I've held off writing this for some time to make sure I absolute had my opinions for 'Simulation Theory' in order before posting, and I've come to the conclusion seemingly against the grain of popular opinion here that I like it, I really do You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page! Simulation Theory collection Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. The nearly five-minute track is paired up with another of about the same length in “Verona,” which is an atmospheric synth-heavy mid-tempo ballad that builds as it develops.Latest 20 charts that this album appears in: Sort ranks The pinpoint musicianship feels like a throwback to some of the band’s earliest work. The heaviness returns on the ferocious “Kill or Be Killed,” a riff-driven track that once again finds Muse churning out some of its most intense work. With an ’80s pop aesthetic and a modern alt-rock foundation, the track is fun, unusual and stands out from the rest of the album. The jumpy electro-rock number feels more in line with the band’s later work-booming percussion, synths, riffs and a blistering guitar solo. Spacey rocker “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” arrives a little bit out of nowhere. The band’s precision and supreme musicianship shines through here.īellamy breaks out the piano again on exquisite earnest ballad “Ghosts (How Can I Move On).” The rest of the band takes a backseat while Bellamy’s classically inspired piano playing, a la Rachmaninoff, returns. For a band known for its proggy musical complexity, its a welcome change to mix in a track that’s more understated in its arrangement. Drummer Dominic Howard and bassist Chris Wolstenholme drive the rhythm section on one of the heaviest tracks Muse has ever released. Much of the album’s messaging comes in on this one song. “Won’t Stand Down” jumps between bass-driven grooves to high-octane riffs. Bellamy is one of the most dynamic vocalists in rock and it’s good hear him deliver this dramatic ballad, where the vocals are front and center, which the band had stayed away from over its last couple of albums. Bellamy’s signature falsetto returns on the hyper-urgent stadium rock ballad “Liberation.” Fans of “United States of Eurasia” will likely be very excited about this Queen-inspired track that features multipart vocal harmonies and driving rhythms. The arrangement and instrumentation on Will of the People are some the band’s best in years, each passing track expertly crafted to the point that even the interludes shine. “We just need your compliance/ You will feel no pain anymore/ No more defiance,” Bellamy sings on the chorus. That messages sticks for slick melodic alt-pop rocker “Compliance.” Things start off on straight-ahead riff-forward rocker “Will of the People.” The fist-pumping political anthem is all about solidarity of the masses in the face of an oppressive ruling class.
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