My Muse

So MUSE recently hit up Sydney again last week at our very own Sydney Olympic Park, returning after their appearance at Big Day Out in January 2010.

For those who do not know them... (?!!?!!)

Muse is an English rock band from England, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesisers, backing vocals, sampling). After the release of their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations, keyboardist and percussionist Morgan Nicholls has performed live with the band.

They have released five studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), and The Resistance (2009).

Muse's primary genres are progressive rock, space rock, and alternative rock, but they also integrate parts of electronica, indie rock, rock opera, hard rock, and metal the band have cited artists such as Queen, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, David Bowie, The cure, Depeche Mode, Jeff Buckley and the Smashng pumpkins to name a few, as musical influences. Their songs are recognisable due to lead vocalist Matthew Bellamy's use of falsetto and vibrato influenced primarily by Jeff Buckley. Bellamy as a guitarist also utilises arpeggiator and Pitch-shift effects to create a more "electric" sound, with Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello as influences for this method.

Anyway tabloids seem to be taking more interest in Muse these days as Bellamy reveals that his songwriting has been influenced by his relationship with Hollywood star Kate Hudson whom he has been dating since April when they met at the Coachella festival.

Check them out as we conclude our PWEU for the week!