I've never been much of a Muse fan before, aside from that one "Knights of Cydonia" song that always kicked my ass on Guitar Hero (By the way, makers of Guitar Hero... THE KEYBOARD PART IS NOT THE GUITAR PART. PLEASE STOP DOING THAT. THANKS.). And I guess I listened to their previous effort, "Black Holes and Revelations" a couple of times, but this new release actually has me pumped for the band. For those not familiar with the band, Muse kinda sounds like a more prog-rock version of Radiohead.
However, the release of their new album "The Resistance" has actually got me somewhat excited about the band. It certainly helps that the first track, "Uprising", is such an ass-kicker of an anthem. I'm pretty sure that's going on some of my mix CDs later this year. The rest of the album feels just as epic and complex, with songs changing quickly between sweeping and orchestral to hard guitar rock. Hell, "I Belong To You" even has a motherloving clarinet solo! And to satisfy the prog-rock fans in all of us, the final three tracks are a suite of songs with a title that wouldn't sound out of place on a 70's Rush album: Exogenesis. These twelve minutes pretty much present the best moments of the album. The suite has this sweeping orchestral score that you have to hear to believe.
VERDICT: BUY
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