Muse - Black holes........ What Do You Think!!

[Syd]

Ever since I heard Sunburn for the very first time (on radio driving along Brighton Seafront)
I have liked Muse - the whole package just seems so right.

Their sound on this latest album is certainly different, and although undoubtebley more commercialised I cannot help really liking it, the released tracks are great, Starlights a real anthem, The title track is a great dance/rock combo and Map of the problamitique - tips hat to Depeche Mode - which IMO is never a bad thing.

What do you guys think of the change??????

[Steve B]

Thumbs up from me bought this a while back. its good to see a group with talent at playing a musical instrument making music, rather than the oodles of crap that everybody thinks is good these days. grr!

[Nick F]

Great album, maybe not as good as their second although every song is great.

In my view Muse are one of the best British bands out there at the moment.

[unreal]

I like it, once again they deliver, and their change of sound from album to album is quite refreshing. But I still prefer Absolution

[dangel]

Got a bit bored with it myself..

[EvilWeevil]

I like it, it's slightly less apocalyptic, but not too much

However I still love to whack on Stockholm Syndrome at full volume.

[zulander]

I really like it Super Massive Black Hole is a mega tune. I saw them at Leeds Festival and were blown away by how good they were live, im not expert but it can be easy to play some of these tracks live

[Syd]

Originally Posted by zulander

I really like it Super Massive Black Hole is a mega tune. I saw them at Leeds Festival and were blown away by how good they were live, im not expert but it can be easy to play some of these tracks live

I saw some of the footage on TV and they certainly looked the part, I would have loved to have been there myself - however the missus is dead against the whole festival thing, so I will have to try to get tickets for their fourthcoming tour!!

[unreal]

Originally Posted by EvilWeevil

However I still love to whack on Stockholm Syndrome at full volume.

QFT, best Muse song to date.

[Brocken]

I liked Supermassive Blackholes but not into the new song. It's a bit whiney sounding ;(

[dave87]

I like the new album, but I still prefer their earlier stuff, but it may grow on me in time

[Madafwo]

Knight of Cydonia... the perfect ending to a superb album, I have like them since Muscle Museum

[Byatt]

Hmm, only on my second or third listen so far, but the initial soundings to me at least are that it's a very mixed bag - it's literally one good song, one bad song across the album.

It really lacks the darkness or the elegance of their earlier work - there's hints that they used to be a super band (map of the problematique is excellent - but it never goes anywhere), but then it's almost as if someone came into the studio and pushed it more towards the pop end of what they do.

Exceptions:
City Of Delusion, loving the trumpets.
Knights of Cydonia, although if they make any Queen sections I'll get angry.
Glorious (bonus track) is just generally quite good.

[BenW]

I've just got hold of a copy, seems OK. I loved supermassive black holes when it was released although it soon became over played.

Will listen to it properly later on today

[nvening]

I really like it, its less rocking than Absolution but not as good as Origin, i must have listened to it over 10 times now - i just keep on listening so it must be good!!!!

[oOLimesOo]

Great Album, although outshone by some of their old stuff, seems to cater to a wider audience than previous albums. Definitely grows on me the more I listen to it, love Exo-Politics and KoC, brilliant tunes.

Going to see 'em at Sheffield in November, can't wait ;D