agentorange
Refugee
Appetite for Destruction seems so out of left field, I have to think someone hacked the list.
Pretty strange pick for The White Stripes though, I wouldn't have thought that White Blood Cells would be that popular.
Not even worth discussing.
And here I thought that I was the only one who felt this wayOpening up pandora's box, and aimed at the masses not individuals: I'll never get the love of Muse, technically impressive and entertaining, but there's nothing there emotionally...
Opening up pandora's box, and aimed at the masses not individuals: I'll never get the love of Muse, technically impressive and entertaining, but there's nothing there emotionally... unless you too are a paranoid delusional.
Yeah, agreed. I think they're fun, but none of their songs have lyrical heft. It's all pretty silly (and, over the course of an entire album, exhausting).
But we've both picked on Muse in this thread, so let's move on.
And here I thought that I was the only one who felt this way
I couldn't possibly disagree with this more. Nothing there emotionally? I just don't know how one could listen to Exogenesis or Stockholm Syndrome and say there's no emotion there. I just hear them giving everything they've got.
I really don't know what to make of the 'paranoid delusional' comment.
Without getting into a debate about the quality of the lyrics, I'd just say that to me, if the music is good, the lyrics don't really matter as much to me, as long as they're not awful. This is especially true with the kind of music Muse makes. IMO.
I'm honestly surprised. I really thought Muse had become one of those nearly-infallible B&C bands, like Radiohead or something(not that I'm comparing Muse to Radiohead).
they have yet to come near the originality of The Bends->OK Computer again.
I, too, enjoy Zooropa more than Kid A, but I find it difficult to properly compare the two. Kid A is far more cohesive musically, while Zooropa takes more care in delivering a message through the lyrics, haphazard though the songs may feel together. Zooropa reaches greater heights in quality, but the lows are definitely there, and I must say that I don't dislike anything on Kid A, really. They're both terrific records, I just prefer one to the other, and not simply because it does a better job of achieving its goals (I'm not positive that it does).
Numb is a pretty bland song, for all of its pretensions, and I've never liked the album version of The Wanderer...the vocals are great, but the synths are horrifying. The live version lacks them while still giving the passion, so I'll take that one any day. I love Some Days Are Better Than Others, so no need to defend that one to me. Babyface is stupid, but I find the melody pleasing. Most everything else is classic U2 IMO.
Isn't the whole point of Hedge's vocal delivery on Net to be bland/monotonous? Ok, it's not a song I love to hear all the time, but it still sounds pretty damned cool.
And what live version of The Wandering Cock are you talking about? The one that was played once, on the Johnny Cash tribute? It was fun to hear but I think they altered the whole nature of the track; the novelty of it is that it's this country song dressed up in bubbly electronics. Always had a nice little Christmasy feel to me, personally.
They played it on the Vertigo tour.
They played it on the Vertigo tour.