Monday, June 4, 2012

Muse - Exogenesis

Bluesun emails to point out that some modern bands - in this case Muse, but Kamelot and Stradavarius spring to mind as well* - have taken classical styles and put a modern spin on them.  Sure have.



* And who can forget Emerson, Lake, and Palmer?  If you're going to do Rock Opera, do real Opera.

3 comments:

Alan said...

Iced Earth too.

Peter said...

Indeed. That's why I've always liked Mike Oldfield - many symphonic works there, not only electronic, but also classical with orchestra. In the latter vein, try 'Mont St. Michel' from his Celtic-themed album 'Voyager'. If you've ever been there, his music evokes the feeling of the place better than almost any other piece about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsqIiENFmj8

Lovely!

Peter said...

Oh - almost forgot - if you don't know Mont St. Michel, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint-Michel