Black Holes and Revelations

Album starts off well with a couple good hits in Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole but after that it is just kind of a hodge podge of just average songs. I have always felt like Muse is a band that just makes OK music. Album is a solid 6/10 and gets 3 stars.

Another basic Millennial enjoying a Muse album during hoa hoa season? Everyone is shocked.

Hipsters hate muse. Some of the criticism is understandable. They are indeed a bit corny and their last few albums were indeed garbage. However, this isn't the real reason hipsters hate muse. Hipsters hate Muse because they are a good band that had aspirations of being a great band, and that kind of unrealized ambition is the greatest possible crime in hipsterdom. Hipsters are more comfortable with mediocre bands who aspire to be mediocre (see Geese) because occasionally coming up short of the mark is far less cool than not trying at all. Sure Muse will swing in miss quite often (see Invincible), but when they hit it sounds awesome (see Knights of Cydonia), and I would rather listen to an album that is a mix of terrible and great songs than an album full of mid songs that I will forget in a week. Insert twilight joke here.

pretty good. i passively kinda hate on muse and this didn't really push the needle for me but it is well produced

Muse is the single most overrated band i've ever seen or listened to. Saw them shortly after they released Absolution and I had to sit down, found them too anoying to enjoy. Having said that, this is a fantastic album. Cinematic from start to finish, flows perfectly within a hard rock, western themed album, from Take a Bow to Invincible, the first side of the album is pretty flawless, side B less so. Map of the Problematique is probably my favorite. After this, Muse became a parody of itself.

Coldplay meets U2. And what uplifting lyrics! I guess there is some talent here that I’m just not getting, but could live happily ever after without Muse.

Nej!

The end of Muse's golden period and the last one of their records that I would call great. You can hear them developing some of the bad habits that would continue to plague them throughout subsequent records. Some songs sound bombastic and hollow with lyrics that sound meaningful but don't really mean anything. At it's best though, this is a dramatic space opera with some banging tunes that are worth hearing.

- Mom, let's buy Radiohead? - We have Radiohead at home...

No longer in the book, but I’m reviewing it anyway. So, here’s the thing. I really admire what this band did here 20 years ago. As a teenager, I wasn’t listening to ANYTHING beyond ’60s and ’70s rock (partly because I was a music snob, partly because I was a “rebellious” teenager). Muse changed that for me. On this album, they drew on great bands like Queen, Depeche Mode, Lightning Bolt (!) and Sly and the Family Stone (all bands I love). They wanted to pack in basically everything they loved about bombastic, arena-ready music, and they succeeded in making it diverse and accessible. So whether you were into ’70s hard rock, ’80s synth-pop, or ’90s electronica and alternative rock, you could probably find something here, as long as your tastes were broad enough. Add a cover designed by Storm Thorgerson of Pink Floyd fame, and you’ve got a whole Boomer generation crossing the divide with Millennials. I admire Muse for bringing different generations together. When it works, it works quite well. Whether it’s the poppy, modulated “Starlight”, the electro-pop strut of “Supermassive Black Hole”, the Depeche Mode tribute (or rip-off) “Map of the Problematique”, the dark stomper “Exo-Politics” or the intense, guitar-shredding epic “Knights of Cydonia”, it’s clear these are talented, smart pop/rock performers. Matt Bellamy oversings at times, but it suits the style. He’s a great guitar and keys player, and the same goes for the other two, Chris Wolstenholme on bass and Dominic Howard on drums. Apparently, they’re all musical prodigies. Overall, though, it’s just too commercially slick and often too generic in its production, to the point that it already sounds dated. Listen to a schmaltzy ballad/Eurotrash track like “Invincible”: does it have any reason to exist? Or the opener, “Take a Bow”, which builds and builds with electronic modulation and goes nowhere. It’s like they didn’t really know what they wanted to do. They’re literally the Styx of the 21st century: talented and ambitious, yet bloated and sometimes tepid. Personally, I’d have liked more noise and metal distortion, like on the badass operatic math-metal of “Assassin”. But I’m sure most casual listeners would have their own favorite side of the album. So it’s hard to give it a top score when it’s this disjointed. 2.5 stars, only because there are some solid tracks, and because I appreciate what they tried to do and their efforts to bridge generations, even if it’s forgettable overall.

I'll always like Absolution more than this one, but this one is pretty great. I saw them on this tour at Red Rocks, it was just as incredible as you'd think. Unfortunately, I didn't really like many Muse songs/albums after this one.

Good to throwback to this album. The Resistance was the first Muse album I attached to; however, this one is so solid. Dig the grooves and epicness of what’s here.

Not the best, but the last truly great Muse record.

I don't think Muse is for me. This album gives it's all to have this larger than life sound, which it succeeds at, but at the cost of any coherency or original sound with the exception of a few tracks. Over half the tracks have these vague rebellious lyrics with almost the exact same sound. This could work if they built further on them; instead of doing that, Muse decided to load this album with 8 tracks that all do the exact same thing for me. The exceptions to this rule are, of course, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, and, to an extent, Knights of Cydonia. Even so, these tracks still end up sounding very derivative of other alternative rock bands of the time. Starlight has the sound of an Is This It B-Side. Half of the tracks have Matt Bellamy doing his best Thom Yorke impression.

Energía de chico irreverente y cool que cree ser más profundo de lo que realmente es. La energía instrumental sumado al drama vocal es un buen mix aunque no de mi gusto, las inflexiones vocales me parecen excesivas y le quitan crudeza a la voz, algo que a mi parecer le resta a la potencia del album ( yo se que esto es meramente una opinión personal y creo que incluso el estilo vocal siendo como es probablemente acerca al mainstream la propuesta del album). No me encanta, no es mi onda, nunca decidiría escucharlo por cuenta propia, los singles nunca me llamaron la atención lo suficiente como para adentrarme en el disco hasta hoy. No me parece malo, hay claro virtuosismo vocal y musicalmente todo es muy coherente. Entiendo el appeal aunque no es para mi. Me quedo con la energía de assassin

3.33/5

Liked this more than I thought I would. Giving it a four for the metal riff in "Assassin" alone. 4

Track By Track Take a Bow - Epic, almost spacey beginning. It fits the album cover very well. Space-themed, dystopic, yet sparse and clean. Hints of western influences in the guitar. Dystopian for sure. Starlight - Comes in abruptly and perfectly after the glitchy Radiohead-y outro of the last track. I legitimately love this song. So much. It is my favourite Muse song. The lyrics, so passionate. The guitar in the second verse is so perfect and complimentary. The whole thing, beautiful. Supermassive Black Hole - Epic. Brilliant. It’s so Muse! So bombastic. This still holds up. Great guitar. Map of the Problematique - This reminds me of ‘80s synth experimental bands, infused with rock. Continuing with the dystopian/political theme. I remember listening to this as a teenager and I actually love the general vagueness of the lyrics. It’s quite universal in a sense. Can appeal to a sense of feeling alienated or oppressed. Soldier’s Poem - I’m getting so many memories of being a teenager during this! This is lovely. A highlight for me. Just very sweetly delivered. A good change of pace also in this (essentially) concept album. Invincible - This has the same passionate declarations of love as in Starlight. I think that’s why I love it. It’s quite pure. I like that it’s at the heart of the record. His ridiculous, fun, complex solos in this really add to the maximalist beauty of it. I also enjoyed the subtle space-like effects on the guitar. Assassin - Urgent, almost recalling metal or math rock or something similar. A very dystopian vibe. This could be in Mad Max. Exo-Politics - The drums really help with the dystopian & political battle-cry nature of this and the album. This I didn’t love but it certainly fit the theme. City of Delusion - I enjoyed the intro a lot. The guitar works very well. This builds well. Many of the songs sound almost like classical compositions, with all their varying sections. I am fairly sure Bellamy was inspired by many composers and this is pretty evident throughout Muse’s catalogue. The Eastern harmonic scale works here as painting a kind of desert-dystopic image. Hoodoo - Very Desert Western vibe here. Really going for it! Lovely echo on the guitar. It’s like a lament. Knights of Cydonia - Again, very epic. Operatic. It’s like they’re riding again, one last time in this world they’ve conjured. The harmonies are also a great touch. The refrain in the middle is very stirring (‘No One’s Gonna Take Me Alive/The Time Has Come To Make Things Right). Very well executed. Glorious (Bonus Track) - This also does well as a closer. It is epic and hopeful musically, but quite sad and lamenting lyrically. Overall Review: This is another album I grew up with. Quite a few teenage memories. Especially of tracks 2 & 3. It is so bold, bombastic and unapologetic. I can hear their influences (Radiohead, Queen even), but they really do make this their own in my opinion. Whilst I did not love every song, the highlights are so strong and the concept and delivery so cohesive that I feel I have to rate it highly. 4.4/5 Favourite Songs: Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Invincible

I really liked this. Everything that I’ve heard from this band is so good. The songs have an amazing build up and create an atmosphere in a very interesting and sometimes epic way. There’s also a little bit of a Queen influence in some of the tracks as well, right?

ugh. proto-imagine dragons. who is Muse for. I fuck with Starlight lightly.

What is this crap? Phantom planet gone prog? Terrible - I might have to quit this stupid list based on the amount of albums I really don’t need to listen to before I die

Not bad. Interesting having on while doing work.

I always liked Absolution and Origin of Symmetry better but this is still solid. 3.5/5

The first Muse album I heard and I still love it. Bombastic and so much fun to listen to. 4/5.

Fantastic album with some very good songs, even the filler songs are good

Incredible no-skip album.

Such good music, absolute bangers on here

Great

Distinctive. Good production and a singer who can sing. Not quite as dynamic as Radiohead, but worth listening to.

I didn't have any particular expectations with this album. I found it really interesting with how much variety there was - from the "twilight song" to something like knights of cydonia. Great energy throughout. I feel like this album would grow on me with more listens.

genre defining. amazing

Some massive elementary school bangers (assassin particularly) ((thank you guitar hero)) and some fluff. The Homer rendition of starlight is unfortunately the definitive version but thanks muse for inspiring him!

I had only ever heard the radio singles before but the whole album as a singular piece is really excellent

This was the first Muse album I ever bought. In 2006, the fatigue from the 'Lil Bush administration was intense (if we had only known what was to come 10 years later...). The lyrics from "Take a Bow" hit just right in the political moment, and there's something so powerful about the build-up to the last verse - only to have a heavy half-time feel slowly build even more to the end. That is what Muse is and will always be to me: a band with huge anti-establishment rock anthems full of hooky guitar and drum parts that feel cathartic at times and deeply personal at others. If you came to Muse because "Supermassive Black Hole" was used in Twilight and/or in various video games after its release, you might not feel the same. To me, Muse is a natural torchbearer for the 80s/90s prog rock of Queensrÿche or maybe even the industrial post-punk of Killing Joke. Regardless, this is a complete album, tied together by all of its elements. It may just be me, but the piano part in "Starlight" is very reminiscent of ABC's early 80s tune, "Be Near Me" - I love the snare pattern. I think the lyric in "Invincible," and Matt Bellamy's delivery of it are epic. And that guitar solo is next level as well - not over the top, but just right for the moment. Great end to the first half. "Assassin" punches hard too - I especially love the syncopated snare accents at the end of each measure. "Exo-politics" has themes that remind me of Megadeth on the Rust In... or Countdown... albums. And those drum fills in the chorus of "City of Delusion..." are just massive. The slow burn "Hoodoo" with those ambitious piano licks and drum sequences in its middle section, followed by the 3rd single for this album, "Knights of Cydonia" help maintain the momentum to the end. That message that spoke to me so poignantly in the opening track is cemented here in those shouted chorus lyrics: "No one's gonna take me alive...you and I must fight for our rights...to survive." punctuated by the heaviest riff yet on the whole album - it's just so fucking good. All that and a surreal album cover by the legendary Storm Thorgerson. I'd forgotten how much I love this album. 5 stars.

Black holes and revelations The album/band really suffers from the trying so hard to be cool they become unbearably lame. If they hired me as a producer, here’s what I would do, hire one of if not all of Fela kutis children for vocals, guitars I’d bring in that dude who where’s a diaper in p funk along with little Stevie primarily for his resting confused snear face, bass thundercat, drums Zigaboo from the meters and keys we’ll have to check to see if herbie Hancock is still alive to record an album called Muse gets Cucked. The muse guys will also be present for the recording and tour but all of their instruments will be unplugged. And as for black holes and whatever, 2 stars. I can see why people like it and I certainly found myself enjoying a few of the tracks, but I’d rather listen to Radiohead/queen/my chemical romance to get enjoy the elements that this chodes try to force. 1 maybe 2 stars 5 out of 10

I kind of missed the boat on Muse when they were at their peak, so I came into this album without particularly high expectations. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s a good record, occasionally a very good one, and while I’m not sure I entirely understand the hype surrounding this band, there’s certainly a lot to appreciate here. The Muse song I’m most familiar with is “Uprising,” which doesn’t appear on this album, but I immediately recognized a couple of the singles, particularly “Starlight” and “Supermassive Black Hole.” Both are catchy, well-produced electro-rock songs that are almost perfectly representative of the mid-2000s alternative rock scene. I could easily imagine them sharing radio space with The Killers or Franz Ferdinand, although Muse leans much more heavily into electronica, which seems to be one of the band’s defining characteristics. The clear standout, though, is “Knights of Cydonia,” and it’s not particularly close. What an absolutely killer track. It’s considerably heavier than anything else on the record, almost approaching the stoner-rock territory of bands like Kyuss or The Sword. It’s like someone decided to make a hard-rock version of “Ghost Riders in the Sky” crossed with Ennio Morricone’s theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The galloping rhythm, the spaghetti-western atmosphere, the soaring vocals, the explosive guitar work. It’s wonderfully ridiculous in the best possible way. A genuinely great song and easily the highlight of the album. There’s no denying that these guys are talented musicians. Matthew Bellamy is an excellent vocalist with an instantly recognizable voice, and there’s a theatrical grandiosity to their music that occasionally reminds me of Queen. “Soldier’s Poem,” in particular, has those layered backing harmonies that wouldn’t sound entirely out of place on A Night at the Opera, one of my favorite albums of all time. I appreciate that willingness to be ambitious and unapologetically dramatic. My biggest reservation is that Muse often sounds like Radiohead without quite reaching Radiohead’s level of sophistication. You can hear the influence of Kid A and the band’s subsequent electronic experimentation all over this record, although Muse generally rocks considerably harder and favors bombast over subtlety. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but where Radiohead’s experimentation often feels genuinely groundbreaking, Muse sometimes feels like they’re working within a framework someone else already established. There’s a certain depth and inventiveness missing here. My other criticism is that, outside of the handful of standout tracks, much of the album starts to blur together. The songs are individually enjoyable, but they share such a similar sonic palette that I have difficulty distinguishing one from another. There’s a lot of atmosphere, a lot of electronic textures, a lot of dramatic vocal performances, but not always enough musical variety to make each track memorable. “Knights of Cydonia” is the glaring exception, which perhaps explains why it towers over everything else. Ultimately, I enjoyed this more than I expected. I understand the appeal of Muse, and there’s enough here to make me interested in exploring more of their catalog. The musicianship is excellent, the production is strong, and when everything clicks, as it does spectacularly on “Knights of Cydonia,” the results are terrific. I just wish more of the album reached those heights. 6.8/10. A good, occasionally excellent mid-2000s electro-rock album that I’d happily listen to again, even if I’m not quite ready to join the Muse fan club.

I mean, I don’t see how it can be anything other than a 5. Sensational album, every single song is brilliant

Not dreadful, and some tasty bits, they really hit those Queen style harmonies a few times and there were definitely good moments, just not great.

Its one of the more artsy rock bands, but at least I already knew some tracks from it. Idk what hipster beef is there in the comments, it was an interesting listen, for when I want to feel more pretentious

Some songs I recognized, but overall a rocking album that I enjoyed listening to while I was working in the shop.

Simultaneously unheralded and overhyped for a reason.

This was solid, I liked it a lot. Vibe changes throughout, kinda spacey in places and rocky in others. An enjoyable album with a unique sound

Good album, with some good songs. A mix of sing, Coldplay esque songs and some more rock beats.

its the twihard in me

Amazing band honestly

Very much like it’s time

Standouts: starlight, map of the problematique invincible, knights of Cydonia. 3.5 or 4 stars?

I'm not even a massive Muse fan, and I refuse to tolerate any slander regarding this album -- it fucking rules. One of the most defining rock records of the 2000s. And "Knights of Cydonia" is one of the most fun songs I've ever played on drums, kudos Dominic Howard for doing what you do.

Doesn't do much for me, could listen to queen if I felt like it and I never do

Bien.

Dette album er helt igennem fantastisk episk space opera med nogle fuldstændig vanvittige numre, hvad melodisk rockmusik angår, og det her er helt i top.

Solid stuff. I haven't heard this one before nor was I familiar with Muse's music but this was a pleasant introduction. Nice.

One of my favorite bands and albums before even getting this. But I’m excited to give it a 100/5 stars anyways. …..and, yup, still as glorious as ever. Love them so much.

322.

There have been many bands over the years where the influence of Queen is apparent. Jellyfish and The Struts come to mind. But what makes Muse special is the fact that they really have their own sonic identity, independent of any similarities to Queen, and it lies in their use of synthesizers. As a synth enthusiast, I can hear how much fun they had making patches, but then they found an actual musical use for them. Some of the patches they make sound pretty wild, but they never get carried away (like Super Furry Animals (and I say that as a big SFA fan)). It’s a great album, and well deserving of a place on this list.

A classic from my youth!! Top bops: Take a bow Starlight Supermassive black hole Invincible Assassin Knights of cydonia Glorious

I don't like Muse. The pseudo-dystopian "we are the rebels and our love will overpower the system" lyrics are very childish and I'm sorry not sorry to say it's hard for me to imagine adults who take this seriously. On top of that, the pop-prog sound is quite grating. That being said, I tried giving it a generous listen and to understand what people hear in this band -- they certainly "rock" hard, and I can appreciate that Muse (while wearing their influences heavily) don't necessarily have a cookie-cutter generic sound like so much other rock nonsense from the 00s. I will never choose to listen to this again, but I can at least giving a knowing "oh ok cool" the next time someone tells me they like Muse.

15/10 - this is one of THE albums. Solid front to back and back to front.

I have loved this album for a long time

Dramatic rock at its peak

This is a good solid album but it really didn’t move me (literally or figuratively). Bellamy’s vocal control is truly exceptional and I did like “Invincible” and “City of Delusion”, especially the horn on the latter. “I didn’t care for “Hoodoo” or “Supermassive Black Hole”.

7/10 - I was skeptical coming in, but i liked quite a few of the songs a lot. Biggest knock against it is that I didn't quite resonate with the last few songs so I'm tired of it by the end of the album Fav Tracks: Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Invincible, Heard before? --------–- ✅ Saved a new Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? -------–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? ---––– ❌ Album Cover ----------– 10/10

Didn’t listen to the whole thing because I didn’t have time but really liked what I heard. I will come back to this to do it justice.

Nice enough but I think it's a bit derivative of other bands. I'd probably enjoy it more if it had something more interesting to actually say.

A well-structured, well-themed album with absolute hits throughout, immense lyrics and a broad range of sounds, expanding Muse's range without diverting too far form their more celebrated works. Knivhts of Cydonia is the perfect cinematic closure. Absolute triumph.

Great prog rock. Theatrical, sometimes over the top but fun with it

Muse really nailed it. I’m gonna admit they can sound a little same-y but it’s a same I like, and their lyrics are great

I've had brief knowledge of Muse. Prior to this album, I'm not sure if I've ever heard a Muse song. I have to say, this album is one of the most Millennial 2000s albums I've ever heard, and damn, did it bring back memories of the 2000s. Favorite Track: "Invincible".

mega fajnie sie sluchalo dobre ok

ok - not really my cup of tea. couple good tracks.

Hace mucho no escuchaba mucho rock, pero también me sorprendió descubrir canciones que ya habia escuchado en otros contextos pero no sabía que era de ellos. 7.9/10

와우

Today, I was playing Muse at the office. My manager heard it and spontaneously mentioned that he’s going to a concert this autumn. For him, this is music from his high school days. I can certainly see why he thinks it’s good music! 😃

Few good hits, not a bad listen through.

Love the keyboard melodies and the mix of pop vocals with fuzzy bass and guitar. Nostalgic album.

Me gusta un poco su identidad musical, pero me pone nervioso que esta no se termina de definir. El final del álbum ya se vuelve muy genérico y aburrido, pero la primera mitad es muy buena.

This is a quality album by a class act. I have personally found it hard over the years to get consistently excited about Muse, but I have recognised their abilities and have no problem with the success they have earned. My only major issue with this album (and I guess this might ring true for the band as well) is that despite how adventurous they can get musically, the songs start to get a little predictable after a while. I’d say this is a nailed on 7/10 for me but since my issues with the band are basically that I was too old to become obsessed with them when they appeared, I’ll be kind and round up instead of down.

It's like Pink Floyd or Radiohead without the intellectual and emotional depth. That's not a bad thing mind you. Muse wear their influences on their sleeves, and the fact is what the produce with the interest is good. But they do not have the experimental nature or interest to plumb the same depths as their influences. And there is a place for that. I am more likely to put on a random Muse song to listen to than something from OK Computer, simply because I want to listen to something fun. And that's what this album is, smart but mindless. I could choose to engage with it intellectually or not and I would have the same amount of enjoyment. Plus, Muse knows how to write a good hook.

kinda all over the place. some of it is straightforward modern rock, some of it is interesting proggy stuff, some of it is funky electronic noises, some of it is boring alt rock. vocalist can do a pretty credible bono imitation but falls frequently into the trap of conflating quiet or delicate with unsupported

This is the album that I keep hoping they make again. It’s why whenever I see a new Muse album I check it out. Unfortunately I don’t think they can ever come close. Amazing album!

Good but not amazing. Like Origin of Symmetry better. 3.5.

10/19/26. First time giving this album a proper listen and feels like I've missed out all these years. I've always slept on Muse because I'm not a fan of their newer records, but this one is consistent throughout and showcases great production! I'll now consider this a 2000s rock staple.

no es mi estilo

supermassive black hole being the one i recognize first, i love the cords progression that each song has. map of the problematique has such a nice guitar and the questions about our loneliness, something is speaking to me for a while now, life has been getting hard to go thru while feeling like this. soldier's poem, people try to denied but rock and music will always be political and reflect the time it was created. invincible, the drum of the march while giving the message of unity is beautiful. assassin, man i wish we could just go and k1ll them, being in this country with this joke a of a president is killing me slowly, maybe this was the perfect moment for this album to arrive to me "how can we win when fools can be kings" it's an album that convey the emotions of knowing things are wrong, that tyrants are around us but try to send a message to rise the people and stop accepting the way of living, sadly the hopeful message of the final songs has not been reach in our actual world, we're too far away from that but was a lovely listen, with change of rhythm and a very good acoustic song to make you understand how fragile the message is.

3.5 rounding up

Amazing album. Probably my favorite Muse album, but there's definitely a few great ones to pick from.

Så här föreställer jag mig det skulle låta om Rufus Wainright, eller möjligen Peter Jöback, skulle försöka göra en rockplatta.

Ett album som slumpats till mig innan gruppen startades. Blev en etta som inte krävde någon motivering då. Inget har förändrats sedan dess.

En osalig blandning av Coldplay, Queen och en sångare som verkar vara Thom Yorks och Ola Salos oäkting.

Do all these songs sound kind of the same? Yes. Was I mad about it? Not at all. Give me a side part and fake piercings and let me relive my teenage angst.

Great album. Love it. Not quite a 5.

Reminds me of my Twilight phase (positive)

I don't get how this album is in this list and Absolution is not. In any case, I was never a hard core fan, I really enjoyed Absolution and then this album sounded like more of the same. I liked Knights of Cydonia's riff, and that's pretty much it :)

Muse certainly don’t believe in understatement. On 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, everything has to sound monumental: the roaring guitars, the soaring synthesizers, and Matt Bellamy’s theatrical vocals. There’s no denying the ambition or the musicianship, but all that bombast rarely makes the songs as exciting as they seem determined to be. I I keep hearing echoes of Radiohead and Coldplay, only with the drama turned up several notches. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but Radiohead already give me everything I want from that particular corner of alternative rock. Muse’s more extravagant approach rarely offers me anything I feel I’m missing. The album is full of grand gestures, yet surprisingly little of it stays with me. Muse have certainly mastered the art of sounding enormous. I just wish the songs gave me something equally impressive to hold on to.

13/10/2026 I have never liked Muse, the music is just so boring, but I do appreciate the talent. Spotify listeners: 22.2 million

while the lyrics are pretty awful, i have to give them credit that they are musically marginally more tolerable than slayer. i think 6 or 7 years ago this would've been my gateway drug into heavy metal. thank goodness i'm passed that stage of my life. it's just manufactured angst. set reverb to 11. set "HELLLLLLL" lyrics to 11. set bass drum to 11. blahblahblah. like don't get me wrong, i see why people like it; it's designed to sound appealing. they are to heavy metal what u2 is to rock. to quote my brother "bummer. thats some british bullshit." definitely not a fan of the style on hoodoo. i don't wanna hear the mic pick up flying spit droplets. is this more worth listenign to before i die than japanese city pop? uhh no on a side note, y'all should listen to Mahler's 2nd symphony instead for like a grand work composed to wreak angst & emotional havoc. i recommend otto klemperer with the philharmonia orchestra.

Bit too peculiar for me

This album slapped

Number: 282 Familiarity: None (1) Rating: 3 Before: ======= Not familiar with them at all though I do recognize the album cover, probably have seen it on some favorite albums lists, I assume. During: ======= Oh, Radiohead wannabes? I'm not a huge fan of Radiohead so, not expecting to like this much either. After : ======= It's OK. Obviously they are very talented and the music is very polished but there is nothing compelling there, at least for me.

- klasszik muse