so first off, I guess I’m gonna do another of these because I haven’t been posting a whole lot lately and I thought it might jump-start my tumblr inspiration like the last one did and who better to devote 30 straight days of posts about than the best band to ever grace the world with its existence, MUSE?  So I guess here I go again

So my favorite album, that’s a little tough because I do love them all so very very much and through the years as my musical tastes have changed I’ve found new things about each of them that I love.  I think though when I look at whole albums the one that I think is my absolute favorite would have to be “Origins of Symmetry”.  It is Muse at their very best.  They’re as melodramatic as ever, they still have the really strong rock influence and some flat-out amazing grooves but are still able to clearly present a message at the same time.  There isn’t another album that quite combines all of these aspects as well as “Origins of Symmetry”, in my mind.  New Born starts the album out racing and it never lets up.  Even when it slows down in “Space Dementia”, “Micro Cuts” and “Megalomania” they still find a way to create real authentic tension and emotion rather than allowing the songs to fall flat.

I must admit though, I do have a bit of a sentimental attachment to this album as well because it was only upon going back and listening to this album for the 2nd time that I realized just how ungodly amazing Muse is and really what good music should do to you.  If you would believe it, the first time I listened to “Origins of Symmetry” I didn’t like it.  It was just so moody and everything felt like it was over my head (I was a fair amount younger at the time and a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to musical taste).  I liked a few of the more recent Muse songs but not really the band as a whole.  Then, my junior year of High School, I saw that Muse had their entire catalog of songs on their website so I thought “maybe it’s worth giving this album a second chance”.  I’ve never made a better decision in my entire life.  My jaw immediately hit the floor and stayed dropped for all 51 minutes and 42 seconds of audio ecstasy.  I didn’t listen to anything else for the next month, when I finally moved on to the other Muse albums that I had so stupidly passed up previously.

So, yeah, I love “Origins of Symmetry”.  It’s beautiful.  It kicks my ass every time I listen to it.  It makes me laugh, cry and I dare say it’s better than Cats.  I think I’ve rambled on long enough though