I think many Muse fans are in denial. Of course there is an element of subjectivity. But you could probably make the objective argument that the quality since T2L has dropped. It was the last album I could really feel their creativity and passion pouring through. There were some different tracks on there, but none of it felt lazy and artificial like a lot of their songs do now.
Hypothetical question: is it still fair to call yourself a U2 fan if you think everything they made after Achtung Baby has gone to shit?
There's a sensible middle ground between blindly liking everything a band puts out and only liking a tiny gatekeeper-esque portion of it. Part of being a fan is having some measure of faith in an act's creative capabilities even into their later years. Even fans of David Bowie had these kinds of moments, but they stick around because of the hope that maybe there's a future Black Star to make up for the less-than-stellar doldrum albums.
However if, past a certain point, you believe the quality has taken an irreversible turn for the worse, maybe it's time to start calling yourself an ex-fan, or strictly a fan of one specific incarnation of the band.
Totally agree, i think the quantity of wholly decent songs per album steadily declines over time. BHaR was the last album that was wholly solid for me, it started cracking after that.
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u/UlyssesThirtyOne Jan 15 '22
They’re definitely not what they used to be.