Muse Are An English Rock Band From Teignmouth Devon Formed In 1994. The Band Consists Of Matt Bellamy Lead Vocals Guitar Keyboards Chris Wolstenholme Bass Guitar Backing Vocals And Dominic Howard Drums. They Released Their Debut Album Showbiz In 1999 Showcasing Bellamy's Falsetto And A Melancholic Alternative Rock Style. Their Second Album Origin Of Symmetry 2001 Incorporated Wider Instrumentation And Romantic Classical Influences And Earned Them A Reputation For Energetic Live Performances. Absolution 2003 Saw Further Classical Influence With Strings On Tracks Such As "Butterflies And Hurricanes" And Was The First Of Seven Consecutive UK Number-One Albums.
Black Holes And Revelations 2006 Incorporated Electronic And Pop Elements Displayed In Singles Such As "Supermassive Black Hole" And Brought Muse Wider International Success. The Resistance 2009 And The 2nd Law 2012 Explored Themes Of Government Oppression And Civil Uprising And Cemented Muse As One Of The World's Major Stadium Acts. Rolling Stone Stated The Band Possessed "stadium-Crushing Songs". Topping The US Billboard 200 Their Seventh Album Drones 2015 Was A Concept Album About Drone Warfare And Returned To A Harder Rock Sound. Their Eighth Album Simulation Theory 2018 Prominently Featured Synthesisers And Was Influenced By Science Fiction And The Simulation Hypothesis. Their Ninth Album Will Of The People 2022 Which Combined Many Genres And Themes From Their Previous Albums Was Released In August 2022.
Muse Have Won Numerous Awards Including Two Grammy Awards Two Brit Awards Five MTV Europe Music Awards And Eight NME Awards. In 2012 They Received The Ivor Novello Award For International Achievement From The British Academy Of Songwriters Composers And Authors. As Of June 2016 They Have Sold Over 30 Million Albums Worldwide.
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Description A Simple Metal Come Heavy Rock Song. Additional Information Chosen Ahead Of Fury In The Final Track Listing For Absolution. It Was A Live Favourite From The 2002 Tour Up To And Including The 2005 Tour. Interpretation 1 The Song Is About The Idea Of Selling "propaganda" To Mankind To Help Them Forget On What's Happening Around Them Or "the Small Print" On The Contract. It's The Beginning Of The End And It's Taking Advantage Of Humankind Is What This Is About. The Worshipping Of False Idols Like Evil Dictators Or Whomever Runs The Government . If You Do Know The Truth You Will Be Labeled As Being "insane" Because Only The Government Knows The Truth And They "bend It". Interpretation 2 This Seems Like It Is Sung From The Point Of View Of A Pop Star Or Generally Representing The Pop Industry. Why? Because What Sells For £15 Pounds A Year - A CD Or Maybe DVD Release. Think Of Any Cynical Music Personality Who You Suspect Is Just In It For The Money And Whose Songs Have No Real Truths In Them. There Are A Number Of Examples Where Matt Seems To Adopt Another Persona Rather Than Just Always Singing From His Own Perspective . Interpretation 3 While Initially Played Before Absolution's Release It Went By The Name 'Action Faust.' The Song Can Be Understood As Clearly Alluding To Goethe's ''Faust '' Being Sung From The Point Of View Of The Devil To Someone Selling Their Soul To Him In Exchange For Presumably Musical Prowess And Fame. It Shows The Transaction As Ultimately Manipulative On The Part Of The Devil Dooming The Recipient To Be A "slave To The Grave" And Robbing Him Of All Memories Of "the Good Days". The Devil's Identity Can Be Seen In The Line "I'm A Priest God Never Paid" He Is Able To Mediate Supernatural Power But Does So Outside Of The Service Of God. The Final Title "The Small Print" Yet Again Underlies The Motif Of A Dishonest Contract Between A Devil And Faustian Figure. Trivia At 2 51 A Cat Can Be Heard Meowing. Lyrics Take Take All You Need And I'll Compensate Your Greed With Broken Hearts Sell I'll Sell Your Memories For 15 Pounds Per Year But Just The Good Days Say It'll Make You Insane And It's Bending The Truth You're To Blame For All The Life That You'll Lose And You Watch This Space And I'm Going All The Way And Be My Slave To The Grave I'm A Priest God Never Paid Hope I Hope You've Seen The Light 'cause No One Really Cares They're Just Pretending Sell And I'll Sell Your Memories For 15 Pounds Per Year But You Can Keep The Bad Days Say It'll Make You Insane And I'm Bending The Truth You're To Blame For All The Life That You'll Lose And You Watch This Space And I'm Going All The Way And Be My Slave To The Grave I'm A Priest God Never Paid Say It'll Make You Insane And I'm Bending The Truth You're To Blame For All The Life That You'll Lose And You Watch This Space And I'm Going All The Way And Be My Slave To The Grave I'm A Priest God Never Paid