Redwingsrock Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 :'( Hahaha. 10 minutes is a bit long to listen to on a consistent basis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 It's actually the riff where this starts going wrong for me. Up until then it's a really atmospheric, sweeping song with lovely vocals. Then the riff kicks in and it's pretty average, which it then compounds by going off on a build to nowhere. The final part really does sound like they dug out an unused USoE take and recorded new vocals. It's not a bad song really, but it reminds me a lot of Butterflies and Hurricanes in that it's trying to be the epic centrepiece of the album but it just isn't quite up to the job. Butterflies and Hurricanes is the best song Muse have ever written, don't compare this shite to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borpse Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 *shrugs* I'd quite happily cut the song off at the point the riff starts - it does nothing much for me at all. The Morricone intro into the slide guitar section is really beautiful and flows along nicely until that point. Perhaps it's just how it's placed in the song. Edit: Oh, and Butterflies and Hurricanes would be the best song Muse ever wrote if it wasn't for the fact they've written at least 20 better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Butterflies and Hurricanes is the best song Muse have ever written, don't compare this shite to it Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 B&H isn't even in my top half of Abso. I mean, it's Abso, so that doesn't mean much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
googoogee Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 So I was listening to The Globalist for the first time with my girlfriend. Got to the heavy guitar part and after about 20 seconds she looked at me with disgust and said: "Can you fast forward it please" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn. Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hahaha. 10 minutes is a bit long to listen to on a consistent basis! This is why we can't have nice things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Opinions? Yer people have a lot of opinions when it comes to music Here is an example of a wrong opinion Edit: Oh, and Butterflies and Hurricanes would be the best song Muse ever wrote if it wasn't for the fact they've written at least 20 better ones. My opinion is the right opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleluman Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hahaha. 10 minutes is a bit long to listen to on a consistent basis! Is not long if the song is great. Heck, I listen to 1+ hour long symphonies , sadly this song is just good, not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 So I was listening to The Globalist for the first time with my girlfriend. Got to the heavy guitar part and after about 20 seconds she looked at me with disgust and said: "Can you fast forward it please" I actually enjoy more the first part, I love how Matt sings. And I also enjoy the western feeling. The riff just goes on, and on, and on, so I think I get why she said that to you :LOL:. The countdown was cool, though, and I like the vocals in that part too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Is not long if the song is great. Heck, I listen to 1+ hour long symphonies , sadly this song is just good, not great. This is pretty much my feeling. It's an OK song, but I much prefer Matt's clean guitar work. I think if there was more of that in place of the symphonic elements, and the ending piano part, I'd be more inclined to really like this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 This is why we can't have nice things. To be fair, I'd listen to an hour long rendition of Stockholm Syndrome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer219 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hahaha. 10 minutes is a bit long to listen to on a consistent basis! Let me guess, you're not a prog metal person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hahaha. 10 minutes is a bit long to listen to on a consistent basis! I don't mind the length at all! I just don't like that it goes flaccid when things were heating up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I don't mind the length at all! I just don't like that it goes flaccid when things were heating up. Yes, it does seem to fall flat when the USoE piano kicks in. Let me guess, you're not a prog metal person? I suppose that would depend on your definition of prog metal. I love Tool and I've liked Steven Wilson's last couple of releases. My problem is the song feels like it is 10 minutes for the sake of being 10 minutes, if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Let me guess, you're not a prog metal person? nah he probably has friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Everything before 6:35 is so good! They should have cut it right then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I don't mind the length at all! I just don't like that it goes flaccid when things were heating up. Story of my life! Boom. (I kinda wish, sometimes...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Everything before 6:35 is so good! They should have cut it right then. I'm with this, I was enjoying it until the 3rd part, ruins the song completely. One of the worst on the album imo solely due to the last segment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I don't mind the length at all! I just don't like that it goes flaccid when things were heating up. The "long song with a fairly calm 1st section, heavy middle section and then very calm ending section" type of song is really good when done right The following song goes flaccid after going heavy as fuck but is still fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 The "long song with a fairly calm 1st section, heavy middle section and then very calm ending section" type of song is really good when done right The following song goes flaccid after going heavy as fuck but is still fantastic Yeah, it could have been done similar to that! The Globalist bit at the end doesn't work well with the song. It had a lot of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exogenesisman Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Kinda surprised so many people don't like the piano part towards the end. I agree the middle section could be longer but I think the vocals and especially the piano sound great. But to each his/her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I like the 3rd movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Everything before 6:35 is so good! They should have cut it right then. Nope, they should've kept going with what was working. I really don't like the ballad at the end. In my opinion it ruins the songs chances of being the best track on the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nope, they should've kept going with what was working. I really don't like the ballad at the end. In my opinion it ruins the songs chances of being the best track on the album. That would have been even better. The countdown to fluff ruins it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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