I searched to find this thread and decided I'm gonna try bringing it back to life. I'v yet to hear 2nd Law, so I'm not gonna post on that one. Plus this is the Official Muse thread
I remember hearing a lot of complain about how DTs influences can be really obvious in their music, especially when 8VM came out. I even remember people saying Muse could easily win a lawsuit against them.
But that would never happen because Muse also have VERY obvious influences that can be heard on a lot of their songs. Like Queen, Radiohead, just to name the obvious. But it's cool because Muse also has an incredibly unique sound. They shouldn't make such obvious references to these bands in their music because when they do, it sticks out a lot.
Anyways, I don't think Muse is that great tbh. They have a lot of variety in their music when you pay attention, but at the same times it's like they have very little variety at all......anyone know what I mean?
I think Absolution really help put them out into the mainstream, and then Black Holes sent them into space! So i can see why they stick to their style so closely. But at the same time I'd rather see them branch out in their music. When I listen to some of their recent albums, it feels like the music was written in a rush. It probably wasn't, but it feels that way.
Those are just my 2 cents. They've been compared to Radiohead. But unlike Radiohead, they have yet to TRUELY evolve. And they're like 5 or 6 albums in already.