Για να επανέλθουμε λίγο on topic εδώ είναι μια περιγραφή των κομματιών από ένα γαλλικό νομίζω σάιτ:
Κρατήστε ότι 2 από τα κομμάτια (Save me, Liquid state) τα έχει γράψει και τα τραγουδάει ο Chris (μπασίστας).
- Supremacy (4:55)
The 2nd Law opens with a song whose title sounds familiar (you would think that Muse would have at least one or two songs that contain the word ?supremacy,? but apparently not?). There?s no real structure. ?Supremacy? recalls Led Zeppelin?s ?Kashmir? in both riff and orchestration.
- Madness (4:39)
While it seemed they had launched a machine, Muse takes the listener against their expectations with ?Madness,? a calm, sweet and languid song that is surprising to find so early in the tracklist. Electro arrangements are obviously drawing from Depeche Mode, similar to Undisclosed Desires from The Resistance.
- Panic Station (3:03)
The pace changes again with Panic station, and its bass derived from Red Hot Chili Peppers. In both funk and disco (Muse dared brass), this song has power to be a single. It would be unsurprising to hear it on the radio in a few months.
- Prelude (1:03)
?Prelude? is none other than the introduction to Survival, the official anthem of the London 2012 Olympics that Muse unveiled off the canvas in June.
- Survival (4:17)
It?s hard not to think of Queen while listening to ?Survival.? From the intro, the ghost of Freddie Mercury hangs over the piece which transitions easily after the first three titles. However, will it become a classic like ?Plug In Baby,? ?Time Is running Out,? and ?Supermassive Black Hole??
- Follow Me (3:51)
We continue to ?Follow Me,? a title that crescendos after starting with light keyboard accompanying a light voice that sounds like an echo, to finish with a dance floor driven buzz. This track is confusing.
- Animals (4:23)
?Animals? begins with a rather fast tempo introduced by a barrage of riffs, which never happens. The piece, which recalls Radiohead, races slightly with a quite short guitar solo. We feel it keeps the horses reigned in. It?s the damp squib of the album.
- Explorers (5:48)
The signature voice of Matt Bellamy hits the nail on the entry to ?Explorers,? a ballad along the vein of ?Blackout.? ?Can you free me from the world?? Matthew sings on this track, which turns out to be the least surprising of the disc.
- Big Freeze (4:41)
Confusing, ?Big Freeze? is the contrast! Just like ?Panic Station,? this title goes beyond the usual and engages clearly with funk. The result is stunning! Nevertheless, it sounds distinctly of Muse and could be a single.
- Save Me (5:09)
The break of the album comes with ?Save Me,? on which Matt Bellamy leaves the microphone to bassist Chris Wolstenholme. The transition is somewhat confusing because the voices of the two musicians are totally different. Chris? record is worse than his colleague?s.
- Liquid State (3:03)
Liquid State is the second track composed by Chris Wolstenholme, and is undoubtedly the most rock of The 2nd Law. Chris? voice is reminiscent of Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool, at times.
- The 2nd Law: Unsustainable (3:48)
As like The Resistance, The 2nd Law closes with a song in parts. The first, entitled “The 2nd Law: Unsustainable” is already known to all, as this is the teaser that has caused so much ink since it went online. It is the only track influenced by dubstep. The English group likes to play with the media, who have seen fit to leak an entire disk too quickly, influenced by the latest electronic music trend in fashion.
- The 2nd Law: Isolated System (4:59)
The second part of the song, ?Isolated System,? begins quietly before adopting on a more sustained pace. Here, the keyboards take the lion?s share. The song ends with a female voice in a loop.
