Henz Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 These past few weeks my distaste for the word "raw" has grown to the point where I now cringe and get slightly angry every time I see it mentioned in relation to music. I love raw music and all raw forms of appropriate musical rawness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurellama Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Really grown to like this one, it's a fantastic singalong that will destroy the stadiums next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 I love raw music and all raw forms of appropriate musical rawness. I know. Nothing's better than music that sounds very raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Really grown to like this one, it's a fantastic singalong that will destroy the stadiums next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainingradioheads Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Follow Me's probably my favorite on the album, possibly after Animals. it's just so FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetro Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Love this. After the first chorus, when there is (nearly) only instrumental, it reminds me of music to a shoot-em-up-game like X2. And that's a compliment to shooters with good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Follow Me is becoming one of my favourites. Of course it's about Matt singing to his baby, but listening to it can actually be quite comforting. Particularly when feeling ill I found yesterday. Muse can be my holy shroud. Take away my stress and worries. I now like how Matt's voice is deep at the beginning. I found it a bit strange at first. Despite the lyrics being quite sad it's remarkably feel good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Starting to even love the ending somehow. Woo! Faallow me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's surely intended that you'd only know it's to his son if you followed the band or read/heard an interview. Also, why it would make an appealing radio single - it can sort of be applied to anything, and can have that sort of comforting vibe to anyone. Knowing what it's about just makes it that much better, to me. Besides just absolutely giving me the warm fuzzies, it DOES lyrically fit into the album theme, as well. In a world that's going to shit, and contains people who would beat their kids half to death and glue their hands to a wall, and all the other daily horrors you hear about... Having a song that is SO positive (it is, even if it's dark at the beginning) and protective is sort of a "revolution" of it's own. Shit, maybe the world would be a little better if more people cared even a fraction of that much about their kids... It also conflicts very strongly with the lyrics of Survival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Love the live recordings of this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegardrv Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I think there's a different thread to plug non-Muse music you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarrieB Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's surely intended that you'd only know it's to his son if you followed the band or read/heard an interview. Also, why it would make an appealing radio single - it can sort of be applied to anything, and can have that sort of comforting vibe to anyone. Knowing what it's about just makes it that much better, to me. Besides just absolutely giving me the warm fuzzies, it DOES lyrically fit into the album theme, as well. In a world that's going to shit, and contains people who would beat their kids half to death and glue their hands to a wall, and all the other daily horrors you hear about... Having a song that is SO positive (it is, even if it's dark at the beginning) and protective is sort of a "revolution" of it's own. Shit, maybe the world would be a little better if more people cared even a fraction of that much about their kids... It also conflicts very strongly with the lyrics of Survival. Apart from your last statement which I think is theoretically debatable (haven't you heard of "the selfish gene"?) and needs more thought on my part, I think there is sense in what you say here. Though I think the majority of people DO care about their kids, there is definitely not enough emphasis put on it's importance. It does fit into the theme in more ways than one, because in this world where we're all supposed to be competing with each other to improve the economy, who is carrying out the necessary caring role? And why isn't it valued? It's been forgotten. Obviously there's a history to that which I won't go into, but I think it does need emphasising, popularising (and supporting economically) before it is too late. Btw, are we allowed to have "the warm fuzzies" on this board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 This is the worst thing I've heard in a long time. Why did you post it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter. Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 the song's not even the worst part! did you see the comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 the song's not even the worst part! did you see the comments? Y E A H l D I D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 What is this shit and why is it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alec Ferris Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not sure how I feel about this yet. Matt's crescendo at the end's a little too Bono. Though, that said, at least it ain't Leto-on-Hurricane-pretending-to-be-Bono. The dubstep stuff's fairly ordinary but nicely handled. I'd say it's basically the Starlight of the album- not the most exciting track by some way, but an ace pop song. Â I don't think it helps that the heartbeat always makes my inner metalhead think he's about to hear "Refuse/Resist" by Sepultura. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I've had to downgrade my rating of this song from 10/10 to 9/10. Matt's vocal in the first 30 seconds is just too annoying and overly theatrical. The way he sings it live is so much better. The rest is probably the hardest hitting slice of epic pop brilliance Muse have ever produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 I've had to downgrade my rating of this song from 10/10 to 9/10. Matt's vocal in the first 30 seconds is just too annoying and overly theatrical. The way he sings it live is so much better. The rest is probably the hardest hitting slice of epic pop brilliance Muse have ever produced. I find the album version a bit under whelming. The live version sounds awesome though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Rockwell Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I find the album version a bit under whelming. The live version sounds awesome though. Seriously...whoever suggested Nero should've been smacked...and then smacked again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Seriously...whoever suggested Nero should've been smacked...and then smacked again. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I find the album version a bit under whelming. The live version sounds awesome though. Other way for me - I find the drop on the live version lacks punch. I think it's just because it's difficult to recreate the clarity of the studio version live. I would imagine it kicks ass if you're actually there though feeling the bass throb, etc. Matt's guitar needs to be louder on the live versions too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Seriously...whoever suggested Nero should've been smacked...and then smacked again. Definitely not agree. It's not like Nero totally changed it though, they (Nero) said in an interview that they "just made the song bigger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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