8/2/2023 0 Comments Muse 2018 albumThough their approach has shifted and evolved over the years (the classical inflections of 2003's Absolution, the hard rock of 2015’s Drones, the electro sheen of 2018’s Simulation Theory), the core of their sound has stayed the same: Take something big and make it bigger. Formed in Devon, England, in the mid-’90s, the trio fashioned themselves as a modern answer to ’70s prog, mixing Queen-like arena rock with electronic music and glam, layering their sound with narratives about drone warfare, government oppression, the idea that we’re all just lines of code living in a program we call reality-blockbuster fantasies that restored rock to a state of wide-eyed wonder. The stage never happened, but the point stands: Few bands go as shamelessly big as Muse. Gig Review: Janet Devlin, Bailey McConnell, Rubylux and Nizlopi, The Bedford Pub.To get a sense of where Muse is coming from, consider that in 2016 the band was venturing to design a stage made of magnets so it would look like they were flying-like superheroes.Musicwaffle on A Modern Christmas Playli…īen Howard releases… on 10 Reasons to Love: Ben Howard… 10 Reasons to love: Muse, The Globalistįergus on 10 Reasons to love: Adam and t….Kaiser Chiefs fans – you’re in luck with DUCK.10 Reasons to love: Adam and the Ants, Kings of the Wild Frontier.Gig Review:Seven Summers – Hideaways, Chelmsford.It’s still basically a dance track, but one that might encourage some very dodgy dance moves indeed.įollow me on Twitter My Tweets Search for: Archives This has a touch of the Middle Eastern about it and some monster grungy guitar twangs which make you think of Rage Against The Machine. It’s full of interesting and quirky sounds and it gets weirder and even more wonderful with Break It To Me – I really do think Muse are at their best when they are being experimental and brave. Propaganda manages to rhyme “Floozy” and “Woozy”, uses the Bellamy falsetto to the maximum and introduces a slide guitar when you weren’t expecting it. So here we hit the jackpot with the wub wub duo Prop-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-ganda (if I can count correctly) and Break It To Me. Although plenty of tracks have been previewed from the album, what I find most interesting is how impressive the unheard tracks are – if there’s gold in them there hills, the album always seems better than if you’ve had the best of the crop as your hors d’oeuvre. Frankly the idea has legs – I’d hate to think that car crash we are living through at the moment is the actual truth. Simulation Theory is the idea that we could actually already be living in a computer generated reality. It’s looking forwards while being retro at the same time. This offering has all the feels of the 1980s – so many influences are touched upon – Tron, Back To The Future, Thriller and Prince to name a few. In Matt Bellamy there is a song writer with widescreen ideas and concepts, often based around politics and lack of freedom, coupled with his fantastic guitar playing, a falsetto voice and some natty red trousers. Some of us are grateful to Muse for making rock music accessible and enjoyable. The Devon trio seem to draw a vehement reaction, based mainly on the fact that they’ve got the cheek to do something different to earlier albums (which the reviewers actually liked). When a new Muse album is released you can almost hear the reviewers polishing their hob nailed boots, ready for the bruising.
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