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AJUltra Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I think this is the best 8-bit cover I've ever heard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te8IKAQn8BQ This is brilliant. Has made me appreciate the actual song even more as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Tjet and Con101 for best Muser Couple 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perydwyn Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Am I the only person who has noticed how similar the chorus of Reapers sounds to 'Express yourself' by Madonna? Around 50 secs in here... Sorry if others have already pointed this out and I am just repeating the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisF Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Am I the only person who has noticed how similar the chorus of Reapers sounds to 'Express yourself' by Madonna? Around 50 secs in here... Sorry if others have already pointed this out and I am just repeating the obvious. It has been mentioned before, but only really when the song was first debuted live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 We know Matts parents had a "messy divorce" What if breaking up with Kate brought them memories back. In my eyes it has a more personal meaning. It could be about a break up in which a girlfriend has lied about what happened in order to get their friends on her side - her friends becoming metaphorically drones. Basically the lyrics are only bad if you're looking at it as a song just about drone warfare. In my eyes it is much deeper than that. Matt pretty much said exactly that in an interview. He said he reflected on all the times he's been alone and had to survive on his own, and talked about his childhood in regards to it. This whole album seems to have a double meaning. His relationship with k.hudson + the whole mind-control thing. He also said this was the case, too, which I love (cuz it's very Abso,) but insisted none of the stuff was about Kate (although went on to say he "can't talk about" the breakup without it getting into the tabloids and getting overblown...) but that he put a "relatable" second storyline into all the dystopian stuff, with more of a relationship angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenbanana Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I like to imagine that it's the same 'character' singing "I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you..." and "Here come the drones". Adds a nice bit of continuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con101 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Tjet and Con101 for best Muser Couple 2015 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafer Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'm obsessed with the distorted robotic vocal effect going on in the background of the choruses. Amplifies the song so much, especially after latching on to them from multiple listens. This track is objectively awesome, and it would be an injustice to judge it before listening through a beastly sound system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I'm obsessed with the distorted robotic vocal effect going on in the background of the choruses. Amplifies the song so much, especially after latching on to them from multiple listens. This track is objectively awesome, and it would be an injustice to judge it before listening through a beastly sound system. This so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafer Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Love that the guitar isn't so beefy in the verses too. It's really the bass and vocals driving the rhythm there, so it works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3ker Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Same. Although the highlight is the vocals in the first part of the first verse. Love them so much. This, so much! I was really into the verses from what I had heard form the live versions, but when I plugged the studio version and that first verse kicked in I was surprised by how well the vocals matched the intensity of the song. Idk if it's got anything to do with having a producer on board pushing Matt to do a gazillion takes but I really appreciate the attention to detail/the way they really shaped the delivery. I can't stop mumbling the whole verse everywhere I go. Also today I got the chance to hook up the song to a proper stereo and I was blown away by how massive the rythm section sounds. I don't know if the track is overly compressed (the whole loudness thing) but in any case I'm really enjoying how it sounds, overall. btw, this morning I could watch the YT video, but suddently in the afternoon it says it's not available in my country. Weird. Edited May 31, 2015 by s3ker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplytom Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I love it Still need to listen to the tracks in order to see if it actually flows for the first time since Absolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc2rxo Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Tjet and Con101 for best Muser Couple 2015 Whens the wedding and am I invited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Love the synths throughout the verses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomuse Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The only thing I don't like is how awkward 'incidentally electronically erased' is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chryse Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The only thing I don't like is how awkward 'incidentally electronically erased' is I think it's great! My only problem with Reapers is that the studio solo sounds a little sloppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibros Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Am I the only person who ... No. The answer is always no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcools Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 the studio solo sounds a little sloppy. wut? where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exogenesisman Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Yeah see I actually think the solos sounds SUPER sharp, eccentric/unique in one or two parts as compared to the live version but pretty much in line with the live version. I think its Matt's All-time best solo. Never really thought about it but Muse doesn't have a HUGE number of guitar solos in there catalogue, maybe 15-20 or so and by solos I mean longer than 15 seconds minimum. But this is probably due to the musical complexity to there music in general. That and they Riff a lot which may take up the space of potential solos. But i'm loving the studio version of Reapers. Best song they've recorded since Exogenesis and the best rocker kind of song since Knights of Cydonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chryse Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 wut? where? I think it sounds a little muddy in comparisons to some of the live performances. It doesn't make that much of a difference, I still really like the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shippy92 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I like to imagine that it's the same 'character' singing "I'm gonna make you, I'm gonna break you..." and "Here come the drones". Adds a nice bit of continuity. Tbh I think this may actually be the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyneutron Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Tbh I think this may actually be the case The parts Chris sings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shippy92 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The parts Chris sings? Yes - the distortion (hope that is the rght word) on his vocals is pretty similar in both tracks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Yes - the distortion (hope that is the rght word) on his vocals is pretty similar in both tracks as well. People are nuts if they think Chris is doing these parts. It's more obvious than Obama's hate towards conservatives that part in Psycho is Matt, since when has Chris ever done vibrato falsetto? Just because Chris sings the "drones" part and the "here come the drones" part live during Reapers that doesn't mean he recorded it in studio, they also both obviously sound like Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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