THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 12:20:01 AM

Title: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 12:20:01 AM: [youtube=425,350]8e3Amp4SgOY[/youtube]

I ask myself "why did no one tell me about this band" but then I remember, someone did. Cajole introduced me to this band and I'm impressed. They sound like Radiohead but with more melody and harder guitars. And a little Freddy mixed in for good measure. VERY impressed.

They're a good ole ROCK band, something we can't say about many bands today. I love guitar driven rock like this and the Foo Fighters. And the Black Keys are awesome btw. They all deserve love.

MUSE +1 FAN

[youtube=425,350]VTd6nyHuPdw[/youtube]

What Muse album should I download first
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Gay Boy on September 26, 2007, 12:27:49 AM: I heard them on the radio the other day and thought "why the fuck is EB so obsessed with them?" and then moved on to another station.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 12:30:41 AM: Sigh :-\

This thread is for people who like real rock music and not women bands like u2 and feist.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on September 26, 2007, 12:33:32 AM: If they are real rock, why do they look so emo?

this is real rock
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/images/Rush-Rush.jpg)
[close]
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2007, 01:04:02 AM: Good job PD. :D

I'd say just start with Origin of Symmetry. I listened to Absolution first, but got Origin of Symmetry very shortly after.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2007, 01:07:05 AM: rush is not real rock. rush is what you get when you give a supercomputer two guitars, a drum kit, and copies of several objectivist essays.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: FatalT on September 26, 2007, 01:07:12 AM: Black Holes & Revelations is what I started with. After that I moved onto Absolution. I still haven't started listening to Origin of Symmetry yet because I've been listening to those other 2 albums so much.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: BlackMage on September 26, 2007, 01:29:24 AM: My opinion is, if you don't like Muse, then you probably have really shitty taste in music.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Van Cruncheon on September 26, 2007, 01:41:06 AM: OoS >>>> Absolution and BH&R
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: BlackMage on September 26, 2007, 01:45:27 AM: Quote from: Professor Prole on September 26, 2007, 01:41:06 AM
OoS >>>> Absolution and BH&R

what's a good song from OoS?
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2007, 01:55:28 AM: The whole album is just damn solid. The highlights for me would be New Born, Plug In Baby, Bliss, Dark Shines, and the first half of Citizen Erased. Micro Cuts is fun just because of Bellamy's ridiculous singing.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2007, 03:22:05 AM: KoC is sooooo fucking awesome live holy shit

To be honest, most of the songs they played off BH&R live were fucking great.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 12:40:23 PM: I'll download OoS this week, probably today in fact lol.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 26, 2007, 02:04:51 PM: Quote from: Groo on September 26, 2007, 02:26:34 AM
I'm from England so I've been exposed to them since Showbiz.

Showbiz came out here in North America, they were on Madonna's Maverick label. Muscle Museum had a good amount of radio play in Seattle. I bought it the day it came out and even saw them live on their first US tour.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 26, 2007, 08:38:18 PM: Quote from: distantmantra on September 26, 2007, 02:04:51 PM
Quote from: Groo on September 26, 2007, 02:26:34 AM
I'm from England so I've been exposed to them since Showbiz.

Showbiz came out here in North America, they were on Madonna's Maverick label. Muscle Museum had a good amount of radio play in Seattle. I bought it the day it came out and even saw them live on their first US tour.

That's awesome. I bow to you, good sir.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Polari on September 26, 2007, 08:50:38 PM: I guess there are similarities with Radiohead in that both groups have singers too ugly to rock.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 26, 2007, 08:57:01 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 12:30:41 AM
Sigh :-\

This thread is for people who like real rock music and not women bands like u2 and feist.

PD, you're a moron, so I can't be insulted when you say shit like that. I just point and laugh.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: TakingBackSunday on September 26, 2007, 09:16:01 PM: wtf is wrong with Feist?

And yes, Muse is pretty damn good.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 26, 2007, 09:19:26 PM: PD's just trolling...at people who weren't even criticizing Muse, ffs.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Candyflip on September 26, 2007, 09:20:04 PM: I liked Origin of Symmetry. A good portion of their material seems like it's overrated shit, though.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: max_cool on September 26, 2007, 11:49:00 PM: Quote from: Professor Prole on September 26, 2007, 01:07:05 AM
rush is not real rock. rush is what you get when you give a supercomputer two guitars, a drum kit, and copies of several objectivist essays.

So eloquently put. I think I just got a hard-on
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 11:55:07 PM: Quote from: Ichirou on September 26, 2007, 09:19:26 PM
PD's just trolling...at people who weren't even criticizing Muse, ffs.

It was aimed at Cheebs lol. For the record I have nothing against U2's older stuff. Joshua Tree is awesome. New stuff? No thanks
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 27, 2007, 12:23:53 AM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 26, 2007, 11:55:07 PM
Quote from: Ichirou on September 26, 2007, 09:19:26 PM
PD's just trolling...at people who weren't even criticizing Muse, ffs.

It was aimed at Cheebs lol. For the record I have nothing against U2's older stuff. Joshua Tree is awesome. New stuff? No thanks

lol, ok, I apologize. I thought their second-to-last record was pretty frickin' good, though, and their mid nineties output was excellent. Atomic Bomb and Pop are pretty shite, tho.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 27, 2007, 12:34:21 AM: I guess my problem with the new stuff is that it's just so...generic to me. Bono does so much good around the world, every artist loves them, etc. They work to change the world, which is pretty damn cool and exciting, yet their new music doesn't share that energy to me. Atomic Bomb is like run of the mill top 40 rock to me. Oh well

I miss the days when they had something to say. Bullet the Blue Sky featured a level of intelligence and relevance not seen in most political music today; it's sad that what was once rebel music is now a logo on a t shirt, or a fad :'(
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 27, 2007, 01:47:38 AM: UNO

DOS

TRES

CATORCE

Atomic Bomb had really shitty lyrics..."Freedom has a scent/like the top of a newborn baby's head"...wtf? :lol
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 27, 2007, 01:55:01 AM: I dunno about infant dome but my parent's kitten has a very good smelling head. It always confuses me because the rest of her body smells like a typical cat, but the top of her head smells like perfume or something. :lol

I want to see U2 innovate music, and really say something relevant instead of generic conscious lyrics. I remember seeing a greatest rock bands countdown on VH1 and someone said "The Clash are the band that U2 wishes they were." I really agree with that
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 27, 2007, 02:04:07 AM: I'm imagining Bono singing

FREEDOM HAS A SCENT

LIKE THE TOP OF PHOENIX DARK'S PARENTS' KITTEN'S HEAD

NOT THE REST OF THE BODY THAT JUST SMELLS LIKE REGULAR CAT

THE HEAD SMELLS LIKE PERFUME THO

WHICH IS THE SMELL OF FREEDOM

I dunno, doesn't work for me either. :lol
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 27, 2007, 02:57:35 AM: How did this turn into a thread about U2? >:(
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 27, 2007, 03:58:28 AM: :-*
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: CajoleJuice on September 27, 2007, 03:59:53 AM: (http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/F/c/pope_bono.jpg)
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ichirou on September 27, 2007, 04:06:48 AM: FREEDOM HAS A SCENT
LIKE THE TOP OF A NEWBORN POPE'S HEAD
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Himu on September 27, 2007, 09:20:33 AM: why do people say muse sounds like radiohead. Muse does NOT sound ANYTHING LIKE RADIOHEAD.

As an aside, LMAO @ WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS BAND when we've had multiple muse circle jerks here and at gaf.

ps: OoS >>>>>>>> every other muse album
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: bud on September 27, 2007, 09:23:01 AM: wtf is wrong with u2?! >:(
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: etiolate on September 28, 2007, 01:38:33 AM: I was fine with u2 until they became a Tomb Raider band and started making more marketable stuff so they could be on MTV again. Bono said something like "It's time rock takes back MTV!" and I felt like saying, Lad, let that ship go, its full of barnacles, botox and bastards.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Himu on March 31, 2009, 11:41:31 PM: I used to think that Origin of Symmetry was Muse's best, but recently I'm really feeling Hullabaloo a lot more. I know it has tracks from various Muse albums on it, but they're a. live and b. better than the versions on their respective albums.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Rman on March 31, 2009, 11:44:09 PM: For a second there I thought Ichi was unbanned.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 31, 2009, 11:51:39 PM: leper phoenix dark, ban malek
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Diunx on April 01, 2009, 12:00:36 AM: Muse > Radiohead.

I hope they release some new material this year :hyper
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 01, 2009, 12:40:46 AM: I wish Alejandro Jodorowsky would make the Knights of Cydonia music video into a feature length film.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Greatness Gone on April 01, 2009, 02:16:19 AM: this thread is so tragic
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Veidt on April 01, 2009, 04:34:21 AM: Their B-sides are frikkin' amazing.

-Easily
-Glorious

Also, Assassin, so many good songs.

I can't wait for their next adventure.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 01, 2009, 04:37:01 AM: Quote from: Green Shinobi on April 01, 2009, 04:32:42 AM
I don't understand how anyone can hate on a band with such top-tier musicianship and musical sensibilities as Muse, but this board never fails to surprise.

Top-tier muscianship doesn't automatically translate into top-tier music. Most of the time it translates to masturbatory snore fests.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Greatness Gone on April 01, 2009, 04:49:09 AM: Um. Matthew Bellamy can't sing for shit?
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Veidt on April 01, 2009, 04:50:10 AM: Quote from: Green Shinobi on April 01, 2009, 04:36:07 AM
Quote from: Veidt on April 01, 2009, 04:34:21 AM
Their B-sides are frikkin' amazing.

-Easily
-Glorious

Is Fury a B-side or just an unreleased track?

This band is so much better than The Decemberists it's hilarious.

Wasn't that a bonus track on Absolution?
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Greatness Gone on April 01, 2009, 05:05:06 AM: Enter Placebo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Xgqj7QwXU
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 01, 2009, 05:24:28 AM: I hate when people say "x can't sing", a charge usually based on them not liking the singer's voice. Of course he can fucking sing. He has a strong, versatile voice as well. I can understand why his voice might annoy some folks, sure. But saying he can't sing is almost as dumb as saying John Mayer can't play the guitar - another dumbass complaint from distinguished mentally-challenged fellows
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 01, 2009, 01:18:37 PM: Quote from: Greatness Gone on April 01, 2009, 05:05:06 AM
Enter Placebo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Xgqj7QwXU

Placebo were awesome when I was in high school with their first two albums, and Sleeping with Ghosts and Black Market Music were fun, too. However, the direction they've taken since releasing Meds a couple years ago is horrible.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Ninja on April 01, 2009, 08:32:43 PM: Muse are amazing. A rock band who are all fantasticly skilled musicians is something of a rarity these days and these guys really nail it. Seeing them live last summer was one of the best music experiences I've ever had. Plug-In Baby and New Born are probably my favourite tracks from them.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Robo on April 01, 2009, 09:08:10 PM: Nuke this thread.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: etiolate on April 01, 2009, 09:52:24 PM: What I like about Muse:

1. Kickass songs that were incorporating some nice electronic stuff, including elements that make me recall videogames going back to ze 90s
2. Great in concert
3. Upsets those that lack the qualities needed to have taste, so they just define themselves through a arbitrary pretentious and temporal anti-club club.
4. they're just good
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on April 01, 2009, 10:12:39 PM: Quote
why do people say muse sounds like radiohead. Muse does NOT sound ANYTHING LIKE RADIOHEAD.

don't they use some similar harmonic patterns which are relatively rare in pop music?
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 01, 2009, 10:14:27 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 01, 2009, 05:24:28 AM
I hate when people say "x can't sing", a charge usually based on them not liking the singer's voice. Of course he can fucking sing. He has a strong, versatile voice as well. I can understand why his voice might annoy some folks, sure. But saying he can't sing is almost as dumb as saying John Mayer can't play the guitar - another dumbass complaint from distinguished mentally-challenged fellows

take your own advice then and stop saying that Dylan can't sing
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 01, 2009, 11:16:21 PM: Hardcore Muse fans are the new hardcore Smashing Pumpkins fans.* You just can't reason with them.

*I was a hardcore SP fan back in the day. I was worse than Diablos ever was.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Diunx on April 01, 2009, 11:23:36 PM: Please don't compare us to wiitards, its really offensive to me, I'm one step close to sending you a pm.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: FatalT on April 01, 2009, 11:30:20 PM: You guys take the bait too easily. Different people have different tastes in music, big deal. Does it really bother you that much when someone says they don't like a band you like?
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 02, 2009, 12:10:20 AM: I hate Slayer, but I know they're a good band. Just not my thing.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: Cormacaroni on April 02, 2009, 12:11:05 AM: FatalT -

Yeah, this is something I got over very early in my life. My tastes from age 12 on (70's rock, '60's pop) were so hopelessly uncool during the '80s that I had to stop caring what other people thought very quickly just to stay sane. Now it's perfectly fine to like Led Zeppelin and the Beatles, it seems but at that point, it was social death. Who the fuck cares. I always listened to a whole bunch of stuff, but people choose to define you by the most non-conformist stuff in your collection. It is possible to like an album of show tunes without being a screaming cigarillo. Ditto with metal and punk and classical and jazz. But back then, if you liked Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, it was assumed you lacked the capacity or curiosity to like anything else.

Now that everyone can easily build up insane collections of music, people have got a lot more open to liking more than one type of music, I think. If you can only afford one album a month, the choice between Led Zeppelin and the Smiths becomes a defining character moment for a mopey teen in search of a social group to bond to. I like Muse, but they represent a fraction of 1% of my music collection. I don't feel any need to go to war on their behalf.

Hopefully the same mind-opening process will happen with games too, once we get rid of the hardware allegiance mindset.
Title: Re: MUSE omg
Post by: TakingBackSunday on April 02, 2009, 12:45:54 AM: Quote from: Genghis Cohen on April 02, 2009, 12:12:37 AM
Slayer actually kind of sucks, but they still rock.

Well I've heard them a few times and wanted to rip my ears off, but I guess I can see that people like 'em, and they're respected in that genre...I guess, I don't know, I don't know shit about metal.