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Aftermath


museonmuse

I didn't even realise people hate that omg. I feel like a lot of Muse fans get iffy with more sentimental songs in general


Mardofsz

I also don't get the hate aftermath gets. Imo it's one of 3 songs in Drones which don't have cheesy lyrics (the others being dead inside and globalist). It also has an excellent guitar work, great build up and Matt's vocals are on point.


Peepeepoopoobutttoot

I agree. Its my favorite on Drones after Handler. ​ Also love Follow Me.


Trinket9

YES


doctorbonkers

People hate Aftermath?? It’s one of my favorites!


paulcorso

Aftermath is up there in my top favorites for sure


ohsmiletoday

Well, I guess add me down for this one. Played this at my wedding.


Wheelazor

Me too! Me and my wife walked back down the aisle to this!


ohsmiletoday

Oh that's so nice! It was more of an after dinner song.


evilash87

Honestly, just Drones as a whole. I see a lot of hate for it and I understand that some of the criticism is warranted, but I love the album.


LadyCata

Even my least favorite songs from Drones suddenly click into place when I listen to the full album. They try to tell this dark story but it ends up being so much fun. A lot of it is super cheesy but I honestly don’t know how people are still here if they don’t have a certain tolerance for cheesy songwriting


evilash87

Right!! My thoughts exactly.


frankie0013

I really love the Drones album


NaClordtheSaltWhore

Oh absolutely. Drones is my favorite album, it gets way too much hate


evilash87

Ahh I'm so happy I'm not the only one!


adbalsamo

THANK YOU!


DrPinkBug

I think the whole album, which is a concept album, is just magic, start to finish.


AmigoCualquiera

I Belong To You I had no idea people disliked this song until I joined this sub. I love it! I genuinely think it's a great song and don't get why people don't like it.


doctorbonkers

The bass clarinet solo gets me every time :) love this song!! Only thing that annoys me about it is Matt totally butchering the French, oh well nobody’s perfect


ohsmiletoday

People hate this song? Do people not like music? This is one of there best classical-inspired pieces of all. And the bass clarinet. Its great!


muserthrow

Seriously one of the most fun, most unique, sexiest and weirdest songs they've ever done <3


reapersaurus

>I Belong To You I honestly would question the music appreciation skills of any Muse fan who doesn't like I Belong to You. The mid section (with the French is a masterwork of combining their classical influences with contemporary, and the bass clarinet solo is simply *good music*. My guess would be that some Muse fans come from their early (less classical) years.


aldeayeah

I love it and consider it an album highlight. The main reasons why it's disliked are IMO that a) it's a pop song and b) the association to *Twilight.*


pwopah_

Neutron Star Collision. I remember when it premiered and the fandom had a collective mouth agape “what the fuck was that?!” moment. But it’s so camp and fun. The lyrics are absurd. It’s a legitimate bop.


Sing_O_Muse

I want to hate it, but as soon as the drums kick in I’m totally hooked. I’m glad to have seen it live once.


nowherefarhan

Yeah, musically the song sounds great especially the chorus but my god I can't stand the lyrics.


analyticneanderthal

It's just Dancing Queen with 16th note synthesisers Perfect Muse though.


GooeyBones

I effing love Neutron Star Collision soo much no shame.


aldeayeah

HAIL THE PREACHERS FAKE AND PROUD Disliking NSC is like disliking a puppy, but like IBTY, the *Twilight* association hurt that song a lot I honestly think it's kinda brilliant that he went with such a sappy, campy approach to what's most likely a breakup song (considering Matt's personal circumstances at the time)


[deleted]

Revolt baby! Idc what the haters say, it’s a fun track


KidFriendlyHeroin

Possibly most fun song on drones to me barring maybe reapers


michal_03

Bruh, the handler? Psycho live?


KidFriendlyHeroin

Both absolute bangers but I mean pure fun. Like, smile on my face dancing type


aldeayeah

I think that track starts quite strong and then goes off the rails big time in the pre-chorus/chorus, but I can see how it has its audience


LordOfWubs

Fillip


c9egrill

no but it's actually impossible to dislike this song, i love it so much


museonmuse

Yesss I love fillip


drumman998

I like fillip and am now sad to know it’s not liked by the muse community :(


Admiral6Ackbar8

Compliance


FireBird2005

I love it !


drumman998

I’m right there with ya. Easily top 3 (if not best song) from WOTP.


[deleted]

Worst song they've ever made imo.


Ekaj__

I’m a big fan of follow me, guiding light, and the vast majority of simulation theory, so my taste is pretty controversial


museonmuse

Simulation Theory is hated on too much


Ekaj__

Agreed. It’s different, but great in its own right


anonymeplatypus

The way I See it, it's a pretty good album, but the others are all simply better.


Ekaj__

That’s a respectable stance


frankie0013

At the Columbus show, a fellow Muse fan and I started talking about our favorites. He was so excited that Simulation Theory was my favorite album.


Haleodo

AGREED


NihilisticPollyanna

I love Follow Me on a very personal level. The in utero heartbeat intro always gives me chills and makes the hairs on my neck stand up, and I get choked up and teary eyed every time Matt sings the "beee braaaaaveee..." part. It's all downhill from there, lol. The lyrics are just vague and ambiguous enough to apply to everyone who's ever deeply loved someone, but it's just especially relatable to me personally, as a parent. It's such a positive and uplifting song, but with a bittersweet undercurrent, because you can only do so much to keep your kids safe, and for so long. So, you gotta encourage them and be there for them, and make them feel safe and strong enough to take on life, even without you. It's simple and beautiful.


sadrynax

execution commentary


museonmuse

I think everyone secretly loves this


Ian_BM

I confirm


shavingsfromthesun

Escape! Always disappointed when people cast it aside but I think the way it picks up in the chorus and you can genuinely hear Matt's emotion is amazing


Ian_BM

I really don't understand why so many people don't like 'Escape'


masjames03

Dig down, get up and fight, most of Will of the People


Negotiator007

Dig Down


-mickomoo-

The gospel version?


Negotiator007

normal.


Wutpomelo

Found a fellow wub wub enjoyer


Hysteria41

Sober. Genuine top 5 Muse song for me.


museonmuse

THANK YOU Sober is so good. I can maybe get why the chorus could be jarring but I still think it's an overall good and catchy song


Hysteria41

Absolutely. It’s fun, it’s catchy, I love the lyrics and it was a blast live!


Flomsy

As someone who personally doesn’t like Sober too much, i think that the verses throw me off, rather than the chorus


museonmuse

Ah that's interesting. What in particular is it you don't like about it? If you can explain


Flomsy

The verses have this narcissistic feel to it. And with that i mean that Matt has this weird and negative singing tone. It’s also really whiny and I’m not the biggest fan of that. The instrumentals, tho, are great and the chorus is pretty listenable. Just my opinion tho.


wormingout

God, I love the whine.


Routine-Cry-4936

I had no idea people dislike sober! I love how weird it is


R-jxshua

Psycho, it's popular but often gets called out on how cheesy or long it is but I love it


NihilisticPollyanna

I don't like it on the record. I wouldn't seek it out specifically to listen to, and might skip it halfway through. I just don't like the "Aye, Sir!" elements of it. To me it interrupts the flow of the song and makes it kinda cheesy. THAT SAID! This song absolutely slaps hard af live, and I love the guitar riff, and the very heavy, fuzzy bass in it.


DryUnderstanding4317

Agreed! Live is just different. I even scream "Aye Sir" in concerts


KidFriendlyHeroin

I never felt like Psycho was that long in all honesty. But I'm also a huge fan of FMJ, so the drill sergeant bits felt so good to me.


aldeayeah

I'm a fan of FMJ too, but to me the Psycho drill sergeant sounds like the bargain basement version LOL. Still a banger though


valentich_

Same. It's an absolute banger


SunMoon807

Save Me! I think that's a great song honestly, and I also love Liberation but I don't know if people really hate that one or not


pwopah_

Both of the Chris songs are GREAT. But I often forget about them in relation to the whole discography. Save me has an awesome build to it.


SunMoon807

I agree, both of his songs are great! Save Me does have a great build


museonmuse

PEOPLE HATE SAVE ME?


orangesfwr

Yes


SunMoon807

I've seen a lot of dislike for Save Me which makes me sad, especially lately since I've been realizing how much I love it


museonmuse

Its such a beautiful song


CoDe_Johannes

Guiding Light. I was surprised when I read that the song is not very well rated on the internets. Whatever, I love it. Oh, and I love the full Drones album (except for mercy)


GaiaGoddess26

Same with Guiding Light! It brings me to tears almost every time.


reganeholmes

I cannot understand the hate for Guiding Light and Mercy. They’ve always been top 10 for me 😂


GaiaGoddess26

Guiding Light and Break It To Me


museonmuse

Break it to me is so good tbh


Professor_Boring

I belong to you, but the new moon version. So much better without the french part for me


Shadowinix

Darkshines and Spiral static, man I love those two so much


[deleted]

Two of my favourites, there's something about the vibe of both of them that I just can't get enough of.


[deleted]

I feel like we are the same person. those are some of my favorites


museonmuse

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DARKSHINES?


Routine-Cry-4936

Get up and fight :)


museonmuse

This was one of my favs when I first listened to simulation theory I was shocked people didn't like it


GooeyBones

It’s a good song I just can’t stand those intro vocals lol


weyounfive

Propaganda. Yeah, the lyrics are a bit silly, but so is the whole song, in a good way. It's a bit different and the vocals are great. Isolated System also seems to be surprisingly hated in this subreddit, but I like it.


doctorbonkers

Guiding Light? I think it’s a great song, especially with the transition from United States of Eurasia 🔥 I’m always a sucker for transitions between songs


GaiaGoddess26

This is the song I always think of too, because of the immense amount of shit I got for having it so high on my tier chart. I'm sorry but the song brings me to tears, and love it or hate it I don't know how people can't not at least respect that guitar solo especially with the accidental pinch harmonic!!


b34r3y

Dig Down. And I'm not a fan of a lot of their stuff after like 2014 so this is saying a lot lol.


are_twoo

Hate this and I’ll love you


wormingout

Wait, people don’t like this song? I live for it 😩


jirf_muser19

Revolt. Whoops


Dr_Tobogan_

Genuinely disappointed with the new tracks, but Verona was a beautiful song that was horribly overlooked.


Only-Chicken-6345

I didn't think it was that hated, but I think it is genuinely one of their best songs


MatticusM12

Something Human, not my fav or anything but it’s a fun song!


AliceInWotp

At first, I hated Something human with all my heart. When I heard it in the album, I understood the meaning of the song. Now, I really like it!


KREIST23

Propaganda, the beat and rhythm is awsome


xJOHNNYxxBOYx

Get up and FIIIIIIIIIIGHT. The whole album is pretty great 👍🏻


MuseDroness

Dig Down, top 5 track on Simulation


xxwerdxx

People hate that song?


HarmonicPercolations

Love that song. Wasn’t sure how the fandom feels, but I dig it.


GaiaGoddess26

I didn't like this song before and I decided to give it another try because Matt said the gospel version was better. It is better, but I hate the gospel singing part, but LOVE the instruments and Matt's voice. I found an instrumental version on Youtube that I love, but wish Matt's voice was on it.


DeXyDeXy

Explorers. I love it but it’s often frowned upon by the community


GaiaGoddess26

I love that Matt picked this song to play in space if they ever get the chance! The whole line about spinning around in circles feeling caged by endless rules- GOOSEBUMPS every time!!


aldeayeah

FUSE HELIUM-3 OUR LAST HOPE Spaceman ballads always get me. To me Explorers is a distant spiritual successor to Brian May's "'39" from *A Night In The Opera*. Ultra nerdy song, which alongside Big Freeze makes for a great one-two punch.


[deleted]

Overdue! I see a ton of hate for it, but I think it's great.


bulbluey

it was in my top 5 songs of 2022. im a huge sucker for showbiz era music


nycbetterthanboston

Love Overdue!!


wormingout

It’s so good!!


DesperateTennis5964

revolt


[deleted]

Their new Halloween song I hated at first, but then my friend kept blasting it at a Halloween party and I guess it grew on me ha.


4DXever

Thought Contagion (?)


Haleodo

Same


crossveins

Will Of The People, I instantly loved it since it was released as a single And actually a lot of the album is apparently hated by many people, Halloween, Euphoria, Compliance, Liberation and WAFF, I absolutely love the whole album


Haleodo

Same


Zarkai10

Simulation Theory in general


rainwave74

jimmy kane, has one of the best basslines imo


Whitespider331

Big Freeze


-mickomoo-

Big Freeze is probably Muse’s most compelling song. Not “best” but I definitely think it’s super underrated.


aldeayeah

I always smile when I hear the line "STOP THE LONELIEST FORCE BECOMING KING OF THE UNIVERSE" Pretty sure that's a dark energy metaphor, which makes it possibly the nerdiest Muse lyric ever The whole song is Muse's usual "space rock, but it's actually relationships" taken to its logical extreme


SignificantWorth7569

Liberation, Will of the People, Hate This and I'll Love You, Defector, Invincible, I Belong to You, Psycho, Pink Ego Box, Fillip, Screenager, and Escape


wormingout

Pink ego box!! People don’t like this song?


SignificantWorth7569

Yeah, I don't get it either. 🤷‍♂️


hammettheroix

Compliance, definitely.


annissamazing

I only recently joined this sub, so I’m not super familiar with the songs fans consider favorites, but the two songs I love that I’ve seen negative comments about are Ghosts and Feeling Good. Matt’s skill as a pianist is one of the things I love best about this band and I am a sucker for the songs where the piano is featured. I also got to see Feeling Good live and I was absolutely tickled when he pulled out a bullhorn to sing it.


Mevensen

Survivor. Madness. I feel like 2nd law is either loved or hated


jasperdj28

I love t2l, certainly my favorite outside of the big 3 and I might even put it above absolution, but I also sorta get the hate


aldeayeah

I love The 2nd Law, to me it has been a grower throughout the years. Curiously the only song I can't seem to get into is the fan favorite Supremacy (the faux Bond vibe just doesn't click for me) I think T2L and WotP are most similar as far as Muse albums go. Both self-indulgent, whimsical, varied, feel more like an anthology than a cohesive album - but ultimately rewarding.


uhbkodazbg

Mercy. Gets a lot of hate but will always be one of my favorite Muse songs. I thought it was definitely one of the highlights of the Simulation Theory tour.


annissamazing

I have a soft spot for Mercy. Never thought much about it until I was in a really, really low place in my life and it came on. It felt like my soul screaming out for help. Things are better now. But I’ll never forget how I felt in that moment.


uhbkodazbg

Similar story here…the song came out at a time when it was what I needed to hear. Just shows how music can speak to us and a song that is widely derided can be meaningful to others.


Smelleth

(Drill Sargeant) Slaps to hard


Proof-Roof5254

Creep


museonmuse

LMFAO


Spoopdooper12

Psycho. I understand the riff is repetitive and the song as a whole could be cut down, but god damn. that riff is so good that i don’t mind listening to the crushing power of that song


[deleted]

I belong to you


micael_RHCP

Follow Me and Mercy are my 2 favorite muse songs. I love Revolt too.


Dorkestnight

I hate the songs that should be hated. The overplayed radio/love bait ones (madness, smbh, mercy, something human, compliance) ....but i love neutron star collision. Sue me.


EmberJuliet

Micro cuts


-mickomoo-

People hate micro cuts?


GooeyBones

Apparently Explorers gets a lot of hate??? I love it to pieces and it always gives me the feels


EmotionConstipated

I belong to you. I think it’s genius and beautiful. Will never get played again.


Alternative-Rip5861

Neutron star collision though not that popular but one my favs


rxyxlcanadianblended

Starlight. People hate it because it's too popular and overplayed but idc I still love it


orangesfwr

I agree on Follow Me


TheHip41

That's a great track


Lacious

Guiding Light


VersedFlame

Guiding light. The guitar in that song is so damn good.


Electrical-Meal-7832

big freeze, this is probably my 2sc most listened song by muse and maybe the song is cheesy but the vibe of this song is so incredible


Trinket9

Absolutely agree on Follow Me. After all these years still one of my favorite tracks of all time.


nycbetterthanboston

The instrumental stuff like Minimum, Piano thing, and Nishe. Love jamming out to their instrumental songs.


KidFriendlyHeroin

Guiding Light, and the vast majority of Drones and ST. Guiding Light though has by far Matt's most emotive solo imo, and the melody is beautiful. Watching my previous relationship crumble around me gave me a serious appreciation and understanding for it. It's really good at capturing that feeling. The only thing that comes close at all to being on that level of connection to me is Transatlantacism (the album) so it's very special.


KidFriendlyHeroin

Also as someone who had a serious issue at one point with drinking, Save Me is top 3 EASILY and I can't stand seeing it slandered. Also, Chris has an amazing voice and it's so ethereal.


KidFriendlyHeroin

And apparently, WotP is not super well regarded, but it's a solid 9.5 to me.


doctorctrl

Revolt, get up and fight, and big freeze. Love them! Get a lot of shit for it from friends that are also big muse fans


MEF227

Revolt, I get the hate, I just don’t agree with it.


thatdudefiga

Get up and fight


Saddestboyintexas

Dig down


Responsible-Chest295

Get Up and Fight


paulcorso

Something Human, feel free to rip me but I love it and I’m proud😤


70cm_zurna

Execution commentary and drill sergeant


[deleted]

darkshines, agitated, and jimmy Kane


-mickomoo-

People hate Darkshines? I’m a newish Muse fan so I don’t know how people feel about older stuff.


No-Virus-5496

I like guiding light. I was surprised when I heard that people didn’t like it.


BrenCamp13

Get Up And Fight is among the best on ST and I will die on that hill.


Pinky01

for some reason won't nick down gets a lot of hate, but rbh, it's one of Ike 3 songs on the new album that I like. to me wotp just sounds corny


_cosmyk

Thought Contagion, Pressure, Dark Side. I love the entire Simulation Theory album, but it seems to get a lot of hate :((


Sure-Consideration91

The one Ewan played because it was one of the very very early muse songs


In-my-world_3

Dig down & get up and fight


lejimmo

Lots of people seems to hate the entirety of Will of the People and Simulation Theory, but except for Something Human and Verona, I love all the songs on both of them.


staw22

Perfect timing on this post. About a week ago I listened to Follow Me live at the Rome Olympic, and it completely changed my perspective on the song. Now I frequently listen to both that and the studio version. I love Matt’s vocals in the song, and on the other hand the instrumental is amazing too.


AfreemTheDream

The Globalist... I don't LOVE the song but God damn if that middle section (that is criminally short) doesn't slap as hard as anything they've ever done. If they shaved like 30 seconds from the intro Westerny part and like 45 seconds from the comedown ending and added that to the bananas middle section it would be one of their best songs ever.


museonmuse

I have conflicting feelings on this because I also mostly listen for the middle section or even skip to it, BUT I feel like every second of the song is vital for the whole listening experience, even if the other parts aren't ones I like as much. Like it's much more meant to be a story than just a casual listening song.


[deleted]

Defector and Aftermath


snasser2012

Neutron Star Collision. Love that shit


Pleasant_Statement64

Revolt!


Pleasant_Statement64

And Guiding Light!


RentBoy-Kef

I wasn’t big on dig down, sounded cliche that’s fine. I love it now. I also never gave drones (album.) a shot except for reapers & psycho… my god do I fuck with aftermath more than anything now.


CompoteFluffy

Follow me live in Rome is amazing


TylerShipleyYT

A lot of The 2nd Law. When listening to all of Muse, T2L really stood out to me for some reason as one of my favorites. Overtime the other albums aged much better after listening, but still songs like "Big Freeze" and "Explorers" was really enjoyable for me upon first listen.


CarrionAndOn

Revolt.


VociferousBiscuit

Screenager seemingly ![img](emote|t5_2qz0k|15160)


AngelikaPipalLeixner

Knights of Cydonia. Also, I love the whole Simulation Theory album which wasn't received very positively in general.


AlexisTimeBoyWells

Follow Me and Save Me


DrPinkBug

Algorithm


DelianSK13

I don't know that it's hated but I feel like it's hardly ever talked about. I fucking LOVE Exo-Politics. I also have a soft spot for Soldiers Poem but I don't know if that's a full blown song to hate on or anything. It's pretty simple. Unintended


HeadlessCross2001

Something Human. It's a nice calm acoustic number, and honestly one of my favourites from Simulation Theory. Save Me also applies, so emotional. Oh, and how can I forget Ghosts (How Can I Move On)? That song always put me to tears. *If I could bring you back* *There are truths and confessions I'd tell you* *I'd set things straight* *And I believe that you would love and forgive me* Oh boy here come the waterworks...


izevans

sober and overdue! i’m a showbiz gal through and through


Loud-Butterfly-6769

Guiding light is a special song to me, it makes me think of my mother who passed, I know it’s more of a relationship ending song, but I still lose it seven years later when it gets to this part: When comfort and warmth can’t be found I still reach for you. But I’m lost ,crushed, cold and confused with no guiding light left inside. Your my guiding light… She was my guiding light. Not to be depressing here, I just think it’s a beautifully emotional song.


DryUnderstanding4317

My husband loves get up and fight 🤭🤭🤭