They could have gotten away with it ...
"The Resistance" is a pretty cool name for an album, and there seems to be relevant, revolutionary themes underlining the various tracks, themes that I could seriously become absorbed with. I'm not sure, though, that I'm down with the classical sounds bracketing a homage to the Queen/Gary Glitter seventies rock era.
Seriously, the line "The United States of EuraSIA ... SIIAAAH ... SIIAAAH" is amusing (no pun intended), terrible and catchy all at once.
Other tracks on the album are yet to drag me in. Sure, I'll buy it, there's not really an option not to, but will it get receive the obligatory "one hundred hours of continuous repeat" that other Muse albums have had? I don't think so.
This could have been a greater album if it had have been produced in a matter of months, a side-project while the band was working on their next real album, but I feel like I've waited far too long to receive only this. Mind you, I am only listening to this for the first time now (except for the two earlier released tracks).
So far, there are no stand out tracks. However, the whole thing is being judge against a scale upon which "Assassin" is 9.99 out of 10. There's really no album that could ever really compete with that, by anyone, ever.
In summary: good, maybe great but not quite awesome.
PS: "Unnatural Selection" is too good a title for the actual song. Shame.
Seriously, the line "The United States of EuraSIA ... SIIAAAH ... SIIAAAH" is amusing (no pun intended), terrible and catchy all at once.
Other tracks on the album are yet to drag me in. Sure, I'll buy it, there's not really an option not to, but will it get receive the obligatory "one hundred hours of continuous repeat" that other Muse albums have had? I don't think so.
This could have been a greater album if it had have been produced in a matter of months, a side-project while the band was working on their next real album, but I feel like I've waited far too long to receive only this. Mind you, I am only listening to this for the first time now (except for the two earlier released tracks).
So far, there are no stand out tracks. However, the whole thing is being judge against a scale upon which "Assassin" is 9.99 out of 10. There's really no album that could ever really compete with that, by anyone, ever.
In summary: good, maybe great but not quite awesome.
PS: "Unnatural Selection" is too good a title for the actual song. Shame.