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Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom (1990 – present)
Muse is a alternative rock band from Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom. The band consists of Matthew Bellamy on lead vocals, piano, keyboard and guitar, Chris Wolstenholme on backing vocals and bass guitar, and Dominic Howard on drums and percussion.
They have been friends since their formation in early 1990 and changed band names a number of times (such as Gothic Plague, Fixed Penalty, and Rocket Baby Dolls) before adopting the name Muse. Since the release of their fourth album, Morgan Nicholls has also appeared with the band at live performances to provide keyboards, samples/synth, and backing vocals.
Their sound is a blend of alternative rock, classical music, electronica, metal, spanish guitars, and progressive rock. Usually they use the bass line as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody, the bass has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main tune and play higher notes. Another peculiarity is Muse´s piano style in many of their songs; their music has been inspired by the works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, and has thus resulted in a fusion of Romantic style with modern rock.
The band is known for their energetic live performances and front man Matthew Bellamy’s eccentric and avid interests in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse (as much as in Space and theoretical physics). Their lyrical themes involve madcap conspiracy theory, revolutionary rabble-rousing, weird stuff about aliens (or Zetas, if you please), religions and other such classic Muse concerns.
They have been friends since their formation in early 1990 and changed band names a number of times (such as Gothic Plague, Fixed Penalty, and Rocket Baby Dolls) before adopting the name Muse. Since the release of their fourth album, Morgan Nicholls has also appeared with the band at live performances to provide keyboards, samples/synth, and backing vocals.
Their sound is a blend of alternative rock, classical music, electronica, metal, spanish guitars, and progressive rock. Usually they use the bass line as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody, the bass has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main tune and play higher notes. Another peculiarity is Muse´s piano style in many of their songs; their music has been inspired by the works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, and has thus resulted in a fusion of Romantic style with modern rock.
The band is known for their energetic live performances and front man Matthew Bellamy’s eccentric and avid interests in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse (as much as in Space and theoretical physics). Their lyrical themes involve madcap conspiracy theory, revolutionary rabble-rousing, weird stuff about aliens (or Zetas, if you please), religions and other such classic Muse concerns.
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Absolution
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Black Holes and Revelations
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Origin Of Symmetry
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Showbiz
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DaleXD wrote:
Oos>BHaR>Absolution=TR>Showbiz. Didnt include HAARP or Hullabaloo. All great albums though.
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emmiy wrote:
"OoS > BHaR > tR > Absolution = HAARP > Showbiz. Oh my, it's like maths class alllll over again." i agree with this :-D right now, at least
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Duplode wrote:
Maybe BHaR = OoS > Absolution > Showbiz = Resistance.
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laetiprasanti wrote:
cant really choose one. maybe absolution>bhar>oos>resistance>showbiz.
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citizen_amazed wrote:
Free Muse wallpaper I made: http://i35.tinypic.com/1zoi91e.png
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MichelleMarsh wrote:
agree.
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RedStoneRose wrote:
Origin of Symmetry their best
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pedrozappa wrote:
OR like kirstylaaa sayd OoS=Absolution, I can't really tell which I like the most...
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pedrozappa wrote:
OoS>Absolution>Bhar>Showbiz>The Resistance... really, but I don't mean to say that the Resistance is bad, it just isn't as awesome as their other records.
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Bambi2803 wrote:
Origin of Symmetry >>>>>>>>>>>>>Showbiz>>>>BlackHoles=The Resistance>>>>Absolution
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kirstylaaa wrote:
Also i'd put hullabaloo somewhere in the middle. Some awesome bsides on there.
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kirstylaaa wrote:
OoS=Absolution>BHAR>Showbiz=TR but it always changes.. that's just my opinion at this moment.
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masodikgalamb wrote:
new album sucks ass guys, what were you thinking?
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BG-Unit wrote:
Origin Of Symmetry = Absolution > Showbiz > Black Holes & Revelations > The Resistance
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isadora_empire wrote:
Absolution> Resistance> BH&R> Showbiz> OoS..that's kinda weird...O.o
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30Heartaches wrote:
What do you guys think about this project: www.fragmentsofwinter.com ? It's kind of an electro-ambient-melancholic music so I think you could like it.
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TaintedxSanity wrote:
undisclosed desires FTW! Umm how is it possible that radiohead have more scrobbles than muse? What the hells going on....
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Cob95 wrote:
OoS>Resistance+Absolution>BH&R>Showbiz+Hullabaloo Soundtrack
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Ayries wrote:
OoS > BHaR > tR > Absolution = HAARP > Showbiz. Oh my, it's like maths class alllll over again.
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Events
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Nov
9
Muse
S.E.C.C., Glasgow, United Kingdom
98 shouts
| 191 attendees
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Nov
10
Muse
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom
140 shouts
| 218 attendees
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Nov
12
BBC Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
11 shouts
| 14 attendees
News
MAP OF THE PROBLEMATIQUE - AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!
18 Jun 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/muse
Following two awesome performances at Wembley Stadium last weekend, Muse have released Map Of The Problematique as a digital only single, including an exclusive version recorded live at Wembley over t. …
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MAP OF THE PROBLEMATIQUE - WEMBLEY SOUVENIR DOWNLOAD
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