Don’t forget to rate this album at the end of the post
Muse
The Resistance
Warner Bros.
out September 14th
76/100
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[rating:76/100]
There has been so much said about this album. To get this right took a while; many listens and much contemplation.
Most feel that Muse is an entity not to be ignored or hastily scrutinized. Everyone acknowledges that they managed to carve a size-able niche for themselves in the collective consciousness of millions of fans around the globe, despite the fact that they seem to have been virtually ignored here in America. And, much like Kings Of Leon’s recent successful release Only By the Night, Muse’s intentions with their latest album, The Resistance, might be intended to permanently inject themselves into the American pop culture stream. It’s very hard to believe that not many of my fellow countrymen are aware of this band or their catalogue of inspired rock anthems. To recall them only for a song on the Twilight Soundtrack (”Supermassive Black Hole”) is utter insanity after five full length albums, numerous accolades, and hundreds of sold-out, wildly entertaining hi-calibre live shows. And yet, it seems as if teenagers in the Stephanie Meyers’ Age of Popularity by Vampire Association are among that clueless bunch. Continue reading →
