alphseeker Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Having been a loyal Muse fan since the 2004 Curiosa Festival "2nd Law" is the biggest disappointment so far - There are two perhaps only three tracks that i care for - Animals is by far the best of the album, Madness has a blah beginning but a brilliant buildup and ending, perhaps liquid state, but other than that the album seems "uninspiring" - Edited October 3, 2012 by alphseeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCastro Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 The album is very hit and miss for me. Going in with such low expectations made it not that bad of an album for me though. I enjoy most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 QUOTE (alphseeker @ Oct 3 2012, 12:26 AM) "2nd Law" is the biggest disappointment so far This is my initial impression also... I'm hoping it grows on me as I listen to it a few more times, but so far, I'm not feeling the love. They just started a European tour... wonder what the set list is ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) I thought they were great on SNL this past week. I really like the new song Madness - it was so good live! I'm enjoying The Resistance. They sound like Queen sometimes (United States of Eurasia / Collateral Damage, a very cool tune). Great band. <edit: added the Queen sentence> Edited October 8, 2012 by CygnusGal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 They were great on SNL. I think I'm going to bite the bullet and try a couple of their albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 What is The 2nd Law Instrumental version? I can't find any info on an official release. Dag nab it, I hate it when I get into a new band and this booger-ish crap comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I really enjoy the fusion of music styles on The Resistance - rock, pop, classical, electronic and others. I think it is quite a beautiful album. I just bought Black Holes and Revelations and The 2nd Law. Strings on The 2nd Law conducted by David Campbell. Muse is definitely growing on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Oct 9 2012, 04:23 PM) I really enjoy the fusion of music styles on The Resistance - rock, pop, classical, electronic and others. I think it is quite a beautiful album. I just bought Black Holes and Revelations and The 2nd Law. Strings on The 2nd Law conducted by David Campbell. Muse is definitely growing on me. It's growing on me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 i listened to the 2nd law today for the first time and thought it was good. they have announced a bunch of north america shows. http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx...8&SearchBy=muse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (tangy @ Oct 9 2012, 09:47 PM)i listened to the 2nd law today for the first time and thought it was good. they have announced a bunch of north america shows. http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx...8&SearchBy=muse Hmmm....4/12/13 in Boston. I think I may go. Thanks for the link. <edit: fix my typos> Edited October 10, 2012 by CygnusGal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) In just a few days I am officially a fan. I love it when I can find a group that seems interesting and they turn out to be this good. There are a LOT of singles and instrumental versions of more than one album. It a gold mine with plenty of digging left to do. I haven't decided which album is best yet because I have to listen to a few more. iTunes gets more and more of my money all the time. Edited October 10, 2012 by drbirdsong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 If you're even remotely considering seeing this band live...GO! GO! GO! GO! They are known as one of the top live - if not THE top live - band. Their show is an assault on the senses (in a good way) - their sound is just as good live as it is on the CDs and they always drop little 'jam' nuggets throughout their shows. Just an awesome live show. GO!! I saw them twice on the last tour and already have tickets to Tulsa for this tour - thinking about St. Louis and others as well. GO!! GO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Thanks for the recommendation, bigalfan. A very timely e-mail I note as I begin my search for tickets: TD Garden (Boston) Onsale to General Public - Start: Fri, 10/12/12 10:00 AM EDT Venue Presale - Start: Thu, 10/11/12 10:00 AM EDT End: Thu, 10/11/12 10:00 PM EDT I see that I can get an earlier presale thru the Muse website but then I'd have to register - and it's not like they're Rush Paperless tickets? I like the ticket stock paper variety. I'm so modern yet so old-fashioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Oct 10 2012, 07:45 PM) Thanks for the recommendation, bigalfan. Trust me, you'll be blown away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 March 8, 2013 - St. Louis I saw Rush there last month so why not go again. I hate the drive, but Im hooked on the band now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Resistance Tour You can watch it all if you'd like, obviously, but starting about 1:03:00 in the middle of Plug in Baby and watching the rest of the show will give you a good feel for how epic they are in concert. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 QUOTE (bigalfan @ Oct 11 2012, 05:14 PM)Resistance Tour You can watch it all if you'd like, obviously, but starting about 1:03:00 in the middle of Plug in Baby and watching the rest of the show will give you a good feel for how epic they are in concert. Enjoy! Thanks, bigalfan. I'll check it out. I'm going to buy tickets tomorrow either way. I'm excited, just like drbirdsong. It looks like we have a new band to enjoy. I like having new music. My first new band of the 2010s. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Oct 11 2012, 02:54 PM) March 8, 2013 - St. Louis I saw Rush there last month so why not go again. I hate the drive, but Im hooked on the band now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbirdsong Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 QUOTE (bigalfan @ Oct 11 2012, 04:14 PM) Resistance Tour You can watch it all if you'd like, obviously, but starting about 1:03:00 in the middle of Plug in Baby and watching the rest of the show will give you a good feel for how epic they are in concert. Enjoy! I skipped ahead and landed on the bass and drum jam. Thanks for sharing. I'm getting pumped for the show, but now I have to wait until March. It will give me time to get more into the albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Muse tickets acquired. Friday 4/12/13. I played The 2nd Law when getting together with some friends last night, and we *loved* the album . A dear friend of mine, a talented musician and teacher, loved the textures and diversity of the sounds. A remarkable band! And now, another friend (another dear one) who didn't know the band will also be going to the show with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Oct 12 2012, 04:42 PM) Muse tickets acquired. Friday 4/12/13. I played The 2nd Law when getting together with some friends last night, and we *loved* the album . A dear friend of mine, a talented musician and teacher, loved the textures and diversity of the sounds. A remarkable band! And now, another friend (another dear one) who didn't know the band will also be going to the show with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalfan Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Oct 12 2012, 10:40 AM) QUOTE (bigalfan @ Oct 11 2012, 04:14 PM) Resistance Tour You can watch it all if you'd like, obviously, but starting about 1:03:00 in the middle of Plug in Baby and watching the rest of the show will give you a good feel for how epic they are in concert. Enjoy! I skipped ahead and landed on the bass and drum jam. Thanks for sharing. I'm getting pumped for the show, but now I have to wait until March. It will give me time to get more into the albums. I LOVE the impromptu (seems that way anyway), raw, KILLER jam they break into at the end of Stockholm Syndrome. They did this when I saw them last - just caught up in a blasting sheer grunge jam and killin' it like no one's around - just taking everything out in their music and leaving everything on stage. Awesome!! Starts about 1:16:30 - Sweet JESUS YES!!!!! Oh, and YES - the drum/bass jam is awesome as well! Edited October 13, 2012 by bigalfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I think the new record is outstanding!!!!! I dig this band too!! Wow! Looks like I came back on here at the right time!! So much new music out there and I'm loving it all!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I was just listening to the new album for second time earlier. I didn't like it that much on my first listen but it was much better the 2nd time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I like the new album very much and more with each listen. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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