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The band formed in 1994 with the name 'Rocket Baby Dolls” and embraced a harder, gothic image. Matthew Bellamy offered up vocals, guitar and keyboards, Chris Wolstenholme played bass guitar, keyboards and vocals, and Dominic Howard was the percussionist. The group won a battle of the bands and shortly thereafter changed their name to Muse.
The band began playing gigs in London and Manchester, and eventually recorded a self-titled UP. In Europe, many record labels claimed that the rockers were too similar to Radiohead, but they had a warmer reception from record labels in America. They signed with Maverick Records in 1998, which led to deals in Europe and Australia, as well.
The bands first album was "Showbiz,” a much softer sound than what they began with - in fact, they went on tour to support the Spice Girls and Savage Garden in the U.S. The follow-up album was "Origin of Symmetry,” and included more experimental sounds, including a church organ and guitar influences such as Tom Morello and Jimi Hendrix. Before the album was released, Maverick asked for some changes to Bellamys high-pitched voice, and when the band refused, the album was not released in America (it eventually came out in 2005 under Warner Records).
After "Origins,” the bands touring style became a major fan draw. The group has a very exciting on-stage dynamic, which is often compared to fellow Brits Queen. The group complimented its growing success with "Absolution” in 2003 - the hit sing "Time Is Running Out increased their massive popularity, and the singles "Hysteria,” "Sing for Absolution,” "Stockholm Syndrome” and "Butterflies and Hurricanes” were also very popular. The group kicked off a massive stadium tour around the world, visiting a number of major countries.
Most recently, the group released "Black Holes and Revelations” in July of last year. The album was extremely popular in the U.K. and hit No. 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The first single, "Supermassive Black Hole” was popular - as were "Starlight” and "Knights of Cydonia,” also singles. The group then performed a live session at Abbey Road studios later in the summer.
In the past two years, the band has piled up a number of British Awards, mostly based upon their live performances.
Posted 6/18/2009
English rockers Muse have spent the past decade combining alternative rock, progressive rock, funk, heavy metal, classical music and electronic, creating the "new prog” genre.The band formed in 1994 with the name 'Rocket Baby Dolls” and embraced a harder, gothic image. Matthew Bellamy offered up vocals, guitar and keyboards, Chris Wolstenholme played bass guitar, keyboards and vocals, and Dominic Howard was the percussionist. The group won a battle of the bands and shortly thereafter changed their name to Muse.
The band began playing gigs in London and Manchester, and eventually recorded a self-titled UP. In Europe, many record labels claimed that the rockers were too similar to Radiohead, but they had a warmer reception from record labels in America. They signed with Maverick Records in 1998, which led to deals in Europe and Australia, as well.
The bands first album was "Showbiz,” a much softer sound than what they began with - in fact, they went on tour to support the Spice Girls and Savage Garden in the U.S. The follow-up album was "Origin of Symmetry,” and included more experimental sounds, including a church organ and guitar influences such as Tom Morello and Jimi Hendrix. Before the album was released, Maverick asked for some changes to Bellamys high-pitched voice, and when the band refused, the album was not released in America (it eventually came out in 2005 under Warner Records).
After "Origins,” the bands touring style became a major fan draw. The group has a very exciting on-stage dynamic, which is often compared to fellow Brits Queen. The group complimented its growing success with "Absolution” in 2003 - the hit sing "Time Is Running Out increased their massive popularity, and the singles "Hysteria,” "Sing for Absolution,” "Stockholm Syndrome” and "Butterflies and Hurricanes” were also very popular. The group kicked off a massive stadium tour around the world, visiting a number of major countries.
Most recently, the group released "Black Holes and Revelations” in July of last year. The album was extremely popular in the U.K. and hit No. 9 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The first single, "Supermassive Black Hole” was popular - as were "Starlight” and "Knights of Cydonia,” also singles. The group then performed a live session at Abbey Road studios later in the summer.
In the past two years, the band has piled up a number of British Awards, mostly based upon their live performances.
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