Muse - where to start?

batmura · September 6th, 2006, 04:19 AM

I'm only vaguely familiar with this band. I'm not sure I really like what I've heard by them yet, but I wanna give them a try. Which album of theirs represents their sound best? How would you briefly summarise the music on their discs, etc?

Powers · September 6th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Go for Absolution, then move on to the new album Black Holes and Revalations. I can't decide which is better, but Absolution is commonly though of as their best. Then go for Origin of Symmtry, Showbiz and Muscle Museum.

Don Corleone · September 6th, 2006, 04:56 AM

leave the first album, showbiz, for later, batmura. like power's i'd say you start out with their most mature release, absolution. all killers on that one.

download "stockholm syndrome" or "hurricanes and butterflies" to get an idea. if you dont like these two tracks, then it means muse doesnt have much to offer you.

Don Corleone · September 6th, 2006, 04:59 AM

and with you being a fan of progressive music, im sure muse will really surprise you at times. mat bellamy is a fantastic songwriter and an amazing guitar player with a very very unique style (i had the chance to see that with my own eyes on the weekend). cheers

Sexy_Grandpa · September 6th, 2006, 05:08 AM

Origin Of Symmetry would be my personal favourite...Absolution had some fantastic tracks, but also some very mediocre ones as well in my opinion.

batmura · September 6th, 2006, 05:19 AM

Guys, sorry if I'm being ignorant, but those few Muse bits I've heard had a strange Radiohead vibe going on. Were these guys influenced by Radiohead in any phase of their career? Who else does this band cite as influences?

I've been checking out some Absolution reviews. Seems I may enjoy it quite a bit.

More thoughts are welcome.

Sacred Profane · September 6th, 2006, 05:25 AM

Absolution definetly!

As for the muse - radiohead stuff. I've never considered them to be very similar other than matt singing falsetto at times, and that doesn't quite cut it as an influence.

Powers · September 6th, 2006, 05:29 AM

Yea! They're doing now what Radiohead could have done about 7 years ago, instead they went a bit more ambient, Muse are getting hevaier and more progressive with every album. Bellamy states his vocal influences as being Thom Yorke and Freddy Mercury, his guitar as being Buckley and Morello. Being the driving force of the band, I'm sure it mostly his influences that come through the music, although I've no doubt Wolstenholme and Howard have heroes on their repective instruments.

Sexy_Grandpa · September 6th, 2006, 05:32 AM

Hmm no a lot of people I have noticed compare them to Radiohead. I can see why some people might make that comparison on initial impressions but really the 2 bands are entirely different.

Pethical · September 6th, 2006, 05:48 AM

origin of symmetry ftw imo.

Kir-ir-Bannog · September 6th, 2006, 06:47 AM

i didnt really like OOS all that much. Absolution wipes the floor with it IMO

September 6th, 2006, 04:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
batmura Sea of Tranquility Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,279	Muse - where to start? I'm only vaguely familiar with this band. I'm not sure I really like what I've heard by them yet, but I wanna give them a try. Which album of theirs represents their sound best? How would you briefly summarise the music on their discs, etc? __________________ Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!

September 6th, 2006, 04:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Powers Good Morning USA! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunderland, U.K. Posts: 2,153	Go for Absolution, then move on to the new album Black Holes and Revalations. I can't decide which is better, but Absolution is commonly though of as their best. Then go for Origin of Symmtry, Showbiz and Muscle Museum. __________________ Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time.

September 6th, 2006, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Don Corleone Emre Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Posts: 11,236	leave the first album, showbiz, for later, batmura. like power's i'd say you start out with their most mature release, absolution. all killers on that one. download "stockholm syndrome" or "hurricanes and butterflies" to get an idea. if you dont like these two tracks, then it means muse doesnt have much to offer you. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/emrekaracaoglu

September 6th, 2006, 04:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Don Corleone Emre Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Posts: 11,236	and with you being a fan of progressive music, im sure muse will really surprise you at times. mat bellamy is a fantastic songwriter and an amazing guitar player with a very very unique style (i had the chance to see that with my own eyes on the weekend). cheers __________________ http://www.myspace.com/emrekaracaoglu

September 6th, 2006, 05:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
batmura Sea of Tranquility Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,279	Guys, sorry if I'm being ignorant, but those few Muse bits I've heard had a strange Radiohead vibe going on. Were these guys influenced by Radiohead in any phase of their career? Who else does this band cite as influences? I've been checking out some Absolution reviews. Seems I may enjoy it quite a bit. More thoughts are welcome. __________________ Sea of Tranquility - The Web Destination for Progressive Music!

September 6th, 2006, 05:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sexy_Grandpa Sexy_Grandpa Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 172	Origin Of Symmetry would be my personal favourite...Absolution had some fantastic tracks, but also some very mediocre ones as well in my opinion.

September 6th, 2006, 05:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sacred Profane Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 116	Absolution definetly! As for the muse - radiohead stuff. I've never considered them to be very similar other than matt singing falsetto at times, and that doesn't quite cut it as an influence. __________________ Our Website! Download our current demo. Myspace Also a member of Another Life

September 6th, 2006, 05:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Powers Good Morning USA! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunderland, U.K. Posts: 2,153	Yea! They're doing now what Radiohead could have done about 7 years ago, instead they went a bit more ambient, Muse are getting hevaier and more progressive with every album. Bellamy states his vocal influences as being Thom Yorke and Freddy Mercury, his guitar as being Buckley and Morello. Being the driving force of the band, I'm sure it mostly his influences that come through the music, although I've no doubt Wolstenholme and Howard have heroes on their repective instruments. __________________ Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time.

September 6th, 2006, 05:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sexy_Grandpa Sexy_Grandpa Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tauranga, New Zealand Posts: 172	Hmm no a lot of people I have noticed compare them to Radiohead. I can see why some people might make that comparison on initial impressions but really the 2 bands are entirely different.

September 6th, 2006, 05:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Pethical Tom Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,238	origin of symmetry ftw imo. __________________ EP avaliable now - SMW FORUM -> www.ozprog.com/forum/sleepmakeswaves

September 6th, 2006, 06:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kir-ir-Bannog ...no ordinary rabbit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 767	i didnt really like OOS all that much. Absolution wipes the floor with it IMO