Tunesday: Pumping you up edition
Posted by Jeremy on August 5th, 2008
Today’s tune Tuesday features the adrenaline pumping prog-rock ballad by the English trio known as Muse.
Formed in 1994 as the “Rocket Baby Dolls”, Muse quickly went on to win a “Battle of the Bands” compeition at their local University. They entered as a protest, and destroyed their instruments during the show - when they won, they thought they might have something - and the rest is history.
I first heard them sometime in the late ’90s - probably ‘98 - ‘99. I was moderator for the MTV UK chat room and, besides learning a lot of weird British slang, picked up on a lot of wonderful music before it went stateside. These guys were one of those jewels that had me downloading on Napster and listening to religiously for several weeks in a row.
This week’s song is “Knights of Cydonia” , track 11 from their 4th and latest album “Black Holes & Revelations”. It’s a typical example of how they blend modern rock, progressive rock and electronica with interweavings of classical and Italian music. It starts slow, almost haunting - and quickly picks up the pace. It’s an excellent song for anything fast paced - running from the cops, realizing you’re a Deity, paying your mortgage, stalking JACC - whatever it might be.
So listen in, check out the lyrics, then buy it.
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
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Muse - Knights of Cydonia
From Black Holes & Revelations
Come ride with me through the veils of history,
I’ll show you a God falls asleep on the job,
How can we win when fools can be kings?
Don’t waste your time or time will waste you
No-one’s going to take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
No-one’s going to take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
No-one’s going to take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive
And as a treat, here’s the video:
August 5th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I love Muse. The singer has a great voice.
I\’d offer you a beer when you\’re hiding in the yard stalking me, but I wouldn\’t want to ruin your creepy good time.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
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