The Muse Thread - Hate This & I'll Hate You

[Marisa]

Sorry to gross you out. :lol:


please please please let them headline a show here in MI.

[mandymcnabb]

That would be awesome. :laugh3: Highly unlikely though... like you said. :sick:



Another random/awesome Muse performance/cover...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG516ObRzP0

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovve that video, I love that cover, I love that hat on Dom:nice:

[mandymcnabb]

Sorry to gross you out. :lol:


please please please let them headline a show here in MI.


x a bijillion.

[alyssa]

Sorry to gross you out. :lol:


please please please let them headline a show here in MI.

lol, s'okay. :D maybe you'll find these attractive? :laugh3:

http://www.muse.mu/img/photo/big/more-cuts-on-stage.jpg

http://www.muse.mu/img/photo/big/patching-it-up.jpg

http://www.muse.mu/img/photo/big/matts-new-look.jpg

Muse tends to screw themselves over a lot (ex. Matt accidently throwing his guitar at Dom's head, Chris breaking his wrist)


and yes, I hope they add more tour dates that ARENT with crap ass MCR.

[mandymcnabb]

LMAOOOOO alyssa, im pissing my pannies.:laugh4:

[Marisa]

:wideeyed:


Thanks I do like those. HAHA. I knew you would come through Alyssa.
:laugh3: Crap ass and SCARY ASS MCR.

[mandymcnabb]

Alyssa, since you have so many Muse pics, will you treat me to some Dommeh?
looolz.

:laugh4:

[alyssa]

Alyssa, since you have so many Muse pics, will you treat me to some Dommeh?
looolz.

:laugh4:

Why not? :)

not all specifically dom, but whatever. :D

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/muse/domhoward--large-msg-116880250749.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/domhoward--large-msg-117067498702.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/002dom04.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/309733448_ced282e228_o.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o66/Dead_Star13/Dom/Dom19.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/2/381271678_9c8cce1a96_b.jpg

http://www.microcuts.net/gallery/data/media/20/377566957_a2c104a014.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r64/angellouise_01/dom/011dom01.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o66/Dead_Star13/Dom/Dominic.jpg

http://brumbrum.blog.jeuxvideo.com/images/mn/1153008956.jpg

okay :stunned:

[mandymcnabb]

lmao at the last one.
Thank you lil mama!!

Hes so cute:nice:

[mandymcnabb]

I wish the people on the muse boards were nice, they scare me tho.
I only post when im feeling gutsy.

Im going in...

[alyssa]

I wish the people on the muse boards were nice, they scare me tho.
I only post when im feeling gutsy.

Im going in...

Go! They're nice to me. :)



...but then again, I don't post too much. :laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

I think I have posted like..8 times..
and once I was harassed then I was ignored.
:laugh4:

[Marisa]

Too cute! Stop posting them, otherwise I might be inclined to...... make it habit to look at Muse pics. :laugh3:

[alyssa]

Too cute! Stop posting them, otherwise I might be inclined to...... make it habit to look at Muse pics. :laugh3:

Yeah, the habit is kinda powerful once you have it--I'm kinda addicted. :laugh3:

I have 650 muse pics I think now since december or something... :freak:

And about the forum, I haven't really had a bad experience there, besides when this guy said not to go overboard with this pic i posted of myself in the post your hair thread, and everyone else said to ignore him and they said I had nice hair. :nice:

:laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

Hhaha
post your hair.
I once used pink fonts, and then someone told me not to, then 3 other people joined in.

i didnt mean to offend, i was just in a pink mood.

:laugh4:

[mandymcnabb]

AWWW this avis so cute, its when he was getting his butt cleaned in Starlight!!
awe.:nice:

[alyssa]

haha, what did they sit in again?

[mandymcnabb]

I think like a rusted hand rail on the ship..
I might be wrong..but either way, he was cute when he was being cleaned.

[mandymcnabb]

Laydeeeeezzzzzz:::

[crazyduckette]

OH. MY.

:o

Btw....Mandy, Im sorry I havnt done them yet. The uploading things are being crappy :( Will keep trying!!

[Marisa]

oooo I likey! Covers up his ears really nice, that haircut. LOL.


Stop. Dom's cuteness is enticing me.

[alyssa]

YES! I've been looking for that pic. :freak:

[mandymcnabb]

I love it!!!!


It seems hard to find realllly big Muse pics.:(

Its alright Kara, and Im glad I could help you Alyssa!

[alyssa]

I have a few HQ pics. :uhoh:

A few are too big to upload to imageshack, haha.

I think i'll go about posting them... :uhoh:

[mandymcnabb]

Just attach them!!!

I love big pics!!!

[alyssa]

Haha, they're WAYYY too big to attach. They're 6.5 MB, and the limit is .5 for CPing attachments. :laugh3:

I have better ones anyway. :smug:

Here they are! :D Most are of matt...

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5885/museliveiniceland03oy7.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=museliveiniceland03oy7.jpg)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3869/aaaaascanyx7.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aaaaascanyx7.jpg)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/8907/72299059or9.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=72299059or9.jpg)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8679/72299280ev3.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=72299280ev3.jpg)

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4077/rockinonoct20018xu4.th.jpg (http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rockinonoct20018xu4.jpg)

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6699/2691lc1.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2691lc1.jpg)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/1638/amuse0443176ed8.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=amuse0443176ed8.jpg)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/7466/rockpicssummer2006page1jb5.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rockpicssummer2006page1jb5.jpg)

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/8616/matt7vwri1xz8.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=matt7vwri1xz8.jpg)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/493/guitarextreme3200605mo4.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guitarextreme3200605mo4.jpg)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4408/guitarextreme1200605bu4.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guitarextreme1200605bu4.jpg)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/589/rockpicssummer2006page7gv6.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rockpicssummer2006page7gv6.jpg)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5223/msg116675699712wy9.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=msg116675699712wy9.jpg)

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/2510/muse3nj0ho0.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=muse3nj0ho0.jpg)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6413/000byr9hcq9.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000byr9hcq9.jpg)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6694/000bwg7zaj7.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000bwg7zaj7.jpg)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5056/000btqd7qa2.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000btqd7qa2.jpg)

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7717/000dkyxglu0.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000dkyxglu0.jpg)

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5776/000dhad6bj7.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000dhad6bj7.jpg)

AND THE CLEAREST PICTURE OF MATT EVVEERR!!!

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2231/museliveiniceland01lowgv2.jpg

[mandymcnabb]

GOOD GOD ALYSSA!!!!!

YOU RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Dominic Howard, woo weeeeee!!!!

That pic of Matt is HUGGGEEEEEEEEEEEE..
I lovey Muse pics.:nice:

Im hyper now.

[mandymcnabb]

I should go on Microcuts.net and post some goody's here, but Im afraid you have them all Alyssa, and you will just show me up:laugh4:

hahaha.

[crazyduckette]

Woah. awwwweeesome photos. FFS we just had a fire alarm here and its 2.30am...grrrr!!!

Mandy....I think one might be in your inbox now...I hope!!! :\

[mandymcnabb]

Thank you lil mama!!!!!

[mandymcnabb]

My fave quote right now:

Fan: What do you think you would do if you weren't in Muse?
Chris:ehhhh.. I think I would be a doctor or something..
*Dom and Matt burst into laughter.

:laugh4:

[crazyduckette]

Did you download it ok?
Heres the other one http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P10JAM3B

[mandymcnabb]

Do you think they will televise the Wembly gig?
Its going to be huge, I would hope so.

[crazyduckette]

I'd have probably thought so, its the first gig/event to be held in it :dance:
You listened to recess yet? :D

[mandymcnabb]

No, I cant download it right now, Im on my brothers account, and he will be mad if I put Muse on his iTunes. :whatever:

Haha, but in the morning, my ass wont stop.
I already know it.
haha

[crazyduckette]

Okeydokey! Im off to bed finally....its 3 here haha! night fellow Musers! :)

[mandymcnabb]

Goodnite Kara, shweet dreams!!

[mandymcnabb]

I LOVE RECESS KARA!!!!

Thank you so much!!

[crazyduckette]

It's so so good isnt it!! The twinkly kinda bit at the beginning, then the twangy guitar bit.....:heart: SO GOOD.

[mandymcnabb]

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!:nice:
Has Muse ever made a bad song?
I cant think of one, besides Microcut's, and thats only because his voice weirds me out in the beginning. But my god, Muse never fail to amaze me!!

[Ladybug]

Alyssa...are you, like, crazy? o_O
All those in one post - jeez! *ded*

Hehe...thanks so much, I hadn't seen some of them before! :)

[alyssa]

Wha?! Microcuts rules...!

...to me. :D Haha, I can play the guitar part while my sister sings it--we need a bassist and a drummer! It sounds quite good actually--my sister has an awesome voice like Mr. Bellamy. :D

And your welcome for the pics. :P

Oh, and for those of you who dare venture to the Muse.mu forums, read this first...

50 things you should know about the Muse Messageboard (http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=40619)

[mandymcnabb]

"28. Pornogenic thread users are apparently really noobfriendly. They will make you do satanic rituals to praise band members though."
FUCK!!! the st00p1d PDT..:laugh4:

"59. Julz is Matthew Bellamy, at least she's girly enough."
:laugh4:

[alyssa]

:laugh3:

"43. Pornogenic Matthew thread is there to praise the almighty ferret face."

WHAT?! BLASPHEMY! :laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

WHAT?!

ITS A BLASPHEMY THAT YOU THINK ITS A BLASPHEMY!!!:laugh4:

If I posted more, I would be a APMT.:laugh4:
The mans perfect in every way but looks, and fashion choices..
I wish I had the pic of him with the fleece sweater and leather pants.:laugh4:

[alyssa]

I find him perfect in every way. :wacko:

...but that's because I'm a freak. :D

I have some pretty bad pics of Matt fashion though. :laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

lmao.


You mean every pic of matt?

[alyssa]

Hey! His glitter pants are actually cool! :laugh3:

...and I think I do have every pic of matt. :laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

All 50,000?
:laugh4:

I have never seen the glitter pants.
Anyway, where in the name of hell do you get glitter pants?
:laugh4:

[Starlight]

http://dominichoward.altervista.org/immagini/dom/2005/019dom05.jpg


Haha I thought this pic was funny and cute! :P

[mandymcnabb]

OH MAN!!!
He such a cutie!!!
reminds me of an alien though!
haha:laugh4:

[Starlight]

:laugh3: A cute alien!

[alyssa]

haha, okay, 700

i don't like blurry concert shots, small pics, and different sizes of different pics. :freak: I'm kinda picky...

...and I have 700. :laugh3:

oo, glitter pants you ask? :nice:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1442/matt387kl5.jpg

[Starlight]

:blush:

[Marisa]

:stunned:
I had a pair just like that in 7th grade.

[Lore]

haha, okay, 700

i don't like blurry concert shots, small pics, and different sizes of different pics. :freak: I'm kinda picky...

...and I have 700. :laugh3:

oo, glitter pants you ask? :nice:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1442/matt387kl5.jpg

I want one of those... and of course I want Matt too :blush:

[mandymcnabb]

I feel guilty for this, but I kinda like those.

[Lore]

mandy.. your avi and your sig are awesome!!!!

[bell jar]

Matt and Dom were on video hits this morning! :blush: video hits is usually craptastic, but this morning it ruled! :D

[bell jar]

oo, glitter pants you ask? :nice:

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1442/matt387kl5.jpg
hello sexy! matt makes bad look so good. :D

[mandymcnabb]

mandy.. your avi and your sig are awesome!!!!

Thank you!!

[Cirrus Minor]

Random : You'll probably laugh at me, but I just found out that you can listen to the whole What's He Building intro on Hullabaloo, rewinding from the first track... I find it cool !

[shesawsparks]

hello sexy! matt makes bad look so good. :D

LOL too true! http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/images/smilies1/laugh4.gif Let's face it, there are very few men who could get away with wearing glittery trousers like those! :P

[mandymcnabb]

Random : You'll probably laugh at me, but I just found out that you can listen to the whole What's He Building intro on Hullabaloo, rewinding from the first track... I find it cool !

Wait a minute?
It sounds the same backwards as it does forwards?
Cool, I don't even have Hullabaloo, win.Rar wont open the downloads, and I cant find it in stores.:(

[Cirrus Minor]

Wait a minute?
It sounds the same backwards as it does forwards?


No, that's not exactly that. With the CD on my Stereo, if I press play, then the CD begins at 00:00 on track 1, which is usual. But if, at that moment, I rewind, then the timeline will decrease until about -02:00, then if I let the music go free, I'll hear the real beginning of the album, which is Tom Waits' What's He Building.

Did I make myself clear ?

[mandymcnabb]

Yeah, I get it!

Thats awesome.
I love hidden treasures. :nice:

[MrMagpie]

Thats pretty cool, I like when bands add little treats like that.

[alyssa]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7617/ninjamove9cdzj0.gif

[Marisa]

^ what the hell is going on there?

[alyssa]

Matt decided to crash Dom's set! :laugh3:

Looks kinda painful. :uhoh:

[Marisa]

HAHAHA. Crazy kids. Thanks for posting it.

[mandymcnabb]

Oh dear.
What a Mattish thing to do.:nice:

[MrMagpie]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7617/ninjamove9cdzj0.gif


ROFL!!!

That is so funny, Dom must have been suprised.

[mandymcnabb]

I'm sure he's used to it. lol

[alyssa]

Hey! Apparently Matt is gonna be apart of this "An Audience" thing with Uncut magazine or whatever, and we can ask Matt a question!

DEADLINE IS TOMORROW! (Wednesday)

http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=40747

[mandymcnabb]

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I dont know how to embed, I hoped that worked, lol..
I love it when my obsessions tie in with eachother.:nice:

[crazyduckette]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7617/ninjamove9cdzj0.gif

LMAO!!! Just noticed this!! :laugh4: Awwwww

[alyssa]

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I dont know how to embed, I hoped that worked, lol..
I love it when my obsessions tie in with eachother.:nice:

just put

[ media]http://www.youtube.com/v/rtf36mBquck[/ media]

like this

http://www.youtube.com/v/rtf36mBquck

[mandymcnabb]

I'm sorry I'm not very smart at technical things.
:laugh4:

[mandymcnabb]

Well now that I know what I'm doing ..
I love this video:nice:

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[bruttiиo]

Haha, they're WAYYY too big to attach. They're 6.5 MB, and the limit is .5 for CPing attachments. :laugh3:

I have better ones anyway. :smug:

Here they are! :D Most are of matt...



AND THE CLEAREST PICTURE OF MATT EVVEERR!!!

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2231/museliveiniceland01lowgv2.jpg

wooooooooo :wideeyed: :mad:

[shesawsparks]

Alyssa and Mandy, thnx for posting those videos :)

The first one is so sweet and i love that thing he does with his eyebrow at the end lol :wink3: :laugh3: And the second one with Matt on the piano is simply amazing *goosebumps :stunned: * I could easily listen to him play all day :nice:

[busybeeburns]

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42577000/jpg/_42577333_muse203pa_b.jpg

Brit winners Muse have revealed they have been asked to play at a major gig to raise awareness of global warming. "We've been asked. I think it will happen in seven continents around the world, all on 7 July," drummer Dom Howard told BBC 6 Music.

The concerts, yet to be confirmed, are rumoured to be backed by Al Gore, the former US vice president behind global warming film An Inconvenient Truth.

Muse won the Brit award for Best British Live Act on Wednesday.

Frontman Matt Bellamy told BBC 6 Music they had a gig in Ireland booked for the same day as the global warming concert.

"There's an issue... we need to work out if we can make it or not, that's basically what it depends on," he told the radio station.

Howard said there would be "a lot of bands playing".

An official announcement about the concerts is expected in the next few weeks.

Muse's Brit live act award was voted for by BBC Radio 2 listeners - it was the second time they have won the award.

The live favourites, who beat the likes of Robbie Williams and George Michael to the prize, are also playing two nights at the new Wembley Stadium this summer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6366253.stm

[mandymcnabb]

St00pid question, but did Muse play live at the Brits?

[Jony_AlternO]

no, they didn't

[mandymcnabb]

aw man. thats a shame.
Thanks

[alyssa]

Chris looks like a cowboy. :laugh3:

[MrMagpie]

THe Brits would have been 100X cooler if Muse played. Oasis looked like they were dead old men with poles shoved up their asses.

[Miss-Clementine]

I dont get why they weren't nominated to any of the Grammys

[shesawsparks]

THe Brits would have been 100X cooler if Muse played. Oasis looked like they were dead old men with poles shoved up their asses.

Totally agree with all of that.

[Rovie]

THe Brits would have been 100X cooler if Muse played. Oasis looked like they were dead old men with poles shoved up their asses.

Exactly. & especially since they won best live act, bit weird about them not playing XD

[MrMagpie]

Does anybody have/know where I could get Muse music videos (preferably under 50 mb) so I can put them on my mp3 player? Thanks for your help.

[mandymcnabb]

edit, some doosh bag bumped the thread from 05' and I just noticed the posted date.:rollseyes:

[Lore]

long time without visiting this thread


I missed it

[buffymaniac]

WOW pic posting!

hows everyone?

Muse messageboards can be a bit scary-i was called a dunce.


its friendly mostly.

[buffymaniac]

agreed.devastated they didnt play the brits: THATS THE REASON I TUNED IN!

[MrMagpie]

Oasis is a heck of alot better than the bands they had at the Grammys this year.

[Jpw48]

Yeah, oasis were surprisingly great

[mandymcnabb]

Bumpseezzz.

[Cirrus Minor]

Now it's sure, there are banners on Last.fm : Muse are gonna support My Chemical Romance. Hard to understand why...

Jpw48, I like your avi - I actually love all KoC single covers : I intended to buy a vinyl one (which I find particularly beautiful), but I never found one near Paris.

[MrMagpie]

Now it's sure, there are banners on Last.fm : Muse are gonna support My Chemical Romance. Hard to understand why...
:sick::bomb:

[Lore]

Now it's sure, there are banners on Last.fm : Muse are gonna support My Chemical Romance. Hard to understand why...




that's almost like if the beatles would support panic at the disco :wacko:

[MrMagpie]

that's almost like if the beatles would support panic at the disco :wacko:

Stop it! I'm going to have nighmares!

[mandymcnabb]

Bump, I love teh Mooozzeeee

[bell jar]

meeeeyooooooz :wacko:

i learnt bits of Newborn this morning on piano & guitar..i'd almost forgotten what an awesome song it is. :D

[mandymcnabb]

I loooooooovovovovoeeeeee Newborn.
*Listens to iPod. :cute:

[Cirrus Minor]

It took time for me to manage to play the guitar chords on the chorus, but now that I can, feels great !

[anniep_93]

I can play New Born on piano except I think I'm missing some. I only play it by ear and it feels like it goes too quickly. :thinking:

[Cirrus Minor]

I can play New Born on piano except I think I'm missing some. I only play it by ear and it feels like it goes too quickly. :thinking:

If you mean too fast, don't worry. They make it almost twice faster live, which I find particularly annoying.

[MrMagpie]

I bought a used copy of Showbiz this week...but I'm not listening to it for a couple more weeks since I bought 3 cds that day and want to spread the enjoyment out a little.

[alyssa]

Oo, I can play newborn on the bass :uhoh:, and some of it on the guitar (I can't manage the solo). Fun stuff. :)

The only album I can find around here is BH&R. :/

[Lore]

I can't play any muse song

haha I don't care.. I'm happy listeinng to them :blush:

[talisman]

i finished learning "Feeling Good" on piano, it was quite easy though.

[MrMagpie]

I can't play any muse song

haha I don't care.. I'm happy listeinng to them :blush:

ditto

[Space Cadet]

It's fun trying to work out bit's of Matt's guitar riffs... there's something about the way some of the sound even when I'm mangling them that I really like.

[Cirrus Minor]

I can't play any muse song

haha I don't care.. I'm happy listeinng to them :blush:

Some are easy though. Unintended, Uno, Hate This And I'll Love You, even Hysteria are not very very tough to play - guitar parts I mean.

[Lore]

haha I don't know how to play guitar..:lol:

[Cirrus Minor]

Hey hey hey, good news !
Invincible single out April 9th, which hopefully means a new B-Side or two...

[Starlight]

I love Invincible!!


Woohoo! :dance:

[zeoir]

Oh my..i maybe will go to Verona next summer to see Muse :dance: holy shit, that would be like so cool, oh my..i hope we will really go :dance:

[Lore]

Hey hey hey, good news !
Invincible single out April 9th, which hopefully means a new B-Side or two...


niceeeee :dance:

[mandymcnabb]

I'm excited for a new video..
andddddd I was in H&M(:nice:), and I saw thee yellow pants.
Very nice, and on clearance for twenty bucks!!!

[alyssa]

Man, I downloaded this video and watched it in full screen--it's epic. :stunned:

:laugh3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uszyG_Mld0

[mandymcnabb]

I for some strange reason, do not like to see Morgan with them.
I don't know why.

[mandymcnabb]

Umm, no, Muse deserves the top of the page, not the very bottom!!

[bell jar]

i printed out this pic real big and stuck it on my wall :blush:

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/gypsyteashop/ilovemeeyooooooz.jpg

i adore them. :D

[mandymcnabb]

ohhh man, I lovvvve that pic.:nice:

[shesawsparks]

ohhh man, I lovvvve that pic.:nice:


Me too, it's beautiful :heart:

[alyssa]

I just realized how freaky Megalomania is... :freak:

Paradise comes at a price
That I am not prepared to pay
What were we built for?
Could someone tell me please

The good news is she can't have babies
And won't except gifts from me
What are they for?
They'll just grow up
And break the laws you've loved

Take off your disguise
I know that underneath
It's me
Who are you oooh

Useless device, it won't suffice
I want a new game to play
When I am gone
It won't be long, before I disturb you in the dark

Paradise comes at a price
That I am not prepared to pay
What were we built for?
Will someone tell me please

Take off your disguise
I know that underneath
It's me

[mandymcnabb]

I KNOW!!!!
The first time I heard it, I rewound the "the good news is" I couldn't believe that he wrote that..
its really weird.

[alyssa]

Hehe, yeah.

The thing that gets me is the "It won't be long, before I disturb you in the dark" line...

It makes me wonder... "er, Matt, are you okay?"

[mandymcnabb]

We all know he can be a little luney.
But thats what makes me love him.
But who knows, eh really.. he could have meant anything :thinking:

[alyssa]

Yeah, I was reading a bunch of Muse lyrics and a majority of them are quite dark. O.o

Anyway, I'm really loving Crying Shame and Easily...

[mandymcnabb]

I really didn't like Easily at first, I really grew on me though.:nice:

[alyssa]

I really didn't like Easily at first, I really grew on me though.:nice:

Heh, same here. But I've listened to it 15 times or something within the past few hours... lmfao.

[mandymcnabb]

Lmao, Someone said on Youtube that Chris wrote it, and I checked with the people on muse.mu and they all said that Matt wrote it, but wouldn't it be neat if Chris wrote songs?
haha.

[Space Cadet]

The thing I've noticed about songs like Megalomania, Stockholm Syndrome or Hysteria- the ones that can be kind of dark and disturbing and nonsensical- is that the lyrics are about what the title is. If you think about Megalomania as a song that was written specifically about megalomania, it makes sense.

[mandymcnabb]

Megalomania: A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

internezzzing.:thinking:

But Stockholm, that must have been a realllly weird relationship.
haha

[Space Cadet]

Megalomania is an unrealistic belief in one's superiority, grandiose abilities, and even omnipotence. It is characterized by a need for total power and control over others, and is marked by a lack of empathy for anything that is perceived as not feeding the self.


It also often gets confused with Narcissism- an excessive love of self. The lack of empathy part certainly explains the line about babies...

I think the part about take off your disguise is saying something like wait a minute this is me thinking this and it isn't right, I can't go justifying it. You know those little self-centered thoughts that go flitting through the back of your mind before being dismissed by things like empathy or logic or whatever.

Anyway, sorry just having another English student moment. :smart: It's what I get for spending too much time analysing poetry for class, I guess. :freak:

[mandymcnabb]

:laugh4:

[Cirrus Minor]

I think the part about take off your disguise is saying something like wait a minute this is me thinking this and it isn't right, I can't go justifying it. You know those little self-centered thoughts that go flitting through the back of your mind before being dismissed by things like empathy or logic or whatever.

I didn't understand that part of the text like you. I think he really talks to someone else and, because he is megalomaniac - so self-centered -, thinks everyone else is just a moron, badly trying to imitate his goodness.

But I'm French, so i could misunderstand lyrics.

[Lore]

long time without listening to Muse.. ermm.. like since 2 weeks or more.. and now I'm listening sing for absolution and well.. I missed them :bigcry:

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

Yeah, I was reading a bunch of Muse lyrics and a majority of them are quite dark. O.o

Anyway, I'm really loving Crying Shame and Easily...
me too and me too and cough im addicted to Muse cough( hope you dont read this,at least Ren better dont read this)

[FixYougirl]

Re : Loretin,
A few months ago I discovered Muse and I like very much this group, specially Absolution which is better than their previous CD that i have also bought.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

I'm becoming addicted to Muse.... may be even obsesed, yesterday i saw a guy that looked exactly like Muse's singer, the same eyes, but the face a bit fatter... lol.

[Lore]

Re : Loretin,
A few months ago I discovered Muse and I like very much this group, specially Absolution which is better than their previous CD that i have also bought.

muse is aweeeeeeeeeeesome

I love their old albums :dance:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

some people on a spanish board told me like 2 or 3 years ago that muse are better than coldplay... no comments...

i recently bought their album absolution and one called hullaballo soundtrack, those are the only ones i have...

[Cirrus Minor]

some people on a spanish board told me like 2 or 3 years ago that muse are better than coldplay... no comments...

What do you mean by "No Comments" ?

[alyssa]

You know what's really fun to play? Nature_1.

I <3 the fast guitar. :freak:

[mandymcnabb]

I fucking love Nature_1.
I have been listening to it alllllllll day.
And Cave:D

[Space Cadet]

I just bought Origin of Symmetry today! :dance: And it's still my favorite album :nice: Listening to it right now.

Only album I don't own now is BHAR... but I do have a birthday in the not too distant future...

[mandymcnabb]

Alot of the Muse.mu people say BHAR doesn't compare to the others, They say shit about it being a sellout album and blah blah blah.
I don't think it is.
I just think its more melodic than grunge-esque.
I think its really great, it shows they can use production, and not over due it.
Alot of bands can't pull that off.
*coughs.Coldplay
:thinking:

[Space Cadet]

It took me a long time to warm up to BHAR. It's not as consistant as the two before it imho. It also doesn't have as much of a keyboard heavy Rachmaninoff influence as the others which is actually part of what got me into them.

That said, it has waaaay too many favorite songs on it for me not to like it. They've probably still got their noses out of joint over Supermassive Black Hole. :lol:

[mandymcnabb]

I think the albums pretty ideal, Although, I like you loved the classical piano influence.
But each album has been different in its own respect, I don't think its an issue of consistency, or commercialism.

Black Holes and Revelations is different then the previously released, as will the next album.

[Space Cadet]

Yeah, I think they've found a really good balance between going for a different theme or feeling or something every album and still being themselves.

And hey, I like it best when Matt goes into grand maestro mode, but give me a starship and some space cowboys and I'm happy! :cool:

[mandymcnabb]

:laugh4:

[alyssa]

Enough of this deep discussion! Shallowness ensues. :laugh3:

MATT YOU'RE SO SEXY. :laugh3:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c55/Shapun/bellamyinred2.jpg

[mandymcnabb]

:laugh4:

I feel like I have been going mental lately.:crazy:
Do you think its the never ending Museing?

[alyssa]

Yeah I've been going crazy too. :laugh3:

Did I tell you yet that I pulled an all nighter just looking/listening/reading Muse stuff? :laugh3:

[mandymcnabb]

Yes.

I don't think theres anything wrong with that!!
haha.
But for real, I have been in like a zombie like state of elated melancholy where all I do is play Muse songs in my head, and talk about them, and try to get the boy I like into them.

Its weird, and I can't explain it.
I felt it was necessary today to take a 2 hour bubble bath, and just listen to Muse.
Needless to say, it was the best thing I have done.:freak:

[Space Cadet]

Enough of this deep discussion! Shallowness ensues. :laugh3:

MATT YOU'RE SO SEXY. :laugh3:



:laugh3: Yeah, because Space Cowboys are really deep what with all their cheesy otherworldlyness and such.... :thinking: :lol:

Mandy, it sounds like you need to find something to balance the Muse with. Sometimes, if I'm listening to something too much I force myself to listen to something very different for awhile- it helps me appreciate the first thing more later. *shrug* But maybe that's just me.

[MrMagpie]

I have Showbiz in my sock drawer right now. I still haven't listened to it...its been there for 2 weeks now.

[mandymcnabb]

:laugh3: Yeah, because Space Cowboys are really deep what with all their cheesy otherworldlyness and such.... :thinking: :lol:

Mandy, it sounds like you need to find something to balance the Muse with. Sometimes, if I'm listening to something too much I force myself to listen to something very different for awhile- it helps me appreciate the first thing more later. *shrug* But maybe that's just me.


Oh I do.
I have been listening to alot of Ray LaMontagne lately.
and some Fiona Apple.

It works.
But today has been a Muse day.

[bell jar]

Erin, i absolutely adore your sig and avi! so so pretty. :nice:

now to make my post Muse related.

once i was in the drive-thru at mcdonalds or somewhere and i had Black Holes on in the car. and Cydonia came on and i can't help but get into it :D so when it got to the "no one's gonna take me aliiiive" bit i turned around to my sis and sang along complete with power-is-me arm movements and some pretty dramatic facial expressions.
and then i realised that the people in the car behind us were watching me. they sat there laughing at me for ages...

...but it's ok, coz it's Muuuuuuuse :lol:

[mandymcnabb]

I'm sure if they new, they would have understood!!
haha:laugh4:

[MrMagpie]

Oh man how can you listen to the song and NOT do the power-is-me arm movements. Whenever I listen to it on the bus I just want to rally the dead stone faced souls riding the bus!

[Space Cadet]

Today has definatly been a Muse day for me too. :D

Erin, i absolutely adore your sig and avi! so so pretty. :nice:

now to make my post Muse related.

once i was in the drive-thru at mcdonalds or somewhere and i had Black Holes on in the car. and Cydonia came on and i can't help but get into it :D so when it got to the "no one's gonna take me aliiiive" bit i turned around to my sis and sang along complete with power-is-me arm movements and some pretty dramatic facial expressions.
and then i realised that the people in the car behind us were watching me. they sat there laughing at me for ages...

...but it's ok, coz it's Muuuuuuuse :lol:


Aw, thank-you :blush: That's Frodo Baggins in the boat- it's from the cover of "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" And the sig is from a poem in it called "The Sea Bell" or "Frodo's Dream" http://www.freewebs.com/memoirsoftheshire/theseabell.htm
Yeah, I'm a geek, so what...

I do that too with Knights of Cydonia all the time, ever since I saw that video... Never in public, though. I'm too shy...

"No one's going to take me aliiive".... :laugh3:

I have Showbiz in my sock drawer right now. I still haven't listened to it...its been there for 2 weeks now. Man, I would have ripped it open and listened long ago. I have it, it's good. Not my favorite, but I has alot of awesome songs on it.

[bell jar]

i just read that poem Erin and it's LOVELY!! such pretty words..i love it. also i laughed when i got to the bottom of the page and it said "return to the shire" lol :lol: who knew hobbits would get a mention in a Muse thread.

i wonder if a grew a mo, Chris style, could i call myself a Knightess of Cydonia?

[Space Cadet]

i just read that poem Erin and it's LOVELY!! such pretty words..i love it. also i laughed when i got to the bottom of the page and it said "return to the shire" lol :lol: who knew hobbits would get a mention in a Muse thread.

i wonder if a grew a mo, Chris style, could i call myself a Knightess of Cydonia?

I don't think you would need a moustashe to be a knight. Though getting to Cydonia could be a bit tricky. :laugh3:

As for the poem, yeah it's quite a random place to mention it... but I'm easily distracted. One of the saddest things Tolkien ever wrote, I think. If Frodo was having dreams like that just before he left for the Grey Havens, I can understand why he had to go.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

What do you mean by "No Comments" ?
Well i don't get the point of fighting for the music that we like, i mean the chiché is that if you like blur you don't like oasis.. this kind of things... i like a lot of bands, different styles, different decades and i don't see why people have to argue and disagree with it... i found it an offensive comment (what people answered me on the board i said)... they wrote something like coldplay is rubbish... i like both bands the same... that's why i said no comments... well i hope i had explained properly...

[Cirrus Minor]

Well i don't get the point of fighting for the music that we like, i mean the chiché is that if you like blur you don't like oasis.. this kind of things... i like a lot of bands, different styles, different decades and i don't see why people have to argue and disagree with it... i found it an offensive comment (what people answered me on the board i said)... they wrote something like coldplay is rubbish... i like both bands the same... that's why i said no comments... well i hope i had explained properly...

Yes you have and I 100% agree with you. You see, I love four bands that most of the people on the forums think can't be loved by the same person :
- Radiohead, whose fans seem to think no music has ever been made before The Bends
- Muse, whose most dumbass fans think make "Rock for clever people"... Let me laugh my ass off about that one.
- Coldplay, which is rubbish for both Muse and Radiohead fans
- Pink Floyd, my favourite, who are known for being "overrated" everywhere nowadays and whose stoopid fans think nothing else is good music.

But I love all of them and I think all of those bands have made pure magic and also pure bullshit in their career. And even if some Muse or Radiohead songs are musically a bit deeper than Pussycat Dolls stuff, I don't have the pretentiousness to see me as a "clever" listener.

Well, i wrote kind of a novel, but I hope I made myself clear.

ariadnasquire, high five !

[mandymcnabb]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Alyssa!!!!!!!!!!

.....

[mandymcnabb]

Moozey pics.:D

[mandymcnabb]

I don't think I have ever seen more beautiful teeth than Doms.:heart:

[mandymcnabb]

Lots.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Yes you have and I 100% agree with you. You see, I love four bands that most of the people on the forums think can't be loved by the same person :
- Radiohead, whose fans seem to think no music has ever been made before The Bends
- Muse, whose most dumbass fans think make "Rock for clever people"... Let me laugh my ass off about that one.
- Coldplay, which is rubbish for both Muse and Radiohead fans
- Pink Floyd, my favourite, who are known for being "overrated" everywhere nowadays and whose stoopid fans think nothing else is good music.

But I love all of them and I think all of those bands have made pure magic and also pure bullshit in their career. And even if some Muse or Radiohead songs are musically a bit deeper than Pussycat Dolls stuff, I don't have the pretentiousness to see me as a "clever" listener.

Well, i wrote kind of a novel, but I hope I made myself clear.

ariadnasquire, high five !

i totally agree with you... well i like some other bands or music too.. like led zeppelin. snow patrol, jet, the kooks, arctic monkeys, bob marley, the police, maroon 5, mike oldfield, triana, omd, kraftwerk, pink floyd, genesis, santana, ... even classical music like shubert... i think is good to know about different things, at least listen them once and then decide if follow them or not... i mean i'm not a great fan of some of them because i prefer listen them quietly and don't go to a music shop and bought all their albums just for a song or two that i like of a band and then next month stop listening them just because now the new cool band is any other....

btw i don't think that muse is for clever people, i like their music, and well their lyrics aren't the typical ones, but it doesn't mean that they are for clever people or not... i understand them and i don't think i'm a genious lol.

[Lore]

I want to meet Matt :bigcry:

[Cirrus Minor]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=22291&stc=1&d=1172939249

This girl is gorgeous. But why posting a babe's picture in Muse thread ?

:P

[mandymcnabb]

Because Dom is in it!!!!

:laugh4:

[mandymcnabb]

I don't think you have to be a clever person to be a Muse fan, I just think you have to have certain personality traits, like open-mindedness and such to really get the jist of them.

[Cirrus Minor]

I don't think you have to be a clever person to be a Muse fan.

Perfectly right. Music has nothing to do with cleverness, and I think you must be an idiot to claim something like "Rock for clever people" on the banner of a fan-forum of any band.

It seems like they are ungrown teenagers who found out that there IS a real musical creativity beside commercial mainstreamy bullshit you see on MTV and, proud of their childish discovery, think they instantly became intelligent.
Hahaha, enough screaming my heart out against stupid people : I'm a Muse fan, I'm more clever than that. ;)

[alyssa]

:freak:

Pics.





:dead:

thanks! :dead:

hehe, party matt....

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4500/shirtlesszy2.jpg

[mandymcnabb]

I knew you would appreciate them.
:laugh4:

[MrMagpie]

lol to the party matt




I finally dug Showbiz out of my sock drawer last night and am listening to it right now.

[mandymcnabb]

you likey?

[mandymcnabb]

I'm raiding the P-T's.
Next up, the Chris thread..
haha, i will only have to post 2 or 3 pics, his
thread is lacking. :laugh4:

[fifi]

I'm sorry but lily allen as support for wembley?! What?!?! Nearly makes me want to not go....

[mandymcnabb]

Yeah, just arive late..
haha.
I wouldn't want to see the **** either.:rolleyes:

[Space Cadet]

Lilly Allen opening for Muse? Seriously? Weird.

I don't mind her... I even like her occasionally, but she's totally wrong for an opening act. Wrong mood.

[alyssa]

Loving the Matt overload Mandy! :wacko:


Hehe, today I heard Stockholm Syndrome and Hysteria on the radio, and then they started playing a set of Rage Against the Machine songs.

Nice combo, yeah? :nice:

edit: oh, and...

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4370/hotek5.jpg

[mandymcnabb]

LOL.
I'm going to see RATM in NY this summer.:nice:

[mandymcnabb]

ermmm..ehem..
no comment.

:laugh4:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Lilly Allen opening for Muse? Seriously? Weird.


lol Lilly. :o they won't sing any duet? :wacko:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

i didn't knew that chris smoke :(

[mandymcnabb]

He's a fookin rockstar.
all real rockstars smoke.:wacko:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

oh well i imagine all rockstars more like a harley-davidson owner... :rolleyes: well chris is still hot but.. i want a healthy star ;)

[mandymcnabb]

I was only jokin mah!:laugh4:
I think all three of them smoke.:thinking:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

auch also matt?...

[mandymcnabb]

If I'm not mistaken, I think I may have seen a pic of him smokin.
Go ask the PMT they would know.:laugh4:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

pmt?? :huh:

well yes may be he smokes.. i hope he is not a bit poe lol.. this info about him made me feel like wtf :thinking:... i know what i mean...

[mandymcnabb]

The Pornogenic Matt Thread.
Its basically a cult.:laugh4:
board.muse.mu

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

lol i didn't went to muse thread... lol what does smoke have to do with his sexyness??? lol... haha

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

mmm so if they are rockstars.. they are tattooed? :rolleyes:

people in my country says they are indie.. well...

[mandymcnabb]

Nothing, but the PMT watches everything he does.
So I figured they would know.:wink:
And, I was kidding about the rockstar thing.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

mmm the thread you mention, is scaring me :o lol i'm not that obsesed to get in there lol.. i'm just good obsesed i mean i would like to have the chance to talk to him one day.. about their music... :)

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

btw some of their lyrics seem to be love/unlove ones, extremely passionate... from my point of view although i think them have a hidden message in it... (mainly related to politics) anyways does they had said if those ones are about general love or passion (about something...not only refering to a person), or a concrete one?... lol this man sounds so mysterious to me lol...

[mandymcnabb]

I'm not obsessed with him.
trust me.
But I do know hes a weirdo.
I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure that out.:laugh4:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

yeah, well i read some things about him that scared me... lol well i must recognize that i like their lyrics and music, i don't mind what they do, or how do they get the ideas, only if it's related to the music.. i just hope they don't do something ilegal.. well...

lol you are scaring me more... by saying he is a weirdo lol..

[Mojo Pin]

me too and me too and cough im addicted to Muse cough( hope you dont read this,at least Ren better dont read this)

I'm almighty so i got to read it :wacko:

[Cirrus Minor]

About Matt smoking : I doubt it, or if he does, then he's a freaking idiot. His voice is requested all time in a very difficult way, so he shouldn't destroy his throat and lungs this stupidly.

Well, that's what I think.

[Black Rose]

lol Lilly. :o they won't sing any duet? :wacko:

Has Muse got a habit of picking Shite support bands?

The Noisettes then Lily "I got a famous dad" Allen?

[mandymcnabb]

Not to mention the Cloud Room.:rolleyes:
That band was thee most awful band live.

[MrMagpie]

About Matt smoking : I doubt it, or if he does, then he's a freaking idiot. His voice is requested all time in a very difficult way, so he shouldn't destroy his throat and lungs this stupidly.

Well, that's what I think.


Yeah usually smoking makes your voice go raspy and deeper if anything. (I know that is a reason Bono said he smokes). Matt sings so many high notes it would be foolish for him to smoke.

[mandymcnabb]

Muse in Asia (review and interview)

IF Muse had any doubts over the level of their popularity in Asia, the last three concerts they played would have put paid to any fears.

Having performed to packed arenas in the Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur legs of the tour, the band were treated to hordes of screaming fans singing and moshing along to every tune they belted out during each of their Southeast Asian gigs.

Lead singer Matt Bellamy, asked at the Press conference before the KL gig on how the reception was during the Jakarta leg, expressed surprise at the fans' response.

"We've played in Japan several years before, but this is the first time that we're visiting other countries in the region. To be honest, we really weren't aware of the level of our fan base here. It's been incredible." <more>

Much has happened for Bellamy, drummer Dominic Howard and bassist Chris Wolstenhome since they first burst onto the scene with their 1999 debut, Showbiz.

Their 2001 sophomore effort Origin of Symmetry gave them their first taste of success, spawning hits such as Plug In Baby and Newborn.

The band was even embroiled in a court case: In 2002, Nestle had sought permission from Muse to use their cover of Nina Simone's Feeling Good for their coffee commercial, to which the band refused.

Undeterred, Nestle pressed on and used the track anyway, which resulted in the band hauling them to court and winning STG500,000 in damages. The band donated the winnings to British charity organisation Oxfam.

The band's two-fingered salute to the establishment endeared themselves to a whole generation of disenchanted youths who had already lived through two Gulf Wars and the trauma of 9/11.

As such, when Muse's third studio album Absolution, which featured dark themes hinting at politics and global conspiracy theories, came to the fore in 2003, their popularity went stratospheric.

Their current album Black Holes and Revelations also appears to be heading down the same path; having garnered critical acclaim and racking up album sales as well as having the distinction of being the most downloaded album of 2006.

The accolades have also been pouring in, and not just from the fans. So much has been said of their lyrical makeup that critics as well as their peers have been quick to describe Muse as 'rock music for clever people' and 'the thinking man's rock band'.

In a recent interview with Weekend Mail, Wolstenhome appears almost embarrassed when asked on the aforementioned labels.

"Well it's nice, especially coming from other musicians, when they decide that there's something intelligent within the music we play. But really, there're a lot of bands out there, which you can say the same thing about.

"For us, it's just about making music, exploring it and basically, seeing what we can come up with."

Formed in 1992 while at Teignmouth Community College in Devon, the band was originally Howard's, with Bellamy successfully auditioning for the role of lead vocalist. Following the departure of the original bassist, Howard and Bellamy then decided to rope in Wolstenhome, a close friend of theirs.

Wolstenhome had to give up the drums to join the duo. Despite having to learn playing bass from scratch, he is now regarded as among the best in the field, having pioneered the use of fuzz and distortion in songs, even receiving compliments from Beatle's bassist Sir Paul McCartney following Muse's performance at the 2004 Glastonbury Music Festival.

Wolstenhome cited desperation as their prime motivation behind forming a band.

"When we were 14 or 15, we started a band because we didn't want to be like the others. You know, we'd see people in hanging around in town, on the streets getting drunk, getting into fights, stuff like that.

"Even back then, that just seemed like a bad way of life to us. Music was an escape. It just helped us escape the reality of it all."

Grunge music played a large part in the early stages of Muse's development. They were heavily influenced by Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine and Smashing Pumpkins.

"We listened to a lot of those when we started out; there was an overall American guitar rock feel to most of our stuff. But as we started to explore music more, other influences started creeping in, such as classical music."

It may come as a surprise to many that Bellamy, known for his soaring classicalesque piano solos, was an avid blues fan.

"Yeah, Matt always used to play a lot of blues," chuckled Wolstenhome. "He then began listening to a lot of Rachmaninoff and Chopin, lots of classical music. "You could probably see the beginning of that in songs like Space Dementia (on their second album, Origin of Symmetry), which then just developed on its own. It just really changed the way bands thought about music. And Absolution obviously has intense classical music references as well."

Bellamy is, without a doubt, the creative force behind Muse, something that Wolstenhome readily admits.

"Matt writes the songs. He'll come in with an idea and sometimes it's a fully developed idea in his head, sometimes it's just something intangible, like a core structure with a simple melody. Some songs come together great quickly, others take a lot longer. But we normally try to explore as many ideas as possible."The band's almost fanatical dedication towards 'getting the right sound' is well documented. Most of the songs in Black Holes and Revelation were done while Muse shacked up in an old chateau in the French countryside. The isolated environment gave the bandmates time and freedom to explore without any distractions. The recording process, however, was done in the hustle and bustle of New York City.

What has been described in other interviews as their taste for 'over-perfection' is summarised by Wolstenhome.

"Any song can be stripped down to chords and melody and it's basically up to you how you want to present it. "Like Supermassive Back Hole, it could've been a real heavy rock track, but we chose to adopt a more R&B groove. That riff, if you strip it away and leave a three-piece riff, it could be Rage Against The Machine, a Tom Morello riff.

"Even Starlight, for example, there were six or seven different versions of it, and sometimes it's really difficult to work out which one's the best. But once we get together in a room and work on it, things come together fairly quickly.

"Mostly it's about being decisive and knowing the best way of playing it; that's half the battle won."

Muse's drastic shift in direction from the classical majesty of Absolution to the almost pop-ish sensibility of Black Holes and Revelations have not been entirely lost on its fans. The album, despite being a best-seller, has been described by some long-time fans as a 'love it or hate it' affair. Wolstenhome agrees.

"This album was the first that people have heard of Muse in two to three years and they'd be like, "Whaa...?" Yeah. I think initially people were very shocked."

Wolstenhome cites film music such as Ennio Morricone tunes as main influences behind the new album.

"A lot of the guitar influences are from there. Things like late 50s early 60s slide guitars, Dick Dale (surf rock pioneer), The Tornados (1960's English instrumental group), those kind of bands. Previously, our guitar sounds have mostly been more 90s."

"But ultimately, music is about exploring yourself, exploring your abilities and just doing something new. Supermassive Black Hole pretty much chose itself as the first single.

"When we sat down and listened to our old tracks, like Plug In Baby, Time Is Running Out, Hysteria, and they were all almost in the same vein. We thought that it would be more of an impact if we did something completely different, and that's what it was all about.

"In order to move forward, we've got to do things differently and try new stuff. I think that approach has been applied to pretty much all our albums.

"I think there's this fear that we'll repeat ourselves." Touching on their apparent fondness for politics in their songs, Wolstenhome ponders awhile before offering an answer.

"Well, obviously events that happened globally in recent years have somehow found a way into our lyrics. But having said that, I don't think it's all political.

"There aren't any direct references to people or places. But I can see how songs like Take A Bow, for instance, can be construed as such.

"Obviously, when people hear it for the first time, they'd have preconceived notions about what or whom the song is referring to."

"But at the same time, it could very well be a song about someone you met at a pub that you don't like. Looking at it, it's obviously a song which expresses a deeply hateful feeling about somebody, but it isn't necessarily about politics.

( Brief pause) "But the inspiration behind it could be political though ( chuckles)."

Nevertheless, the message behind Muse's music, Wolstenhome believes, isn't nearly as important as the act of enjoying the music itself.

"I think music can mean different things to different people; for some, it's almost like a religion.

"I think regardless of how it goes out, if at the end of the day it has some kind of positive effect on people then that's great. For us, the amazing thing is being able to communicate and share our feelings through the medium and this is especially fulfilling when we're onstage," he says, as the interview draws to a close. "When we started out, music was our escape. I think a lot of people share this sentiment, regardless of whether you're creating music or listening to music. "So when people come to our shows and just let themselves go, forget their troubles for a moment, that's good enough for us".

Thanks to Tiger, Galaxy Group, Warner Music and Trader's Hotel Kuala Lumpur for the exclusive interview.

-Thanks to Hyper on Muselive
http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=22513

[mandymcnabb]

*Screams


Look at the Bells hair..:horrified:

[nightsurfer]

Has anyone seen the trailer for the movie 300? It's got Knights of Cydonia...

[itneverstops]

hello eveyone, i love muse!!

but this board looks better and some of the muse members seem intimidating...

[*SPARK*]

Somewhere,I've read that Invincible will be the soundtrack of the movie Iron man...is it true??:o

[GazeboflossUK]

Has anyone seen the trailer for the movie 300? It's got Knights of Cydonia...

Yeah, I've seen that. The film looks messed up. I'll probably see it when it's out.

[MrMagpie]

Yeah I want to see it. It looks messed but pretty good.

[Starlight]

Has anyone seen the trailer for the movie 300? It's got Knights of Cydonia...



OOOO Awesome!! :dance:

[MrMagpie]

you changed your name :o

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

Yesterday night i surfed on internet looking information about the summer festivals, and yeah they will come to Spain (FIB (http://www.fiberfib.com/)), but at the time when they'll come, i think i will be busy with uni activities &/or a job. :( I'm afraid i can't see them that time.

[alyssa]

Has anyone seen the trailer for the movie 300? It's got Knights of Cydonia...

Oh snap! Schweet!

I wanna watch this movie so bad! :freak:

[Starlight]

So do I....it looks kickass!

[mandymcnabb]

"But I don't want you to adore me, don't want you to ignore me when it please you" speaks everything to me.

[Space Cadet]

Heh... David Foster was just on a tv show called the hour... (look him up if you don't know who he is... you'd be surprised)

As a random fact, they mentioned he was a big fan of Muse.

Cool if you know his reputation, really, really random if you know the sort of music he writes. :stunned:

[MrMagpie]

The Hour with George Stropopoplopoloposis

[Space Cadet]

Strombo.... Strom.... Stroumboulopoulos :P Yeah, I had to look it up.

Cool guy, though. :cool: Really really really likes music.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

mm a question... which bands have been muse compared with? :huh:

I've already read which are their influences but... who are them compared with?

My dad listened them some days ago, and he said that they sound like emerson, lake and palmer.... have you heard them?

Now i'm listening butterfles and hurricaines and it remember me to some bands that my dad likes... :thinking:

[nightsurfer]

^ I hear they've been compared to Radiohead...

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

^ I hear they've been compared to Radiohead...
thanks for answering... well i think that people will compare them with contemporary bands but... i don't know which band does "butterflies and hurricaines" remember me...btw i love the piano parts. ;)

[Rad-Cold]

Compared to radiohead?! hmm no
Theyre really good, but theyre both really different i think.

[MrMagpie]

Yeah alot of people do compare them to radiohead, but I don't think that they listen to Radiohead or Muse enough to make that decision.

[mandymcnabb]

Muse are one of a kind.:wink:

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

lol i don't want people to argue about it, it was just a question...

[MrMagpie]

haha, I don't think we're really arguing. Just saying we think they don't sound like radiohead.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

oh, well we all know that... i really wanted to know if they are not compared to the usual bands you know: radiohead, u2, oasis... i meant if they are compared with some olds bands.... may be i better should have asked which style you think they play...

[mandymcnabb]

Old bands like Queen.
and Chopin..
haha.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

lol so i think that they are rock progressive... like pink floyd?...

why people don't compare this bands with classical ones?

oh they are not as depressing as chopin, they are passionate not depressive... extreme feelings i think... well that's my point... i'm a newbie...

i like a lot the piano parts on their songs.

that's what make me think, does matt (songwrirter) had studied something? i mean about coldplay we know it but what about muse?

[mandymcnabb]

THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND.
I don't know what you want us to say.

Go listen to them yourself and compare, because I really cant think of anything that sounds like them.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

ok, ok... i'm listening to them now... i didn't meant to offend anybody, sorry.

[MrMagpie]

I actually think of Pink Floyd when I listen to them for some reason. Maybe because I got a Pink Floyd cd and a Muse cd at the same time haha.


And I think Matt is trained to play 'classical piano'. I think I read that somewhere.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

I actually think of Pink Floyd when I listen to them for some reason. Maybe because I got a Pink Floyd cd and a Muse cd at the same time haha.


And I think Matt is trained to play 'classical piano'. I think I read that somewhere.
I totally agree with you. But i don't know why i also relate them to ELP.
Matt plays very good piano, good memory, i read that he plays some classical parts on his shows.

I'm bored of the old things, of compare contemporary bands among them.. that's why i asked if they are compared to an old bands, seems that people is forgetting the old good music. :(

[MrMagpie]

I think a big part of it is we just don't have that much exposure to the good old music. I mean with myspace and MTV, all that stuff the focus is on the new bands putting out new music.

But these bands are obviously influenced by music from the past generation.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

that's bad that people forget old bands, bands that i find so important for music. :( well is just my opinion.

[Cirrus Minor]

Matt plays very good piano, good memory, i read that he plays some classical parts on his shows.

He also includes classical parts into his songs, like, for example, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto n°2 : he included parts of the first movement in Megalomania, Space Dementia and Ruled by Secrecy, and parts of the third movement in Butterflies & Hurricanes. Later, you can hear a part of Tchaïkovsky's Piano Concerto n°1 in the middle of Hoodoo.

that's why i asked if they are compared to an old bands, seems that people is forgetting the old good music. :(

Well, if you compare a band to an older one, then you should speak of influence rather than comparison I guess.

About old music, nothing prevents you from switching off MTV and buying Pink Floyd albums, which are very much better, IMO.

[Plug_in_coldplaying]

I'm almighty so i got to read it :wacko:
oh no then i got supermassive pwned

[Cirrus Minor]

If you want to hear the Invincible Radio Edit, then here you will find the CD Promo of Invincible Single. No B-Side yet.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/h5w3cc

Thanks to Colin88 at Muselive.

[alyssa]

30 fucking days until the concert! :dance: