I have been a Muse fan since Origin of Symmetry. Mathew Bellamy has always impressed me with his high vocal range and his unique guitar riffs. Hullabaloo, Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations are all releases that showed the band growing and maturing to new levels. It was after Black Holes and Revelations that Muse could have been called the biggest Rock act in the World. "Singles" like Starlight and "Knights of Cyndonia" managed to attract the main stream market without isolating the "Die Hard" fan.
In 2009 Muse released "The Resistance". It was the band's first release under Warner Brothers and featured the first Single "Uprising". Like almost all of Matthew Bellamy's craftsmanship, he sings about fighting against the "Evil Forces" that are holding him back or how he will "Rise Up" against the suppressors. "Uprising" is no different and contains lyrical content that could have sold well during the Cold War. Muse have achieved what almost every "Garage" band aspires to do, so regardless of what happens from here on, they will go down in history as one of the best. Saying this, I do feel that we might have already witnessed the best that Muse has to offer. The album does not posses the same flair that normally is associated with the boys from Teignmouth, Devon (I have no idea where that is) . Resistance does feature Matthew's typical guitar style and vocal range, my personal favorite "Unnatural Selection" is proof of this, but the difference is that this time it is easy to spot the song's influences. Queen, Metallica and System of a Down are but a few of the influences that are easily identified on the album
For all you aspiring garage bands. A little proof that everyone starts at the bottom
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