Top Ten Albums of 2005 - #4
Muse's The Resistance
The top four albums posed a bit of a problem - they're all so damn good. The all-important album flow is finally and deeply present on each of these albums. At this point it comes down to who controlled that flow best.
This is a very classical album - Matthew Bellamy brings the piano to the forefront in a manner that recalls their breakthrough album Origin of Symmetry. We're not talking about simple three chord structures anymore. "United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage" even ends with part of one of Chopin's Preludes. So why is it #4? While the Exogenesis Symphony is great, it's a long slow piece following the frantic heights of "MK Ultra," which leaves you expecting an upward jump in tempo which just never comes. Quibbles really, but that's all it takes to separate albums at this level...
Muse's The Resistance
The top four albums posed a bit of a problem - they're all so damn good. The all-important album flow is finally and deeply present on each of these albums. At this point it comes down to who controlled that flow best.This is a very classical album - Matthew Bellamy brings the piano to the forefront in a manner that recalls their breakthrough album Origin of Symmetry. We're not talking about simple three chord structures anymore. "United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage" even ends with part of one of Chopin's Preludes. So why is it #4? While the Exogenesis Symphony is great, it's a long slow piece following the frantic heights of "MK Ultra," which leaves you expecting an upward jump in tempo which just never comes. Quibbles really, but that's all it takes to separate albums at this level...
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