10 Disappointing Albums By Legendary Bands

10. Simulation Theory - Muse

From the minute that Matt Bellamy opened his mouth on the first Muse album, fans have always dogged on these prog rockers for being too influenced by Radiohead. Though there are some similarities in the way that both Matt and Thom Yorke sing from time to time, both bands seem to have their own identity, with Muse going for a much more dystopian bent to their lyrics and adopting classical influences that give a Queen-like epicness to their sound. The rock scene looked a lot different in the 2010's though, and Muse proceeded to just write an album that would make decent background music on Stranger Things.

That's not to say that Simulation Theory is all in one ear and out the other though. Throughout the entire record, you can tell that the band do have a genuine interest in the synth heavy side of their sound and wanted to explore that through the '80s aesthetic, but the end results come together with a bit of a clunk, with songs like Propaganda sounding a lot more haphazard than what you would expect from the guys who gave you songs like Uprising or Knights of Cydonia.

For all of the shockers on the album though, songs like Something Human and Get Up and Fight do reach the heights that they were originally setting up, having solid hooks and even toying with their sound in different ways by using acoustic guitar in some capacity. Muse have more than enough talent to make their way through whichever genre they want to, but this just sounds like their usual schtick being fed through an Atari sound system.