Why all the love for Muse?
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Oh really? The White Stripes wouldn't be the same without Jack White, Foo Fighters wouldn't be the same without Dave Grohl, sure you can, in theory, replace them but it wouldn't be the same band.Fumbles said:
lol. It's really impressive, I must say, hitting those 2 notes over and over again, and then moving down the string and doing it again.army-88 said:
Because no other band uses a guitar. Man, that's original.Lichenthrope said:
If you mean the electronica-esque vibe, there's plenty of other things you can listen to where that's dominant. Like most decent trance.
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To be honest, Muse isn't that bad, but it's certainly not that good. Nothing special, no rock anthems are going to be written by them that will stand the test of time. Honestly, the coolest thing about them is that Knights of Cydonia song because it's almost-surfy, a sound I've been waiting for to come back (since I still listen to the Ventures and the Tornados and such).
To be fair, I haven't listened to very much Muse. The little that I have listened to, I certainly like, to a point. It's grungy, rocky, but at the same still somewhat catchy and poppy.
Like, they throw in these little riffs that appeal to the guitar player in me, but not too much to really call them complex, or metal, or anything special - but cute little fills that aren't just playing the damn chord again like most bands these days. And their singer, honestly, I don't prefer that singing "style," but I can see the appeal - at least he can hit a pitch and stay there, unlike most rock nowadays.
Some of their music seems very out of place, like they're trying to be heavier than they really are, but I suppose you can't blame anyone for trying something different.
But it seems to me that most of the people who appreciate them and love them really haven't heard anything better, and they're coming from the bland rock world of today or the "punk-pop" scene of the 2000's, or the wasteland that is American radio.
Compared to that, Muse is great!
Compared to other things, they're quite so-so.
Oh, and OP, I really like Rush, Dream Theater, and Tool, and honestly, I don't see how you can even compare them to Muse since they're much different, with different sounds, messages, and styles, and designed for a trained type of ear - not to be a radio hit.
Lol dude the Mars Volta are prettu much just Muse with a bit of Thin Lizzy thrown in there
And I dunno, I like Muse because I like Muse. It's kind've a difficult question to answer. I like the drums, I like the riffs and I like Matt Bellamy's voice
I also like the Mars Volta but the rest of your favourite bands can suck my non-existant balls.
And I dunno, I like Muse because I like Muse. It's kind've a difficult question to answer. I like the drums, I like the riffs and I like Matt Bellamy's voice
I also like the Mars Volta but the rest of your favourite bands can suck my non-existant balls.
Did you even listen to that album?Crash486 said:
Invincible, Exo-Politics and assassin are like some of their best songs!
Yes I listened to it extensively trying to convince myself it was good, but its not. I'm willing to bet you've probably never listened to any of their other albums if you think its good. It's just... not muse, its like a shell of their former greatness. Their singles were all horrible, exo-politics is... ok but it's preachy nonsense lyrics kind of ruin it. In my opinion assassins sounds like it's trying to hard and misses the mark. It also has silly preachy lyrics.Mr Frogurt said:
Dude, I have listen to all of their albums and maybe that album as a whole was not as good as some of their others but Muse has always been quite a preachy band - not to the extent of Black Hole and Revaluations. But hey! who caresCrash486 said:
Uhm... The Mars Volta is absolutely nothing like muse. The only similarity is they both have high pitched lead singers. Musically, they're polar opposites. TMV is prog-alternative with heavy jazz/latin influences. Muse is just alternative rock, they follow the standard "Verse-Chorus-Bridge" song structure. Comparing the two is like comparing Blink-182 to Dream Theater.JanatUrlich said:
I don't like black holes, it's by far the worst album muse has ever produced. It's not just bad for a muse album, its bad for a rock album in general. It's almost "My Chemical Romance" bad.Mr Frogurt said:
They're releasing a new album this september, I can only hope it's better than black holes (which shouldn't be too hard to accomplish).
They are mediocre at best; but not bad in any sense, just not revolutionarily good.
Having said that, I do actually have them on my Itouch.
Having said that, I do actually have them on my Itouch.
I don't think so at all. I think that the Mars Volta sound pretty damn similar to Muse in many aspects! But whatever man, it's all gravy.Crash486 said:
That's a lame argument, especially if you're a Coheed fan. I love Coheed too, but hearing "ZOMG he soundz like a gurlz hehe coheed is sux0rz" gets old.Fumbles said:
If you don't like the band, fine, but there's no need to go looking for a music fight.
