yeah the hand claps were even cheesy when the Beatles did it in their early stuff but it was still the bloody Beatles! I am in no way trying to compare Muse to the Beatles here (that would be sacrilege) I’m just saying i think artistic license warrants the claps and “heys” in the “Uprising” song due to the underlying theme of revolution. It’s a little studio trick used to give the song more of a “radio friendly” mass appeal vibe, a kind infiltration technique to further market the ideals expressed in the lyrics. Oh and BTW the hand claps (like those of the Beatles) aren’t synthetic, just watch the YouTube video of the making of Uprising and you’ll see all the blokes gathered round the microphone clapping their lilly white arses off. You’ll also hear the lead singer himself say “this is ridiculous” to his mates. Cheerio!

There are only seven notes in western music theory. Of those seven notes a limited number of various scales and modes can be constructed. Of all the scales and modes only a handful have traditionally been used in popular music. There are infinitesimal amounts of combinations possible when composing melodies and harmonies from these seven notes. If it were possible for one to listen to the entire history of popular music one would find exponential amounts of striking similarities in numerous different songs. There are also things called influences and homages. Now go fucking die already you pretentious droves of automatonic “too cool for you” hipster elitist swine. If it doesn’t sound enough like one band it aint good enough but if it sounds kinda like another it’s a rip off? Ever heard of Folk music? Art has always been appropriated and passed down from one generation to another. Try appreciating it for what it is instead of what it’s comparable to! Funny that one of the most unique acts of our time is indicted for being unoriginal while the entertainment industry drowns in the muck of dreadful mediocrity and people eat it up. Muse has the best of both worlds: the subversive edge of “underground” music coupled with a mass appeal to rattle the minds of the youth afflicted with redundancy, besides they just fuckin rock. They stole the show at the VMA’s yet all you heard about on the television was what Kanye did to Taylor Swift…in the words of Charlie Brown “good grief!” Rock and roll has always been about rebellion and Muse evokes a sense of counter culture revolt in their lyrics with a simplicity that isn’t lost on the mainstream consumer. What good is preaching revolution if it’s only to the quire? If you find that annoying then maybe you are just too edgy to dig anything that anyone other than your own snobby little tribe of cool cats approves of or maybe you’re just getting old and starting to sound alot like your parents! Maybe you should all have heart attacks along with the fat cats. Pussies!