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    Posted: February 08 2012 at 11:08
I'm new here and was wondering if anyone has discussed the modern band Muse as a valid addition to the prog archive? I came across them a few years back by way of my kids and as I listened I just got hooked. And then when I watched a DVD of their live performance I was just blown away by their lead singer,   Matthew Bellamy. He can play the guitar like Jimmy Hendrix, then switch to piano and play like Elton John. 

I was very excited about this band because here was an act that really hearkened back to the good old days of bands being serious musicians, symphonic masters, and incredible showmen. 

I'm not sure I would really place them firmly in the prog category, but for sure in a symphonic rock genre. But they do exemplify many of the outstanding qualities of prog artists through the years. 

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They're here under prog related.



Edited by irrelevant - February 08 2012 at 11:11
New album!
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Your about 5 years late for the battle to get them on the archives, they're already here under Prog-Related. Absolution is a spectacular album.

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Muse are progressive by any definition I am familiar with - far more so than many of the tech/extreme metal bands on here.
 
They're also damned good.
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Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

Muse are progressive by any definition I am familiar with - far more so than many of the tech/extreme metal bands on here.

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I just listened to them for the very first time today. I picked their last album: prog-related indeed, but also related to 80's garbage which I am not fond of. Good musicians with mainly mediocre repertoire in a tribute for tribute's sake-style, but also a few outstanding songs.
I was curious because they appeared on my daughter's facebook page as one of her favourite bands. I was quite surprised to find a band listed on PA there.
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Rather than continue to argue I'll say:

I prefer Muse when they're doing a sort of Brit-pop thing than the approach on their more recent albums.
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I'm not pleased with the direction this thread took.  I think we're a more friendly community, generally, than certain comments in this thread indicate.

I haven't listened to much Muse, so I don't have an opinion on the band's progtitude, but it has been discussed a number of times.

What I think neat is that people's kids are exposing them to Prog and progressive music generally.  About the most progressive music I've been exposed to thanks to my kids is the Wiggles.  I love the Wiggles, though, and they have some rather avant-garde music such as the surreal and amusing "I'm a cow". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5hHkdHBymc It may not be Muse, but it sure is a-moo-sing.


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Well I like Muse a lot. Saw them at Wembley Stadium when they recorded the H.A.A.R.P DVD and also at Cardiff International Arena.
Sheer energy and bravado and once compared to another 3 peice band that had a lot of attitude and such. Bellamy plays the whole rock star thing to the hilt and quite rightly so given his amazing talent.
Also worth noting that they all grew up together in a little fishing village in Devon (Teignmouth) and are now a massive international success.
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Probably my favourite Muse track
 
 


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Oh wow! That concert is the one I have the DVD for. It was quite amazing and reminded me of concerts and bands of yesteryear. < ="text/" ="" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0">
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Originally posted by LirazelsOdyssey LirazelsOdyssey wrote:

Oh wow! That concert is the one I have the DVD for. It was quite amazing and reminded me of concerts and bands of yesteryear. < ="text/" ="" ="/B1D671CF-E532-4481-99AA-19F420D90332etdefender/huidhui.js?0=0&0=0&0=0">
Yep my feeling as well. Muse don't shy away from grandiosity thats for sureBig smile
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I still haven't heard The Resistance. It is getting quite cheap now. Worth getting?
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Great band. I think Absolution is the best thing they've done.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I still haven't heard The Resistance. It is getting quite cheap now. Worth getting?

Nice album, their proggiest record by now. I think it's worth to check out.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I still haven't heard The Resistance. It is getting quite cheap now. Worth getting?
Personally I prefer the bombast of Absolution & Black Holes which are packed full of hummable tunes. Resistance is definitely more proggy but for some reason it doesn't seem to work as well for me.

Their concert in Cornwall that plays on Palladia quite regularly is brilliant.

I saw them on the Resistance tour and they were brilliant, huge amounts of energy and lots of fun. Place was packed with thousands of people younger than me, most of them holding up cell phone cameras from 100 yards away. OOh look blurry footage and crap sound.
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I find The Resistance is a bit too poppy for the most part ..that is until you get this:
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The Resistance is kind of poppy and proggy in almost equal measure, I think.

Am I the only person who likes 'Undisclosed desires'? I've only ever heard folk moan about that song. It does have a bit of a late 80's Depeche Mode feel to it, but that's maybe why I like it..
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Admin Note: I've hidden a whole swathe of off-topic posts in this thread, this resulted in several "innocent" posts being hidden too - appologies for that but any post that referred to a now hidden post became nonsensical and had to be hidden as well.
 
 
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Some weren't off topic. Some were about the topic of Muse being added to the database. And the fact it was a pointless suggestion. Oh well. For the best I suppose.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

The Resistance is kind of poppy and proggy in almost equal measure, I think.

Am I the only person who likes 'Undisclosed desires'? I've only ever heard folk moan about that song. It does have a bit of a late 80's Depeche Mode feel to it, but that's maybe why I like it..
I love the track, then I love the whole album and pretty much love everything else they've done since Showbiz. Then I loved Paradise Lost when they went all "Depeche Mode" on One Second too. (oddly, I'm not much of a DP fan though)
 
 
 
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