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IN THIS PHOTO: Matt Bellamy (right) with his Muse bandmates, Dominic Howard (left) and Chris Wolstenholme/PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah Lee/The Guardian
Matt Bellamy at Forty-Five: The Essential Muse Playlist
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a playlist when a loved artist celebrates a significant birthday. In this case, it is the turn of Matt Bellamy. Although he has released solo compositions and is part of the group, Jaded Hearts Club, he is best-known as the lead with Muse. The band’s debut, Showbiz, arrived in 1999. They have been giving us this phenomenal music for well over two decades. With Muse, Bellamy has won two Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album - for The Resistance (2009) and Drones (2015). In addition, with Muse he has two Brit Awards (for Best British Live Act). Add to that list five MTV Europe Music Awards, plus eight NME Awards! Muse have sold over thirty million albums worldwide. They are undoubtably one of the most important and best bands of their generation. Bellamy is forty-five on 9th June, so I wanted to compile a playlist featuring the very best of Muse. It is quite a hard task, but I am including singles and deeper cuts. The band’s most recent album, 2022’s Will of the People, is up there with their very best! Delivering some of the most captivating and memorable live performances you will ever see, I think that Muse are going to be around for many years to come. I have been a fan since their second studio album, Origins of Symmetry, came out in 2001. An incredible force consisting of Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard (drums, percussions) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), there is no stopping the awesome Muse! To celebrate Matt Bellamy’s forty-fifth birthday on 9th June, I have assembled a playlist of the essential Muse tracks, together with some interesting deeper cuts. It goes to show that, through the years, their sound has changed and evolved. With Matt Bellamy as their voice and lead songwriter, they are in very strong and safe hands. Here is a selection of incredible music…
FROM the mighty Muse.