Muse's 'The Wow! Signal' Review: Bombastic Arena Rock That Overwhelms More Than It Inspires
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Jon Dolan
Summary
A review of Muse's 10th album 'The Wow! Signal', named after the unexplained 1977 Wow! radio signal. The article describes Muse's signature bombastic arena rock style, noting that while songs like "Uprising" and "Supermassive Black Hole" established them as leaders in fist-pumping rock, their music tends to overwhelm rather than inspire — beating listeners into "numb submission" rather than blowing their minds.
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Rolling StoneMuse's 'The Wow! Signal' Review: Bombastic Arena Rock That Overwhelms More Than It Inspiresrollingstone.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe amount of pomp and pump Muse can slam into one song can have a certain wow-factor
their music won't blow your mind so much as beat it into numb submission
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