It is only silly rock critics who don't like Muse

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Too busy listening to silly samples to enjoy true art. I mock those afraid to love those unafraid of grand pianos, and a nice long solo.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 12:59 (twenty-three years ago)

what about silly samples of grand pianos?

― michael wells (michael w.), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

That's silly. Why not play a real grand piano like a true musician. You silly man.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought it was only 15 year old drama students whose parents hate them that listened to Muse?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:05 (twenty-three years ago)

No, they are also incongruously Russia's most popular modern rock band...

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Instead of embracing Communism, they have sensibly turned to geetars.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

haha, I was comin in here to shout: "Dom Passantino to thread".

― dwh (dwh), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

julio to thread with cecil taylor comments re. grand pianos/long solos please!

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:08 (twenty-three years ago)

True art eh? I quite like that stuff. By the way, what is it again? Oh, and I would rather saw off both legs with a rusted tin can lid and use them to club myself to death while bathing in iodine than listen to fucking Muse.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:11 (twenty-three years ago)

haha, I was comin in here to shout: "Dom Passantino to thread".

My first ever "... to thread"! I have truly arrived on the ILX scene.

Who'd win in a "being shit " contest then, Matt Bellamy or Roddy "small faced freak" Woomble?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:13 (twenty-three years ago)

*Oh, and I would rather saw off both legs with a rusted tin can lid and use them to club myself to death while bathing in iodine than listen to fucking Muse*

Then go ahead, you silly man. No tears will be shed by moi. I will be at home listening to real musicians making metaphorical love to their geetars.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Matt Bellamy because Idlewild are GOOD! There, I said it.

― dwh (dwh), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

If it's only silly rock critics who don't like Muse, can we have some of the silly dance, rap, and pop critics from this board to thread to offer their views on the whole shebang?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Matt Bellamy because Idlewild are GOOD! There, I said it.

Ah, but if it was a triple threat with Tim Wheeler...

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I've never heard it called Metaphorical Love before.

― RickyT (RickyT), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:16 (twenty-three years ago)

"Who'd win in a "being shit " contest then, Matt Bellamy or Roddy "small faced freak" Woomble?"

You're mean! I like Roddy Womble's style! 100 Broken Windows was ace, too. I think Muse have some very good singles, but then I'm unafraid of grand pianos.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Matt Bellamy reminds me of Pinhead from Hellraiser. (thank god noone will say THEREFORE, CLASSIC after this post because noone likes Muse)

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

The intertwining vocals on "When I Argue", like someone is weaving a piece of string, up and under, under and up, all sinewy and lovely. The "SHAPES!" shout from the scree in the background, kinda like in Love's "Red Telephone" when they're singing about being painted and Arthur sings "paint... me..." and then three, difft simultaneous answers: "Black/Pink/White". OK, it really is only the one song; I don't like the REMelodies of their second-last album, but I'm gonna say a nice word for the current album: effluvia. There, I said it.

― dwh (dwh), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Idlewild used to be a perfectly acceptable band to shake yr whiteboy thang at an "alternative" club to whilst sipping your Snakebite and black. I mean, yeah, "I See Shapes When I Argue", that's as good as good. But, come on... if I wanted to listen to a pale imitation of "Automatic for the People", I'd buy REM's last album.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Are you gonna answer my question, or twitter like a miming dilettante some more?

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:20 (twenty-three years ago)

metaphorical love = wank, no?

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Dom - I would killfile you to bits, if I could. ;)

― dwh (dwh), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyway, Dom!, everyone knows, that the true arrival is knelled by: "...is OTM."

― dwh (dwh), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm OTM here, though. I'm so OTM, I even scare myself.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:39 (twenty-three years ago)

"noone likes Muse"

Wrong. I and many others (mainly Russians) love them. Go back to silly drum programming instead of REAL drums, you silly man.

Great art? Muse! You fool...

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Stop talking about bands no-one has heard of like "Idlewild" and address the issue.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Who are Muse, again?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:11 (twenty-three years ago)

They are great artists, scorned by the silly

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:13 (twenty-three years ago)

maybe the Russians like Muse cause Bellamy once bigged up Rakhmaninov in the NME, if memory serves. also, he doesn't like, what was it, he called J.S. Bach and Mozart something like 'mathematical' and boring, which is unfortunate.
mainly their sense of prog-lite, pomp and circumstance epic message rock mustn't appeal to critics, who lived through Yes?

― scott n. (scott n.), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

oddly enough, any number of young, black-togged and bizzarely-bearded nu-metallers i've interviewed for kerrang! the past few months have been HUUUUUUGE ASSED Muse fans. i hate 'em tho; they sound like Sky, and when bellamy sits behind the piano, they sound like Queen if they were humourless goths.

sxxx

― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 14:53 (twenty-three years ago)

i know a black/death metal geezer that's into Muse's (stylised?) theatrics: perhaps their sense of their own worth appeals to symphonic Nordic metal fans. it's not much of a leap from System of A Down to Muse after all. is Arnopp or Zell still at Kerrang!?
not read it for years.

― scott n. (scott n.), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, he said the Mozart was "like the Steps of classical music". Which actually sounds great.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Jamie, this "you silly man" shit has got to go. It's not even fucking funny, do you realize that? Oh, and as for your "opinions"? SCREW OFF.

― Clarke B. (emily), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

apologies Dom, that is actually a great quote. :) so Beethoven is therefore the Eagles?

― scott n. (scott n.), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

*sigh* "Great Art"? I think "true art" was the ridiculous notion you posited kid. And as for suggesting Muse as "great art", from where I'm sitting this comes across as litle better than a staggering oxymoron. "Address the issue" you say...

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:42 (twenty-three years ago)

*Jamie, this "you silly man" shit has got to go*

No, YOU have got to go.

*I think "true art" was the ridiculous notion you posited kid*

Whatever.

*this comes across as litle better than a staggering oxymoron*

In your opinion, that is. Roger Fascist is a fascist. And a silly, silly man.

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 15:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Interesting. For about a nanosecond. Your pronouncements are tautological, your methodolgy flatline, the framework of your argument duff, your digressions twee, your language childish, and even your insults unimaginitive. I tire of your lacklustre performance. You are a fool.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I recall Schoolly-D back in the day having a laugh at how people he'd just shot would squirm and twitch as they died. Mr Thompson is a bit like this. From trolls we here at ILM expect sophisticated, literate repartee and insults of striking originality, but all too often it deteriorates quickly into the lowest common denominator of "yah boo underpants." This is usually because the troll has not spent sufficient time working out the full implications of his persona.

Such is the case here. It's a pity. For a short time I imagined Mr Thompson to have some degree of wit and self-awareness in his assaults. But when challenged, he all too easily fell.

I will ask our manservant to escort him from the premises.

― Tommie Jameson, Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

I demand satifaction!

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:27 (twenty-three years ago)

(Is Jamie the [regular poster] that he appears to be, or just someone else at the same place? It seems out of character)

― Graham (graham), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:30 (twenty-three years ago)

He appears to enjoy talking to himself through aliases (Tommie Jameson, Jamie Thomson), whoever he is.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm increasingly finding that I like Muse more in principle than in actuality.

This might be something to do with the fact that Matt Bellamy is slowly disappearing up his own behind.

Unintended is, however, the best song Radiohead never wrote. Quite like Bliss too. Ho-hum...

― Zanny Gognet (Zanny Gognet), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm increasingly finding that I like Muse more in principle than in actuality.

This might be something to do with the fact that Matt Bellamy is slowly disappearing up his own behind.

Unintended is, however, the best song Radiohead never wrote. I quite like Bliss too. Ho-hum...

― Zanny Gognet (Zanny Gognet), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Two posts are better than one, obviously.

Hem.

― Zanny Gognet (Zanny Gognet), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

''i hate 'em tho; they sound like Sky, and when bellamy sits behind the piano, they sound like Queen if they were humourless goths.''

well his voice is freddie mercury's really. as thom yorke's and jeff Buckley. The axis of threevil sez I.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:09 (twenty-three years ago)

*(Is Jamie the [regular poster] that he appears to be, or just someone else at the same place? It seems out of character)*

Someone at the same place...but he avidly encouraged me...

― Jamie Thompson (Jamie), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 17:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Muse suck. They're a nu-metal band pretending to be an 'indie' band so that Stereophonics fans will like them.

― Callum (Callum), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 20:07 (twenty-three years ago)

This is my favourite non-slash fiction related post of the day, btw.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 28 November 2002 01:09 (twenty-three years ago)

can we insult roddy wooble some more? thanks

― bob zemko (bob), Thursday, 28 November 2002 13:25 (twenty-three years ago)

*yawns*

jamie thompson is the lamest made-up poster on ilm evah.

― michael wells (michael w.), Thursday, 28 November 2002 13:39 (twenty-three years ago)

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But it wasn't CRUEL! Ignorance is bliss.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 October 2005 16:59 (twenty years ago)

Muse is still around? Really?

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Thursday, 13 October 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

apparently.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 October 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

Tracer Hand said he liked them live this year or last. I questioned his sanity.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 October 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

Oh come on, they're not THAT bad.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 October 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

ok, I actually did start that chat to be a Muse chat.

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Thursday, 13 October 2005 18:20 (twenty years ago)

I don't have any hate for them, they seem liked one of those average nme type bands. I just had no idea they were still around!

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Thursday, 13 October 2005 18:22 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

lol muse

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:22 (eighteen years ago)

my next-door neighbour, a student, is playing muse, loudly.

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:22 (eighteen years ago)

From such small acorns:

---

haha, I was comin in here to shout: "Dom Passantino to thread".

My first ever "... to thread"! I have truly arrived on the ILX scene.

Who'd win in a "being shit " contest then, Matt Bellamy or Roddy "small faced freak" Woomble?

-- Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, November 27, 2002 5:13 AM (5 years ago)

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:28 (eighteen years ago)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1954/picture1jt5.png

― caek, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:29 (eighteen years ago)

^^^ this

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:32 (eighteen years ago)

Muse singles poll now (or never)

― blueski, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:33 (eighteen years ago)

is it only oxford in which radiohead come top on Facebook? they're not even in the top 10 in bristol.

― caek, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

my university's top five is

killers
"rock"
neil young
eagles
clash

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

Tell me more of this rock.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1384

Posted 06/27/2007 - 04:42:41 PM by bucsnut18:
This entire review is PATHETIC!!! Everything about it reaked of some opinionated ass dumpling who knows absolutely nothing about music going off on a band who he has no logical reason to dislike. Obviously, not everyone is going to like Muse... but to question whether or not there really are any Muse fans is RIDICULOUS!!! I wonder how he feels about Muse being the first band to sell out the new Wembley Stadium... I wonder how he feels about Muse blowing every other band on the planet away with their live performances. To compare Muse to anyone is absolutely retarded, seeing as how no one can capture their grandure or outright pompousity. I love everything about Muse but am always open to INTELLIGENT opinions. I have read articles before where people have bashed Muse where I could at least recognize an ounce of intelligence in what was written... but anyone who calls "Endlessly" a rip off of "Everything In It's Right Place" is a know-nothing twat who probably couldn't tell the difference between The Beatles and The Butthole Surfers. Dave Queen is a certified ass goblin... go get some musical culture you tasteless swine.

Still not really tired of this

― That mong guy that's shit, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:39 (eighteen years ago)

It is only silly facebook users who don't like ghetto jamz

― blueski, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

No, they are also incongruously Russia's most popular modern rock band...

-- Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 27 November 2002 13:06 (5 years ago) Link

OH SHIT...that makes SO MUCH SENSE, it never occurred to me before but that seems so appropriate

― M@tt He1ges0n, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

Did I mention going to school with them?

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:41 (eighteen years ago)

Muse have become fairly critically well-regarded in the last five years, ironically.

― chap, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

xxpost -- Oh it makes perfect sense. The line of descent in terms of Russian obsession with UK bands seems to be Queen -> Depeche -> Muse.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

Muse have become fairly critically well-regarded in the last five years, ironically.

In households, establishments and other locations more forgiving than mine.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:42 (eighteen years ago)

Muse are great. But fanatical fans ranting against bad reviews is always kind of pathetic. See also Michael Jackson, Marillion, Elvis Presley and Rush.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:43 (eighteen years ago)

Michael Jackson vs Morrissey for creepiest, bunny-boiling-est fanbases

― That mong guy that's shit, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:44 (eighteen years ago)

Muse ones are more funny than scary because none of them are older than 20

― That mong guy that's shit, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:45 (eighteen years ago)

Nuhuh, ICP are the clear winners.

xpost

― chap, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:45 (eighteen years ago)

think my Dad likes Muse but not sure he actually has ANY CDs

― blueski, Monday, 18 February 2008 15:46 (eighteen years ago)

"certified ass goblin"

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 18 February 2008 16:13 (eighteen years ago)

Muse have become fairly critically well-regarded in the last five years, ironically.

Critics go to shows, and Muse are incredible live

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 18 February 2008 16:14 (eighteen years ago)

Therefore critics are incredible live.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 February 2008 16:15 (eighteen years ago)

but usually better dead?

― Herman G. Neuname, Monday, 18 February 2008 16:16 (eighteen years ago)

Muse are alright by me.

― The Reverend, Monday, 18 February 2008 23:06 (eighteen years ago)

I keep reading this as "It is only silly rock critics who don't like Music"

― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 00:02 (eighteen years ago)

gehrig38a: i wish i could walk but i cant so i just listen to muse instead

― filthy dylan, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 00:05 (eighteen years ago)

muse it out

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 February 2008 00:06 (eighteen years ago)

six months pass...

i'm working on a project w/ this muse fanatic. i told her i wasn't a fan, so she tried to change my mind by showing me clip after clip of live performances.

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 20:56 (seventeen years ago)

And did she succeed?

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:01 (seventeen years ago)

WTF NO!

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:02 (seventeen years ago)

Hahah

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:04 (seventeen years ago)

She doesn't like Radiohead!

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:05 (seventeen years ago)

Isn't ~~poptimism~~ Muse just consumer-level ~~pomo~~Radiohead applied to contemporary pop culture? I'd think it'd be old hat in a college course.

― Mordy, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:07 (seventeen years ago)

I also found a Girl Talk fan who said that pop music was shit. College is b-a-n-a-n-a-s

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:08 (seventeen years ago)

lol, xpost!

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:08 (seventeen years ago)

TS, this is your first semester on campus, right?

― Mordy, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:10 (seventeen years ago)

― Tape Store, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:12 (seventeen years ago)

Having fun? :)

― Mordy, Sunday, 31 August 2008 21:12 (seventeen years ago)

y? it's an interesting roadblock. what about you?

― Tape Store, Monday, 1 September 2008 16:03 (seventeen years ago)

I went to school with them. I'm Facebook friends with the bassist.

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 1 September 2008 18:29 (seventeen years ago)

Speaking of studies, the fans of Muse in the same project as the fans of Grateful Dead, Kiss, Rush, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and DMB might have been an interesting study....

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 1 September 2008 18:37 (seventeen years ago)

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