Muse - Will Of The People | Epic Album Review

[@RockingWithRobby]

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[@g.c.z.l.9982]

I've Got obssessed with You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween, that one got me, along with Will of the People and Kill or Be Killed those both songs are good

[@inigogutierrez5892]

I think that we are fucking fucked is the best song of the album by far.

[@patrickwhelpley1745]

When talking about Verona he mentions “kissing with poison on their lips” which is from Romeo & Juliet. Which takes place in Verona & yes this track is very haunting .

[@YftachSrur]

My god, Verona, heaven to my ears.

[@RockingWithRobby]

Beautiful song!

[@andre8273]

Honestly love this album, wongs like Euphoria, Won't Stand Down and Kill Or Be Killed hit me as hard as songs from Origin Of Symmetry, Absolution and Showbiz when i heard them for the first time

[@RockingWithRobby]

These really are some of the best Muse tracks in a long time. Glad you are digging the album as well and thank you for watching!

[@andre8273]

I wrote wongs instead of songs holy shit

[@Cuzjudd]

@@andre8273 😲

[@h0nza_]

Yeah, Euphoria just doesn't work for me. It's like a weaker version of Plug in baby, which was their aim probably

[@jamie36]

I love this album so much. Only song i sometimes skip is the title track but all the others are great! I didn't like ghosts at the beginning but it grew on me a lot! We are fucking fucked has an amazing outro which pairs with knights of Cydonia, the energy is fantastic. This album is a 9/10 for me

[@astevezimm]

I envision "Feels Like Halloween" as being the new "Monster Mash", being played constantly at Halloween dances.

[@RockingWithRobby]

Totally! Haha I would play it at a Halloween party for sure.

[@patrickwhelpley1745]

The studio wanted them to make a “Best of Muse” album with the 9th album. Matt said in an interview they weren’t ready for that so they made an album in which each song will take the listener back to earlier albums. However he also said a few songs would be more original in which I think that applies to the Halloween song & Ghosts. I’ve loved Muse since 2003 & agree with the Reviewer in that it ends with a bit of a dud. Previous good last songs on an album include megalomania on origins, Knights of Cydonia on Black Holes & Revalations, the haunting self titled Drones and even the Void on Simulation Theory was a nice ending. Kind of wish Kill or be Killed was the last song.

[@poltergeistx]

The best way I can describe this album is that it feels like a singles collection; a catalogue of references from all their albums.

[@tonnythedrummer]

I was hesitant about going into this album but based off of these snippets, I think I’ll listen to to it full. Sounds really cool so far.

[@RockingWithRobby]

Check it out for sure!

[@jarettbishop2689]

Can’t believe you didn’t talk about the literal death growl on Kill or Be Killed

[@philmarston9078]

Verona is possibly the best thing they have ever done IMO. The rest of the album is also wonderful.

[@RockingWithRobby]

That song is beautiful!

[@OneEyedCrow1337]

This deserved album of the year. From start to finish there was a bit of everything that they've done in the past and polished up. I listen to this somewhat often still

[@thatotherdrummeryt]

Really enjoyed the album and always great to hear new stuff from my fav band! Not huge on Verona and Compliance, but the rest of the album ranges from decent to amazing so I'm still happy! my favs are probably WOTP, Liberation, WSD, Ghosts, KOBK and WAFF.

[@sillygoose4472]

Took me 2 years to take simulation theory seriously, but when I did I really liked it. It prepared me for this, which is also slapping you around with such different sounds and styles. Very very cool though, and taps into the frustration with government overreach that's running like a train with no brakes. Very cathartic

[@mickaelperrier6379]

Verona reminds me a lot of U2, especially Love Is All We Have Left (2017) for the atmosphere and singing, and Where the Streets Have No Name (1987) for the guitars. And agreeing about both last tracks, I am used to beautfiul, dark, softer closures from Muse. Euphoria in my opinion is THE teenage-movie cheerful track of THIS album; they've had one since Drones (2016) at least, with the unpopular Revolt and Get Up & Fight. And We Are F-word F-word, was weird at first, but I grew fond of it. Still unsure about it being last but they didn't have that many options… It is a very short album, and most tracks in the end feel a bit compressed, I would have liked them to take a bit more their time and more often go over 4 minutes.

[@jadyassine8484]

I immediately thought of Where the Streets Have No Name when listening to Verona. Sadly, for this exact reason, it's not resonating with me as much as it is with many other fans. It's not that I dislike it, it's just not the one bringing me to tears; that would be Ghosts to be quite honest.

[@mickaelperrier6379]

@@jadyassine8484 Ghosts is very strong! I love Verona but wouldn't cry for it either.

[@Cookie-hg4xb]

My ranking of songs on the album - 10. Liberation 9. We Are Fucking Fucked 8. Euphoria 7. Ghosts 6. You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween 5. Compliance 4. Will Of The People 3. Verona 2. Won't Stand Down 1. Kill Or Be Killed

[@edgeworth097]

For some reason, a lot of people thought Compliance was anti-vax, which I think is where the controversy comes from. It isn't, though

[@RockingWithRobby]

Yeah I think politically, people are becoming so pulverized that any kind of anti authoritarian messaging in a song is automatically associated with some modern political issue. So that makes a lot of sense to me.

[@lawrencerubin8719]

I enjoyed your review! Personally I don't see how Euphoria is any more repetitive than Will of the People or Compliance lol. And We Are Fucking Fucked is very enjoyable but it is pretty strange to have it as an album closer. My favorite song on the album is Verona!

[@RockingWithRobby]

Thanks, I really appreciate that! Euphoria might be a me problem honestly haha. Verona is beautiful, great choice!

[@IndianaJeff]

It closes the album as it bookends the story they are telling here. WOTP opens with optimistic riots and revolutions. They think they are going to change the world. As the album progresses it becomes apparent the people were gaslighted and the revolution never happens. Calls for compliance ultimately lead to a populace pleading for happiness (euphoria). This brings about the closing realization that the revolution never happened, we are happy slaves, and will now be subject to an endless stream of crisis… indeed we are fucked.

[@mickaelperrier6379]

I think Euphoria is repetitive and sort of "uninteresting" rhythmically and harmonically during the chorus, at least the rhythm guitar. It is simply tac-tac-tac-tac-tac-tac… Similar to Revolt I think. But Euphoria is still very ok. (And Verona, damn)

[@Scottistic]

@@RockingWithRobby i think Euphoria depicts a reliance and addiction based society where the populous are placated through drugs. Or drug like thing. It’s repetitive because it’s illustrating the addiction and need for constant and frequent hits to make them feel alive

[@xaviconde]

Verona is supposed to be inspired by Romeo and Juliet. Great track.

[@lorenzobonanni5513]

Never laugh listening to a song, until we are f.f : so it has definately something positive

[@miralex67]

You are wrong about the last song. It sounds good to my ears

[@thejiggy]

I felt like Euphoria had some hints of Knights of Cydonia’s cadence initially, which it could have kept, but then it became just Euphoria haha

[@xaviconde]

My first time hearing the album I didn't like WAFF as a closing track, but now I like it very much. It's aggressive with a punk vibe and humorous with the Queen-like "hole up!" "Stock pile!". It makes the album a less serious affair and I don't think that's bad.

[@mad-tris89]

I have been a fan of Muse since 2001, I do prefer the heavier tracks. I like the new album, yes there a couple of tracks that are a bit meh like ghosts or Verona, I love compliance as it has a good beat and Chris's bass line is superb. Kill or be killed is amazing nice and heavy. Been listening to Halloween a few times I just like the rhythm of it. I believe warner asked Muse to do a greatest hits album, Muse decided to take all the different styles they have done over the years and make a new album instead. Ghosts was written by Matt during the lockdown, around the same time as his solo stuff according to the interview he did with Zane Lowe. Good review. I'm seeing Muse next year, can't wait for it.

[@RockingWithRobby]

Glad you are enjoying the album and that’s all very interesting information. I can feel that sense of isolation in the track ghosts, so that makes a ton of sense. Thanks for the comment and have a good time seeing them live!

[@proevoisace7]

All subjective so not saying youre wrong but i love ghost and verona but especially ghost, it hit me hard, the lyrics and matts voice are hauntingly beautiful, hope it grows on you because for me its up there with some of their best songs since the resistance

[@anthonyvanhoof5351]

I really like the variety of sounds captured in the songs. There are very heavy rythm-songs like won’t stand down or compliance, whereas there are also songs like ghosts that give you the feeling of a Disney movie. I really like the album!

[@perpetualsupremacynitrotyp5353]

The last song, Euphoria, and Killed or Be Killed were my favorite songs on this album!

[@xaviconde]

Euphoria is awesome!

[@TheAntarcticaProject]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@patrick_McD]

I’m glad you like muse. Good taste.

[@monsty26]

I love this album, especially Ghosts, KOBK and Verona. The only song I don’t like is Compliance

[@iad77]

Verona though ❤️

[@RockingWithRobby]

Amazing song!

[@arizothwow1]

I loved we are fucking fucked, tbh i liked it more than won't stand down

[@tboyd2495]

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[@RockingWithRobby]

I’m on the case! Thanks for the info.

[@pcwdvlogsandgaming7866]

we are fucking fucked i believe was really supposed to be a track that you could just jump around to by yourself at home or chant at a concert, not for you to emotionally connect to differing it from a lot of muse’s songs

[@andreyzakharov6446]

I found interesting the choice of first three tracks: 1. Will of the people - the prospective of an "anarchist" opposition. And I think that its rather sarcastic than serious, especially if you catched "will of sheeple" during the pre-bridge part. 2. Compliance - the prospective of people in power. Nothing else to add. It's quite clear in the lyrics. 3. Liberation - again the prospective of opposition but different one. Not awkwardly funny anarchist, but someone more human. At least, I didn't feel any relation to WOTP song while listening Liberation. And that's what forced me to think about the choice of the first three songs. Is it a hint that the active "funny" opposition and the people in power are actually merged together as two sides of a one coin? To support this theory. At the end of "Compliance" video there are three characters wearing masks. And at the end of "Will of the People" video there are three characters who take off masks and then you see the same three masks you saw at the end of "compliance" video. In the end, I do enjoy the new album despite I expected it to be heavier after "Won't Stand Down" and "Kill or Be Killed". I agree that "Euphoria" is the weakest song in the album. At the beginning it reminded "Origin of Symmetry" but then it came to "Simulation Theory" 😅 And the last song I actually liked a lot. And It has an outro from "Knights of Cydonia". Thank you for your review.

[@tsunemi4869]

Good review. But for me, the two "bad" songs are liberation and ghosts. I love Euphoria and the we are fucked song. That outro is just incredible, if you ask me :)

[@mekareactsandreviews3026]

I exactly really enjoyed the last song...I think it was just a really fun song...I think it was the perfect end to all of the dystopia... Like yeah planet is falling apart, we're all f*****... But who cares just dance...like it brings a light-heartedness to it album, which I think it needed ..

[@ArgieHandle]

Probably a fairer review than what fantano will give it

[@sillygoose4472]

It really really seems like the tracklist is backwards. Think about it

[@tommyfriesen]

Makes sense

[@davidforster1628]

It’s like An episode of xfactor lol

[@musestarlight1]

I agree we're fucking fucked should have been earlier on and the rest gets more somber ending with kill or be killed

[@ianagar68]

Have Muse taken the next logical step after 'Simulation Theory' and allowed an AI to create a piss-poor approximation of a Muse album? Just a thought.

[@MasterJobsS]

Salvatore Ganacci are you?, I love your reviews.

[@marialeduque8827]

Nice review ! I Agree With you in most of the songs, althought i dont like that much halloween( althought is experimental and that is cool) , and euphoria is a bit forguetable. I Think they Just have fun with this album , i liked this álbum i Would rate it 3.5/5 Just because the theme has been done before , and Would like something new

[@mango6348]

I agree. They've manageed to more or less summarise their career in this album, but it's a shame they didn't present us with something new . I definitely had fun though

[@Scottistic]

Verona is based on Romeo And Juliet. Verona was the city the story took place in.

[@84632]

I love the album after a couple listens but this one didnt grab me as intensely as black holes or second law but its a solid muse album

[@patrick_McD]

So with muse, I’ll enjoy most of the albums, and then 3-4 songs I absolutely love. Compliance is a great song. As is we are fucking fucked. Halloween song is decent.

[@PalaceMidasMusic]

There's nothing here that is lyrically incongruent with any of Muse's previous work. It makes zero sense to mistrust the state in music then suddenly just do an about face for the sake of tastefulness at a particular time. I mean what were people enjoying about the lyrics before if that's this case? "Thought they were only joking" ha. Aside from that I was surprised at the energy and overall solidness of the album. It's a pretty good return to form and lots of fun.

[@evasanchezsaez8685]

What's happening with the song We are fucking fucked? There is nothing on the Internet. Why? Because of the language? This song, for me, is one of best ones MUSE has.

[@Cookie-hg4xb]

I pretty much like every song on the album , my least favourite being Liberation.

[@caitlindunkel3433]

I think that is album is very good I really like it expect for I don’t like the last two tracks because I can’t really relate to them and I would give it an 8/10 also because I have the same opinion as you do @Robby.

[@theheadpriest]

Most song reviewers (not you) reached a point where they think music sucks if you want to have fun making it. If it's not perfectly mixed to their taste and doesnt have deep meaningfull lyrics then its isntantly bad for them. Not to mention the ones that make everything political

[@RockingWithRobby]

I love all kinds of music as long as I can kind of feel that human element in it. I love fun songs, serious songs, emotional songs and everything in between as long as it sounds good and has some kind of unique element to it. Thanks for the comment!

[@zach_reee5982]

Imo muse fell of properly after the 2nd law. Pre 2nd law I can listen to albums all the way through but then drones and simulation theory came along. They still have some bangers( the dark side, dead inside) but wotp is near perfect it's on par witg BHAR I love every song aprt from you make me feel like it's Halloween( too niche for me) but ghosts,liberation and Verona are great. Plus the energy of every other track

[@paxtonwalkerr5064]

I hate this album. I'm sorry. I LOVE Muse, but I don't like this one

[@bradhogan646]

I’d personally say, at this point, Biffy Clyro has a better track record. Muse has been pretty spotty for a while

[@susanne67ful]

this album is trash, 2/10

[@The_man_himself_67]

WAFF is weak and silly? Man, you need to stop listening to Muse and stick with country music.