If there's one thing I want the entire world to know about me, it's that I'm a major fan of Muse. If their music were candy, I'd be really fat right now. I saw them twice during their super-long Black Holes and Revolutions tour, and I'm very excited about their fifth studio album called The Resistance, which is due out September 14th. Their music is filled with their views on political power that make you want to stage a coup against the government, and even though Matthew Bellamy is very open about being an atheist, he sings about the trying of souls in most of his songs. I find that a bit unusual.
If you want to listen to two of their new songs, you can download "The United States of Eurasia" from their website (http://www.muse.mu/) and "Uprising" is now available on iTunes. Both songs are fantastic. "The United States of Eurasia" is a blatant nod in Queen's direction. Some of the guitar rifts and vocals sound like something straight from "Bohemian Rhapsody." "Uprising" has a strong beat and a wonderful synth line that reminds me of Doctor Who.
The Resistance Tour is slated to begin at the end of October and play throughout the UK, Scandanavia and Western Europe. I was very disappointed to hear this, but was soonafter pleased to learn that Muse will be opening for U2's USA tour before heading off on their own! Me and my best friend paid a hefty sum for two tickets in the nosebleed section just to see the opening act. I'm sure we'll stay a bit for the rest of the concert, even though neither of us are U2 fans. We're not U2 haters, though, so... yay!
If you want to listen to Muse, buy their CDs online or through iTunes. There are too many great songs for me to choose a favorite, but "Easily" and "Uprising" are currently my favorites.
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