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Bellamy's classical piano playing style has often album cover meaning muse black holes and revelations drawn comparisons to the work of Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff, whose influence can distinctly be heard on the likes of Space Dementia and Butterflies and Hurricanes.

Bellamy's riff from "Plug In Baby" was 13th in Total Guitar's poll of the Top 100 Riffs above riffs such as Cream's Sunshine of Your Love.^[8] This riff was also mentioned among the best-ever riffs in Q magazine's Rock concert rockall luxembourg and Pop Miscellany. As well as this, the riff for "Stockholm Syndrome" was voted the greatest riff ever by Australian radio station Triple J's Top 100 Riffs of all time, above Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and other iconic riffs. "Plug In Baby" made the top 20.

Bellamy's vocal style has been compared often to Radiohead singer Thom Yorke although, given the parallels that can be drawn between their first album and The Bends, the band have never cited Radiohead as a major influence. However, his operatic falsetto vocals, particularly on Muse's last two muse brit awards pics albums has drawn comparisons to Queen's Freddie Mercury's whose live theatricality he also shares.