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Generally favorable reviews- based on 373 Ratings
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Positive: 261 out of 373
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Mixed: 72 out of 373
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Negative: 40 out of 373
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015
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Jun 11, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015
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Jun 15, 2015in my opinion, Muse's best album ever. Great work by Bellamy and company! I'll just ignore the negative reviews, 'cause after reading them, I was shocked for seeing how can they be so false... I'm sure that they just criticise this album just because they don't usually know the hard work that they had by producing the album, and the don't know HOW TO APPRECIATE REAL MUSIC
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Jun 17, 2015
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Jun 15, 2015
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Jun 27, 2015Despite occasionally preachy lyrics, Drones narrates a compelling and thought provoking idea while sporadically unleashing deadly anthems and strong tunes.
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 13, 2015At first I was worried it might not be their best album as Matt said, and it is not their best album, but it is really amazing. Lyrically at some parts is not good (psycho for example), but musically great. If you love Muse, you will love this.
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Jun 14, 2015
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Jun 28, 2015
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Aug 10, 2015Drones conceptually deals with the theme of the album control and authoritarianism. Muse leaves much to be desired musically on this album and the lyrics are repeated in every song, most of the songs are about the same.
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Jun 21, 2015While Drones does have some of Muse's best songs to date, their in a mix of songs that are bland, forgettable, or just poorly written. They've definitely gone in a heavier direction, but they sacrificed some of their songwriting skills along the way.
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Jun 21, 2015I loved the new album. emotionally charged, amazing meaning behind every word and note. I enjoyed every second, I love Handlers, and Dead Inside probably the most. It is a story telling album. For those who hate on the album and say it's garbage - don't listen. Maybe it's time for you to find another band to trash.
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Jun 10, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015Not their best album by any means (sorry Matt), but definitely better than the past two albums. It is not as hard rock as the band had claimed before, but soft or hard, musically it is decent. Lyrically, it is Muse at its worst...
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Jun 12, 2015Possibly best yet. Old fans will love the heavier sound. Yea, Matt Bellamy isn't the best lyricist, so what? It's refreshing to hear a rock album that is about something (drones, the military-industrial complex, loss of human empathy, and technology) deeper than drugs and sex. Bravo.
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Jun 12, 2015I can't understand, why the album have too many bad critics? It's simply amazing... And great performance... When you listen this songs at live.... OMG!!!
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 11, 2015Lyrically, sure. This isn't their greatest effort aside from some songs but the majority of songs are musical masterpieces. A good blend of old Muse with many new elements, and can only get better with every listen.
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Jun 9, 2015Their most complete album to date. Overall, there is no weak point on this record. Sure, there are places where subtle improvements would make it a stronger record (i.e. the lyrics on "Psycho"), but overall it is solid front to back. Well done, Muse!
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 17, 2015Drones does indeed rock, but in addition, as usual, we get a bit of classical: the "Nimrod" finale of "The Globalist" and the final cut (Pink Floyd pun intended--war themes & all) "Drones" offer up surprisingly cathartic musical majesty. Muse is simply THE Bomb, whether they be Droning, exploding, or imploding...
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 23, 2015More than a back to basics, Drones is a tribute to all their previous work, and also is a step forward. Maybe the last four songs sound a little flat the fist time you listen to them, but if you hear them more focused, its just the final that the album deserves.
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Jun 14, 2015They clearly made this album for the live shows. Great to see the guitar solos coming back. Favourite tracks in the album: Dead Inside, Psycho, Mercy, Reapers, The Handler, Defector, Aftermath, The Globalist. The theme is quite repetitive (it is about Drones after all) but all in all it is still a solid album. I liked it better than The 2nd Law.
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Jun 25, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 15, 2015Personally, the last Muse outing "The 2nd Law" was possibly one of the worst albums of 2012, and the rest. Drones is less ridiculous, but still..well, fairly up there plain ridiculous. Good in places, but generally, nah, I'd like a bit of Origin of Symmetry or Absolution instead, Like.. When they were not too over played and crappy and everything.
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Jun 14, 2015
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Jun 9, 2015Hillariously bad. They once again managed to put the worst of all worlds - read genres - together and mix it in absolute tasteless way with result worse than its parts. Seriously there are couple of songs which would aspire for my Worst of 2015 so far, others are just plainly uninspired. Overall it might end up below T2L.
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Jun 11, 2015They hace lost the mojo. Not enough energy, some track are too long and boring.... Some of them can be in the new Disney kid film forzen... The worst album from them, i miss the power they caracter... Bellamy is too rock star now, I think he is in love with the teenagers fans..
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Jul 10, 2015To cut a long story short: is this album bad? No, it isn´t. Is it good? No, it isn´t. Does it deliver on the musical front? Yes, it does. Does it deliver on lyrical front? Oh no, it doesn´t. So is this album a mixed bag over-all with compelling (top-notch even) guitar-play but studded with cringeworthy lyrics bordering unintentional ridiculousness more than once? It surely is.
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jun 10, 2015Considering the high standard set from their previous 3 albums, which were all great, I found this album fairly underwhelming. Not bad, but pales to their previous efforts
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Jun 15, 2015
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Oct 31, 2015Brilliant. .
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Jun 9, 2015
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Feb 28, 2016It's 2016 and still can't fully love this album the way I did with the rest of Muse's discography. They do not sound any different here, and maybe that's exactly the problem. While most artists seek to evolve with their songs by exploring new worlds in their music, Muse decided to 'go back to its roots' and that obsviously didn't work well. The songs aren't bad, they just lack some inovation.
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Jun 17, 2015Worst Muse album they have released. Many of the tracks feel amateurish, as tho they have been found from archive studio jams / demos. This album lacks creativity and has a lot more "tacky" that i would have ever expected. VERY disappointing
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Jun 13, 2015
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Sep 25, 2015Their fourth best album. I love concept albums in general, but this doesn't quite feel like a real concept album, more like the songs have the same ideas and themes
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Apr 24, 2016A few songs stand out (Psycho, Mercy, Dead Inside, Mercy, Reapers), but the others were not that special. They have blown a 'Coldplay' and went pop with 'Aftermath' and 'Revolt', and 'The Globalist' was a failed-sequel to 'Citizen Erased'
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Jun 5, 2016
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Dec 5, 2016
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Jul 27, 2016
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Nov 13, 2015
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Jan 23, 2017
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Jul 16, 2016Despite occasionally preachy lyrics, Drones narrates a compelling and thought provoking idea while sporadically unleashing deadly anthems and strong tunes.
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Sep 29, 2016Muse really improved on this album. More guitar riffs, more meaningful lyrics, more rock album. Matt said in interview : "we back to traditional rock from electronic rock". He's right
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Jun 18, 2015
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Jun 22, 2015
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Jun 26, 2015Quite a musical journey. Certainly an album to buy if you liked the last two.
Although the second-to-last track entitled "The Globalist" has been reported as not part of the main story, I like to imagine it as an alternative, much more darker ending to the story. -
Aug 7, 2015Damn it, Muse! With the exception of "Mercy" and "Revolt," I found this album to be derivative and depicting a theme that has been done again and again... Plus, I think "The Globalist" actually offends me, as the wannabe "Paranoid Android" it seems to try to go for...
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Jul 26, 2015
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Aug 31, 2022Personally I like this album. The critic wise it feels like misses it mark especially if you tried to listen each song as a single like revolt or defector. I think as a concept album Muse was going in the right direction even though I think would have been better as a rock opera like Pink Floyd’s The Wall or The Who’s Tommy.
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Sep 22, 2015The album couldn't be worse. The melodies are bad and the chosen theme is also the worse they could have choose..... Drones? Seriously? I can't believe that Muse made such a sh+tty album.
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Jan 31, 2016
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May 14, 2016One of the most useless album in history. Especially if coming from a incredible band like Muse. I think they should stop making records and tour with old songs. It's the second failure in a row.
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Apr 6, 2017
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Dec 4, 2016
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Aug 29, 2019
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May 18, 2018the only song I can't stand from this album is mercy, it's kind like starlight but with a bad and unispiring chorus. but this problem is overshadowed by the rest of the album. songs like reapers, aftermath and the handler simply and all the others are near perfetc like 9.510. it's a shame that's its graded that low.
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Nov 10, 2018
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Jan 21, 2021While this album does have really good rock vibes, it doesn't really have their usual sound. Its missing what makes Muse Muse. There are still some really fantastic tracks on here, but the worst of the album brings down the whole thing.
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Aug 3, 2020One of muse's best album if not the best! This three piece band shines in the dark tone that carries that album by telling the story of a dystopian world that our our is turning too. From the beginning of the album by the powerful Dead Inside, to the mind-blowing Reapers that à and up until the last sonh, that album is a true masterpiece.
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Aug 28, 2020Es mi álbum favorito, me encanta que sea mas rock, tiene unas excelentes canciones, dead inside es hermosa y the globalist wow!
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Jan 26, 2023Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)
My final rate is: 10
Awards & Rankings
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Jul 21, 2015Muse have always been ridiculous and overblown, but at least they used to be a ton of fun.
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MojoJul 6, 2015This feels like production line Muse: big riffs, bass squelches, conspiratorial dialogue, but few new ideas. [Aug 2015, p.88]
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Jun 30, 2015Aside from a few crunching riffs and a smattering of neat melodies, there’s very little to recommend within Drones.