Best to get it out of the way immediately. Comparisons are bound to come flying as soon as people grab hold of the first few bars of Muse's first widely available single, "Uno".
Muse, I put it to you, that on occasion you sound more than a little bit like those prog-rock behemoths, the once-mighty Radiohead. A lazy link perhaps, but one that you're going to have to get used to fielding. How, then, do you plead?
"Well, we obviously can't deny it totally," shrugs lead singer and chief songwriter Matthew Bellamy. "There is a similarity there, but we're much more than just a fill-in until their next album comes out. We're really not in the business of just peddling some lame pastiche. We're Muse, not Radiohead de-caff."
Spun like a true professional. Matthew Bellamy, it is sobering to note, as with the other two members of the band, Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard, is 20 years old. 0nly 10 years old when Madchester reigned, the current Mondays reunion must seem like karaoke night down the local social club to them. Shaun Ryder has bruises older than this lot. Schoolmates hailing from the sleepy coastal town of Teignmouth, you can't help but identify in Muse's music the ennui and sanity-stripping boredom that comes from living in a quintessentially English seaside resort.
"It can be mind-numbing," recalls Matthew with a shudder. "In the winter it's a ghost town. Everywhere's closed and there really isn't anything to do. Come the summer though, and I don't know which is worse, all these tourists descending upon us like a swarm of flies. You just end up staying in all year round. Music is the only obvious means of escape when you're a kid."
There's a hundred new bands out there that sound like Radiohead - most of them as worthwhile as a can of carbonated dog piss - what sets Muse apart from all those tired copyists is what first alerted us to the fact that Thom and the boys were more than just one-hit wonders. They will genuinely move you. They will make you feel almost uncomfortable when exposed to the naked emotion and raw sincerity that pumps through the 80 or so songs they've already stockpiled.
"For us," explains Matthew again, "the only two groups to have really meant anything in the Nineties have been Radiohead and Nirvana. Radiohead around about when 'The Bends' came out, though. There was a genuine vulnerability and sense of innovation about those two bands that set them apart. You got the impression that they were genuinely exploring themselves, rather than just their big brother's record collection. Britpop was just an exercise in imitation. 'Tonight, Matthew we are also going to be The Small Faces!' Utterly pointless."
Muse are more than just Thom/Kurt copyists. They articulate emotions that will draw you in and they have even better tunes, if the handful of songs they've released so far are anything to go by. Listening to current single "Uno" and other tracks like "Muscle Museum" and "Instant Messenger", you're more than likely to pick up on the odd little strands of melody that give the songs a distinctly exotic edge. Matthew?
"I spent some time travelling, just bumming around Europe when I left college. I think it's good to expose yourself to other influences other than just the small narrow-minded few that too many people content themselves with. It makes things more interesting."
So when you realise you haven't felt tempted to listen to "OK Computer" in the last 12 months because it's so self indulgent, turn instead to Muse. You'll wonder how people this young can sound so heartbreakingly lovelorn and lovely. F*** knows what state they'll be in when they hit 30.
Muse, I put it to you, that on occasion you sound more than a little bit like those prog-rock behemoths, the once-mighty Radiohead. A lazy link perhaps, but one that you're going to have to get used to fielding. How, then, do you plead?
"Well, we obviously can't deny it totally," shrugs lead singer and chief songwriter Matthew Bellamy. "There is a similarity there, but we're much more than just a fill-in until their next album comes out. We're really not in the business of just peddling some lame pastiche. We're Muse, not Radiohead de-caff."
Spun like a true professional. Matthew Bellamy, it is sobering to note, as with the other two members of the band, Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard, is 20 years old. 0nly 10 years old when Madchester reigned, the current Mondays reunion must seem like karaoke night down the local social club to them. Shaun Ryder has bruises older than this lot. Schoolmates hailing from the sleepy coastal town of Teignmouth, you can't help but identify in Muse's music the ennui and sanity-stripping boredom that comes from living in a quintessentially English seaside resort.
"It can be mind-numbing," recalls Matthew with a shudder. "In the winter it's a ghost town. Everywhere's closed and there really isn't anything to do. Come the summer though, and I don't know which is worse, all these tourists descending upon us like a swarm of flies. You just end up staying in all year round. Music is the only obvious means of escape when you're a kid."
There's a hundred new bands out there that sound like Radiohead - most of them as worthwhile as a can of carbonated dog piss - what sets Muse apart from all those tired copyists is what first alerted us to the fact that Thom and the boys were more than just one-hit wonders. They will genuinely move you. They will make you feel almost uncomfortable when exposed to the naked emotion and raw sincerity that pumps through the 80 or so songs they've already stockpiled.
"For us," explains Matthew again, "the only two groups to have really meant anything in the Nineties have been Radiohead and Nirvana. Radiohead around about when 'The Bends' came out, though. There was a genuine vulnerability and sense of innovation about those two bands that set them apart. You got the impression that they were genuinely exploring themselves, rather than just their big brother's record collection. Britpop was just an exercise in imitation. 'Tonight, Matthew we are also going to be The Small Faces!' Utterly pointless."
Muse are more than just Thom/Kurt copyists. They articulate emotions that will draw you in and they have even better tunes, if the handful of songs they've released so far are anything to go by. Listening to current single "Uno" and other tracks like "Muscle Museum" and "Instant Messenger", you're more than likely to pick up on the odd little strands of melody that give the songs a distinctly exotic edge. Matthew?
"I spent some time travelling, just bumming around Europe when I left college. I think it's good to expose yourself to other influences other than just the small narrow-minded few that too many people content themselves with. It makes things more interesting."
So when you realise you haven't felt tempted to listen to "OK Computer" in the last 12 months because it's so self indulgent, turn instead to Muse. You'll wonder how people this young can sound so heartbreakingly lovelorn and lovely. F*** knows what state they'll be in when they hit 30.
This phrase appeared to be written on an unknown piece of studio equipment in a twitpic posted to musewire on the 1st May 2009, with the phrase "The Buke of Dom's Cockminster is Sacked".[1] The phrase was initially thought to be an anagram or code by many fans. The true meaning of the phrase was revealed on 23rd July by Chris on musewire, stating "the buchla 200e became known as 'The Buke of westminster' and as Dom kept pushing the buke on the album and it always sounded shit...and then became 'buke of doms cockminster' and was subsequentley sacked from the album!".
Ignorance pulls
Apostasy and apathy still rules
Yeah you know it's cool
Just suck and see
A future turn us into silent gods
And I won't miss you at all
Grounded
Boxed in
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
I am stuck with you
Fate can't decide
Alignment of the planets in your hands
Come on crush our plans
Just suck and see
A future that won't let you disagree
And I won't miss you at all
Grounded
Boxed in
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
Feeling feeling everything
Feeling feeling everything
Apostasy and apathy still rules
Yeah you know it's cool
Just suck and see
A future turn us into silent gods
And I won't miss you at all
Grounded
Boxed in
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
I am stuck with you
Fate can't decide
Alignment of the planets in your hands
Come on crush our plans
Just suck and see
A future that won't let you disagree
And I won't miss you at all
Grounded
Boxed in
Like the evil in your veins
Grounded
Boxed in
Feeling feeling everything
Feeling feeling everything
Who's ever known
How much to moan and groan
And quiver inside
He needs to give you
Everything you need
Is it enough
You're running out of time
As it grows in your eye
Feel broken inside you feel
Sigh, static moans
A storm growing strong
And it's coming my way
Still she gives you
Everything you need
Is it enough
You're running out of time
As it grows in your eye
You'll feel broken inside
You'll feel
And I'll feel broken inside you
Feel...
From: link
(Known for Matt's lowest note)
How much to moan and groan
And quiver inside
He needs to give you
Everything you need
Is it enough
You're running out of time
As it grows in your eye
Feel broken inside you feel
Sigh, static moans
A storm growing strong
And it's coming my way
Still she gives you
Everything you need
Is it enough
You're running out of time
As it grows in your eye
You'll feel broken inside
You'll feel
And I'll feel broken inside you
Feel...
From: link
(Known for Matt's lowest note)
Jimmy Kane can't sleep at night
Sex in pain
Keeps me alive
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
Yeah
You're to blame
For everything
Sex in pain
Keeps moving me
Keeps me
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
Sex in pain
Keeps me alive
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
Yeah
You're to blame
For everything
Sex in pain
Keeps moving me
Keeps me
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
You can't confuse yourself
They make you know what else
You can't fake it
You will never make it
I can't pretend
Choose how it ends
You slipped away
Questions you to say
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
I can't pretend
Consumed by an ends
Try bend the rules
Ribs out the cruels
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
I can't pretend
Choose how it ends
You slipped away
Questions you to stay
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
From: link
Sorry it's so spaced out, the thingy keeps telling me that the article is to small. So, I guess that I will have to keep talking about it until it lets me publish it....
Choose how it ends
You slipped away
Questions you to say
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
I can't pretend
Consumed by an ends
Try bend the rules
Ribs out the cruels
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
I can't pretend
Choose how it ends
You slipped away
Questions you to stay
In fear
In sorrow
In fear
In sorrow
From: link
Sorry it's so spaced out, the thingy keeps telling me that the article is to small. So, I guess that I will have to keep talking about it until it lets me publish it....
Kate Hudson is flying to the UK to watch her rumoured boyfriend perform at Glastonbury this weekend.
The 31-year-old actress has been seen enjoying romantic dates with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy several times in the past few weeks. They were photographed getting cosy in Paris earlier this month, and were spotted canoodling in New York restaurant Spotted Pig on Monday night. The pair shocked fellow diners with their randy antics, pulling their chairs together so they could “make out” between courses.
Matt’s band Muse will headline the iconic British music festival on Saturday night. Kate, who played a music groupie in 2000 film Almost Famous, is set to take to the role in real life, flying from Los Angeles to watch Matt perform.
Muse have announced that a “very, very, very special guest,” will join them onstage during their performance. They have refused to reveal the mystery performer’s identity, but it is thought to be U2 guitarist The Edge, Jimmy Page or Brian May.
The 31-year-old actress has been seen enjoying romantic dates with Muse frontman Matt Bellamy several times in the past few weeks. They were photographed getting cosy in Paris earlier this month, and were spotted canoodling in New York restaurant Spotted Pig on Monday night. The pair shocked fellow diners with their randy antics, pulling their chairs together so they could “make out” between courses.
Matt’s band Muse will headline the iconic British music festival on Saturday night. Kate, who played a music groupie in 2000 film Almost Famous, is set to take to the role in real life, flying from Los Angeles to watch Matt perform.
Muse have announced that a “very, very, very special guest,” will join them onstage during their performance. They have refused to reveal the mystery performer’s identity, but it is thought to be U2 guitarist The Edge, Jimmy Page or Brian May.
Hands are red with your blame
Megaphone screaming my name
Whimpers someone I should have loved
Souls weeping above
I've seen what you're doing to me
Destroying puppet strings
To our souls
Micro waves me insane
A blade cuts in your brain
Sounds like forks on a plate
Blackboard scratched with hate
I've seen what you're doing to me
Destroying puppet strings
To our souls
I love how you cannot really understand what he is saying, but, then you see what he really is saying, and you say, Wow, that is beautiful.
(Oh, yeah, gotta love the high note!!!!!!)
Megaphone screaming my name
Whimpers someone I should have loved
Souls weeping above
I've seen what you're doing to me
Destroying puppet strings
To our souls
Micro waves me insane
A blade cuts in your brain
Sounds like forks on a plate
Blackboard scratched with hate
I've seen what you're doing to me
Destroying puppet strings
To our souls
I love how you cannot really understand what he is saying, but, then you see what he really is saying, and you say, Wow, that is beautiful.
(Oh, yeah, gotta love the high note!!!!!!)
I'm sick of feeling my soul
To people who'll never know
Just how purposeless and empty they've grown
Because the language confuses
Like computers refuse to understand how I'm feeling today
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I saw a liquid control
That gives life to a soul
I hit my head on it and woke up to know
That I was all alone
Wearing just socks and a phone
Someone's screaming like their world might explode
Yeah I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't want another map of your head
Freezing and losing my way
I don't want another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
More lyrics: link
To people who'll never know
Just how purposeless and empty they've grown
Because the language confuses
Like computers refuse to understand how I'm feeling today
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I saw a liquid control
That gives life to a soul
I hit my head on it and woke up to know
That I was all alone
Wearing just socks and a phone
Someone's screaming like their world might explode
Yeah I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't want another map of your head
Freezing and losing my way
I don't want another map of your head
I'm freezing and losing my way
I don't need another map of your head
More lyrics: link
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
Pushing us into self destruction
Pushing us into self destruction
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Vision of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
Vision of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And pushing us into self destruction
And pushing us into self destruction
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
Forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
Pushing us into self destruction
Pushing us into self destruction
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Trying to please you for too long
Trying to please you for too long
Vision of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
Vision of greed you wallow
Rhythms of greed you wallow
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Controlling my feelings for too long
Controlling my feelings for too long
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And forcing our darkest souls to unfold
And pushing us into self destruction
And pushing us into self destruction
And they make me
Make me dream your dreams
And they make me
Make me scream your screams
Oh I am growing tired
Of allowing you to steal
Everything I have
You're making me feel
Like I was born to service you
But I am growing by the hour
You left us far behind
So we all discard our souls
And blaze through your skies
So unafraid to die
'Cause I was born to destroy you
And I am growing by the hour
And I'm getting strong in every way
Yeah, Yeah
You led me on
You led me on
You
Oh, and I'm getting strong in every way
Yeah, Yeah
YAY.
OKAY, YAY!! Now, I will have to get the FULL FULL Lyrics, but, right now, I will have to get it later!!!
Of allowing you to steal
Everything I have
You're making me feel
Like I was born to service you
But I am growing by the hour
You left us far behind
So we all discard our souls
And blaze through your skies
So unafraid to die
'Cause I was born to destroy you
And I am growing by the hour
And I'm getting strong in every way
Yeah, Yeah
You led me on
You led me on
You
Oh, and I'm getting strong in every way
Yeah, Yeah
YAY.
OKAY, YAY!! Now, I will have to get the FULL FULL Lyrics, but, right now, I will have to get it later!!!