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Music : Black Holes and Revelations
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Black Holes and Revelations by: Muse |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 4943674064373 Format: Import Label: Wea Japan Manufacturer: Wea Japan Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Wea Japan Release Date: July 10, 2006 Studio: Wea Japan Sales Rank: 477506 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: In 2004, U.K. favorite Muse broke through in the U.S. with Absolution and major performances across America that won legions of new fans. In 2006, Muse takes a bold new step with Black Holes And Revelations, a powerful, upbeat epic album that takes the band’s music to a whole dimension. Once again co-produced by Rich Costey (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Muse incorporates influences from electronica and Prince to pure pop. The album is sure to be a revelation to those still unfamiliar with the 2005 Brit award winner for Best Live Act who headlines this summer’s Reading and Leeds festivals. Amazon.com: Sounding like the confident, ambitious superstars they already are in their native UK, Muse follows up their breakthrough Absolution with an album that tempers the trio's unabashed grandiosity and apocalyptic obsessions with a smart pop groove. The minimalist angst of the opening "Take A Bow" may bridge the goth-pop conceits of the collection's successful predecessor, but those expectations are quickly kicked aside by "Starlight"'s synth-pop bliss, the falsettoed, space-disco thump of "Supermassive Black Hole" and the chilly, New Wave redux sheen of "Map of the Problematic"; so much for being held hostage to those early Radiohead comparisons. Indeed, on the lilting "Soldier's Poem" vocalist Matthew Bellamy cannily channels Freddie Mercury while "Assassin" pulses with the familiar metallic nerve and lyrical dread of Muse past. But by the time "Knights of Cydonia" erupts in a wrenching, melodramatic climax that somehow fuses ELP, Davie Allan, Procul Harum and Chris Isaak with enough giddy abandon to suspend disbelief, Muse have long since proved their case as genre-be-damned rock world-beaters. --Jerry McCulley Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Showing slight wear3 1/2 Ever-slightly, the fab 3 begin what hopefully will not be a permanent creative decent. They excel at putting together dynamic albums showcasing their bombastic brilliance, pop-rock anguish, and heavy-hitting melodics with little throw-away, and their latest was no exception. Continuing to tweak a formula upward mainly from Absolution however, presents for the first time the band blatantly ripping themselves off. Although I initially thought it was the dance-floor disco vibe which fattened the disc up, they actually pull that off rather well, like anything the band really strives for. Instead, it is the subtle extinguishing of creativity which resides throughout the disc that brings it slightly down. Rating:  - Guitar Hero 3 introduced me to MuseAfter playing Guitar Hero 3 and Knights of Cydonia, I fell in love with Muse. This album is great. Rating:  - Buy this CD now.This is a great album. I was very suprised at the variety of different sounds/songs this artist put out. Many artists today have a singular sound, not this group. Very well developed album, not just 1 good single w/ a bunch of drivel to sell some records which seems to be the norm these days. Do youself a favor and buy this album and throw it in your car CD player, you wont take it out for months. Rating: - Mainstream MuseAbsolution is one of my all time favorite albums. Incredibly hard to match or surpass that in my mind but Muse delivers. Black Holes and Revelations is a bit easier to get into with a more fast and energetic sound. My favorite tracks are Take a Bow, Starlight, Map Of The Problematique and Exo-Politics but usually I'd listen to the album the whole way through. This album I think will get more people to notice Muse whereas Absolution will always be the fan favorite. Rating: - WonderfulMuse is awesome, and this album just reinforces that assertion. My favorite is 'Starlight' - I could listen to that all day, and frequently do. |
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