviews posted so far are mostly or probably just Musers' blogs (even the NME's ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_A_ Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Muse – Madness (4/5) Entitled Madness, this song is the medium through which Muse have chosen to rear their heads again, and it has to be said, it’s very different. Madness is slow, electronic, pulsing, thudding dance/dubstep. It does, however, have a lot of redeeming features. It is very, very progressive and yet somehow very classic Muse. It’s definitely catchy, it has a great, pulsating beat to it, and vocally it gets listeners singing along with the endlessly repeated “m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-mad, mad, mad” (it looks daft when it’s written down) even if they don’t like the song. The best thing about it, though, is that Madness builds up in a very satisfying way. It sneaks up on a listener and manages to explode into an epic finale section at about three minutes in, without anyone listening actually noticing it’s coming until it happens. It’s clever, and from then on until the end, the song becomes fantastic. It’s well titled too because it does seem to epitomise feelings of madness (especially if listened to through large headphones) in musical form. The drums pound very heavily on listeners ears, and there doesn’t seem to be any guitar work that isn’t smothered in chaotic-sounding effects so much it no longer sounds like a guitar, except for a brief (and well played) solo. As always with Muse, the bass work is phenomenal. Hats off to Chris Wolstenholme, again. The vocal work sounds very familiar, very typical Muse, which obviously it would do. But, it also sounds suspiciously like a bit of an ode to Queen. This reviewer wonders if that’s deliberate. Do Muse fancy themselves a bit of a new Queen? By releasing it ahead of, The 2nd Law, an album due for release on October 2nd 2012 (clever.), Muse are playing a dangerous game, because this is a very love/hate kind of song. Fans of the old Muse, where the main instrument was a guitar rather than a synthesizer (Origin of Symmetry) aren’t going to like this song. At all. But that’s not the point, is it? Muse are moving on, experimenting with new sounds, and expecting the true fans of their music to come along for the ride. As well they should. It’s different from the Devon rockers, but not necessarily bad. Muse are drawing a line under their older material and beginning a new phase of their musical career. And we as listeners should all watch with interest, these guys aren’t done yet. http://www.bornmusiconline.com/muse-madness/ This sounds like my review. Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I am not surprised. Madness is a great Muse song. However, am waiting for Mojo's, Q's, Pitchfork's , Uncut's, Under The Radar's, Drowned in Sound's blah blah (do they all still exist? ) ... All the reviews posted so far are mostly or probably just Musers' blogs (even the NME's ) I would care what Pitchfork wrote if it wasn't written from all the way up Thom Yorke's ass. "By releasing it ahead of, The 2nd Law, an album due for release on October 2nd 2012 (clever.), Muse are playing a dangerous game, because this is a very love/hate kind of song. Fans of the old Muse, where the main instrument was a guitar rather than a synthesizer (Origin of Symmetry) aren’t going to like this song. At all. But that’s not the point, is it? Muse are moving on, experimenting with new sounds, and expecting the true fans of their music to come along for the ride. As well they should. It’s different from the Devon rockers, but not necessarily bad. Muse are drawing a line under their older material and beginning a new phase of their musical career. And we as listeners should all watch with interest, these guys aren’t done yet" To be honest, I sort of love/hate what he has written here. I understand what he is saying but Origin of Symmetry is my favourite album and yet I really like Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_A_ Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Don't get me wrong, am not a fan at all of Pitchfork. It would be interesting if they find Madness hip enough for their liking / tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Well maybe people who aren't dim realise it's minimal and that's what minimal music should be like whereas this fucking forum think the production/vocals/synths have been recorded wrong. Fuck-a-doodle-doo people Of course it's a minimal piece - not the most minimal (there's some Depeche Mode songs that are just keyboard and vocal, and there are certainly other minimalist songs) but certainly it's a lot more simplistic than other Muse songs. It's all opinion but I just felt underwhelmed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I'm fine with how minimal it is, I actually really like the minimalism of it. Matt's vocals just don't fit with it until the very end for me, and I really hate the 'mamama' thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mepds9 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I'm fine with how minimal it is, I actually really like the minimalism of it. Matt's vocals just don't fit with it until the very end for me, and I really hate the 'mamama' thing. So true. I really like the fact that they try new sounds, but Madness just doesn't do it for me. None of the things I love Muse for are present; only Matt's singing in the last part of the song. Unsustainable was extremely different, and I still loved it. I even got to like Survival. Still think it's gonna be an awesome album, more concept-like like OOS (my favorite). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudenk Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomuse Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I dunno if it's been mentioned elsewhere yet but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chryse Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Of course Glambert loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Maybe that will make Sippe fangirl over it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia86 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Share Posted September 7, 2012 A method to Muse's 'Madness' Following the no-holds-barred bombast of their Olympics theme "Survival," Muse has morphed again. "Madness" (Warner Bros.) is sleek, subtle and super-catchy, oddly combining '80s Queen with "Achtung Baby"-era U2 and a smattering of dubstep to build something new, yet familiar. Matt Bellamy barely sounds like himself -- containing his well-known yowl till the very end, replacing it with George Michael soul and Freddie Mercury stacked, synthesized harmonies. It's a risk to go so far afield, but this "Madness" will pay off big for Muse. http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/a-method-to-muse-s-madness-1.3967250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 "Worst new song of the week" http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/09/worst_new_song_of_the_week_muse_madness.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 "Worst new song of the week" http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/09/worst_new_song_of_the_week_muse_madness.php "Can't you just go back to being Muse?" Every time I see that line in a review I just get upset. What does it even mean. I'm fine with not liking the song. Although I'm surprised it took the guy 30 seconds to notice the bass but to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bells Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 "Can't you just go back to being Muse?" Every time I see that line in a review I just get upset. What does it even mean. You know, I don't think this is hard to understand at all, and if I weren't bloody lazy I would at least try to explain what it means in my opinion. I feel the same way, sometimes. And it's ok to feel that way, I just think it's unnecessary to make a fuss and bitch about it all the time. Just get a grip because they won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bellamylookalike Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Didn't Matt once say 12 bar blues is the absolute opposite of Muse? And Madness is rooted in 12 bar blues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Matt also said Map of the Problematique is on their third album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaking Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Matt also said Map of the Problematique is on their third album. Ya that was recently too. I wonder how you can mess that one up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bellamylookalike Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 ha yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeseas Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Matt also said Map of the Problematique is on their third album. Well, he was right... /shwbz lol rdhd lbm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I always get the feeling that muse act deliberately vague/stupid when discussing their old songs to make themselves look modest. Idk how to explain it that's just the vibe I get all the time which is why Dom seems to 'remember' more than Matt since he has far less input in creating the songs. Matt has always talked about his songs like 'we have this song called map of the problematique' where the interviewer/muse fans are like yeh we know the one. It's like he still can't believe that many people know all their discography off by heart. I'm probably totally wrong and they are just incredibly forgetful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musedan Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I always get the feeling that muse act deliberately vague/stupid when discussing their old songs to make themselves look modest. Idk how to explain it that's just the vibe I get all the time which is why Dom seems to 'remember' more than Matt since he has far less input in creating the songs. Matt has always talked about his songs like 'we have this song called map of the problematique' where the interviewer/muse fans are like yeh we know the one. It's like he still can't believe that many people know all their discography off by heart. I'm probably totally wrong and they are just incredibly forgetful I concur, but I also think Matt is forgetful/stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I concur, but I also think Matt is forgetful/stupid. He's not stupid. I think it is easy to forget details when you are being directly questioned. Also it's not like they are fascinated with their own albums and songs like we are. I am sure it can easily become a blur after a few years have elapsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girl Anachronism Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 "Worst new song of the week" http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/09/worst_new_song_of_the_week_muse_madness.php Sadly, what this review states totally reflects my opinion of the song. And I really wish it didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saski86 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Another review from Artist Direct, whoever they are, gave it 5/5 http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/muse-madness-song-review-5-out-of-5-stars/10230207 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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