WEEKEND VIDEO
“Uprising” |
Admit it, we’ve all missed Muse since their last studio album Black Holes and Revelations came out in 2006. Who could forget the awesome instrumental shredding on “Supermassive Black Hole,” or the catchy lyrics of “Starlight”? Well, the UK trio is back again with their recently released sixth studio album, The Resistance.
The album starts off with their new hit “Uprising,“ which stays true to what we’re used to hearing from Muse. But then, the band introduces a whole new compilation ranging from genres such as glam rock, pop, and progressive rock to classical, and ending with a three-part symphony.
The album begins in such a way that can only be described as strange but familiar. The first two songs start off the album with a new style that Muse creates while still maintaining the alternative rock style usually associated with the band. From then on, however, the music becomes new and different as Muse shows us a side of the band we’ve never seen before.
The songs are very experimental. With a few tracks resembling Queen in the piano rhythms, such as “I Belong to You,” in which Matthew Bellamy also carries a bridge out in French. Another experimental piece is “Unnatural Selection,” which begins with a church organ and then moves into a heavy rock sound.
Each song is brilliantly unique in its instrumental compilation. “MK Ultra” has a strong guitar solo halfway through, while on “Undisclosed Desires,” guitar is completely absent, yet the song still has an edgy, sci-fi beat to it.
The album concludes with a three-part symphony entitled “Overture,” “Cross-Pollination” and “Redemption,” complete with lyrics.
Not only does Muse perfect the experimental instrumentation, but the lyrics are notable as well, with the deep and intricate words we know and expect of Muse present throughout the record. The song themes range from heartbreak in “Guiding Light” to political frustration of “United States of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage).”
It seems whatever Muse does with their music is inevitably epic and the band has created a distinguished sound that shows they’re capable of producing music that both old and new fans will love.
The Resistance features new experiments we haven’t heard from the trio before, and after a few listens, it is clear that this is one of Muse’s best efforts yet.