An Extra Little Note

Been Muse-freaking this week, and I'm beginning to think I had better slow down because I still have, by my count, 2 1/2 weeks till the release of the new album.

BUT there are still a few out there (okay a lot of you) who don't understand WHY Muse is so...well, let me attempt an explanation.

American music has slipped into a bad spot. Not all American music is bad, but when I hear the radio these days, most of it isn't high quality. It doesn't sound like someone put effort into it; it kind of sounds like people just wanting to make money off of their music.

Muse are something special. They are all very talented, very intelligent guys whose main interests consistently have been the music. The money they've earned was well earned. They have worked so hard the last decade to get where they are. Muse have more than paid their dues.

How many bands do YOU know of where the lead singer pulls triple, sometimes quadruple duty? Matt Bellamy not only writes the songs, but sings them, plays guitar, plays piano, and somehow finds time to do stage moves most would break their necks attempting.

I have yet to find an American band that keeps the high standards that Muse does. They give so much of themselves into a performance, so consistently, a person just has to promote that.

With Muse, I found that I suddenly respected a decent guitar riff (I'd never understood that before), that a song played on stage requires something akin to playing a part in theater. A singer isn't really a singer unless they can pull off that song on a stage in front of people.

Also with Muse, they seem so darn humble for how great everyone in the fandom knows that they are. Matt won Sexiest Male at the NME's, and when he was told, the look of shock on his face was absolutely priceless. He stated that he was too short to be sexy (a lot of female fans disagree with this statement).

I've been a fan for two years this October, and as far as music goes, this has been the best two years of my life. My musical taste has improved drastically. I listen to Rachmaninoff and Mozart...and most of it is because of Muse.

So, as the new album approaches, I will try to slow the Muse love/crazy screaming/just general I'm off my rocker and loving it stuff down. But I don't guarantee I'll shut up about them, and this blog is still going to talk about them. I will be a Muse fan for life. I think they've earned it.

Ta,
Bec