nohopeinfear Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Fuck, I got so excited just now Was looking at the Channel 4 listings and I spotted the word MUSE on Sunday September 20th! Turns out it's something called "The Playful Muse" :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yes Considerably Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 It's the worst song off the album in my view. It's not terrible, but it does remind me a little of I Don't Care, by Fall Out Boy, which is one of the worst songs i have ever heard. Other bands have better incorporated the kind of dance beat and bass that Muse seemed to be going for. The lead single should have been MK Ultra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Sorry if this has already been clarified but is there still no sign of this song/video on any of the music channels?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiko Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Some music channels have apparently resorted to combining clips of old Muse videos. Muse are currently making a video, but i'm not sure if its for Uprising or a new single. To be honest, its far too late to release an Uprising video now. Singles tend to peak at release, unless it becomes crazy popular with the entire country like Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Some music channels have apparently resorted to combining clips of old Muse videos. Muse are currently making a video, but i'm not sure if its for Uprising or a new single. To be honest, its far too late to release an Uprising video now. Singles tend to peak at release, unless it becomes crazy popular with the entire country like Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars. I'm astounded Warner (I'm assuming it's Warner's decision??) have done this! Presumably their main priority is to ensure new singles from bands are given maximum exposure PRIOR to release date! Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiko Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 It could well be an experiment. Perhaps to see how well a band like Muse does without video promotion. The single looks set to break into the UK top 10 and has reached number 1 in the US alternative charts with no video promotion at all. That's as good as and even better than any previous single they've ever released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pip Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 It could well be an experiment. Perhaps to see how well a band like Muse does without video promotion. The single looks set to break into the UK top 10 and has reached number 1 in the US alternative charts with no video promotion at all. That's as good as and even better than any previous single they've ever released. Is it?! Must admit I don't follow the charts, haven't done so since I was in my mid to late twenties anyway! I really couldn't tell you if/where any of the singles or albums have charted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judderman Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 shits i still need to buy it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiko Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Is it?! Must admit I don't follow the charts, haven't done so since I was in my mid to late twenties anyway! I really couldn't tell you if/where any of the singles or albums have charted! If you're interested, which i'm going to assume you're not lol, the best place to check is Wikipedia. They're all listed in there. Muse's highest UK entry to date is number 4 with Supermassive Black Hole. Their only other two top 10's are Time Is Running Out and Knights of Cydonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozza Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 If you're interested, which i'm going to assume you're not lol, the best place to check is Wikipedia. They're all listed in there. Muse's highest UK entry to date is number 4 with Supermassive Black Hole. Their only other two top 10's are Time Is Running Out and Knights of Cydonia. Yeah. Consider this though: 2001, no one really knew who Muse were, they only got exposure on MTV2 and Kerrang (whos viewers didn't buy singles much) and Plug in Baby got to #11 and New Born got to #12. In 2002, Dead Star/In Your World (a double A side) got to #13 despite having two songs to promote seperately from a band still not well known. Uprising will probalby get top 10 and the idea of holding a video back is to try and sustain Muse's chart position so it doesn't just drop out completely like the old days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 This is probably the worst song on the album, but I still love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Someone asked me if I could post the notes for each song from the iTunes LP so... "This song is influenced by glam rock, 80's synths, riots and the more eccentric pretesters at the recent G20 protests. It expresses a general mistrust of bankers, global corporations and politicians." - Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcsurfer Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I was one of the lucky ones to see Muse at The Den, Teignmouth on the Saturday night. Just to say if you didnt see it you really missed out cos it was fantastic and i wasnt even a Muse fan before i went. Question: I am a member of UKIP and we dont want to be part of the EU and demand our own rule. The lyrics of "Uprising" seem to be anti EU? Can any body comment on this? The paranoia is in bloom, the PR The transmissions will resume They'll try to push drugs Keep us all dumbed down and hope that We will never see the truth around Another promise, another scene, another A package not to keep us trapped in greed With all the green belts wrapped around our minds And endless red tape to keep the truth confined They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious Interchanging mind control Come let the revolution take it's toll if you could Flick the switch and open your third eye, you'd see that We should never be afraid to die Rise up and take the power back, it's time that The fat cats had a heart attack, you know that Their time is coming to an end We have to unify and watch our flag ascend They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious They will not force us They will stop degrading us They will not control us We will be victorious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingardium LevioSIA Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 As far as I can tell, the lyrics follow a theme common to the rest of the album, which has come up previous (in Assassin, for example): overthrowing the established capitalist government who are oppressing the people. It's a bit communist, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 "This song is influenced by glam rock, 80's synths, riots and the more eccentric pretesters at the recent G20 protests. It expresses a general mistrust of bankers, global corporations and politicians." - Matt Taken from the notes on The Resistance iTunes LP, so the answer is NO /end thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpcsurfer Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I think so, but i would be interested to know their political leanings tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Just saw the best version so far of this song on the jools holland's show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd take it you were not in Tinmuff then ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd take it you were not in Tinmuff then ^^ I've listened to the uprising from teignmouth mp3, and I just watched this version pro shot on tv, the latter was better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomufc108 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Uprising is superb love the artwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I've listened to the uprising from teignmouth mp3, and I just watched this version pro shot on tv, the latter was better imo. I was in Tinmuff and Uprising on Friday (not shown on BBC pro footage) was a killer of an opener... End riffage was epic! What they did at Jools Hollands was nothing compared to it. Seeing a song live and seeing the broadcast on TV are 2 different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was in Tinmuff and Uprising on Friday (not shown on BBC pro footage) was a killer of an opener... End riffage was epic! What they did at Jools Hollands was nothing compared to it. Seeing a song live and seeing the broadcast on TV are 2 different things. Look, we can have different opinions, I preferred the broadcast on Jools Holland to the one from Teignmouth, although both were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Question: I am a member of UKIP and we dont want to be part of the EU and demand our own rule. The lyrics of "Uprising" seem to be anti EU? Can any body comment on this? I don't think it's anti-Europe at all, I just think it sums up a lot of people's disillusionment with modern politics, a feeling of detachment from political process and a feeling that very rarely do politicians act upon the will of the electorate. Also, United States Of Eurasia is effectively, within reason, a call for the total unity of the Eurasian landmass which implies that Muse's views on such things are likely to be fairly open or at least, more likely to be in favour of integration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrotie Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Err I wasn't sure where to put this, but I bought The Resistance today (), and I was reading the credits and shiz, and at one point it says: Extra claps and football hooligan noises on Uprising by Tom Kirk, Paul Reeve and Adrian Bushby. Hooligan noises <3 It reminded me of the 'smashing antiques on The Small Print by Tom Kirk' thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davinq Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Err I wasn't sure where to put this, but I bought The Resistance today (), and I was reading the credits and shiz, and at one point it says: Extra claps and football hooligan noises on Uprising by Tom Kirk, Paul Reeve and Adrian Bushby. Hooligan noises <3 It reminded me of the 'smashing antiques on Exo-Politics by Tom Kirk' thing Fix'd. I think I heard the smashing antiques in Exo too. Maybe not. I've got a killer soundsystem though so mayhaps I did catch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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