Quick story time about this song: I heard this song for the first time on the radio back in early 2004. I was around 11 years old and I was absolutely floored by this song. Back in the days before Shazam and the Internet not being what it is now, I had to wait till the end of the song and pray that the DJ would say it’s name so I could find it at the record store. The Dj never said it so I used my grandmas cell phone and called the station to ask what song it was. The phone was really muffled and I thought he said it was “the used” and not Muse. Went to the record store and gathered all “the used” albums, got into emo music lol, but still couldn’t find this song. Fast forward 3 years later one of my friends who was pretty well versed in music PLAYED THIS SONG one day and I started freaking out. I told him I’d been looking for the name of this song for years. THAT SAME DAY, I went to the record store and bought this CD. Sorry for the long story, but this is one of my favorite songs ever and I’m so so happy you covered it! Keep up the great work I love your videos! 🤘🏾
That is an awesome story! Finding Muse was fun for me as well, I remember hearing one of their songs on the radio and it was definitely hard to track them down and figure out what was playing, but eventually I met a friend who was into Muse and played me an entire album. We looked for concert tickets, but in America they weren't headlining their own tours yet and were on tour with My Chemical Romance as an opening act. We went to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland and saw them live, field tickets, and it started to downpour. There ended up being a small group of about 30 of us that gathered together and were just rocking out in the rain, dancing and enjoying ourselves while everyone else waited for My Chemical Romance to come on and play. Their last song on that set was this one, Stockholm Syndrome, and ever since I saw that live performance I realized just how freaking talented Muse is and Matt Bellamy is just an insane frontman. Still one of my favorite performances of all time and he just captured us and the stage with such charisma and presence. Actually, that concert might of been really awesome for you to see! LOL, little Muse, little EMO, all fun!
When I was 15 I was round my friends house he was about 10 years older than me and I was listening to this album called absolution from start to finish and I had the same floored moment! Went out and bought the album straight away as well as showbiz and origin of symmetry and hullabaloo and have listened to them most weeks ever since! Can’t get enough of them. That day I always remember as the day I found music
When I was 15 I was round my friends house he was about 10 years older than me and I was listening to this album called absolution from start to finish and I had the same floored moment! Went out and bought the album straight away as well as showbiz and origin of symmetry and hullabaloo and have listened to them most weeks ever since! Can’t get enough of them. That day I always remember as the day I found music
The bassplayer was a drummer when they met. Now he is singen background lyrics, sometimes playing guitar, helping with drums, when in the studio and ofcourse he can play keys. I forgot, he plays the harmonica, in concerts, in the beginning of Knights of Cydonia.. Great musician!
For a band composed of three members, their sounds is always so rich. It's rare. A lefty drummer, a super cool bass guitarist, and a multi tasking front man. They never shy away from new stuff.
Is very cool but also important to note you basically need a 2nd guitarist and a keyboard player to do it like this. The more stripped back early live stuff is quite cool in its own right.
I’ve always thought Matt Bellamy is a musical prodigy. I mean his vocals are completely next level, his guitar playing while not GOAT status is really unique, tight and melodic, and he’s a brilliant classically trained pianist.
He’s barely trained; he’s said he can’t read music in interviews. He learned piano primarily by listening, which makes it even more impressive in my opinion.
@@freda6542 Agreed. In fact, this is perfectly put. I should like Muse much more than I do. I can enjoy their tracks and admire them, but there's no connection whatsoever... no feel, no heart, nothing to transcend mere good rock tracks.
@@TheCivildecay yeah I guess if you're not into the futuristic Synthwave craze, but imo they really nailed it while also adding their own style to it. "Thought Contagion" is great.
@@immaculatetoilet well I'm a big fan of synthwave, and artists like Carpenter Brut or Pertubator, and even like those synthpop inspired songs by the weeknd. But Muse's album felt a forced to follow the synth trend instead of a authentic synthrock album (which they already made with black holes and revelations). Also their lyrics and musical ideas went really downhill after black holes and revelations IMO
I played with Muse when they were 16 or 17 at an unsigned band night in Cornwall with my band, can't remember what they were called then but it wasn't muse, they won obviously, had like 4 songs that went on to be on the first album and Matt was a fricking rock god even then hehe
What I love about Muse is their ability to make a 4 minute song seem like some epic prog masterpiece. They build so much drama and tension, can mix in synth and piano, are equally at home rocking out or playing beautiful, heart wrenching stuff. Matt is a legend but all three of them are amazing.
Muse are INCREDIBLE I highly recommend songs like Plug in Baby, Micro Cuts and Showbiz if you want to see Matthew’s extremely high voice talent. Chris is very unique with the way he distorts his bass, as someone fondly put it he distorts his bass so far up the ass that he’s become the second guitar player LOL. Many get mistaken thinking the bass is getting covered up by Matt’s guitar but nope! It’s just Chris! Some songs I recommend for seeing Chris’ bass playing skills are hysteria, time is running out, hyper music. DOM is a FANTASTIC drummer and he keeps up with the other two. All three of them solidly hold their ground, which is what makes them such a great band. I recommend listening to assassin to properly listen to Dominic’s drum power. Also highly recommend listening to liquid state, which is a song that Chris, the bass player, sings! It’s fantastic! All with a fantastic bassline as well
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Totally understandable good sir! I think the song Hysteria would be a great adventure for ya, as it was their first major hit right before this one. Stay awesome bro. Awwwright!!!
Haha, yeah you made me doubt myself with that and I searched your channel quickly. But anyway, glad you got round to Muse, they have a pretty diverse catalogue, I think you'll love them!
@@RedCarRecords great question. All of my copyright strikes that caused me to have to re-upload always has to do with me playing their music video. So what I do is I go back in my system, remove the music video and place a piece of artwork and re-upload.
I understand muse used to be a huge band. I'm talking about THIS song. This was never a radio song it slipped through the cracks of their discog, but its still my favorite song by muse.
@@nickhaas9185 sorry man but you couldn't be more wrong. I literally discovered this song off the radio station 106.7 KROQ in LA. As well as one of my top Muse jams ever (and that's sayin something since I'm obsessed with damn near every song) in Map of the Problematique. Def on the radio back in the day
So glad to see you get round to muse. One of the few bands around these days that sound better live. i think he engineers it all himself in his own studio
One of Muse's best tracks, easy. I dropped off of them just after their fourth album but really dug their early stuff; Origin of Symmetry in particular goes hard with some great tracks in Plug In Baby, New Born and Hyper Music (and a great cover of Feelin' Good for something a bit different).
I went off them for a while as well. But I really love their 2018 album Simulation Theory. Its still very different to their earlier stuff, going to a sort of 80s eletro style i guess. But just some really great tunes. I recommend. I think despite how much their sound has changed over the years, they are still top tier musicians.
@@OmegaSoypreme Yeah even though they weren't for me anymore, can't deny how incredibly talented they are. I might check out something recent out of curiousity.
This is the song that changed my taste in music. Well, maybe I should say it gave me a taste in music. I’d heard of Muse and heard Muse prior to this song, but wasn’t overly keen. That changed after hearing this song. Even today, it gives me a smile when I hear it. Higher quality vs what I had back in the day. Been hearing new little details I never knew existed.
Hubby and I were lucky to see them on a FREAKING SIDE STAGE at The Cure's Cuioso Festival...hardly anyone knew who they were then(we're in Ohio btw). AMAZING experience especially, for my old opera trained butt, watching Bellamy playing the classical bits on the piano right in front of the stage. Never be able to see them in a small setting ever again.
•••Not bad for a 3 pc eh? I only learned of Muse myself when I moved to London 7 yrs ago and they quickly knocked Queen and Foo Fighters from my #1 top spots as my all time favs (seen Queen 3x before “the end” and FF’s a dozen times + and still going). Seen Muse only twice since pandemic hit but can’t wait for more!!! Bass is awesome. Drummer has an interesting backstory. Matt (writer / guitarist / crazy singer and scale) his “thing” that caught my attention is allot of his lyrics don’t rhythm and drop sin harmonies that are mind blowing. Plays 7 string guitar but now owns Mansion guitars too! (just as some background info) 👍🏻 BB PS; just to show exactly how spot on you are from listening to that one track - you mentioned their engineer? Check this bonus video out. LOVE this behind the scenes making of 2nd law. Covers every point you made about texture, layers, bassist and drummer (getting it and sometimes not not getting it) plus how Muse is NOT a “3 chord bog standard rock band”. Matt writes all these sections and back pieces and is a true 2000’s prodigy. This is why bubble gum rock of today doesn’t stand up to classics of yesterday and today! (IMHO) b.b. th-cam.com/video/Yu02WISwufE/w-d-xo.html
All their albums are incredible, let’s not lie here. Matthew is an utter genius writer. DOM knows how to keep up with Matthew’s batshit craziness on the drums and then there’s Chris who’s sitting here doing things in a bass no one has done before.
For more Muse, definitely Hysteria (as I could see you loved a good bass line) or Knights of Cydonia. I'd love to see more Radiohead as well, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Present Tense, Paranoid Android, Climbing up the walls...
Man, there's SO MUCH to talk about Muse productionwise! Please keep diving into their older material. Also, biggest Gojira fan here, keep those coming too ;)
Muse is my favorite band of all time and they have been since I was 6, so I’m heavily influenced by them musically. This track’s also from my favorite album of all time. I’m happy you did a breakdown of this song, it means a lot to me! I’d recommend Butterflies & hurricanes, Assassin, and Knights of Cydonia for future videos! Thanks :)
I've been to quite a few concerts of Muse (well, concerts and festivals), and they always deliver a top notch live experience. The studio recordings are a great start, but they tend to develop their songs after that, and the amount of energy coming from the stage is just immense especially since they just crank songs out one after the other, so I highly encourage you to check out their HAARP (Live at Wembley) concert (pretty sure the whole thing is on youtube). Also, the drum n bass relationship is very real, check out Helsinki Jam :)
Muse makes me feel like my next breath could be snatched from me at any time. Love how they build a tension that emphasises the subject matter and tone, to the point that one grimaces and experiences a physical intensity that is hard to contain.
Muse has been one of my favourite bands since I started listening to them in like 2003/4. It's fun to hear you break down the songs elements from your composer perspective, you've picked out a few details which I've never noticed which was super cool!
Awwwwwright! I'm glad you're getting into muse! I really love their discography. Their evolution as a band is really interesting. I got into them when i first heard "knights of cydonia"... and was like, "I've never heard anything quite like that!"... Lots of electronic sound on their newer stuff like "madness" or " dig down" on tracks that i love, that i wouldn't typically be drawn to...but they make it work, and well! I love this band!!
I've never really listened to radio, not a fan of pop music and commercials make me want to scoop out my sensory organs with a rusty spoon, but around 2005 my cd player stopped working and on one late night drive to get some food, I tuned to the local rock station and this song came on. By the first chorus I had pulled over and was just blown away by what I was listening to and after it was over I turned around foodless and headed home to get on the radio stations website to see what the hell just happened. Been a huge Muse fan ever since.
fun fact - the bassist actually played as drummer but when they got new drummer, matt told him to played as bassist..that's why their bass and drums always sync and blend in,and produce dynamic sound..
That is not accurate. Dom has always been their drummer since when they first started the band whilst still in school. Chris was a drummer in another band and Matt and Dom asked him to join their band as a bass player.
The light show was so crazy I had to sit down a minute, and I'm not epileptic or anything and I even work in the industry so I have A LOT of light shows to compare it to. It was nothing but a shit ton or PAR cans but boy did they ever program them well!
I just commented the same thing. You can't choose just one, you need to listen to all three! Strings, dynamics, composition, it's definitely one he should check out!
This is my absolute favorite track from Muse, so thanks for reacting to it and explaining what you heard...You should have a fun checking “The Globalist” out, that one is a MASTERPIECE.
For amazing Muse bass, check out Hystria or Futurism. Chris Wolstenholme is a fucking beast and whats funny is when he joined the school band as it is now with the 3 of them, he was never a bassist but a drummer, but they already had Dom Howard on the drums. I love that they started out as a school band with terrible(or amazing) band names.
Thanks for getting around to Muse! Definitely one of my favorites. I tried to comment on the first upload but just missed it haha. If you end up getting back around to them, I bet you'd dig the strings arrangements in Exogenesis Symphony 1, 2, and 3. Knights of Cydonia is also crazy, and the song Hysteria has one of the best rock bass riffs of all time.
You finally did "Muse"!! That makes me very happy. They have so many fantastic songs, you could really go down a huge rabbit hole on this group, trust me. Matt's vocal range is ridiculous. such a wonderful falsetto. He is a master guitarist AND pianist as well. See "Butterflies and Hurricanes" and the incomparable epic "Exogenesis Symphony" (all 3 parts). If you do not go crazy over those, I will eat your surfboard. "Madness", "Uprising", "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" are some big highlights, but I could list 2 dozen easily. Just watch their "Live at Rome Olympic stadium" concert. One of the best concert videos ever.
So happy to see you check out Muse! They've been my favorite band for a long while and their bassist Chris Wolstenholme (who also does backing vocals) is the reason I picked up my first bass guitar (and a fuzz pedal!) around 17 years ago. More specifically the song Hysteria (off the same album as Stockholm Syndrome) made me say to myself "That sounds awesome, I wonder if I could learn how to do that?" Two of my favorite things about this track specifically are that the super heavy outro riff is just the main guitar riff played slower and that Chris plays this song using his fingers. Holy endurance Batman! They have a lot of other really great music that I think you'd enjoy. They are also one of, if not the best, live bands going right now so it might be cool to check out some live versions of their songs too. Other songs that I'd recommend checking out would be: New Born, Citizen Erased, Hysteria, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia, Exogenesis Symphony 1-3 (these would probably be in your wheelhouse as a composer), Reapers, and The Handler. Awwwright!!
I agree whole heartedly. I discovered both Tool and Muse in the last 2 years and became absolutely obsessed over them. They became 2 of my all-time favorites *instantly*. I got to see Muse in concert just before the Covid shutdown. That was so awesome. Now "Nightwish" is my latest find I am deep diving on.
I can't believe this, you're literally going through every band I love. This song live at Glastonbury 2004 is one of the best things ever. Keep it up, been here from the start :)
Funnily enough I first saw muse as quite a shitty band in my local pub and i described them as a shitty radiohead... they've clearly improved since then!
Matt Bellamy and Thom Yorke's huge vocal range's are considered to be tenors. Both covering between 3 & 1/2 and 4 octaves. And they sing a lot in a high falsetto.
saw them a bunch of times live as a teenager.the lead singer matt who also plays the only guitar (apart from the bass obviously, they are a 3 piece band normally) does all the synth and piano stuff and he actually had a few guitars that had built in synth controllers or i guess fx controllers where the pick guard would be as a teen that was the coolest stuff ever. love the reaction as always.
This is easily my top 3 songs from Muse. DEFINITELY need to check out New Born by them. That's off the album before this one called Origin of Symmetry. Panic station would also be a great pick to show some of their growth and change. They played around with more electronic sounds gor a while starting in 2006? With Black Holes and Revelations.
I first heard this song when it came out when I was 15 years old and muse have been my favourite band ever since and this song is just their best ever in my opinion! Love it so much
Another incredible band that got me fully into music both as a listener and as a musician eventually. This song in particular, along with the rest of the album. It was one of the first albums I bought for myself and I still have it nearly 20 years later now. I can play all the guitar and bass parts and sing this one! I've maybe only never covered it because of all the complex engineering you talked about, but maybe I could do a stripped down version someday. It's a lot of fun to play bass at this tempo haha! I love the chord changes in the verses and the monster riffs, especially that one at the end. So heavy! They used to stretch this one out live for like 10-12 minutes sometimes just jamming on huge riffs, so much fun. Muse is great live. Still up there as one of my faves, but I do tend to feel like more recently a lot of their albums have been kind of a few years behind the trend, and I don't necessarily care for some of their business decisions now. They feel a little more interested in the business side than in their fans, but hey can't argue with success I guess. I would further recommend "New Born," "Hysteria," "Knights of Cydonia," "Reapers," "Resistance," "Cave," "Thought Contagion," "Supremacy," well I could go on and on. I tried to pick one per album or so, maybe not the best reflection of the variety because Muse is all over the place and I love it but I do have a bias towards big rock riffs. If you are lookin for cool orchestral stuff there's plenty of that too. Maybe check out the whole "Exogenesis Symphony"
Loved your Breakdown on this! I'm very surprised I don't see more requests for Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse. I think you would absolutely dig it!
In my experience Muse might be the best live band touring... great shows everytime ... can’t get enough!!! Love your reaction and view point, glad you are on this journey and sharing with us!
Muse are one of the best live bands I ever saw. I'm not even a big fan (except the first couple of albums) but live they were absolutely amazing. Especially for a 3 piece. How do they get such a massive, fat sound?
aaaaah holy shizzle I was a fan of Muse from their first album and when I bought Absolution this song blew my nuts off! Glad to see you doing it dude! edit: a memory I have from uni is a flatmate getting the music book/tab list for Muse's second album and sitting in his room going "WHAT! What are you doing? This isn't a chord!"
My wife's cousin is Dom Howard.... we were together like a whole year before she told me. And I play drums. Not good, just for fun. And now my hobby is ruined because I have a pro drummer for a mega band in my family.
This is a top 5 Muse song for me. One of the greatest trios of all time. Better live than on recording. More Muse reactions please. Maybe Muscle Museum, Newborn, or Knights of Cydonia. I also have an off the wall request. Portished - Wandering Star.
I've heard Muse plenty of times over the years and like them but never really tried to get into them. In the last year or so all of the prog rock and metal I've been listening to has really trained my ears and hearing this song for the first time in a LONG time, I heard the opening guitar and thought "this is kind of proggy". And then as I'm typing this comment, he says it! Kind of cool that I can pick up on this stuff now.
Watching your analysis of songs is helping me be more mindful of the "sonic art" im consuming. I feel like I'm watching a nutrionist breaking down food or a dermatologist talking about components in skincare - to give me better appreciation for the songs I've loved for so long. I feel like I'm listening to these songs for the first time all over again, I really appreciate the knowledge you've shared.
I can tell you, as someone who grew up with Muse in the change of millennia, and started learning bass so I could be in a band, _hellbent_ on finger plucking, and on learning ALL Muse songs on bass - that one was *NOT* easy 😂😂 The most technical difficult Muse track I learnt on bass before haitus was Knights of Cydonia. But then I think the part I learnt originally is a synth arpeggio, in retrospect. But never got to sure. I learnt that I need longer fingers. LOL Edit: You're entirely correct, this song is drop D for bassists!
Aw well my last comment is gone, but thanks Geebz! I was persistent in my efforts because we all needed this. Unfortunately I have to wait until after work to watch!
I was able to watch the earlier video, but feel like I gotta watch it again...because it was such an excellent breakdown of one of my favorite songs!! Thanks again, Geebz!! This made my day! 💕
I love seeing reactions to Muse and when you said you reacted to Muse in the past i was sure you were wrong because i follow your channel and i never saw you reaction to Muse. Anyway thanks for this reaction. Other great songs from Muse: Knights of Cydonia, Butterflies and hurricanes, Citizen erased, Space Dementia, Exogenesis symphony
I love this guy. he makes music breakdowns fun to watch. a total breath of fresh air. this is one of my top 2 youtube channels i watch daily!!!!!!!!Thanks Geebz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quick story time about this song: I heard this song for the first time on the radio back in early 2004. I was around 11 years old and I was absolutely floored by this song. Back in the days before Shazam and the Internet not being what it is now, I had to wait till the end of the song and pray that the DJ would say it’s name so I could find it at the record store. The Dj never said it so I used my grandmas cell phone and called the station to ask what song it was. The phone was really muffled and I thought he said it was “the used” and not Muse. Went to the record store and gathered all “the used” albums, got into emo music lol, but still couldn’t find this song. Fast forward 3 years later one of my friends who was pretty well versed in music PLAYED THIS SONG one day and I started freaking out. I told him I’d been looking for the name of this song for years. THAT SAME DAY, I went to the record store and bought this CD. Sorry for the long story, but this is one of my favorite songs ever and I’m so so happy you covered it! Keep up the great work I love your videos! 🤘🏾
Nice story. Thanks for sharing
That is an awesome story! Finding Muse was fun for me as well, I remember hearing one of their songs on the radio and it was definitely hard to track them down and figure out what was playing, but eventually I met a friend who was into Muse and played me an entire album. We looked for concert tickets, but in America they weren't headlining their own tours yet and were on tour with My Chemical Romance as an opening act.
We went to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland and saw them live, field tickets, and it started to downpour. There ended up being a small group of about 30 of us that gathered together and were just rocking out in the rain, dancing and enjoying ourselves while everyone else waited for My Chemical Romance to come on and play.
Their last song on that set was this one, Stockholm Syndrome, and ever since I saw that live performance I realized just how freaking talented Muse is and Matt Bellamy is just an insane frontman. Still one of my favorite performances of all time and he just captured us and the stage with such charisma and presence.
Actually, that concert might of been really awesome for you to see! LOL, little Muse, little EMO, all fun!
That was quite the ride!
When I was 15 I was round my friends house he was about 10 years older than me and I was listening to this album called absolution from start to finish and I had the same floored moment! Went out and bought the album straight away as well as showbiz and origin of symmetry and hullabaloo and have listened to them most weeks ever since! Can’t get enough of them. That day I always remember as the day I found music
When I was 15 I was round my friends house he was about 10 years older than me and I was listening to this album called absolution from start to finish and I had the same floored moment! Went out and bought the album straight away as well as showbiz and origin of symmetry and hullabaloo and have listened to them most weeks ever since! Can’t get enough of them. That day I always remember as the day I found music
MUSE - Knights of Cydonia. Add it to your list. Trust me.
yep, I recommended this one on another video.
Yeaaaaah
Seconded. Thirded. Fourthed. Fifthed, and Sixthed.
Yup, this one is the one
A modern day Rhapsody.
I've been listening to Stockholm Syndrome more than 19 years, almost every day, and I'm always amazed.
Muses Hysteria bass playing throughout the whole song is nuts. check it out!
Hysteria would be a good one. Especially with the dynamics and the layering
The bass opening of hysteria is one of the best things ever.
My man gravitates to that low bass too. He'd love it no doubt!!
I prefer the bass line of futurism. Underrated?
100% agree - please do a reaction / breakdown of Hysteria for an amazing sonic bass experience!!!
The bassplayer was a drummer when they met. Now he is singen background lyrics, sometimes playing guitar, helping with drums, when in the studio and ofcourse he can play keys. I forgot, he plays the harmonica, in concerts, in the beginning of Knights of Cydonia..
Great musician!
For a band composed of three members, their sounds is always so rich. It's rare.
A lefty drummer, a super cool bass guitarist, and a multi tasking front man.
They never shy away from new stuff.
Is very cool but also important to note you basically need a 2nd guitarist and a keyboard player to do it like this. The more stripped back early live stuff is quite cool in its own right.
I’ve always thought Matt Bellamy is a musical prodigy. I mean his vocals are completely next level, his guitar playing while not GOAT status is really unique, tight and melodic, and he’s a brilliant classically trained pianist.
He’s barely trained; he’s said he can’t read music in interviews. He learned piano primarily by listening, which makes it even more impressive in my opinion.
he’s a songwriting genius
He loses me most times with songwriting and occasionally some questionable taste. But when he gets it right it's amazing.
And completely soulless. Same as with most of their work.
@@freda6542 Agreed. In fact, this is perfectly put. I should like Muse much more than I do. I can enjoy their tracks and admire them, but there's no connection whatsoever... no feel, no heart, nothing to transcend mere good rock tracks.
This track is insane live.
Muse is insane live period :D Even if there latest albums aren't that good, live Muse is always a experience
@@TheCivildecay to me their only real dud of late has been The 2nd Law. Everything else has its own flavor and greatness.
@@immaculatetoilet imo simulation theory is my least favorite album of them
@@TheCivildecay yeah I guess if you're not into the futuristic Synthwave craze, but imo they really nailed it while also adding their own style to it. "Thought Contagion" is great.
@@immaculatetoilet well I'm a big fan of synthwave, and artists like Carpenter Brut or Pertubator, and even like those synthpop inspired songs by the weeknd. But Muse's album felt a forced to follow the synth trend instead of a authentic synthrock album (which they already made with black holes and revelations).
Also their lyrics and musical ideas went really downhill after black holes and revelations IMO
Why I love MUSE: passion in every note, excellence, shock, power, complexity, poignancy. I can't think of many more appropriate adjectives.
"Citizen Erased" and "Microcuts" by Muse are probably their career highlight in terms of composition
definitely. maybe add on butterflies and hurricans and a few other tracks from absolution as well imo
Aaww yeah Citizen Erazed!
Microcuts is hauntingly beautiful.
I know you're intentionally skipping over Hysteria.....
Are you guys ignoring bliss?
I played with Muse when they were 16 or 17 at an unsigned band night in Cornwall with my band, can't remember what they were called then but it wasn't muse, they won obviously, had like 4 songs that went on to be on the first album and Matt was a fricking rock god even then hehe
Rocket baby dolls
@@miralex67 Gothic Plague. . .
All of the Absolution album is gold, Butterflies and Hurricanes is a cracking piece
What I love about Muse is their ability to make a 4 minute song seem like some epic prog masterpiece. They build so much drama and tension, can mix in synth and piano, are equally at home rocking out or playing beautiful, heart wrenching stuff. Matt is a legend but all three of them are amazing.
Muse are INCREDIBLE I highly recommend songs like Plug in Baby, Micro Cuts and Showbiz if you want to see Matthew’s extremely high voice talent. Chris is very unique with the way he distorts his bass, as someone fondly put it he distorts his bass so far up the ass that he’s become the second guitar player LOL. Many get mistaken thinking the bass is getting covered up by Matt’s guitar but nope! It’s just Chris! Some songs I recommend for seeing Chris’ bass playing skills are hysteria, time is running out, hyper music. DOM is a FANTASTIC drummer and he keeps up with the other two. All three of them solidly hold their ground, which is what makes them such a great band. I recommend listening to assassin to properly listen to Dominic’s drum power. Also highly recommend listening to liquid state, which is a song that Chris, the bass player, sings! It’s fantastic! All with a fantastic bassline as well
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Totally understandable good sir! I think the song Hysteria would be a great adventure for ya, as it was their first major hit right before this one. Stay awesome bro. Awwwright!!!
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Haha, yeah you made me doubt myself with that and I searched your channel quickly. But anyway, glad you got round to Muse, they have a pretty diverse catalogue, I think you'll love them!
How do you go about “Fixing the issue” in instances like these?? Really curious to know!
@@RedCarRecords great question. All of my copyright strikes that caused me to have to re-upload always has to do with me playing their music video. So what I do is I go back in my system, remove the music video and place a piece of artwork and re-upload.
When you paused it right before the hook I was about to lose my damn mind. I was so relieved when you said you'd go back a second.
I love all of you I dont know how all of my favorite unpopular songs keep getting reacted to but thank you all
They're more popular than you think. We're out there. I can't wait for him to find Queens of the Stone Age or Them Crooked Vultures.
Muse is literally huge lmao
@@jammamammaa he’s listened to a bit of QOTS!
I understand muse used to be a huge band. I'm talking about THIS song. This was never a radio song it slipped through the cracks of their discog, but its still my favorite song by muse.
@@nickhaas9185 sorry man but you couldn't be more wrong. I literally discovered this song off the radio station 106.7 KROQ in LA. As well as one of my top Muse jams ever (and that's sayin something since I'm obsessed with damn near every song) in Map of the Problematique. Def on the radio back in the day
Love to see more Muse. Hysteria would be my recommendation purely for one of the greatest base lines ever.
So glad to see you get round to muse. One of the few bands around these days that sound better live. i think he engineers it all himself in his own studio
They began producing after black holes and revelations iirc.
You actually need to check more of Muse stuff, Matt is a great composer!
This is one of the very first Muse songs I listened to way back in the day. Been a fan ever since.
Amazing sounds from a 3 piece band. How Matt manages to sing and play those riffs at the same time amazes me!
God I love this song. Takes me back to being 18, playing Morrowind. I had this album basically on repeat.
One of Muse's best tracks, easy. I dropped off of them just after their fourth album but really dug their early stuff; Origin of Symmetry in particular goes hard with some great tracks in Plug In Baby, New Born and Hyper Music (and a great cover of Feelin' Good for something a bit different).
I went off them for a while as well. But I really love their 2018 album Simulation Theory. Its still very different to their earlier stuff, going to a sort of 80s eletro style i guess. But just some really great tunes. I recommend. I think despite how much their sound has changed over the years, they are still top tier musicians.
SUNBURN!!
@@paulstoliker3303 SHOWBIZ!
(Muscle Museum, Hysteria and Map of the Problematique also some other faves )
@@OmegaSoypreme Yeah even though they weren't for me anymore, can't deny how incredibly talented they are. I might check out something recent out of curiousity.
This is the song that changed my taste in music. Well, maybe I should say it gave me a taste in music. I’d heard of Muse and heard Muse prior to this song, but wasn’t overly keen. That changed after hearing this song. Even today, it gives me a smile when I hear it. Higher quality vs what I had back in the day. Been hearing new little details I never knew existed.
Hubby and I were lucky to see them on a FREAKING SIDE STAGE at The Cure's Cuioso Festival...hardly anyone knew who they were then(we're in Ohio btw). AMAZING experience especially, for my old opera trained butt, watching Bellamy playing the classical bits on the piano right in front of the stage. Never be able to see them in a small setting ever again.
•••Not bad for a 3 pc eh? I only learned of Muse myself when I moved to London 7 yrs ago and they quickly knocked Queen and Foo Fighters from my #1 top spots as my all time favs (seen Queen 3x before “the end” and FF’s a dozen times + and still going). Seen Muse only twice since pandemic hit but can’t wait for more!!! Bass is awesome. Drummer has an interesting backstory. Matt (writer / guitarist / crazy singer and scale) his “thing” that caught my attention is allot of his lyrics don’t rhythm and drop sin harmonies that are mind blowing. Plays 7 string guitar but now owns Mansion guitars too! (just as some background info) 👍🏻
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PS; just to show exactly how spot on you are from listening to that one track - you mentioned their engineer? Check this bonus video out. LOVE this behind the scenes making of 2nd law. Covers every point you made about texture, layers, bassist and drummer (getting it and sometimes not not getting it) plus how Muse is NOT a “3 chord bog standard rock band”. Matt writes all these sections and back pieces and is a true 2000’s prodigy. This is why bubble gum rock of today doesn’t stand up to classics of yesterday and today! (IMHO) b.b.
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Butterflies and hurricanes is a beautiful piece of music by Muse! Have a great day, thank you for the video
This song is a literal gem. One of their best. Every time I hear it I get chills and adrenaline. So damn good
the first 3/4 Muse albums are amazing! You should definitely check something like New Born or Citizen Erased :)
3/4 love it... So true
definitely citizen erased. easily their best song
Drones was a decent return to form IMO. After the first 3 they started leaning too heavily into electronica and prog for me...
All their albums are incredible, let’s not lie here. Matthew is an utter genius writer. DOM knows how to keep up with Matthew’s batshit craziness on the drums and then there’s Chris who’s sitting here doing things in a bass no one has done before.
+1 for Citizen Erased.
I love how much you're vibing to the outro!
For more Muse, definitely Hysteria (as I could see you loved a good bass line) or Knights of Cydonia. I'd love to see more Radiohead as well, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Present Tense, Paranoid Android, Climbing up the walls...
Man, there's SO MUCH to talk about Muse productionwise! Please keep diving into their older material. Also, biggest Gojira fan here, keep those coming too ;)
Yeah it is a great production. Check out their live performances, they are stunning!
Muse is my favorite band of all time and they have been since I was 6, so I’m heavily influenced by them musically. This track’s also from my favorite album of all time. I’m happy you did a breakdown of this song, it means a lot to me! I’d recommend Butterflies & hurricanes, Assassin, and Knights of Cydonia for future videos! Thanks :)
Assassin is so underrated.
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I've been to quite a few concerts of Muse (well, concerts and festivals), and they always deliver a top notch live experience. The studio recordings are a great start, but they tend to develop their songs after that, and the amount of energy coming from the stage is just immense especially since they just crank songs out one after the other, so I highly encourage you to check out their HAARP (Live at Wembley) concert (pretty sure the whole thing is on youtube). Also, the drum n bass relationship is very real, check out Helsinki Jam :)
Oops, I meant Munich Jam!
Exogenesis part1,2,3 it was a piece written by Matt Bellamy and features a full orchestra..absolutely stunning piece you should dissect Geebz!
Muse makes me feel like my next breath could be snatched from me at any time. Love how they build a tension that emphasises the subject matter and tone, to the point that one grimaces and experiences a physical intensity that is hard to contain.
I'm someone who loves radiohead and muse. Map of the Problematique and Ruled by Secrecy would be good tracks to dissect.
I love those songs so much!
Map and this jam are the only two that have stood the test of time, for me, anyways (from Muse). Great tunes though
Muse has been one of my favourite bands since I started listening to them in like 2003/4. It's fun to hear you break down the songs elements from your composer perspective, you've picked out a few details which I've never noticed which was super cool!
MUSE!! First three albums are SO freakin amazing. You never disappoint, Geebz. I enjoy your channel so much! Thanks!
This song... almost 20 years later... Still gives me chills! MUSE head for life
I would love to watch your reaction to their Exogenesis Symphony (all three parts). Pretty unique and story telling song.
Muse - Knights of Cydonia. Amazing song.
Please do butterflies and hurricanes by Muse. It's my all time favorite by them
that's the one with Rachmaninoff in it.
Awwwwwright! I'm glad you're getting into muse! I really love their discography. Their evolution as a band is really interesting. I got into them when i first heard "knights of cydonia"... and was like, "I've never heard anything quite like that!"... Lots of electronic sound on their newer stuff like "madness" or " dig down" on tracks that i love, that i wouldn't typically be drawn to...but they make it work, and well! I love this band!!
I've never really listened to radio, not a fan of pop music and commercials make me want to scoop out my sensory organs with a rusty spoon, but around 2005 my cd player stopped working and on one late night drive to get some food, I tuned to the local rock station and this song came on. By the first chorus I had pulled over and was just blown away by what I was listening to and after it was over I turned around foodless and headed home to get on the radio stations website to see what the hell just happened.
Been a huge Muse fan ever since.
fun fact - the bassist actually played as drummer but when they got new drummer, matt told him to played as bassist..that's why their bass and drums always sync and blend in,and produce dynamic sound..
That is not accurate. Dom has always been their drummer since when they first started the band whilst still in school. Chris was a drummer in another band and Matt and Dom asked him to join their band as a bass player.
If you're gonna do Muse, you HAVE to see them perform Knights of Cydonia live. It will blow your mind.
The light show was so crazy I had to sit down a minute, and I'm not epileptic or anything and I even work in the industry so I have A LOT of light shows to compare it to. It was nothing but a shit ton or PAR cans but boy did they ever program them well!
You will love exogenesis symphony parts 1, 2 and 3 by muse. It is considered as their masterpiece. Make sure you listen to all three parts in one go
I just commented the same thing. You can't choose just one, you need to listen to all three! Strings, dynamics, composition, it's definitely one he should check out!
yeah he's gotta listen to those as a single track
This is my absolute favorite track from Muse, so thanks for reacting to it and explaining what you heard...You should have a fun checking “The Globalist” out, that one is a MASTERPIECE.
For amazing Muse bass, check out Hystria or Futurism. Chris Wolstenholme is a fucking beast and whats funny is when he joined the school band as it is now with the 3 of them, he was never a bassist but a drummer, but they already had Dom Howard on the drums. I love that they started out as a school band with terrible(or amazing) band names.
Just one of the most amazing three piece bands ever... so much creativity and a wealth of amazing compositions.
Thanks for getting around to Muse! Definitely one of my favorites. I tried to comment on the first upload but just missed it haha. If you end up getting back around to them, I bet you'd dig the strings arrangements in Exogenesis Symphony 1, 2, and 3. Knights of Cydonia is also crazy, and the song Hysteria has one of the best rock bass riffs of all time.
Let's goo, one of my favorite muse songs
You finally did "Muse"!! That makes me very happy.
They have so many fantastic songs, you could really go down a huge rabbit hole on this group, trust me. Matt's vocal range is ridiculous. such a wonderful falsetto. He is a master guitarist AND pianist as well. See "Butterflies and Hurricanes" and the incomparable epic "Exogenesis Symphony" (all 3 parts). If you do not go crazy over those, I will eat your surfboard.
"Madness", "Uprising", "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" are some big highlights, but I could list 2 dozen easily.
Just watch their "Live at Rome Olympic stadium" concert. One of the best concert videos ever.
Love how you talked about how the bass changed the feel of the bridge, something I've always loved when he changes it!
So happy to see you check out Muse! They've been my favorite band for a long while and their bassist Chris Wolstenholme (who also does backing vocals) is the reason I picked up my first bass guitar (and a fuzz pedal!) around 17 years ago. More specifically the song Hysteria (off the same album as Stockholm Syndrome) made me say to myself "That sounds awesome, I wonder if I could learn how to do that?"
Two of my favorite things about this track specifically are that the super heavy outro riff is just the main guitar riff played slower and that Chris plays this song using his fingers. Holy endurance Batman!
They have a lot of other really great music that I think you'd enjoy. They are also one of, if not the best, live bands going right now so it might be cool to check out some live versions of their songs too. Other songs that I'd recommend checking out would be: New Born, Citizen Erased, Hysteria, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia, Exogenesis Symphony 1-3 (these would probably be in your wheelhouse as a composer), Reapers, and The Handler. Awwwright!!
Blew my mind live. Sydney. Big day out.
As others have commented here, Knights of Cydonia is a killer song. Live from Rome Olympic stadium
You are going to have a great time with this band. They are ridiculously talented. This is coming from a Tool fan, and you know we're all geniuses. 😁
I agree whole heartedly. I discovered both Tool and Muse in the last 2 years and became absolutely obsessed over them. They became 2 of my all-time favorites *instantly*.
I got to see Muse in concert just before the Covid shutdown. That was so awesome.
Now "Nightwish" is my latest find I am deep diving on.
Absolutely love Muse, happy to see them here. This song is absolutely incredible live.
I can't believe this, you're literally going through every band I love. This song live at Glastonbury 2004 is one of the best things ever. Keep it up, been here from the start :)
I recommend Hysteria too, awesome song
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy people listening to muse. I can never go to too many Muse concerts. Live they are INCREDIBLE.
This is my favourite Muse song, as well as citizen erased. Musically, muse are literally genius. They are so special to me ❤️
I always think about Muse like it’s Radiohead in a parallel universe where they evolved into a heavier band instead of a more experimental.
I always think of Muse as a slightly heavier Queen
Funnily enough I first saw muse as quite a shitty band in my local pub and i described them as a shitty radiohead... they've clearly improved since then!
They are very experimental as well. Very diverse sound
LOL. When I first discovered Muse, I would tell people they were like radiohead...only on crack!
Matt Bellamy and Thom Yorke's huge vocal range's are considered to be tenors. Both covering between 3 & 1/2 and 4 octaves. And they sing a lot in a high falsetto.
saw them a bunch of times live as a teenager.the lead singer matt who also plays the only guitar (apart from the bass obviously, they are a 3 piece band normally) does all the synth and piano stuff and he actually had a few guitars that had built in synth controllers or i guess fx controllers where the pick guard would be as a teen that was the coolest stuff ever. love the reaction as always.
These guys are amazing live!! One of the best shows I've been to.
Ditto
This is easily my top 3 songs from Muse. DEFINITELY need to check out New Born by them. That's off the album before this one called Origin of Symmetry. Panic station would also be a great pick to show some of their growth and change. They played around with more electronic sounds gor a while starting in 2006? With Black Holes and Revelations.
Plug In Baby! Hook Heavy!
Plug in Baby is one of my personal favourites
Finally seeing someone react to Muse, my all time favourite band, great job btw.
I first heard this song when it came out when I was 15 years old and muse have been my favourite band ever since and this song is just their best ever in my opinion! Love it so much
Another incredible band that got me fully into music both as a listener and as a musician eventually. This song in particular, along with the rest of the album. It was one of the first albums I bought for myself and I still have it nearly 20 years later now. I can play all the guitar and bass parts and sing this one! I've maybe only never covered it because of all the complex engineering you talked about, but maybe I could do a stripped down version someday. It's a lot of fun to play bass at this tempo haha! I love the chord changes in the verses and the monster riffs, especially that one at the end. So heavy! They used to stretch this one out live for like 10-12 minutes sometimes just jamming on huge riffs, so much fun. Muse is great live. Still up there as one of my faves, but I do tend to feel like more recently a lot of their albums have been kind of a few years behind the trend, and I don't necessarily care for some of their business decisions now. They feel a little more interested in the business side than in their fans, but hey can't argue with success I guess.
I would further recommend "New Born," "Hysteria," "Knights of Cydonia," "Reapers," "Resistance," "Cave," "Thought Contagion," "Supremacy," well I could go on and on. I tried to pick one per album or so, maybe not the best reflection of the variety because Muse is all over the place and I love it but I do have a bias towards big rock riffs. If you are lookin for cool orchestral stuff there's plenty of that too. Maybe check out the whole "Exogenesis Symphony"
Loved your Breakdown on this! I'm very surprised I don't see more requests for Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse. I think you would absolutely dig it!
Producer: how many effects do you want on the-
Matt and the boys: YES.
In my experience Muse might be the best live band touring... great shows everytime ... can’t get enough!!! Love your reaction and view point, glad you are on this journey and sharing with us!
Thank you.... Great Reaction. Love Muse, seen em live and are better live than recorded. Hope to see more..
Butterflies and Hurricanes is a really fun Muse track!
Muse are one of the best live bands I ever saw. I'm not even a big fan (except the first couple of albums) but live they were absolutely amazing. Especially for a 3 piece. How do they get such a massive, fat sound?
aaaaah holy shizzle I was a fan of Muse from their first album and when I bought Absolution this song blew my nuts off! Glad to see you doing it dude!
edit: a memory I have from uni is a flatmate getting the music book/tab list for Muse's second album and sitting in his room going "WHAT! What are you doing? This isn't a chord!"
Such a great breakdown of muse. Like how you picked up on so many nuances. Enjoy the channel.
My wife's cousin is Dom Howard.... we were together like a whole year before she told me. And I play drums. Not good, just for fun. And now my hobby is ruined because I have a pro drummer for a mega band in my family.
This is a top 5 Muse song for me. One of the greatest trios of all time. Better live than on recording. More Muse reactions please. Maybe Muscle Museum, Newborn, or Knights of Cydonia. I also have an off the wall request. Portished - Wandering Star.
I've heard Muse plenty of times over the years and like them but never really tried to get into them. In the last year or so all of the prog rock and metal I've been listening to has really trained my ears and hearing this song for the first time in a LONG time, I heard the opening guitar and thought "this is kind of proggy". And then as I'm typing this comment, he says it! Kind of cool that I can pick up on this stuff now.
Watching your analysis of songs is helping me be more mindful of the "sonic art" im consuming. I feel like I'm watching a nutrionist breaking down food or a dermatologist talking about components in skincare - to give me better appreciation for the songs I've loved for so long. I feel like I'm listening to these songs for the first time all over again, I really appreciate the knowledge you've shared.
Yes! More MUSE please! One of my favorite bands.
I can tell you, as someone who grew up with Muse in the change of millennia, and started learning bass so I could be in a band, _hellbent_ on finger plucking, and on learning ALL Muse songs on bass - that one was *NOT* easy 😂😂
The most technical difficult Muse track I learnt on bass before haitus was Knights of Cydonia. But then I think the part I learnt originally is a synth arpeggio, in retrospect. But never got to sure.
I learnt that I need longer fingers. LOL
Edit: You're entirely correct, this song is drop D for bassists!
Muse is great. Absolutely wonderful act to see in concert.
20 years later it still gives me chills.
So happy you did this song!! One of my request, epic song and the whole album is a masterpiece. Thanks 🙏
Great breakdown! Citizen Erased is an awesome song by these guys that would give you a lot to talk about.
Finally Muse!! Would love to see you do Butterflies & Hurricanes
Aw well my last comment is gone, but thanks Geebz! I was persistent in my efforts because we all needed this. Unfortunately I have to wait until after work to watch!
Love these guys, my favourite band of all time. Would love to see more reactions
I was able to watch the earlier video, but feel like I gotta watch it again...because it was such an excellent breakdown of one of my favorite songs!! Thanks again, Geebz!! This made my day! 💕
Great song- thanks for doing it!!! Glad you enjoyed it! That riff at the end is insane and the bass is savage! Aloha🤙🏻
I love seeing reactions to Muse and when you said you reacted to Muse in the past i was sure you were wrong because i follow your channel and i never saw you reaction to Muse. Anyway thanks for this reaction. Other great songs from Muse: Knights of Cydonia, Butterflies and hurricanes, Citizen erased, Space Dementia, Exogenesis symphony
I just went through the entire channel looking for more MUSE, but didn’t see any other songs.
I love this guy. he makes music breakdowns fun to watch. a total breath of fresh air. this is one of my top 2 youtube channels i watch daily!!!!!!!!Thanks Geebz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What s top 1? :)
What s top 1? :)
Breh whats the other of the top 2
amazing reaction, as always! would love to see some more muse, as well as some more queens of the stone age or them crooked vultures. take care!