Novermars Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Alright, went through all the new songs. Best album since BHAR imo and it may even beat it. Algorithm AR and Algorithm are the best songs on the album by a long shot. GUAF is the worst, although it probably works better in a live setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 doesn't the alternate version of algorithm rip off star wars' sequel trilogy's music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The highs are pretty good, the lows are fucking awful 6/10 overall doubt I'll listen to it again people who say it's better than Abso/BH&R are insane, almost as much as those who say the AR version of The Dark Side is as good as HCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodius Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 GUAF What the absolute fuck man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydebank Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 GUAF What the absolute fuck man listening to it is like being in some alternate reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinho Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Not gonna lie: I immediately started balling my eyes out during the alternate version of The Dark Side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Wow I was not expecting Propaganda to be so dirty sounding. I think I kinda love it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklord Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Alt versions of Propaganda and Algorithm are so much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginOfAbso Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Holy shit Propaganda is actually fucking great. Like maybe top 10 since The Resistance, just based on first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Okay taking a breather before my second listen: Algorithm is v interesting, surprisingly low-key for Muse - no big climax or owt like that but quite...brooding. Seems like an obvious like at first but I need to become more familiar with it and the structure to know how much if that makes sense. Propaganda is probs one of their best pop tunes imo. The blues/country slide solo was unexpected but that, the acoustic scattered throughout, the sultry falsetto, the melodies, the slick guitar (or synth?) line backing them all make for a brill combo. Robot voice not as obnoxious as I anticipated and it used a wee bit more interestingly at the end with the glitchy pitch shifting tbf. Break It To Me - even Fabri likes it. GUAF - not as 'in your face' as I expected from the chorus, that v much bursts out of the verses. Very VERY pop though, Tove Lo used for one of those bubblegum-y 'ah ah ahhh ahh' hook melodies (poor description but you'll get me when you hear it). I love it, some v heartfelt lyrics about not being able to live without someone in your life considering the subject matter too. Blockades - very very much a 'stock' Muse song someone online could make as a prank or parody but still very enjoyable imo, if not QUITE as much as I thought from the snippet. Verses have a fun, driving triplet beat and melody. Synth arpeggios fucking everywhere. The Void - very atmospheric, brill piano use (which is back in force), least obnoxious use of 'baby's ever (from Matt at least), have yet to dive into the lyrics proper but they seemed quite intriguing. Quite haunting if anything, especially how it ends. Almost like a spacier RBS without the climax? Algorithm alt - weirdly not THAT different to the standard version, just if it was being used for a film soundtrack effectively. And if this is Matt's audition for a film soundtrack (International aside), it's pretty impressive imo. TDS alt - incredible. Light piano, haunting vocals, some synth, Globalist/Hate This echo-y slide use. Builds with strings to a climax, albeit still a v lowkey one by their standards then fades back again. Mega. Edited November 7, 2018 by Jobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelshooter97 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I like it! Algorithm is great but the alt version is something else. It's a very ballsy album, I felt Drones while it had 'riffs' it was just luke-warm. ST is stupid but so nuts it really sells itself and commits. I'm a fan! Blockades sounds like the fake leaks that people make I don't mind GUAF. Way better than Revolt IMO, which was essentially a crap musical theatre number with that strange tempo shift etc. Somebody else said it too, but I think it sounds way more in the vein of Follow Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odier Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Dig Down is the worst track on this album. And I'm a defender of GUAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nature2 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Yet again poor selection. Take GUAF and SH out and it's a fine record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozza Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 So which songs should be tour staples? On first listen Algorithm and Blockades are the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 First one I really don't know how to feel about is Break it To Me. There are some parts of it that I did really like though, so I'm hoping it grows on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unidentifiable Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I like the Hyper Chondriac Music vibes the Dark Side Alternate has, wish they had the balls to make it the main version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattestro Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 people who say it's better than Abso/BH&R are insane, almost as much as those who say the AR version of The Dark Side is as good as HCM I don’t think it’s anywhere near as good as HCM, but can definitely hear some similarities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmahala Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Will there be an HD Digital album download for Simulation Theory like there is for Drones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:maybe_i'll_catch_fire:. Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 The highs are pretty good, the lows are fucking awful 6/10 overall doubt I'll listen to it again people who say it's better than Abso/BH&R are insane, almost as much as those who say the AR version of The Dark Side is as good as HCM This except I'll listen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projektxtal Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Break It To Me should be the blueprint of any pop Muse, not Madness/Dig Down/Something Human CHRIST GET UP AND FIGHT LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) So which songs should be tour staples? On first listen Algorithm and Blockades are the best All apart from maybe SH and, depending on vox, GUAF. Would obvs much prefer the gospel Dig Down but I don’t think that’ll happen Praying for the alt versions at RAH even harder now people who say it's better than Abso/BH&R are insane, almost as much as those who say the AR version of The Dark Side is as good as HCM BH&R, nah probs not, Abso though.... Agree about HCM, tho I don’t think they’re miles apart at all and I can understand the comparison tonally Edited November 7, 2018 by Jobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinho Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 GUAF sounds auto-tuned to shit, especially that little "oh" he does at 1:45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Wow I definitely get pop punk vibes from the chorus of GUAF. I actually quite like the song, no way he's gonna be able to do that final chorus live though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 this is an album that exists That’s my review so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projektxtal Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 probably half a step down (at least) live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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