FinalHeaven87 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sounds solid to me, IMO. Agree with the mixing though, depending on what equipment and audio settings you're listening with. 3 tracks I wouldn't immediately skip on a consistent basis, and if Reaper's chorus isn't as off-putting as it sounds from what I've heard live, that's 4 solid tracks. Two more and it beats The 2nd Law's entirely skip-worthy second half (sorry, but I need Matt's vocals in a Muse song). None of these songs seem to have any build-up, other than Dead Inside, which I feel has less of one than Madness...an opinion that most here seem to disagree with me on. That, and less actual tracks (thus less chances for potentially golden songs), are the only factors I can see that would make this album worse than their last. Which I still liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priad-Luabe Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sounds solid to me, IMO. Agree with the mixing though, depending on what equipment and audio settings you're listening with. 3 tracks I wouldn't immediately skip on a consistent basis, and if Reaper's chorus isn't as off-putting as it sounds from what I've heard live, that's 4 solid tracks. Two more and it beats The 2nd Law's entirely skip-worthy second half (sorry, but I need Matt's vocals in a Muse song). 2nd law didn't age well at all, Liquid State kicks ass mind imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Forgettable filler with horrible lyrics. I am disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJUltra Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I'm not 100% on this being the final mastered version, I think compression might have something to do with the issues. Didn't In Rainbows sound a lot worse in its downloaded pay what you want form compared to the physical release? I'm no expert though so I could and probably am very wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 "Filler" always sounds like an unfair deflection of the fact that someone doesn't LIKE a song unto the band for creating an (allegedly) shit song. I highly doubt Muse is cranking out songs they don't think are good, at this stage. You don't like it - that's fair. Why does it have to be a fault of the song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyLarone Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I really like it. Definitely more than DI and Psycho. Although its a bit disappointing having these 3 songs be the first three songs of the album. Makes quite the lackluster opening even if the rest of them are amazing. I still can't get over DI being the album opener. Any particular reason why all the songs they've released/played are the first 5 on the album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Assume it just worked out that way with this one, but bands do often front load the albums. DI is still my favorite by a wide margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Damn it, woke up way late and missed it all. Can't find it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globalist Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 This one sounds like a leftover from the T2L era to me, it could have very well been on the last album. Disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanmr Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 "Filler" always sounds like an unfair deflection of the fact that someone doesn't LIKE a song unto the band for creating an (allegedly) shit song. I highly doubt Muse is cranking out songs they don't think are good, at this stage. You don't like it - that's fair. Why does it have to be a fault of the song? So much this^. Personally i like it, a lot, just like every song we've heard so far from Drones. Can't wait till' June 8th for the album, and also November 18 to see them in Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyLarone Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Damn it, woke up way late and missed it all. Can't find it anywhere. Type muse mercy leak in google, filter past 24 hours. You'll find it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyLarone Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 This one sounds like a leftover from the T2L era to me, it could have very well been on the last album. Disappointing. Sounds directly off of BH&R to me. So does Reapers for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Just found a link on fb. Ok only real complaints are the synths in the chorus are too quiet. But its not that different than the bootleg. If you liked the live bootleg and don't like this then ?? idk how. The layered chorus vocals are kind of weird as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Also the lyrics are better than people are giving credit. Better than a lot of Muse stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sounds directly off of BH&R to me. So does Reapers for that matter. Take a Bow x Starlight = Mercy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 "Filler" always sounds like an unfair deflection of the fact that someone doesn't LIKE a song unto the band for creating an (allegedly) shit song. I highly doubt Muse is cranking out songs they don't think are good, at this stage. You don't like it - that's fair. Why does it have to be a fault of the song? I think of a filler as a song that wasn't written out of the artist's urge to express himself, but rather because they're making a full length album and it needs to be a certain length. Nothing about this song sounds genuine to me. There's no emotion and musically it's a repetition of steps. So that's why I'm calling it a filler. In comparison, I dislike Dead Inside, but I don't think it's a filler, the emotion sounds more genuine to me and as a whole, it's not something the band have done before musically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Italian_Guy Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Also the lyrics are better than people are giving credit. Better than a lot of Muse stuff. Yep, pretty solid lyrics. Reapers seems to have the best ones so far tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Take a Bow x Starlight = Mercy With a wee bit of Glorious too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnage94 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 "change the game" sounds so weird, I dunno maybe this is early mix of the song. Considering Mutt is such a perfectionist, I doubt he would let this be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatchHellBlues Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 With a wee bit of Glorious too Aye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwingsrock Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I think of a filler as a song that wasn't written out of the artist's urge to express himself, but rather because they're making a full length album and it needs to be a certain length. Nothing about this song sounds genuine to me. There's no emotion and musically it's a repetition of steps. So that's why I'm calling it a filler. In comparison, I dislike Dead Inside, but I don't think it's a filler, the emotion sounds more genuine to me and as a whole, it's not something the band have done before musically. I would agree, but the entire album is a concept, so technically all of the songs were probably written, not necessarily from an urge to express anything, but to tell the narrative. That being the case, Mercy, while you may consider it musically lazy, might be an integral part of the album from a lyrical standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 With a wee bit of Glorious too Idk where take a bow comes in? Synths? Plenty of Muse songs have synths. It's really Starlight + Follow Me imo. Also I'm trying to think of singles of the last two albums that this is better than. Madness and Panic Station immediately come to mind. What else were singles? It seems to vary by country but that was all we got in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckmuser14 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Show me mercy.... From the powers that be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Also I'm trying to think of singles of the last two albums that this is better than. Madness and Panic Station immediately come to mind. What else were singles? It seems to vary by country but that was all we got in the US. TR singles: Uprising, UD, and Resistance T2L singles: Survival, Madness, Follow Me, Supremacy, and Panic Station (according to wikipedia, wow that's a lot of singles) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 I would agree, but the entire album is a concept, so technically all of the songs were probably written, not necessarily from an urge to express anything, but to tell the narrative. That being the case, Mercy, while you may consider it musically lazy, might be an integral part of the album from a lyrical standpoint. Agreed. That's why I would argue that unless you REALLY have something to say, a concept album reeks of artificially summoned inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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