New Muse album...

I can say that I am incredibly excited for their new album. Though they took an interesting change of direction between OOS and Absolution, it was precisely that - interesting. I like a band that can have a style, but make each album sound different. I haven't heard any leaked/released material off of this one yet, so I'm sitting on my hands for any new news.

I also hope they tour the US. Boston, MA or Portland, ME show, and I'm there.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Muse have so many songs that are simply mind-blowing. "Stockholm Syndrome", though a little self-indulgent, is one of the reasons I checked the album out, alongside the amazing groove that is "Hysteria". "The Small Print" is an excellently-paced, high energy rockout, and songs like "Bliss", "Newborn", and "Space Dementia" are simply brimming with awesome.

"Citizen Erased" is a fantastic song, and probably the best in their arsenal. Discuss.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah, I've heard that "Citizen Erased" is amazing live. I've only seen two live videos, and that was a Fuse special: "Live at the Wiltern". I got to see them close the concert with "Butterflies and Hurricanes", in which Bellamy totally owned the piano bridge, and "Stockhold Syndrome" in which he both literally and figuratively destroyed. At the end of the song, he basically just sat on the last chord, picking and strumming wildly, jumping onto the bass drum. He began to hit one of the cymbals in time with the music, with his guitar, then divebombed the kit - while the drummer was still playing. Stuff went everywhere. He and the drummer left, then the bassist came over and knocked over what remained up with his bass.

So, in short, I NEED TO SEE THEM LIVE.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Yeah, Absolution has less "destruction" in it, save for great songs like "Apocalypse Please" and "Stockholm Syndrome"... I love playing both of those on the piano. I actually self-arranged "SS" for the piano, and the solo is a lot of fun to play on the piano for some reason. I personally like the contrast Absolution had between tracks like those two, and songs like "Sing for Absolution" and "Blackout", both of which are lovely songs, as well as "Falling Away With You", which is simply amazing.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

It's not the Matt Bellamy show when "Hysteria" starts up. The bassist gets the groove on that one. Though, Matt is the one out front all the time. However, in contrast, each band member does their job, and does it damn well. It wouldn't be the same Muse without Chris' quick bass attack, or Dom's adaptive drumming. And yes, for a trio, they really do put out quite a lot.

I was speaking idiomatically.