redneonfish Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 The first 7 songs are outstanding, as are Screenager and Darkshines, and I don't understand why people hate Feeling Good. Plus Megalomania. So 11 great songs. A fantastic album. So the bit about the first 7 songs is irrelevant if you like every song on the album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 "The first 7 songs are great, and so are the rest" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum IV Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 "The first 7 songs are great, and so are the rest" That's because they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 So the bit about the first 7 songs is irrelevant if you like every song on the album? Pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 It just came across as the first seven are great, so are eight and nine, ten's great even though it gets slated, and wouldn't you just know it - eleven is great too. Good point, (eventually) well made . Origin is ace . Might even give it a spin for the first time in ages tonight. I've barely listened to Muse the past year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorerknight Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Black holes is my favorite album. All the songs go so well together, and its really quite outstanding! Its brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoledman Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Pretty clear that the consensus is Origin & Absolution are the best albums. Not really debatable. BH&R and the subsequent 2 albums represent the sell-out period. It doesn't mean that there aren't a few "artsy" tracks on those 3 albums, but 80% it just commercial drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoledman Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The first 8 tracks on Origin Of symmetry are like the best first 8 tracks on an album ever. So..... Origin Of Symmetry. Plus every song flows so well into the next: that Hyper Music - Plug In Baby - Citizen Erased - Micro Cuts transition is amazing. Not a bad song in sight. I'm in agreement. New Born --> Screenager is 8 songs of consecutive brilliance. Muse never managed to replicate the feat on Absolution and not even close on the 3 sell-out albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unidentifiable Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Pretty clear that the consensus is Origin & Absolution are the best albums. Not really debatable. BH&R and the subsequent 2 albums represent the sell-out period. It doesn't mean that there aren't a few "artsy" tracks on those 3 albums, but 80% it just commercial drivel. Absolution is one of Muse's most commercially accessible, if not the most. And that "not really debatable" bit is actually drivel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Let's go through TR: Uprising: yep Resistance: Well...it has a catchy chorus, but it's really not commercially liable these days. The only reason it even charted was because it was Muse. Undisclosed Desires: Sure. USOE: lol no Guiding Light: lol no. Just because it's cheesy drivel, that doesn't mean it's anywhere near what's popular these days. It's clearly not a song written for the sake of selling records. Unnatural Selection: lol nah MK Ultra: eh I Belong To You: It has a bit of a Maroon 5 vibe to it, but with a french opera copy pasted into the middle of it, no. Exogenesis: Do I even have to? 3/11, such a sellout album. But as I've said a million times before, making pop doesn't equal selling out. Making pop could be a good way to "sell out", yes. But guess what? PEOPLE LIKE POP. Since it's clearly the genre most people prefer to listen to, is it really so hard to believe that it's also a genre people want to WRITE? If there are so many fans of it, why can't some of these fans be songwriters? The idea that the only reason anyone makes pop is to earn cash is so ridiculously idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It's almost like writing catchy music is a bad thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Another ridiculous thing is that apparently writing rock is never selling out. Like bands who experiment with new things and no one likes it, so they go back to what the fans want because that way they can be sure the album will sell. No one ever calls that selling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJUltra Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Selling out is such a bullshit term anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exogenesisman Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Three groups of Muse albums for me, even though I give TR and BHR 5/5 stars they aren't quite to the level of Absolution and OOS, Just no way I can give those albums less than 5/5 haha. I don't understand all of the hate for TR, first time I heard it it blew my mind more than any muse album after a first listen. That's not to say it was my favorite after the first listen just sonically it was amazing to hear once all the way through for the first time. 1. Absolution 5/5 2. Origin of Symmetry 5/5 3. The Resistance 5/5 4. Black Holes and Revelation's 5/5 5. The 2nd Law 3.5/5 6. Showbiz 3.5/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGRY Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Exogenesis EP. Only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoledman Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Origin. There's something about the way a bunch of songs segue into each other with the distortion sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartianSpaghettiRider Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 From a "sentimental" point of view, I'd pick Black Holes And Revelations: it's the very first Muse' album I've ever owned (since Christmas 2006), and that has kindled my interest in them. :') But taking in account my personal musical tastes, I'd say my favourite Muse' album could be... No one. Because, more or less, they all have their ups and downs, many songs in particular that catch me and make me feel wonderful sensations, or I find simply stunning and massive in matter of arrangements, melodies, musical artifacts and such. To be honest, I think the downs are miserably few, thus I adore pratically all their whole production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenotBennwa Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Absolution and OoS are my all time favourites... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroya Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I usually seem to flutter between Absolution and Origin of Symmetry but at the moment I am favouring Absolution, the flow of songs (especially towards the end) seems to be much better and has a good mix of both piano and guitar based tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 the flow of songs (especially towards the end) seems to be much better Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyjackk Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 the flow of songs (especially towards the end) seems to be much better Origin flows perfectly tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentsatellite Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Except for Feeling Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter. Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Except for Feeling Good. it's a great cover but it just doesn't fit into the context of the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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