Maybe hearing these amongst the rest of the tracks will change things? Oh and that retro themed cover art? The 80’s style also translates heavily into the music, with frontman Matt Bellamy stating he was inspired by the era at the time of production. The quality of these have ranged from not-so-great to legitimately great. However, I’m not here to judge by the cover, so how about it’s overall sound? In the lead up to it’s release, the band opted to sneak out singles for about a year. Even a glimpse at the cover art is enough to raise eyebrows, with it’s cliched, cheesy 80’s inspired theme, and the band featuring prominently within it, as if it were some trashy pop record. This leaves their eighth studio album, Simulation Theory, in a very awkward position.
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Sure, each of those releases do have some absolute stand-out tracks and moments, but it’s not a patch on the Muse of old. The Resistance was a fun album, but still didn’t hold a candle to their previous work, The 2 nd Law was a messy abomination and Drones felt very uninspired, depending on nostalgia to drive it forward. In more recent years, things haven’t been as good. This is by far their strongest material, and when they were at their peak. Three of the Devonshire trio’s earliest albums ( Origin of Symmetry, Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations respectively) are what I class as the ‘golden era’ of the band. However, this is heavily contrasted by poor decisions, and some odd musical directions. On the one hand, they have moments of absolute genius, and can create genuinely stunning songs. When it comes to Muse, I have a love/hate relationship with them.
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