History YMMV / Muse

** And in general, a lot of their songs are like this it you're willing to admit it. Especially their flamboyant, [[LargeHam hammy]] [[ProtestSong protest songs]].

** The Muse single "Uprising" is, by itself, a really catchy Queen-style revolutionary anthem. That is, until you notice that the music video, the CD and the vinyl single artwork all seperately portray teddy bears rising up from a field in revolt. It might've been meant to symbolize the seemingly harmless and ubiquitous masses suddenly proving that they're not so harmless, but the image should still be pure narm. Except that listening to the song and hearing the lyrics as a call for downtrodden teddy bears to rise up in righteous rebellion against their human oppressors just adds a whole new, BLAMmy charm to it.

* {{Narm}}: The line "I have played in every toilet" from "Muscle Museum". It MakesSenseInContext, but is still pretty funny. Also, most of the song "Resistance" and Matt's poorly-done GratuitousFrench in "I Belong To You".
** REEEPONDS AH MAH TONDRESSSEEEE, REEEPONDS AH MAH TONDRESSSEEEE, EHHHHHHHH VERSEEE MWAAAHH....

** '''YOUR ASSSSSSSS BELONGS TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!''' off of "Psycho".

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: While most of their more recent material have taken on a message that's relatively simple to get, their earlier albums are sometimes considered this by non-fans... [[WildMassGuessing and even by fans themselves.]] Case in point, most of the lyrics [[IndecipherableLyrics (that can actually be understood)]] on ''Origin of Symmetry'', a lot of the last ''Absolution'' songs (we're looking at you, "[[MindScrew Ruled by Secrecy]]"), and even some from ''Black Holes and Revelations'' ("City of Delusion", anyone?). [[BrokenBase Some people will tell you that]] ''[[BrokenBase that]]'' [[BrokenBase period in their discography was their best, while others disagree.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The main riff of the third part of "[[https://youtu.be/4qagaaZfwXA?t=8m25s The Globalist]]" is almost exactly the same as the ending riff to "[[https://youtu.be/Ejwftvv4iU4?t=6m54s Stagnation"]] by {{Music/Genesis}}.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: Some of the [[{{Fan}} fen]] had this reaction to the band's incorporation into ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. Others just chose to [[FanHater hate the]] ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' {{fan|Hater}}s and continue loving the band.

* SampledUp: In a rare case of a band sampling themselves, "Ashamed" is far more well known as a live riff performed after songs such as "Showbiz", "New Born", and "Stockholm Syndrone" in concert than as a song in its own right.

* SignatureSong: "Knights of Cydonia" or "Plug In Baby" for the older fans. "Uprising" for several newer ones.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: While most of their more recent material have taken on a message that's relatively simple to get, their earlier albums are sometimes considered this by non-fans... [[WildMassGuessing and even by fans themselves.]] Case in point, most of the lyrics [[IndecipherableLyrics (that can actually be understood)]] on ''Origin of Symmetry'', a lot of the last ''Absolution'' songs (we're looking at you, "[[MindScrew Ruled by Secrecy]]"), and even some from ''Black Holes and Revelations'' ("City of Delusion", anyone?). [[BrokenBase Some people will tell you that]] ''[[BrokenBase that]]'' [[BrokenBase period in their discography was their best, while others disagree.]]
* WakeUpCallBoss: Hysteria for the VideoGame/RockSmith series. There are harder songs, but that's pretty much the Gate between someone who's learning to play bass, and a true bassist.

* SampledUp: In a rare case of a band sampling themselves, "Ashamed" is far more well known as a live riff performed after songs such as "Showbiz", "New Born", and "Stockholm Syndrone" rather than a song in its own right.

** Dig Down also receives this treatment. To those who [[MemeticMutation still believe in Matt Bellamy]], the song was rendered "disapponting", especially due to Bellamy's affirmations that "the new album will have a lot of rock'n'roll"

* NightmareFuel:

** Muse fans who've listened to all six studio albums in their entirety may have a tough time where to rank ''The 2nd Law'' among them. It's almost like a soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic world, darker and more uncertain.

* EarWorm: Plug In Baby, Hysteria, Knights of Cydonia and Uprising.
** The piano line from "Starlight" would also fit here.
** Depending on the songs one has heard, and how much one likes them: almost every song by the band- especially Time is Running Out, Fury, Resistance, Stockholm Syndrome, and Supermassive Black Hole.
** Hyper Music, Love is Forever, Undisclosed Desires, Dead Star, Panic Station, Survival, Butterflies and Hurricanes.
** [[LyricalDissonance Weird though it may be,]] given its [[AdultFear subject matter,]] Thoughts of a Dying Atheist is one.

* FriendlyFandoms: With Music/PorcupineTree, both being pop-sensible Prog-rock bands with a sound that is very versatile and covers several bases. It helps that both are considered contributors to Prog proving to mainstream listeners that it ''can'' be accessible and good.

* EpicRiff: Loads. Both on guitar and keyboards. 'Plug In Baby' is especially notable for being rated the 13th best riff of all time by Total Guitar magazine.

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: While most of their more recent material have taken on a message that's relatively simple to get, their earlier albums are sometimes considered this by non-fans... [[WildMassGuessing and even by fans themselves.]] Case in point, most of the lyrics [[IndecipherableLyrics (that can actually be understood)]] on ''Origin of Symmetry'', a lot of the last ''Absolution'' songs (we're looking at you, [[MindScrew "Ruled by Secrecy"]]), and even some from ''Black Holes and Revelations'' ("City of Delusion", anyone?). [[BrokenBase Some people will tell you that]] ''[[BrokenBase that]]'' [[BrokenBase period in their discography was their best, while others disagree.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The main riff of the third part of "[[https://youtu.be/4qagaaZfwXA?t=8m25s The Globalist]]" is almost exactly the same as the ending riff to "[[https://youtu.be/Ejwftvv4iU4?t=6m54s Stagnation" by {{Music/Genesis}}.

** On a wider level, ''The Resistance'' — and to a lesser extent ''Black Holes & Revelations'' — created something of a BrokenBase within Muse's own fandom.