Exogenesisman Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Well crap, I'm late to this party. So i'm on vacation this week and I listened to this on the way back from the beach to where I'm staying and I literally stopped in the middle of a road when Matt hit that first falsetto in the chorus. Surprised nobody honked or flipped me the bird because I must of stood there for 5 seconds, sooooo much greatness!! And while I do wish the guitar bit in the middle had a little more variation to it, its a really cool part that builds to the final outro bit, so if anything its more of a bridge than a solo. But damn 5 songs in and Matt's voice has NEVER sounded better. I loved the days when he had less control over his voice during OOS and showbiz but I prefer the control he has over it now. And man he can still hit those high notes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I would argue that by pleasing the long term fans they're probably pleasing themselves, because we were into the music they originally created and perhaps they moved away from this to create music more suited to the popular market(?). so pleasing the long term fans can't be all that bad Nah, that's just your delusion to make yourself feel better about your favourite band making music you don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
googoogee Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I love the singing trial off in the chorus (lately in the past 2 albums, I didn't like Matt going off into falsetto for a bit of stuff, especially in Mercy, but I'm totally okay with it in this song.) The guitar in the chorus is amazing, the bass is great (It better be HEAVY live.) The ending Chorus is fantastic. This song just screams what we've been craving for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 we know at a certain point of success it gets hard to try something fresh and new but muse always had the origin bonus which was not showbiz at all so the expectations have always been different for them at the end all the critics still bought t2l other bands often don't have that option I have no idea what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstenStears Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Apologies if it has been mentioned multiple times before, but Chris' bass work is outstanding once again on this, dunno what I prefer out of the songs released so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Pigeon Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Which Muse record in the past 10 years hasn't sold well? Live at Rome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Nah, that's just your delusion to make yourself feel better about your favourite band making music you don't like. you're probably right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananaman_ Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I would argue that by pleasing the long term fans they're probably pleasing themselves, because we were into the music they originally created and perhaps they moved away from this to create music more suited to the popular market(?). so pleasing the long term fans can't be all that bad But what tells you that The Handler was a song written to please long term fans? Maybe it's just them who wanted to go that route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMarc Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I have no idea what you're saying. I was saying that many band are not experimenting enough to be sure that their fanbase will buy a pretty different album muse have this chance and so many bands partly do songs for themselves and mostly for their labels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 But what tells you that The Handler was a song written to please long term fans? Maybe it's just them who wanted to go that route? No I agree with you, I was just saying that as a long term fan I think it's a nice direction towards what I loved about Muse in the first place, whether it's intentional or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffers Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I rarely post but after hearing this song I just felt the need to express how bloody ace it is to hear Muse making good music again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananaman_ Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 No I agree with you, I was just saying that as a long term fan I think it's a nice direction towards what I loved about Muse in the first place, whether it's intentional or not Oh ok I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I was saying that many band are not experimenting enough to be sure that their fanbase will buy a pretty different album muse have this chance and so many bands partly do songs for themselves and mostly for their labels Still don't know what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLoveOldMuse Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It was close to 2:30 mark and onwards that I finally felt the "Muse chills". Reminds me of one of my all-time favorite Muse songs, In Your World. The Handler = Showbiz + Origin of Symmetry + Hullabaloo (or a great B-side in the good old days) + Absolution Finally! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMarc Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Still don't know what you're saying. well that also happens ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Pigeon Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It was close to 2:30 mark and onwards that I finally felt the "Muse chills". Reminds me of one of my all-time favorite Muse songs, In Your World. The Handler = Showbiz + Origin of Symmetry + Hullabaloo (or a great B-side in the good old days) + Absolution Finally! <3 Love me some Muse chills! Only Exo-Genesis part 1 has provided me with them in the last 3 albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGeorge Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It sounds a lot like something Dream Theater would do back in the Octavarium days(which was inspired by Absolution anyway). Great song, Reapers might just edge it out for me on the record so far though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 it's probably far too early to say this, but I think this song is getting on par with Showbiz (the song) which is in my top 6 list of Muse tracks. Really digging this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Love me some Muse chills! Only Exo-Genesis part 1 has provided me with them in the last 3 albums. Now that you mention it... Well, I have chills listening to Dead Inside and Madness :LOL:. But that's it. EDIT: Drones has already put 3 songs in my top 20: Dead Inside, Reapers and The Handler. I definitely have to see them live this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It sounds a lot like something Dream Theater would do back in the Octavarium(which was inspired by Absolution anyway). Great song, Reapers might just edge it out for me on the record so far though. you're right about Octavarium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Really can't wait to hear this song live. The band seemed eager to play it so I hope it's a regular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Pigeon Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 it's probably far too early to say this, but I think this song is getting on par with Showbiz (the song) which is in my top 6 list of Muse tracks. Really digging this Agreed! My current top 5 are CE Stockholm Fury Showbiz Exo Part 1 Handler might just be about to dethrone Overture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It sounds a lot like something Dream Theater would do back in the Octavarium days(which was inspired by Absolution anyway). you're right about Octavarium Said exactly the same thing a few pages ago . Root Of All Evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Agreed! My current top 5 are CE Stockholm Fury Showbiz Exo Part 1 Handler might just be about to dethrone Overture Fantastic top 5 btw, I personally have got MM instead of Fury but otherwise we're pretty similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Said exactly the same thing a few pages ago . Root Of All Evil. oh did you? haha yeah spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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