25 Greatest Muse Songs Of All Time

11. Take A Bow

http://youtu.be/wQXit0vly2I Those swirling synths again. They first appeared on 'Bliss', and can be traced to the debut album's dying moments in the form of electric piano - well they open 'Black Holes And Revelations' to reassure you that this indeed a Muse album. Just in case you weren't sure, Matt then mumbles about corrupt and nasty politicians for a few bars before the synths become more prominent, like someone trying to scramble a code. Then you hear the song beginning to slowly drop from the sky and the rat-a-tat guitars burst open like a pinata at Brian May's birthday party. In Matt's eyes, the pinata is shaped like the head of any world leader you could possibly think of. "Burn in hell for your sins"? Alright Matt. The song ends with instruments being pounded in a very orchestral sounding climax before collapsing into a wall of feedback. Fury never sounded so good, and this was a rip-roaring start to Muse's fourth album.

10. Map Of The Problematique

http://youtu.be/ibRMmLlLz64 One from the locker of paranoia where Muse keep hit after hit, 'Map Of The Problematique' is the bridge between 'Stockholm Syndrome' and 'Resistance'. With a bit of Depeche Mode thrown in. The song became popular as one of the many singles wheeled out to promote 'Black Holes And Revelations'. As far as the structure of the song goes, it initally seems rather repetitive, with the same tempo and the same stabbing synth line throughout much of the song. But what surrounds it is constantly changing, and the song astoundingly never feels like it's repeating itself. It's a stunning achievement of attention to detail and nothing like anything Muse have ever written, or probably will again. "When will this loneliness be over?", asks Matt, and you're tempted to remind him that he's singing on one of Muse's many classics.