Will of the People
by Muse
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. AllMusic
    Aug 25, 2022
    90
    While Will of the People is not as essential as their 2000s classics, it's a quick, satisfying burst of Muse essentials that cleverly forgoes the hits-compilation graveyard in favor of fresh material that honors both their evolution and dedicated fan base.
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 24, 2022
    90
    This is an album on which Muse master the wider range of future rock and pop sonics they've been toying with for the past decade and refine and define their current sound as neatly as Black Holes & Revelations did for their 2000s period. [Sep 2022, p.74]
  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    Aug 26, 2022
    80
    Muse are a blockbuster band, and this is another box-office-demolishing spectacular – it would feel like self-denial not to surrender. Honestly, the end of the world has rarely sounded like so much fun.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 25, 2022
    80
    Boasting their strongest set of songs for an age.
  6. Mojo
    Aug 24, 2022
    80
    Its overload of big-picture polemic, explosive virtuosity and tune-rich entertainment certainly takes some unpacking, yet is consistently thrilling. [Sep 2022, p.89]
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  7. Kerrang!
    Aug 24, 2022
    80
    Nine records in it is inevitable that anything they do will have a particular sheen, but creatively, in performance, and in energy they continue to operate on a plane all of their own. And in a world of uncertainty, that's a very welcome thing.
  8. Uncut
    Aug 31, 2022
    70
    Muse are so bursting with energy and ideas, even their joke songs are stadium-sized barnstormers. [Oct 2022, p.33]
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  9. Clash Music
    Aug 26, 2022
    70
    While at times lyrics can feel uninspired, and there is far less space-rock at play than previous ventures, there’s no denying that the tracks on offer are sharp and hard-hitting. A very solid release, and proof of why Muse are still held to such high acclaim nine albums on.
  10. Sputnikmusic
    Aug 24, 2022
    70
    It’s hard not to enjoy it. With Muse, they have [un]intentionally touched on this form of art. For (mostly) all the wrong reasons, Will of the People is the best, most engaging record to come from the band in sixteen years, and it’s quite possibly the most fun I’ll have with an album all year as well.
  11. musicOMH.com
    Aug 24, 2022
    70
    Lyrically and (especially) musically, it’s business as usual on Will Of The People. It’s huge, over the top, and ever so slightly ludicrous – and yet, there’s an exhilaration about this band when they click into place.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 114 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 114
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 114
  3. Negative: 18 out of 114
  1. Marko_Nikolic
    Aug 27, 2022
    0
    Overrated band. Another awful album. Never liked anything this band did, not for me.
  2. R55Clubman
    Aug 26, 2022
    6
    As much as we are "F*cking f*cked" according to Muse, they still choose to charge their fans £90+ per ticket to see them live, the same day weAs much as we are "F*cking f*cked" according to Muse, they still choose to charge their fans £90+ per ticket to see them live, the same day we have an 80% energy bill rise, which is hilariously hypocritical considering many songs on this new album are a commentary on the UK government, COVID, lock-downs and revolting against it.

    its nowhere near the calibre of their past albums, although Kill or Be Killed is one of their best songs, for a long time!    … Full Review »
  3. lennycliff123
    Aug 26, 2022
    3
    Hugely disappointing. Muse have nothing left to offer unfortunately. For completists only.
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