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    Posted: March 19 2005 at 21:27

Do you consider this a prog rock album or not? There is a definete classical influence in their music, and the melodies are pretty hard for people to initially grasp. However, the songs are all a bit simple in the way they're structured (verse chorus ve

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Points: 27956 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2005 at 04:23

Always great to have a Muse thread

There are some prog tracks on this album definetely.Megolomania and Space Dementia spring to mind.I love Muse but people here get a bit hot under the collar when

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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2005 at 04:41
As good a time as any to ask: what should I start with to get acquainted with Muse? I have not heard a single track by the band (that I know of) and there's been enough talk about 'em that I feel I may be missing something.
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Points: 1014 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2005 at 05:38
Some prog elements indeed. I never thought about Muse a progressive band. However I like them very much. Their latest cd 'Absolution' rocks.
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I personally wouldn't consider them a prog band, and I have 2 of their albums.
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Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

As good a time as any to ask: what should I start with to get acquainted with Muse? I have not heard a single track by the band (that I know of) and there's been enough talk about 'em that I feel I may be missing something.
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Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2005 at 17:09
I've liked the odd bits of Muse that I've heard - are there many mp3 samples on the web (apart from the crappy 30 second long Amazon.com ones, that is)?
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Points: 219 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2005 at 20:00

yea there are

www.muse.mu

thats the official site, they let you listen to all the songs on all the albums. generous fellas they are :)

check out Origin Of Symmetry if you want

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Thanks - I'll be enjoying that for the next couple of days. If this isn't prog, it's the next best thing!
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Points: 219 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2005 at 17:55
they're a damn good band. If they had more albums as awesome as Origin of symmetry, i bet they'd be considered prog.....but still my favorite band by far.
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Points: 159 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2005 at 07:42
Muse are the nearest thing you're gonna get to prog bruising the singles chart and getting onto the cover of the NME (they got them fooled).  Similar in approach (not always sound) to Queen having a Grandiose sound and occasionally horizonta
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Whether they are Prog or not (I think they are, and Rick Wakeman agrees with me) their performance at Glastonbury last year was astounding.  Actually the best gig I've ever seen on TV.
"Progressive Rock is the ultimate form of music" (Mikael Akerfeldt, 2003)
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Originally posted by Jim Prog Wizard Jim Prog Wizard wrote:

Whether they are Prog or not (I think they are, and Rick Wakeman agrees with me) their performance at Glastonbury last year was astounding.  Actually the best gig I've ever seen on TV.

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The gig at earls court was even sweeter then glastonbury.....and Glastonbury was damn good heh :)
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