Muse

1,190,173 listeners (74,012,051 plays)

Listening now: heintjeput

rock, alternative rock, alternative, progressive rock, indie… see all

Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom (1990 – present)

Muse is a band from Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom. The band consists of Matthew Bellamy on lead vocals, piano, keyboard and guitar, Chris Wolstenholme on backing vocals and bass guitar, and Dominic Howard on drums and percussion.

They have been friends since their formation in early 1990 and changed band names a number of times (such as Gothic Plague, Fixed Penalty, and Rocket Baby Dolls) before adopting the name Muse. Since the release of their fourth album, Morgan Nicholls has also appeared with the band at live performances to provide keyboards, samples/synth, and backing vocals.

Their sound is a blend of alternative rock, classical music, electronica, metal, spanish guitars, and progressive rock. Usually they use the bass line as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody, the bass has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main tune and play higher notes. Another peculiarity is Muse´s piano style in many of their songs; their music has been inspired by the works of Romantic pianist-composers such as Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Liszt, and has thus resulted in a fusion of Romantic style with modern rock.

The band is known for their energetic live performances and front man Matthew Bellamy’s eccentric and avid interests in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse (as much as in Space and theoretical physics). Their lyrical themes involve madcap conspiracy theory, revolutionary rabble-rousing, weird stuff about aliens (or Zetas, if you please), religions and other such classic Muse concerns.

1	Starlight full track	16,193
2	Time Is Running Out full track	14,285
3	Knights of Cydonia	13,369
4	Hysteria	13,235
5	Supermassive Black Hole	12,495
6	Map of the Problematique	8,792
7	Stockholm Syndrome	8,700
8	New Born	8,523
9	Plug In Baby	8,403
10	Bliss	7,899
11	Sing for Absolution	7,799
12	Invincible	7,572
13	Feeling Good	7,110
14	Take A Bow	7,094
15	Apocalypse Please	6,525

Top Albums

Black Holes And Revelations
Muse
Buy
- Amazon
- eBay
Download
- iTunes
- 7digital
Absolution
Muse
Buy
- Amazon
- eBay
Download
- iTunes
- 7digital
Origin of Symmetry
Muse
Buy
- Amazon
- eBay
Download
Showbiz
Muse
Buy
- Amazon
- eBay
Download

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

sjswankmeister wrote:
42 minutes ago

You know you want to

View Profile | Leave sjswankmeister a shout
neonanthem wrote:
1 hour ago

yo. sup

View Profile | Leave neonanthem a shout
LittleMissDarko wrote:
1 hour ago

Can you speak in human language?

View Profile | Leave LittleMissDarko a shout
neonanthem wrote:
2 hours ago

hai brock, hows geodude?

View Profile | Leave neonanthem a shout
GymLeaderBrock wrote:
3 hours ago

If you like muse, I suggest you check out these guys. They are highly influenced by Muse. http://www.myspace.com/mwanzamusic

View Profile | Leave GymLeaderBrock a shout
nofuture88 wrote:
4 hours ago

EXIT MUSIC [FOR A FILM]

View Profile | Leave nofuture88 a shout
neonanthem wrote:
5 hours ago

want some candy, kid?

View Profile | Leave neonanthem a shout
DimaTemptation wrote:
6 hours ago

neonanthem hai pedobear<3

View Profile | Leave DimaTemptation a shout
nevverenough wrote:
6 hours ago

cascada sux.

View Profile | Leave nevverenough a shout
neonanthem wrote:
7 hours ago

wuts going on here

View Profile | Leave neonanthem a shout
higginst wrote:
7 hours ago

cascada ew

View Profile | Leave higginst a shout
DimaTemptation wrote:
7 hours ago

Pastiche1 gb2 radiohead and britney spears.

View Profile | Leave DimaTemptation a shout
DAcookiemonster wrote:
8 hours ago

hahaha britney luvers everywhere~

View Profile | Leave DAcookiemonster a shout
S_Jalo_niminen wrote:
9 hours ago

Finally I have heard the every album by this band and can say Black Holes and Revelations is their best.

View Profile | Leave S_Jalo_niminen a shout
Pastiche1 wrote:
10 hours ago

Cascada is awesome. Britney too, her new album anyway. :]

View Profile | Leave Pastiche1 a shout
LittleMissDarko wrote:
yesterday morning

Yeah i know, Green Day are nothing compare to tatu :'-(

View Profile | Leave LittleMissDarko a shout
starstrukk wrote:
yesterday morning

but not green day fortunately

View Profile | Leave starstrukk a shout
LittleMissDarko wrote:
yesterday morning

@ Chingirl: Pastiche1 loves Britney too =)

View Profile | Leave LittleMissDarko a shout
kobaian wrote:
yesterday morning

* * * * * * * * In kobaïa everybody loves "Invincible"!!! I heard it 4.000 times today!!! * * * * * * * * * P.S. Mmmmm, Britney Spears............................. Good taste.

View Profile | Leave kobaian a shout
starstrukk wrote:
yesterday morning

are you really one to insult people's taste when you have britney spears as your 25th artist

View Profile | Leave starstrukk a shout

12…581 Next

Listeners

Heeeyniko
Listening now
to Supermassive Black Hole
chewy_rocker
Listening now
to Starlight
n0v0
Listening now
to Invincible
inbincivle
Top Listener
mainsp
Top Listener
Crimsonmist1466
Top Listener

Recent Activity

ays0404, Johnny_Whatever, lpafy and 17 other people added Muse to their libraries. 4 minutes ago
Cookiemonstah tagged Muse with ‘progressive rock’ and ‘rock’. 2 hours ago
heleneblais, lili_d, jeyqu and 1 other person added Muse to their libraries. 2 hours ago
Aganel tagged Muse with ‘british’. 2 hours ago
HisatoT, lnoren, light_my_candle and 3 other people added Muse to their libraries. 3 hours ago
hantsku tagged Muse with ‘rock’ and ‘alternative’. 3 hours ago
becig, eckst, dikva and 12 other people added Muse to their libraries. 3 hours ago