Clunge Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Madness (post guitar solo) is one my favourite things they've ever done. Agreed about the current live version though, it's a shadow of its former self and needs dropped immediately. This. The first two and a half minutes (including the shite solo) are just terrible. After that though, utterly wonderful stuff. One of Matt's best ever compositions and vocal performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroya Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 For ages I thought it was Matt on the cover of Absolution and Chris on the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 For ages I thought it was Matt on the cover of Absolution and Chris on the DVD. At one point I thought Matt was the Absolution cover model too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denise3112 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 At one point I thought Matt was the Absolution cover model too. So did I! Then I saw Muse on the Jonathan Ross show in 2004. I thought Matt looked like a demented little rat. In a weirdly exciting way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumpypotato Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 This. The first two and a half minutes (including the shite solo) are just terrible. After that though, utterly wonderful stuff. One of Matt's best ever compositions and vocal performances. If only all of their pop songs were so redeemable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia O Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Please take part so at least once a poll from me gets more than 10 votes Edit: ..I wish I could..vote as well, I'd vote for Rock-Muse Edited August 3, 2016 by Claudia O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denise3112 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Please take part so at least once a poll from me gets more than 10 votes Edit: ..I wish I could..vote as well, I'd vote for Rock-Muse I voted: now you're on 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia O Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I voted: now you're on 9 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 "experimental" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia O Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yeah! Haha...11 votes so far "experimental" I hope you voted then! Someone voted for Pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Muse have never actually put out an out-and-out bad pop song. I could be forgetting something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Neutron Star Collision. And Mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Neutron Star Collision. And Mercy. Ah, shit. Okay, I'll give you NSC Always forget about it with it being a non-album single and...generally pretending it didn't happen. I don't mind Mercy too much though, think I'd put it in the 'meh' category as opposed to completely guff. Seeing it live might've boosted my opinion of it as well 'cause it is surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Mercy might be in their top 5 worst songs yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeseas Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Mercy might be in their top 5 worst songs yet. It's not offensive enough for that. I'm quite neutral about the song. I rather like it, if I'm in the right mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I'd say Mercy is their worst pop song ever. Forgettable piano melody, a verse that switches between decent and annoying, and then the mother of worthless choruses. Honestly the worst chorus they've ever done, with nothing going on in terms of melody. I mean some people complained because the bridge to Dead Inside was the infamous 4 chord sequence, but that Mercy chorus is just dull, mediocre and cliche on a level that Muse have never reached before. Apparently I'm even passionate about my dislike for that song, which says a lot becaus so rarely find any music outright bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeseas Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Simplicity can be a strong tool in the right hands. I think the piano melody is simple, but sounds nice enough. There is something about the rhythm and the flow of the vocals in the verses, what I like. Mercy's chorus is boring, Strangely, it doesn't detract from the song for me. An unimaginative chorus, at least it succeeds in sounding triumphant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I'd say Mercy is their worst pop song ever. Forgettable piano melody, a verse that switches between decent and annoying, and then the mother of worthless choruses. Honestly the worst chorus they've ever done, with nothing going on in terms of melody. I mean some people complained because the bridge to Dead Inside was the infamous 4 chord sequence, but that Mercy chorus is just dull, mediocre and cliche on a level that Muse have never reached before. Apparently I'm even passionate about my dislike for that song, which says a lot becaus so rarely find any music outright bad. Yeah...I can't really disagree with much of that, especially the chorus (I do quite like the verses though) Not to mention the super pointless and half-arsed breakdown/bridge as well. Wait, no, stop convincing me dammit I guess it's flaws are mainly just down to being generic, which is what separates it from being actively bad for me I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 It's so inoffensive that it is offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haze015 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Someone voted for Pop They are Pop these days though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denise3112 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Mercy might be in their top 5 worst songs yet. It's not offensive enough for that. But it so totally is. It's shite. Bublegum generic melody sounds like a song for pre-schoolers.Total mismatch with lyrics pleading for Mercy. Unbelievable it was given such a prime spot on the tour. Mercy << Starlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denise3112 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Yeah! Haha...11 votes so far Someone voted for Pop Haha Not me. I thought about experimental, but voted rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Mercy might be in their top 5 worst songs yet. Naaah, I wouldn't even put it in the top 5 worst from T2L and Drones. They are Pop these days though? I don't think they know what they are these days Their pop work is generally damn solid though imo, it's just live where a lot of it falls flat. Don't see owt wrong with voting for it. Unbelievable it was given such a prime spot on the tour. Is good live tho mang. Think it was the main highlight of the latter stages of just about every set I've seen on this tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 The 2nd Law would be slightly arguable but Drones is a very standard rock album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia O Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) I skip Mercy on the album as well as Revolt and Aftermath when the chorus starts... What is so great about Mercy live? The confetti and streamers. When I saw it live I was waiting for it. Muse is still a rock-band if they want to be one. But I didn't understand Matt when he said in an interview "We became a metal-band at Download!" And laughed about it..correct me if he used other words. Is he ashamed of being more of a rock-band? Maybe he feels too old for it, like dying his hair red again, he said so in another interview... Worst pop-songs? NSC and Big freeze... Edited August 5, 2016 by Claudia O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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