Little
women grow up. And little lords too. They travel all around the world, discover
many things they didn’t know when they used to live in their small town
somewhere in the English countryside and experience lots of things. Even becoming
father to a baby boy. And they try to transfer their brand new experiences into
their jobs, music, whatever. So sometimes they come up with such unexpected
results that I wonder “Have they completely changed their mind? Don’t they like
sex and drugs and rock&roll anymore?” These were my immediate
thoughts when I first listened to Madness
a couple of weeks ago, second single from the forthcoming Muse album, The 2nd Law (which is due in
October 2nd, by the way). I had this kind of impression: ________________________________________________________________
Flatness… no drums… electronic music…
A big turn for a band that claims itself to become the biggest rock band of all
ages… bigger than The Rolling Stones, I guess…
Still, from minute 2.40 I found
myself thinking: “Oh! Here they are! The Muse I’ve been known for so many
years!”
I actually needed to listen to Madness (written by Matthew Bellamy, it
seems, after an argument with his
fiancée, Kate Hudson) some 10-20 times more than usual to understand if I liked
it or not. And I still don’t get if I like it… But, BUT, I actually can
understand the feelings of The Distillers’ fans when Brody Dalle came out with Ghetto Love
(which I like, by the way…) with her brand new group, Spinnerette, some years
ago.
Except for the fact that (I quote one
friend of mine) ‘Matthew Bellamy’s voice can make the dead come to life again!’
(But, please, do not think she’s got a man crush on him…).
Needless to say, I’ve been thunderstruck.
Should
I have expected it from The 2nd Law trailer? Probably. Or, MORE probably, it’s just one of Matt’s big jokes,
as he tells the Italian magazine XL: it actually seems that just a couple of songs
are this tacky electronic. For
the rest, good old Muse.
Can’t
wait for the new album to be released!
Marcy!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, congrats on your first post on the blog that will be mentioned on wikipedia as the origin of the great music journalist Pedro!
(U know, when u'll leave all of us to travel around the world interviewing our favourtie rockstars without bringing with you your precious assistants - 'cause at the time you'll have realised they are not improving your career with their extreme excitment! XD).
Anyhow, I forgive you in advance and I'll leave my first comment anyway! ;)
Can't listen to the song from here, but as I also read the interview on XL, I'm sure the album won't be disappointing!They know what they're doing!They just wanetd to confuse people...or at least I hope so! XD
Much love!
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