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July 2, 2007

New Muse - "Man Of Mystery"

British publications know how to woo us cheap music fans, don't they? Take for example a recent issue of the genre-coining rag New Musical Express, who recently gave away a 13-track compilation with their Muse-cover issue. Of course the disc didn't always live up to the 'new' musical part (see: the Lips' "Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," CSS's "Alala," and a track from the defunct Death From Above 1979), but it was Muse-curated, so they're not to blame. Plus, the comp contained some freshly recorded Muse in "Man Of Mystery," a cover of '60s instrumental group the Shadows. In and out under two minutes, no Bellamy wailing, but good for completists -- and since NME says it's fast becoming a live fave, good for your Muse @ MSG prep. Have a listen at Scatter o'Light.

Between this and the Mail On Sunday giving away Prince's Planet Earth LP, we may never visit a record store again! You know, if we lived in England. And liked Muse b-sides and new Prince.

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I heard Muse had to rapidly record MoM on their tourbus to get it to NME in time. And since it's a cover it doesn't really count as a Muse B-side...they've had way better original b-sides like "Glorious," "The Groove," etc...All youppl seeing them at MSG are lucky bastards.

Posted by: liv at 07/02/07 6:37 PM  | Reply
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FUSE is giving away a trip to NY for the Garden show.

"Bellamy wailing"?

Posted by: JP at 07/09/07 2:47 PM  | Reply
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