Black Holes & Revelations - MUSE - Listening session!!!

Listening now, thanks very much for the heads up.

The first track I though sounded almost 'Everything in its right place', but thats proberly because I was looking for a resemblance. It didn't sound like it at all in the end. Now on Starlight.

Hmm... this could take some getting used to... only after a few months or a year could I fairly compare this to the other albums.
 
Starlight + Supermassive Black Hole were described by the band as the 'single' material in the new album, so i guess they kind of follow a different pattern to the rest of the album, which is actually quite apparant when you listen to it.
 
Just got to invincible (Had to swap P.C's). Wow, is that some sweep picking I hear complete with whammy pedal? :eek: :D We all knew we had it in him, can't go back to it maybe I was hearing things.

All tracks seem suprisingly strong so far, there is definately a theme of the style of music, although I'm not too keen on the whole political / war spin of the lyrics. Its a bit old now.

Assasin seemed to be the 'Stockholm Syndrome' of this album so far, but now I'm not convinced... went a bit 'airy-fairy' for a bit.

This album is a very different Muse, quite pleased so far. Nowhere near as dark as previous efforts. The whole thing seems to have a 'swirling' vibe to it, which I guess can only be made sense of it you listen to it. It also sounds very very produced, not sure if I'd go as far as over produced though.

Will have to listen multiple times before any sort of verdict from me... but its looking promising. I hope the last few tracks show a bit more variety...
 
Just finished it.

And I finally realised what made it such a different experience. The complete lack of 'pained one way love' lyrics that have featured in most of Muse's other works. I mean, take 'Bliss', 'Hysteria', 'Stockholme Syndrome', 'Hyper Music', and you can see what large chunk of their songs are about. Refreshing.

I also think that the first track 'Take A Bow' is the the track which stands out from the rest the most as being different, although it does demonstrate the 'swirlyness' I was on about earlier. Whilst I slated 'KoC' in the other thread, I think its pretty awesome now. Gives me the image of 'Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid' types just riding into the sunset for some reason, strange :p

I agree about Hoodoo.... by far the weakest track after one listen.
 
Nitefly said:
Gives me the image of 'Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid' types just riding into the sunset for some reason, strange :p
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Kinda. I thought its intro would have best suited a space frontier film entitled "The Return of the Space Cowboy" (Yoink Jay). (Yes, I've had a bit too much drink :o).
 
Nitefly said:
Just finished it.

And I finally realised what made it such a different experience. The complete lack of 'pained one way love' lyrics that have featured in most of Muse's other works. I mean, take 'Bliss', 'Hysteria', 'Stockholme Syndrome', 'Hyper Music', and you can see what large chunk of their songs are about. Refreshing.

I also think that the first track 'Take A Bow' is the the track which stands out from the rest the most as being different, although it does demonstrate the 'swirlyness' I was on about earlier. Whilst I slated 'KoC' in the other thread, I think its pretty awesome now. Gives me the image of 'Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid' types just riding into the sunset for some reason, strange :p

I agree about Hoodoo.... by far the weakest track after one listen.
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To me the lyrics on this album are far more banal than anything they've done before. It's taken the space/the infinite imagery of 'Bliss' and 'Sing for Absolution' and gone to the most pretentious extreme with them. I'd far rather have the lyrics from 'Sober' over any of this ****.

The moment I heard farting trumpet was the moment I realised Muse and Matt Bellamy had truly jumped the shark.

-5/10
 
Tony Soprano said:
Anyone else think of Knightrider for one of the songs? lol
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The intro of Assassin, yes :p

IceBus said:
To me the lyrics on this album are far more banal than anything they've done before. It's taken the space/the infinite imagery of 'Bliss' and 'Sing for Absolution' and gone to the most pretentious extreme with them. I'd far rather have the lyrics from 'Sober' over any of this ****.

The moment I heard farting trumpet was the moment I realised Muse and Matt Bellamy had truly jumped the shark.

-5/10
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Meh, suit yourself i guess.

The lyrics in some of these songs i much prefer to basically all of showbiz and a majority of OOS. Both of those albums, if the style of music wasn't what it was, could quite easily be called emo. They're both just Matt bloody crying over a girl, at least this album is bordering on being slightly positive in his lyrics.
 
A random name said:
Both of those albums, if the style of music wasn't what it was, could quite easily be called emo.
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<blows brains out all over bedroom>

So basically, as far as you're concerned, any band ever created is emo, if not for the style of music they play?

WHAT THE **** IS THIS OBSESSION WITH EMO THESE DAYS? DO WE NEED ANOTHER 'WHAT IS EMO' THREAD OR A STICKY?!?!
 
A random name said:
The lyrics in some of these songs i much prefer to basically all of showbiz and a majority of OOS. Both of those albums, if the style of music wasn't what it was, could quite easily be called emo. They're both just Matt bloody crying over a girl, at least this album is bordering on being slightly positive in his lyrics.
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No way would I call Muse 'Emo' music. Emotional yes. But not 'emo'.....

... well THAT makes sense.....
 
IceBus said:
<blows brains out all over bedroom>

So basically, as far as you're concerned, any band ever created is emo, if not for the style of music they play?

WHAT THE **** IS THIS OBSESSION WITH EMO THESE DAYS? DO WE NEED ANOTHER 'WHAT IS EMO' THREAD OR A STICKY?!?!
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Hell no, true emocore isn't even about these days, not even what people class as emo now, Fallout Boy for example or something like that actually are emocore. True emo was around in the 80's from what i know and true emo died out when Fugazi died basically. I should have said, 'their lyrics were too emotionally fueled by the onlslaught of not being able to have a girl' because to be honest, i'd rather listen to the politically fuelled lyrics of BH&R than the lyrics of Showbiz. I apologise for my missue of the word, now please put your caps lock away.

So don't try to question my judgement please, i apologise for using a word in the wrong context, but i'd just woken up and i wasn't exactly all there.

Nitefly said:
No way would I call Muse 'Emo' music. Emotional yes. But not 'emo'.....

... well THAT makes sense.....
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That post actually made no sense?
 
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Hell no, true emocore isn't even about these days,
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True. I love how emo today seems to be nothing what it was 5 years ago.

I find the lack of Get up kids disturbing

Anyway great album, they seem to have slowed their style down a bit and it really works, I need to try the CD out in my car, best way to judge an album. REALLY looking foward to reading this year!
 
Superdude said:
REALLY looking foward to reading this year!
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Me neither :D I think Muse will be superb at headlining, I saw them at Earls Court and it was just breathtaking!
 
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