| Muse Simulation Theory
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0.0 | letsgofishing | August 30th 18 | This is the worst fucking album art I've ever seen.
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0.0 | Brandon Scott EMERITUS | August 30th 18 | remember folks... you muse you lose
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1.0 awful | PatternsInTheIvy | September 29th 18 | You know what I just realized? Muse is a pretty weird band for me, because they're the only band I can think of where I used to absolutely love them and now completely loathe them. They're probably the biggest example of a complete 180 for me, as far as personal opinion of a band goes. I'm not even just talking about their new stuff either, I'm talking about almost ALL of their stuff. I used to be a massive fan of Absolution, Origin of Symmetry, and Black Holes, and yet I find them to be entirely unlistenable whenever I try to relisten to them today. And of course, their new stuff is just bad in general. I find it really hard to believe that I once heralded them as the next big revolutionaries in rock music... they're just a strange anomaly in that sense, I guess.
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1.0 awful | Toondude | August 30th 18 | I didn't know Matt Bellamy was going direct Ready Player Two
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2.5 average | C. Deez | September 28th 18 | Guys, the album isn't even out yet. Please give it a fucking chance lmao
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4.0 excellent | Bigpapad | November 8th 18 | It's leaked, and it's pretty fucking good. A lot of guys here will 2 it because they're "cool" but the album is certainty their best since The Resistance. That said, they released absolute howlers for some of their singles, the singles are the worst on the album.
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0.0 | i want to mort. | September 1st 18 | 1'ing it without hearing just seems like the correct thing to do with this sucker
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1.5 very poor | Evrimen | August 30th 18 | That album art looks like something created on Vaporwave Text Generator
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2.5 average | Antonius | January 2nd 19 | Despite the success that they achieve each time, I am happy to see Muse challenging themselves and their sound with each new release. Whether this is done in order to reach new audiences or because they want to follow the underlying trend, it does not matter to me. Muse is one of the most relevant and influential bands of the 00s and this is a fact. Having this in mind, I find Simulation Theory to have the correct ingredients for an album of this sort to succeed: catchy choruses, cunning melodies, upbeat tempos, and some mellow synths. It is cohesive, excellently produced and instrumentally skillful. Despite the above, other than the powerful early triplet of "The Dark Side"/"Pressure"/"Propaganda", I don't think I will revert much into this album in the future.
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1.5 very poor | Jau Peacecraft | November 12th 18 | It amuses me that it took the world 10 more years to realize how fucking awful this band actually is.
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3.0 good | beachdude | November 9th 18 | *Me after first three tracks*:r"You know, this is actually pretty good so far! Maybe this'll be the best Muse album since...?r*Track four starts*:r?PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PAGANDArPRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PROPA-GAN-GANDArPROPA-GAN-GArPROPA-PROPA-GAN-GANDArPRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO-PRO..."
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4.0 excellent | Fearlessflyer1986 | November 8th 18 | Weird.. Unpredictable at times, and fun. Blows Drones out of the water.
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3.0 good | ShMaLeB1196 | November 7th 18 | Love the synthwave direction. Algorithm is classic Muse, mixed with their new direction. Propoganda sounds like a Prince song and I kind of dig it. Break it To Me has a dope solo toward the end. The Void is on par with the other closers of the past few albums. This album is so fun and I'm really enjoying it.
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2.5 average | sizeofanocean | November 5th 18 | How are people even allowed to vote on this? All these ratings should be removed
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2.5 average | Halez | November 1st 18 | FYI: they're only giving it a 5 to offset the auto-1's you morons are putting on the site.
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3.5 great | KevinKC | September 28th 18 | Fifth single is out and unexpectedly has a guest on vocals. Imagine that. And it's in french. "Taper sur la table."r=>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY1tC62RTgo
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3.0 good | GoldenGuy444 | March 19th 22 | Muse's grand struggle for pop relevancy revealed itself drenched in pop culture references and a tacky half-exposed 80s flair. I don't hate it. The A side of the album has many fantastic tracks, the opening epic Algorithm and the highlight two punch of Propoganda and Break it To Me which are both fantastic. But when those original three singles rear their head in the back half the entire experience falters. Closer, The Void, remains the only real track worth love in the second half with its drab rumbling ending. Good ideas are here, but they were somehow spread too thin, and yet also not developed enough. Imagine that?
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3.0 good | Ronike | October 30th 20 | Simulation Theory abandons the quasi-return-to-roots approach of Drones and returns to the electronic rock stylings that Muse have tinkered with since The Resistance. Muse succeed in creating some memorable tracks worth revisiting, but there are some bumps along the way.
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1.5 very poor | charlopiano | August 22nd 20 | It feels like after the poor reception of Resistance, Muse tried to go in a completely different direction, the 2nd law. After that didn't pay off, they went back to the "old' muse, but it didn't work either. After 3 flops, I thought they would take a break to work more on their music. They surprisingly didn't and that's a shame. I can see a little bit of the "old" muse in Simulation Theory. Algorithm and Get up and fight are really good tracks. But they get lost in somewhat concept album that is easily forgettable.
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5.0 classic | childatheart | February 9th 20 | Love the album, love the artwork. This is the first Muse album I've listened to so I
can't compare it to their other works, but on it's own, Simulation Theory is a 5.0. I
honestly can't understand people who hate on it, because it's a masterpiece IMHO and also
because there's not much to hate on. Almost every second is perfect. There's not a bad
moment, and yes, I like Get Up And Fight and Dig Down. My favourite song is The Void, and
I don't have a least favourite.
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0.0 | Robert Garland STAFF | November 12th 18 | There?s a new Muse album? Legitimately didn?t even know... What do I do?
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2.5 average | gryndstone | November 12th 18 | Alternate pop. As in, from an alternate universe. Pressure, Something Human are the dim highlights
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2.5 average | brandiblitz142 | November 9th 18 | When the "super deluxe" tracks are way better than the originals (remixes, acoustic versions). No rseriously, it makes me mad that these were not the tracks, cause they're actually good. Agreed with rmost of these people though. The first three tracks are great, then completely falls off. Best tracks: rAlgorithm, The Dark Side, Blockades
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1.5 very poor | Nathaniel | November 9th 18 | I love ready player one, but this is like the bad sequel nobody wanted that couldn't even get the original cast to come back.
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2.0 poor | Chino smoking it up! | November 9th 18 | I gave this a 2nd chance...Some tracks are actually listenable in that rpop/commercial concept they're trying to achieve...there's still a bunch of other annoying tracks rhere that makes this a poor work. This late 90's synth revivalism comes in fact a bit late (I ractually dug when QOTSA made it on their last release)...maybe its my issue but sometimes this rlooks like the soundtrack of some dad's 90's VHS futuristic porn.. Weird band nowadays....I don't rsee where they want to go with this...I did loved Muse. Favorite track: Blockades
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4.0 excellent | resident sputbirb with fancy hat | November 9th 18 | Alright so Break it to Me might either be the worst song I've ever heard or open up an entirely different realm of music experience for me. Otherwise this album is pretty good tbh.
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4.0 excellent | Faraudo | November 9th 18 | Best thing they've done since Black Holes and Revelations, y'all hating just because it's Muse.
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0.0 | Dewinged STAFF | November 9th 18 | When you realize "The Dark Side" is the closest this is gonna get to good ol' Muse. The run from "Pressure" to "Thought Contagion" is truly horrid, nightmare fuel. The last third of the album does little to lift it up but some tracks like "Blockades" are on a listenable level. Bellamy sounds incredible as always.
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1.0 awful | butcherboy | November 9th 18 | bemused shuffle through life..
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2.5 average | sempiturtle | November 8th 18 | Way better than The 2nd Law. This album actually did things that surprised me at times.
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1.5 very poor | JJKeys | November 8th 18 | This album would be worse than Shining's Animal if it weren't so hilariously dire at times
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0.0 | ShidoRacoon8937 | September 2nd 18 | This is going to be basiclly the2ndlaw part 2. Only with more synthwave
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1.0 awful | doofy | January 8th 24 |
1.0 awful | Runeii | December 12th 23 |
2.5 average | iGuter | November 20th 23 |
1.0 awful | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
2.0 poor | Macck | October 26th 22 |
1.5 very poor | fb2k | September 25th 22 |
2.0 poor | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
1.5 very poor | olmedou | September 7th 22 |
3.0 good | FnTom | August 29th 22 |
2.5 average | Skye09 | August 28th 22 |
2.5 average | NyxArc | August 24th 22 |
2.5 average | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 16th 22 |
2.0 poor | Arche | May 26th 22 |
1.5 very poor | Jonatas | March 11th 22 |
1.5 very poor | Cam | March 3rd 22 |
3.5 great | mcpooja | February 24th 22 |
3.5 great | fatmosh | February 10th 22 |
1.0 awful | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
1.0 awful | MuldeR | November 26th 21 |
1.0 awful | Oobaloo | November 22nd 21 |
3.5 great | Adol | September 15th 21 |
3.5 great | cb123 | January 5th 21 |
2.0 poor | ipek | October 5th 20 |
1.5 very poor | Skiiddz | September 25th 20 |
1.0 awful | uefest | August 21st 20 |
3.0 good | Demir | June 11th 20 |
1.5 very poor | valek | May 22nd 20 |
1.0 awful | ayew | May 21st 20 |
1.5 very poor | AlBo | May 18th 20 |
2.5 average | Sowing STAFF | May 10th 20 |
2.0 poor | Xhoven | April 15th 20 |
2.5 average | YRI | March 15th 20 |
1.5 very poor | TVparty | March 2nd 20 |
4.5 superb | Sly4evr | February 27th 20 |
1.5 very poor | jebe | January 17th 20 |
4.0 excellent | billtsek | December 20th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Emily | December 18th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Uzumaki | November 15th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Miguee7 | October 21st 19 |
1.5 very poor | Zeuzo | October 20th 19 |
2.5 average | dan1801 | October 18th 19 |
1.5 very poor | FakeOne | September 15th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Slowdiiv | September 12th 19 |
1.0 awful | tycobb | August 28th 19 |
3.0 good | Wj2006 | August 25th 19 |
3.0 good | Aeri | August 10th 19 |
2.5 average | faed6 | August 6th 19 |
3.0 good | Fenix | March 25th 19 |
1.0 awful | blob64 | March 11th 19 |
2.5 average | Djang0 | March 10th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Gueero | February 9th 19 |
3.0 good | Romijn | February 4th 19 |
2.5 average | jmh886 | January 10th 19 |
1.5 very poor | jesper STAFF | December 30th 18 |
2.5 average | AndyK12 | December 29th 18 |
2.5 average | Divaman | December 12th 18 |
1.0 awful | vidence | December 11th 18 |
3.0 good | Pangea | December 9th 18 |
4.0 excellent | ariich | November 30th 18 |
2.0 poor | Alexxx | November 28th 18 |
2.5 average | Prancer | November 27th 18 |
3.5 great | Flomink | November 26th 18 |
2.0 poor | facupm | November 25th 18 |
3.0 good | igi78 | November 22nd 18 |
1.5 very poor | m4j3stiq | November 19th 18 |
3.0 good | MAN0 | November 18th 18 |
2.5 average | desk | November 18th 18 |
2.0 poor | baal69 | November 17th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Sapee | November 16th 18 |
1.0 awful | fdrc | November 16th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Mr Snrub | November 15th 18 |
3.0 good | jkoh | November 15th 18 |
2.5 average | Pho3nix | November 14th 18 |
3.0 good | Marci | November 14th 18 |
2.0 poor | cm7com | November 14th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Xurxo | November 12th 18 |
2.5 average | Tim00w | November 12th 18 |
1.5 very poor | yairfg | November 12th 18 |
2.0 poor | wwf | November 12th 18 |
1.0 awful | Poxy | November 12th 18 |
1.5 very poor | fordsoad | November 11th 18 |
3.0 good | gilly | November 11th 18 |
1.5 very poor | PaleLord | November 11th 18 |
2.5 average | Keira | November 10th 18 |
2.0 poor | botb | November 10th 18 |
2.5 average | blabony | November 10th 18 |
2.5 average | chayka | November 10th 18 |
1.5 very poor | rc239 | November 10th 18 |
1.5 very poor | Launch | November 10th 18 |
2.0 poor | Mitch | November 10th 18 |
2.0 poor | Zeiu | November 10th 18 |
2.5 average | JTPlays | November 10th 18 |
2.5 average | Rager99 | November 9th 18 |
2.5 average | Cormano | November 9th 18 |
2.5 average | Simon K. STAFF | November 9th 18 |
2.0 poor | wg98 | November 9th 18 |
3.0 good | Eames | November 9th 18 |
2.0 poor | Chapo | November 9th 18 |
2.5 average | Rice303 | November 9th 18 |
1.0 awful | Hyndez | November 9th 18 |
2.5 average | Coast | November 9th 18 |
3.0 good | Lucman | November 8th 18 |
1.5 very poor | YadMot | November 8th 18 |
1.0 awful | Nrap | November 8th 18 |
2.5 average | Juca89 | November 7th 18 |
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