I'm going to tell you why I think they're shit.
"You sure you want to go with that look?"
I actually have the first 2 Muse albums, and I still think Showbiz -and the song Uno, in particular- is ok if not brilliant. My wife bought Origin of Symmetry for a reason I've never quite worked out, I think she thought it was ok but I didn't like it mainly because of Bellamy's gaspy vocals ruining "Feeling Good" Actually, while we're on the subject, here's a hint to any band members who might be reading this. If you're thinking of doing a cover version, fine go ahead-but make sure Nina Simone hasn't done it first. You're not the singer she was, you'll sound silly.
Muse are decent musicians -no-one can say they aren't- but using arpeggio and pitch shift effects doesn't make you a great guitarist, just a techincally gifted one. Great guitarists have a feel for their instrument, not just ability. Josh Homme -great gutarist, Herman Li -loaded with skill, but awful. See my point?
A great live band? No. A truly great live band adds something to their songs onstage -and that something isn't a flashy light show- Muse do perfect renditions of their CD cuts, yes, but I might as well sit in the garden listening to my MP3 player whilst shining a torch in my face.
Anyway, Muse have carried on -getting steadily worse as time has passed- until they're at the point where we are now, and they seem to have turned into a pastiche of their former selves, becoming lazy, unoriginal and worst of all, boring.
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I find myself in total agreement. What was Mrs Fizzie thinking!
I guess it's a matter of personal preference really. Absolution is my favourite album, closely followed by The Resistance and Origin of Symmetry on equal footing. And I find their 'live' shows more exciting and accomplished than anyone else.
Mrs M, I'm glad someone agrees with me, I thought I might cop a bit of flak on this one. :)
Vanessa, just out of curiosity, who else have you seen to compare their live shows to?
Fizzee you rascal, I hate to disagree with you on this one, but I do. Muse are quite the innovative band and have put out an impressive body of work so far, in my most humble of opinions. And while I do believe Bellamy is a gadgety guitarist, he creates some great dynamics with his playing and gear. Wile I think Exogenesis was a bit pompous and showed Bellamy's musical limitations, I liked the last album. And they are great live, as I've seen only on DVD, but live all the same. Now I completely agree with you about Herman Li!
I've actually never listened to Muse. O__o Anyways, fizzee rascal... you didn't give me the code for you button. So, I can't grab it. You don't have a grab box either. So, please leave me the code, if you want, you can email me or just comment on a post or something. Thanks! :D
-Jodie
Hey I awarded your blog! check it out :D
It is kind of girly I suppose... eh! It's still really cool. :)
-Jodie-Ann
www.musingsbyjodie.blogspot.com
Muller, let's just agree to diagree, eh?
J-A, I'll drop the code on your blog later, and thanks!
You're welcome! :D
My first exposure to Muse was "Uprising" (I think that's the title...the "we will be victorious" song).
Hated it. Heard a couple of other songs of theirs. Hated them, too. I still don't understand why they're so big. I just file them under the "Nickelback and other bands I hate and can't figure out why people like them so much" folder...which is getting mighty thick, BTW.
FHF. Well done, another Muse hater is always welcome
No. I have no desire to tell you anything less.
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