Post by charlie on Jun 25, 2007 21:37:45 GMT 2
Origin of Symmetry ~ Muse
Release Date: 18th June 2001
Examples: Bliss, Plug In Baby
1) New Born - 'Destroy the spineless, tell me it's real'
Beginning with a keyboard melody with a soft vocal performance, and ending with a heavy guitar riff and strong voicework, New Born incorporates a colossal solo, proving to be a popular Muse track, both for headphones and live on stage. A great start to their second album.
2) Bliss[/url] - 'Everything about you resonates happiness'
Bliss is a track that sits comfortably in between Muse's heavier genre and their softer songs, involving a great keyboard 'run', a memorable set of chords and a positive set of lyrics.
3) Space Dementia - 'I love all the dirty tricks and twisted games you play'
A complex performance of dissonance and pianowork, with a strong set of lyrics, sound effects and an ending finale that's enough to make your hair stand on end! Space Dementia is a complicated masterpiece.
4) Hyper Music - 'In this forgotten space race under my control'
Exactly as the title suggests, Hyper Music includes a particularly manic and complicated guitar riff and a very powerful set of lyrics, especially in the chorus. As a fairly short song, the power of it makes up for it. Ideal for headbangers!
5) Plug in Baby[/url] - 'My plug in baby! Crucifies my enemies!'
Often considered to be the song that really made Muse and set them up with a positive future. Plug In Baby is one of the most popular Muse songs of all time, the well-known guitar riff being a complete triumph for the song, for the album and for their band. A very popular live track.
6) Citizen Erased - 'Please stop asking me to describe him'
Yet another memorable guitar riff, that confirms the band's unending ability to create riff after riff after riff and still churn out unique songs, time and time again. Citizen Erased is a fairly lengthy track that partially deals with the pessimistic aspects of relationships.
7) Micro Cuts - 'Hands are red with your blame'
A good example of Muse's unique quality. Matt Bellamy uses a falsetto style of singing once again, this time with a computerised effect imprinted onto his voice. Micro Cut is oddly unusual, but the powerful chorus and concluding riff make this odd but it in the best possible way.
8) Screenager - 'Hide from the mirror, the cracks and the memories
Another odd track. Screenager has a perculiar and almost uncomfortable feel to it, using an acoustic guitar with a set of interesting chords, and a drum pattern that doesn't really fit in some ways. Still, it's worth a listen, and don't let this 'odd' put you off.
9) Darkshines - 'Passing by, you light up my darkest sky'
A triump of great lyrics, fantastic guitar bridges and solos and a tremendous build up to the final chorus, Darkshines is a unique and successful song that combines both pessimistic and optimistic views.'
10) Feeling Good - 'Butterflies are all having fun, you know what I mean'
An incredible cover of the old song, Feeling Good is a modernised masterpiece, proving to be another extremely popular track with the fans. Guitar replaces brass, and a computerised effect on Matt's voice, as well as his typical falsetto style of singing here and there make it what it is... a fantastic song.
11) Megalomania - 'Paradise comes at a price that I am not prepared to pay'
Creating a summary of Megalomania is a hard thing to do, as it's so unusual and climatic. The verse could almost be described as boring, apart from the quality of the lyrics, with an extremely slow place to it. Yet this is merely a build up to each of the two choruses which sound out a belt of sound made up of Matt's incredibly powerful voice and a strong and loud organ harmony. The ending chorus ends with a coda (a finale) backed up with pre-recorded snippets of high pitch screeches from Matt, which can only be described as phenomenal. THE end to an album.
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Release Date: 18th June 2001
Examples: Bliss, Plug In Baby
1) New Born - 'Destroy the spineless, tell me it's real'
Beginning with a keyboard melody with a soft vocal performance, and ending with a heavy guitar riff and strong voicework, New Born incorporates a colossal solo, proving to be a popular Muse track, both for headphones and live on stage. A great start to their second album.
2) Bliss[/url] - 'Everything about you resonates happiness'
Bliss is a track that sits comfortably in between Muse's heavier genre and their softer songs, involving a great keyboard 'run', a memorable set of chords and a positive set of lyrics.
3) Space Dementia - 'I love all the dirty tricks and twisted games you play'
A complex performance of dissonance and pianowork, with a strong set of lyrics, sound effects and an ending finale that's enough to make your hair stand on end! Space Dementia is a complicated masterpiece.
4) Hyper Music - 'In this forgotten space race under my control'
Exactly as the title suggests, Hyper Music includes a particularly manic and complicated guitar riff and a very powerful set of lyrics, especially in the chorus. As a fairly short song, the power of it makes up for it. Ideal for headbangers!
5) Plug in Baby[/url] - 'My plug in baby! Crucifies my enemies!'
Often considered to be the song that really made Muse and set them up with a positive future. Plug In Baby is one of the most popular Muse songs of all time, the well-known guitar riff being a complete triumph for the song, for the album and for their band. A very popular live track.
6) Citizen Erased - 'Please stop asking me to describe him'
Yet another memorable guitar riff, that confirms the band's unending ability to create riff after riff after riff and still churn out unique songs, time and time again. Citizen Erased is a fairly lengthy track that partially deals with the pessimistic aspects of relationships.
7) Micro Cuts - 'Hands are red with your blame'
A good example of Muse's unique quality. Matt Bellamy uses a falsetto style of singing once again, this time with a computerised effect imprinted onto his voice. Micro Cut is oddly unusual, but the powerful chorus and concluding riff make this odd but it in the best possible way.
8) Screenager - 'Hide from the mirror, the cracks and the memories
Another odd track. Screenager has a perculiar and almost uncomfortable feel to it, using an acoustic guitar with a set of interesting chords, and a drum pattern that doesn't really fit in some ways. Still, it's worth a listen, and don't let this 'odd' put you off.
9) Darkshines - 'Passing by, you light up my darkest sky'
A triump of great lyrics, fantastic guitar bridges and solos and a tremendous build up to the final chorus, Darkshines is a unique and successful song that combines both pessimistic and optimistic views.'
10) Feeling Good - 'Butterflies are all having fun, you know what I mean'
An incredible cover of the old song, Feeling Good is a modernised masterpiece, proving to be another extremely popular track with the fans. Guitar replaces brass, and a computerised effect on Matt's voice, as well as his typical falsetto style of singing here and there make it what it is... a fantastic song.
11) Megalomania - 'Paradise comes at a price that I am not prepared to pay'
Creating a summary of Megalomania is a hard thing to do, as it's so unusual and climatic. The verse could almost be described as boring, apart from the quality of the lyrics, with an extremely slow place to it. Yet this is merely a build up to each of the two choruses which sound out a belt of sound made up of Matt's incredibly powerful voice and a strong and loud organ harmony. The ending chorus ends with a coda (a finale) backed up with pre-recorded snippets of high pitch screeches from Matt, which can only be described as phenomenal. THE end to an album.
U.K
U.S