Muse - The 2nd Law (2012)

There is no doubt that Muse has become very popular during this 21st century. With songs like "Hysteria", "Stockholm Syndrome", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Uprising", Muse have become one of the biggest names in rock music. Hell, they have even been given the honor to write the official song for the 2012 olympics in London. In Speaking of, "Survival", as the official song for the olympics is called, is on this album and if I had to make any prediction of this album with only "Survival" as guide I would say this album would be in typical Muse standards. But you probably all know that one song doesn't make an album so let us take a look on what the rest of the album had to offer.

Now, we know that Muse have experimented with several music styles during their carrier. There is really nothing that can define as a typical Muse style. They can be aggresive, soft, mysterious and epic all at once. And they definetely show it of on "The 2nd Law". I don't think I have ever heard Muse this versatile in any of their previous five albums. We got ballads, power, pop, rock, mystery and even dubstep. Yes, I said dubstep. The band experiments with dubstep on "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable". It actually turned out decent but it is something I wouldn't expect the band to keep up in future material.

Even though I like the variation on "The 2nd Law", the performance is uneven. Some songs sound great and are right up Muse's alley but other songs like "Save Me" and "Explorers" are just big turn offs. I sometimes wish that Muse just chose one direction and stuck to it. But then again, that wouldn't really be Muse then.

So "The 2nd Law" has it's moments. But it also has it's down times. Muse still keeps on trucking like usual. Only this time they tried to explain the law for their music, which they failed with. I still cant find a clear red line that goes through their music and influences. Fortunately, it is not a bad thing.

Songs worthy of recognition: Follow Me, Survival, The 2nd Law: Unsustainable

Rating: 7/10 Liquid States.