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Music : Black Holes & Revelations (Limited Edition CD+DVD)
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Black Holes & Revelations (Limited Edition CD+DVD) by: Muse |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0093624435020 Format: Limited Edition Label: Warner Bros / Wea Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea Release Date: July 11, 2006 Studio: Warner Bros / Wea Sales Rank: 79351 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. LIMITED EDITION: The added DVD features their headlining show at the Glastonbury festival. Artwork for the regular and limited edition was designed by Storm Thorgerson (Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin). 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 its 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/guitarist 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. This limited edition set also features an hour-long bonus DVD that chronicles the trio's headlining Absolution tour set/de facto coronation at the Glastonbury Festival in 2004. Also features are four other live tracks recorded that same years in venues that range from London's massive Earls Court to a tiny Cincinnati club, performances that well chronicle the ambitious trio's ambitious musical ascent and recent past. --Jerry McCulley Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Terrific CD...it was a video for Doctor Who that put me in touch with Muse. I fell in love with Map Of The Problematic and immediately bought the CD. The CD knocked my socks off and I became an instant fan. It is easy to hear why this band has so influenced Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series. Thanks to my love of all things Doctor Who (and David Tennant) for exposing me to this great Brit band. Check it out! Rating: - Best Album of 20062006 was a good year for me when it came to music; alot of my favorite bands at the time were coming out with great albums. But the best one came from a band that was not one of my favorite bands at the time; and that album was Black Holes and Revelations by Muse. At this time, I was just a casual fan of the singles, but after eventually hearing this album, I am a devout fan (in fact, Muse are now my second favorite band). 1.Take a Bow An intro that sounds a bit like something out of Origin of Symmetry, and I think it's just as compelling as some of the highlight tracks of that album (New Born, Bliss, etc.). Quite an epic intro, and much darker and more mysterious than most of the rest of the album. 4.5/5 Read More: 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. |
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