Arcade Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Drowned In Sound http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18847/reviews/4149076 - 4/10 Muse run the risk of disappearing entirely up their own arse Album music, artwork, Matt take a kicking in the undercarriage in this one.. Time Out London http://www.timeout.com/london/music/muse-drones-album-review - 1/5 Bellamy’s boys crash and burn on a boring, crass and ignorant concept album Both reviews miss the point entirely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I thought the DiS one was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark_ Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 The DiS one is harsh but it's a perfectly legitimate music review, unlike the other one (but we've all commented on that already) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Updated the first post with all of the reviews so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Well, I was expecting something between 70-80 but I suppose I'm wrong. I don't really know which reviews do count on metascore, but I've read more positive reviews than negatives, and I swear I wasn't looking for the good ones :LOL: EDIT: I still think it's waaay better than T2L. Edited June 9, 2015 by topo_musero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnossienne Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 I've never seen so much hatred towards a Muse album... Oh wait... It's a pity, I love this record. At least I can listen it from start to finish without cringing. This wasn't the case with previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I kept waiting for the Time Out review to mention the music. I'm still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkinglurkerlurksagain Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Review from Spectrum Pulse. Disagree with the score (5/10), but still some good points in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apoco123 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 By looking at the grades, people either love this album or really dislike it. I think a lot of 'critiques' have misunderstood the album. This album is a masterpiece as far as i'm concerned, I love it! thats the only review that matters to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkinglurkerlurksagain Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 By looking at the grades, people either love this album or really dislike it. I think a lot of 'critiques' have misunderstood the album. This album is a masterpiece as far as i'm concerned, I love it! thats the only review that matters to me. For me, it's so close to being a masterpiece. If the lyrics were better or more abstract, it would be even better. It's still my third favorite Muse album though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 For me, it's so close to being a masterpiece. If the lyrics were better or more abstract, it would be even better. It's still my third favorite Muse album though. with you on this, wavering between third and fourth favourite Muse album. I consider Aftermath, Globalist, Psycho, Reapers, Handler to be pretty much perfect and most of the others aren't too far behind tbh. Only Revolt and Mercy bringing up the rear somewhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I think a lot of 'critiques' have misunderstood the album. In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 In what way? I personally think that some of them focussed far too much on the lyrics and ignored the music, but I can't speak for MuseManiac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee3Dee Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I personally think that some of them focussed far too much on the lyrics and ignored the music, but I can't speak for MuseManiac The lyrics are meant to tell a story and do so poorly, I'd say that's a big flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased 01 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The lyrics are meant to tell a story and do so poorly, I'd say that's a big flaw. I know what you mean, and it's definitely a flaw to some extent. However, I wouldn't treat the lyrics as harshly as the music. If the music is 10/10 (for example) but the lyrics are purely shit, I would probably knock off 3 marks as opposed to 8. Just my opinion though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I know what you mean, and it's definitely a flaw to some extent. However, I wouldn't treat the lyrics as harshly as the music. If the music is 10/10 (for example) but the lyrics are purely shit, I would probably knock off 3 marks as opposed to 8. Just my opinion though What about 5 and 5? Especially since this is has been branded as a concept album since the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 What about 5 and 5? Especially since this is has been branded as a concept album since the beginning. 5 and 5 eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I don't know, I always thought that Muse express better themselves through the music, and not through the lyrics. And I think it's actually a sonically clever album, not lirically clever, obviously. But the music express the feelings the character is going through the "bad" storytelling very well. At least, that's what I like about Drones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyeMaze Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Fantano just posted review. He gave 5/10. Well what's interesting he didn't point out poor lyrics as many reviews as most of negative reviews. Not a word about Aftermath or Revolt and about Drones being concept album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaSarahS Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGS7Med4jsA He gave it a 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Huh, I actually agreed with him with quite a lot of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spark_ Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Interesting, those are the opposite comments I would have made about the production in comparison to TR or (especially) BHAR. Perhaps there were bigger crimes on those albums than the way they were produced which meant they didn't stand out to him, but I'm surprised by that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topo_musero Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 That wasn't a bad review, I enjoyed it despite of the score. But his points are valid. I don't know how he usually rate albums, a 5 isn't decent in my mind, but is it in his? :LOL: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 That wasn't a bad review, I enjoyed it despite of the score. But his points are valid. I don't know how he usually rate albums, a 5 isn't decent in my mind, but is it in his? :LOL: Better than expected, especially because a few tracks are very open to criticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 5 is definitely average which I guess could lean to decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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