Furygirl Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Someone reported that the extended version was taken off YouTube, so here's a different one. The extra bit is at about :40. I think it was a good call leaving it off the album version. Seems a bit out of place, to me. Love the song, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBPGjptTBc Does the quiet breakdown in the song remind you of some other band?? I have this inkling they borrowed the idea off someone, but I can't quite put my finger on it at the moment. EDIT: Oh nevermind, I remember now: it kinda reminds me of I Want You (She's So Heavy) by the Beatles. The slow breakdown at the end, I mean. I was trying to figure this out earlier. I thought perhaps it was the Beatles this part reminds me of. Not sure if it's I Want You, though. Or maybe a Hendrix song? I can't quite place it. Ideas? Anyone? It's bugging me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melon Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 yea, I'm glad they left it off as well. It didn't fit at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingardium LevioSIA Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Sounds damn cool, but it's a bit of a digression. It would probably be awesome live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACI Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Someone reported that the extended version was taken off YouTube, so here's a different one. The extra bit is at about :40. I think it was a good call leaving it off the album version. Seems a bit out of place, to me. Love the song, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBPGjptTBc Does the quiet breakdown in the song remind you of some other band?? I have this inkling they borrowed the idea off someone, but I can't quite put my finger on it at the moment. EDIT: Oh nevermind, I remember now: it kinda reminds me of I Want You (She's So Heavy) by the Beatles. The slow breakdown at the end, I mean. I was trying to figure this out earlier. I thought perhaps it was the Beatles this part reminds me of. Not sure if it's I Want You, though. Or maybe a Hendrix song? I can't quite place it. Ideas? Anyone? It's bugging me. Yeah it definately reminded me of I Want You when I first listened to it. I think it's the kind of lumbering bass. (Like in the I Want You chorus). And the drums are very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juuso Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Someone reported that the extended version was taken off YouTube, so here's a different one. The extra bit is at about :40. I think it was a good call leaving it off the album version. Seems a bit out of place, to me. Love the song, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBPGjptTBc I was trying to figure this out earlier. I thought perhaps it was the Beatles this part reminds me of. Not sure if it's I Want You, though. Or maybe a Hendrix song? I can't quite place it. Ideas? Anyone? It's bugging me. That extra bit is horrible. I think even they thought it was too much of a Queen-trip to be placed there. They might play it as a live intro at some point I presume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*OoS* Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 My dad agreed with the Mail in saying that it's "drudgery" - unoriginal prog-rock he says. Hmph! I reckon a lot of people will think of it as Citizen Erased part 2... I want dad to listen to CE and then tell me that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nohopeinfear Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 My dad agreed with the Mail in saying that it's "drudgery" - unoriginal prog-rock he says. Hmph! I reckon a lot of people will think of it as Citizen Erased part 2... I want dad to listen to CE and then tell me that! You should disown your Dad tbh... He sounds like a fanny flapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 You should disown your Dad tbh... He sounds like a fanny flapper This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtsyChick Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 When Matt sings the second "ocean" really low, am I the only one who instantly thinks of System of a Down? Yes - instantly, but I don't like SOAD. Matt's vocals I can handle, though. As for the rest of the song: It's cool beans w/awesomesauce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdcfc121 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I think it sounds like Agitated, Citizen Erased & New Born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattXXI Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Someone reported that the extended version was taken off YouTube, so here's a different one. The extra bit is at about :40. I think it was a good call leaving it off the album version. Seems a bit out of place, to me. Love the song, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBPGjptTBc Oh wow. If that we're actually released on that album with that little bit I probably wouldn't have liked the song. That bit is just obnoxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOOOONUS PAAAAANTS Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 First of all, as far as comparisons go, I would only say there are elements of "New Born" and "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" in this song. New Born because of the riff, which climbs up a dropped-D string with little chromatics added to a pentatonic scale and stopping at the high D and dropping an octave to the open string. The riff is VERY much like the new Born riff, which is good or bad depending on what you make of it. I hear "Thoughs of a Dying Atheist" because just like in that song's chorus we are given a minor chord, which drops to a minor dominant seventh chord, then a major chord which drops to a major seventh chord, giving that falling feeling. Again, the fact that it's reminiscent of other songs is not necessarily good or bad, but to deny the similarities is not an informed position. I wouldn't go so far as to compare it to "Citizen Erased," which I consider a real work of genius, in any way but in form, given that there is a slower interlude. That being said, this song may be my favorite off of "Resistance." It has a sound that remains very Muse-y, and the guitar solos feel apropos, not just sort of thrown in like, all due respect, "Guiding Light." The guitar's harmonized eighth notes ("Counterbalance this comotion" etc.) is a new thing for them, but one that I like. It maintains a hard rock core, and the lyrics are, while Muse-ily pseudo-political, but not, to be frank, embarrassing (talking about "Uprising" here). A good song, but, as it's been said before, not good enough to break my top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 First of all, as far as comparisons go, I would only say there are elements of "New Born" and "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist" in this song. New Born because of the riff, which climbs up a dropped-D string with little chromatics added to a pentatonic scale and stopping at the high D and dropping an octave to the open string. The riff is VERY much like the new Born riff, which is good or bad depending on what you make of it. I hear "Thoughs of a Dying Atheist" because just like in that song's chorus we are given a minor chord, which drops to a minor dominant seventh chord, then a major chord which drops to a major seventh chord, giving that falling feeling. Again, the fact that it's reminiscent of other songs is not necessarily good or bad, but to deny the similarities is not an informed position. I wouldn't go so far as to compare it to "Citizen Erased," which I consider a real work of genius, in any way but in form, given that there is a slower interlude. That being said, this song may be my favorite off of "Resistance." It has a sound that remains very Muse-y, and the guitar solos feel apropos, not just sort of thrown in like, all due respect, "Guiding Light." The guitar's harmonized eighth notes ("Counterbalance this comotion" etc.) is a new thing for them, but one that I like. It maintains a hard rock core, and the lyrics are, while Muse-ily pseudo-political, but not, to be frank, embarrassing (talking about "Uprising" here). A good song, but, as it's been said before, not good enough to break my top 10. Brilliant post. Nice to so some intelligence round here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTmusefan Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Someone reported that the extended version was taken off YouTube, so here's a different one. The extra bit is at about :40. I think it was a good call leaving it off the album version. Seems a bit out of place, to me. Love the song, though! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qBPGjptTBc I was trying to figure this out earlier. I thought perhaps it was the Beatles this part reminds me of. Not sure if it's I Want You, though. Or maybe a Hendrix song? I can't quite place it. Ideas? Anyone? It's bugging me. is there any way to get that mp3? i actually like that part:D nevermind..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alehandro Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Actually i really like it, too. But, then again, it's Muse, why wouldn't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingardium LevioSIA Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Is anybody else reminded of Falling Down during the slow section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furygirl Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Is anybody else reminded of Falling Down during the slow section? I don't really hear that... I'm still debating if it reminds me of I Want You (She's So Heavy) by the Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sade Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I never realized until today how QOTSA-esque the guitars are in this track...which makes sense as the guys mentioned listening to QOTSA during the recording. One of the faves of the album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Immense fun to play on guitar too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOOOONUS PAAAAANTS Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Immense fun to play on guitar too. Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Cydonia! Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Don't get me wrong, I love the new Muse album alot, it's really good. BUT if you listen to unnatural selection (which is a good song, of course) It sounds like the newborn riff :S does anyone else see that similarity, or is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Don't get me wrong, I love the new Muse album alot, it's really good. BUT if you listen to unnatural selection (which is a good song, of course) It sounds like the newborn riff :S does anyone else see that similarity, or is it just me? Just you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Cydonia! Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 listen to the riff when the organ finishes, I swear it sounds similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 It is similar, but not enough to say it's the same. Just like Queen & United States of Eurasia, SMBH & Britney Spears. It's a good song, that's all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 listen to the riff when the organ finishes, I swear it sounds similar http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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