Muse performing "Resistance" at the Birmingham NIA. Mojo quoted Bellamy as revealing that the song featured an orchestra of over 40 musicians. In their review, French media source JudeBox compared Bellamy's vocal performance to that of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and identifying classical composers Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt as influences for " Exogenesis: Symphony". Musically, The Resistance has been described as featuring art rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock, space rock, and alternative rock. In March it was confirmed that Muse were to tour in the autumn, as well as with Irish band U2 in the United States in September, suggesting that the recording process was moving toward a conclusion. The band released three videos of recording footage, including a session in a lavatory.
In 2009, an "insider close to Warners" revealed that Muse would release their new album in September and begin touring shortly afterwards. At the 2010 Music Producers Guild awards, Bellamy sarcastically thanked Rubin for "teaching us how not to produce." The news of the possibility of a three-part 15-minute song also came with the revelation that the band had begun recording and were loosely aiming for a late-2009 release. Muse hired Rick Rubin, who had worked with artists including Metallica and Jay Z, to produce the album but scrapped the recordings in favour of producing the album themselves. We just wanted to get started this year, to get the ball rolling a little bit rather than wait for a year doing nothing then get in the studio, and go, 'What do we do now?'." The previously mentioned "15-minute space-rock solo" was discussed further late in the year, as Bellamy explained, "There is a new song in three parts, more of a symphony than a song, which I have been working on sporadically for many years." Despite this, Muse "warned fans not to expect a new album too soon," with bassist Christopher Wolstenholme quoted as explaining "I don't think there's anything that we're ready to record yet. It can happen much more organically." As of mid-2008, it was revealed that Muse had been writing a number of tracks, with more on the way in September. It's just the way the world and technology is evolving, it's presenting a canvas to do whatever you want and just release music as and when it is ready to release. The move away from releasing a conventional album was further discussed, with drummer Dominic Howard quoted as saying "It's not that we're against the concept of releasing an album in the traditional format at all.
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In October, music magazine NME reported that Muse were "planning an ' electronic' album" and that the band "had 'loads of ideas' for their fifth record already." As touring came to a close, ideas and rumours began circulating more frequently – common themes were the inclusion of a "15-minute space-rock solo" song, the rejection of the 'conventional' album format and a possible series of singles on, NME reported that the band had begun writing songs for the new album, quoting frontman, vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy as saying "What will come out of that is impossible to say." The talk of a follow-up to Muse's 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations began in 2007, during that album's touring and promotion. The record earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2011. The band also made a number of live appearances promoting the album, including The Resistance Tour. The album was promoted with three commercial singles: " Uprising", " Undisclosed Desires", and " Resistance", with "Exogenesis: Symphony" receiving a Record Store Day vinyl release. It was later certified platinum in a number of countries, including the UK and US. The album reached number one in 19 countries, and the top five in the United States and several others. The album was compared favourably to the works of Radiohead and Queen, although some critics found its material overblown and clichéd. The Resistance received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its concept, instrumentation, influences and Bellamy's vocals. Lyrically, it is a concept record, as well as continuation of the themes from their previous records, being influenced by politics and more oppressive subjects. The album also saw the band craft a three-part, 15-minute long symphony piece titled " Exogenesis". Musically, the record is similar to some of the band's previous material, mixing orchestral elements with rock and electronic music. Produced by the band and mixed by Mark Stent, the album was recorded from September 2008 to May 2009 at Studio Bellini in Lake Como, Italy. It was released on 14 September 2009 through the band's own Helium-3 imprint as well as Warner Bros.
The Resistance is the fifth studio album by English rock band Muse.