Muse

[rsa5387]

Discuss this amazing british band here...commence!

[Silenius]

Mod-Approved I hope or this official thread is history.

[Father_Jack]

Yeah, you aint allowed Official in the title I don't think, even with mod approval.

[rsa5387]

oh...its not...how do i get mod approval?

[rsa5387]

all threads have to be mod approved?

[Prince of Darkness]

wtf go for it. Muse doesn't have a thread. I hope it gets mod approved.

[Dead Star]

Anyway, Muse own.

[rsa5387]

so about this new album...:)

[Father_Jack]

all threads have to be mod approved?

No. But if you put Official in the title, or if it breaks the rules then you have to ask for Mod approval. But I think Mods can edit the title to take out the official and the thread can stay open

[Jack Daniels]

Im listening to sunburn right now. Awsome band when you are in the mood for them. Although bellamy's voice gets anoying if you listen to them too much. Looiking forward to their new album..

[rsa5387]

bellamy has an amazing voice...his is probablly the only fasetto type that actually stays fasetto during a live concert...saw them at Michigan State in April and it was amazing...saw the Volta in May in Detroit and they were good but Cedric's voice was very mixed...probablly because the volta is such a high energy show...but still was dissapointed with that

[SonorKen]

I fixed it. I'll leave it open on one condition, that rsa5387 spends 10 minutes and reads all the rules for R&M. They are stickied at the top of the main page, GO READ THEM!

[Reywas]

Absolution is my favourite 2000's album.

[Josh]

Absolution is the only album i have by them, but it's great. for me, the stand-out track has to be "Hysteria", what with the awesome bass riff intro (which i've never bothered even trying to learn), and the awesome guitar riffs and vocals. out of interest, is Bellamy's voice as good live as in the studio?

[Six Foot Revolver]

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370085

I wrote that =].

[synzephyr]

I have all their albums and some live stuff.
i really like them and i would love it so much to see them live.
my friends band play some Muse songs and its so cool, everybody love these songs (even if they dont like muse).

Of course i love bellamys vocals, but i also like the bassist very much.

[Muse_]

My favorite band.
I really like their subject matter as well as their melodies and talent. They have one about the dying thoughts of an Atheist that I found particularly moving.
Their Absolution CD was very good, though Hysteria did get monotonous after a while.

[Reywas]

My favorite band.
I really like their subject matter as well as their melodies and talent. They have one about the dying thoughts of an Atheist that I found particularly moving.
Their Absolution CD was very good, though Hysteria did get monotonous after a while.

yeah like after 230 + times

[woody2k5]

incredible band, his voice holds up live so well, he manages to sing everything note perfect!

amazing bass riffs, amazing guitar, incredibly worth seeing!!

my band covers loads of the songs and they're fantastic fun to play.

new album is gonna rock!!

MUSE for the win!!

[mutant!]

Absolution is the only album i have by them, but it's great. for me, the stand-out track has to be "Hysteria", what with the awesome bass riff intro (which i've never bothered even trying to learn), and the awesome guitar riffs and vocals. out of interest, is Bellamy's voice as good live as in the studio?
The Hysteria riff is pissy, really. Get the tab, it's a good party trick/showoff riff. And yes, Matt sings as well live as he does in the studio.

yeah like after 230 + times
I have yet to get there, I'm only on 160 and still enjoying it. :D

Favourite tracks: Sunburn, The Groove, Futurism, Hysteria, Blackout, The Small Print, House Of The Rising Sun, Piano Thing, Eternally Missed, Bedroom Acoustics, Futurism, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Futurism, Dead Star, Bliss, Hypermusic, Plug In Baby, Citizen Erased, Futurism, Micro Cuts, Screenager, Muscle Museum, Futurism, and Uno. And Futurism. :thumb:

[was_so_beautiful]

I have yet to get there, I'm only on 160 and still enjoying it. :D

Favourite tracks: Sunburn, The Groove, Futurism, Hysteria, Blackout, The Small Print, House Of The Rising Sun, Piano Thing, Eternally Missed, Bedroom Acoustics, Futurism, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Futurism, Dead Star, Bliss, Hypermusic, Plug In Baby, Citizen Erased, Futurism, Micro Cuts, Screenager, Muscle Museum, Futurism, and Uno. And Futurism. :thumb:[/QUOTE]

omg yes...futurism! i love the lyrics. "ignorance pulls, apostasy and apathy still rules." oh god, love it! and the bass. chris really knows how to pull out catchy basslines. eternally missed is good too. actually most of their b-sides are.

[Jonny]

My favorite band.
I really like their subject matter as well as their melodies and talent. They have one about the dying thoughts of an Atheist that I found particularly moving.
Their Absolution CD was very good, though Hysteria did get monotonous after a while.
Really? I'd never have guessed!
<_<
>_>

Anyways, I like Muse. I have Origin of Symmetry, Absolution and Showbiz. It's hard to pick a favourite- I usually have to be in the right mood to listen to them anyway. I'm not a fan of their really slow tracks (like Sing for Absolution) and sometimes the vocals can be a bit whiny, but apart from that, I love 'em. Would love to see them live sometime too.

[Reywas]

google musemuseum and microcuts

the first has a bunch of Muse live footage, the second all their videos.

[Muse_]

Really? I'd never have guessed!
<_<
>_>

Anyways, I like Muse. I have Origin of Symmetry, Absolution and Showbiz. It's hard to pick a favourite- I usually have to be in the right mood to listen to them anyway. I'm not a fan of their really slow tracks (like Sing for Absolution) and sometimes the vocals can be a bit whiny, but apart from that, I love 'em. Would love to see them live sometime too.

My name, contrary to popular belief, is more after the Greek Inspiration godesses than the band...but it is an awesome band.

http://www.muse.mu

You can listen to their CD off the player they have up there.

[mutant!]

google musemuseum and microcuts

the first has a bunch of Muse live footage, the second all their videos.
Their official site has all their live footage, some random backstage/studio stuff, jam sessions, all their music videos (UK and US versions) and every song they've released. :thumb:

Anyway... Let me give my 2c once and for all concerning Matt's voice. It is whiny but if you listen to the lyrical style it fits. His lyrics are often slightly demented; very possessive when it comes to chicks; vengeful; opressed; and a million other things which, combined, is only supported by his vocal style. And you cannot beat that man's falsetto. Micro Cuts... *shivers*

[Reywas]

Apocalypse Please is just too awesome.

[elbassio]

Chris Wolstenholme is the reason I started playing bass, I heard "New Born" before I knew music, and I was like "whats that instrument doing that thing!"
(Come on, not everyone was born knowing what a bass guitar is!)
Then I had to buy a bass, learn the song, get the album to learn it properly, get a distortion pedal to make it sound decent...
Its got to the point three years on where I play the intro to Hysteria with my bass behind my head.Crowd pleaser I can tell ya.
I love Bellamy's vocals, he's got a huge range, and while I don't enjoy them so much I do like the slower songs aswell.
Doms drumming is brilliant aswell, the man can do what needs to be done to make the song groove everytime I reckon.
Easily one of my favourite bands.

[Reywas]

Chris is amazing in B&H with the bass tapping, it's incredible.Also Time Is Running Out, Plugin Baby and Hysteria have that great bass effect he's using.I think it's called a Big Daddy pedal or something like that.I read somewhere you can emulate the sound with the wah pedal in treble.

[mutant!]

Chris is amazing in B&H with the bass tapping, it's incredible.Also Time Is Running Out, Plugin Baby and Hysteria have that great bass effect he's using.I think it's called a Big Daddy pedal or something like that.I read somewhere you can emulate the sound with the wah pedal in treble.
Clarification: the bass effect on TIRO is actually the bass signal split through three amps - one clean, one (his Fender Bassman 150) pushed to the point of overdrive, and one with a post-production bass synth effect on it. No synth pedal can track that fast. Anyway, the Plug In Baby effect is something else; maybe EHX BassBalls. Idk.

If you like Muse but have not heard the B-sides, check out The Groove. Google it, there's a Russian site offering all their B-sides for free download.

[elbassio]

Chris is amazing in B&H with the bass tapping, it's incredible.Also Time Is Running Out, Plugin Baby and Hysteria have that great bass effect he's using.I think it's called a Big Daddy pedal or something like that.I read somewhere you can emulate the sound with the wah pedal in treble.

It took me ages to figure out what he was doing in Butterflys and Hurricanes. I saw him doing it live and was immediately like "I MUST DO THAT!"
Most of his distortion tones I can sort of emulate but not copy by playing with my distortion and bass settings. The pedal is a Big Muff, and I heard he has two of them. I love that guy's sound. Wah pedal doesnt do distortion tones, but it does sort of work for Plug In Baby. I think he uses an octaver aswell on that, he plays it up the neck but the pitch is wrong when I play it like that.
Hehe my singing teacher wants me to take in a track to learn next week, think I might go with New Born. Great song.

What are peoples favourite songs and why?
Showbiz would be mine, it's really dynamic and fantastically catchy and groovy.

[mutant!]

What are peoples favourite songs and why?
Showbiz would be mine, it's really dynamic and fantastically catchy and groovy.
Mine is probably Futurism, with the whole Franz Ferdinand intro. Or, idk, Sunburn, those are really interesting chords. It's amazing how Matt uses the borrowed Venetian influence from Chopin to ninja a jazz sound out of his music. I looove.

EDIT: w00t! Muse thread 2nd page starter!

[Reywas]

can you AIM me the link to the russian site?

[mutant!]

can you AIM me the link to the russian site?
1) I don't have AIM.
2) My PC is fried so it might take a while. Hold on... OK, I don't have it anymore. Since your Google doesn't seem to be working, I'll find it for you quickly. Is it illegal to link to other sites from here?

[Reywas]

B&H rock, just thought I mention it.

[mutant!]

What you lookin' at?

[Reywas]

My favourite song for the longest time was Hysteria.Now I just can't decide.

[Jonesy]

Muse are amazing, there albums are getting worse tho
1. Showbiz
2. Origin of symmetry
3. Absolution

My favorite songs are unitended, newborn, Hysteria, muscle museam and uno.

[mutant!]

Muse are amazing, there albums are getting worse tho
1. Showbiz
2. Origin of symmetry
3. Absolution

My favorite songs are unitended, newborn, Hysteria, muscle museam and uno.
No, their albums are changing. Don't be one of those elitist hXc posers who think they're cool because "I liked the band before they sold out."

As far as I'm concerned, I like the space travel feeling the last album gives. Not to quote Pink Floyd or anything, but as keyboards exist, space travel will be possible.

[mutant!]

B&H rock, just thought I mention it.
I can play it.:D:D:D


:D

[Reywas]

The piano part?If so you'r god.

[mutant!]

The piano part?If so you'r god.
Call me God then. :D

[elbassio]

Hi God. I can play the bass part, we should find a guitarist and a vocalist and cover it.

[mutant!]

Hi God. I can play the bass part, we should find a guitarist and a vocalist and cover it.
I can sing it too. :D While playing it. Which is a mission, I can tell you. Not as bad as trying to play and sing Incubus - Priceless, but still quite the bumpy ride.

I can't wait to enter uni in 2007. Then I'll finally be old enough to properly start training my voice. And learn some real music theory.

[bacchusy]

B&H rock, just thought I mention it.
Yes ... Butterflies and Hurricans ... their best one

but Citizen Erased is also genious

[Reywas]

Citizen Erased with that magnificient outro and I find it very good to HB too.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

I saw Muse live in London Earls Court last year at the 29th. Apparantly the new dvd WILL have some footage from those shows.

Clarification. :)

[BassCozzy]

yeah i think showbiz is their best ,they were influenced but soad for absolution which is crazy and soad were influenced by muse on their last two albums.

Any of you guys see them live?

[red barchetta]

i saw them two years ago. was an alright gig. wembley is a rubbish venue.

my favourite song by them is either Hyper Music or In Your World.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

i saw them two years ago. was an alright gig. wembley is a rubbish venue.

my favourite song by them is either Hyper Music or In Your World.

They were amazing last year at Earls Court. That was a headlining gig!:cool:

[elbassio]

I can sing it too. :D While playing it. Which is a mission, I can tell you. Not as bad as trying to play and sing Incubus - Priceless, but still quite the bumpy ride.

I can't wait to enter uni in 2007. Then I'll finally be old enough to properly start training my voice. And learn some real music theory.

Nothing to stop you learning and training before Uni!
*bows down*
Fair play, now what we need is a guitarist then and we're set!

[mutant!]

Nothing to stop you learning and training before Uni!
*bows down*
As far as my voice is concerned, voice training before age 18 is superficial; your voice isn't fully developed by then so you can do serious damage. And as for music theory - well, I try, but my school music teacher is t3h gh3y.
Fair play, now what we need is a guitarist then and we're set!
Ask Flabbit, he rapes.

[The Flabbit Rides High]

As far as my voice is concerned, voice training before age 18 is superficial; your voice isn't fully developed by then so you can do serious damage. And as for music theory - well, I try, but my school music teacher is t3h gh3y.

Ask Flabbit, he rapes.

:-*

I would help out if its needed.:)

[Sleeper]

Citizen Erased with that magnificient outro and I find it very good to HB too.
I always get goosebumps when i hear that outro, same goes for the end of Sing For Absolution

[draintheblood]

Could anyone send me the album before Absolution on MSN or AIM?

MSN: shake_ur_bon_bon@hotmail.com

AIM: draintheblood777

thanks :)

[Darth Sidious]

bellamy has an amazing voice...his is probablly the only fasetto type that actually stays fasetto during a live concert...

THOM YORKE
CHRIS MARTIN
TRENT REZNOR

[Reywas]

Trent doesn't do falsettos.

[Six Foot Revolver]

http://muse-dmg.cjb.net/
Here is a site which was posted a while back which has some live versions of their new tracks. It was posted here a while back.

They were amazing last year at Earls Court. That was a headlining gig!:cool:
They recorded one of the Earls Court gigs for a future DVD.

Could anyone send me the album before Absolution on MSN or AIM?

MSN: shake_ur_bon_bon@hotmail.com

AIM: draintheblood777

thanks :)
I will e-mail it to you when I get back this afternnon if you want. Just leave your e-mail in this thread sometime today.

Yes ... Butterflies and Hurricans ... their best one

but Citizen Erased is also genious
Citizen Erased > B&H

[Darth Sidious]

Trent doesn't do falsettos.

The Line Begins to Blur ("ooooooooh")
The Big Come Down (there is no place I can "GO"/.../it feels like it "KEEPS")
Sunspots (the chorus, but I guess that doesn't count since it hasn't been played live yet)

[Natty666]

i used to really love muse, but while my music taste has changed i still think of them as being an awesome band! I can honestly say that it was listening to Matt Bellamy playing guitar that has inspired me to learn! he is awesome!

My favourite song is going to have to be either Sunburn or Dead Star!

[rsa5387]

Do you all know if the new dvd thats coming out in December is only UK or will it be released in the US as well?

[woody2k5]

i think it is US as well, will need confirmation on that!!

i was at the 19th december gig too, second row back, dead centre, was the most amazing experience of my life!!

i can play most of the songs, including playing hyseria, the small print, PIB, sing for absolution and stockholm syndrome with the band, good times eh!

definitely worth checking out and i cant wait for the new album next april.

[mr black]

Muse are amazing, not my favourite sound, but what they do amazes me. Particuarly Matt Bellamy, His voice as falsetto as it is, is mezmerizingly perfect, and i love the transitions between his original sounding piano and guitar riffs.

[mutant!]

Muse are amazing, not my favourite sound, but what they do amazes me. Particuarly Matt Bellamy, His voice as falsetto as it is, is mezmerizingly perfect, and i love the transitions between his original sounding piano and guitar riffs.
I imagine you like Dark Shines and In Your World then? The piano in Dark Shines, right before the chorus, is possibly the best use of dissonance I have ever heard in pop music.

[scroogey]

im really not convinced by muse, they just seem to winge on a bit, like radiohead but with heavier guitars.

admitadly there are moments of inspiration, but there are other times i sit there and think..... "what the hell is this..."

[mutant!]

im really not convinced by muse, they just seem to winge on a bit, like radiohead but with heavier guitars.

admitadly there are moments of inspiration, but there are other times i sit there and think..... "what the hell is this..."
If you're going to slag them off, please elaborate or get the fcuk out of this thread. And btw, Radiohead are one of the most successful bands ever so you're in actual fact only praising Muse.

[Reywas]

Scroogey, write me down some Muse songs where you just sit there and think..... "what the hell is this..."

[mutant!]

Haha, total silence. As expected.

/bump

[rsa5387]

*bump

whats going on in muse world?

[Sleeper]

A new album expected April/May, and hopefully a U.S tour?

[Sph]

A new album soon? Cool.

[mutant!]

The moment I saw this thread got bumped, iTunes started playing Piano Thing. Coincidence? I think not...

So yeah, I didn't get a Tele after all but a Strat, so no Muse sound for me yet. What does he use for distortion, though? I know he loves his fuzz...

[rsa5387]

New Album Detailes:

Title:?
Release Date: May 16 according to HMV
First Single: A Crying Shame
Release Date: May 1 according to HMV

[Sleeper]

New album title is rumored to be called Equilibrium.

[rsa5387]

equilibrium...not bad...

[Up The Irons]

yeah ive kinda been really digging this band laately, ive taken a little foray into alt rock like ive been listening to Muse, Dredg, The Strokes, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers

[rsa5387]

all pretty good bands...muse owns them all hah...chilli peppers are the vets though...


currently into armor for sleep...good alt rock.

[mutant!]

yeah ive kinda been really digging this band laately, ive taken a little foray into alt rock like ive been listening to Muse, Dredg, The Strokes, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Listen to Radiohead.

[rsa5387]

muse owns radiohead...at least their newer stuff.

RADIOHEAD

1 OK Computer (THE BEST!) ****/****
2 The Bends ****/****
3 Kid A ***/**** (generally great, few clunkers)
4 Hail To The Thief ***/**** (pretty good, not on par with other top releases)
5 Amnesiac (uhg) **/****
6 Pablo Honey (not too great) **/****

MUSE

1 Untitled - 2006 *****/**** HAH!
1 Origins Of Symmetry (THE BEST!) ****/****
2 Absolution (A large step down from Origins Of Symmetry) ***/****
3 Showbiz (One of the best debuts i've ever heard) ***/****

[mutant!]

^ The point is, they sound similar.

[Sleeper]

I've never found Muse to resemble any Radiohead qualities, maybe some of the singing. The instruments are played very differently in both bands, and Radiohead are approaching a more Electronic sound rather than Muse.


2 Absolution (A large step down from Origins Of Symmetry) ***/****

Absolution is more progressive than Origin of Symmetry, Origin is a more agressive and forward album. I didn't like how they had some fillers on Absolution, but you can't deny the great songs on there. Apocalypse Please is a amazing opener, and i couldn't find better way to close the album than Ruled By Secrecy.

[Triangle]

I don't really understand when people compare Muse to Radiohead. I agree with you Remedy in which RH are a lot more electronic based and Muse are rockier.

[rsa5387]

that is true...muse is not very comparable to radiohead from a musical standpoint...just made this list for no reason...Radiohead's sound is completely different...I could see a comparison between Radiohead's The Bends and Muse's Showbiz however (most tracks).

[Sleeper]

that is true...muse is not very comparable to radiohead from a musical standpoint...just made this list for no reason...Radiohead's sound is completely different...I could see a comparison between Radiohead's The Bends and Muse's Showbiz however (most tracks).
The Bends is mostly acoustic, Unintended is the only acoustic song off Showbiz. I can see though what you mean though, the style of the songs are similar.

[penelope weird hands]

Great band.
Matt Bellamy is on par with Jeff Buckley for one of the best live voices, IMO.
Origin of Symmetry is my fave album.
Fave track has to be Citizen Erased.
That song just takes me to other places.
Especially live.

It's also great that both other band members aren't outshone by a frontman for once.
They own in their own right.

I forget their names..
<_<
>_>

;}

[mutant!]

Come on, Muse and Radiohead do share a lot of common ground. Comprised mostly of random guitar noises. :p But seriously, the singing, guitars (especially Johnny's) and drumming share similarities often.

Chris Wolstenholme is one of the greatest bassists ever, in context. Same goes for Dom Howard (drums) - gotta love Sunburn. Matt Bellamy is just the greatest pianist ever, period.

[Sleeper]

The piano in Butterflies and Hurricanes is great.

[PAJJ]

Muse are one of the best bands i've ever seen. The guitar and bass riffs are ace, the vocals took a little getting used to with the loud inhale, but his vocals really work for the songs.

They're probably the band i listen to most at the moment, showbiz, OoS and Absolution are all top quality albums.

[rsa5387]

Muse has finally updated their official site with news on the album.
'A Crying Shame' will NOT be the first single! Anyways, it transcribes as follows:

"We are now currently mixing the new album and hopefully should be finished over the next few weeks. We'll announce the release and touring plans soon. About the album, some new songs deal with awol soldiers, Zeta Reticulans, the sound of Joe Meek's tape machine being thrown down the stairs, the private thoughts of General Zhu Chenghu, feeling strangely comfortable collecting fire wood whilst wielding an axe and of course, how to store Pasta for 12 years using nitrogen flushing. We have also obtained a Buchla. Our very own Marvin sat in the corner depressed too complex to be fun and too unreliable to be a friend. It may have been close to getting blood from a stone but in the end we did get some earnest synth dreams out of him. The 6/8 cycling monster has turned out truly gargantuan, it will have to end the album (a few beserkers may recognize the chordal structure from piano doodlings on previous tours). Also, a sinister presence at the center of our Galaxy has inspired what could be described as a surprisingly casual manage-a-trois involving Prince, R2-D2 and the Queen when she was hot. Oh, by the way "Crying Shame" isn't going to be the first single! So that's it for now, see you all soon we hope".

Take care, Muse

The album sounds very interesting and weird...hah well thats muse for you!

[mutant!]

The piano in Butterflies and Hurricanes is great.
Yep.

I can play it.

:smoke:

I'd looove to learn Piano Thing, though.

[blizzard]

I really enjoy Muse, the guitar and bass work especially. I like pretty much all of their songs but as a few people have mentioned Matt's voice gets annoying after listening to them for a while.

[rsa5387]

Great band.
Matt Bellamy is on par with Jeff Buckley for one of the best live voices, IMO.


Matt Bellamy is amazing live...amazing singer and stage presence...Muse put on a highly entertaining show. His voice sounds exactly the same...if not better than it does in the studio with all the extra guitar solos and singing bits he does.

This next album is going to be HUGE...who else thinks so? :chug:

[rsa5387]

*bump

[Clunge]

New album May 15th is the rumour.

It's gonna be immense.

[rsa5387]

Muse are supposedly already immense in the UK...but their last album Absolution only went platinum(300,000)...to date the album has sold nearly 500,000 in the US...I hope this album gets them to larger places...but they dont sell out.

[rsa5387]

Whats your favorite Muse B-Side?

Shrinking Universe is amazing...!

[Sleeper]

The Gallery

[rsa5387]

Good stuff

[Clunge]

Fury, one of their best songs.

[Reywas]

Is the single out on May the 1st?

/tool lazy to check microcuts.

[Clunge]

That's an untrue rumour, confirmed by the band. However, expect details of new single and album in the next month or so.

[KRASH]

how the hell did MUSE get an official thread?

i like them but seriousy......there is barely anyone on these forums that likes them

[Reywas]

It seems to be a trend now. There are hardly any non ofiicial threads.

[mutant!]

^ Fav B-sides Futurism and Piano Thing.

[Prince of Darkness]

Fuk people. This thread is just as important than all the other Official Threads and I know people on these forums dig Muse, I mean, how can you not?

Check the news post at Sputnik. album being Mixed

[rsa5387]

there is barely anyone on these forums that likes them


Right :rolleyes:

[The_Riddler]

My girlfriend got me into this band after she sent me Blackout and Apocalypse Now.

I really enjoy this band. I bought one of their cd's about a month ago and it just amazed me. This typically isn't my style of music, but it's great to hear, all the songs off the album were great to listen to. Each so different than the last, which makes it easier to listen to over and over.

I need to buy more of this bands cd's since I have only one, I just hope they are as good as the one I have.

-I don't remember the title of the moment, which is why I refer to it as "the one I have"

[rsa5387]

MUSE DISCOGRAPHY

Studio Albums

Showbiz (1999)

Origin Of Symmetry (2001)

Absolution (2003)

Untitled (May 2006)

Compilations

Hullabaloo (2002) -COLLECTION OF B-SIDES (DISC 1) AND LIVE RECORDING OF A PERFORMACE AT LE ZENITH PARIS (DISC 2). DVD EDITION IS ALSO AVALIABLE.

Absolution Tour (2005) A DVD AND AUDIO CD OF A MUSE PERFORMACE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM.

Just to get you started :p ....their are plenty of singles that contain unreleased b-sides and bootleg concerts you can check out. Enjoy!

[Frankie]

It is funny how Muse are massive every in europe apart from, the UK were their following is large but success (not tha anyone really cares) is fairly minimal

[rsa5387]

I thought it was the reverese...their large throughout Europe...but their largest in the UK. Even than their success is minimal...to date Absolution has only sold 1,000,000 copies worldwide.

[bwbw]

Whats your favorite Muse B-Side?

Shrinking Universe is amazing...!

I've got a fair few favourates: Spiral Static, Eternally Missed, Bedroom Acoustics, Piano thing, Shrinking Universe, Forced in, Hyper Condriac Music, Muscle Museum II, Nature_1.

[Clunge]

Absolution Tour (2005) A DVD AND AUDIO CD OF A MUSE PERFORMACE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM.
So very wrong.

It's a DVD of their performance at Glasotnbury 2004 without the tracks Citizen Erased and Stockholm Syndrome.

There are 6 bonus tracks, 2 from Wembley, 2 from the USA and 2 from the Earls Court shows.

Worth the money though, great DVD.

Also, Apocalypse Please is a brilliant song, it's so dark and haunting, the best off Absolution for me.

[PAJJ]

Stockholm Syndrome and Falling away with you are my favs off Absolution, too many favs from OoS i'd end uplisting 3/4 of the album bet album so far, and Showbiz from Showbiz!!!

DVD sounds good might have to go buy it when i get paid.

[The_Riddler]

I just bought another Muse album today

Origin Of Symmetry so it should be good to listen too. I haven't heard anything from it, since I haven't even opened it. I am doubting it will be as good as Hysteria, but another Muse album in my collection is fine by me.

[rsa5387]

So very wrong.

It's a DVD of their performance at Glasotnbury 2004 without the tracks Citizen Erased and Stockholm Syndrome.

There are 6 bonus tracks, 2 from Wembley, 2 from the USA and 2 from the Earls Court shows.

Worth the money though, great DVD.

Also, Apocalypse Please is a brilliant song, it's so dark and haunting, the best off Absolution for me.

DAMN...my bad :p

Thanks man! :chug:

[rsa5387]

Fav tracks off each album:

Showbiz : Showbiz
Origins Of Symmetry : Tough!...ultimately would have to say New Born
Absolution : Sing For Absolution

[rsa5387]

I just bought another Muse album today

Origin Of Symmetry so it should be good to listen too. I haven't heard anything from it, since I haven't even opened it. I am doubting it will be as good as Hysteria, but another Muse album in my collection is fine by me.

awesome man...:chug:

[The_Riddler]

Anyway, I just listened to the Muse album yesterday. It was a great album I have only listened to it a little more than once but either way it's still a great album.

People say Muse are a lot like Radiohead, I have never heard much of Radiohead at all, except for maybe one song, are they anything interesting?

[mutant!]

^ Radiohead are a very big as far as '90s British bands go. Definitely check them out. Never mind whether they sound like Muse or not (which IMO they do), just check them out because they kick a$s. Good songs: Paranoid Android, Exit Music (For A Film), Karma Police, Street Spirit (Fade Out).

[SimonCore]

Muse are OK. They're abit slow for me but they do have some quality songs. My favourtie is probably they're 'Feeling good' cover.

[Clunge]

To be brutally honest, Feeling Good has got to be my least favourite Muse song :p

But good to see some fans round here. Lots of European festies being announced.

[mutant!]

Muse sound like Radiohead, they don't sound like they are Radiohead. There are definite similarities between their music, and it has to be said that Johnny Greenwood and Matt Bellamy share a love for Experimental Noise 101.

As far as Muse's covers go, I looove Can't Take My Eyes Off You.

[Reywas]

So does Omar R. L. and TMV are not being compared to Radiohead. Muse and Radiohead are sky earth apart musically.

[mutant!]

I've heard TMV compared to Radiohead. :confused:

Anyway, let's just leave it at a matter of opinion. Because I can hear the afferences in the singing, drumming, guitars, composition, accent (lol) and other more general areas, but many people can't.

[Norman]

Muse is teh sex. My favourite songs are Citzen Erased, Time Is Running Out, Falling Away With You, Plug In Baby, and Newborn.

[Reywas]

fair enough mutant!

[Frankie]

Started learning Sunburn on the bass today and listenend to the whole album and I think Showbiz is vastly underated IMO

[mutant!]

^ wun too free, people too easily overlook it because OoS and Absolution are such brilliant albums. They kind of overshadow Showbiz but it ain't a bad album. It's quite progressive, which I like. Plus Sunburn is teh c00lest trak evar.

[kman42]

Absolution is the only album i have by them, but it's great. for me, the stand-out track has to be "Hysteria", what with the awesome bass riff intro (which i've never bothered even trying to learn), and the awesome guitar riffs and vocals. out of interest, is Bellamy's voice as good live as in the studio?
you need to get origin or symmetry its awesome but it doesnt have enough songs on it :-(

[Sph]

you need to get origin or symmetry its awesome but it doesnt have enough songs on it :-(
Welcome to the forums, just work on your grammar a bit, mate. :)

And yeah, Origin Of Symmetry is great.
Location: somewhere in queensland, australia
:thumb:

[sgrevs]

Muse live are orgasmic.

Space Dementia is the best piano piece ever, along with Bliss.

And the bass in Hysteria is insanely cool.

And Falling Away With You sounds like the Apocalypse.

I could go on forever.

[squierdude]

Yea they're a great band alright, but I have to say Bellamy isn't the absolute genius that everyone says he is.

Don't get me wrong i think he comes up with a lot of really good music and he's a fantastic singer, but a lot of his stuff is ripped off from Rachmaninov (not the vodka!). You know that Russian composer dude from about 1900. All that piano stuff that you hear in "Apocalypse please" or in the interlude in "butterflies and hurricanes" is very very similar to Rachmaninov's music.

I hate it when people go off on a rant about how much of a genius this guy is, the only reason people don't realise what he's doing is coz the music is about 100 years old

[mutant!]

^ But it's not Rachmaninov. It's his own work. No-one has yet been able to integrate such obviously neo-classical work into a non-metal context with this kind of success before Muse. Sides, Sergei isn't his only Romantic-era influence. Tell me you can't hear the Chopin in Blackout's chords or the Bach in In Your World and I'll tell you you're deaf. Just because it's similar to Rachmaninov doesn't mean it's a ripoff. Hypnotize's intro sounds similar to Street Spirit but that doesn't say System is ripping off Radiohead. Just a thought.

[squierdude]

^ Fair enough. I take your point. I guess I was wrong in saying he's ripping off Rachmaninov. I stand corrected.

It's just that I san see a lot of kids just listening with sheer ignorant glee thinking that this guy is the first person to come up with htis kind of music, coz in all fairness now, we're not exactly over-exposed to Rachmaninov's or Mozarts's or Bach's music in this day and age of VH2 and Scuzz and MTV2 etc.

I take your point though, I was wrong in saying what i was saying. Their music isn't a complete ripoff by any means.

[mutant!]

Tr00f. Although I think most kids would assume that he's classicaly trained.

Whatever. Matt B r0x0rz my b0x0rz.

[Prince of Darkness]

Rachmaninov only inpired Matt Bellamy. Artists are inspired all the time. He has the right to put a bit of Rachmaninov in Muse. I think it's great.

[Wo@lcan]

Muse live are orgasmic.
O rly?
They're coming to my town in June :)

[Wo@lcan]

If it's reasonably priced, I'd definitely go and see them. Particularly as you'll get to hear lots of new material which would make most Muse fans very jealous. :( As for Bellamy being a musical genius, that's a word that gets incredibly overused, given its connotations. I'd be hard pushed to say that there are more than 10 20th century popular musicians that can be put into that category, and even then that may well be overstating the case. He's a very skilled keyboardist though, particularly given the context in which he plays...for someone who is self-taught in particular he's a remarkable talent.
Muse is a great band and I will see them for sure. The good thing is that they will be playing on a festival. Not only do I get to see Muse, I also get to see Tool, Opeth, Green Carnation, Depeche Mode and many others (for a reasonably price ;))

[Clunge]

Which festival is this?

[Wo@lcan]

The Quart festival (Kristiansand, Norway)

[Frankie]

Speaking of Bellamys influences apparently hes a big RATM fan, and a Tom Morello fan aswell, I suppose you can hear it in their music to an extent.

[Clunge]

The Quart festival (Kristiansand, Norway)
Ah cool, just wondering due to them cancelling some German/Dutch dates.

[mutant!]

Speaking of Bellamys influences apparently hes a big RATM fan, and a Tom Morello fan aswell, I suppose you can hear it in their music to an extent.
Definitely - songs like Hyper Music aside (which has a distinctly Morello-tinged intro riff), Matt is a fan of random guitar-related noises. :p

@Med57: He's self-taught?! I find that very hard to believe. In fact I would tell you to your face that you're making it up. No way could anyone develop such a skilled touch on a piano, not to mention gain such a thorough understanding of harmony, teaching themselves.

Anyway, I think he's a musical genius but he has certainly not shown this in any of his existing compositions - merely hinted at it. I expect something big from him in 10 years' time.

[Wo@lcan]

:mad: Those few acts alone make up a great set of acts at a festival. I want to get to Reading this year, which should have a very good lineup if the top few acts are anything to go buy...
Last year, Porcupine Tree stood in for The Mars Volta (who cancelled in the last minute) and held one of the best concerts I've been to. :) Very few attended the concert (apperently Snoop Dogg's concert was cooler) wich made it really "intimate" and special. I hope this year's festival holds some of the same pleasant surprises :)

[rsa5387]

"Despite the rumours flying around about where Muse and won't play this summer, I can confirm that the band will be playing big shows in Europe. We appreciate how long it has been since the band last played on European home turf, which is why we are so despearate to kick it off again here. We hope to announce soon, once all is confirmed."

-Tom

[mutant!]

http://www.microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/2003/06/index.php
Some quotes:
"i think i recorded the guitars through a big muff into chris' bass amps"
"i can't run over to the piano then back again quick enough"
On what does "H8" mean:
"Using a microcomputer (Hitachi H8 / 3048F) which can
be built into the industrialmachines, you can learn and understand the inputs /outputs of the microcomputer as a basis of robot control and conduct theexperiments by C-language for steppingmotor control, servomotor control (PWM control) and serial communication. H8 model, a 16-bit microcomputer consists of 32-bit registers, has a flash ROM of 128KB, a RAM of 4KB (SRAM) with external extension of 128KB and 78 I/O terminals with the built-in A/D and D/Aconverters. H8 is a microcomputer usually built into a TV, VTR, mobile-phone and car navigator. Since it has ample I/O terminals, H8 microcomputer is also used as a brain of a small robot."

I think it's safe to say he's lying. :thumb:

[randomthought9]

I've been getting into Muse a lot lately, great band! :thumb:

That would be crazy if he was self-taught, I'd be impressed to see someone that good w/o lessons.

[rsa5387]

are the piano pieces really that complex?

Not really...they can probablly be learned relatively quickly.

[rockhut]

well I guess the reason I like muse is that they sound like radiohead~~~

[mutant!]

are the piano pieces really that complex?

Not really...they can probablly be learned relatively quickly.
I'm playing a Bach that I learned relatively quickly. Moot.

[Frankie]

well I guess the reason I like muse is that they sound like radiohead~~~

Never really got this compaisons even from the bends and stuff I just don't get the radiohead comparisons at all

[mutant!]

^ Please let's not start that argument again. It's been fought twice in the last three pages.

[Frankie]

^ Please let's not start that argument again. It's been fought twice in the last three pages.

Can't help the fact that those comparisons are really unfounded

[rsa5387]

I'm playing a Bach that I learned relatively quickly. Moot.

Bellamy is no Bach

[mutant!]

The argument was that Matt's piano work is not complex because it can be learnt fairly quickly. I nullified that argument by stating that I could learn a Bach piece fairly quickly, even though Bach is complex. Thus his argument was void. Capisci? I wasn't comparing Matt to Bach.

Sunburn is liek teh coolest song EVAR.

[Clunge]

Sunburn on the guitar is so much cooler :cool:

[Reywas]

woot I agree Clunge but Space Dementia on my acoustic is awesome live

[Shadius]

Sunburn on the guitar is so much cooler :cool:

No.. it really isn't.

The piano version sounds so much better.

[Reywas]

No.. it really isn't.

The piano version sounds so much better.

opinion?

[mutant!]

^ Nope, fact.

Anyway, has anyone seen this (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6155495805590520265&q=guitar)? It's a review of a new Manson guitar shaped and equipped like most of Matt's guitars, as well as a toggle killswitch and Korg Kaoss pad. In the description it says it's rumoured to be played by Matt. Can anyone confirm this? Awesome guitar in any case.

[Clunge]

^ Nope, fact.
Nope, opinion.

And yes, I've seen the Kaoss Pad vid, it's only the touch panel that's been fitted, not a whole Kaoss Pad unit.

Bellamy hasn't bought it yet either though I imagine we'll see him using one for the next tours.

[mutant!]

^ Nope, fact. :p

And yeah, I know it's only the pad, but most (well many, anyway) people don't know what an X-Y controller pad is.

That is one schweet guitar, that. The Nailbomb pickup has orgasmic tone. Best bridge pup I've heard. Ever. And the Sustainer/X-Y pad combination is genius. I foresee Matt having great fun with this baby...

[Clunge]

^ Nope, fact. :p
Nope, opinion.

:chug:

[mutant!]

:chug:

So... Yeah...

/thread dies without pointless arguments






Screenager is so much cooler on piano.

[Clunge]

That I will agree on :smoke:

[rsa5387]

Recent Interview with Chris of Muse from rockmag magazine...

Silent since their last interview in May 2005, the English Muse worked hard and are finishing the after Absolution, which could land near the 27th of May. From the mixing studio, Chris Wolstenholme speaks the first to give us a first taste of their 4th album.

RM : How long have you been in studio ?
CW : We entered in August in the Miraval Studio, in southern France, after a break to rest after the Tour. We had several songs we wanted to work with while writing other ones. We lived in the studio provided with a wonderful site. During a big month, we essentially rehearsed while recording from time to time, when ideas were getting concreted. In fact, the biggest part of this recording took place in New York until Christmas. It was greatly concentrated on the album, in the hotel to think about new ideas or in the studio to work with them. We hardly disconnected from the album. After the Christmas rest, we went to London to mix and we are still there doing it. If it goes on, we shall have spent almost as much time mixing as recording !!

RM : you take your time, we can see…
CW : Yes, we decided to do so for this album. We wanted to take our time to put down our ideas, try things and be sure until the end we could get a pleasant result, without hurrying. Showbiz and Origin of Symetry had been recorded rapidly and since Absolution, we prefer to have a cooler pace. We already have 20 finished songs, but nothing is definite. We are going to mix them before choosing what will appear or won’t appear in the album.


RM : you work with Rich Costley, who produced your last album.
CW : yes, we keep it because he really did a good job for Absolution. We had many producers until now, working on two following albums with the same one is a little bit different. Rich’s main quality is a very good technician doubled with a real musician. As a matter of fact, he gets involved more in what we are creating, and his advices about arrangements, as melodies, are constructive. He perfectly understands music which is not the same situation about other producers.

RM : Did you give a title to the album ? Rumours on Internet talked about Equilibrium…
CW : We don’t want to think about it now. We shall see later about it, about the presentation, the single, the clip and such things. First of all, we must decide a definitive tracklisting, et then finish the mixing. In fact, we are not sure at all about the album date release !

RM : What were you listening to while you were in studio ?
CW : To be frank, we were exclusively concentrated about our own music. When we listened to stuff, it was rather music from the 50’s and 60’s, in the style of Joe Meek’s produces (the first English independent producer, he particularly founded the Tornados, the band where Matt’s father, Georges played). Kill Bill’s music also marked us as well as Nancy Sinatra’s influences on one or two songs of the album.

RM : During the treasure hunt you organized during this even Tour, you showed that you love codes, anagrams, enigmas and hidden secrets. Will there be those kinds of things in the album or in the presentation ?
CW : This treasure hunt was a big frenzy, a game. It was great to see so many people were taking part into it. Will we do it in the album ? Probably no. But we never know, it could be funny after all.

RM : The last communication noticed in your site from the 23rd of February nevertheless gives a feeling of secret where we hardly understand what is written… Since last week, many fans in forum try to decipher.
CW (while laughing) : Seriously ? No, there is no message at all. Defining an album, above all in which we have been drowned into it since months, this is not so simple. So, we decided to put anything in the message, private jokes as well as completely invented things, we don’t even know what we meant while writing them !

RM : Did you try new stuffs during those sessions ?
CW : We put trumpet in two songs… and we also used much Buchla synthesizers (created in 1963, the Buchla was the first one especially done for a musician, without the help of a professional electronics engineer).

RM : How would you define the new album ?
CW : It is once more difficult to answer, all the more than we don’t know which songs will be in it. We can’t say it is a rock album, nor a piano album… What is sure, it is less oriented in classics than Absolution and it is mainly more positive. Anyway, it ought to be difficult to do a more negative one than Absolution ! (laughs).

RM : when do you intend to set off on Tour ?
CW : As soon as the album release. During the last Tour, we have much stayed in USA. We haven’t participated in gigs in Europe for a long time, and we miss them a lot. This summer, if everything is alright, we shall play in several festivals.

RM : Before we leave, do you have something to tell to our RockMag readers ?
CW : Yes, We long to meet you all on the road !

[Clunge]

Saw that on the Muse Msgboard earlier. Should be seeing an announcement about album/single very soon.

[rsa5387]

hope so ! :chug:

[Reywas]

Great interview, Chris is very down to Earth.

[Shadius]

Can't wait for the new single/album.

Should be a good year.

P.S. It's a well known universal fact that sunburn on piano has way more atmosphere and sounds much cooler.

[Clunge]

It is a well known fact that people can have opinions other than your own.

Sunburn is cool on piano if Bells plays it quite fast, otherwise it just sounds a bit gloopy I think.

[mutant!]

^ Klaar. And that little synth solo thing after the first chorus pwns all.

I just know there's gonna be hidden anagram messages and stuff in the new album. Can't wait.

[Clunge]

Could well be.

Especially if they call it Cryptography, that would be awesome.

[Reywas]

Enlighten me about hidden anagrams in their previous work as it seems I missed something.

[Clunge]

http://www.musewiki.org

Go to the Cryptography page.

Also, search around on the Muse forum for anagrams/cryptography.

[Reywas]

Can't make any sense of it.
Guess I'm dumb. Can you sum it up in any way, shape or form?

[rsa5387]

how kool :p

[rsa5387]

Muse speaks about the new album to NME

Muse have been featured in NME and Kerrang! this week, talking about their new album, which is now due out for a July release.

Muse played 6 songs to Kerrang! and NME, namely:

Invincible
Hex
A Soldier's Poem
Supermassive Black Hole
Knight's of Cydonio
Starlight
Demonocracy
Unkown

All of which have a supposedly political theme.

Magazine Scan (http://invictus.softmeg.com/datas/users/2-musenme.jpg)

[Frankie]

Out in june then. Hmmmmmmm

[rsa5387]

July

[Reywas]

june - may leak

[rsa5387]

true...but would rather wait for the official release

[Shadius]

It is a well known fact that people can have opinions other than your own.

Dear God, no!

[Reywas]

Single will be out any time now I suppose.

[rsa5387]

Hello. We are really pleased to announce that the new album will be released worldwide on July 3rd! The north American release date will follow very closely behind. We hope to bring you the exact date set for the US release very soon indeed. Check back in the near future for exclusive album title, track information and content!

Thanks guys.
Tom

From Muse-Rock For Clever People Website http://invictus.softmeg.com/

[rsa5387]

oddly enough the release date is set as July 3rd on a 'worldwide' scale but the US date is still unannounced. The US is always seperate from all other nations whether it be politics, movies, music, etc. crazy.

[Reywas]

be sure to let me know if it leaks, this is my most anticipated release of the year, beating 10000 days.

[Clunge]

To be honest, this is my most anticipated release of the year, but the one I am least likely to download if it leaks.

I'm gonna buy it on the day, take it home, and listen to it from start to finish with my dad while doing some washing up or something :cool:

[Reywas]

I seriously hope Hysteria Pt.2 . That would pnwn.

[mutant!]

^ Is there such a thing or are you just dreaming? Cause I gotta tell you, Hysteria is one awesome tune. Matt's sense of harmony is just amazing...

[Clunge]

Well...

There is likely to be Citizen Erased pt.2, I know that.

For those who care:

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=4122
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=29480

Worth reading if your interested.

[Dead Star]

Well...

There is likely to be Citizen Erased pt.2, I know that.

For those who care:

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=4122
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=29480

Worth reading if your interested.

Theres a user on there with the same name as you, coincidence?

http://board.muse.mu/member.php?u=13307

[Clunge]

Theres a user on there with the same name as you, coincidence?

http://board.muse.mu/member.php?u=13307
No co-incidence :cool:

I'm just rather a large Muse fan.

[rsa5387]

From MTV.com

Muse Hope Fans Aren't Too Shocked By 'Genre-Morphing' New LP

Many bands will tell you that, long before they head into the studio to start recording a new album, they'll test the waters a bit. Maybe they'll experiment with exotic instrumentation, tinker with different musical styles and challenge the overall direction of the sound they've already established - ideally without alienating their fanbase.

Over the years, Muse fans have come to expect the band to push the proverbial envelope. And the thunderous British rock trio have abided, consistently expanding their sonic reach and releasing LPs that pull from diverse influences including Radiohead, Black Sabbath and Queen.

But even Muse's most adventurous fans might be surprised by the group's forthcoming LP, which was recorded in New York last October with Rich Costey (Franz Ferdinand, Cave In).


"The diversity of the album and some of the directions we've discovered and gone for might shock [our fans] in some way," drummer Dominic Howard explained. "Hopefully, it will be a nice shock — ultimately all of them sound like Muse. We reached a point where we were looking at all these songs and how different they sounded, and we were wondering how this was ever going to sound like a band, like one album. But somehow it really does."

Muse — who are currently mixing the yet-untitled follow-up to 2003's Absolution — spent a number of months writing "in this old chateau that's hours away from civilization" in the south of France, Howard said. The band brought 16 tracks to New York, and the dramatic change of scenery helped shape the end product — which will probably feature 11 cuts when it hits stores in July.

"When we moved into this crazy, claustrophobic, fast-paced way of living, we absorbed some of that energy and that affected the recording," Howard said of the move to New York. "If we had stayed in the south of France, we would have taken five years to finish the record. [There,] we spent a lot of time just discovering what we were going to do, sitting around and chatting about where we wanted to take the band and which direction certain songs should follow."

The material, Howard said, is a "very drastic" mix of musical styles: Some tracks border on "mellow jazz," while others are at the opposite end of the spectrum, sounding like "Prince-influenced, groove-based rock weirdness." The work of influential Italian film composer Ennio Morricone ("The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "The Untouchables") inspired the space-prog tune "The Knights of Cydonia." And on "Take a Bow," which calls on world leaders to take responsibility for their actions, Muse move through three musical stages: starting off as a classical piece before moving into a techno mid-section and an "apocalyptic rock" ending.

Howard said the band is currently putting the finishing touches on the disc and deliberating which song to release as the first single. Muse will debut some of the new material this summer during a number of European festival appearances, and the group plans to tour the U.S. this fall.

[Frankie]

All sounds good to me :D can't wait

[Clunge]

New audio interview out.

Go to http://board.muse.mu and find the thread for a link.

[mutant!]

Hey guys, I posted a link somewhere a while ago to some Russian site that has all the B-sides (other than the ones on Hullabaloo) for download, but I lost it. Anyone help me out?

[Prince of Darkness]

1. Take A Bow – synth intro, then techno/heavy
2. Starlight – potential single; straightforward song; “women are nice”

Supermassive Black Hole – Prince-y vocals, Millionaire-influenced, funk/disco
A Soldier’s Poem – mellow/jazzy, epic/heavy Abso-era leftover that's been stripped down, layers of vocals, sounds “big”,
Invincible – “builder”, optimistic
City of Delusion – folksy, eastern, mixed by Italian genius, has strings

10. [untitled] - orchestral
11. [Bandit Song] – Tex-mex, ends with riffs/backing vocals

That's from that Muse Message board place.
Cool?

[Clunge]

Tis cool, there's even more in the interview about the tracks.

http://www.overdue.ru/en was taken down (the site that had all the b-sides).

Dunno why really, the management/band don't care.

[Reywas]

R I A A

[tumples]

so is it this "big muff" that chris uses?ive been browsing effects and i have no clue what to buy

[rsa5387]

if u all want anything by muse...i have it...whether it be all the songs or the dvds...whatever u want...just pm me.

[rsa5387]

ALBUM HAS BEEN LEAKED!

Yep - it's finally happened! I'm sure you've all heard the latest interview with Muse with Toazted. The album IS out there.

As with Coldplay (X&Y), Muse have released promotional copies of their album under a pseudonym (i.e. if you search for Muse you wont be in luck!). The leaked copy containts 14 songs (as with Absolution) but this is obviously subject to change.

Obviously, for legal reasons, we can't tell you the pseudonym Muse chose for their promo, but we CAN tell you that it exists on several torrent websites.


























































april fools :)

[Frankie]

You had me going then :upset:

[rsa5387]

:thumb:

[Clunge]

It will be leaked in the next week or so I'd think, now the promos and such have gone out.

[rsa5387]

known song titles for the upcoming album:

Invincible
Hex
A Soldier's Poem
Supermassive Black Hole
Knights of Cydonia
Demonocracy
Crying Shame
Take A Bow
Starlight
City of Delusion

hopefully the songs will be as good as the quirky titles. :)

[Sleeper]

The titles are definitly different. I'm not too exited about Muse getting into the War with that song title 'A Soldier's Poem', but hey i can't wait to hear the new material.

[Reywas]

I think the album will flop. Rsa nice april fools, I believed it.

[mutant!]

if u all want anything by muse...i have it...whether it be all the songs or the dvds...whatever u want...just pm me.
Feel like sending me all the non-Hullabaloo B-sides?

so is it this "big muff" that chris uses?ive been browsing effects and i have no clue what to buy
Very cool fuzz pedal. I'm going to get myself one within the next few months. The very definition of high gain and noise.

"I'm not gay!"

[Clunge]

Feel like sending me all the non-Hullabaloo B-sides?
There's 21 in total excluding remixes so might take a bit of getting.

[Reywas]

So do you Muse fans really hate Sundays? Sundays are the worst days in the week. Seriously?

[Clunge]

Nah. Sundays rock. Just about to have lunch, Grand prix is on in a bit and I'll prob see some people this afternoon. So yeah, Sunday = good.

[Az_Holl]

so is it this "big muff" that chris uses?ive been browsing effects and i have no clue what to buy
Actually i think he uses two, but any muff/fuzz pedal will get you close.

[rsa5387]

Feel like sending me all the non-Hullabaloo B-sides?

actually i dunno man im behind my school firewall...once i get out i can send them for sure though...thas not til like may though hah...u can prolly find them if u look in the right places *ahem ahem*

I think the album will flop.

I dont think so hah

[mutant!]

Actually i think he uses two, but any muff/fuzz pedal will get you close.
Truth. It's amazing how generic-sounding a fuzz pedal can make your tone. People go oooonnnn and oooonnnn about Jimi H's tone but if you have a Fuzz Face, you can get 99% of his sound with almost any guitar/amp combination.

Anyway, tr00 Wolstenholme tone is only achievable with a line splitter running a fuzz into one amp and a synth into another. And a clean into a third. \m/

[tumples]

so muse are headlining leeds!!!!
http://www.leedsfestival.co.uk

[rsa5387]

wish i lived in britain

[Frankie]

Wish I was going :upset:

[Reywas]

I live in hawaii, put yourself in my shoes

ekoj <--------

[Clunge]

Chris W has just been on Radio 1.

No new news apart from Reading/Leeds really though.

[Reywas]

you're pulling my chains

i've just listened to radio half an hour ago

[Clunge]

http://www.microcuts.org/muse/zanelowe_interview_radio1_04042006.mp3

Interview linkage :).

[rsa5387]

good stuff

[Clunge]

Yup.

One cannot wait for the next UK tour, I'm gonna see them at least twice :cool:

[rsa5387]

from http://invictus.softmeg.com/ MUSE - Rock For Clever People

The world according to Matt Bellamy

My parents split up when i was 13:

The thing that shocked me the most about it was that I didnt feel anything. I couldn't feel gutted. I tried, but I couldn't. I found it a little disturbing about myself. Maybe playing music was my way of dealing with it.

Am I a millionnaire?

No, not quite. But thats what people often think. Most of the money we make we save to pay for more touring. And the website which costs us a ****ing fortune every month. Plus we've got a London office, with a couple of people working for us. Thats where our money goes.

Muse is my legacy:

Being an atheist means you have to realise that when you die, that really is it. You've got to make the most of what youve got here and spread as much influence as you can. I believe that you only live through the influence that you spread, whether that means having a kid or making music.

I've had problems with stalkers:

I had to change my mobile number and e-mail address because I was getting serious amounts of stuff, people writing to me saying they were going to kill themselves if I didnt **** them. I cant think of anything more unattractive than wanting to have sex with you because of who you are onstage.

I dont touch cocaine or heroin:

Ive seen what those drugs do to people. I moved in with a drug dealer when I was 18. Our flat looked like a scene from Trainspotting, white powders and mirrors and tin foil everywhere. The effect those days had on me is that I dont do those kinds of drugs.

Theres whole sections of my life that I cant remember:

Everything that was my life until I was about 20 is gone. Ive forgotten who I was before then. So Im trying to have things im going to remember in my life other than touring and making albums.

The point of taking magic mushrooms is to dig into your subconcious:

To experience something thats not always on offer. Im not afraid of seeing something horrible. Its a way of connecting with yourself in a way that you cant normally do.

Im always disappointed with English rock music:

Im still looking for something new, something really special from this country. At the moment im kinda lost in the world of mp3s, downloading all sorts of ****. I wonder if bands will even bother releasing albums in 10 years time.

People either love or hate muse:

I guess it just means we're different. Offending people is better than no reaction at all. I do think we exercise musical freedom more than any other band at the moment. Theres a lack of shame in what we do which is probably what offends people.

[Reywas]

ha ha ha matt bellamy steals music

i guess he won't have a problem if we steal some of muse music

what actually would be totally great if he leaks the album

[Clunge]

The band and the management have stated before that they don't care about their stuff being file-shared.

B-sides, bootlegs, etc.

[Frankie]

^^ Good, people like lars and his little personal battle annoyed the f'uck out of me.

[rsa5387]

haha

[Sleeper]

As i was stumbling around Youtube at night i came across one of the funniest videos i have ever seen, the video is Muse performing Feeling Good on a spanish radio station drunk. It may not look like it at first, but wait for when Matt sings the verse in that intercom style. Its simply hilarious.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vKHEhPyyAlo&search=Muse

[rsa5387]

good **** :chug:

[Shadius]

I've had that video on my computer for a while, I didn't know they were drunk or on a spanish station. Funny stuff anyway.

[Clunge]

Tis funny :lol:

Also, looks like they're gonna be confirmed for the last Eden Session at The Eden Project in Cornwall.

I'm so there :D.

[Prince of Darkness]

That's a funny video!

It was all normal until the second verse. I was waiting for it. It kicked me in the face.funny.

[rsa5387]

Tis funny :lol:

Also, looks like they're gonna be confirmed for the last Eden Session at The Eden Project in Cornwall.

I'm so there :D.


damn wish i lived in europe...american festivals blow

[rsa5387]

*bump

[The Flabbit Rides High]

No chance of Muse playing in London or New York during December then?

[Triangle]

Oh yes, seeing them at Reading Fest. :)

[ARBITER]

i hadn't seen many vids before, but the other day i went to www.muse.mu and watched like 10 live vids and they were amazing....

/random

[Shadius]

They are one of the best live acts I've ever seen (On the two DVD's and various movies i've d/led) I'll hopefully be seeing them at Leeds festival, if not i'll go see them when they tour near me.

[Triangle]

They are one of the best live acts I've ever seen (On the two DVD's and various movies i've d/led) I'll hopefully be seeing them at Leeds festival, if not i'll go see them when they tour near me.
Yeah, they look great. I saw the Glastonbury (sp?) performance live on BBC back whenever they played and I was completely wowed by it all. I can't wait.

[Shadius]

And that was one of their more restrained performances, IMO. Still a good show though.

[Triangle]

And that was one of their more restrained performances, IMO. Still a good show though.
really? shiit, i need to check out more vids.

/youtubes muse vids

[Frankie]

Easily from my point of view the best live act of this generation

[Clunge]

I'll be uploading quite a few vids to my youtube account soon.

Search for Flayla09 under users :).

[rsa5387]

SUPERB live act...the best ive ever seen...simply amazing for a 3 piece group.

[rsa5387]

if u all like muse...check out lovedrug...their goooooood

[Shadius]

I'm watching the video to "Spiders" now, by Lovedrug. I don't quite see the simularities between them and Muse at all. Lovedrug sound like fairly generic pop-rock, Muse are way out of their league.

Then there's a live version of "Radiology" on their site, with some Radiohead rippoff style random noise at the begining.

Meh, they sound ok though.

[rsa5387]

yeah very true...they dont compare to muse at all...but their good for when im sick of muse hah...ur right they are quite poppy and generic but enjoyable nonetheless.


Anyways,


what are u all planning to do for the release day? Buy or Download?

[rsa5387]

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