The album was produced by the band - singer/guitarist Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard - with mixing on eight tracks by Grammy-winner Serban Ghenea, additional mixing on “Won’t Stand Down” by Dan Lancaster and Alex von Korff (“Kill or Be Killed”). We are not just coerced, we are herded, frightened and corralled to produce a daily ‘2 minutes of hate’ against an out-group of their choosing and to turn a blind eye to our own internal voice of reason & compassion. They sell us comforting myths, telling us only they can explain reality while simultaneously diminishing our freedom, autonomy and independent thought. Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms & religions seduce us during times of vulnerability, creating arbitrary rules and distorted ideas for us to comply with. In a statement, the frontman said the song is about, “ submission to authoritarian rules and reassuring untruths to be accepted to an in-group. In the visual, menacing masked figures and citizens with eerie glowing eyes bring the tune’s ominous refrain to life: “Compliance/ We just need your compliance/ You will feel no pain anymore/ And no more defiance/ We just need your compliance,” Bellamy sings. On the heels of the collection’s bombastic, metal-edged first single, “ Won’t Stand Down,” the group also dropped a new song, “Compliance,” an urgent, keyboard-heavy metallic funk tune accompanied by a dystopian Pink Floyd-like video. As such, Muse has written and recorded – hardly a masterpiece – but a significant euphonious achievement that detaches them from just about everything else out there.Īnd if you have ever seen them live know full well most of the songs on Will of the People was created for the concert experience.Which Is Your Favorite Tina Turner Billboard Hot 100 Hit? Vote In many respects, Will of the People keeps it simple, just 10 songs (should have been nine), also marking the shortest track list in their discography. Should have just ended with the consummate Muse sounding “Euphoria” that adds a little jocundity to a lyrically solemn album. This is something I would expect from Green Day not these accomplished and, for the most part, sagacious musicians. One of those you skip, but it’s not worse than the final – totally unnecessary – song. If you told me “Liberation” was a Queen cover I’d believe it. A fun song though the ending pretty much rips off “Thriller.” “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” (I think) shows off the band’s merriment. The wistful piano refrain in “Ghosts (How Can I Move On)” mesmerizes and works with or without the vocals in this heartfelt ballad. Will of the People is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Muse, released through Warner Records and Helium-3 on 26 August 2022. “Won’t Stand Down” builds into a drubbing and the killer guitars all over “Kill or Be Killed” create another signature work of Muse.Ī dystopian “Compliance” and the dreamy “Verona” successfully rely on a heavier use of keyboards, the former (along with several other songs) a likely critique on the last couple of years and the latter a throwback to the 1980s. Muse weaves the hard rockers throughout Will of the People starting with a drum pounding cadence to open the title track, a song you might initially recognize in Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People” before it separates rather quickly into a far better tune. ![]() Singer Matt Bellamy retains signature soaring vocals while leading on guitar (and being the only singer I’ve heard who successfully blends taking a breath into a song’s harmony), Chris Wolstenholme more than fills the gaps on bass and drummer Dominic Howard tirelessly keeps the band together. Some tracks burst with sonic energy thanks to a rash of pulsing drum fills and speed guitar as others hit the brakes forcing a bit of woolgathering (yea, that’s for the British audience). At times heavy metal, other times glam rock, sometimes pop rock, but Will of the People generally stays on point with a style of hard rock Muse developed into their own years ago. ![]() Muse incorporates several genres of music into this 10-song effort, the band’s shortest album coming in under 38 minutes. Will of the People pendulum-swings from some of their hardest and most rigorous songs to softer melodies that straddle the emotional ballad fence. ![]() 26), the band’s first since 2018’s Simulation Theory ending their longest break between albums. Though not a perfect record, Muse upends this routine with the English’ trio’s ninth studio album Will of the People, out today (Aug. Every Muse album, seemingly, has several outstanding tracks and a couple of pretty good to good tracks rounded out with a few that require some listening investment or, more plainly, you just skip.
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