Comments on: Muse: Why The Hate

By: Chuk

Chuk — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:24:03 +0000

I’ve only seen them once, pretty good stuff and they had a great stage show. I will third or fourth the opinion that the new album is not as good (I’ve only heard it twice…maybe I’ll go listen again.)

By: David Meadows

David Meadows — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:19:41 +0000

I personally think that all the best bands are those which straddle genres. After all, isn't that essentially what Prog rock is? (Or maybe was, before it became its own genre.) I quite like Muse. Not in a must-buy-every-album-and-go-to-gigs sort of way, but I quite like them.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:21:27 +0000

“Their idea of restraint is holding back the choir until the second verse”, as Alexis Petridis said in his review of 2nd Law.

I think they’d taken it as far as they could in that direction, and reached the point where reining it in and rocking out instead was the better option.

By: Electric Freedom

Electric Freedom — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:16:25 +0000

My other half said she thought they were trying too hard to be clever/different instead of just sticking to what they know they’re good at. To me, “Drones” seemed a bit bland. Especially the last couple of tracks, which I was tempted to just turn off. I loved “2nd Law” though, very over the top and pompous.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 20:41:52 +0000

Not just me, then. I’v given “Drones” quite a few listens, and it hasn’t quite grabbed me the way the last one did. Nothing bad about it, but doesn’t quite have the over-the-topness of 2nd Law.

By: Electric Freedom

Electric Freedom — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 20:25:01 +0000

I quite like them! As you say, they straddle genres which is what I think makes them appeal to the general listener, yet the purists won’t be happy with any of it. I know that if I decide to play them in the car, I won’t get told to turn it off, which is more than can be said for the more niche stuff I listen to. That said, their latest album didn’t blow me away in the same way that previous ones did. It’s possibly a grower, but I’ve only had the one listen so far.