Album Rankings for 2015

Another year, another list of albums with hyperlinks to ones I bothered to write about and ones that I listened to, rated and then either had no intention of reviewing or lost momentum to.

Muse - Drones Review

Three years ago, Muse delivered a miracle when The 2nd Law turned out ok. Ok, more than Ok, actually decent. Ok, that's underselling it, turned out great.

Sure, it had its problems; it was cheesy, it didn't flow very well, lyrically minus Chris Wolstenholme's penned tracks poor, but considering what was preluded to and what was delivered, The 2nd Law was an enjoyable album, one that I still listen to occasionally and tried not to think hard about.

Muse - The 2nd Law Review

It’s been a strange time to be a Muse fan. The Resistance, for lack of better terms, was too cheesy, its supporting tour lacked surprises and the spontaneity that made their live shows the best in the world and the period went on for a dog’s age.

Needless to say, I’ve been down-trodden by the prospect of The 2nd Law. Survival was initially a slap in the face and a slightly rockier version of Neutron Star Collision that wasn’t what the band needed and the constant quotes of a radical change could either be dismissed as banter (as the band have said this for every album since Origin of Symmetry) or fore-warning for the horrors unfolding.

So, it’s here, it’s certainly different but different doesn’t necessarily mean good.