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Matt Bellamy has said the song was inspired by a dream he had in which he was in desert and there were giant blades swinging from the sky.
The first time Micro Cuts was played live, it featured different lyrics in place of “Micro waves me insane, A blade cuts in your brain” and the chorus. Early live versions featured an extended outro that featured parts of the song Execution Commentary, as well as extra lyrics.
The descending vocals towards the end of the song have been played intermittently through time. During early 2001 it wasn’t sung at all, and post 2002 it wasn’t usually sung, although one example of the descending vocals post-2002 was at The Mercy Lounge in 2004. In the latter half of the 2005 tour, the post-final-chorus section was used as an outro to Stockholm Syndrome on at least two occasions.
Micro Cuts made a return to set lists during the 2007 European tour. The first performance of 2007 featured a largely clean guitar (without effects), while further performances feature a “new effect”, which mimics the layering on the album recording. The descending vocals have not returned, while vocals have been clean so far. After the final chorus and before the final decent, Bellamy has used the chaos pad to create a sound similar to the Kaoss pad solo and outro used with live Supermassive Black Hole performances.
The first time Micro Cuts was played live, it featured different lyrics in place of “Micro waves me insane, A blade cuts in your brain” and the chorus. Early live versions featured an extended outro that featured parts of the song Execution Commentary, as well as extra lyrics.
The descending vocals towards the end of the song have been played intermittently through time. During early 2001 it wasn’t sung at all, and post 2002 it wasn’t usually sung, although one example of the descending vocals post-2002 was at The Mercy Lounge in 2004. In the latter half of the 2005 tour, the post-final-chorus section was used as an outro to Stockholm Syndrome on at least two occasions.
Micro Cuts made a return to set lists during the 2007 European tour. The first performance of 2007 featured a largely clean guitar (without effects), while further performances feature a “new effect”, which mimics the layering on the album recording. The descending vocals have not returned, while vocals have been clean so far. After the final chorus and before the final decent, Bellamy has used the chaos pad to create a sound similar to the Kaoss pad solo and outro used with live Supermassive Black Hole performances.
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gunslingerdarko wrote:
Love it. Absolutely hysterical
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Jonzo67 wrote:
"most people dont like this song...I still think its great though " - yeah, they do. Most songs on OOS are generally popular.
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katweazle wrote:
micro nuts.
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690min wrote:
This one, is fucking heavy.
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KiingNothing wrote:
WOOOOOOOOOOOOW Since the first time I heard this I love it
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djnonplus wrote:
the falsetto gets a bit on my nerves but that riff is awesome
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EEEgle wrote:
It´s so intense and immense, mind-blowing really!
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XxRoflcopterxX wrote:
most people dont like this song...I still think its great though
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chenzi wrote:
crazy song for a crazy dream
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sweet_kenny wrote:
Matt's voice on here is so epic it's almost unreal. He could move mountains with it. Definitely one of my all time favorites by them.
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DaveZone wrote:
Love it, where have I been hiding for the last few years. Been sourcing Muse stuff all day and this has to be the best for me so far.
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caffeinemurder wrote:
muse's best live performance is this song at le zenith
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Feedededef wrote:
Anybody else love this song?
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Awesome!!! <3
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helptheherd wrote:
wow...incredible
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Mr_T wrote:
i just Remembered i mutch i loved this! so over the top... to awsome!
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dschrammie wrote:
meh...doesn't do it for me. I like some of their other stuff but the constant falsetto was too much for me to handle. Eliminate the singing and I did enjoy the music however.
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Indyrod wrote:
Absolutely amazing music, I just bought H.A.A.R.P. Live From Wembly , and it completely blew me away, like all of their albums, live or studio.
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ibaldhead wrote:
like music erotica
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CaliClo wrote:
don't like it either, first time I've heard it and it doesn't catch me
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