The Resistance

Alright, I know I said I'd review "The Resistance" within 48 hours of it coming out: but it was so awesome it took me till just now to revive from comatose. I like to think of it as; Muse does the 80's: all the tracks have this familiar feeling to them (not saying the album is unoriginal) it's the guitar and drum style. Now, since I've already covered Muse's sound, I'm going to try and be more album specific. If you haven't read "Black Holes & Revelations" check it out there.

Story Time; so I was upset when I heard the album was released digitally on the 14th (in America!) because I was hellbent on getting a hard copy. So within 5 minutes of my first class ending I hit up the local "Hole-in-the-wall" record shop and bought the last copy they had. Then I was swept off to Best Buy for a ZuneHD (another story). I heard the first couple tracks on the drive out, needless to say; I was impressed.

I love the piano part in "I belong to you" (It's probably one of my favorite tracks). I was somewhat surprised at the shortness of the track listing though. But when I saw the last three tracks, a three part symphony (wow). Just in concept it sounded so strange, an Alt. Rock band... composing a three part symphony? While it was executed well, I feel as though it lacks the level of epic found in other muse tracks. One of my good buddies said he was disappointed by the album as a whole, but it definitely lived up to my expectations. Check this album out when you get a chance, there's some very good stuff on it. (Sorry no sample tracks available yet).

Let me know what you think,
Sherwood