Drones Album Discussion Thread

[Museic Syndrome]

Time to break up

 

I swear, the comments here tonight are killing me. I will never go to sleep

[k024er7]

Now I think people will understand why the first half is called "dark"

[Redwingsrock]

Evil is always more appealing.

 

While I agree, dark music tends to be more my taste, the reason why I find the second half of the album a bit weaker than the first isn't the lyrical content. The melodies are just stronger in the first half.

[bananaman_]

I think this is the biggest problem of this album and this band lately. I couldn't help thinking this listening to the whole second part of the album. Up to JFK it is great. Then it just goes everywhere and gets nowhere. Whatever. I am just disappointed because the first part of the album showed that they are still capable of making great MUSE music. And then it's like the second part of the album they took the Queen-shaped mushrooms or LSD and went ape-shit again. Enough already. Can't they just focus?

 

I guess they were trying to make a cohesive album without it being to repetitive... but i don't find it cohesive at all after JFK...

[k024er7]

I guess they were trying to make a cohesive album without it being to repetitive... but i don't find it cohesive at all after JFK...

 

The Defector - Revolt connection is...non-existent? That's the great disjunction point of the album, like it suddenly stops being heavy and becomes poppy

[egoddard]

Aftermath sounds like one of the religious songs my school choir used to sing.

[bananaman_]

The Defector - Revolt connection is...non-existent? That's the great disjunction point of the album, like it suddenly stops being heavy and becomes poppy

 

Yeah, I don't mind The Defector, it's just not my style, but my god Revolt? it's so cringeworthy

[topo_musero]

The Defector - Revolt connection is...non-existent? That's the great disjunction point of the album, like it suddenly stops being heavy and becomes poppy

 

I have to agree with this, it's a very sudden change in tone.

 

Edit: Also, I think Revolt is too much upbeat taking into account its lyrics. In my mind, it sounds more like Uprising, this is too poppy (but I still like it )

Edited June 3, 2015 by topo_musero

[heyjackk]

I take it it leaked then? haha

[JessicaSarahS]

I guess they were trying to make a cohesive album without it being to repetitive... but i don't find it cohesive at all after JFK...

 

The Defector - Revolt connection is...non-existent? That's the great disjunction point of the album, like it suddenly stops being heavy and becomes poppy

 

Agreed. That's the biggest problem with it for me at the moment.

[AJAW]

I didn't mind revolt for some reason lol, anyways I was loving the album but then the last 2 songs kinda let me down :/ they might grow on me though

[Buckerss]

Better than OOS for me. Though I'm not an OOS fanboy. The only thing the album doesn't have on previous albums is nostalgia.

[Finn.]

Better than OOS for me. Though I'm not an OOS fanboy. The only thing the album doesn't have on previous albums is nostalgia.

 

Expect badness from some people here. I respect it, thought.

[Dr_Pwn]

Revolt is absolutely disgusting. I seriously cannot stand it. I usually love everything muse does, but Revolt makes me want to stick ice picks in my ears.

[colonizedmind]

Revolt is absolutely disgusting. I seriously cannot stand it. I usually love everything muse does, but Revolt makes me want to stick ice picks in my ears.

 

Well I guess at least it's making you feel SOMETHING! Bitter than totally meh....

Not saying it will, but I'm sure there'll be a few that reigned absolute shit on a couple of tracks because it seemed so different for Muse, who then come back to it with fresh opinions....Already happened a lot tonight

[googoogee]

Was anybody like the cat in this video listening to the rest of the album after defector.

 

I was.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ql1JG76EWY

[alibros]

Ok tier:

The Handler

Reapers

psycho

dead inside

mercy

 

could have been better easily tier:

globalist, defector

 

this is why I hate to be a muse fan tier:

everything not mentioned above.

[JessicaSarahS]

Was anybody like the cat in this video listening to the rest of the album after defector.

 

I was.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ql1JG76EWY

 

Yeah.

[defector]

i hated explorers because it was a "lullaby" thats theme was running out of room on earth. just bad.

 

the globalist doesn't suffer from the same failure, i see it as a great song. I don't find revolt revolting either, the verse lyrics are ace. it does suffer a bit from the stage musical feel, I do recommend turning the bass & loudness up, it does sound better that way. aftermath , defector, and drones are great. im impressed, but not surprised at the whole album, its what i expected. i still don't like mercy!

[Citizen_Eraser]

Literally just deleted Revolt lol. I won't let my full play-through's be interrupted by that nonsense. I've never heard Muse do a song so bad that I just could not admit that it exists.

[AJAW]

I feel the album is split into 3 thirds...

 

1st third: Good, enjoyable songs, not overly special but I definitely won't be skipping these

2nd third: OMG AMAZING TRIO OF SONGS, BEST PART OF THE ALBUM

3rd third: Kind of disappointing, didn't live up to expectations although aftermath is nice

[Dr_Pwn]

Was anybody like the cat in this video listening to the rest of the album after defector.

 

I was.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ql1JG76EWY

 

I vote this quote of the year and perfect description for the 2nd half post defector.

[googoogee]

Does anybody find Revolt..Revolting.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=obKLdou0LH0

[googoogee]

Okay I gotta stop

[defector]

... I don't find revolt revolting either..

 

Does anybody find Revolt..Revolting.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=obKLdou0LH0

 

copy cat!