Greetings, citizen of Eurasia, resident of colony GBv6.0. Please state serial code and expiry date to any hovering micromonitor and proceed to Aquadome for daily cleansing. The State reminds all citizens to keep their ResUnits appropriately free of contraband; more pertinently, any citizen harbouring the works of the known fugitive gang referred to as Muse will be re-educated. And the State will again reiterate its commitment to the eradication of emotion: in Eurasia, to love is to die.
And that’s just it, dear citizen, that’s the point of Muse’s barmy, overblown, often hilarious, sometimes stunning fifth record. Actually, ‘opus’ is more apt: by now you’ll know about the grand themes of state control, unjust war and marauding Thought Police, maybe you took part in the treasure hunt that stretched from Dubai to New York, and you’ll certainly know there’s something on this record that’s 15 minutes long and called ‘Exogenesis Symphony’. But beneath the bombast lies Muse’s most coherent and focused record yet, a treatise on the ineffable power of love. But it sure takes a while to get there.
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This is the opening extract of a review of Muse's 'Resistance' album from NME magazine. It has quite a humorous opening with the writer playing about with his view of the band while referring to songs featured on the album. Throughout the interview the reader is personally addressed with 'you' which brings out the article to the reader. This is very different from my article with it being a review and mine being an interview. It is very unstructured and could seem strange to people who dont know Muse very well with sly references to some of their tracks.
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