AdamCee Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Reviews. Basically: The Handler = Big riff, AC/DC-ish, generally pretty heavy Defector = Very Queen Revolt = Big Freeze 2 Drones = A capella re-working of Oh..... Well that's lowered my expectations slightly about Revolt... Thanks for the info though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi of Cydonia Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So far in my opinion Dead Inside>Mercy>Reapers>Pyscho Dead Inside is really great Mercy is a good track but nothing special. Reapers is pretty bad though it does have a cool outro Pyscho is utterly horrible and there are no redeeming factors to me. (Full discloser before people yell at me that is my *opinion* and not me stating facts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobiiiaaas Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 So far in my opinion Dead Inside>Mercy>Reapers>Pyscho Dead Inside is really great Mercy is a good track but nothing special. Reapers is pretty bad though it does have a cool outro Pyscho is utterly horrible and there are no redeeming factors to me. (Full discloser before people yell at me that is my *opinion* and not me stating facts) Interesting, I agree with you on Dead Inside but that's where our opinions divide. I love Mercy, Reapers is fucking epic from the live performances and Psycho, whilst mad, is incredibly fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 1) Reapers - Could fall flat on the album but fucking great live, one of the best songs since BH&R. 2) Dead Inside - Decent pop song. Some pretty generic instrumental work during the second half but some great vocals redeem it. I don't love it but it's pretty good. 3) Psycho - Fun all-round and some catchy melodies. Dull, repetitive riff/chorus brings it down though. Overall, decent but not great. 4) Mercy - Catchy, head-bobbing verses but dull-as-fuck chorus with lazy lyrics. Doesn't really go anywhere either. The worrying thing for me from these reviews is that it doesn't really seem to get any better, other than The Handler and The Globalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 In this moment, I will rate them this way: Dead Inside > Reapers > Psycho > Mercy. I consider them to be solid tracks, with Dead Inside being one of my favourite Muse songs right now, so I'm still hyped. I'd like to read a review from someone who actually likes Muse, so we can see if they jump the shark with Drones. But I see quality in their last tracks they released (and in the previous two albums too), so I don't know. I'm still optimistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I have to admit I was really disappointed to see that French magazine say there is a very AC/DC guitar solo in The Handler. That song was the one I was most looking forward to as Dom and Chris (and Matt too at some point) both said it's their favorite song. Still could be my favorite, but an AC/DC comparison was not what I was hoping for. My hype for The Globalist has gone up though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroya Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 All these reviews have massively turned my hype levels right down. Reapers and Psycho were absolutely fantastic, Dead Inside was good but Mercy was let down by the mix. Sounds like how a GCSE music student would do a mix on Logic if given the stems. I'll get off this hype train at the next stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Sounds like Revolt may be terribly mixed as well. They mentioned something like brutal treble. Which is kind of how Mercy sounds to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Italian_Guy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Defector doesn't sound that Queen-y to me judging from the making of, but then again according to most people everything Muse does sounds like either Queen or U2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Defector doesn't sound that Queen-y to me judging from the making of, but then again according to most people everything Muse does sounds like either Queen or U2 Yeah I really liked what we've heard so far. There was only the one instance of Queen-y vocals, and even that didn't really bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Italian_Guy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yeah I really liked what we'd heard so far. There was only the one instance of Queen-y vocals, and even that didn't really bother me. That excerpt actually reminded me of 90s alt rock with a twist of early Muse tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirzer Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Don't know if this has already been posted: First german review of Drones: http://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/alben/article732838/muse-drones.html Wow. This doesn't sound very good. 1 out of 5 Stars, and the writer compares it to "Transformers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Problematique Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Defector sounds quite promising to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 That excerpt actually reminded me of 90s alt rock with a twist of early Muse tbh I agree. To me, it really sounded like it could've been on Showbiz. Which isn't the absolute best, but pretty good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Sounds like Revolt may be terribly mixed as well. They mentioned something like brutal treble. Which is kind of how Mercy sounds to me. I thought the proper translation was that Matt's vocals were "brutally high pitched" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Problematique Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Btw, now that we have song descripitions... in which song will be this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrMalkfredt Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 The bridge to the beginning of the metal section of The Globalist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Btw, now that we have song descripitions... in which song will be this? I'd guess either The Handler or The Globalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Don't know if this has already been posted: First german review of Drones: http://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/alben/article732838/muse-drones.html Wow. This doesn't sound very good. 1 out of 5 Stars, and the writer compares it to "Transformers". Not one good review so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisDe Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Not one good review so far! Yes. Here. 4 stars. http://www.onstageweb.com/recensioni-album/muse-drones-cose-da-sapere/ The globalist es the best song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Italian_Guy Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yes. Here. 4 stars. http://www.onstageweb.com/recensioni-album/muse-drones-cose-da-sapere/ The globalist es the best song. To be fair, Italian press has always been generally positive about Muse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Yes. Here. 4 stars. http://www.onstageweb.com/recensioni-album/muse-drones-cose-da-sapere/ The globalist es the best song. That's a relief! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozin Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I thought that #real fans don't give a flying fuck about critics' (and, well, everybody else's) opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJUltra Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Muse don't really tend to get great reviews anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdrunner95 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 i dont care about reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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