Any fans of the band Muse here?

[oustemnow]

very operatic, but with plenty of modern-daty aggression--they kind of sound like what Queen would sound like if they recorded video-game soundtracks.
Their most recent (I think) album, Absolution, was, I'm pretty sure, recorded after the Iraq invasion, but to me anyway the album's tone is really redolent of how I felt during the run up to the quagmire-that feeling of, "Holy shit, a HUGE mistake is about to be made here, why isn't anyone doing anything?"

[Goldmund]

1. I dig Absolution

I don't think it's the best thing since sliced bread, but it's definitely really good.

[oustemnow]

3. haha, but yeah, what beats sliced bread?

I think that's an unfair comparison--have you ever tried to shove a whole loaf of bread in your mouth at once?

[sundog]

2. Absolution is pretty good... Radiohead comparisons aside

;)

[oustemnow]

4. yeah, Radiohead would definitely be the other major touchstone

in a big way. For whatever reason, though, I always think Queen when I listen to Absolution; not sure if it's the hyper-dramatic piano or the minor guitar heroics.