Another factor which makes both bands similar to one another is the evolution their albums have taken. The Queen of 1986 was unbelievably different from the Queen of 1973, as is the Muse of 2013 almost unrecognizable from the Muse of 1999. The reason for this, primarily, is that as popularity and prestige grew for both bands, new audiences had to be tailored for, new influences were encountered and - as a result - the albums which were produced by both have taken a similar, if not exact, path to one another. For example, Muse's debut album and Queen's debut album are quite similar. Containing songs of love, hate, regret, powered by emotion, which were experienced by members of both bands in 1973 an 1999, it is clear that they started at the same 'simplistic' base (Keep Yourself Alive, Queen's first single, is a great example of encouragement, whilst Showbiz, Muse's first album, pretty much tells a story about, and warns against, social alienation). Fast-forward from these albums to the stadium-filling, complex, conspiracy-fueling albums such as News of the World and the Works, in Queen's case, and Black Holes and Revelations and the 2nd Law, in Muse's case. Albums have gone from disconnected collections of songs to lavishly-created, interconnected journeys through economic collapse, technological control and the threat of revolution. All championed by both bands.
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.
