Come Ride With Me, Through The Veins of History

So how awesome is Muse? Really? I'm willing to bet... oh say.... $14 Billion (the amount of the proposed and denied GM Bailout? Maybe) that they are one of the greatest and most talented and pioneering bands in history. 

Seriously, let's talk about this. Have you ever listened to any of their music? If not, get off this page and go to iTunes and buy their music, or go to YouTube and check them out. It's so incredibly intricate. Their music is like a combination of Brit-pop, metal, funk, classical music, and indie. And they make it sound sooooo good. If you listen to any of the electronic parts in their songs, you should try to picture it being played by a full string orchestra. Fits perfectly, right? 

And how about Mattew Bellamy's voice? Talk about intense. When he's in full voice, he can sound more powerful than the jaws of life. And when he kicks it up into his falsetto voice, oh man. Talk about sleek and sexy. I can say that. It's ok. I asked my girlfriend. ;-)

Vocal harmony is something that's been used for years and years, but Muse seems to have constructed their own brand of harmony. In Knights of Cydonia, when the lyric comes in, "No one's gonna take me alive. The time has come to make things right. You and I must fight for our rights. You and I must fight to survive," get ready to be overwhelmed with warm fuzzies. Yes, it's a really dark part of the song, but the vocals are so incredibly rich here that when I hear them, I could just burst. 

Have you heard all of the classical piano played in their music? And all of the hard driving bass lines? And the huge drum beats? And all of the crazy effects that they use? 

This band needs to be appreciated. There is something in there for everyone. Literally. 

Look them up. 

http://www.muse.mu/index.php

http://www.myspace.com/muse