Dare I say muse has the best album openers of any band ever, so I’m curious as to how u all would rank them, for me it’s (btw this was unbearably hard to make, there all so good 😭):

  1. Take a bow (Not only a phenomenal song but the way it builds and prepares you for the big and out of this world sound of the album is perfect, exactly what an opening track should be)

  2. New Born (Introduces the themes of the album perfectly while also building you up into the sonic attack that this entire album is)

  3. Algorithm (While not a fa song of mine, though still good, as opener for the themes and sound of ST, this song is genuinely perfect)

  4. Apocalypse Please (Might seam a little low, but this song feels more like a mid album song to be

  5. WOTP (Another hot take, but while the song is not anything special it’s over the top nature and heavy themes perfectly show what your about to get into and get you hyped up)

  6. Dead Inside (While not a huge bombastic opener, its driving drum beat and huge final outro make up for its lack of “largeness”)

  7. Supremacy (Tough because the whole album is kind of all over the place, but amps you up super well and feels like a big opening song)

  8. Uprising (Introduces the themes well and its driving groove pushes you into the album well, however its sound is a little bit too out there compared to the rest of the album)

  9. Sunburn (Better then half the songs on this list, but as an opener don’t do a lot for me, feels more like a mid album song)

  • Pretty hard to do this, because how much I like the song and how well it does as album opener aren’t always the same. Dead Inside for example is one of my favourite songs ever, but in terms of good opener I’d rank it pretty low. So here goes, ranking purely how well I think these work as opening tracks:

    1. Take a bow

    2. Algorithm

    3. Apocalypse Please

    4. Supremacy

    5. New Born

    6. Uprising

    7. WotP

    8. Dead Inside

    9. Sunburn

    These tracks really all are amazing, they have such good openers.

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  • S tier openers:

    1. Algorithm

    2. Take a bow

    3. New Born

    A tier:

    1. Apocalypse Please

    2. Supremacy

    B tier:

    1. WOTP

    2. Uprising

    3. Sunburn

    C tier:

    1. Dead Inside (Not the actual song, it's a banger and in my top 20 favorites, but not as effective as an opener than the 8 other ones)
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  • New Born is one of their best songs in general, let alone their best album opener.

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  • Love New Born as an opener. That rippling intro, the drama, the way it all builds up. It really sets up the album for me.

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    1. New Born
    2. Take a Bow
    3. Apocalypse Please
    4. Supremacy
    5. Algorithm
    6. Sunburn
    7. Dead Inside
    8. Uprising
    9. Will of the People
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    Are you me?

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  • 1: Take a Bow

    1. New Born

    2. Apocalypse Please

    3. Uprising

    4. Soup Recipe

    5. Sunburn

    6. Dead inside

    7. Algorithm

    8. WOTP

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    Huh?? Algorithm is a perfect album opener

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    1. Take a Bow
    2. Supremacy
    3. New Born
    4. Dead Inside
    5. Apocalypse Please
    6. Algorithm
    7. Uprising
    8. WOTP
    9. Sunburn (still all great openers though imo)
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  • Yeah Muse is incredible at opening albums

    My favorite is still New Born but I agree Take a Bow is ridiculously epic for an opener.

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  • Mine would be:

    1. Take a Bow
    2. Algorithm
    3. New Born
    4. Sunburn
    5. Supremacy
    6. Dead Inside
    7. Uprising
    8. Apocalypse Please
    9. WOTP
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    1. Take a Bow
    2. New Born
    3. Apocalypse Please
    4. Supremacy
    5. Uprising
    6. Algorithm
    7. Will of the People
    8. Sunburn
    9. Dead Inside
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  • Easy choice for me - Apocalypse Please is the best opener not only for an album but for a concert too.

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  • The lack of love for Sunburn is saddening.

    It destroys WOTP, Algorithm & Supremacy.

    1. Take A Bow
    2. Newborn
    3. Apocalypse Please
    4. Sunburn
    5. Uprising
    6. Dead Inside
    7. Supremacy
    8. Algorithm
    9. WOTP
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    As a song I completely agree, but as an opener, I have to disagree

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  • Supremacy might be the only one that's so good as an opener, that most of the rest is a let down. Animals being the exception.

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