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At 7/3/08 01:06 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: My brother recently got into Radiohead, they're his new obsession, but he hates Muse. Apparently he went on YouTube and heard some songs (lies) and he thinks they're awful. Kind of funny, when most people call them Radiohead copycats. If I play a Muse song without telling him though, he likes it. He keeps bashing me for it and whatnot. I guess he's just missing out.

Hmm, he probably just read the comments at the bottom of the videos and decided to join the Radiohead > Muse bandwagon. I like 'em both anyway, so I don't really care about the whole Muse vs. Radiohead thing.

At 6/21/08 08:05 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote:

Hey, you know that bit of time when I actually accepted you as an equal human being?

Yeah?

Well, screw that. >:(

No I don't remember that but it's good to know, even if it's now supposedly past tense.

<3

At 7/3/08 01:06 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote:

At 7/2/08 12:01 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: I've listened to all the tracks on Absolution and BH&R before, but it feels so much better listening to them on an official CD.

Congrats man, those are the first two Muse CDs I got (thanks goes to Gagsy's sigs).

I feel useful. ='D

My brother recently got into Radiohead, they're his new obsession, but he hates Muse. Apparently he went on YouTube and heard some songs (lies) and he thinks they're awful. Kind of funny, when most people call them Radiohead copycats. If I play a Muse song without telling him though, he likes it. He keeps bashing me for it and whatnot. I guess he's just missing out.

While I can understand why people think of both bands are similar, the copycat remarks really bug me, sure Radiohead started before and maybe a bit of inspiration came from them but no different to how people say "OH FREDDIE MERCURY AND THE BEATLES REALLY INSPIRES ME", doesn't mean they stole the sound at all. To know all the stuff that Matt does for Muse is to know that they aren't copycats. Your brother needs a good kicking.

At 7/3/08 01:06 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote:

At 7/2/08 12:01 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

My brother recently got into Radiohead, they're his new obsession, but he hates Muse. Apparently he went on YouTube and heard some songs (lies) and he thinks they're awful. Kind of funny, when most people call them Radiohead copycats. If I play a Muse song without telling him though, he likes it. He keeps bashing me for it and whatnot. I guess he's just missing out.

Muse fans secretly like Radiohead. Other way around, as well. Also, I see absolutly no similarities between the two bands.

Muse are similar to radiohead. A lot of record labels were reluctant to sign them at first because they were so similar.

I don't think their similar at all.
They're experimental (in terms of popular music). They have a high pitched singer. They're both fairly morbid.
But really the sounds are very different. Muse are more intense and dark and weirder in a more obvious way.

Radiohead are more subtle with their sound and its obviously less rock orientated.

But if you think about it, Muse were trying to get signed just after The Bends and OK Computer, and, I mean, Showbiz and The Bends are pretty similar in style, especially in terms of guitar work.

Hey, can I join?

I like Muse a lot, and recently I discovered that they are going to play in my city! I began to like them in 2007, when I saw they playing in MTV. I became a fan from that day and on.

I only have Black Holes & Revelations, so I don't know much about their other songs. Could anyone give me some recommendations from their previous CDs?

At 7/4/08 07:21 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: But if you think about it, Muse were trying to get signed just after The Bends and OK Computer, and, I mean, Showbiz and The Bends are pretty similar in style, especially in terms of guitar work.

I haven't got Showbiz :(.
But the fact they tried to get signed after The Bends/Ok Computer doesn't necessarily mean they were copying Radiohead.
It might have been an issue of birth times :P.
Or maybe they were inspired by those albums (which is much more likely). But theres nothing wrong with that.

No, it's not that they were copying Radiohead, it's just that they were similar, so a lot of record labels were very reluctant to sign them.

At 7/4/08 07:34 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: No, it's not that they were copying Radiohead, it's just that they were similar, so a lot of record labels were very reluctant to sign them.

Rather uncharacteristic.
Don't labels normally relish the chance to make money from artists "similar" to something so successful?

Hey, don't shoot the messenger :P

At 7/4/08 07:49 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: Hey, don't shoot the messenger :P

Well yey for the Americans.
The reluctant British ones must have felt quite a string :).

At 7/4/08 07:55 PM, Nev wrote: Well yey for the Americans.
The reluctant British ones must have felt quite a string :).

Or, as it is more commonly known, sting.

At 7/4/08 07:29 PM, Sir-Nuts wrote: me some recommendations from their previous CDs?

Absolution
-Hysteria
-Stockholm Syndrome
-Time is Running Out
-Apocalypse Please
-The Small Print
-Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
-Butterflies & Hurricanes
-Falling Away With You

Origin of Symmetry
-Bliss
-Plug In Baby
-Citizen Erased
-Hyper Music
-New Born

Showbiz
-Uno
-Showbiz
-Sunburn
-Muscle Museum
-Cave
-Unintended

At 7/4/08 08:11 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

At 7/4/08 07:29 PM, Sir-Nuts wrote: me some recommendations from their previous CDs?

Origin of Symmetry
-Bliss
-Plug In Baby
-Citizen Erased
-Hyper Music
-New Born

You forgots Feeling Good, Space Dementia, and Dark Shines.

At 7/6/08 08:53 PM, hhcash wrote: You forgots Feeling Good, Space Dementia, and Dark Shines.

Darkshines is great.
I love the little dissonant piano bit :D.

And I absolutely hate Feeling Good.

At 7/4/08 08:11 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

You should also check out Glorious, Dead Star, and In Your World.

At 7/4/08 08:11 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: Absolution

That album is perfect, every song is a must listen. You forgot BH&R.

Black Holes & Revelations

Take A Bow
Starlight
Supermassive Black Hole
Invincible
Exo-Politics
Hoodoo
Knights of Cydonia

At 7/7/08 12:01 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

At 7/4/08 08:11 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

You should also check out Glorious, Dead Star, and In Your World.

And Hypochondriac Music, and Ashamed, and Citizen Erased live on Hullaballoo.

At 7/7/08 12:34 AM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: Black Holes & Revelations

Yeah, he said the previous albums.

Fellas, looks like we got a 3 disc documentary coming August 5 (if you guys don't know about it yet)

Anybody seen this video of Matt busting his lip at a show in Atlanta?

The comments afterward make me want to hit something. They give American Muse fans a bad rep ='[

At 7/13/08 04:09 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: Anybody seen this video of Matt busting his lip at a show in Atlanta?

The comments afterward make me want to hit something. They give American Muse fans a bad rep ='[

Making myself clearer: The comments in the video, not the comments at the bottom of the video.

At 7/13/08 04:09 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: Anybody seen this video of Matt busting his lip at a show in Atlanta?

The comments afterward make me want to hit something. They give American Muse fans a bad rep ='[

They seemed to be like joking and smiling and cracking jokes and shit. Typical americans. (I am American, and I wouldn't act like that)

Related pic.

Poor Matt ='[

10 days later after I asked to join...

Yeah, sorry for that. I have a tendency to forget some things... =P

At 7/4/08 08:11 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote:

At 7/4/08 07:29 PM, Sir-Nuts wrote: me some recommendations from their previous CDs?

Lots of recommendations!

Thanks for them. I gave a listen to most of them and liked every single one I listened to.

At 7/13/08 04:09 AM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: Anybody seen this video of Matt busting his lip at a show in Atlanta?

Ouch, that was a bad one.

This is the best Muse related video.
Period.

At 7/14/08 08:25 PM, Nev wrote: This is the best Muse related video.
Period.

Oh God, Matt's laugh is AWESOME. Lol@Slipknot fans getting butthurt.

At 7/14/08 08:25 PM, Nev wrote: This is the best Muse related video.
Period.

I saw that a while ago. I think it's on the DVD for Hullabaloo. There's nothing funnier than people making fun of Slipknot.

At 7/14/08 08:25 PM, Nev wrote: This is the best Muse related video.
Period.

Also, other than that,
this is the other best video Muse-related. It's just a big collection of clips that are Muse related and hilarious. From beginning to end.