The bassist of muse, Chris wolstenholme, described this song as 40 years of rock history in 6 minutes

Hey Geebz, just wanted to remind you we appreciate what you do for us. Even more important everything you do for the kids. So in case you forgot you are awesome!!!

I found out about this song, and Muse, through Guitar Hero. I loved playing this track.

This has always been my favorite Muse track. It's quirky but incredible. It's definitely not part of any wider concept. It sounds completely different from everything else on that album.

The parts where Matt Bellamy harmonizes his voice and guitar at the same time are so brilliant. Not many people are on his level talent wise

Matthew Bellamy's father George Bellamy played rhythm guitar for The Tornados. They had a hit with Telstar in 1962. If you listen to this you can see some inspiration to Knights Of Cydonia

The live versions of these hit so hard and show how talented they really are

that harmonized vocal break gives me chills every time.

"No one's gonna take me alive... The time has come to make things right... You and I must fight for our right! You and I must fight to survive!" Fuck yeah! Empowering song! Can't make it through such a masterpiece of a song without throwing a stank face. I get goosebumps whenever they sing that chorus. Pure adrenaline!

This song is a real crowd pleaser, it's made for stadiums and is THE wildest song of their live gigs, every time. You have to watch the Rome Olympic Stadium version of this song! You'll definitely get the Western vibes right from the start, a little surprise opens the act ;) !

This song is a tribute to the lead singer’s (Matt Bellamy) dad. His dad played in a band from the 60s called The Tornadoes and had a number 1 in the UK called Telstar. The start of this song is a homage to that.

One of the best outros of all time...

Muse live is something special, especially this song 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

There is so much more color and variety in Muse to check out! Cave, Butterflies and Hurricanes, or Take a Bow would be great choices!

It's a shame Muse takes such a beating from critics, but what do they know? They are such a fun band, and the best live concert I have ever seen. Every member means so much to their overall sound. Geebz, thanks for delving into them. I would suggest you check Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse for some massive scale apocalyptic drama. It's a wild ride that you will surely enjoy.

I love muse and absolutely adore this song. First time I heard it was on guitar hero 3 as a kid and I just instantly fell in love. There is a live version of this song I forget what the video itself is called they begin the performance playing an eery harmonica and it’s just so captivating. And they sound even better live. The vocal ability of the lead singer is just amazing. ♥️

DUDE I set a timer to work for an hour and you upload right as it finishes! One of my favourite Muse songs. Sign from the gods

When someone tells me "I've never heard of Muse" this is the song I always recommend first. Amazing song, it has it all!.

Matt's vocal can be confused for an instrument but if you watch it live you'll see that it is a vocal melody. What a range this guy has !!!!! Check out Hysteria and Map of the problematic.

watch it live to appreciate what they are doing with the instruments and how good they are as musicians, great channel Geebz

one of the best live bands around and they put on a great light show also

Geebz, the Guitarist, Matt Bellamy's father, played in the Tornadoes in the sixties, they had a big hit with Telstar, a lot of influence coming from that. You know it, the older you get...

This song was my first introduction to Muse through Guitar Hero. From there, I found Assassin, and Starlight, Supermassive Blackhole, then the rest of this album. What really sent me over the top and made me a lifelong fan, was when I came across a broadcast of a live performance by Muse at some festival (Isle of Wight, maybe?) and I realized that the lead singer was also the lead guitarist and was playing those mind bending riffs while also singing melodies that are totally opposite of what he is playing, and I was absolutely blown away! I’ve listened to every Muse album (except the most recent, just haven’t gotten around to it), and they have definitely become my favorite band. My favorite songs are “New Born”, “Plug In Baby”, “Muscle Museum”, “Thought Contagion”, “I Belong to You” and “Starlight”, and I definitely recommend watching a live performance at some point.

The fastest I've ever driven was to this song, what a banger of a track. I love the drumming.

With MUSE u have to listen to live version. One of the greatest live bands of all time

Great track and reaction. I know you don't do live reaction but if you want to see how talented Matt is and the stage production try butterflies and hurricanes live at Wembley. Muse are amazing live.

Exogenesis Symphony is definitely up your alley imo. I'd love it if you gave that a listen. Preferably all 3 parts as a single reaction. That said, Unintended is probably their most beautiful song

Matt Bellamy's father was in a 60's band called the tornadoes & their biggest hit was a song called tel-star which is very similar to this

This song mixes vibes and sounds from Queen and Ennio Morricone so richly into the sound, we're hearing and longing for what future music could sound like.

If I was going to make a Muse mix CD for myself, it would just be this song repeatedly until I ran out of space. What an incredible song. The only thing that could improve on this experience is the video, which is perfection.

When the first pause was coming, I saw it in your face, and I was like, "NO! Just wait a couple seconds!!!"

the coolest thing about this song i think are the key changes in the first section since the first synth guitar melody was in Em, then the fast tremolo picking part began in Cm with the verse being in Abm leading the song back to Em (dorian) for the final parts.

I still remember the first time I heard this one. Driving south on 280 listening to the old Live 105. I almost had to pull over on the side of the highway at that late vocal break. 🤯🤯🤯

7:40 was just about to sip the coffee and got caught off guard lol

A pinch of surf, a dash of western, a sprinkle of Dr.Who and some rock! Oh ya!!

It's a closer of the album and a great closer in their epic gigs

You are right about the spaghetti western vibes, this is totally intended. When they play it live they even play the music of once upon a time in the west as an intro

YESSSS MORE MUSE!! Even with how popular they’ve become, I really think they’re still underrated. The way they have themes/concepts to every album, even incorporating orchestral score! The musicianship they all have! The guitar playing is amazing! The growth they’ve gone through for their most recent album! Def check out more of them! Their albums are really meant to be digested as a whole! ❤️ I love love love the production on their albums!

Glad to see you keep truckin on bro! This was the first song i learned all the way through on guitar years ago. Matt is definitely a spot on tremolo player that was no synth lol. much love!

i'm still here...ALRIGHT! PS: Would love to see more Muse reactions!

If Muse hasn't been influenced by Radiohead, Ill eat my hat.... LOL. I think MUSE is one of the best out there. they are so diverse and talented! I love how you say the things I am thinking about music on more occasions than not. Love you channel! 👏

One of the best tracks to showcase the creativity in their song writing 🎉 Keep the reactions coming

Hey man, love this. Been waiting for you to do more Muse. Love it! One thing that wil help to put Muse, and specifically this song, into context, is to know that the lead singer and guitarist of Muse (Matt Bellamy) is the son of George Bellamy, guitarist of The Tornados (of Telstar fame). The track is incredible, but it often 'clicks' and makes even more sense when people know that little fact.

Muse uses this song to close out their shoes with a lead in of the harmonica solo from "Once Upon a Time in the West".

the part after the spaghetti -> surf always reminds me of a sped up heart-barracuda riff

This might be my favorite Muse song.

Good old Muse! Love this song so much!

I've been waiting for this one forever!

i remember when i watched them play this in Montreal 2006. we climbed a lighting scaffolding in the rain and when the "no ones goonna take me alive" part happened , i knew i had just seen a classic performed. it was incredibly powerful. next...map of the probematique

When playing live, the harmonica from “Once upon a time in the west” starts this song, yes, spaghetti western. :-)

I was lucky enough to be involved with my college radio, and this was a regular , absolute tune! Super massive and the resistance albums are all up there too

Thanks for this one Geebz. Always nice of you to react (so positively) to Muse. They have plucked every string in my heart. They are not afraid (like many bands) to move with the times, evolve, experiment, but retain the soul and essence of what they are. Moreover, they are very humble, humorous and down to earth. Matt Bellamy’s solo project stuff is very enchanting too. Thanks again, Alhoa and ALRIGHT!! 🤘🏼👍🏼👏🏼

Def still here! I highly recommend Plug In Baby by Muse too. Wondrous song from a wonderful band.

Their liveperformance reminded me on "child in time", maybe that´s why you got Deep Purple vibes :D

The Live in Rome Version of this song is completely wild and worth a listen to

The melody after the intro is guitar, but Matt Bellamy's using the vibrato bar throughout and it sounds like it has a flanger on. I've been trying to get that guitar tone for some time now, a Jaguar with the vibrato is the closest I can get

Ahh I loved this analysis! Your facial expressions made me feel like I was listening to the song again for the first time. If you'd like to check out more Muse songs, I can advise Megalomania, Assassin and Space Dementia!

The video for this track from what I remember, spaghetti western crossed with buck rogers crossed with Kung Fu - growing up in the 80s basically my childhood viewing.

I'm seeing Muse for the first time this Sunday!

Some more amazing Muse songs to react to: Sing For Absolution, Starlight, Supremacy, Reapers, Unintended, Supermassive Black Hole, Madness, Dead Inside, Panic Station, New Born.

That in the beginning and for most of the song really, is the singer following his own guitar notes.

It's not in my top 5 Muse tracks but it's still amazing

Boy I wish you were watching the video for this. You must do it in your own time. It's just incredible. Suits the music perfectly. Spaghetti western indeed.

Matt Belamys father was in the Tornadoes who were the first English band to have a no 1 in the states and UK at the same time. The beginning of the track sounds like Telstar his dad's song. When matt grew up he had all the best musicians on the planet go round his house to see his dad and learnt the guitar that way. His idol is Tom Morello and I was lucky enough to see them on stage together at West Hams ground a couple of years back. When I heard Tom was the support I nearly shit in my paints I was so excited. I'd already seen RATM so knew just how good he is.

Dude! That middle change is a bass tapping solo!!

I'm screeming soo glad you got to enjoy this track

This song always conjures an image of Quentin Tarantino making a film that starts off as a Spaghetti Western, but suddenly aliens show up, and as per usual, shit gets weird. I like that you thought of Spaghetti Westerns too. I hadn't thought about it, but now I expect that many people have made that connection. ps: I often type comments while I'm first listening to videos here on KZfaq (like this time), and as obvious as it seems in hindsight, I was genuinely surprised that you made that connection. I have a history of missing the obvious, so my surprise is... unsurprising. :)

Animated...You should try the song Live. It's more complex with added riff offs and they at an outro that banging and different for every live they do of the song. And on their many world tours they play this song and almost exclusively their final song. So you can imagine that they give their FULLness to the their final live performances.

This is great! Suggesting you try their new track “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” since we’re in the season

First time watching you. Popped up in my suggested videos. I love that you confessed that you don't usually react as you do or I would have just assumed it was typical. So nice to watch somebody experience this song forgot the first time. Agree with all of your (humorously apologetic) observations and laughed because I was thinking about Deep Purple too. My uncle played me some of their stuff when I was maybe 14 and I ended up listening to a classic rock station for a couple of years in the morning on the drive to work. Love that they included that vibe in this track that has grown on me more every time I listen to it and I now feel that it's a bit of a masterpiece really. One that starts with.... UFOs and horses. And now I feel compelled to watch Cowboys and Aliens. And this is how my Saturdays roll out lol. Cheers!

I was at the first concert where Muse did not close the show with “Knights of Cydonia” …it is a great band that can move on from such a powerful song and hit and still make some of the best live performances following such a bold choice!

You listened to one of the best songs they've created... Out of many! Love your videos! If you haven't watched their 2007 Live at Wembley, it's beyond worth it! Take care

Love it Geeeeebz! "Don't waste your time or Time will waste YOU!!"

I'm still here. Thanks for getting around to this song. It's been on my "Favourites" list of music for a long time already. :)

Heck yeah, great discovery through Guitar Hero.

Speaking of Halloween, Muse have a track called You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween on the latest album realeased not long ago. Might be worth checking that one out while we're in the season.

One of the funnies songs to play in Guitar Hero.. I loved it

You should watch the video. It's basically a 60's sci-fi spaghetti western flick on Mars, so you got that feeling spot on.

My dad had the 45 of Telstar (flip side Jungle Fever, iirc), so when I bought the Muse album on the strength of the vampire baseball song, this was a beautifully wrapped surprise. Cheers!

Is it just me, or does this song sound like a desperate last cavalry charge? 10/10, would ride to my death again.

I believe this was the song that first sold me on Muse.

YES on Deep Purple! I am a bit older than you and had the same thought. FYI, this is one of the all time best known rock anthems.

I love Muse and I love this song. So many layers

Fell in love with this song on GH3 still standing as my favorite Muse song. Their new album is dope though very heavy

Cydonia Mensae is a place on Mars that people thought looked like a face. It did at first but when they got better pictures it didn't at all.

This song. LIVE. ROME.

Wow nice! I've been waiting for this track for years! So happy, about to begin! Good stuff Mr

I only just found your channel and I love you so much already!

Once Upon a Time in The West... Harmonica's theme... They play the theme before transitioning to the song during live shows... And it's amazing

The opening “spaghetti western” sound is pulled directly from How the West was Won. A stand put from that genre. Check out the movie if you get a chance.

I've tried to figure out something about Muse's music for a while, but couldn't put my finger on it. I've been trying to figure out why I enjoy their music even though it can come across as almost 'grating'. I think I finally got it! There's a typical formula that's used in music (chord progressions, key changes, etc.) that seem to work to create 'pleasant' sounding music. Most really successful artists use this method and find great success because they're creating music that is pleasing to the ear, by using that tested formula. Muse takes that formula and rides the edge of it. It goes to unexpected places that your ear doesn't want to follow, but it does anyway. It's like skating along the edge of a cliff and teetering, but keeping your balance. I don't know if any of that makes sense, but it's the only way I can think to describe it. I think this is why their songs are hit or miss for me, but overall I really enjoy what they do. Any feedback? And I'm still here. lol

IIRC this is an homage to the track Telstar by The Tornados, and George Bellamy (Matt Bellamy’s father) was a member of that band

The first time I heard this song was live at Reading Festival in 2006, still gives me goose bumps to this day!

I watch loads, never comment, but I just wanted to say a) love your stuff, and b) this, live, is one of the best rushes ever

Thanks for doing this one sir.

I've always loved this song, but it wasn't until this more focused listen that I realized how much it sounds like an ode to Dick Dale. With a heavy coating of Muse electronics and vocals, of course.

Hell yeah, Geebz, getting to the good stuff! Muse is always a fave, they never disappoint, especially live.

One of the best Tracks to come out of the naughties. Definitely one of my favorite songs of all time! I'm still here.

Absolution start to finish is a must!

He has a bass guitar with 2 necks, one is A regular bass guitar and the other one has a mitty pad where you strong and well essentially the same thing for where the strings wouldpressed I don't know what it's called but it's an amazing thing you can see it on Saturday night live when they do madness so it's literally both of those things