Spectrum IV Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I hope Trump inspires the next Take a Bow/Animals. Muse's best political tracks happen when they're angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 That would imply he's angry about it. He actually seems happy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 His first reaction was to reference Apocalypse Please and called his views stupid and inflammatory. Hedefinitely sounds thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I didn't even initially see the second one. Apocalypse Please was about someone being happy the world is going to end, but then again that's assuming Matt remembers what he's said any of his songs are about, I suppose... His latter statement's still pretty naïve, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 A Channel 4 satire programme I watch had a question with him about a Trump win before the results arrived and his response was "It'll pretty much be the end of the world". So... yeah. Very enthusiastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I didn't even initially see the second one. Apocalypse Please was about someone being happy the world is going to end, but then again that's assuming Matt remembers what he's said any of his songs are about, I suppose... His latter statement's still pretty naïve, though. I'm not sure the character's point of view in Apocalypse Please is a happy one. I think its from the POV of someone desperate and fearful calling on something to wipe the slate clean. Although tbf there are people out there who relish the thought of the end of the world as an excuse to test out their doomsday prepping equipment and survival skills. Which some may also accuse Matt of given how much he's spoken about having supplies for it over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Matt has always struck me as the kind of person who would like to see it all go to hell just to see if something better happens afterwards. And who has enough money and security to not have to worry about it. Or at least he thought it would cool to come across that way. Although I do recall something about him having a doomsday stockpile and a crossbow, and a past girlfriend threatening to commit him. And that he still has the survival kit, which was mostly just an axe and trashbags. But hey, there's crazier things. Like some Christians who don't believe we should have to take care of the planet or worry about climate change, because God gave us dominion over it, and He wouldn't let us fuck it up so bad we die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Yes - I seem to recall reading something in Q magazine when The Resistance came that his then-girlfriend blocked an attempt to buy a crossbow, to go with the tinned food supply and axe to chop firewood. Freeze dried meals in case of long-term periods without food supply have also been mentioned in other articles in pieces. Plus there was that Russian interview in the summer mentioning it a bit more too. But then doomsday prepping is hardly unique to Muse. Also, yeah, that's a pretty fucking weird philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum IV Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 There really isn't a bad song on BH&R. Fucking ace album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picko Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 There really isn't a bad song on BH&R. Fucking ace album. Agreed. It's the album that got me into Muse and even though it's probably my third favourite of their albums, it still doesn't have one track I dislike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 There really isn't a bad song on BH&R. Fucking ace album. Starlight, Soldier's Poem, Invincible, Exo-Politics, the neutered version of Assassin and Knights Of Cydonia say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oy Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Starlight, Soldier's Poem, Invincible, Exo-Politics, the neutered version of Assassin and Knights Of Cydonia say otherwise. I think that's a little harsh on Assassin and KoC. Assassin is only a dissapointment becuase we know what could have been, but it's still one of the better tracks on the album. KoC is a great song, but I agree that on the album it has terrible production. Agree on the first 4 though, they are all a big step down in quality from Absolution standards. Maybe SP could have been a b-side and the others ditched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 BH&R love makes my world go round Also, for the thread title, Assassin >= Debase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepp Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I love Assassin to bits, but I think Debase's intro with the ghost notes (800000800000XXXXXX kind of thing), drums and verses are better. I'm starting to think that the bridge makes more sense at the end of the song, like they usually play it live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 At first I preferred Assassin to Debase, but I'm a recent convert. But I do agree I like the Debase section more as a live outro riff than in the middle of the track. I still like Knights of Cydonia though. That outro riff's still fucking kick-ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Knights is a great, great choon, it's just been absolutely murdered live by overuse as a closer and MWAH. I think it might be the equivalent to Muse sets as Wayne Rooney is to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Yeah both closer and Harmonica has gone on one tour too many. Hopefully the next LP/singles collection/whatever brings out something new for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Problem is Muse to haven't written a great closer since Knights. No reason they couldn't alternate it with Stockholm, Take A Bow or Bliss though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 There really isn't a bad song on BH&R. Fucking ace album. Agreed. I don't think there's a bad song on Abso either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepp Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Problem is Muse to haven't written a great closer since Knights. No reason they couldn't alternate it with Stockholm, Take A Bow or Bliss though. Survival does the job well enough imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 When if ever will we see a Muse and Radiohead supergroup.. that would blow so many minds away, not least those of Matt and Thom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 When if ever will we see a Muse and Radiohead supergroup.. that would blow so many minds away, not least those of Matt and Thom. Well the answer to when is obviously never. And if they did...we'll have you listened to their output in the last 10 years? They probably wouldn't even be able to finish an album without breaking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobby Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) Agreed. I don't think there's a bad song on Abso either. Not that many great songs on it either tho. Survival does the job well enough imo. ^^^ That's a little more understandable like, considering Matt used to sound like he was having 4 asthma attacks by the end of it on a good day. I think they've pretty much settled on Knights now though, sadly. Doubt we'll ever see another song even rotated in for any substantial amount of time. They probably wouldn't even be able to finish an album without breaking up. Let's be honest, there'd be at least one murder. We've all seen how much Matt annoys his best friends in confined spaces, let alone Thom Yorke. Edited December 2, 2016 by Jobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcade Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well the answer to when is obviously never. And if they did...we'll have you listened to their output in the last 10 years? They probably wouldn't even be able to finish an album without breaking up. It wouldn't be the craziest of collaborations.. perhaps someday, probably never yes. granted that there would be alpha male syndrome and it would probably take a decade to pump out an album if they don't give up or kill each other over whose falsetto is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zepp Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Not that many great songs on it either tho. The only songs I wouldn't call great are TSP (still a beast live), Toada and mayyybe FD (but I really really like it). ^^^ That's a little more understandable like, considering Matt used to sound like he was having 4 asthma attacks by the end of it on a good day. True, it was always a bit of a mess both vocally and instrumentally, but damn, that 16\4444 riff is huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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