Too much of a good thing...

(I've tried to substitute most of the technical phrases in this into easier-to-understand sentences, but it still may be unsuitable for those without knowledge of musical theory)

In popular music, it is a well known technique to move from the major chord of the key to the major chord of the harmonizing note, 2 tones up, generally then moving to the major chord one semitone up from that before returning to the key chord for the last bar or a dominant 7th. It is to be used sparingly though as it quickly loses effect after repetition, so a good usage would be replacing a standard relative minor progression with this on the second line of a verse. Unfortunately there are bands like Muse who just exploit this technique to the effect of it being regarded as 'cheap' by critics and musicians alike. They know no subtlety in this respect, with literally whole songs being comprised of this technique, banking on the fact the majority of listeners don't notice the blatant repetition.

In short, Muse are an insult to decent songwriters.