Mojo

The lyrics are pretty weak on the new album actually in my opinion. Especially on stuff like United States of Eurasia and Unnatural Selection. The latter is a pretty decent track musically but certainly not lyrically. Matt Bellamy's lyrics are not for everyone and he's no genius but there are usually lyrics in every album that I like or I can get a kick out of.

I couldn't disagree more about Exogenesis, KH. Sure there might be better orchestral music out there but Muse are in reality a pop group. Sure they have their uncommercial moments amonst their radio friendly singles but Exogenesis is a fairly ballsy move for a band with their commercial appeal. I think it's a wonderful track.

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Last.FM | Echoes and Dust

sweet_nothing

The lyrics on here for the most part are bad, but I will admit that I think the Uprising lyrics are among Matt's best. I remember when I first heard USE when it came out, I literally laughed thinking 'wtf is this ****?'. But Matt's voice really makes up for all his bad lyrics. Like on Micro Cuts (one of my favorite Muse songs) I have no idea what the hell he's saying but his voice makes up for that, kinda like how most people feel with Sigur Ros. Or on the first part of Exogenesis he just sings "I can't forget you" over and over. For most singers this would sound very boring but with Matt's it sounds deeply emotional.

I'm actually kinda disappointed with the lack of guitar tracks on the new record, I distinctly remember Matt saying he'd been working on a lot of sweet riffs for this album. But like I said before he's a great pianist and probably a better one than he is guitar player. I think it'd be great if he did a solo album that was just him playing piano. I don't really understand the hate for the album's sound. They've obviously been pushing towards this sound since Absolution.

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