Video idea: A list of your top 20 Muse songs. An in depth explanation of what makes them special to you personally, and why you find them to be subjectively/objectively good songs
Video idea: React to latest Biffy Clyro album, it is kinda similar to Muse, with unexpected changes, progressions and modern, original sound There is not that many reaction videos for them but yours definitely could be great
same here, i've been a fan for 10 years and It's been a long time since a muse song made me feel like this... verona made me cry more than once... seriously, i don't know what it is, matt's voice, the beat, the synth... everything. I cannot stop tearing up. I really hope they play it live.
Verona is in my top 10 muse songs already, it happened so quick, I have had euphoria and Verona on repeat most of the day. Euphoria seemed a bit cheesey but fun at first, now it's just fun.
Verona top 10 ? Appreciate your opinion. With an album like OOS which has 10 original songs, i already don't know how i can fit it no way near the top 10...
About WAFF, Matt said that this is the "weirdest, darkest lost B-side of Muse's life", and he recently talked about this song being the new closer for the concerts, maybe bc of the Knights vibes in the last riff, but just imagine this as the ending and then a lot of heavy riffs like they did when Stockholm was the closer in 2004 Btw, as always, great reaction, this channel is literally the best about Muse, and what a great album, I've already listened to Verona like 10 times, that song is just amazing (like almost all the songs in the album)
As great of a track i think it is, it just cant replace knights, i know its been a long time since a new closer and people definately thought the same of stockholm, but knights is just so good and is a perfect closer
I hope that they close with WaFF. Three minutes wouldn't be enough though. I hope that they bring it down at the end and then gradually build a slow, progressive crescendo towards an EPIC finale that lasts for 15 minutes + with some dirty, fuzzy, trancey, arp-laden techno that's somehow perfectly injected in order to rouse the crowd into a chant of, "We are fucking fucked!".... then this could be the most poetic scene as we all collectively proclaim that we know what our future holds but are numb to its implications. This pretentious old-school Muse-lover is massively excited about the live Muse experience in May. I reckon that I may have set my expectations too high though.
Verona is top 3 from the album for me. i am in love with it's haunting beauty. a rare uplifting song from Muse that doesnt bite. Euphoria is a weird The Killers Meets Time is Running Out on cocaine My mind has not settled on what to think of WAFF. i like the versus more than the chorus in my opinion. This album i think does beat out the last couple pretty easily.
I haven’t been able to listen to WAFF more than twice because of how much I dislike that chorus. It’s a shame because the start is so good but then the chorus gets so over the top.
@@carlosrob8423 That's the case with many Muse songs, so whatever. Luckily, I am not a native English speaker so I can just switch off the Understand-button and enjoy the music.
Ghosts is actually the song that's grown on me the most,it's just beautiful to the point it almost makes me cry and I actually like that it's just the piano because we saw what happened with "something human" when muse decided to put some layers in to it. I would definitely not put it at last place but I understand your point because this album hits everyone in different ways so everyone ranks their favourites differently..
I didn't really love Ghosts, but when i listened to it the first time and second time i understood the song is intended to be intimate and close to the listener using just piano and voice (wich fits well with the lyrics too), so that made me appreciate the song a little more even when I'm not a fan of it Sorry for my English haha
Ghosts is the best song in my opinion on the album. Its about people losing the people they love during lockdown and trying to move on as the world moves past covid creating the "great reset". I lost someone during lockdown, though not related to covid, it still made me tear up quite a bit. I think its nice to have a calmer and beautiful song on each album
Verona sounds to me like U2 Streets Have No Name mixed with a Stranger Things synth. It’s a grower for me for sure. WAFF gives me Queens of the Stone Age vibes.
It's the reminder of U2 that really puts me off. Really not the biggest fan of U2 at all. I still like the song - I think it sinks in the middle when the guitar comes in, but I like the guitar with the synth further into the song, so definitely gets better. I disagree with the video on Ghost - I really like the minimalist style of it. Not every song needs to have "layers", sometimes stripping it back to simple piano and vocals is a good thing, and for me it works really well here.
@@NightwalkReal I like the Euphoria verses but hate the choruses, same as how I feel about Get Up and Fight. Euphoria is like the Revolt of the album imo
I personally love and hate Ghosts. It hit too hard on a personal level. But music is subjective and every listener brings their own experiences to the song. To me, it just brought back memories of coming home alone from husband's funeral. So first listen shattered me. I understand how others don't really get anything out of it though. But I love that your reactions are honest and not just "OMG, it's all totes amazing!"
From what I know is this song is suppose to reflect on loss of lives from covid. At about 1/3 the way thru I thought this sound more like losing someone you're in love with romantically. For you, i see how it speaks to you in both ways. Muse is my all time favorite band, yet Linkin Park is the band that dragged through many years I was lost. Its amazing how someone we don't really know or have a personal relationship can be there with us through their music. I will prolly always remember reading your comment when I listen to ghost from now on and I'll know how much that song meant for someone. Take care
0:15 I said and did the exact same thing when I listened to it lol Verona is a bit like a more modern take of Madness for me, an ever building love song without the dubstep. I do prefer Madness over it though. Beautiful. It’s easily a career highlight for me
Personally I love Ghosts, though I can get why it wouldn't connect for everyone. It's simple but it really lands for me with every listen. All in all, I am enjoying this album so much. A more than worthy addition to the discography.
WAFF is definitely my favorite from the album and the best instrumentally from the album. It highlights the best playing from each, Matt’s weird guitar, Dom’s loose but tight drum playing, Chris’ intricate bass playing. I just love it
This album is growing on me. There are a lot of things to pick apart and appreciate and It's a step up from Simulation Theory thats for sure. But I still will be a die hard fan of the big 3 Muse albums(we all know which ones I'm talking about) and no album they have released after has topped them. I love new Muse but the magic they used to have is not the same now.
Let me guess Showbiz, OOS and Absolution? Or OOS, Absolution and BHAR? I personally love all their styles and albums but I’m more open minded to that way of thinking and approach. I do love their earlier sounds when they started but I know bands evolve and grow and that’s the purpose of Muse, that is their intent is to change and write what interests them at the time. Makes it hard for fans who are stuck in certain genres or eras of the band but that is the quintessential essence of Muse and always has been.
Man.. I appreciate that plug at 2:50 talking about how Verona has grown on you over multiple listens. That's something that's happened time after time for me with Muse. The more i listen, the more i appreciate what they've done. They take a lot of risks in their music, and even if it doesn't quite hit at first, it usually does eventually!
Yeah, that’s my issue with a few of the songs that don’t feel like they’re really trying much new like the title track or compliance. Nice to see you again!
I welcome the interjection on Verona, honestly I'm well past the "this isn't muse" comment that is used which takes away from judging the song itself on its own merits, not whom made it. Honestly I didn't expect that style of song to be my favourite on the album but it is that good. This is possibly the best album they've put out since BHaR, still listening.
Right now I can’t stop listening to You make me feel like it’s halloween! 🎃 I also really like Liberation, Won’t stand down and KOBK. Ghosts It doesn’t do it for me, it is a good balade but I feel like it is a little bit too minimalist. Overall it is a very cool album, I am happy 😎🤘
Absolutely brilliant album. Fears allayed. Most fun you can have with 10 songs on one disc in 2022. My only ‘gripe’ is no strings! Miss those overt classical stylings.
I wonder if that is due to them writing this album during COVID lockdown and by the time they were able to get together to finish recording their time was running out (😂). They didn't have much time in the Abbey Road studio!
Great reaction. I love this album, some absolute belters! I've been Muse obsessed since Origin, and am surprised not more people appreciate Ghosts, Matt alone with his piano is just hypnotic. Some stunning lyrics 'lost in a void with your ghost and our memories', so powerful! I really like it! One surprising note about that song however, I'm finding myself skipping the album version of Ghosts and instead listening to the version Muse released featuring 'Elisa'. They sing together towards the end and it just sounds so powerful and moving together. Absolutely stunning.
haha "thoughts post thinking!" i pretty much agree with all your thoughts at the end! (Although I would go even further and say Verona may be the best Muse song ever made :)
Great video. While I don't agree with all your opinions (I love Ghosts!) you present them very well. Very thoughtful analysis, well articulated. 👍 Favourite song has got to be Halloween. Because of course. Least favourite is Will of the People. It's not bad, and has grown on me. Perhaps it was just a lot for an opening track, especially when I haven't listened to much Muse in a long time, and I was going into the album somewhat sceptical. Like I was expecting to be disappointed. Thankfully I absolutely was not. This album ranks way up there for me. I love it.
So this album is definitely a grower. It takes a couple listens, but damn. I really like it a lot. The production is amazing. Each song has its own feel. And I’m sure will get better as time goes on. My favorite is still KOBK but WAFF definitely is battling for that top spot now. Can’t wait to hear it live!!! My least favorite is probably is still “will of the people”. It’s not a bad song but it’s just too basic for me. I actually enjoy “ghosts”. It’s a beautiful ballad but I do wish they did a little more with it. Good to see Matt’s voice is still holding up. I know he can’t hit those crazy high notes anymore but he definitely is finding is range still and it’s way better than most still. All together this album is definitely better than Simulation theory so I’m here for it. Muse is still the most talented band around and now I can’t wait to see their new live stage set up!! I’m sure they will out due themselves again. Let’s go musers!!!!
lol I listened to this with someone else who’s also a really old Muse fan and we were both in a trance while listening to Verona. It doesn’t sound like Muse, but it’s still possibly one of the most beautiful songs they’ve ever made and, honestly, I love the direction they took on this album. It’s like they finally found that sweet spot between expanding onto other genres while preserving their essence. I even dare to say they have never sounded better in terms of lyrics, instrumental complexity, and production. Everything’s just soooo so good.
I think there are exceptions, but i think their lyrics was the weakest part. its just so on the nose and lacks any subtlety, with the only exception being ghosts. Their lyrics are at their best when they're not trying to be political. its just more of the same stuff we've heard for over a decade without them having the balls to make an actual political statement and just giving very generalized statements that could appeal to anyone.
I gotta say that I really liked Ghost, especially after I got to know the backstory of that song : this was a personnal song of Matt he made during the COVID outbreak, that Dom and Chris wanted to have on the album cause it speaked to them too. And a little softness and piano song in the middle of an overall really rocky album doesn't hurn anyone :)
Dude, I can relate. We had almost exactly the same reaction. I didn't like Verona at first, but after some time it really grew on me, and I believe the "other band" you mentioned is Coldplay, the rhythm guitar reminded me a lot of their style. Ghosts is the worst song in the album by far, but I appreciate the idea. WOTP and Compliance are ok, the rest it's f* brilliant.
Doesn't sound like either Coldplay or U2. Last I checked neither of the two do synthpop songs. Ghosts is also amazing. Worst song on the album? Fake news.
I'm absolutely in love with WAFF. Its style and energy hits very close to the music I listen to. Weird and out of place chorus. I've been describing it a song that sounds like from an indie undiscovered band, then the solo appears and it screams Muse. I love this song from start to finish! It's fun to see your videos about this album, I watched you when Simulation Theory was releasing and I will be here when LP10 era stars. Your videos, opinions, covers and original songs are amazing :)
You were rocking out to Muse, and I knew I liked and respected your opinion. But when you name dropped Typhoons, I realized that you were a gentleman of refined taste, and for that, I salute you.
I love WAFF! Matt saying to F off was unexpected XD STOCKPILE! My order (Top 4 is super difficult and IMHO could be in any order) 1) Halloween(So funky it's unreal)10/10 2)Verona (hauntingly beautiful
@@sickranchez4742 it has the queen vocal parts. Just like United States of Eurasia. And the piano like resistance. I don’t think there was any piano on drones at all maybe aftermath
@@kaetce USoE was insane. EURA-SIA! SIA! SIA! I see your point, I was thinking about the Queen falsetto parts. Reminded me more of Defectors than anything. Now you mention it, it does have more USoE vibes.
Verona is just the culmination of the "Madness side" of Muse (Madness, Dead Inside etc, the progressive songs). It is the the most mature, the most constructed and the wisest of these progressive songs. Congratulations Muse, an instant top 10.
WOTP is an absolute banger of an album 👍 Will of the People is a fun song, even though it gets a bit repetitive, it's always fun to rock out to, and the chant is just too contagious Compliance is definitely on their pop side, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have that muse flare to it, it just has that groove... Liberation is for sure their most queen-sounding song, the piano and acoustic are what sold me to it, and I love the way it continues into WSD at the end Won't Stand Down is always going to be a huge heavy banger, and it will always make me play the riffs on air-guitar Ghosts is a song I won't listen to as much as the others, but it is a nice emotional piano ballad I'll listen to every now and then Halloween is the perfect pop rock song for halloween, the vocals and guitarwork are awesome, and the vibes it gives off are totally halloweeny Kill Or Be Killed is still probably my favorite song on the album, the heavy riffs, fast paced pre chorus, synth-filled chorus, and perfect solo all just add up to make this masterpiece Verona is definitely a song I will have to listen to more to appreciate every layer of it, the slow peaceful bliss feeling with the R&J themed lyrics make a beautiful song that still kind of ties into the theme of the album (i also love the guitar riff, it reminds me of U2 a bit) Euphoria is growing on me the fastest out of any song on the album, the guitar gives of MAJOR Knights of Cydonia vibes, and the energetic chorus and guitar solo will always make me smile We Are F**king F**ked is also growing on me quick, the gritty guitar and vocals in the verses give off a dark feeling of muse that I've always loved, the distorted guitar in the chorus is awesome, the solo is just pure gold, and it just makes the album go out with a bang if i had to put these from least fav to fav (at the moment) it would be 10. Ghosts (How Can I Move On) 9. Liberation 8. Compliance 7. Verona 6. Will Of The People 5. Won't Stand Down 4. You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween 3. We Are F**king F**ked 2. Euphoria 1. Kill Or Be Killed
Current ranking: 1. Will Of The People 2. You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween 3. We Are Fucking Fucked 4. Kill Or Be Killed 5. Won't Stand Down 6. Verona 7. Euphoria 8. Ghosts 9. Compliance 10. Liberation It won't dethrone Absolution or Black Holes, but it's definitely taken some of the biggest swings of any Muse album in years. Even the lowest ranked songs are proper bops.
Interesting: I'd say, subjectively: 1. Kill or be Killed 2. Won't Stand Down 3. Verona 4. We are fucking fucked 5. Compliance 6. Liberation 7.Euphoria 8. Ghosts 9. You Make Me Feel like it's halloween 10. Will of the People
I agree that Will of the People and Compliance are definitely the lower tier of the album. I enjoy Ghosts tho. Not my favorite on the album but I'd certainly put it somewhere in the middle. Verona is my favorite song on the album tho! I'm glad it's also one of your favorites
Ghosts hit me hard , really hard but I can understand why people would discard it . But it’s definitely not as shite as something human or dig down or get up and fight from simulation theory.
In regards to Verona. I wasn't a fan on the first listen. But after a few listens and listening to the lyrics it really gets me. The line from Matt "They can't stop us now, I won't let you die alone Because I love you so". Had me crying
I get what you're saying about Ghosts but the piano pulls me in and I always love to harmonize with Matt. I miss the concept album flare on this one, but there are some absolute bangers that remind me of my fave album BHAR. And that's always a good thing.
I hope that they close their concerts with WaFF. Three minutes wouldn't be enough though. I hope that they bring it down at the end and then gradually build a slow, progressive crescendo towards an EPIC finale that lasts for 15 minutes + with some dirty, fuzzy, trancey, arp-laden techno that's somehow perfectly injected in order to rouse the crowd into a chant of, "We are fucking fucked!".... then this could be the most poetic scene as we all collectively proclaim that we know what our future holds but are numb to its implications. This pretentious old-school Muse-lover is massively excited about the live Muse experience in May. I reckon that I may have set my expectations too high though.
Agreed with Ghosts, before we knew anything about the album i was interested in it because the title somehow caught my attention but it did disappoint,it’s nice but yeah it doesn’t go anywhere. Liberation still hasn’t grown on me ): loved the rest of the album tho, really happy with it 🥰 looking forward to your ranking videos!
Glad Verona is getting the love because it really is one of the best songs they've done in years. My partner has ruined Will of the People for me as it sounds cartoony, like its meant to be played when some kids are running amok through the school, rebelling against the teachers in some TV show and now I can't get that image out of my head.
that made me laugh, the melody of the chorus of Will Of The People is a nursery rhyme. I can just imagine signing it in year 3 of school. For me, it's the worst song in their entire collection along with get up and fight.
Verona has a U2 vibe which is why it just doesn’t resonate with me as much as it does with many fans. But it’ll grow on me for sure. Musically, WAFF is something else. I connect to it on a deeper level than many of the other tracks. It has a melancholy to it, calling back to Hullabaloo like you said.
Its weird but Thank you for having exactly the same reactions as me on the songs of Muse ! I cried 4 years ago on the void too (still in my favorite songs). And now, everyone around me didn't like Euphoria. I felt so alone before seeing your emotions ! :) #welovemuseforsamereasons
Verona is a really beautiful song! I like Ghost a lot as well! My favourite on the album is Won't Stand Down! Can't get enough of it. And the one I put at the bottom is Liberation. I hadn't heard that this album was gonna be like a greatest hits album with original songs. Like the idea!
Hi Dakota, great video! Here is how I would rank them 1. Kill Or Be Killed 2. Won't Stand Down 3. Halloween 4. Verona 5. WAFF 6. Ghosts 7. Euphoria 8. Compliance 9. WOTP 10. Liberation Looking forward to more videos from you!
I cant believe you said Ghost is forgettable, I know music is subjective but if you look at the impact that song is having on people regarding people they have lost its too deep and meaningful to be desribed as forgettable
Its something just that it has been said millions of times, a lot of them in a better less generic way. If the instrumental wasnt also so uninteresting then maaaybe, but no
@@proevoisace7 I'm glad you're enjoying it too! I don't think it's a bad song, just seems like a Muse attempt at an Adele song. I've appreciated their slower tracks a lot throughout the years and just wish it had a more impactful climax. The bridge was promising but it just went back to a reprised and modulated chorus.
1:30 does not sound like Muse? But What about glorius on BHR 🤘it's just like behold the glove, glorius and algorithm where mashup mix... You need to hear it again 🙈
Here's my top : 1 : Won't Stand Down 2 : We Are Fucking Fucked 3 : Kill Or Be Killed 4 : Verona 5 : You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween 6 : Euphoria 7 : Will Of The People 8 : Liberation 9 : Compliance 10 : Ghost (How Can I Move On)
You know I think that would be my exact rating too. I've always loved muses heavier songs because that's just what I love. And I absolutely love Waff. Definitely my favourite of the songs we hadn't heard on the album before. I've listened to it soo many times🤣
The first half of We Are Fucking Fucked sounds sooo much like The Trickster by Radiohead I love how the second half just turns into Knights of Cydonia lol
@@stray_rae Same, it has everything. Weird pedal effect riff, arpeggio chorus, heavy as fuck in the middle, a bloody death growl, a really unique solo, and Matt doing fulsetto. Doesn't get better than that.
The disappointing thing about KOBK is that, if the production was better, it genuinely could have reached Stockholm levels of awesome. The song is top tier, the execution, not so much
@@ShadowSatan411 Muse have always had, or at least for the past few albums, criticisms of their production being too saturated. This album definitely does that. The sonic elements that made Muse so desirable and unique have disappeared slowly over the last 10 years. Production is everything in terms of making you sound like you. Everything is starting to sound more like computer generated instruments, which is fine if you like that, but the reason I fell in love with Muse and why their golden three albums are so golden, is that the bombastic nature of their songs were always sonically grounded within the confides of being a band. You could hear it and feel it. They feel less like a band, from a productive standpoint and more like 3 producers. Which again, is fine if you like that, but it's lost a level of realism and relatability because of it
Verona is so spacey, it immediately puts me in different realm😩 Euphoria is luke it's name and similar to Starlight it is just happy song when you are in a good mood and you have that spring in your walk
Ghosts it's one of my favourite songs in the album because it's more impactful and if you listen to the lyrics it makes you a rage of emotions thats why is one of top three. In order of the songs from amazing to great I would put . You make me feel like it's Halloween . Ghosts . We are fucking fucked . Kill or be killed . Won't stand down . Will of the people . euphoria . liberation . Verona . Compliance
I feel like Ghosts hits differently if you have lost someone dear to you. A parent, a sibling, etc. I have lost my mother to cancer in 2002, and my father to a heart attack in 2010. Ghosts broke my heart. I wasn't sure of the meaning of the song after the first listen. At first I thought it was a post breakup song, but the second listen made me realize it was more about trying to move on after losing someone to death too soon. At least that's what I get out of this song. It's beautiful to me.
WAFF, Halloween, KOBK and WSD would definitely be in my top 4 ! I like Liberation, Euphoria and WOTP but I would put them a bit below. In the bottom 3: Compliance (the bassline is great though), Ghost (the piano and voice are lovely and I will probably listen to it more, but it feels like it belonged with Matt's solo projects) and Verona (as you said, it doesn't sound like a Muse song, even though the progression and build up is nice, maybe it will grow on me)
6:28 That explains why I was thinking that some of these songs sound like songs that I've heard before. I preferred the songs that they're referencing the first time around although I have a new appreciation for this album with this newly found knowledge.
Im on my 4th listen, I am a day 1 MUSE fan, so seeing/hearing Wont Stand Down, then Kill Or Be Killed led me to think a heavy album, which is how i like my muse. I may take that back though. i think i love Verona.
I really like every song on here. Hard to say which is my favourite. A lot surprised me. I will say ghosts is my least favourite as well and I thought it wouldn’t have a lot of replay value… but I’ve found it keeps getting stuck in my head. So, I’ve found I like it more now than I did!
Euphoria sounds like Time is running out 2.0 listen closely to the bridge of this song and thank me later :P Btw. Euphoria for me is the best (new) Song of this Album!
@@Iinky To me the chorus sounds very much like Revolt, mixed with canon in D. Edit: Read some comments on the video, now I also hear Mercy and Crying Shame in the chorus.
I think you feel about The Will of the People the same way I felt about Uprising: it's fun, but a bit too simple for me to consider it a "good" Muse song, and i can only think of things they could've done to make it "better". About compliance, it's a bit too poppy for me, but when I first listened to it I remember telling my gf "if your forget about Muse and how they 'should' sound like, and take this as a new song from an unknown band, it's actually pretty enjoyable". I've been thinking about it and I think Muse is a band that suffers a bit too much from it's past sometimes, because fans sometimes fell in love with a sound that they don't find in the newer albums as frequently as before. Just my two cents. Really enjoyed your video and it made reconsider my opinions on some of the songs.
My favorite song is Complaince, then Won't Stand Down, I must say Euphoria is very good. Verona is Master Electronic. F F Is Amazing, very pure, amazing sound. I find they look so Gentleman in this Album. The Queen voices are creepy to me. But nice
k, I feel like Muse songs span 3 catagories. 1. First listen favorites (the ones you put on repeat all day for days and can’t get it out of your brain). Those are the best!!!! 2. The undecided bunch. The songs at first listen seem like meh, even cringy, but piqued your interest. Days/weeks later, you find yourself enjoying it and then it becomes part of your playlist. 3. Didn’t like it first listen, returned a few dozen times, grew to appreciate something about it, then shelved it entirely.
Just rememeber that every album that Muse has released has had a lot of detractors the first year. Now almost everyone accepts them all as great music. Muse has famously stated that its fans are always roughly 4 years behind when it comes to appreciating their music.
This is so efn true. 1st Muse album i ever heard was resistance my gf recommended it. Hated it. 5 years later heard again...still hated it and didn't get this band. Then one day I found myself humming their song...played the album and was blown away. I immediately went and bought their 1st and 2nd albums unlisted... and everytime my 1st listen was well couldn't expect them all to be good...thankfully I replayed a few days later instead of years, and I concluded this may be one of the best bands I ever heard(for my personal taste of course). But absolutely to your point its spot on. WOTP album 1st listen and I thought we'll maybe its the end of a long good run for Muse. I even went to the forums to see if others found it as lack luster...the next day gave a 2nd listen and all I can say is....they did it to me again...I frkn love this album!!!!
I seem to differ in opinion from a lot of people here. Let me preface this by saying there is not a single song on this album that I dislike. For me, I would rank the songs as follows, from top to bottom: Kill or Be Killed, Won't Stand Down, Euphoria, We are Fucking Fucked, Ghost, Will of the People, Liberation, You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween, Verona, Compliance. But of course this is all subject to change
I'm so conflicted with Verona, it's the exact type of Muse song I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to that's slower (like Blackout) and in the first few listens I wasn't feeling it - and then I listened to it once where I put earphones in about halfway through and as soon as I put them in it like blew up at me idk how to explain LMAO but I think it's growing on me with time definitely like I'm much more into the feel of it now than I was the first time
Great review smart to take the time to actually analise the songs My fav 1. WSTD, 2. KOBK 3WAFF 4 VERONA 5 COMPLIANCE 6HALLOWEEN 7 EUPHORIA 8 GHOST 9.Liberation 10 Wotp
Has anyone else noticed that when he says we are fu..ing fu....It's the same tune as that old windows sound, it might be windows xp idk but still it's probably my favorite song off the album
4:24 was an editing error - blame my editor (me)
It's meant to say "(my opinions changed) a lot, I love it now lol"
Video idea:
A list of your top 20 Muse songs. An in depth explanation of what makes them special to you personally, and why you find them to be subjectively/objectively good songs
@@conormanning8745 Great idea! I have a lot of Muse videos on the way, and with the new album dropped it's a perfect time to make a new top 10/20
Video idea:
React to latest Biffy Clyro album, it is kinda similar to Muse, with unexpected changes, progressions and modern, original sound
There is not that many reaction videos for them but yours definitely could be great
@@NightwalkReal Yayyy! You da best :)
Yo, there's someone impresionating you in the comments. Shame 😔
In 20 years of listening to Muse, I’ve never felt so emotional and elated like I did when I first heard Verona. An instant favourite.
SAME. Jesus. Can't stop listening.
IKR, SAME
same here, i've been a fan for 10 years and It's been a long time since a muse song made me feel like this... verona made me cry more than once... seriously, i don't know what it is, matt's voice, the beat, the synth... everything. I cannot stop tearing up. I really hope they play it live.
@@strayfreckles That’s where I am too! So special. Matt just liked my tweet about Verona too 💜
It is pretty amazing
Verona is in my top 10 muse songs already, it happened so quick, I have had euphoria and Verona on repeat most of the day. Euphoria seemed a bit cheesey but fun at first, now it's just fun.
Verona is amazing
I agree
Verona top 10 ?
Appreciate your opinion.
With an album like OOS which has 10 original songs, i already don't know how i can fit it no way near the top 10...
It's okay...
@@antoinegonnet7639 So feeling good, hyper music and dark shined are top 10 muse songs?
They're good but top 10?
About WAFF, Matt said that this is the "weirdest, darkest lost B-side of Muse's life", and he recently talked about this song being the new closer for the concerts, maybe bc of the Knights vibes in the last riff, but just imagine this as the ending and then a lot of heavy riffs like they did when Stockholm was the closer in 2004
Btw, as always, great reaction, this channel is literally the best about Muse, and what a great album, I've already listened to Verona like 10 times, that song is just amazing (like almost all the songs in the album)
While I was listening to WAFF, I was thinking “this would be a great closure”
As great of a track i think it is, it just cant replace knights, i know its been a long time since a new closer and people definately thought the same of stockholm, but knights is just so good and is a perfect closer
I hope that they close with WaFF. Three minutes wouldn't be enough though. I hope that they bring it down at the end and then gradually build a slow, progressive crescendo towards an EPIC finale that lasts for 15 minutes + with some dirty, fuzzy, trancey, arp-laden techno that's somehow perfectly injected in order to rouse the crowd into a chant of, "We are fucking fucked!".... then this could be the most poetic scene as we all collectively proclaim that we know what our future holds but are numb to its implications.
This pretentious old-school Muse-lover is massively excited about the live Muse experience in May. I reckon that I may have set my expectations too high though.
@@TheValueOfN Or what if they added the outro of waff to the end of knights? i love waff and maybe that could be it?
Definitely a Knights vibe at the ending but has all the closure aspects of a live concert
My girlfriend and I now want to dance to Verona at our wedding. Incredible song.
Verona is top 3 from the album for me. i am in love with it's haunting beauty. a rare uplifting song from Muse that doesnt bite.
Euphoria is a weird The Killers Meets Time is Running Out on cocaine
My mind has not settled on what to think of WAFF. i like the versus more than the chorus in my opinion.
This album i think does beat out the last couple pretty easily.
I haven’t been able to listen to WAFF more than twice because of how much I dislike that chorus. It’s a shame because the start is so good but then the chorus gets so over the top.
@@fentolix5973 interesting opinion, I thought the chorus and the verses go so well together. I think it's my favourite on the album.
@@_nurmi06 Same here! It's so fun if you have the right mindset and feels!🤘
That description of Euphoria is hilarious, love it haha
Don mentioned once that he looks up to The Killers drummer, and you can hear the influence in Euphoria.
Verona is just so beautiful, almost makes me tear up everytime i listen to it, definetly my favorite om this album!
WAFF is such a blast!! Muse clearly not taking themselves too seriously, I can imagine this song absolutely being amazing live!!
Absolutely. It made me chuckle. Has a 70s punk vibe and can imagine they will have some fun with this live.
I love the melody of that song
Sorry but I can't with the cringe of those lyrics, so edgy and awkward
@@carlosrob8423 That's the case with many Muse songs, so whatever. Luckily, I am not a native English speaker so I can just switch off the Understand-button and enjoy the music.
Ghosts is actually the song that's grown on me the most,it's just beautiful to the point it almost makes me cry and I actually like that it's just the piano because we saw what happened with "something human" when muse decided to put some layers in to it. I would definitely not put it at last place but I understand your point because this album hits everyone in different ways so everyone ranks their favourites differently..
I didn't really love Ghosts, but when i listened to it the first time and second time i understood the song is intended to be intimate and close to the listener using just piano and voice (wich fits well with the lyrics too), so that made me appreciate the song a little more even when I'm not a fan of it
Sorry for my English haha
Ghosts is stunning. I love the stripped down style because it makes the lyrics feel so much more intimate and heartbreaking.
Well said
The song Verona gave me a Radiohead air (like it's a song from In Rainbows) with the Muse style (the synths)
It made me think of Let Down a bit...
To me sounds like “True Love Waits”, but definitely sound like Radiohead atmosphere
I'd also like to say that the first seconds of WAFF reminded me to Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The overall sound seems to take inspiration from U2 and Coldplay as well.
Ghosts is the best song in my opinion on the album. Its about people losing the people they love during lockdown and trying to move on as the world moves past covid creating the "great reset". I lost someone during lockdown, though not related to covid, it still made me tear up quite a bit. I think its nice to have a calmer and beautiful song on each album
Such a great song. It makes me sad that nobody likes it ;(
I agree. Of all of them it stood out to me the most personally.
It’s beautiful, and makes me cry every time.
I cried listening to ghosts, such an incredible song
I just lost my father, so Ghosts resonates with me quite a bit. Definitely not a bad song. Might be a sentimental favorite.
Verona sounds to me like U2 Streets Have No Name mixed with a Stranger Things synth. It’s a grower for me for sure.
WAFF gives me Queens of the Stone Age vibes.
Yes this!
It's the reminder of U2 that really puts me off. Really not the biggest fan of U2 at all. I still like the song - I think it sinks in the middle when the guitar comes in, but I like the guitar with the synth further into the song, so definitely gets better. I disagree with the video on Ghost - I really like the minimalist style of it. Not every song needs to have "layers", sometimes stripping it back to simple piano and vocals is a good thing, and for me it works really well here.
VERONA BABY. SPACE MUSE IS BACK
Space Muse is the best Muse.
WAFF is an incredible live experience too. The energy is out of this world
Euphoria top tier and better than Blockades, also agree with the WAFF take that the verses sound super old school muse
They sound like that old school muse mixed with The Trickster by Radiohead to me
@@NightwalkReal another radiohead moment is when the guitar kicks in during Verona. "Let Down" to be specific
I agree
@@NightwalkReal Finally, someone else who picked up on how much it sounded like The Trickster, it was my first thought while hearing the song actually
@@NightwalkReal I like the Euphoria verses but hate the choruses, same as how I feel about Get Up and Fight. Euphoria is like the Revolt of the album imo
I personally love and hate Ghosts. It hit too hard on a personal level. But music is subjective and every listener brings their own experiences to the song. To me, it just brought back memories of coming home alone from husband's funeral. So first listen shattered me. I understand how others don't really get anything out of it though. But I love that your reactions are honest and not just "OMG, it's all totes amazing!"
From what I know is this song is suppose to reflect on loss of lives from covid. At about 1/3 the way thru I thought this sound more like losing someone you're in love with romantically. For you, i see how it speaks to you in both ways. Muse is my all time favorite band, yet Linkin Park is the band that dragged through many years I was lost. Its amazing how someone we don't really know or have a personal relationship can be there with us through their music. I will prolly always remember reading your comment when I listen to ghost from now on and I'll know how much that song meant for someone. Take care
0:15 I said and did the exact same thing when I listened to it lol
Verona is a bit like a more modern take of Madness for me, an ever building love song without the dubstep. I do prefer Madness over it though. Beautiful. It’s easily a career highlight for me
Haha I did the same too lol🤣
THIS. It’s definitely similar to madness
Personally I love Ghosts, though I can get why it wouldn't connect for everyone. It's simple but it really lands for me with every listen. All in all, I am enjoying this album so much. A more than worthy addition to the discography.
Ghosts is probably my favourite slow song on the album, the simplicity really drew me in
10:59 System of a Down made a cover of Knights of Cydonia
WAFF is definitely my favorite from the album and the best instrumentally from the album. It highlights the best playing from each, Matt’s weird guitar, Dom’s loose but tight drum playing, Chris’ intricate bass playing. I just love it
And the music video is great, Matt loses his mind during the chorus lmao
Also love it! Its def top 3 for me of the album
This album is growing on me. There are a lot of things to pick apart and appreciate and It's a step up from Simulation Theory thats for sure. But I still will be a die hard fan of the big 3 Muse albums(we all know which ones I'm talking about) and no album they have released after has topped them. I love new Muse but the magic they used to have is not the same now.
Let me guess Showbiz, OOS and Absolution? Or OOS, Absolution and BHAR?
I personally love all their styles and albums but I’m more open minded to that way of thinking and approach. I do love their earlier sounds when they started but I know bands evolve and grow and that’s the purpose of Muse, that is their intent is to change and write what interests them at the time. Makes it hard for fans who are stuck in certain genres or eras of the band but that is the quintessential essence of Muse and always has been.
Man.. I appreciate that plug at 2:50 talking about how Verona has grown on you over multiple listens. That's something that's happened time after time for me with Muse. The more i listen, the more i appreciate what they've done. They take a lot of risks in their music, and even if it doesn't quite hit at first, it usually does eventually!
Yeah, that’s my issue with a few of the songs that don’t feel like they’re really trying much new like the title track or compliance. Nice to see you again!
WAFF is incredibly infectious, I can imagine a stadium of 70'000 all jumping to the chorus and ending 😄😄😄
S T O C K P I L E
WE
ARE
GETTING
FUCKING
FUCKED
I welcome the interjection on Verona, honestly I'm well past the "this isn't muse" comment that is used which takes away from judging the song itself on its own merits, not whom made it.
Honestly I didn't expect that style of song to be my favourite on the album but it is that good.
This is possibly the best album they've put out since BHaR, still listening.
Right now I can’t stop listening to You make me feel like it’s halloween! 🎃
I also really like Liberation, Won’t stand down and KOBK.
Ghosts It doesn’t do it for me, it is a good balade but I feel like it is a little bit too minimalist.
Overall it is a very cool album, I am happy 😎🤘
Give Ghost a chance, listen to it a couple of times. I had goosebumps when I listened the third time
Absolutely brilliant album. Fears allayed. Most fun you can have with 10 songs on one disc in 2022. My only ‘gripe’ is no strings! Miss those overt classical stylings.
That's a very good point,a best of muse style album with no classical elements. Great to hear Matt at the piano again though.
@@davidsimpson5974 Agreed! More piano than I expected. But oh for a wash of Blackout or Hoodoo strings.
There are some strings on Won't Stand Down, on background in chorus.
@@igorkirsanov5639 True. But there are no, what we would call, real string heavy songs.
I wonder if that is due to them writing this album during COVID lockdown and by the time they were able to get together to finish recording their time was running out (😂). They didn't have much time in the Abbey Road studio!
Great reaction. I love this album, some absolute belters!
I've been Muse obsessed since Origin, and am surprised not more people appreciate Ghosts, Matt alone with his piano is just hypnotic. Some stunning lyrics 'lost in a void with your ghost and our memories', so powerful! I really like it!
One surprising note about that song however, I'm finding myself skipping the album version of Ghosts and instead listening to the version Muse released featuring 'Elisa'. They sing together towards the end and it just sounds so powerful and moving together. Absolutely stunning.
WAFF is def my favorite from this album for sure, the energy and silliness makes it a total banger.
haha "thoughts post thinking!" i pretty much agree with all your thoughts at the end! (Although I would go even further and say Verona may be the best Muse song ever made :)
I gotta say, I did think how Verona gives me massive Daniel vibes. Cant wait to hear your cover, I know you’ll do it justice!
Great video. While I don't agree with all your opinions (I love Ghosts!) you present them very well. Very thoughtful analysis, well articulated. 👍
Favourite song has got to be Halloween. Because of course. Least favourite is Will of the People. It's not bad, and has grown on me. Perhaps it was just a lot for an opening track, especially when I haven't listened to much Muse in a long time, and I was going into the album somewhat sceptical. Like I was expecting to be disappointed. Thankfully I absolutely was not. This album ranks way up there for me. I love it.
So this album is definitely a grower. It takes a couple listens, but damn. I really like it a lot. The production is amazing. Each song has its own feel. And I’m sure will get better as time goes on. My favorite is still KOBK but WAFF definitely is battling for that top spot now. Can’t wait to hear it live!!! My least favorite is probably is still “will of the people”. It’s not a bad song but it’s just too basic for me. I actually enjoy “ghosts”. It’s a beautiful ballad but I do wish they did a little more with it. Good to see Matt’s voice is still holding up. I know he can’t hit those crazy high notes anymore but he definitely is finding is range still and it’s way better than most still. All together this album is definitely better than Simulation theory so I’m here for it. Muse is still the most talented band around and now I can’t wait to see their new live stage set up!! I’m sure they will out due themselves again. Let’s go musers!!!!
lol I listened to this with someone else who’s also a really old Muse fan and we were both in a trance while listening to Verona. It doesn’t sound like Muse, but it’s still possibly one of the most beautiful songs they’ve ever made and, honestly, I love the direction they took on this album. It’s like they finally found that sweet spot between expanding onto other genres while preserving their essence. I even dare to say they have never sounded better in terms of lyrics, instrumental complexity, and production. Everything’s just soooo so good.
Agreed 🙌🏼
I think there are exceptions, but i think their lyrics was the weakest part. its just so on the nose and lacks any subtlety, with the only exception being ghosts. Their lyrics are at their best when they're not trying to be political. its just more of the same stuff we've heard for over a decade without them having the balls to make an actual political statement and just giving very generalized statements that could appeal to anyone.
I gotta say that I really liked Ghost, especially after I got to know the backstory of that song : this was a personnal song of Matt he made during the COVID outbreak, that Dom and Chris wanted to have on the album cause it speaked to them too.
And a little softness and piano song in the middle of an overall really rocky album doesn't hurn anyone :)
Dude, I can relate. We had almost exactly the same reaction. I didn't like Verona at first, but after some time it really grew on me, and I believe the "other band" you mentioned is Coldplay, the rhythm guitar reminded me a lot of their style. Ghosts is the worst song in the album by far, but I appreciate the idea. WOTP and Compliance are ok, the rest it's f* brilliant.
Verona reminds me of M83
Same, for the ghost, i think its too empty because its just matt alone, it would be better if matt release ghost as solo and not in muse album
more U2 than Coldplay if you listen to the guitar
Doesn't sound like either Coldplay or U2. Last I checked neither of the two do synthpop songs. Ghosts is also amazing. Worst song on the album? Fake news.
@@emmyjemmy4208 Yes! U2 as well, but just that guitar, the rest is pure Muse
I'm absolutely in love with WAFF.
Its style and energy hits very close to the music I listen to. Weird and out of place chorus. I've been describing it a song that sounds like from an indie undiscovered band, then the solo appears and it screams Muse. I love this song from start to finish!
It's fun to see your videos about this album, I watched you when Simulation Theory was releasing and I will be here when LP10 era stars. Your videos, opinions, covers and original songs are amazing :)
I honestly love your reaction videos so so much! I was waiting for you to upload and share your opinion! Always a delight 😄
You were rocking out to Muse, and I knew I liked and respected your opinion. But when you name dropped Typhoons, I realized that you were a gentleman of refined taste, and for that, I salute you.
I love WAFF! Matt saying to F off was unexpected XD STOCKPILE!
My order (Top 4 is super difficult and IMHO could be in any order)
1) Halloween(So funky it's unreal)10/10
2)Verona (hauntingly beautiful
Liberation is USoE and resistance to a tea. Kill or be killed sounds like the drones song to me personally
@@kaetce Really!?! I just don't hear it!
@@sickranchez4742 it has the queen vocal parts. Just like United States of Eurasia. And the piano like resistance. I don’t think there was any piano on drones at all maybe aftermath
@@kaetce USoE was insane. EURA-SIA! SIA! SIA!
I see your point, I was thinking about the Queen falsetto parts. Reminded me more of Defectors than anything. Now you mention it, it does have more USoE vibes.
1:32 my first impression was like “waitc this is Placebo in the earliest 2000?” I love it Verona, it’s a beautiful song
Yes! I don't believe placebo has a direct influence on muse, but the guitar pattern definitely carries their sound.
Yes yes ! Also I appreciatte placebo being named, i believe is underappreciatted
@@marialeduque8827 for sure. The last placebo album is truly good, the best by far in a long time.
The "Verona" guitar part and the vocals gives me a U2 Joshua Tree vibe.....😎👍💯
I love the thing that you note the Absolution influence on Euphoria. That's a real muser appreciation! Love your videos. Greetings from Argentina!
Verona is just the culmination of the "Madness side" of Muse (Madness, Dead Inside etc, the progressive songs). It is the the most mature, the most constructed and the wisest of these progressive songs.
Congratulations Muse, an instant top 10.
WOTP is an absolute banger of an album 👍
Will of the People is a fun song, even though it gets a bit repetitive, it's always fun to rock out to, and the chant is just too contagious
Compliance is definitely on their pop side, but it doesn't mean it doesn't have that muse flare to it, it just has that groove...
Liberation is for sure their most queen-sounding song, the piano and acoustic are what sold me to it, and I love the way it continues into WSD at the end
Won't Stand Down is always going to be a huge heavy banger, and it will always make me play the riffs on air-guitar
Ghosts is a song I won't listen to as much as the others, but it is a nice emotional piano ballad I'll listen to every now and then
Halloween is the perfect pop rock song for halloween, the vocals and guitarwork are awesome, and the vibes it gives off are totally halloweeny
Kill Or Be Killed is still probably my favorite song on the album, the heavy riffs, fast paced pre chorus, synth-filled chorus, and perfect solo all just add up to make this masterpiece
Verona is definitely a song I will have to listen to more to appreciate every layer of it, the slow peaceful bliss feeling with the R&J themed lyrics make a beautiful song that still kind of ties into the theme of the album (i also love the guitar riff, it reminds me of U2 a bit)
Euphoria is growing on me the fastest out of any song on the album, the guitar gives of MAJOR Knights of Cydonia vibes, and the energetic chorus and guitar solo will always make me smile
We Are F**king F**ked is also growing on me quick, the gritty guitar and vocals in the verses give off a dark feeling of muse that I've always loved, the distorted guitar in the chorus is awesome, the solo is just pure gold, and it just makes the album go out with a bang
if i had to put these from least fav to fav (at the moment) it would be
10. Ghosts (How Can I Move On)
9. Liberation
8. Compliance
7. Verona
6. Will Of The People
5. Won't Stand Down
4. You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
3. We Are F**king F**ked
2. Euphoria
1. Kill Or Be Killed
Current ranking:
1. Will Of The People
2. You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
3. We Are Fucking Fucked
4. Kill Or Be Killed
5. Won't Stand Down
6. Verona
7. Euphoria
8. Ghosts
9. Compliance
10. Liberation
It won't dethrone Absolution or Black Holes, but it's definitely taken some of the biggest swings of any Muse album in years. Even the lowest ranked songs are proper bops.
WOTP first is definitely a hot take :D Interesting list.
Interesting: I'd say, subjectively:
1. Kill or be Killed
2. Won't Stand Down
3. Verona
4. We are fucking fucked
5. Compliance
6. Liberation
7.Euphoria
8. Ghosts
9. You Make Me Feel like it's halloween
10. Will of the People
@@NightwalkReal It just slaps! I'd probably put it behind Halloween and Fucking Fucked at this point but still top 3!
I felt the same way about Verona, but now i love the song and it's one of my favorites.
I agree that Will of the People and Compliance are definitely the lower tier of the album. I enjoy Ghosts tho. Not my favorite on the album but I'd certainly put it somewhere in the middle. Verona is my favorite song on the album tho! I'm glad it's also one of your favorites
Lol same with the headphone thing😂 stereo tricks. And Verona reminds me of Guiding Light and Madness
Verona sound like thouse sinth wave song with Simpsons caracters hight on the screen
Ghosts hit me hard , really hard but I can understand why people would discard it . But it’s definitely not as shite as something human or dig down or get up and fight from simulation theory.
In regards to Verona. I wasn't a fan on the first listen. But after a few listens and listening to the lyrics it really gets me. The line from Matt "They can't stop us now, I won't let you die alone
Because I love you so". Had me crying
No one
Absolutely nobody
Zero people in the wotpverse
Dakota: "yeah euphoria reminded me of the small print"
Endlessly is my favorite song from muse and Verona is amazing song as well.
I get what you're saying about Ghosts but the piano pulls me in and I always love to harmonize with Matt. I miss the concept album flare on this one, but there are some absolute bangers that remind me of my fave album BHAR. And that's always a good thing.
I hope that they close their concerts with WaFF. Three minutes wouldn't be enough though. I hope that they bring it down at the end and then gradually build a slow, progressive crescendo towards an EPIC finale that lasts for 15 minutes + with some dirty, fuzzy, trancey, arp-laden techno that's somehow perfectly injected in order to rouse the crowd into a chant of, "We are fucking fucked!".... then this could be the most poetic scene as we all collectively proclaim that we know what our future holds but are numb to its implications.
This pretentious old-school Muse-lover is massively excited about the live Muse experience in May. I reckon that I may have set my expectations too high though.
Agreed with Ghosts, before we knew anything about the album i was interested in it because the title somehow caught my attention but it did disappoint,it’s nice but yeah it doesn’t go anywhere. Liberation still hasn’t grown on me ): loved the rest of the album tho, really happy with it 🥰 looking forward to your ranking videos!
Glad Verona is getting the love because it really is one of the best songs they've done in years.
My partner has ruined Will of the People for me as it sounds cartoony, like its meant to be played when some kids are running amok through the school, rebelling against the teachers in some TV show and now I can't get that image out of my head.
that made me laugh, the melody of the chorus of Will Of The People is a nursery rhyme. I can just imagine signing it in year 3 of school. For me, it's the worst song in their entire collection along with get up and fight.
Verona has a U2 vibe which is why it just doesn’t resonate with me as much as it does with many fans. But it’ll grow on me for sure.
Musically, WAFF is something else. I connect to it on a deeper level than many of the other tracks. It has a melancholy to it, calling back to Hullabaloo like you said.
Its weird but Thank you for having exactly the same reactions as me on the songs of Muse ! I cried 4 years ago on the void too (still in my favorite songs). And now, everyone around me didn't like Euphoria. I felt so alone before seeing your emotions ! :) #welovemuseforsamereasons
Verona is a really beautiful song!
I like Ghost a lot as well!
My favourite on the album is Won't Stand Down! Can't get enough of it.
And the one I put at the bottom is Liberation.
I hadn't heard that this album was gonna be like a greatest hits album with original songs. Like the idea!
Hi Dakota, great video! Here is how I would rank them
1. Kill Or Be Killed
2. Won't Stand Down
3. Halloween
4. Verona
5. WAFF
6. Ghosts
7. Euphoria
8. Compliance
9. WOTP
10. Liberation
Looking forward to more videos from you!
You got halloween and liberation the wrong way around 🫢
@@rickcoe Ahahahaha, yes I can see why you would think that!
I cant believe you said Ghost is forgettable, I know music is subjective but if you look at the impact that song is having on people regarding people they have lost its too deep and meaningful to be desribed as forgettable
Its something just that it has been said millions of times, a lot of them in a better less generic way. If the instrumental wasnt also so uninteresting then maaaybe, but no
@@TeddymanYT as i say its subjective but id have to disagree, i love the song
@@proevoisace7 glad you are enjoying it! :D
@@TeddymanYT thanks, hope it grows on you 👍
@@proevoisace7 I'm glad you're enjoying it too! I don't think it's a bad song, just seems like a Muse attempt at an Adele song. I've appreciated their slower tracks a lot throughout the years and just wish it had a more impactful climax. The bridge was promising but it just went back to a reprised and modulated chorus.
1:30 does not sound like Muse? But What about glorius on BHR 🤘it's just like behold the glove, glorius and algorithm where mashup mix... You need to hear it again 🙈
Ooh, I definitely hear the Glorious reference!
Here's my top :
1 : Won't Stand Down
2 : We Are Fucking Fucked
3 : Kill Or Be Killed
4 : Verona
5 : You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
6 : Euphoria
7 : Will Of The People
8 : Liberation
9 : Compliance
10 : Ghost (How Can I Move On)
You know I think that would be my exact rating too. I've always loved muses heavier songs because that's just what I love. And I absolutely love Waff. Definitely my favourite of the songs we hadn't heard on the album before. I've listened to it soo many times🤣
The first half of We Are Fucking Fucked sounds sooo much like The Trickster by Radiohead
I love how the second half just turns into Knights of Cydonia lol
I told someone in the comments it reminded me of the trickster too!!
Definitely The Trickster!
Dom also does the Break it to me in that song
Crying Shame has the lyrics ""And we were kissing gods
Against all the odds" and Euphoria has a similar lyric and pattern to that
lmao I literally just finished watching the first one
Kill Or Be Killed is very easily the best song on the album. It's one of the best songs Muse have ever written.
Easily has become one of my top 5 all-time muse songs.
@@stray_rae Same, it has everything. Weird pedal effect riff, arpeggio chorus, heavy as fuck in the middle, a bloody death growl, a really unique solo, and Matt doing fulsetto. Doesn't get better than that.
The disappointing thing about KOBK is that, if the production was better, it genuinely could have reached Stockholm levels of awesome. The song is top tier, the execution, not so much
@@picklerick4733 I genuinely don't understand the criticisms about the production, what's wrong with it?
@@ShadowSatan411 Muse have always had, or at least for the past few albums, criticisms of their production being too saturated. This album definitely does that. The sonic elements that made Muse so desirable and unique have disappeared slowly over the last 10 years. Production is everything in terms of making you sound like you. Everything is starting to sound more like computer generated instruments, which is fine if you like that, but the reason I fell in love with Muse and why their golden three albums are so golden, is that the bombastic nature of their songs were always sonically grounded within the confides of being a band. You could hear it and feel it. They feel less like a band, from a productive standpoint and more like 3 producers. Which again, is fine if you like that, but it's lost a level of realism and relatability because of it
I haven't vibed with a part of a muse song like I did with the end of WAFF in a LOOOONNNGGG time
Verona is so spacey, it immediately puts me in different realm😩
Euphoria is luke it's name and similar to Starlight it is just happy song when you are in a good mood and you have that spring in your walk
Ghosts it's one of my favourite songs in the album because it's more impactful and if you listen to the lyrics it makes you a rage of emotions thats why is one of top three.
In order of the songs from amazing to great I would put
. You make me feel like it's Halloween
. Ghosts
. We are fucking fucked
. Kill or be killed
. Won't stand down
. Will of the people
. euphoria
. liberation
. Verona
. Compliance
I feel like Ghosts hits differently if you have lost someone dear to you. A parent, a sibling, etc. I have lost my mother to cancer in 2002, and my father to a heart attack in 2010. Ghosts broke my heart. I wasn't sure of the meaning of the song after the first listen. At first I thought it was a post breakup song, but the second listen made me realize it was more about trying to move on after losing someone to death too soon. At least that's what I get out of this song. It's beautiful to me.
Verona is just so wonderful and lovely.
WAFF, Halloween, KOBK and WSD would definitely be in my top 4 ! I like Liberation, Euphoria and WOTP but I would put them a bit below.
In the bottom 3: Compliance (the bassline is great though), Ghost (the piano and voice are lovely and I will probably listen to it more, but it feels like it belonged with Matt's solo projects) and Verona (as you said, it doesn't sound like a Muse song, even though the progression and build up is nice, maybe it will grow on me)
Excited to hear your thoughts on where this ranks among the Muse discography. I find this album to be more fun than both Drones and Sim Theory.
6:28 That explains why I was thinking that some of these songs sound like songs that I've heard before. I preferred the songs that they're referencing the first time around although I have a new appreciation for this album with this newly found knowledge.
Wont Stand down and Killed or be Killed are solid my top 10 muse song ever, may top 5 too. its just absolute banger!
This one bring tears in my eyes just like kobk bring anger in my heart. And this, is Muse.
I didn't like Compliance at first, but I'm singing it in my head all day and I now think I underestimated it. Verona ❤
Im on my 4th listen, I am a day 1 MUSE fan, so seeing/hearing Wont Stand Down, then Kill Or Be Killed led me to think a heavy album, which is how i like my muse. I may take that back though.
i think i love Verona.
I also saw similarities between Halloween and Typhoons album from Royal Blood, which was top 2 best albums from 2021, along with new Biffy Clyro album
I really like every song on here. Hard to say which is my favourite. A lot surprised me. I will say ghosts is my least favourite as well and I thought it wouldn’t have a lot of replay value… but I’ve found it keeps getting stuck in my head. So, I’ve found I like it more now than I did!
Euphoria sounds like Time is running out 2.0
listen closely to the bridge of this song and thank me later :P
Btw. Euphoria for me is the best (new) Song of this Album!
I know, but a bridge doesn't make an entire song.
@@gargaduk also the chrorus time is running out-ish.
@@Iinky To me the chorus sounds very much like Revolt, mixed with canon in D.
Edit: Read some comments on the video, now I also hear Mercy and Crying Shame in the chorus.
I think you feel about The Will of the People the same way I felt about Uprising: it's fun, but a bit too simple for me to consider it a "good" Muse song, and i can only think of things they could've done to make it "better".
About compliance, it's a bit too poppy for me, but when I first listened to it I remember telling my gf "if your forget about Muse and how they 'should' sound like, and take this as a new song from an unknown band, it's actually pretty enjoyable". I've been thinking about it and I think Muse is a band that suffers a bit too much from it's past sometimes, because fans sometimes fell in love with a sound that they don't find in the newer albums as frequently as before.
Just my two cents. Really enjoyed your video and it made reconsider my opinions on some of the songs.
My favorite song is Complaince, then Won't Stand Down, I must say Euphoria is very good. Verona is Master Electronic. F F Is Amazing, very pure, amazing sound. I find they look so Gentleman in this Album. The Queen voices are creepy to me. But nice
You do very good reactions
Well I live in Verona and after this, if Muse don’t come to visit us again in 2023 in the Arena like they did in 2007 they will be f***ing f***ed
k, I feel like Muse songs span 3 catagories.
1. First listen favorites (the ones you put on repeat all day for days and can’t get it out of your brain). Those are the best!!!!
2. The undecided bunch. The songs at first listen seem like meh, even cringy, but piqued your interest. Days/weeks later, you find yourself enjoying it and then it becomes part of your playlist.
3. Didn’t like it first listen, returned a few dozen times, grew to appreciate something about it, then shelved it entirely.
Another comment loving Verona my first impressions of it were "Stranger things" intro 😄 but I loved the atmosphere and build
Verona OMG I'm gone 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Ghosts “worst song in the album” *dies inside*
But it is
@@EzioMonty117 Will of the People is.
Its such a great song
Just rememeber that every album that Muse has released has had a lot of detractors the first year. Now almost everyone accepts them all as great music. Muse has famously stated that its fans are always roughly 4 years behind when it comes to appreciating their music.
This is so efn true. 1st Muse album i ever heard was resistance my gf recommended it. Hated it. 5 years later heard again...still hated it and didn't get this band. Then one day I found myself humming their song...played the album and was blown away. I immediately went and bought their 1st and 2nd albums unlisted... and everytime my 1st listen was well couldn't expect them all to be good...thankfully I replayed a few days later instead of years, and I concluded this may be one of the best bands I ever heard(for my personal taste of course). But absolutely to your point its spot on. WOTP album 1st listen and I thought we'll maybe its the end of a long good run for Muse. I even went to the forums to see if others found it as lack luster...the next day gave a 2nd listen and all I can say is....they did it to me again...I frkn love this album!!!!
I seem to differ in opinion from a lot of people here. Let me preface this by saying there is not a single song on this album that I dislike. For me, I would rank the songs as follows, from top to bottom: Kill or Be Killed, Won't Stand Down, Euphoria, We are Fucking Fucked, Ghost, Will of the People, Liberation, You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween, Verona, Compliance. But of course this is all subject to change
I'm so conflicted with Verona, it's the exact type of Muse song I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to that's slower (like Blackout) and in the first few listens I wasn't feeling it - and then I listened to it once where I put earphones in about halfway through and as soon as I put them in it like blew up at me idk how to explain LMAO but I think it's growing on me with time definitely like I'm much more into the feel of it now than I was the first time
Tracks 7,8, and 9 is a great listen, kill or be killed, Verona and euphoria is a great mini listen.
Dom also did backing vocals for Break It To Me from Simulation Theory
Great review smart to take the time to actually analise the songs
My fav 1. WSTD, 2. KOBK 3WAFF 4 VERONA
5 COMPLIANCE 6HALLOWEEN
7 EUPHORIA 8 GHOST 9.Liberation 10 Wotp
Has anyone else noticed that when he says we are fu..ing fu....It's the same tune as that old windows sound, it might be windows xp idk but still it's probably my favorite song off the album