From worst to best - (This is just my opinion, feel free to light me up in the comments)

9. WILL OF THE PEOPLE

Starting with the positives — "Kill Or Be Killed" is phenomenally good, literally lightyears better than the rest of the album. The title track is pretty good, "Won't Stand Down" is cool and I love the metal sections. I think "Verona" is okay as well, but not outstanding. "Kill Or Be Killed" is the only truly great track on the whole album for me. Everything else falls short in one way or another.

With those songs out of the way, I don't enjoy this album as a whole. I'm glad there are folks out there who like it but I don't share the feeling unfortunately. The softer songs come off as cheesy to me and inauthentic. Not a fan of "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" or "Liberation", particularly.

I do really enjoy that they're getting into some metal territory though, that is a huge positive I just don't find the majority of the album very convincing. I love that they're having fun with it though. Looking forward to what they do next.

8. DRONES

"The Handler" and "Reapers" are top tier tracks, absolutely killer. I really like "Dead Inside", which sounds like a rock evolution of "Undisclosed Desires" and "Madness" mixed together into a really compelling hard hitting song. The introspective slide guitar and flamenco on "The Globalist" is pretty damn cool, but I personally can't stand the operatic/theatrical section at the end.

The lows on this album are superrrr low. I don't like "Revolt" or "Aftermath" at all, probably the lowest point on the album. "Psycho" is kinda alright but painfully predictable and honestly just way too safe. (However I do really enjoy the jam-out section right before the last chorus.) The "Drill Sergeant" intro is super cheesy too. It's way too "on the nose". I appreciate the hard hitting nature of this album but it's mostly a flop in my view.

7. SIMULATION THEORY

This album gets a lot of shit, and I think it only half-deserves it. I enjoy it a lot.

Best songs on the album are The Dark Side (sounds like some classic Muse with a sleek new sonic edge), and Algorithm - which is a BRILLIANT opener. So the album gets off to a beautiful start and maintains the momentum for a while longer. Pressure, Propaganda and Break It To Me are each delightful in their own way. I also really like "Something Human" even though it leans very heavily into a radio pop style. There is just something really endearing about it, and the chorus is fantastic.

The album drops off a cliff starting with "Thought Contagion", which I really can't stand. The "ohh-OHH-ohh-oh-oh-oh-oh-OHH" part is annoying as hell and super trite. If they got rid off those vocalizations the song would be a lot better. Nothing significant to point out about the rest of the album, its super lack-luster all the way through the end.

So basically -

1st half - really fucking good

2nd half - completely underwhelming

Like night and day honestly.

6. SHOWBIZ

This is a powerful debut album. "Fillip", "Showbiz" and "Sober" are my favorites and I think this record speaks for itself. It's got a ton of incredible, unhinged energy. "Sunburn" is a great opener, "Muscle Museum" is classic Muse canon. I can see why the Radiohead comparisons started to ensue when they released this album. There's a bit of an inescapable OK Computer kind of sound here and there. But I'm not complaining - I adore both bands.

In a nutshell, powerful, but outshined by the subsequent releases.

5. THE RESISTANCE

Incredible album. The foray into the operatic grandeur and cleaner production value really pays off. This album goes on a perfect run of songs with "United States of Eurasia (+Collateral Damage)", "Guiding Light", "Unnatural Selection", "MK Ultra" and "I Belong To You / Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix". "Resistance" is a beautiful song as well, with a crushing emotional component to it. "Uprising" is great but not one of my favorites as I've revisited the album more recently, maybe because it became a blueprint that so many other bands seized upon thereafter. Or maybe cause of all the radio play. Great song nonetheless, I think it deserves the praise.

I like the Overture of the Exogenesis Symphony - but I think part 2 and 3 are lack-luster and less impressive. Don't get me wrong it's still a wonderful composition - and I love that they put a 3 part symphony on the album. But that being said, parts 2 and 3 end the album on kind of an underwhelming note. (Part 3 does have some tranquil beauty in it, just not enough to justify its position as the final song).

4. ABSOLUTION

This is a sick album, but I really don't understand how this one ends up at number 1 for so many people. It's too inconsistent. That being said, lets take a look at the positives...

"Apocalypse Please", "The Small Print", "Sing For Absolution", "Endlessly", "Stockholm Syndrome", "Hysteria" and "Ruled By Secrecy" are all classics. I'm not a big fan of "Time Is Running Out" though, its a weak song in my opinion. "Falling Away With You" is also kind of a dud for me, holds the album back quite a bit. I think "Blackout" is beautiful, but a bit insignificant in the grand scheme of things. "Thoughts of A Dying Atheist" is a good song but it feels awkwardly placed in the tracklisting. I'm not trying to be overtly negative here, just pointing out my reasons for keeping it lower in my list than most people.

Final note: I feel like The Small Print is the sleeper gem here, love that song.

3. THE 2ND LAW

A lot can be said about The 2nd Law, I think its a bit of a hodge-podge of songs that don't all necessarily fit together, but damn is it incredible...

I think Muse drew a clear line in the sand with this record, choosing to be even more silly and over-the-top than they ever had been before, and it actually works to their advantage on this album. Even all these years later I think this album holds up really really well.

"Supremacy" is a phenomenal opener and I love the focus on heavy riffs in this song, with the simple but loud drum beat to ground it as it cycles through the phrases. "Panic Station" is an absolute jam and I love the chromatic riffy guitar solo. "Prelude" and "Survival" are the biggest moment of the album, with "Survival" containing some of the heaviest and most brutally cathartic passages Muse has ever made. "Follow Me" has emotional punch to it and the second chorus is insane with the drums switching to a double-time beat to deliver a powerful ending to the song. "Animals" is one of their most interesting songs, I love the guitar noodling/solos and I love the beefy riffs in the outro. I love the 5/4 riffs cycling over the 4/4 drum beat. Brilliant stuff. "Explorers" is great and very sweet.

One complaint I have is I think the transition from the end of "Supremacy" to the opening of "Madness" makes literally no sense at all hahah. Maybe not the best spot in the tracklist for "Madness" but not a huge deal. The transition kind of makes me laugh honestly.

Madness is a great pop song, I think the patience of this song is key to its success. They wait until after 2 verses, 2 choruses and 1 guitar solo before they open the song up and bring up the dynamics and I think its brilliantly done. The "I need to loooooovvveeee" part is undeniably powerful.

Back in 2012 when this album came out, I remember not liking "Big Freeze". As I've revisited this album recently, "Big Freeze" is actually quite infectious and I've grown to love its ridiculousness and driving pre-chorus, ("we've destroyed something beautiful... we had faith but our truths are not the same..."). I think that part kicks ass. The 3 of them are each locked into the groove so well.

Chris' songs are very good, though I think they unfortunately bring the album's momentum down a little bit but don't get me wrong I do like them - and "Unsustainable" and "Isolated System" aren't the strongest way to close an album but they're undeniably epic and they instill a brooding and dreadfully grand feeling in the listener. The orchestral and choral parts in "Unsustainable" are simply jaw dropping.

All in all I probably like this album more than most people. Fucking insane album with so many twists and surprises, even if it isn't the most cohesive.

2. ORIGIN OF SYMMETRY

I had a bit of a hard time deciding these last two placings but I feel confident in my decision lol.

OoS is a powerhouse and has some of the greatest depth of their entire catalogue. There are no surface-level demonstrations on this album whatsoever, only bold songwriting and atmosphere that bubbles in and out of focus, like the outro of "Citizen Erased". This is their most psychedelic album without a doubt. Favorite tracks are "Space Dementia", "Citizen Erased", Micro Cuts", "Screenager" and "Darkshines". I don't think I can say anything about this record that hasn't already been said so I'm gonna move on to number 1...

1. BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS

This one is so damn incredible and it never gets old. There isn't one dull moment on this whole album. "Take A Bow" is their greatest opener, "Knights of Cydonia" is their greatest closer, and this is their greatest album, (to me at least).

This album attacks the listener with banger after banger. The big singles are fantastic, the flow of the album is consistent and logical, and "Soldier's Poem" is perfectly placed in the track order - providing a necessary cool-down from the blaze of glory that is the first four songs. Then, "Invincible" picks up and carries the torch to bring the dynamics back up gradually over the course of its first half, leading to a rocket launch of a guitar solo, before boiling over to the bombastic final chorus and ending.

I want to highlight "Exo-Politics", I think it gets horrifically overlooked for the most part. I think that song really ties into the album cover. All the uncertainty of not knowing what conspiracies exist out there is on full display in this song in the music and the lyrics. What a brilliant song. Also "City of Delusion" and "Hoodoo" provide a fantastic prologue to "Knights of Cydonia".

This album also holds my favorite Muse song ever, "Map of the Problematique". This song has a beautiful and brooding sense of urgency and I think it's the perfect representation/microcosm of the Muse "sound".

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I’m seeing a lot of people say merchbar lists things as “In stock” but don’t actually have the items, should I cancel the order. Since on the official muse website they don’t have the hoodie in stock so how would they be getting the merch in the first place?

Mines are:

Showbiz: Cave

Origin of Symmetry: Citizen Erased

Absolution: Endlessly

Black Holes and Revelations: Supermassive Blackhole

The Resistance: MK Ultra

The 2nd Law: Panic Station

Drones: Dead Inside

Simulation Theory: Propaganda

Will of the People: Wont Stand Down

I’m not brave enough

Tickets for Sunday after race.

Dm if interested

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My friend and I share this youtube channel where we post our musical collaborations. Neither of us can sing like Matt Bellamy so I just transcribe vocals on instruments.

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It’s one of those things where it’s almost IMPOSSIBLE to choose, but since OoS is my favorite album, naturally some of my favorite lyrics are from it too. “Ignorance pulls / Apostasy and apathy still rules / Yeah, you know it’s cool / Just suck and see” in Futurism has always soloed for me. It sets this sadistic, all-knowing tone that’s just gritty, raw, and soo sexy, and the vocal delivery only amplifies it.

Also gotta love “It gives me all I need / Helps me coexist / With the chill” and “We’ll destroy this world for you / I know you want me to” from Space Dementia and “Shame on you for thinking / You’re all alone / If you want, I’ll make you wish you were” from Dead Star.

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Has anyone noticed that just slightly after 3:59 ish the guitar panned hard right just cuts out and stops? Has it always been like that? Kinda jarring imo

It was confirmed by the music journalist José Norberto Flesch, known for revealing a lot of concerts that happen here in Brazil.

With the said period, they'll likely come for The Town Festival (Rock in Rio's sibling festival that happens in São Paulo), but I hope they also make a solo concert in Rio.

What actually is the tempo for Assassin or does it move around slightly? As I'm trying to use it as part of a drum medley for uni, but when I put it into logic with a click with the tempo(s) I thought it was at it seems to go off of it in the intro

“Selling 3 Golden Circle tickets for Muse’s after-race concert on Dec 8th 🎤🎶 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. These are only for GP ticket holders. Willing to sell at a lower price! DM if interested.”

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I mean, i always have that thoughts with songs like Dead Inside (like a Madness 2), Psycho (Like a Uprsing 2) or Survival (kinda reminds of Take a Bow) thinking about songs that have the same style or "vibes" that another.

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I genuinely am waiting for the next live album

I have no idea why I love that song so much, it just itches my brain… especially at “I didn’t realize I was talking to the living dead”

I wanna know if anyone thinks so too because I can’t be the only one

Just an hour ago I’ve watched Matt’s IG sorry where he was at a fully packed concert. I got distracted and when I wanted to see the story once more it expired. Does anyone here remember the name of this band?

Thanks.

is it from the perspective of the abuser or abused? i can see it both ways but im so curious, the internet is split so i have no clue 😭