Knights of Cydonia - Muse

A Timeless Space Cowboy Theme Song

This was my first song ever heard by Muse, Guitar Hero 3, and It immediately became of my most memorable songs in my music listening lifetime. The song starts with song great horse sound, along with 80’s later effects, immediately setting the one for the song. The vocals and guitar’s metallic twang mixed with the fast paced galloping drums create an ambiance only described with a high volume level. The vocals are easy to pick up and mirror the songs sound wonderfully. Watching Matt hit those amazing high notes is a feat in its own, so check out a live version, it's well worth the 8 minutes. In their live versions they have incorporated openings into the song, one is from the song Man with the Harmonica (the one I have linked here at the bottom). The the start of this song is the guitar riff mixed with the drum which establishes a standard for real rock music for this millennium. There is a quiet and constant synth part which continually goes up and down, but makes for a fluid wave of ambiance which meld the songs layers well. The strong. I could keep going on about each piece, but I want to talk about the structure of the song too.It is hard to pin a chorus, and verse down on it in any pattern, it is more like a short movie with a beginning middle and climatic end scene to blow the audience away. (This song is a rock song for the ages, and should be in your top 50 rock songs of all time. No questions asked.

Originality:9

Instruments:10

Vocals:9

Longevity:10

Red Score: 9.5