JUST START THE MUSIC

So,here it goes my third post. 

Muse is an English rock band comprised of Matthew Bellamy (lead guitarist, vocalist, and pianist), Chris Wolstenholme (bassist, and backing vocalists), and Dominic Howard (drummer).

Dominic and Matthew started in a band called Carnage Mayhem.They met Chris and when that band fell apart they created a new one ,called Rocket Baby Dolls,a band with a very goth image.Later,they renamed it ad MUSE because acording to the members it was short and looked good on a poster.

 On October 1995, Dennis Smith, the owner of Sawmills, a recording studio in England, discovered them playing in a Cornwall village.Smith would later offer them free recording time at his studio. With this offer, they were able to release a self-titled EP under Sawmills’ in-house label, Dangerous. They attracted many fans across England, as well as the attention of Steve Lamacq, an influential British music journalist, and the weekly British music publication NME. Smith subsequently co-founded the music production company Taste Media especially for Muse.

Despite their success, British record companies were reluctant to back Muse. According to them, they were concerned that their music sounded similar to Radiohead. Despite this, a few gigs were arranged for them in the United States, which sparked a strong interest from Madonna’s record label, Maverick. Maverick would later on sign Muse to a record deal on Christmas Eve, 1998.

Origin of Symmetry was released on June 18, 2001 to a bag of mixed reviews, yet this did not affect the success of Muse, as the first single of the album, Plug in Baby, reached the number 11 spot in the hit charts, the highest spot for any Muse single at that time. Their second single, New Born, would also reach the top 20. This contributed to the album’s respectable chart position at the number 3 spot.

Origin of Symmetry would have made a huge impact on the American music scene, but Maverick had reservations about the album’s falsetto vocals, which they considered to be not radio-friendly, and asked Muse to change some of their songs prior to the American release. Insulted, Muse left Maverick, preventing the release of the album in the United States.

The release of this album saw Muse winning multiple awards, such as Best British Act at the Kerrang Awards, as well as nominations for three Q Awards, which were Best Album, Best Live Act, and Best Producer. The release of this album was also followed by a massive world tour, with visits to Australia, Japan, Germany, Austria, France, and many more. Muse released two more singles before releasing another album, which were Bliss and a double-a side, Hyper Music/Feeling Good.

Muse took another break from touring to record their third album. After months of experimentation, recording, and mixing, Absolution, Muse’s third studio album, was released on September 29, 2003.After spending half a year recording and mixing, Muse released their fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations, on July 3, 2006.A fifth album, The Resistance, was released on the 14th of September 2009.