Muse's Best Piano Song?

[Old Man Pigeon]

Vote for your fave!

 

These are songs that are piano based and are generally performed by Matt on piano/keyboard.

 

I've only included album tracks, I'll list B-sides under 'Other'

 

GO!

[Finn.]

Space Dementia

[Guiding Shite]

Space Dementia is by far the best piano song

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

Sir! Sir! You forgot Butterflies and Hurricanes...

[Old Man Pigeon]

Sir! Sir! You forgot Butterflies and Hurricanes...

 

He performs it mainly on guitar though...with just the piano solo in the middle

[spark_]

Space Dementia, RBS or Isolated System. Take your pick.

[arildsundby]

Ruled By Secrecy of course.

[lens]

Butterflies and Hurricanes really has to be included :O

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

He performs it mainly on guitar though...with just the piano solo in the middle

 

Pretty sure the whole song is on keys, bass, and drums with a backing string section and vocals.

 

EDIT: actually I went back and just now realized for the first time ever that he plays guitar in the song, but it's barely perceptible, especially next to the keys and piano solo.

 

EDIT 2: I went back and listened to the original track. Totally key based, no guitar (other than bass). The music video from 2006 features guitar and fewer keys, but it's not the official recording.

Edited June 5, 2015 by Bohemian-Cygnus-RunningOut

[kingcools]

yes, on the CD. Live he uses a guitar, just look up any live version tbh.

But as OP talks about album tracks specifically i guess you are right

[Archer29]

I voted other, because I believe B&H should be included I can revoooooooooooolt

[Teitan]

Ruled by secrecy

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

Honestly, I feel like the song that first introduces most new Muse fans to Matt's epic piano skills is B&H. It really needs to be there.

[Old Man Pigeon]

I didn't want to start adding songs like Sing For Absolution and other songs that have both piano and guitar in.

 

Just vote other

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

You have Hoodoo in there, which is mainly guitar with loud piano at the climax.

[Finn.]

Yeah, the lack of Butterflies & Hurricanes is bad.

 

Including B&H.

 

1) Butterflies & Hurricanes

2) Space Dementia

3) Ruled by Secrecy

[Old Man Pigeon]

You have Hoodoo in there, which is mainly guitar with loud piano at the climax.

 

Performed by Matt on piano though!

 

I give up

[Redwingsrock]

How is Starlight not in this poll???

 

 

Kidding, voted Ruled By Secrecy.

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

Performed by Matt on piano though!

 

I give up

 

All I'm saying is that if you're going to include Hoodoo, which may be performed live on piano but is mainly guitar based in the studio, thus not fulfilling both of your requirements from the OP, and Megalomania, which doesn't have a bit of piano in it, just organ (which is not the same thing at all), I see no reason not to include Butterflies and Hurricanes, which is totally piano centric in the original studio version, with added guitar in concert and in the music video.

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

How is Starlight not in this poll???

 

 

Kidding, voted Ruled By Secrecy.

 

And Mercy?! (jk)

[TheAlex]

Apocalypse Please!! Not the hardest but great dark vibe to it!

[Old Man Pigeon]

All I'm saying is that if you're going to include Hoodoo, which may be performed live on piano but is mainly guitar based in the studio, thus not fulfilling both of your requirements from the OP, and Megalomania, which doesn't have a bit of piano in it, just organ (which is not the same thing at all), I see no reason not to include Butterflies and Hurricanes, which is totally piano centric in the original studio version, with added guitar in concert and in the music video.

 

You could always just vote other?

[Bohemian-Cygnus-Running-Out]

You could always just vote other?

 

I suppose I will, but I do continue to believe that B&H deserves to have it's own slot in the poll.

[Old Man Pigeon]

I suppose I will, but I do continue to believe that B&H deserves to have it's own slot in the poll.

 

Ask a mod to edit the poll and stick B+H in if you want

[Requiem1394]

This one was tough. I really had to think about it. In the end, it came down to Ruled by Secrecy and Hoodoo... and they're both in my Top 10 Muse songs, so that makes it close. I ended up going with Hoodoo because I like the lyrics just a little bit more than RBS.

 

Cross-Pollination is actually my favorite piano work by Matt, but the meat of the track isn't piano, so I ruled it out.