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92
Muse fans will have a hard time being disappointed by "The 2nd Law," and rookies have a new perfect place to jump in.
80
This is less an album, and more like a mixtape filled with mini meditations of musical movements.
80
What Muse have done is re-establish themselves as a respected British institution by being fun.
80
No one goes to see a blockbuster for its profundity and deep characterisation. They go for the stunts and the special effects, both of which The 2nd Law delivers.
60
The 13 tracks lack some focus and cohesion, weakening what should be a limitless, quasi-spiritual slice of rock and roll transcendence.
60
On their sixth album, The 2nd Law, they continue to shake things up, diving deeper into the electronic rabbit hole as they experiment with a sound that's less reliant on Matthew Bellamy's guitar heroics, resulting in an album that's a bit of a mixed bag.
60
The 2nd Law is a love-it-or-hate-it record. It contains some of the best songs Muse has done in recent memory, but also the worst.
55
The problem is that it's not any fun at all, and the "message" feels like an unnecessary overcompensation for the campy streak that draws people into this kind of comic-book stuff in the first place.
50
What was a forgiveable indulgence on previous albums now just seems to highlight the absense of new ideas.
43
What the band has created on The 2nd Law is the musical equivalent of a massive-budget action film: men blowing shit up just because they can, a forced romantic subplot, and above all, the ego required to believe one band can save the world.
40
You were delusional if you thought for one moment that this album would be anything other than what it is: a bunch of friends making the music they've wanted to for a while.
40
Their genre-hopping, ostensibly the signifier of their artistic maturity, is in actuality the most concise description of their fatal flaw.
15
There is clearly some grand collective statement present, but more often than not it’s thematically rooted in well-worn cliches and tenuous sloganeering. But oh my, does it all come together in the calamitous filmic closing suite.
(Band Binge: Muse Part Six of Seven)
Here we are. The worst Muse album. By far. My GOD.
Hooooooly shit what happened here? After the pretty disappointing Resistance album, Muse fans were hoping, preying, PLEADING for a either a return of form or some sort of comeback towards a more tight and interesting sound, or a push towards the more expansive, grand and breathtaking moments from The Resistance (i.e Exogenisis). Either way, people didn't want...what ever the fuck this was.
The 2nd Law is ... read more
Here we are. The worst Muse album. By far. My GOD.
Hooooooly shit what happened here? After the pretty disappointing Resistance album, Muse fans were hoping, preying, PLEADING for a either a return of form or some sort of comeback towards a more tight and interesting sound, or a push towards the more expansive, grand and breathtaking moments from The Resistance (i.e Exogenisis). Either way, people didn't want...what ever the fuck this was.
The 2nd Law is ... read more
Not a lot changes for Muse on 'The 2nd Law' with the band channeling mild Freddie Mercury, George Michael, U2 and INXS influences on forgettable ditties like 'Madness' and 'Big Freeze'.
When they sound more like their old selves...they sound too exactly like their old selves; yes, they've started cannibalising their own ideas now.
The album lengths are still in the 55 minutes range and when the track list is cluttered with sub stage show fodder like 'Survival' things get tiring real quick. ... read more
When they sound more like their old selves...they sound too exactly like their old selves; yes, they've started cannibalising their own ideas now.
The album lengths are still in the 55 minutes range and when the track list is cluttered with sub stage show fodder like 'Survival' things get tiring real quick. ... read more
in this album youll find some of the cheesiest music Muse have ever made, only outcheesed by The Resistance and probably Simulation Theory when that comes out. while this album does have a bunch of good songs, theyre scattered and not many. this album's lows are some of the worst moments in Muse's career, not to mention that terrible failed attempt of dubstep they made towards the end of the album which made the score of it like 15 points lower than it could have been. this is not a good alum, ... read more
Supremacy 5.2💛
Madness 8.8💚
Panic Station 4.4💛
Prelude 6.5💚
Survival 5.6💛
Follow Me 5.4💛
Animals 5.5💛
Explorers 6.2💚
Big Freeze 5.7💛
Save Me 5.9💛
Liquid State 4.0💛
The 2nd Law:Unsustainable 4.5💛
The 2nd Law:Isolated System 5.5💛
Nota Final:56💛💛💛(Meh)
Madness 8.8💚
Panic Station 4.4💛
Prelude 6.5💚
Survival 5.6💛
Follow Me 5.4💛
Animals 5.5💛
Explorers 6.2💚
Big Freeze 5.7💛
Save Me 5.9💛
Liquid State 4.0💛
The 2nd Law:Unsustainable 4.5💛
The 2nd Law:Isolated System 5.5💛
Nota Final:56💛💛💛(Meh)
This album is their less cohesive. I hear the Muse I esteem and admire, but I also hear a whole lot of different sounds leaving me perplexed. I really want to love it, but I just don't. There are a few very enjoyable moments, still not enough for me to truly appreciate the record as a whole.
Also, it's kind of sad that Madness is one of (if not their) best known songs.
Best tracks: Supremacy, Panic Station, Save Me, Liquid State
Worst tracks: Follow Me (...), The 2nd Law: Unsustainable (at ... read more
Also, it's kind of sad that Madness is one of (if not their) best known songs.
Best tracks: Supremacy, Panic Station, Save Me, Liquid State
Worst tracks: Follow Me (...), The 2nd Law: Unsustainable (at ... read more
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Track List
- Supremacy
- Madness
- Panic Station
- Prelude
- Survival
- Follow Me
- Animals
- Explorers
- Big Freeze
- Save Me
- Liquid State
- The 2nd Law: Unsustainable
- The 2nd Law: Isolated System
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Added on: August 10, 2012