Jobby Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Ok yeah big into this song now feel pretty safe in agreeing it’s the best so far Can anybody sharpen up the super deluxe preview pic enough to read the liner notes/lyrics a bit better? EDIT: ‘cos so far here’s what I think I can read under Algorithm: [4] like a [5] / [5] like a [3] We are [5 (caged?)] in simulations / Algorithms [6] Pain is [5] / [6] [2] entrance(?) [4] [5] [3] / Make your [7] The boxed numbers being the no. of letters in the mystery word So what do we think the two "Alternate Reality Version" are? I'm guessing that means almost opposite, or just a total reworking. I predict the alternate reality Dark Side will be really heavy. Or maybe they will go the Hyper Chrondriac Music route. The ‘dreamy, ethereal’ versions Matt mentioned. Edited August 31, 2018 by Jobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Ok yeah big into this song now feel pretty safe in agreeing it’s the best so far Can anybody sharpen up the super deluxe preview pic enough to read the liner notes/lyrics a bit better? EDIT: ‘cos so far here’s what I think I can read under Algorithm: [4] like a [5] / [5] like a [3] We are [5 (caged?)] in simulations / Algorithms [6] Pain is [5] / [6] [2] entrance(?) [4] [5] [3] / Make your [7] The boxed numbers being the no. of letters in the mystery word The ‘dreamy, ethereal’ versions Matt mentioned. Ahhh right, forgot about that. That should be cool. Also to answer your first question, someone posted this on reddit. Obviously not 100% accurate, but I think they probably got at least a lot of it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Ah nice, I was on the right lines for a lot of it then (though some of that full translation is obvs still quite loose). First taste of lyrics for my most anticipated song is a bad way to avoid getting excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGRY Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Where are you located? I'm in US and I ordered the cassette and box set and only got charged $8 for shipping I think Edit: $8.99 for shipping. Also, my TØP order is showing in my Muse shop account. Guess they use the same merchant? I'm in the US too, but for JUST the CD it is $5.99 shipping. I mean, maybe I am just too used to buying from retailers on Amazon and the like that charge (at most) 4, if not less. I can see $9 for the box set+cassette, but 6 just for a CD? Or am I just spoiled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Ah nice, I was on the right lines for a lot of it then (though some of that full translation is obvs still quite loose). First taste of lyrics for my most anticipated song is a bad way to avoid getting excited I forget, what was the little bit of info we got about Algorithm? When I saw the tweet about a map-ish-ish song I thought that was referring to Algorithm or Blockades or something, but now a few people here suspect The Dark Side is what he was referring to. Which I thought the The Dark Side was supposed to be a heavy track (though maybe he just said "dark"). So I feel like I'm all mixed up now lol Also I would love if there was a song on here that was heavy on synths (or sounds similar to in The Dark Side), but with some heavy, crunchy riffs. And a little less straightforward. Edited August 31, 2018 by Matthz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Chris has felt a bit absent in this album which is a shame coming from Drones. Dig Down is just more basic Kitara stuff and Thought Contagion has a nice line but it repeats without variation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLikeCorvettes Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm in the US too, but for JUST the CD it is $5.99 shipping. I mean, maybe I am just too used to buying from retailers on Amazon and the like that charge (at most) 4, if not less. I can see $9 for the box set+cassette, but 6 just for a CD? Or am I just spoiled? Yeah I'd expect around $4 for just a cd if it were any other retailer but it being a band store I'm not surprised that it's higher. Not too long ago I tried to buy merch from the muse shop and shipping was gonna be $30+ for a couple of shirts so I thought $9 for my order today was pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I forget, what was the little bit of info we got about Algorithm? When I saw the tweet about a map-ish-ish song I thought that was referring to Algorithm or Blockades or something, but now a few people here suspect The Dark Side is what he was referring to. Which I thought the The Dark Side was supposed to be a heavy track (though maybe he just said "dark"). So I feel like I'm all mixed up now lol Also I would love if there was a song on here that was heavy on synths (or sounds similar to in The Dark Side), but with some heavy, crunchy riffs. And a little less straightforward. TDS was the Map(ish) song, he said that’d be the next song out before Pressure. Algorithm’s been said to be a ‘weird’ mix of romantic classical piano and Vangelis/video game synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodymaryiii Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I'm in the US too, but for JUST the CD it is $5.99 shipping. I mean, maybe I am just too used to buying from retailers on Amazon and the like that charge (at most) 4, if not less. I can see $9 for the box set+cassette, but 6 just for a CD? Or am I just spoiled? 8.50 euro for CD minimum, 17.99 for courier-only deluxe edition. that's 30-48% of the actual product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinho Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 8.50 euro for CD minimum, 17.99 for courier-only deluxe edition. that's 30-48% of the actual product. Wow. I was debating whether or not to get the deluxe boxset, but no thanks. €80 is a step too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 So what do we think the two "Alternate Reality Version" are? I'm guessing that means almost opposite, or just a total reworking. I predict the alternate reality Dark Side will be really heavy. Or maybe they will go the Hyper Chrondriac Music route. Matt talked about that in an interview a month or so ago, saying it's basically directions that the songs could have taken but they eventually decided against. When they (as we as most other artists) write and record, there are always versions that are scrapped in the end, because a decision has to be made. This could mean a lot of things though. Arcane Roots are actually doing the exact same thing right now. I forget, what was the little bit of info we got about Algorithm? When I saw the tweet about a map-ish-ish song I thought that was referring to Algorithm or Blockades or something, but now a few people here suspect The Dark Side is what he was referring to. Which I thought the The Dark Side was supposed to be a heavy track (though maybe he just said "dark"). So I feel like I'm all mixed up now lol Also I would love if there was a song on here that was heavy on synths (or sounds similar to in The Dark Side), but with some heavy, crunchy riffs. And a little less straightforward. Just to clarify, The Dark Side was never said to be heavy. That's just a conclusion a lot of fans drew because Matt talked about a heavy song and The Dark Side had a "heavy" title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacedemeanor Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim59 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I like the cover. Better than the last 2. Listened to the 4 songs again today and they're actually alright. I was too harsh on SH and TC. But TDS is the best overall for me. While still not Showbiz- TR era quality, I feel there's more life in these songs than there has been since TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 People underrate Drones so much smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacedemeanor Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 People underrate Drones so much smh Damn right Drones slaps so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim59 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 nah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 People underrate Drones so much smh This. I genuinely think everything up to and including Revolt is pretty great. Dead Inside is one of Matt’s most accomplished compositions ever. Nothing from the four ST tracks we’ve heard so far get close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM220 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Anyone got any ideas on when tour dates will be announced? Today maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 People underrate Drones so much smh Honestly I am here because of how much I've loved Muse's output in the past and how much I still love at least a few songs every album, but I could never rate an album where I have no interest in...6 of its 10 songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Not commented on it but I like the cover. But I dunno if you can post a specific 80s film poster and say it reminds you of it given it probably reminds you of all posters from that era. Anyone got any ideas on when tour dates will be announced? Today maybe I'm prepared for it being around the time Pressure is released, so maybe October. But that's based on pure meaningless guess work. Edited August 31, 2018 by forevermusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoledman Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 The album cover is a straight ripoff of 'Ready Player One'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmallPrint02 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 The album cover is a straight ripoff of 'Ready Player One'. Someone did point that out to me. I can see why people would think that, but I don't agree. There are many posters/covers which have that style of prominent characters in the centre and then the plot concepts around it. Stranger Things and the Last Jedi are two examples which come to mind. I think it's more a case of it's just becoming a more used/modern style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) Drones has some of their best work in a long time in Dead Inside and The Handler, but it really suffers from ending on a streak of complete duds. I mean there are bits in Aftermath and The Globalist that I like, but overall I just want them to end. And Drones the song is just a horrible ending when usually you can count on their closers being really good. I like the verses in Revolt but the chorus is still one of my least favorite things they've done. And I just never have the urge to listen to Defector. Then Psycho and Mercy do nothing for me. With that being said, The Resistance is probably still my least favorite album. Edited August 31, 2018 by Matthz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGRY Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Someone did point that out to me. I can see why people would think that, but I don't agree. There are many posters/covers which have that style of prominent characters in the centre and then the plot concepts around it. Stranger Things and the Last Jedi are two examples which come to mind. I think it's more a case of it's just becoming a more used/modern style. As it happens, the wikipedia page says that the guy who did the cover art for Stranger Things made this cover (and that the guy who did the cover art for Infinity War did the cover art for the boxed edition of this album). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM220 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Seems Propaganda will be the poppiest track of the album, featuring Timbaland., Angel Lopez & Federico Vindver (credited as writers along with Matt) Good news is, none of the other tracks have them. So this may just be a one off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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