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- Artist: Muse
- Album: Absolution
- Label: Warner
- Year of Release: 2004
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- Reviewed by: dscanland on 2004-08-19
RecommendMuse is dramatic. Not just a little, hell these guys make Thom Yorke look like an average gentleman. And yes, they do get compared to that particular British band quite a bit but where that other band has entered the experimental stages of their career (and done a slight return) Muse tends to become even more dramatic. And mostly it is Matthew's vocals that are the reason for this comparison. Understand this, Muse makes music for arenas. Don't expect the music on Absolution to sound good at your local live music venue. No, this music is grand on all accounts. In some ways it can make a listener sick but if you listen to this music enough you can't help but fall for it. For me it took a good 3-4 listens and my opinion of the album turned around. There are even some bloody heavy tracks like "Stockholm Syndrome" but Muse are at their best when they have their hearts on their sleeves like on "Falling Away With You". Some of the piano interludes on tracks like "Butterflies & Hurricanes" are intense sounding like a reincarnated classical pianist. What the hell was that closing song, "Ruled By Secrecy"? It sounds like it was straight out of a goth/vampire movie ruled by Neoclassical music. Although it displayed some fine musicianship, it felt awkward. Absolution is definitely not for everyone but I think this album should expand the Muse's fanbase for sure.
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Log In or Register to Rate Albumson 2008-05-09 Neesh Said:
Muse have definitely succeeded in achieving their very own sound. Hell, even Dream Theater rips off them. Lately I haven't been able to take "Absolution" out of my car stereo. The ballads lose me a bit, but "Apocalypse Please," "Time is Running Out," "Sing for Absolution," "Stockholm Syndrome," "Hysteria," "Butterflies & Hurricanes," "The Small Print" and "Endlessly" are so well constructed, catchy and beautiful that it doesn't matter. "Absolution" is a classic.
Rating: 10/10
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on 2007-07-10 SolitaryMan Said:
Bigger isn't always better, but it works in Muse's case. Persisting with the epic, overdramatic style presented on their previous "Origin Of Symmetry" album, "Absolution" is a thick, tasty slab of progressive rock with pop tendencies. Many of the songs here could fit in modern rock radio rotations, and odds are you've heard this band between Linkin Park and Nickelback on your local rock station. They appeal not only to those looking for hooks and straight-forward catchiness, but also to the more progressive-minded music geeks out there (myself included). Beautiful melodies, like the main riff from "Thoughts Of A Dying Athiest" and the piano interlude featured on "Butterflies And Hurricanes" show Muse at their best, while heavier tracks "Stockholm Syndrome" and "Apocalypse Please" come off less instinctive, but with an edge impressive of such an outfit. All said this is a solid album that impressively gels two genres of music without contradicting itself; a real problem with bands who choose such paths.
Rating: 7/10
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on 2007-01-26 JethrosWay Said:
After listening to Muse's Absolution, I found myself Enamoured,lmao. (J/K HST) The bands progression in drama certainly shows two directions for a "true to music" group. A: go forward with expanding thoughts and feelings within the same realm as previous releases, "true to self". AND B: do it bigger and better, "true to fans".
Although bigger and better to Muse might have meant focusing a bit on a theme, It showed maturity and to me was Bigger and Better while maintaining their own Integrity as a great band!
Rating: 9/10
