Somewhat Manly Nerd » the resistance http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog infrequent blogging from some dude Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:36:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Only Song on The Resistance That I Feel Like Listening To http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/09/08/the-only-song-on-the-resistance-that-i-feel-like-listening-to/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/09/08/the-only-song-on-the-resistance-that-i-feel-like-listening-to/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:09:01 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=1948 Muse – MK Ultra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQcqLSKbaso

Maybe that’s a little harsh, as I do like “Unnatural Selection”, and “United States of Eurasia” is the right level of ridiculous. But I guess hearing those before the rest of the album deadens their impact. And “Unnatural Selection” definitely sounds better live anyhow. Either way, this is the one song that stands out for me. Sigh, Muse will never reach their Origin of Symmetry/Absolution level of awesomeness again.

Edit: Yeah, this album just really annoys me. I’m now listening to “Citizen Erased” and I’m amazed at how much better it is than anything on The Resistance. Goddamn it.

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I guess I’ll either update this post with my thoughts on the album or just make a separate post to get my blog hits up. Muse is certainly a frequently searched topic at the moment. Anyway, this is what you came for. By the time you click on this post, the link will probably be dead, though.

]]> http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/09/08/the-resistance-has-leaked/feed/ 0 So Now I’m Excited for the New Muse Album http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/09/06/so-now-im-excited-for-the-new-muse-album/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/09/06/so-now-im-excited-for-the-new-muse-album/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:56:26 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=1943 I remember before Black Holes and Revelations came out I was a bit worried, especially after “Supermassive Black Hole” was the first single. Fast forward ahead three years to the imminent release of The Resistance, to the leak/release of “Uprising” — I wasn’t exactly blown away by that either. In fact, I was disappointed, considering it came after hearing the ridiculousness of “United States of Eurasia”. But just like I was wowed by a live version of “Map of the Problematique” before BH&R came out, this live version of “Unnatural Selection” has me looking forward to The Resistance again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PMKk3sLgVo

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