Being a musician, as well as a music lover, I completely understand the symphonic pretention of many bands. On the newest album from Bristish rockers Muse, they actually have the gumption to go ahead and do just that. There album "The Resistance" closes with "Exogenesis: Symphony" that is full of orchestral swells and airy lyrical compostions. Unfortunately in comparison to the previous albums this band has turned out, this is not their strongest. Aside from the fact that frontman Matthew Bellamy is trying to channel Thom Yorke, all the while the rest of the band is trying to do the same with Queen, but without the glamour and swagger.
Now there are some highlights to this album that are somewhat of a saving grace. The industrial-tinged "Uprising" still shows that Muse knows how to bring the rock. Plus there is the fast paced "Unnatural Selection" that brings back the memories of the Muse albums of the past. All in all "The Resistance" is a good album and definately worth a listen, but it leaves you wanting more when it is over
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