lurkinglurkerlurksagain Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 If we all initially like it when it comes out, it means it's going to suck in about a month. If we all hate it, it's probably not that good. If only a few people like it, it's pretty great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemuse Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'll be honest, I like it! Alright yeah it's no Stockholm Syndrome or Showbiz but fuck, they're 15 - 20 years ago of course it's not going to be anything like that! If it gets the airplay then I can see it being fairly popular, a bit like Kings and Queens by 30STM was a few years back. People love a good woah. People like the Holocaust a little less however so that may not go down so well with the easily offended aka everybody in this day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blissfullyaware Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 So like four people including myself actually like it? This means it's a great song if I've learned anything from this board. And me, it's catchy as hell and thankfully not Dig Down 2 as I feared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'm imagining this song where the whoa chants are gone but that section is just that awesome bass riff and Matt playing that whoa oh melody with the whammy like in the solo and at that point the song is good. I feel like I have dozens of examples of Muse songs that get ruined by one tiny thing. The "could be wrong" bit in Resistance for example. Take that out and that's an 8/10 song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Lyrics for convenience Strung out, falling from the big time Welcome to the infinite black skies Brain-cleanse, fractured identity Fragments and scattered debris Thought contagion Thought contagion Fall down, learn when to count it out Prop me up before I blackout (ey) Withdraw before you’re out of time A clean slate and buried war crimes You’ve been bitten by a true believer You’ve been bitten by someone who’s hungrier than you You’ve been bitten by a true believer You’ve been bitten by someone’s false beliefs Thought contagion Thought contagion They’ll never do what you want them to Give it up and watch them break through It’s too late for a revolution Brace for the final solution Thought contagion Thought contagion You’ve been bitten by a true believer You’ve been bitten by someone who’s hungrier than you You’ve been bitten by a true believer You’ve been bitten by someone’s false beliefs Thought contagion Thought contagion Strung out, falling from the big time Welcome to the infinite black skies It’s too late for a revolution Brace for the final solution Honestly if this song wasn't by Muse, but by some new-ish not well known band, would you give it a second listen? I’d just treat it like your average, obscure-ish, young alt. rock band that’s obvs influenced by 2000’s Muse. So, no, probs not. I do think someone was right when they said it’d improve massively live though. Fucking wish those sci-fi whammy/synth lines replaced the ‘woah’ vocals for the entire song. Edited February 15, 2018 by Jobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Cheesy lyrics aside, this song reminds me of BH&R/Abso era Muse. Eh, I don't really get the negativity with this one. It's hardly as egregious as Dig Down or Revolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'm imagining this song where the whoa chants are gone but that section is just that awesome bass riff and Matt playing that whoa oh melody with the whammy like in the solo and at that point the song is good. I feel like I have dozens of examples of Muse songs that get ruined by one tiny thing. The "could be wrong" bit in Resistance for example. Take that out and that's an 8/10 song. Chris you're giving this an 8/10? L O L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Cheesy lyrics aside, this song reminds me of BH&R/Abso era Muse. Eh, I don't really get the negativity with this one. It's hardly as egregious as Dig Down or Revolt. Revolt at least was mixed to where you could tell guitars were an important part of the band, both Dig Down and this song have buried the guitars in the mix which I think alone merits more criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Revolt at least was mixed to where you could tell guitars were an important part of the band, both Dig Down and this song have buried the guitars in the mix which I think alone merits more criticism. Sure, the mix is a bit shite - though some of that might be because this is a pretty shite stream - but bad mix or not I still like the song. The riff definitely sounds like something they would have written back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurkinglurkerlurksagain Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'm honestly confused that so many people hate it. Glad I listened before seeing anything from the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I just really like the riff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I just really like the riff. I'd like the riff more if it were mixed better. As it is right now, I'd be more interested in hearing the riff sans chorus of Revolt. Of course I'm willing to eat my words if the riff is actually mixed well come tomorrow, but the mix just doesn't sound like it would improve much. tl;dr I think the riff all in all is pretty basic. I also think riff excitement might just be because we've gone a literal year without any real "riff" in any song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I'd like the riff more if it were mixed better. As it is right now, I'd be more interested in hearing the riff sans chorus of Revolt. Of course I'm willing to eat my words if the riff is actually mixed well come tomorrow, but the mix just doesn't sound like it would improve much. tl;dr I think the riff all in all is pretty basic. I also think riff excitement might just be because we've gone a literal year without any real "riff" in any song Honestly, for me I just like the riff. I think it's cool. It's fun. It's not hugely original, but it's fun. The song is fun. It's got energy. It's catchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Chris you're giving this an 8/10? L O L Was talking about Resistance would be 8/10. As it is it’s a 5 or 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnage94 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Really guys? This song is everything but terrible. First impression for me is good. Infinite times better than shit that is Dig Down. Bitten by part is my favorite so far I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonisdead Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Honestly, for me I just like the riff. I think it's cool. It's fun. It's not hugely original, but it's fun. The song is fun. It's got energy. It's catchy. Granted. I do wish that choral backing was turned down, the mix gets really muddy during those chorus bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisver Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This..and that bass and guitar tone is pretty mint. I was hoping Muse would never follow the stupid whoa oh chanty trend though. And the lyrics aren't near as bad as 90% of what we've gotten the last 3 albums. edit: honestly if the choral vocals weren't in the song and that melody was strictly guitar bass and synth I would say this song is fully good. ====So sorry but you are just full of it?+++ Mr Citizen Eraser? Really? Where were you in 1999? Stop pretending you know what Muse is all about. Lots of love.--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Granted. I do wish that choral backing was turned down, the mix gets really muddy during those chorus bits. Yeah it's a bit overpowering. I kinda like the drama, I just wish the guitar was more prominent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I will defend The Resistance until the day I die Mostly because it’s the album that got me into the band. I’m sure some people feel that way about T2L and Drones too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen_Eraser Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I will defend The Resistance until the day I die Mostly because it’s the album that got me into the band. I’m sure some people feel that way about T2L and Drones too This kind of stuff just makes me glad I heard them in the Absolution era lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisver Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Acoustic tour pls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJxEi7iI6k I remember this, thanks so much....Now we've all moved on and 20 years older ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthMarenghi Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Nice to see a cheeky wee holocaust reference in there, Muse are the new punk rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomesickSubterranean Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This kind of stuff just makes me glad I heard them in the Absolution era lol. I mean I agree with most of the criticism but I still enjoy it. I think the two following albums got a lot of similar criticism but I don’t enjoy them, it’s all just nostalgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 My optician was at one of those HMV gigs. Mad bragging rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bs Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I will defend The Resistance until the day I die For what it's worth, I've said a number of times how disappointed I was with The Resistance, but I listened to it for the first time in a while the other day without UD and IBTY and it's a decent enough album, with some pretty good bits in there. It's just not up to the standard of the previous three which was where I felt let down. The best thing I can say about the new song though is that it's not Dig Down, but that's hardly a ringing endorsement. If people like it then fair enough, but it's just not at all what I would ever listen to Muse for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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