diamond_writer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Honestly this whole board gets way too worried when any review comes out. Y'all need to chill and enjoy the hype wave. It'll only be less than 3 weeks until we hear the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm fine if the reviewer thought the album was a 6/10 - but as others have said, he just seemed to be taking shots at Matt and the lyrics and themes, and talked unacceptably little about how the music actually sounds. Not what I consider much of a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Haven't really been that hyped for the album for just general moving on and finding a lot of other music. It's been nice to just chill and wait for the release. So I agree, just relax. Listening to something else in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGeorge Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm pretty used to this rodeo, we're gonna get a lot of generally positive reviews and a lot of "meh" reviews. It's always been this way, every single album. OOS got some awful reviews around it's release too, I think the Guardian gave it one star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyneutron Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Haven't really been that hyped for the album for just general moving on and finding a lot of other music. It's been nice to just chill and wait for the release. So I agree, just relax. Listening to something else in the meantime. This. There's so much good music out threat the moment. As a long term muse fan, hopefully drones will be good, but it won't be the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_writer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 This. There's so much good music out threat the moment. As a long term muse fan, hopefully drones will be good, but it won't be the end of the world. Finally something sensible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I don't like other music. But I'm not going to throw a tantrum, either, if I don't like the rest of the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I don't like other music. lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 That Classic Rock review sort of reflects my opinion on what I've heard and seen so far. Of course, my base-level of affection for the band is probably a bit higher than the reviewer's, so I have a higher tolerance for crappy lyrics and middle school level political opinions. What I've heard so far seems cold, uninspired and creatively lacking. That's not to say there aren't parts I enjoy, but I don't feel connected to it, for lack of a better expression. My feeling is I'll end up rating it 7/10, right up there with the last two albums. I still expect there to be four or so songs that I'll actually keep listening to, which would be a better score than the last two actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdrunner95 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 >being this entitled >green texting outside of 4chan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm fine if the reviewer thought the album was a 6/10 - but as others have said, he just seemed to be taking shots at Matt and the lyrics and themes, and talked unacceptably little about how the music actually sounds. Not what I consider much of a review. Maybe so, maybe not. If at the end of listening to an album all you can remember are the crappy lyrics then the music must not have been good enough to forgive the bad bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodius Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 >green texting outside of 4chan oh god there are others but me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 oh god there are others but me There always were but only a few actually post like that. Hopefully it'll stop now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 lame But true. I've "fallen out of love" with all the bands I really used to enjoy, and pretty much all I listen to is older music that I got into ages ago. Still seeking out new stuff, but think maybe I'm just at a point where music doesn't speak to me much anymore? Sad, but maybe true. Maybe so, maybe not. If at the end of listening to an album all you can remember are the crappy lyrics then the music must not have been good enough to forgive the bad bits. Fair enough, but if you're working as a music critic, it would be nice if you spent more time critiquing the... you know... music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 But true. I've "fallen out of love" with all the bands I really used to enjoy, and pretty much all I listen to is older music that I got into ages ago. Still seeking out new stuff, but think maybe I'm just at a point where music doesn't speak to me much anymore? Sad, but maybe true. I don't want to grow up now That Classic Rock review did touch on a fear of mine; Matt's adherence to the theme has undermined the album. I want him to just write songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckmuser14 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 6/10...really? I thought this was gonna be a game changer for humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I don't want to grow up now Still listening to songs I heard when I was 7. There may still be hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I don't want to grow up now That Classic Rock review did touch on a fear of mine; Matt's adherence to the theme has undermined the album. I want him to just write songs. I'm sure it's got less to do with growing up, and more to do with just where I'm at in life. Although I am a cynical old cunt most of the time. But, hell, artists do tend to be young and deal with themes more relevant to their age group. I just reread some ancient Muse interview where Matt said he wrote songs to appeal to his age group or lower. So, maybe I AM aging out of it, who knows. I still listen to stuff I've liked for ages, I just don't find new stuff much, or at all. As for the second part, he said the music was mostly written, and the lyrics were what was tweaked to fit the concept, so hopefully he did "just write songs." At least the music and tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm sure it's got less to do with growing up, and more to do with just where I'm at in life. Although I am a cynical old cunt most of the time. But, hell, artists do tend to be young and deal with themes more relevant to their age group. I just reread some ancient Muse interview where Matt said he wrote songs to appeal to his age group or lower. So, maybe I AM aging out of it, who knows. I still listen to stuff I've liked for ages, I just don't find new stuff much, or at all. But surely there's still plenty of music being written by older musicians or without a demographic in mind? As for the second part, he said the music was mostly written, and the lyrics were what was tweaked to fit the concept, so hopefully he did "just write songs." At least the music and tone. True, but even reordering the tracklist to fit a concept could affect the overall opinion of an album. Not to mention the horribly shoe-horned in lyrics and references to Drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 6/10...really? I thought this was gonna be a game changer for humanity Humanity clearly isn't ready for this yet. We're not worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Like some others have said, I'm not putting much stock in descriptions or speculating too much. There's no point. Maybe when I listen to the album as a whole it will be more satisfying than what my gut is currently telling me. In the meantime, there's a shit ton of good music out there to listen to, and more waiting to be discovered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 If anything,I wouldn't trust reviews after what happened with T2L... (e.g. saying Animals sounds like Paranoid Android or Liquid State is heavy af) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPsycho Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I don't know if I should trust or care about the reviews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 No defs not distorted. Treated, like auto-tune I don't know if I should trust or care about the reviews... I'd say no. The best thing about them are objective song descriptions really. We finally got info about the title track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillyracer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 But true. I've "fallen out of love" with all the bands I really used to enjoy, and pretty much all I listen to is older music that I got into ages ago. Still seeking out new stuff, but think maybe I'm just at a point where music doesn't speak to me much anymore? Sad, but maybe true. Fair enough, but if you're working as a music critic, it would be nice if you spent more time critiquing the... you know... music... http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/4/You-stop-listening-to-new-music-at-age-33-earlier-for-parents-study-finds You are already dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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