It begins with a very mature sounding Matthew Bellamy, accompanying himself with a simple piano melody as their ever-so-infamous choral vocals creep in from behind (the one's that remind us of Queen). A slight pause...putting all of us at the edge of our seats, awaiting the epicness that is sure to occur!...and then the show-tune/50's style beat begins.
"Love! (bumbum chick) is forever!" Bellamy exclaims, eluding corniness that perhaps surpasses that of "Guiding Light". It repeats continuously for a few moments. Is this it?
But then, something reminiscent of their "Resistance" finally charges through as Howard picks up the pace, Wolstenholme joins in, and the synth finally intervenes! This is it! Somehow the next chorus seems much less corny, and much more Muse rock. Bellamy hits every note flawlessly, as he tends to do, and his Manson guitar accompanies with a powerful punch. It's finally all put together; synth, guitar, hovering bass lines, that colossal drumming, and the beautiful voice, all echoing a melody you are sure to have stuck in your head for hours. Go on, try to forget about it. Good luck with that.
About three-fourths through, Bellamy entertains us with his guitar solo. It's nothing extremely sensational, though respectable and fun enough to air guitar to (you know you do it). The final verse and chorus finish up with a bang, making us all rubberneck it with the best of (Chris) them. We think it may be finished with the last chord....but similar to their last Twilight single, "I Belong To You/Mon Coer S'ouvre A Ta Voix", Bellamy charms us with this grace at the piano. For only slightly more than 30 seconds, Matthew croons and swoons us with his magical touch...until fin.
So though it may begin with that old high school musical feel, Muse does not dissapoint in rocking you out of your chair. It's catchy and simple, but that's what tends to make a song something of a hit. It does have the feel that maybe they whipped this up in a hurry, perhaps needing to make a deadline for the soundtracks release, but Lennon and McCartney did that with "A Hard Day's Night". And I think we all know how that one turned out.
Like I said before, the name says it all. But the sound says more:
7 comments:
Wow. Did you really just compare "Neutron Star Collision" to "A Hard Day's Night"?!
Fail. Epic, epic fail.
I'm sorry you read that incorrectly! I said that it almost sounds as if they needed to make the song in a hurry, similar to what Lennon and McCartney had to do. In no way are the songs similar.
Thanks for reading and almost understanding, though!
Great review! Not Muse's best, but can't not love it.
I liked Guiding Light the first time I heard it. Neutron Star has taken a bit more time to love, and I do love it now.
It is difficult to turn a declaration of love into a set of song lyrics and not have it be a wheel of cheese. The lyric writer usually does not sense this, because those words are based on their experience. The people hearing the end result usually don't know anything about the event from which the song evolved(and many don't have the romantic heart to interpret it with), so it comes down the pike as cheese.
When hearing a Muse song for the first time, I hear all how the instruments and voices fit together to make the tune. The lyrics usually come around later.
Two excellent Muse love songs IMHO are Unintended and Easily.
Totally agree. Lyrics really are the last thing I notice in Muse songs as well. Matt has some really wonderful lyrics, but they are certainly more about production, sound, experimentation, etc. which is what I really love about them.
Lately, the spark of intense of love & devotion that I have had for them these past eight years has begun to burn out a bit.
I am starting to miss the old Muse.
A lot of people feel that same way, it seems. I think a band should grow and change as the years go by, but I can understand your thinking. I think that naturally happens with listeners over time. For the longest time I was THE biggest Killers fan...and after many gigs and years of following, the same happened for me. Not because I don't love them, but things just change.
Thanks for reading!
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