Jason: Well they can’t all be winners for me. But there are some good songs on the front. What grade do you give this album?īrad: I’d give this an A. Jason: So the days of seeing them at like, Riviera are long gone. Now they play arenas, stadiums and festivals around the world on a regular basis. Then they really blew up in a big way with this album (their 4th). The first two albums were a little generic. How so?īrad: I’m not sure how to describe it but I don’t think they fully figured out their trademark sound until the 3rd album. Jason: It says this album changed their sound a bit from their first two. I’ve liked a lot of the songs on every album since but their 3rd & 4th albums are my favorites so far. Their 3rd album “Absolution” is pretty great too. I don’t usually skip any but I think I have listened to the first half a lot more than the second half. Jason: Is there any song on this album you skip over do you like them all?īrad: I like them all. So, Madonna discovered Muse?īrad: Yeah, Madonna signed them to her Maverick label in the late 90s. Jason: Yes they most certainly should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. By the way, we can partially thank Madonna for Muse. ![]() They cited Depeche Mode as an influence on this album and it’s very evident in “Map of the Problematique” which is my favorite on this album for that reason.īrad: That’s a great song and you really can hear the influence of DM on it, which is another reason Depeche Mode should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( vote now). Jason: This album is about “Exo-Politics” which is about problems with society in a future space colony more-or-less so I think their sound fits. My favorite songs on this one change over the years but I really love “Starlight”. It has a rock sound but includes some electronic layers that make it sound futuristic. I don’t know much about sound engineering but I love the overall sound quality of the entire album. What do you like about this album? Any favorite songs?īrad: I love that they can switch from a really big sound of a song like “Supermassive Black Hole” to a really quiet lullaby like “Soldier’s Poem”. Not sure why I haven’t seen them more often. Jason: Have you seen them more than once?īrad: I’ve only seen them twice actually. They really know how to put on a big arena/stadium rock show. I saw them play most of these songs at Lollapalooza in 2007. Jason: It’s too heavy on guitar and drums for me.īrad: I need that heaviness every once in a while. They lose me at “Assassin” though.īrad: That song is great. There are some really good songs up front, like “Supermassive Black Hole”, “Maps of the Problematique” and “Take a Bow”. I think every song on this album is great. It’s gets pretty heavy in the second half.īrad: I love their sound. This album is a little all over the place for me. What I mean was that I couldn’t name a Muse song but I know who they are. So, I didn’t say I didn’t know them, I said I wasn’t too familiar. ![]() UCLA Bruins Marching Band)” from the album Simulation Theory (Super Deluxe). How do you not know them? I also remember when their last album “Simulation Theory” came out last year we had a whole discussion about it because they use a marching band on it. I’ve played them so much around you over the years. Have you listened to this in its entirety before?īrad: This is one of my favorite albums of the 2000s. I am not too familiar with them although I did recognize a song or two from this album. The album is certified Platinum in several countries. They had five singles in the UK and three on the Modern Rock charts in the U.S. It was a departure in style from their previous albums and thusly topped the charts in several countries. Released Jthe band’s fourth album was a critical and commercial success.
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