Majson

bless you lot

my personal opinion is more based on the fans than anything else. Most proper bands around are talented enough to write and play their own music, and do it live etc, unlike the stupid pop artists who last a year or so and then vanish into nothing more than backup roles in musicals. Now, radiohead have a cult following, who for the most part, will hear no persuasive arguement that says they are not really moving forward, that their work sounds the same now as it did 8 years ago and that they're losing that edgier mainstream sound they had, indeed most refuse to accept that radiohed are mainstream. The fact is, they are, and they play a very good marketing game. The fans believe it's cult and none mainstream and that due to very little airplay (although enough on the correct music stations throughout the world and music videos) they play it well. Well enough for it to do the selling of the albums and shows. And now you see it on this board. "radiohead are amazing" and everyone just agrees, in a somewhat peer pressure thing. but still I don't rate radiohead as one of the best bands of our times, their lyrics sound somewhat the same and mostly the sound remains the same in songs. Infact i can't stand the new radiohead stuff. I find it extremelly bland. I believe what makes radiohead good is the constant talking up by the fans. i also think that U2 are well past their best days. Their songs have gone from a more thought provoking raw sound, to a more uplifting pop beat. Why? simply to remain popular and sell records, because that's the way the music industry is going at present. As for coldplay, although i like more coldplay songs than radiohead, only just, and i obviously like a lot more u2 songs than either i believe that coldplay plug the gap inbetween these two bands. they borrow some of radioheads darker sound and have somewhat sounding riffs from time to time, but also plug into the more poppier beat that u2 have been using recently. So the result is one that gets a lot of airplay, and fills in the alternative music gap for a lot fo people. But this is all my opinion, as is everything else in this thread. feel free to agree or disagree.

i voted dalton too, and if you've ever read the books you would also vote dalton. dalton IS the Bond from the books, no doubt about it. with liscense to kill being the bond film most like the books

midi was what we all listened to before mp3 and before connections peeds where we could get mp3's quickly. there are several sites across the web that offer some very good midi's. i used to use midifarm.com but that was years ago, i don't even know if it's still around

i don't like the video. the guy look dodgy to me, and i dislike the song so meh. mind you, interpreting a video is all down to everyones own views. personally i rate this with the trouble usa vid..as downright awful. and why the hell the yanks need to change the videos i don't know. i still love yellows vid, and the scientist

:lol: i thought it was funny

they have 3 official studio albums and one live/b-sides album what-ever they are Showbiz, debut album Origin of Symmetry Hulabaloo (spelling?) - this is the live/b-side etc one and absolution, which appears to be comming out on setember 22nd, with another special edition with a bonus dvd, but you will have to pay extra

what? aren't i allowed to review it yet?

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Music Review Absolution right...having been waiting with baited breath as to the new muse sound, and my only hearing before now was seeing the video to "our time is running out" i was a little curious as to how the rest of the album would turn out. well... kicking off into apocalypse please it's rather heavy on the piano to start with, but it's hadrly a bad thing. The piano and drums meld together, with an electric guitar holding the background noise well. The lyrics are somewhat samey, and as we've come to expect with Muse. However bellemy does seem to be a bit stronger on his vocal work these days, a sign of improvement perhaps. The song is somewhat catchy and reminds me somewhat of a classic 80's queen sound, so it's defintly rock and not glorified pop as many people have switched to very recently. Good song, and a slight experiement into the song, which i like. So what's next, well it's our time is runing out. Most of you will no doubt have heard this by now, and it sounds the same. Catchy, not what i would by defanitioin call classic muse, with the udnerlying bass guitar as the main beat. But i like it, although i always want the ending to go on longer, no doubt it will when in a live show. strong lyrically and a strong video will help promote the album. sing for absolution is next, and opens up in a slow relaxed style, with a piano riff that wouldn't look out of place for some ska bands, and i mean proper 80's ska not this modern day defanition. The bass and drum are steady throughout, nothing over-rides the sound which is good. Still sounding like 80's queen at times during the chorus, which is far from a bad thing. It's catchy, not heavy but mellow. how-ever three minutes in, they hit the heavier rock vibe on the guitars and drums, and bellemy starts pelting out the lyrics. A nice evolution of the song through-out. already showing that this album is classic muse. so stockholm syndrome, well i must say the start did not impress me. The intro makes this song sound no different to the hordes of songs we see and hear from many other bands out there. Thankfully when matt opens his mouth it starts to sound more like muse, but i can't help but feel dissapointed by this song. The drumming is strong, but the rest i find quite weak. There's nothing special about this song, sure it might be catchy, andmight have a basic beat that'll get you tapping your feet or banging your head in concert. But until the chorus i don't like this song what- so ever. The piano in the chorus how-ever goes really well, and gives it something a little unique. But when it stops i get bored again. Sadly not a song i wil listen to again and again Falling away with you is next on the album, and starts off ever so slowly. With a guitar work that you would never associate with muse. But it is muse, and it's a slow song, somewhat poppy in nature to start with, more indie than pop actually. It' s a nice little riff on the guitar, and it's mellow. Relxaed ater the last few songs. A nice contrast. Bellamy is perhaps at his best, his voice insn't strained and he isn't bawling it out. and it sounds just that little bit different until 1:20 in, when it goes to more classic bellemy style, but it's good, its an evolution. It's nice. The entire song evolves, the drums, the guitar, the piano, his voice, a very strong showing of how a band can work together well and make a raw basic song work so well. how they cna turn an indie based slower song, into a more heavier rock song and back. One of my faves on the album Hysteria next, and i guess it's somewhat classic muse, with the bass line that reminds me of a more hyper our time is running out. The guitar work also sounded somewhat familiar but i couldn't figure out why. Although i like the song, it's nothing special. It sounds like the song we've heard a thousand times before, sure it's not bad, which is good. but again, i wouldn't listen to it over and over again. Lyrically the song is quite strong though. And some nice soloing on guitar, but the song just pretty much remains the same throughout, no evolution, just the same and by the end of the song i feel that it's been longer than it has Blackout, well it starts off as though it's a classical song mixed with the greek music. It's definatly different. And thus grabbed my attention. Bellamy's voice suits this style of music perfectly. Infact his vocie sounds more like an instrument, it's beautiful. Along with that, the lyrics are wonderfully worked, both uplifting in a way, yet also very sad. It's a wonderful piece of writing and music mixed. If it were a cake, it would be a large cheesecake, not this bland sponge that we get all the time. I like the violin work in this, it adds a new array to muse. but they're not content to stay like that, they try adding influences of rock, and thankfully they add it in slow mixes, so it works well. By the end of the song, it could so easily make you cry. Brillaint, just brilliant Butterflies and hurricanes starts off more like Rammstien for a few seconds. But it evolves past the mundane sound when bellamy opens his mouth. Again, the lyrics are brilliant and the voice suits the style. The great thing is, they don't try to jump stright in and rock it, they build it up gradually. You will be tapping your feet to it for a little while, feeling mellow. and it's a nice feleing to have. then wham, the bridge is just a classy mix of style, into the chorus. Classic muse by then. and i'm loving it. it sounds like a different song, they work it well. Again the drumming is strong. the voice is strong (as we've come to expect by now). two and a half minutes in, there's some instrumental bits, that mix classical sounding music with a more rock and roll bit, again a slight queen influence, but like queen, muse can and do pull it off. 3 minutes 22 in and it sounds just like a classical song, all piano and string, such a contrast to some of the song. as much as innuendo was a contrast of styles for queen, so this is for muse. and after the nice piano and string section, we slow things down, make it more depressing, building up frustration with the lyrics, until we finally blow and we're angry again. Bellowing it out, the drums returning, the pain can be heard within the lyrics, oh yes this is muse at it's best TSP, i am afraid i didn't like much. The drumming was nice and somewhat headbanging, and the voice was strong. but the rest again sounded a little bland from muse. it's not what i expect. although they do have their own definative style throughout, it just sounds like other bands immitating muse. I was not impressed Endlessly, starts differently to most muse songs again. slower poppier indie vibe again. To me it does sound very late 80's to early 90's. Obviously this was the era that they were gorwing up with, and so are influenced by them, and it's nice. It's not breath taking, it's not amazingly different from other songs, but there are some very nice touches in the song, and it doesn't get out of hand. It never heads into that heavy rock, infact it remains softer throughout. it's nice. thoughts of a dying athiest is the bliss of this album. Although i hated bliss, i can tolerate this. the guitar work is simple yet effective. There is nothing spectacular about this song again, but it's muse by defanition, although it's the part of muse i've never liked so much. What i dont like is that the song hardly evolves, and when it does, it feels a little too late for me, but it shows that muse are rock music and nothing else. This song is, in my view is more of the sound of the last album than this one, but it's good for the older muse fans i guess. the final song on the album is Ruled By secrecy. The title grabs my attention. i like it, and it starts off with piano and a quiet bass guitar. You can feel the pain in his voice and lyrics. the idea that the song is portraying of course varies, but to me it felt like he'd been stabbed int he ehart and was in limbo about what to do. At one moment sad, but starting to relaise that it wasn't all his fault. His frustration buidling, as more instruments join in the song. It's hard to believe how quickly this song goes by, you can feel it building up and up, threatening to break out into a heavier rock song, but it remains quiet for a while, gradually adding energy to it. gradually pushing the limits. before we get into a more rockier tune, but it's more the 2my heart has been destroyed" pain rock than anything else. not a sign of anything nu metal in this, which is good. The song doesn't break into a rock song, but it remains mellow throughout, one that could be palyed at a funeral. and a nice quiet ending to the album over-all i liked the album, definatly more stronger than weaker songs, and all seem to be a step up from the previous efforts. The ever evolving sound, a mix of more depressing radiohead, the classic queen and their own style thrown in, will ensure that this album is good and worth listening to several times. my score 88/100

i'm not me...bob is me....oh bobby

yes but that was some time ago, when it was a new medium, and was originall a VHS. the problem is that companies either set a standard or conform to one. i have a feeling this is going to conform to what is the current standard.

darkness suck...stupid teeny bobby wannabe band. meh "if we do silly video people will like us" why do people buy into marketing? but still..there are too many musicl awards stuff

i've not been told i do. but i do apparently sleep with my eyes open half the time :-\ i know my uni mates do...hell i was in the room one night after we'd been out drinking (socialite that i am) and rhian started talking about how chris wanted to be a tree...i was quite baffled but trying hard not to laugh.

what music companies don't udnerstand is that if the cd's weren't so over-priced then more people would buy them. and if there was any good songs out there, it would help. the reason people download music, is because the cost to buy is so high, because music is not about the music anymore, or the songs, it's about marketing, who can be number 1. who is the most popular. somewhere between the 50's and the late 80's the idea of the music will sell was lost, and out came this new "we must promote this song because people are stupid and will buy" and you know what..it worked. For a while now the over promotion, over flooded song amrket, over produced, under worked, and cover version fueled market of cd singles has lead to a drop in sales. Why buy trash if you can hear it for free? if you don't like it you delete it..which happens a lot anyway. how-ever, most people i know will download a song or two or more by an artist off the new album, if they like, then they go out and buy the album. what the music industry needs to do is see why they are failing. It's not just because we can download, because if that was true, everyone on the net would download..not everyone does, infact the news earlier said that only 51% do so. so...49% still don't. cleary it's not because they can download but for other reasons, money, i mean with the econmy in the world generally quite bad compared to the past sales will bound to go down. and lets be frank, once the companies start sueing their consumers, it's going to make things a lot worse.

don't feel scammed. It's the current trend in music, although i'm hoping the dave one will be so cool. especially since i don't get to see much dave..but i'll leave my dave obsession there. what will most likely happen is there'll be several songs from both nights, behind the scenes, fan stuff, etc. their big hit songs will be on there for sure, companies seem to think that it's the songs people have heard 100 times before that sell...but really the fans, and that's the people who'll really buy this type of dvd, want to see some faves and rare stuff, especially if it's in good quality.

i just agree with what someone else said earlier. if it were some unknown singer then there would hardly be a moan...and gwenth is hardly a known singer:p just so long as it's not a take-over thing i don't see any problem. I'm sure if the band thought it was trouble-some..it wouldn't happen..hehe look at me i used trouble :) special monkey..i deservea monkey treat.... yeah...meh. it's not confirmed so i'll wait until then to really comment more. i mean hearsay (awful weren't they) and rumour isn't something to get so passionate about

lemmings..all of them....but watch them fall...wheee..hehehe... erm..yeah the dvd alone, will probably cost around £13-£15, mos tmusic ones do, unless it's very special, or if the company releasing it are rip off merchants...(like the moby dvd and muse one). if it's like that..then it will be £20. if it has a cd with it..then you can expect it to be around £20.

i like 'em. indeed i sent westide over to a friend in the good ol' usa, and he kinda likes it too, which is nice

Blaine:I have a great idea for a stunt tv guy:ooh great, what is it? blaine: well i'll be alone tv guy: sounds good blaine: and i'll be alone for 44 days and 44 nights with no food, just water tv guy oooo, keep goin blaine: i'll be in a box tv guy: this is getting good blaine: i'll be suspended in the air tv guy: uh huh blaine: oh..well...erm..that's it tv guy: huh....that's it. a magician, in a see through box, drinking water for 44 days? blaine: and nightsd tv guy: no sharks underneath you box so if the suspension falls you must escape or die Blaine: erm...no tv guy: no bottomless pit so if the supension breaks you fall to your death blaine: erm..no tv guy: right...so let me get this straight...you want us to show you, in a box, in the air, doing nothing? blaine: yeah tv guy: well i'm sorry but we need some kind of dnager element to it blanie: we'll do it in england...we all know how dangerous those slimey brits are tv guy: you know what..ok sod it. it'll get viewers, people will think you're special and we can sell the advertising space for a lot of money. and charge fo live feeds to see you...in a box...doing absolutly nothing...for 44 days..and 44 nights...and when you do need to do something interesting...we'll simply not show it due to not being allowed. No shit, no piss no wanking.... blaine: yeah that's right tv guy: deal wow...how amazing is this idea eh :snore: day 4....an egg gets thrown at blaine...those nasty londoners, they know an egg is at the height of his wish list right now, so they amuse themselves by throwing them at him...tomorrow it'll be flower..by the end of the week he'll be able to make a cake around his box.

Mraz isn't trying to be mayer....if anything he wants to be matthews, but mraz does not have the arrogence aroudn him that makes him seem like a pompus uptight twat...which mayer seems to have. and my sig changes...i thought people knew by now

darn. but..one saving grace about busted..and i shudder at the htought that i have a saving grace.... they do at least write their songs (ok some) and do at least play their instruments and do sing live (despite being awful). which is more can be said than avril.... eeew..let us never mention this again. coldplay new album..fun

rrright...wouldn't suprise me if it's true she comes across as a moody, needy cow. but still. Mr Clocks...never ever mention coldplay and avril in the same sentance again, unless insulting avril. thank you please. same goes for miss dion

films..what..don't be daft.......*whistles*

and they wonder why people download songs and albums