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Post by forwardrob on Aug 4, 2009 19:46:13 GMT
As quite a few people have pointed out, Uprising sounds like (although not as obviously as USoE did) a mixture of Goldfrapp's Strict Machine and Battles's Atlas.
It's still better than Eurasia though.
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Post by ryan on Aug 4, 2009 20:37:45 GMT
Better, still utter chuff.
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Post by AlExMachina on Aug 4, 2009 23:14:25 GMT
I would actually go so far as to say they are both crap but Eurasia was more interesting. This has both crap lyrics AND boring music. Eurasia was crap lyrics and crap, but at least interesting, music. Dear me, I don't say crap this often. And not usually about Muse, who I did really quite like until this point. Roisin, you selling those tickets now then? ;-)
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Post by blondeambassador on Aug 5, 2009 19:12:35 GMT
Can't say I think anything much of either of them to be honest. Massively disappointing, think success has gone to Bellamy's head somewhat. Eurasia is an absolute joke.
If it was just me, yeah, I probably would think about selling that ticket but there's also the person I'm going to think about. Plus they will still play all the tuuuunes I'm sure!
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Post by Lawrie on Aug 5, 2009 20:17:02 GMT
Looks like I'm on my Jack then thinking that Uprising is good: oh well, I'll stand lone and proud, I like it!  However, Eurasia is easily the worst thing I've heard them do tbh, even manages to make Falling Down and Soldier's Poem sound good...  |
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Post by AlExMachina on Aug 6, 2009 10:38:25 GMT
Let's be honest,we try and talk for ages about this but Ryan's post sums it up beautifully in four words. We lose the art of concise sometimes on t'internet.
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Post by ryan on Aug 8, 2009 9:29:35 GMT
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Post by musecubed on Aug 8, 2009 16:17:48 GMT
Looks like I'm on my Jack then thinking that Uprising is good: oh well, I'll stand lone and proud, I like it! However, Eurasia is easily the worst thing I've heard them do tbh, even manages to make Falling Down and Soldier's Poem sound good... OVERDUE ;D To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if Matt finds this all hilarious and was aiming for ridiculous to see what the band would get away with. It's the sort of thing I could see him doing... |
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Post by AlExMachina on Aug 8, 2009 22:59:12 GMT
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Post by Lawrie on Aug 10, 2009 18:49:04 GMT
Just pre-ordered the In Rainbows-style discbox version of The Resistance (I'm a Muse completist and couldn't pass up the chance of such a cool Ltd Edition package) and am sixty squids lighter, beating my previous biggest spend on an album by 50%!  Stupidity, or just merely a show of solidarity for one of my favourite ever bands? I guess the answer will depend on whether the rest of the album is filled with Eurasia's (stupidity) or Uprisings (solidarity: screw you naysayers, it's a choon!). Roll on September 14th... |
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Post by ryan on Aug 10, 2009 21:53:10 GMT
I'm glad I don't like the other two tunes, giving that a big miss.
Is it just me that thinks Uprising sounds like Marilyn Mansons version of Personal Jesus, crossed with the Doctor Who theme?
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Post by Lawrie on Sept 8, 2009 8:08:58 GMT
Doubtless I'm somehow behind the times on this and the whole album and its grandmother has already been leaked for 2 months, but I've just listened to the full version of Undisclosed Desires now that it has been put up for streaming on the Muse website. I really liked it: good melody, and some interesting rhythms/beats and production. Guessing that - given that I seem to be in a minority camp in liking Uprising - a fair few might find it a bit too 'pop' (which is totally fair enough), but it's another one in the Good tally chart for me, bringing my running total of full-version songs that I've heard to a 2:1 ratio:
GOOD
Uprising
Undisclosed Desires
BAD
United States Of Eurasia
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Post by ryan on Sept 11, 2009 16:14:12 GMT
Nothing wrong with pop, it's just a fairly unexciting song.
Which sort of goes with my thoughts on the rest of the album tbh. Not as awful as I was expecting, just does nothing to make me wanna listen again.
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Post by musecubed on Sept 11, 2009 18:20:11 GMT
I don't particularly like but I like it more than BHAR. I dislike Bellamy's musical ADHD. They wrote more focussed music on shrooms which I find amusing.
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Post by blondeambassador on Sept 16, 2009 13:03:55 GMT
I really don't like this album, though the title track is annoyingly catchy I have to confess. But why have Muse gone and packed in doing everything that they're good at- the good, solid rock and big riffs that made them what they are? I know music has to progress and all but really, I think Bellamy might be loosing the plot somewhat here...it's like an album full of Knights of Cydonia, without the heavy bit!
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