Muse Stockholm Syndrome // Composer Reaction Song Breakdown // The Decomposer Lounge // (Unblocked)

[@darthmarr9886]

For a band composed of three members, their sounds is always so rich. It's rare. A lefty drummer, a super cool bass guitarist, and a multi tasking front man. They never shy away from new stuff.

[@SixteenJacobsCreams]

Is very cool but also important to note you basically need a 2nd guitarist and a keyboard player to do it like this. The more stripped back early live stuff is quite cool in its own right.

[@TheBaker64]

Muses Hysteria bass playing throughout the whole song is nuts. check it out!

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Hysteria would be a good one. Especially with the dynamics and the layering

[@willgilbert87]

The bass opening of hysteria is one of the best things ever.

[@jimmyxx9522]

My man gravitates to that low bass too. He'd love it no doubt!!

[@19popo87]

I prefer the bass line of futurism. Underrated?

[@mattcranney9596]

100% agree - please do a reaction / breakdown of Hysteria for an amazing sonic bass experience!!!

[@ajfr1n9e51]

I played with Muse when they were 16 or 17 at an unsigned band night in Cornwall with my band, can't remember what they were called then but it wasn't muse, they won obviously, had like 4 songs that went on to be on the first album and Matt was a fricking rock god even then hehe

[@miralex67]

Rocket baby dolls

[@discostoo]

@@miralex67 Gothic Plague. . .

[@towlie710]

What I love about Muse is their ability to make a 4 minute song seem like some epic prog masterpiece. They build so much drama and tension, can mix in synth and piano, are equally at home rocking out or playing beautiful, heart wrenching stuff. Matt is a legend but all three of them are amazing.

[@bayuwras]

I've been listening to Stockholm Syndrome more than 19 years, almost every day, and I'm always amazed.

[@chippeymat]

So glad to see you get round to muse. One of the few bands around these days that sound better live. i think he engineers it all himself in his own studio

[@2good4name]

They began producing after black holes and revelations iirc.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

God I love this song. Takes me back to being 18, playing Morrowind. I had this album basically on repeat.

[@nickhaas9185]

I love all of you I dont know how all of my favorite unpopular songs keep getting reacted to but thank you all

[@jammamammaa]

They're more popular than you think. We're out there. I can't wait for him to find Queens of the Stone Age or Them Crooked Vultures.

[@line6peavey]

Muse is literally huge lmao

[@XBTGGX]

@@jammamammaa he’s listened to a bit of QOTS!

[@nickhaas9185]

I understand muse used to be a huge band. I'm talking about THIS song. This was never a radio song it slipped through the cracks of their discog, but its still my favorite song by muse.

[@Muzikrazy213]

​@@nickhaas9185 sorry man but you couldn't be more wrong. I literally discovered this song off the radio station 106.7 KROQ in LA. As well as one of my top Muse jams ever (and that's sayin something since I'm obsessed with damn near every song) in Map of the Problematique. Def on the radio back in the day

[@readysetpanic]

One of Muse's best tracks, easy. I dropped off of them just after their fourth album but really dug their early stuff; Origin of Symmetry in particular goes hard with some great tracks in Plug In Baby, New Born and Hyper Music (and a great cover of Feelin' Good for something a bit different).

[@OmegaSoypreme]

I went off them for a while as well. But I really love their 2018 album Simulation Theory. Its still very different to their earlier stuff, going to a sort of 80s eletro style i guess. But just some really great tunes. I recommend. I think despite how much their sound has changed over the years, they are still top tier musicians.

[@paulstoliker3303]

SUNBURN!!

[@readysetpanic]

@@paulstoliker3303 SHOWBIZ!

[@readysetpanic]

(Muscle Museum, Hysteria and Map of the Problematique also some other faves )

[@readysetpanic]

@@OmegaSoypreme Yeah even though they weren't for me anymore, can't deny how incredibly talented they are. I might check out something recent out of curiousity.

[@domyp1985]

For more Muse, definitely Hysteria (as I could see you loved a good bass line) or Knights of Cydonia. I'd love to see more Radiohead as well, Motion Picture Soundtrack, Reckoner, Jigsaw Falling into Place, Present Tense, Paranoid Android, Climbing up the walls...

[@timmy3822]

Muse has been one of my favourite bands since I started listening to them in like 2003/4. It's fun to hear you break down the songs elements from your composer perspective, you've picked out a few details which I've never noticed which was super cool!

[@chrismouton1985]

This is one of the very first Muse songs I listened to way back in the day. Been a fan ever since.

[@rleandro315]

MUSE!! First three albums are SO freakin amazing. You never disappoint, Geebz. I enjoy your channel so much! Thanks!

[@procryptican]

Thanks for getting around to Muse! Definitely one of my favorites. I tried to comment on the first upload but just missed it haha. If you end up getting back around to them, I bet you'd dig the strings arrangements in Exogenesis Symphony 1, 2, and 3. Knights of Cydonia is also crazy, and the song Hysteria has one of the best rock bass riffs of all time.

[@ryanb7665]

You are going to have a great time with this band. They are ridiculously talented. This is coming from a Tool fan, and you know we're all geniuses. 😁

[@lananiella]

I agree whole heartedly. I discovered both Tool and Muse in the last 2 years and became absolutely obsessed over them. They became 2 of my all-time favorites *instantly*. I got to see Muse in concert just before the Covid shutdown. That was so awesome. Now "Nightwish" is my latest find I am deep diving on.

[@json_bourne3812]

I love how much you're vibing to the outro!

[@wingnut643]

So happy to see you check out Muse! They've been my favorite band for a long while and their bassist Chris Wolstenholme (who also does backing vocals) is the reason I picked up my first bass guitar (and a fuzz pedal!) around 17 years ago. More specifically the song Hysteria (off the same album as Stockholm Syndrome) made me say to myself "That sounds awesome, I wonder if I could learn how to do that?" Two of my favorite things about this track specifically are that the super heavy outro riff is just the main guitar riff played slower and that Chris plays this song using his fingers. Holy endurance Batman! They have a lot of other really great music that I think you'd enjoy. They are also one of, if not the best, live bands going right now so it might be cool to check out some live versions of their songs too. Other songs that I'd recommend checking out would be: New Born, Citizen Erased, Hysteria, Butterflies and Hurricanes, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia, Exogenesis Symphony 1-3 (these would probably be in your wheelhouse as a composer), Reapers, and The Handler. Awwwright!!

[@felixapps5523]

If you're gonna do Muse, you HAVE to see them perform Knights of Cydonia live. It will blow your mind.

[@Monk_705]

The light show was so crazy I had to sit down a minute, and I'm not epileptic or anything and I even work in the industry so I have A LOT of light shows to compare it to. It was nothing but a shit ton or PAR cans but boy did they ever program them well!

[@Ekybob_Plays]

aaaaah holy shizzle I was a fan of Muse from their first album and when I bought Absolution this song blew my nuts off! Glad to see you doing it dude! edit: a memory I have from uni is a flatmate getting the music book/tab list for Muse's second album and sitting in his room going "WHAT! What are you doing? This isn't a chord!"

[@NomadicReprobate]

I've never really listened to radio, not a fan of pop music and commercials make me want to scoop out my sensory organs with a rusty spoon, but around 2005 my cd player stopped working and on one late night drive to get some food, I tuned to the local rock station and this song came on. By the first chorus I had pulled over and was just blown away by what I was listening to and after it was over I turned around foodless and headed home to get on the radio stations website to see what the hell just happened. Been a huge Muse fan ever since.

[@Guweekly]

Blew my mind live. Sydney. Big day out.

[@edwardsaj]

Finally seeing someone react to Muse, my all time favourite band, great job btw.

[@sigzil1985]

Muse are one of the best live bands I ever saw. I'm not even a big fan (except the first couple of albums) but live they were absolutely amazing. Especially for a 3 piece. How do they get such a massive, fat sound?

[@citizenerased7746]

This is my favourite Muse song, as well as citizen erased. Musically, muse are literally genius. They are so special to me ❤️

[@FamousCoozie]

Absolutely love Muse, happy to see them here. This song is absolutely incredible live.

[@paramourcat]

Another incredible band that got me fully into music both as a listener and as a musician eventually. This song in particular, along with the rest of the album. It was one of the first albums I bought for myself and I still have it nearly 20 years later now. I can play all the guitar and bass parts and sing this one! I've maybe only never covered it because of all the complex engineering you talked about, but maybe I could do a stripped down version someday. It's a lot of fun to play bass at this tempo haha! I love the chord changes in the verses and the monster riffs, especially that one at the end. So heavy! They used to stretch this one out live for like 10-12 minutes sometimes just jamming on huge riffs, so much fun. Muse is great live. Still up there as one of my faves, but I do tend to feel like more recently a lot of their albums have been kind of a few years behind the trend, and I don't necessarily care for some of their business decisions now. They feel a little more interested in the business side than in their fans, but hey can't argue with success I guess. I would further recommend "New Born," "Hysteria," "Knights of Cydonia," "Reapers," "Resistance," "Cave," "Thought Contagion," "Supremacy," well I could go on and on. I tried to pick one per album or so, maybe not the best reflection of the variety because Muse is all over the place and I love it but I do have a bias towards big rock riffs. If you are lookin for cool orchestral stuff there's plenty of that too. Maybe check out the whole "Exogenesis Symphony"

[@Jon77777]

I first heard this song when it came out when I was 15 years old and muse have been my favourite band ever since and this song is just their best ever in my opinion! Love it so much

[@brookeellenfreeman7699]

I was able to watch the earlier video, but feel like I gotta watch it again...because it was such an excellent breakdown of one of my favorite songs!! Thanks again, Geebz!! This made my day! 💕

[@mxbdkr]

Finally Muse!! Would love to see you do Butterflies & Hurricanes

[@silentbob45]

Loved your Breakdown on this! I'm very surprised I don't see more requests for Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse. I think you would absolutely dig it!

[@TheExyle]

Yes! More MUSE please! One of my favorite bands.

[@DodgyDan4]

I found this channel because of your Pyramid Song video, and now I'm staying because immediately after you covered a Muse song!! Muse and Radiohead: My 2 favourite bands! And you are an excellent channel, take my Subscribe!

[@MorrisJoshua26]

More more more more more MUSE. Please.

[@Herpusderpus]

Great breakdown! Citizen Erased is an awesome song by these guys that would give you a lot to talk about.

[@TheCivildecay]

Hysteria-muse

[@RemixedVoice]

This really is my favorite Muse song of all time

[@PianoMelodyNotes]

This song is my beautiful power/rock favourite's EVER!

[@romroger]

I was introduced to Muse with "New Born" I love the punk grunge coming out of it

[@alfredrestivo2713]

Not pick of the day: Muse formed in 1994. Mars Volta begin in 2001. So Mars Volta SOUNDS LIKE Muse. Not the other way around.

[@banehog]

Not pick of the day: It's *nitpick*

[@letiquia]

He just said Matt's voice reminds him of the singer from Mars Volta. This is a Muse review and he is using the other singer's voice as a point of reference so it is completely ok for him to say it that way.

[@kontopas6528]

You have to do Won't Stand Down by them, the recently released this single from the new album. I think it is really interesting.

[@StoneyWoney]

I second that!

[@Soonopen1979]

Thanks again Geebs! I really enjoy your breakdowns and explanations of sonic nuances, especially when it’s artists I’ve listened to frequently but didn’t know how to describe what I was hearing. Cheers.

[@ZEPCASTS]

love your analysis of this song and I feel like in terms of production this band will seriously impress you the further you look into them. would love to see more!

[@shannonmitchell8515]

Symphony X - The Odyssey. It's pretty long, but all worth it

[@dougjano]

Please, do more videos about muse songs, they re all worth the time :)

[@chasenthehype]

Ah man to see you compare Cedric (Mars Volta) to Matt was refreshing! This album is still one of my top 5 all time albums.

[@gregkirk1842]

Love this song! Great review! As a string composer, you might also appreciate Muse Exogenous 1....matbe 2 and 3 too.

[@brookeellenfreeman7699]

Agreed, I think he'd love those!

[@oheyguy5486]

Sooooooo many good Muse songs that you'd definitely geek out on from a production perspective: Hysteria, Knights of Cydonia, Supermassive Black Hole, Panic Station, and my favorite because of the absolutely bonkers pitch pedal guitar solo is Reapers, even if ift's kind of a deeper cut. They're a 3-piece, but they always sound like 6, and if you've seen them live, you know why. Everyone has an extra keyboard or sequencer within reach in addition to their guitar or drums, and somehow they manage to keep everything going.

[@visionblow]

Thanks for a again great reaction! Followed you some months and learned so much and discovered so many new thrilling artists among MUSE in this DEATHLY beautiful painful song. What a band!The lyrics & music smashed what Stockholms syndrome is about= a psychological response. It occurs when hostages or abuse victims bond with their captors or abusers. This psychological connection develops over the course of the days, weeks, months, or even years of captivity or abuse. PS as a "Stockholmer" not proud of the meaning of Sthlm syndrome but after listening to MUSE I changed my mind! 🇸🇪

[@albreezy26]

Daaaammmn. You must continue this band. So many grandiose and great produced tracks. Plug in baby, butterflies and hurricanes, muscle museum, space dementia, citizen erased, dark shines, knights of cydonia, city of delusion, United states of Eurasia, screenager, survival, the handler. I can keep listing songs but I would be getting redundant (plus people will comment more on my post and others). One of the great bands of all time

[@dxaminal777]

I love that "vision in their head for their sound". That's how I record and mix too. I call it making sound pictures.

[@SobrietyandSolace]

Plug in Baby is one of my personal favourites

[@katous]

Yes, love Muse! Muse reminded me of ELO when I first started listening to them over ten plus years ago. They are sort of like ELO mixed with Queen mixed with Radiohead. I haven't really gotten into their last couple albums as much, only a few stand out tracks for me. Also, Matt's Dad was in the surf guitar band Tornatoes!!!! You can really hear his father's influence in the Knights of Cydonia song by Muse.

[@nadogrl]

Tornados.

[@pookievision]

Im not allowed to drive listening to Muse...for when their songs drop I rock the fuck out and accidents can happen!! 🤟

[@olastokken7670]

Their song Unnatural selection is a great song, got lot of cool stuff happening with effects on the vocal and the dynamic of the song is excelent👌 I recomend you to have a listen to it and all of the other songs they have, it is a great band with a huge and wonderful sound😊

[@ehsanrahee7411]

You're doing Symphony X - The Odyssey next right? RIGHT???

[@ehsanrahee7411]

@@sebastiansalomaki7861 no, The Odyssey is definitely what's needed.

[@drewdrake4451]

I wonder how you'll experience and express Exogenesis Symphony by the band. It's about 12 minutes long and essentially three songs that complete the symphony that was orchestrated by the vocalist/guitarist/pianist. Diverse, complex...beautiful! "Aping my soul"...."You stole my overture" "Breach the outer-spheres, the edge of our fears" ..."Tell us your final wish" "Let's start over again"..."Why can't we start it over again"...."Let's start it over again".

[@ttvdekkz0r]

AWESOME finally some Muse :D I've started playing guitar loving their riffs and being able to learn them even as a beginner.

[@gregthomas1346]

Festival favourites. Matt Bellamy is a new age guitar hero and avid Queen fans all. Cool

[@jeremyriddell]

I see a Muse rabbit hole in your future. I believe they inherited the power trio mantle from Rush. There will be a lot of popular suggestions, (Knights of Cydonia, Hysteria, Uprising, Supermassive Black Hole) all of them stellar, but if you really want to go on a trip with a deep cut, try The Globalist from one of their later albums, Drones.

[@Twin---]

Damn, Geebz, of all the stuff you've done and you didn't even have to think for a second about the name when you compared it to the Mars Volta singer. Good memory!

[@kevinmullis4222]

Need to listen to " Nuclear Power Trio - Grab them by the Poonyang. Its insane musically and the video is funny to boot. Thanks and keep it up.

[@aarongagnon5174]

So many good tracks on that album.

[@nritsch]

I loved this! Muse has a lot of great tracks; I think Citizen Erased would be a fantastic breakdown. It’s a really interesting song and a fan favorite. (Also, if you want something really weird, go for Break It To Me.)

[@JM-wr2fo]

I just have one question, kind sir. How do you keep such a big cup of coffee hot?.. Is it sitting on a heater? Does your intestine riots at the end of every video? Ok, that was not just one question. Muse takes me back man... what a great band. THANK YOU!

[@Payvandsalari]

You're gonna love the bass on Hysteria by Muse

[@tendo102]

For amazing Muse bass, check out Hystria or Futurism. Chris Wolstenholme is a fucking beast and whats funny is when he joined the school band as it is now with the 3 of them, he was never a bassist but a drummer, but they already had Dom Howard on the drums. I love that they started out as a school band with terrible(or amazing) band names.

[@blakebauer2722]

Muse "Exogenesis Symphony" and listen to all 3 parts. Excellent composition, execution of song dynamics, and utilization of strings to evoke emotion.

[@stevemuzak8526]

This song is so massive!

[@rook69420]

Please do more muse! Hysteria would be a good one!

[@b0soderlund]

Do "Theme of Laura" from the Silent Hill 2 original soundtrack! It's a bit of an odd one, since it's from a video game and all, but it scans as more of a stand-alone indie shoegaze/rock/pop instrumental, with a pretty straight forward, yet really effective arrangement. Always gave med the goose bumps back in the day, though I never dared to play the game itself. It sort of feels like going up an escalator made of melodic hooks. I'd love to hear your take on it!

[@suburbben1687]

Amazing song. Akira Yamaoka all the way

[@AntonioAguilar442]

This song reminds me of "Never enough" from "dream theater"

[@dyrkeschaefer]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen. The audio of this video seems a bit lacking in high end in comparison to the CD. So many great Muse tracks!

[@КоваленкоВадим]

Came here after Jinjer. Muse deserves every song to be heared on this chanel. Citizen Erased with 7string guitar intro is a golden legacy of Muse. And of course their three symphonies. Holy molly they are masterpieces.

[@nathancotter1770]

What? Mars Volta?? You’re doing Mars Volta next?? Okay, sounds good Geebz, “ilyena” please!

[@shawnburs601]

Do CAROUSEL by Haken please :) Insane prog rock/metal track! keep up the good work. Muse is one of my favorite artists. Do reapers next if you do more by them.

[@replikuh]

Chris Wolstenholme on bass, is a beast

[@eqbrim]

I want to SEE your reaction to the ending of Muse “Microcuts” .

[@MydirtyRat1]

I don't think I listen to enough of Muse's music. This is really hard rocking, which isn't something I've heard in their more commercial songs. This almost reminds me of Tool in regards to the guitars.

[@touchetickler7022]

The Resistance is a great album to listen to. Just throwing that out 👍🏻

[@FlamingZelda3]

eh... it's alright. Impressive for sure, but i feel the cracks show after repeated listenings.

[@indigoiozzi]

To get more from Muse I would suggest Resistance, Unnatural Selection, Mk Ultra and Map of the Problematique

[@davorinkuhar6932]

I would recommend live stuff also. I know people usually like studio versions more, and I am one of them. But with Muse it just doesnt matter. Even more, live songs are better.

[@joshdunn2031]

Muse- Hysteria

[@carllatham1558]

View any of their live stuff, especially from Rome.

[@r00yce]

You should definitely check out Erra's cover of this song!

[@TheWowmidget]

This will probalby dissapear among all the other comments, but if you could do a reaction video on Riversides "The depth of self-delusion" or "We got used to us" it would be awesome. Keep on rockin´!

[@Muimina]

Hey! I highly recommend giving " Wagakki Band - 焔 (Homura) + 暁ノ糸 (Akatsuki no Ito) / 1st JAPAN Tour 2015 Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo " a shot! Just copy paste that name and you'll get the right video! Lots of people blown away by that video when reacting to it! I want to see what you have to say about it!

[@Crazyeg123]

I love Muse. Maybe check out there Exogenesis Symphonies

[@ExarchGaming]

Oh wow. Mars Volta yeah i'm getting that a bit, especially from "The Widow" Most people compare him to Thom Yorke, a lot of people say Muse is a Radiohead Cover band lol. Which their first two albums....maybe. They went off in this space rock direction compared to Radioheads very experimental prog rock.

[@Vinterloft]

If you ever do MUSE again, Butterflies & Hurricanes would be amazing :]

[@alistairj4851]

Here's a band you've never likely heard of, Slowdive. They are very indie. Or even try the Sugar Cubes.

[@daurpm]

shoegaze would be very cool

[@millezenith]

I would love to see some more Muse reactions, my suggestion would be New Born. Then if it's not too much to ask I would love a reaction to Svefn-g-Englar by Sigur Rós

[@Thumpasaurus69]

Muse- butterflies and hurricanes

[@brookeclowes6148]

Given your love of the bass/drum connections would love to hear you do an Interpol reaction, C’mere / Obstacle 1 / Narc / Not Even Jail would all be solid choices

[@PHPH_SDK]

After listening to this, you should listen to "Never Enough" by Dream Theater. DT, on their Octavarium album, decidedly to heavily pull from Muse's album Absolution as an influence. "Never Enough", in particular, actually sounds like DT's take on Stockholm Syndrome...it's bizarre...like a cover, but a heavily rewritten one.

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

Way better then anything muse I remember listening to insane vocals and crazy riff

[@enterchannelname1071]

Great track! Don't forget to circle back to Protest the Hero!

[@thehockeyfinn]

YOOOO MUSE!!! Next up Knights of Cydonia and Hysteria and Uprising and Supermassive Blackhole, omg there is so much more Edit: typo

[@faersy]

More Muse please; anything off the albums Absolution or Black Holes & Revelations and you can't go wrong

[@diegosamuel2968]

Yeaaaaaah, Muse!

[@ryans.5843]

Soilwork the ride majestic