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About This Track
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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GooalaShooola wrote:
For me, Muse peaked at this moment on Origin of Symmetry - Citizen Erased followed by Micro Cuts. Immense.
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Ow920 wrote:
Bass riff at the end is so good. I love this song
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Bliss8117 wrote:
Nah, Montreux Jazz Festival's the best. HAARP is up there though.
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dead_world19 wrote:
HAARP version is the best, no doubt. [2]
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skimutis51 wrote:
what just happends?!?!?
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curty_ wrote:
"You’ve scrobbled this track 8 times. You first scrobbled it on 23 Aug 2011". Bit ashamed by those stats!
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purpleasure wrote:
I can sing this song as no one .... awful as no one. Love it
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Willhellmine wrote:
I went crazy when I heard this song live x]
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SamuelEllmer wrote:
Absolutely incredible at Reading. The video they played on the screen was as haunting and demented as FUCK. Loved it.
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pedrooi wrote:
This is the definition of the word 'epic'
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kirstylaaa wrote:
Micro Cuts, to me, has always truly encapsulated the soul of Origin of Symmetry - completely unique, beautiful, experimental, not of this planet. One of the best Muse tracks ever.
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monokhrome_nite wrote:
funnily enough, this song 2x faster on a natalie dee video on youtube was what got me into muse
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Fynar wrote:
The lyrics!
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Brombit wrote:
The constant "opera" singing is too much for me
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DonPinguin wrote:
yeah this one's pretty insane
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charis_matic wrote:
HAARP version is the best, no doubt. +1
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Breedumb wrote:
Love intro and fucking yeah Chorus
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owl21 wrote:
their best song imo
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englandismiine wrote:
this is one of their best songs. It is so damn frustrating knowing I wont ever be able to see it live :(
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ninaA7x wrote:
Wow....Matt <3
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