jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 It's weird, because I see the opposite, and it's a thing I like about Muse. Matt writes about depressing things, but things tend to turn out hopeful in the end. Whether it's the same character or not, it's two different endings, not a straight timeline. It would be like Harry Potter ending with Happily Ever After, but then the last chapter sees Harry decide "fuck it, I'm a damn wizard!" Join Voldemort, and take over the world. I mean, that might have been more realistic... The last two albums have had depressing endings to their respective "loose" narratives, Absolution did too. If anything this album is the inverse of the last book in that series, the series ends with... Voldemort killing Harry as the main narrative, then the continuation is Harry actually not having died and kills Voldy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedrigall Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Comparing Muse albums to Harry Potter... We really need a leak soon, don't we :\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Comparing Muse albums to Harry Potter... We really need a leak soon, don't we :\ To be fair I compared the 'men in cloaks' to Dementors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 To be fair I compared the 'men in cloaks' to Dementors. No, the men in cloaks are Death Eaters! The ghosts and shadows devouring souls are the dementors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 No, the men in cloaks are Death Eaters! The ghosts and shadows devouring souls are the dementors. even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcools Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Comparing Muse albums to Harry Potter... We really need a leak soon, don't we :\ dont know about you, but i just leaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 dont know about you, but i just leaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k024er7 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well played, sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well played, sir In other news, it's going to be a bitch trying to find new Muse info on twitter now that this "Dead Inside" campaign launched a whole 2 months late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Yup. Bummer, I was pretty excited for something evolving from all of that! I don't know that Muse would be particularly interested in doing something like that anyways, but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Bummer, I was pretty excited for something evolving from all of that! I don't know that Muse would be particularly interested in doing something like that anyways, but who knows? I think this album would be perfectly served by something like Sigur Ros' video project for Valtari, at least conceptually. Hire a random director to film artsy video interpretations of each song that hasn't already been done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I think this album would be perfectly served by something like Sigur Ros' video project for Valtari, at least conceptually. Hire a random director to film artsy video interpretations of each song that hasn't already been done. Oh god no. It works with Sigur Ros because they're not beating you over the head with their message, and because their music has some semblance of subtlety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Oh god no. It works with Sigur Ros because they're not beating you over the head with their message, and because their music has some semblance of subtlety. but it's all gibberish 'Hopelandic' that's not to say it's bad, but I think given a rather strict theme, there are many artsy ways of directing videos to capture the essence of each track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I think this album would be perfectly served by something like Sigur Ros' video project for Valtari, at least conceptually. Hire a random director to film artsy video interpretations of each song that hasn't already been done. I'm aboard, as long as there is no more interpretive dancing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I'm aboard, as long as there is no more interpretive dancing! I'm getting tired of that too. It ruined the Undisclosed Desires video for me, especially with all of the weird crotch shots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Oh god no. It works with Sigur Ros because they're not beating you over the head with their message, and because their music has some semblance of subtlety. I think it would be cool. I might grab some stock footage and try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I think it would be cool. I might grab some stock footage and try it. If you're going to go the stock footage route, I think it would be a cool effort to see an interpretation of The Globalist. I could imagine some old black and white film cuts + Charlie Chaplin type stuff in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 If you're going to go the stock footage route, I think it would be a cool effort to see an interpretation of The Globalist. I could imagine some old black and white film cuts + Charlie Chaplin type stuff in there. Stock footage and maybe some simple imagery like in the Mercy video. Keep in mind I'm throwing around ideas not confirming I'm actually doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Stock footage and maybe some simple imagery like in the Mercy video. Keep in mind I'm throwing around ideas not confirming I'm actually doing anything. I can confirm that you aren't confirming anything. My gut tells me that your ideas are solid. lol don't worry about it you'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_writer Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I'm aboard, as long as there is no more interpretive dancing! I feel like I'm the only one who loved the dance. Maybe cos I'm a dancer... I'm getting tired of that too. It ruined the Undisclosed Desires video for me, especially with all of the weird crotch shots... Yeah, the UD dance was weird but DI was much better imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Their videos so far have had a disappointing lack of drones. I hope Mercy has more drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I can confirm that you aren't confirming anything. My gut tells me that your ideas are solid. lol don't worry about it you'll see Classic JJTheMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibros Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I've actually been thinking of doing something just like that (with original material as oppose to stock)but I'm waiting to hear the whole album first and then decide if it's worth doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 but it's all gibberish 'Hopelandic' that's not to say it's bad, but I think given a rather strict theme, there are many artsy ways of directing videos to capture the essence of each track. That doesn't mean there isn't a theme, but whatever, point being that what we've seen from this album has been so painfully literal that an artsy weirdo music video would feel horribly out of place. Or maybe it wouldn't. I'm just bringing up how terrible the lyrics have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedrigall Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 We've had Q and NME, what major review sources are left? Apart from Pitchfork, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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