Mrcookie Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 To be honest, I'm glad it's not just a guitar/bass/drums setup for the entire album. Some bands do it well, but IMO Muse is not one of those bands. Variety suits them. Yeah, it's also one of the reasons Muse is among my favorite bands - their ability to span a multitude of styles is quite awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 But master none of them. This is my biggest bugbear with Muse. They experiment (great!) at the detriment to the quality of the finished piece (boo!). That's exactly where OoS triumphs. It is experimental in places, but it's consistent, balanced, structured, controlled and cohesive. Same could be said of Absolution too and, to an extent, BH&R. I think without a producer the past two albums, they're got lost in spurious ideas too often. A producer will hopefully give this album some direction. I hate to bring Radiojead into this, but working long-term with Nigel Godrich is one of the main reasons they have been consistently good, despite shifting between styles, genres and instrumentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter. Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Radiojead checked my keyboard, it's forgivable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlugInYorkie Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You lost me at Radiohead being "consistently good." They are awful and such an overrated band in my opinion! Never understood the whole Muse are trying to be Radiohead thing. Completely different bands. Anyways... The strings could be good, they could be like what we've heard the last two albums...we will see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom//P Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 To be honest, I'm glad it's not just a guitar/bass/drums setup for the entire album. Some bands do it well, but IMO Muse is not one of those bands. Variety suits them. They have been quite diverse even when they're only using the basic set-up. I was hoping that the direction they were stating at the start would lead to more creative playing / uses of the guitar/drums/bass. I would have preferred for them to concentrate on those core instruments (for a change) than going down the same route of the past two albums or so of garnishing everything with strings/orchestra etc.. Plus, it always makes for a diluted experience live as they don't tour with strings. But maybe there's only one or two songs with the strings on a fairly rock album and it might even be the best on the album. I just hope they at least do something more rock orientated than the last two albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight__ Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 i like what i hear, even though it's such a short clip. We can't really tell what it will be used for, maybe it will be in a song but very short and/or low in the mix. maybe it's a prelude kind of song, maybe it's one of the 2 slower songs on the album. Don't think we can judge that much, but i feel like this will be only used for 1 song and nothing more. most albums always have that 1 song that is bit more different from the rest. i'm not saying that all the songs are the same, but just a different ''feel'' of a song compared to the ''feel'' of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenbanana Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I can't get into this at the moment, because the beginning reminded me a bit of Canon, and even though it sounds nothing like it I can't stop hearing the association... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim59 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 maybe it's one of the 2 slower songs on the album. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 You lost me at Radiohead being "consistently good." They are awful and such an overrated band in my opinion! Never understood the whole Muse are trying to be Radiohead thing. Completely different bands. Anyways... The strings could be good, they could be like what we've heard the last two albums...we will see... When you make 2 of the best albums of the last 20 years, you can't be overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 When you make 2 of the best albums of the last 20 years, you can't be overrated. I'd say they can be overrated, but to call them awful is just daft. I'd say they've only mad one major misstep since hitting their stride with The Bends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I can't get into this at the moment, because the beginning reminded me a bit of Canon, and even though it sounds nothing like it I can't stop hearing the association... To be fair, can anyone really 'get into' about 10 seconds of isolated strings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 When you make 2 of the best albums of the last 20 years, you can't be overrated. This kinda proves his point, I like Radiohead, but they are kind of overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 This kinda proves his point, I like Radiohead, but they are kind of overrated It didn't prove his point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenbanana Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 To be fair, can anyone really 'get into' about 10 seconds of isolated strings? Fair enough. A few people are going "I like this", so I guess I meant I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 To be fair, can anyone really 'get into' about 10 seconds of isolated strings? Too little for me to make any judgement, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight__ Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 ? I used it as an example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 lol this guy is gonna get slapped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not really. Someone play that and record it for the world to hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Darnu will act soon, I'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not much to say from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Someone play that and record it for the world to hear? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Not really. Someone play that and record it for the world to hear? what I mean is I hope he's allowed to be doing this lol for his own sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 ? Does it count if I use a shitty synth patch cause that's all I have right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Does it count if I use a shitty synth patch cause that's all I have right now. Of course. Just want to hear the melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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