Guest Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 after listening to it a lot more it's growing on me, and the lyrics seem less corny. with decent headphones the drumming sounds fucking phenomenal though. i still think the structure is a bit weird and too long though. has that warner site put up the instrumental yet? this. i can't wait for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've never felt this kind of second-hand embarrassment when listening to a song. I thought this album was going to be some Forced In / Citizen Erased / Stockholm Syndrome shit. My expectations were drowned in shame by this song. Remember when Matt could poetic lyrics? With some subtlety. I don't even mind the cock-rock riff. I'm so shocked by everything else. Some people here are so hilariously melodramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter. Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 so yeah, the song is fun. however, I'm realizing that I don't really want Muse doing "fun" songs anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDracula Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 After an album with Madness, Follow me, Explorers, Big Freeze and so on... Psycho, or the new life of the 12 year old SS outro, is exactly what I wanted. At first the drill sargent bits were a bit off for my taste, but I kinda take the song as a story, and for that story to make sense those screams fit like a glove. On top of that, I dont get the hate towards: "your ass belongs to me now!", I kinda dig it and it fits the theme too damn well. Plus, it will be fun to see 50000 people screaming it live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 16 year old outro Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountDracula Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Fixed Well, if you say so. I know it since 2003, seen it live a couple of times since then. But still, doesnt really change my point about it either it is 12, 16 or 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-FutureStar- Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Some people here are so hilariously melodramatic. I know, right. It's like Muse owe them something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 But still, doesnt really change my point about it either it is 12, 16 or 10. I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I know, right. It's like Muse owe them something. I don't think not liking the song equates to feeling owed something, just simple disappointment. Like if I get a bad dinner out; I get that other people might like it and I'm not entitled to my money back or anything, but I might enjoy bitching about it to my companions to make myself feel better. People who are coming down on this song aren't trying to ruin your enjoyment of it, they are genuinely disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think not liking the song equates to feeling owed something, just simple disappointment. Like if I get a bad dinner out; I get that other people might like it and I'm not entitled to my money back or anything, but I might enjoy bitching about it to my companions to make myself feel better. People who are coming down on this song aren't trying to ruin your enjoyment of it, they are genuinely disappointed. There's not liking a song, and there's acting like it kicked your puppy and ruined your life. It's people's own fault if they seriously expected Muse to do another Forced In. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 There's not liking a song, and there's acting like it kicked your puppy and ruined your life. It's people's own fault if they seriously expected Muse to do another Forced In. But it's quite understandable if they thought it would be different than it is, based on some things Bellamy had said, too. Although he did also say the album would sound like Yes Please, which is another heavier "jokey" song I don't care for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckerss Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 But it's quite understandable if they thought it would be different than it is, based on some things Bellamy had said, too. Although he did also say the album would sound like Yes Please, which is another heavier "jokey" song I don't care for... It's funny. I tried singing Psycho yesterday and thought it was the kind of fun similar to singing Yes Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've never felt this kind of second-hand embarrassment when listening to a song. I thought this album was going to be some Forced In / Citizen Erased / Stockholm Syndrome shit. My expectations were drowned in shame by this song. Remember when Matt could poetic lyrics? With some subtlety. I don't even mind the cock-rock riff. I'm so shocked by everything else. Yeah sure buddy, the riff everyone loved and that's been played a gazillion years live suddenly is a cock-rock riff. Who the fuck even comes up with these bullshit terms anyway? Drowned in shame, fucking hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con101 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 But it's quite understandable if they thought it would be different than it is, based on some things Bellamy had said, too. Although he did also say the album would sound like Yes Please, which is another heavier "jokey" song I don't care for... Don't really know where detractors are getting the "jokey" vibe from. It's a concept album and the lyrics from this particular track are from the viewpoint of the drill sergeant clearly. Hence the pronunciation of ass, the "love will get you nowhere", "your ass belongs to me now" lines. People want it to be the generic, repetitive lyrics of albums bygone and replace the word 'ass" with 'mind" and stuff like that. I think it's fantastic they're trying something new, whilst still keeping the hard rock sound. If the rest of the album keeps within the same vein as Psycho, then it's everything they needed to do on their next record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't have a problem with the riff on its own but its boring as a full song in my opinion. That being said it's the lyrical content and topical samples that bother me most. Still hoping the full album is decent but I have my reservations at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom//P Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Annoys me when people sit there and over analyse music like they're some kind of prophet of songwriting. It's fun. That's what matters. Completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Heat Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) For me the problems of the song are this: 1. Same riff throughout the song 2. If you only got 1 riff don't make the song 5 minutes long 3. Vocals are meh (not talking about lyrics) However it's not that bad and it will be certainly better live. Edited March 14, 2015 by White Heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenbanana Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've felt like I shouldn't like this song, but every time I listen to it I enjoy it. It's not perfect by any means and the band are capable of far better, but I don't really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 We've gone from 1 instance of "fuck" in Panic Station to 11 uses of a variant in Psycho. I'm smiling like an idiot right now. Muse are back. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altbecky Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 After a couple days of sitting with it, there are two things that bug me. The drums (its basically Uprising, which would be fine but they don't sound as good... I don't know if its a production issue or...), and the solo. Matt held back. Perhaps because he was self conscious about doing one as heavy as the song calls for after having said those things about guitar solos in the past? I don't know. My ears wanted something more. But I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 After a couple days of sitting with it, there are two things that bug me. The drums (its basically Uprising, which would be fine but they don't sound as good... I don't know if its a production issue or...), and the solo. Matt held back. Perhaps because he was self conscious about doing one as heavy as the song calls for after having said those things about guitar solos in the past? I don't know. My ears wanted something more. But I like it. I thought similarly. I wanted Dom to push it a bit more. I think I'd have preferred if they'd foregone the silliness and played it darker, but it's still a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildwilly Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The song is okay...virtually all MUSE fans will likely enjoy listening. However, this is not going to go down as some of the band's best material. Thus, I hope some of the other songs on Drones are much, much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 After a couple days of sitting with it, there are two things that bug me. The drums (its basically Uprising, which would be fine but they don't sound as good... I don't know if its a production issue or...), and the solo. Matt held back. Perhaps because he was self conscious about doing one as heavy as the song calls for after having said those things about guitar solos in the past? I don't know. My ears wanted something more. But I like it. Yeah I think the drums are a little bit mismatched for that riff. In Uprising it had that bass and drums combo driving the song, I feel that Psycho lacks that force. Also solo? What solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'd have preferred a groovier performance from Dom. Something along the lines of Deftones, though I think the big stomp suits it fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I'd have preferred a groovier performance from Dom. Something along the lines of Deftones, though I think the big stomp suits it fine. Yup, too weak alongside that riff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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