Madness was released in August 2012 as the second single from Muse's album 'The 2nd Law'. Almost immediately, listeners, critics, and myself spotted the similarities between the new single and one of Queen's most famous singles - the tongue-in-cheek 'I Want to Break Free'. Indeed, both songs have a driving bass line, powerful and meaningful lyrics and interludes which are curiously structured and have piercing guitar solos. It is one of Muse's most memorable songs. And it's not just these songs which have similarities to one another. Numerous songs from both bands contain hints to influence of Queen, from Uprising with its pounding solo, to Butterflies and Hurricanes from 2004's Absolution and its intricate piano solo. Indeed, whole albums contain not just collections of individually-written songs (Queen's last three albums were attributed to a collective band effort) but a message to convey or a concept to consider - 1984's The Works, which talks of the threat of technological development, is almost mirrored in meaning by 2001's Origin of Symmetry. Listening to a Queen song and listening to a Muse song, when taking this viewpoint, almost appear to be styled in exactly the same manner.
Me? I'm 17 years old, from Dawlish, Devon and studying (tirelessly) at Exeter College. I love pretty much anything, am a fan of numerous TV programmes and films, countless books and topics, from Sherlock to the Cold War, Doctor Who to Muse and my ambition is to become a journalist in any field which I have an interest in, and I hope to show my opinions (although varied) to the full.
