United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RoseTintedView 

Cover art for United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage lyrics by Muse

fully loaded song...sounded very Queen like with a bit of chopin's nocturne wrapped up in all that wonderful muse-ness :)

I agree. When I first heard the intro, I thought of Queen instantly. It's like Bohemian Rhapsody + Plug in Baby IMO.

Its clearly ripping off Queen. I love Muse and have liked everything up to this album, despite allegations of ripping off other bands (Radiohead in particular. I like both bands, I don't see the similarities). But this, this is a blatant copy of Queen's style. Not pleased at all.

Personaly, i don't see the harm in allowing other established music styles to influence theirs, especialy when they make it their own, and do a heck of a great job at it. Queen is a legend, they've had the greatest musical influence on countless genres worldwide... Absorbing other influences is a way of tributing to those artists, deeming them worthy of reviving the style, and also helps them find their way closer to their own original and unique style...