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It's ok. Not crazy about this voice.
This EASILY goes in the top 5 albums I've gotten so far on this list. OMG This album. First of all. The opening track Take A Bow is AMAZING. Just throws you right into the album. Perfection. Lyrics couldn't be more fitting for the current time, too. The rest of the album, mostly written in minor keys, I think details the "black holes" concept of the album, and includes some pretty deep lyrics that I wasn't listening to (i'm bad at listening to lyrics typically, I was just jamming to the sound of the music lol). The album finally ends with what I consider to be the "revelation", as it has such a different and uplifting feel compared to the other songs. Taking a look at the lyrics of Glorious again (and also the Genius page haha) it's talking about faith and hope being both a fuel for good and bad things in the world. In my eyes this is a beautiful ending to the album. In terms of musical techniques, there's a lot of great use of arpeggios throughout the album, some great guitar solos (and trumpet solo!), and some really unsettling tension and resolution which adds to the epicness. Hoodoo is in 6/8 and 3/4, Knights of Cydonia transitions to a 12/8 feel half way through which is really cool. Anyway that's about enough yapping about this INCREDIBLE MASTERPIECE 11/10 thank you very much.
Absolutely awful
not real. simulated well, but not real.
3/5
On another day, I would have given this a 2 at best For whatever reason, all the bombast and melodrama hit the spot today.
I'd never heard this album before except for Supermassive Black Hole....which is the worst song and is obviously only popular because it was featured in Twilight's famous baseball game scene :D. The rest of the album is fabulous and I'm adding it to my collection....sounds a lot like Radiohead.
Absolutely superb, what a great album
Je peux pas
Reminds me of Queen and Radiohead. Ambitious, sprawling and kinda lacking in soul or identity. There are some moments that rise to the level of cinematic, operatic rock (Knights of Cydonia) but there is also too much little drummer boy snare drum heavy ballads. THe word ambitious comes to mind, and for some reason Jared from Subway. Except in this case when he's holding up his pants he isn't showing how much weight he has lost-- he is showing how much further he needs to go before he can fill them up.
4.4/5 Favorite Songs: Starlight Supermassive Black Hole Map of the Problematique Invincible Assassin Exo-Politics Knights of Cydonia
*57 En blanding af coldplay og the killers, men hvor to gange skod bliver til noget mere. Efter 30 minutter bliver hr Bellamys vokal dog en anelse træls for mig.
What a banger! Da jeg så coveret blev jeg glad og det var en gennemlytning som jeg ikke vidste at jeg havde manglet. Højt niveau fra ende til anden.
Der er nogle sindssygt fede idéer på det her album. Og så er jeg lidt biased af, at den her plade har været så stor en del af min folke- og efterskoletid, hvor jeg næsten ikke havde drømme, der var større end at blive en lige så stor guitar hero, som Matt Bellamy er 3.9
Tror måske aldrig jeg har hørt hele det her album før, men dte var bestemt en god oplevelse. Der er stadig lidt rock-udgave-af-coldplay over dem, men når de rammer plet som på 'Assasins', er det svært ikke at blive begejstret. Alt i alt er der dog lidt for mange numre , der minder lidt for meget om hinanden.
Gun to my head, if I had to recommend someone a Muse album, this one might as well be it. "Starlight" and "Knights of Cydonia" are the cuts everybody knows, and for many people, this was enough to love them through their very long blunder years. Every performance is near virtuosic and every track is flawlessly produced. Beyond that, I struggle to think of another place where one might find the same breadth of muscial styles and influences that are all tied into one nice little bundle than on Black Holes and Reveleations. Beyond that, that there is something evocative about the aughties baked into the marrow of this album, though it would be hard to isolate. With all that having been said, genius is fickle, and as incredible and well-crafted these performances are, maybe genial individually, I would not say this work as an album has what it takes to clear the wall.
More less.
Oh Muse... how far have you fallen. It's a shame they're still re-making this album 20 years later. This was my favorite album when I graduated from Highschool, so it's hard to separate the nostalgia from some of this. Thus I'm not sure how to rate this one. The bangers still bang, but it doesn't quite capture my attention like it used to. The fusion of the different styles is definitely the best part and I think that still holds up pretty well, if a little... gratuitous in some spots. The lyrics however feel incredibly corny now. Maybe its because they haven't gotten any better at writing them. Bellamy's vocal performance is stellar in some spots with them as well, so I'm not sure what the disconnect is now. It really is a shame how meh I am on them now, as this album felt like a very transcendental experience to me at the time. Maybe it's just my recent appreciation for Radio Head, but I can't go higher than 4/5 18 y.o. me would be disappointed
Not a patch on Origins of Symmetry. Sounds like a band trying to be Depeche Mode but being too dramatic and wail-y about it.
I was quite happy to revisit this but unfortunately it missed the mark and is not quite as I remembered. Absolution is a better album and besides the title track here there isn’t much that isn’t just an overwrought display of virtuosity that oscillates between boring and messy.
One of THE albums that defined my late teenage years. Muse’s brand of harder but still radio friendly electronic influenced rock hit hard then and it certainly hits just as hard now, 20 years later.
A grand production of songs anthemic intense concept album. One song building upon another.
This was an interesting one. Early on, I just wasn’t connecting with it. The album is incredibly polished and theatrical, and “Starlight” even reminded me of Coldplay musically with U2-style vocals. But for all the impressive production, I wasn’t feeling much emotionally. Even “Soldier’s Poem,” with a message that still feels relevant 20 years later, didn’t really connect with me. Then the second half happened. “Assassin” was where things finally clicked. It felt more raw and rocked harder, which is much more my style. “Exo-Politics” kept that momentum going, “City of Delusion” was another strong track, and “Knights of Cydonia” was really good. Suddenly an album I had been struggling to connect with had put together a great run of songs. There’s a lot of variety here, and even though I preferred the heavier, more rocking side of Muse, I can’t say there were any bad songs. The musicianship and production are excellent throughout. I just connected much more with some parts of the album than others. I considered giving this another full listen before rating it, but for now I think 3½ stars captures it. Better than average, plenty to appreciate, and a strong second half, but not something I feel the need to own. ★★★½ Vinyl Verdict: NO BUY
i find this massively overhyped ... absolution is much better ...
big and grandiose album, definitely some slappers on here
4.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/muse/black-holes-and-revelations/ Last great Muse album (although I can appreciate some of The Resistance too), and the one that really introduced me to them. If you already don't like them much, this album is certainly not going to change that, because it's just Muse in overdrive. However, on this album they still combine it with interesting music, which they ditched in the many crap albums to follow.
yippee guitars and synths tickle my ears
I’m pretty neutral on Muse in general. I liked Origin of Symmetry a lot when I was a youngin but I’m not sure I want to engage with this particular style of 00s excess in 2026.
Totally fine, but made me feel silly for listening to it. I have always loved Starlight, but the rest of this felt like it belonged on the soundtrack to a sports video game. Would probably amp me up in the right context, but sticking with 2.5 stars for general listening.
Massive nostalgia bomb - Muse at their spectacular best! Favourite tracks: Knights of Cydonia (love it, what a riff/atmosphere/video), Exo Politics, Starlight (heard it too often during a teenage move abroad, played it at my first concert)
A crazy, hauntingly beautiful opening track. I won’t give it 5 stars because it sounds a little too inspired by Radiohead, but otherwise it’s fantastic
Another radiohead
Yes
Как бы я не любил эту группу, но они реально видимо не в состоянии написать ровный непроседающий альбом. Здесь возможно одни из их самых сильных синглов в карьере, но остальная часть альбома максимально филлерная, за исключением пары доп треков. Я слушал этот альбом раз 10, и все еще не могу запомнить, как они звучат. Сейчас переслушал, не помогло, я снова забыл что там вообще было, как будто пустые треки. Но все же не могу при этом не отметить Knights of Cydonia, мою любимую песню группы. Если основные хиты с альбома мне приелись, хоть я и все еще прекрасно к ним отношусь, то вступление этого трека по-прежнему гарантирует мне мурашки и зажмуривание от удовольствия. А еще это тот случай, когда студийная версия, при всей своей разъебности, проигрывает еще более разъебной лайв-версии с уэмбли в 2007м, там просто все идеально сошлось, и такой драйв сложно передать в студии. Не знаю как уместить всю эту неоднородность в одной оценке, но по логике это 4.
Бедные мои уши. Я ненавижу muse. Это невыносимо, это неприятно. Добавлю балл чисто за одну единственную песню этой группы, от которой у меня не течет кровь из ушей (Starlight). Мне реально не хватает слов, чтобы описать то, насколько это плохо.
думал перед началом прослушивания, что не смогу быть объективным, слишком уж много раз заслушивал отдельные песни группы, НО прослушав внимательно весь альбом скажу, что он норм, но с просадками - 4, даже не 4.5 все таки оставлю более высокую оценку для absolution
La realidad es que soy un sucker de Muse. Este álbum tiene un poco de todo, por momentos cae un poco pero entiendo que es algo a nivel personal.
Despite this album coming out when I was in high school, I never actually listened to it before.
Omg this is one of my favorite albums! This is such a good band and this album is straight bangers from start to end!
I am the exact right age to have performed "Starlight" at open mics in college, so it's sort of puzzling that I never connected with Muse on a broader level than that. That song has the advantage of being a lot of fun to sing and play, which is true of most if not all of the band's output on this album; purely sonically, this is powerful-sounding, powerful-feeling rock music. But having listened to this again I can tell where Matt Bellamy falls short for me. He's unabashedly derivative, for one thing - "Starlight" wants to be "Limelight," an examination of the way the performing life can threaten to alienate the performer. And "Take a Bow" wants desperately to be a rock "Masters of War," which is to say it also wants desperately to be Rush. "Supermassive Black Hole," meanwhile, wants to be "Young Lust" among other tunes in the "look how conflicted I am about all the casual sex I'm having" tradition. And "Invincible" tries to be post-Britpop, except optimistic (not "Optimistic"), all self-esteem slogans and arcs bending toward justice. In fact, that's the exact niche being aimed for here - Radiohead for people who find Radiohead too challenging. By itself, that's no big sin: rock music has been derivative since forever, and there was probably nobody making it in 2006 who didn't have to grapple with the anxiety of influence in some form or fashion. The bigger problem is that Bellamy doesn't seem to know what he really wants to make, other than that it needs to be something *big*. That desire fuels his ambition but it makes him untrustworthy also. There is always an element of pretense to these songs; Bellamy doesn't want to signify so much as he wants to embody the *idea* of signifying. Again, lots of bands do and have done that - that's in large part where the Queen comparisons have come from for Muse - but those bands aren't usually simultaneously trying to be important sociopolitically; you kind of have to pick one or the other. Where Freddie and the boys were always self-aware enough to go full camp when they wanted or needed to, Bellamy's more insistent, even militaristic righteousness-themed lyrics often come off as simply banal. "Assassin" is a powerful display of musicianship and composition, and yet when Bellamy says he wants us to kill our leaders I don't believe a word of it. He spouts revolutionary slogans while seemingly failing to comprehend that those slogans have themselves been commodified and priced into the very system that puts a band like Muse on the charts in the first place. In that way Bellamy is the 21st-century armchair conspiracist, so certain that he's on the verge of saying something supermassive that he fails to see how he easy he is to pacify and deceive. He has a sound and he has fury but it adds up to little. All that being said, nothing here is outright bad, and plenty of it is worth a listen or two (or even more). I think Bellamy's intentions are at least decent, rockstar bullshit notwithstanding. But all the purported profundity of this is on the surface and fails to stand up to closer examination.
The best moments are songs like Starlight and Map of the Problematique where they carry hints of Depeche Mode - a band who could do portentous without sounding corny. Muse can't really do that
I understand the hate but I quite enjoy Muse’s early work. After a while, they started to come across as preachy and tedious. I still have a soft spot for their first four albums, though, and this is the best of the bunch.
Massive sound. A little dramatic sometimes but the energy is great.
Overall a pleasing listen taking aside the fact track two sounds a bit U2
There are very clear musical themes in this album but none of them were exceptionally interesting. The whole project felt all over the place. The primary single does a lot of heavy lifting here it’s just that good Highlight: Supermassive Black Hole (ofc)
Starlight is the stand out track, but a solid album overall
Epic prog/pop rock with a fittingly epic closing track. An interesting evolution of the alt rock movements of the 2000s. Key tracks: Supermassive Black Hole, Knights of Cydonia
It’s funny to listen to this on the first nice day of the season lol. Three? It’s not bad but ugggggh
Listening session: september 15th, while travelling to internship Listened to before: listened to this album many times Thoughts: I might be a bit biased because Muse has been my favorite band for years, but I love this album so I’ll give it 5 stars. This is not my favorite Muse album though Favourite tracks: Take a Bow, City of Delusion & Knights of Cydonia
I go back and forth between a 4 and a 5 on this one. I love this album, I just don't know about 2 or 3 tracks, even though they're certainly not bad. Yeah, let's go with 5.
3,5 ⭐️
Definitely hear some Radiohead influence. Extra star for Knights of Cydonia being a Guitar Hero banger.
Muy bueno una voz parecida a radiohead pero harto mejor musicalmente
Sensacional, talvez um dos melhores albuns que eu já ouvi. Se o resto da discografia do Muse for assim, eles podem se tornar uma das minhas bandas favoritas no futuro.
Take a Bow Supermassive Black Hole Map Of The Problematique Invincible Exo-Politics Knights of Cydonia
Take a Bow Starlight Supermassive Black Hole
This album screams late 2000s to me! I remember in high school it seemed like Muse was gonna be unstoppable! (spoiler alert: they were very stoppable). That said, I love the energy of this album and the sound design on the guitars and drums are so cool even now.
This must have been one of the first albums I've listened to all the way through. I think it helped build my appreciation for SO MUCH going on with the guitar/drums. I also can't not think of Twilight with supermassive black hole.
mid i am so sorry
It's ok
4.5
I've always known of Muse but this album has opened me up to arguably their best work. Take a bow lays an epic tone, setting the album with a tone of just being cool. Songs line Starlight and Exo-politics being some of my favourites with classics like Supermassive Black Hole in there as well. And who doesnt love some leftiest politics spreaded in songs. Gotta love a bit of Matt Bellamy
10
este disco siempre será bueno porque me trae recuerdos de mi adolescencia.
There are moments when this is alright. But Matt Bellamy's voice is whiny and the music often goes past operatic into overblown.
I am not aMused
honestly to god i think this is some of the worst music ever recorded
Favorite Track: Supermassive Black Hole
⭐⭐⭐⭐ När Muse slog igenom hade jag en lite snobbig attityd mot dem då jag tyckte de var en sämre kopia och den åsikten levde kvar utan att jag gar dem någon chans. Men nu tycker jag att detta är ett solidt album från 2006 som har åldrats väl. Konsekvent bra låtar med några riktiga toppar ger det en 4a från mig. Bäst är Starlight, Supermassive black hole, Map of the problematique, Assassin, Knigghts of Cydonia
ну хз. песня из сумерек это отвал конечно, но остальные хз, не особо цепляет ну и не прям чтобы очень плохо. у меня под первую песню зонт сломался. но в целом если на улице rain на душе pain то альбом хорошо зайдёт такие меланхолик вайбы
favs: starlight supermassive black hole map of the problematique invincible hoodoo rating 2.1/5
Possibly the best Muse album, the moodiness pervades and the guitars shred
7/8 out of 10. Love Muse, solid album but not my favorite. Some great songs like Starlight and Knights of Cydonia. Added new songs like Assassin, City of Delusion, and Hoodoo.
Talvez uma das melhores e mais geniais coisas “novas” que ouvi através disso aqui. Um disco e banda super autênticos, aspectos diversos muito bem explorados, temáticas super interessantes e, sendo bem sincero, muito atuais. Sonoramente tem aquele feeling das grandiosas sagas PES e FIFA que costumavam ter músicas de bandas alternativas na trilha sonora, então soa como algo nostálgico pra quem viveu a época de ouro desses jogos. Um ótimo disco que me deixou animado pra conhecer a banda mais a fundo.
Most of it was a one star for me, tbh. But there were some moments of songs or beats I enjoyed, so I’ll push it up to a 2. This is the second Muse album I’ve heard and they’re not my favorite. Too mellow.
7.6/10
Ok
Starlight un grand classique . Artiste que mon papa aime
Muse Pas du tout mon style.
This is a brilliant album. It's the very best of Muse, who have several great albums. I was so happy to get this album on this project. I've loved it for 20 years and it still sounds so good. From the confident dance rock of Supermassive Black Hole to the synthesizer heavy Take a Bow to the pop hit Starlight to the crazy prog of Knights of Cydonia to the drum fill of Assassin, all punctuated by the riffage and vocals that define Muse, this is an album I'll keep coming back to again and again for decades.
This album has a great tempo and mood to it. A lot of good songs on this one.
This is a banger of an album. The songs are incredible. The instruments are splendid. Everything is great
I want to like Muse more and feel like I should but I just am not a big fan of Bellamy's voice. They also just feel waaaay too dramatic for me. It's a bit much. This is a really good album though. Has the first Muse song ("Starlight" shout out Cecilia) I ever heard as well as my favorite Muse song ("Map of the Problematique"). Some really solid work and they're really technically skilled I just don't love them or this album. It's really solid, but not great imo.
Enjoyed this listen quite a bit. Was only familiar with couple of tracks. Great variety of sounds & tempos. And enjoyed the Freddie Mercury vibes in couple tracks
worse than i remembered except for mayb starlight and map of the problematique and knights of cydonia, but even then very corny
“Soldier” is surprising track after “Take a Bow,” but quite lovely. “Hoodoo” is another beautiful number. Hoodoo starts off tenor croony and goes borderline metal. Matt Bellamy has quite the voice. The lyrics of “Knights of Cydonia” remind me of 70s rock. The album is over the top, but I enjoyed it. “Supermassive Black Hole” is my album fave.Not an uplifting album on the whole, but “Invincible” is a anthemic battle cry. Not my musical preference but it is well done.
Such a strange one. One song I can find very annoying and the next I quite enjoy despite them being so similar…. Overall I would say much better than I expected, some of the vocals are very irritating though. It probably settles at a 2.5 for me but can see why people love it.
Never been a big Muse fan. This album and some of their other early stuff is pretty decent, but there are way better space rock bands out there. Favorite track: Knights of Cydonia
It’s a little worse than I remember, but fine.
I worked with a guy who worshipped them, I only knew a couple radio songs so he burned me a disc of his favorites from their first few albums. I learned to like them and their energy. Let's start with the hits... "Supermassive Black Hole" is such a good rocker with angst, energy & urgency (over 1B listens on Spotify!). "Starlight" (600M) is another fan favorite and has a bit of the 1980's mixed in. Then they wrap things up with the epic "Knights Of Cydonia" (300M) They have a sound that blends Radiohead (when they were good) with Queen ("Take A Bow" is a prime example). They always seem to be trying to tell a story, sometimes the songs get wordy because of that ("City Of Delusion", "Glorious"). Or they try too hard to share their theme of fighting back ("Invincible", "Knights..."). No song on here has fewer than 15M listens but most are in the 25-48M range, this is a popular album. A little Muse goes a long way, the 12 song run over 50 minutes, its pedal-to-the-metal ("Supermassive...", "Knights...", "Assassin", "Exo-Politics") nearly the entire time. 3.5 stars is my ruling. 2-3 radio songs, but a good amount of average songs included. Popular, staying power, still relevant.
On a roll with a couple of good ones, this was fantastic
3,8 Highlights Supermassive Black Hole, Knights of Cydonia
Meh
This was their last worthy effort of this challenge. The first 5 tracks are strong, comparable to the previous 2 albums in quality but then the album drifts into mediocrity before a late reprieve with 'knights of cynodia'. Partially recommend.
(Decent 8/10) The first Muse album I ever listened to way back when thanks to Guitar Hero 3 turning me on to them. This one holds up decently well to my surprise. It's dramatic like a muse album will be, but it focuses on making really memorable and sticky songs that don't meander too much and manage to stay coherent in the messaging. "Exo-Politics", "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Starlight" are probably the most catchy songs of the bunch, with "Maps of the Problematique", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Cities of Delusion" being the most epic and progressive songs. The only real low point for me is the whispery-quiet "Soldier's poem", which thematically fits but sonically feels very dull compared to the bombast of everything else. "Hoodoo" manages to actually nail this approach though by making an intensely dark and flamenco-flavored dirge lamenting the protagonist's shortcomings. Speaking of "Knights of Cydonia", this is possibly one of the greatest outro tracks ever I'm convinced. It's a desert-tinged space opera track with searing guitar leads and a synth bass solo at the bridge that hypes up right into the breakdown with one of the most badass rock riffs in modern rock music. I almost wish every Muse song sounded like this. So yeah really, I still greatly enjoy this album. Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe not. I just know at the end of the day I'm still gonna try and belt out my voice to Bellamy's and fail every time, but I'll have fun doing it. ... sucks Bellamy is such an alex jones fanboy though.
Music made for middle schoolers, or was I just in middle school when it was popular?
Just googled the vocalist, Matt Bellamy, because wow. The album itself pretty simple, as are the lyrics, but the beauty of this guy's voice raised the rating for me.
Absolute BANGER
good
Poor man’s Radiohead.
Great album. Strong and convincing performance. Like it!
Gave it a try. Unfortunately felt empty. Great synth and bass only gets you so far.
I really didn’t like this
It was ok, some bangers
You're telling me this isn't Radiohead??
Some bangers
29/08/2026 This album has nothing for me. I don’t have much to say about it and it doesn’t have much to say for itself; our conversation has turned so stale because it is totally boring, down to its core. All its worth is a few catchy hooks it senselessly beats to death against your ears. The singing is characterless, the melodies are sluggish and uninteresting, texture and tone are nowhere to be seen. The few fleeting moments of fun I had with this album were when in the opening moments, and once when I turned the volume up in a desperate bid for anything to change, before in both instances what followed failed to lead anywhere even remotely worthwhile. Im sure this album has plenty of value to someone else, but that person is not me, and as a listener they have grasped some pleasure that totally eludes me.
If teenage thom yorke was listening to queen during a modern computer hacking montage. I will say that this is probably incredibly fun music to play as a band.
bem amusing
There were a few real bangers on this album, but also some real shit. Muse is always either great or fucking basic bitch white girl music. The perfect '3 out of 5' band.
Do we think they hate that their best song was in a Twilight movie or do we think they're too busy swimming in their Twilight money Scrooge McDuck-style to care
"The time has come for you / To shoot your leaders down / And join forces underground" This album was one that I was excited to listen to today, as I'm familiar with Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, and Muse in general as a band via. their biggest hits. The album starts very strong with a very sci-fi sounding intro in "Take a Bow," straight into the album's biggest hits, "Starlight," and "Supermassive Black Hole." Although I did find the rest of the album to be somewhat boring and derivative. "Assassin" and "Knights of Cydonia" both have quite cool riffs, but don't nearly amount to enough to prop up the second half of the album on their own. I came into this album ready to give it a 4/5, but after a disappointing run of tracks, it'll get a 3/5
I thought it was a rock album but they have other genres of music as well
Don't catch me that much
Muse makes the dystopian future we all seem to be heading towards feel like it will at least rock. The final three tracks perfectly showcase their incredible musical versatility—Middle Eastern strings? Check. Mariachi horns? Check. Twangy guitars? Check. Top it all off with Matt Bellamy's fantastic voice, and you've got a phenomenal record.
Didn’t like the lyrics
Varför känns det som alla instrument spelar olika låtar samtidigt?
Already one of my faves before the challenge. 5
Feels like a grandiose mix of Coldplay and Radiohead which is hit or miss
Never been a Muse fan and this didn’t change that. It wasn’t bad but really nothing in it for me. 2.5 with a generous round up.
Probably my favourite Muse album, certainly close between this and Absolution. There aren’t many better album closers than Knights of Cydonia, and it’s an out of body experience hearing it live
ok i just now noticed that the earth and moon are in the background of the cover art. over there in the sky. wtf. Muse matter so much to me. they were what opened middle school me up to so much more music. and while i've "outgrown" them, this was a nice throwback. i love Starlight's Wii Sports ass melody, and the way Map of the Problematique builds, and Knights of Cydonia in general. deserves to be one of the 1001? i think Muse deserve one album, maaaaaaaybe two if you wanna make 8th grade me happy. i would put Absolution in before this one, but it's far from a bad addition.
This is a classic album of my childhood, growing up in the 2000's to 2010's. Knights of Cydonia on Guitar Hero, Supermassive Black Hole in the Twilight soundtrack, Muse was a big band for sure. This album is decent for sure - the singles are certainly the bright spots. The final track, Glorious, has some really need pseudo-metalcore flavoring in places and overall the record is quite polished. It definitely has a very synthetic flavor to it but that is sort of a relic of the time. Nice trip down memory lane - one of the greatest albums of all time? Certainly not, but some fun jams and definitely a relic of the era where rock was still king into the pop/MP3 era.
I don't like muse and I don't want to listen to any more. They are just boring and whiney sorry. I think this is proper early 2000s recession (although I know this is pre recession) music. Its not fun and just fine. I don't really know why some of these albums appear on this list, they are unimpressive.
Tough one this one. Not a fan at all, just felt like it was going on forever. Didn't enjoy at all.
I have not heard this before. This is all over the place stylistically but it all goes together pretty well. There’s a substrate of Radiohead to all these songs which is part of why it sticks together, mostly in the singer’s vocal delivery but also coming through in the music. There’s some horns and orchestral additions to a couple of songs that sound overly theatrical to the point of silliness, but those moments are short lasted and don’t ruin anything. It’s pretty good!
Song reviews: Take a Bow: I love this intro, it feels like space and aliens. So satisfying. I want to close my eyes and just soak it in. I love the build up with a bit of dissonance. I love the switch with melody. Genuinely how have I never heard this before. Just wow. 5/5 Starlight: feels like such a switch up compared to the last bit of the first song. However it quickly brings us back into he space feel but definitely giving more star vibes than alien. Puts me in a feel good mood. Again, how have I never heard this before. I like the lyric “black holes and revelations” cause it’s super cool that that is also album name. 5/5 Supermassive black holes- I have heard this one before. As great as ever. 5/5 Map of the problematique- I don’t know how to describe it but I love it. 5/5 Invincible- feels sorta nostalgic for some reason. I love the melody line. It builds up so well. I love how satisfying chorus line “together we are invincible” is. I love how the drums change. 5/5 Assassin- I love guitar at start. Went in a different direction than I was thinking. Feels almost more punky than the rest so far. Not as good as the other ones but I feel like it would hit so hard in the right mood. 5/5 Exo-politics- love it. 5/5 City of delusion- I love the difference from previous song/s. Everyone in this band is so talented. I am in a city of delusion. I love the trumpet part. 5/5 Hoodoo- at start I feel some Arabian inspiration. I can feel the musicality and I love it. It is emotional. Love the keys part. 5/5 Knights of Cydonia- I like the vocalising at start. Feels old western inspiration. Space cowboy vibes in the best way. I really do love the drummer. I love vocal effects. 5/5 Glorious- This is glorious. 5/5 This is now one of my favourite albums of all time. It can heal me
filled with great songs. the singers vocals re so breathy and emotional. an album of classics
Liked it. Would definitely play again. 4.3
Alright, good album but doesn’t stand as sometning thatll remain over time
Black Holes and Revelations sounds like the experience of having sex with my anus
Good!
muse är bra skit
Black hooooooooles and revelaaaaaaatiooooons
Nostalgitripp! Jag spelade väldigt mycket muse på elbas i högstadiet. Sen för så klart supermassive black hole tankarna till FIFA07, och knights of cydonia+assassin till guitar hero/rockband. Men det sagt så är det inte min smak längre, och många låtar är högst mediokra. Trea, den kan väl få räknas som stark av nostalgiskäl.
Fruktansvärt
Oj va besviken jag blev! Hade höga förväntningar här men inte ens hitsen är så bra som jag minns dom. Det är lamt? Det är säkert en 3a, men måste markera
Aldrig lyssnat på Muse, känns som alla alltid hetsar om hur keffa dom är, så man har inte pallat. Ändå bättre än förväntat, om än en smula dramatiska. Blev rätt lack på sångaren. Mer stark än svag trea
jag har cd:n och jag såg dem live i högstadiet… men det är ju inte bra
Alltid gett mig sura uppstötningar
Monster record. So cool. So different. Really talented guys. I can see people not liking his voice. Underrated guitar player. Love this band. Excellent live. I love this record.
Morceau préféré : 11 : Knights Of Cydonia Morceaux bien kiffés : 1 : Take a Bow 2 : Starlight 3 : Supermassive Black Hole 6 : Invicible 10 : Hoodoo
First time listening to Muse. It’s really pretty good. I’ll probably come back to it.
Great album. Sure Muse probably wanted to be Radiohead when they started, everyone has their influences and you might as well choose one of the best bands ever Matt Bellamy is a great singer and this record has a real flair for the epic and spectacular. Knights of Cydonia as the closer is probably affecting my thoughts but I stand by them being a good band In retrospect, the good songs are mostly shoved in the first half, and the second half is less strong with the exception of the aforementioned closer. But it's still 5* I reckon
Call me a millennial but I actually like 2 of the songs
A lot of noise
Every song is a car advert or has edgy teenager vibes. Not necessarily a bad thing. Vocals are insufferable though. Exo politics was good
I never got fully into Muse, although I do recall a fair few of their singles, just never did a deep dive. This is good, but perhaps they are a better singles band than a full album band for me. Having said that, good moments here with 'Starlight' and 'Supermassive Black Hole', and they do rock hard in places with Matt Bellamy's vocal range continuing to amaze. Could perhaps slip up to a 4, but for now I'm giving this one a 3.
576/1089 - Very operatic and has a bit of classical music influence throughout. Was good but missing something imo, and I'm not sure what.
Eh okay take your 4 but i might revoke it to a 3 later sorryyyyyy
Favourite Songs: Supermassive Black Hole Map Of The Problematique Exo-Politics
Listened 8-17-26 Three stars. Toes the line between synthy alt rock and art rock. Never bored, but always a little arm's length.
This album is one of the worst examples of one of my least favorite trends in 2000s rock: taking musical elements from metal and making them so overblown and polished that they lose all potential weight and emotion. It makes it feel like the band is trying to convince you of how epic and grand everything is without actually doing anything to demonstrate it, and it all feels so empty and hollow as a result. There are very few compelling melodic ideas, which could work if they committed to the heaviness that the guitars and drums are going for, but it lacks anything of denseness or messiness required to pull that off. Apparently the lyrics here are supposed to be meaningful and politically charged, but I couldn't get past Matt Bellamy's incessant moaning to fully take it in. His singing sounds like what Thom Yorke must sound like to people who hate Thom Yorke's voice. The best track here is Exo-Politics, where he finally drops the moan for a decent hook. I can sense the ambition from this band but to me it just felt like any other obnoxious 2000s rock band, just with more synths.
It had a nice sonic scape--you can hear the radiohead influence here.
Obvious talent, but the music is pretty corny & lyrics aren't great. More theatrical than I expected
My husband says one of the most confusing things about me is how much I like Muse. Maybe it's because I listened to this album during a formative musical period, but I like it more than it deserves. Starlight is a song I will never skip.
I liked this album, may not call it up for another listen but I liked it. I liked the vocalist. That style from the early 2000's like Depeche Mode.
Probably my favourite era of Muse
AMAZING ALBUM. Gave me everything and more
Overblown and bombastic are two words that come to mind as I think about this album. It's good...but it's also forgettable. I moved on very quickly after the album ended
Starlight was a banger, the rest.........eh not for me. 2.5/5, bumped down to 2 since can't do half stars
Not my type...
Muse is a band that I like but can’t really sit through an album in one session. I get bored. This one is pretty good.
I will admit that this is quite... derivative, I've seen some comparisons to Radiohead in other reviews but Queen is more. Now I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I really enjoyed the opening track, I could feel the groves. I think, largely, my problem with this album is that it's kind of unable to stand on it's own. Again, derivative. It doesn't bring anything knew to the genre for it to be considered top 1001 albums that I should listen to. I did enjoy this album but it feels strange to give it a higher rating than a 5/10 because it really is just content made for the common denominator.
3,5
It's always dangerous when nerds start acting cool, but these guys are just having a blast
#414 I first saw Muse supporting Feeder and they instantly grabbed my attention, even back then performing Feeling Good, which would later be included on Origin of Symmetry and be released as a single. They appealed as a sort of heavy style Radiohead; I later bought their debut album and went to see them again. Despite being a fan, I can’t say I ever really loved them as a band and probably lost a bit of interest over time. I think this album was the one they headed to NY for a bit of inspiration and returned with a new style, and it worked, putting out an album which offered something a bit different with some ear catching riffs, and cyber styled keyboards. I enjoyed listening this time but it’s not an album I return to often, but if I had to listen to a Muse album this would be it. Knights of Cydonia is a monstrous track and Map of the Problematique is possibly the best thing they’ve ever done. Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Listen before you die? ✅ (probably) Fave track(s): Knights of Cydonia, Map of the Problematique Rating: 7/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hard driving rock but not overly keen on the full on in your face production. 3
bangerz. reminded me of my twenty one pilots phase in all the right ways.
There were moments I felt really inspired by this album. The kind of album I can understand it’s cultural impact from listening. All in all, though, this album fell short of being truly enjoyable for me. Shout out to Supermassive Black Hole though.
yeah, who else had fun
Struggled to get through the album in one sitting, but I liked what I heard. Bonus points for the album cover.
KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA BAYBEEEEEEEE
if this album was just Knights of Cydonia, it'd be a 5. but it's not just Knights of Cydonia, there's other bangers on here so it's still a 5
Knights of Cydonia rips ofc Found most of this one to be pretty standard British rock 3.5
I love me some Muse, I still throw on some 'Origin of Symmetry' when I need to. 'Showbiz' was the first album I purchased in a record store with my dad. I enjoy that they're theatrical enough that people will call them corny but their (early) music rocks so fricking hard that it doesn't even matter. Like Arcade Fire, Muse taught me about concept albums and I was really fascinated by the development of little worlds inside of music. These guys can do it all from the silly ballads, the sweeping operatic sounds, the shredders. "Assassin" is one of the coolest sounding tracks ever. Bellamy's vocals can be a bit hit or miss sometimes, but I always appreciated his admiration of Jeff Buckley and his attempts to recreate that effort. I just wish they'd chosen a different album for this list. Either of their first two are much better choices, IMO.
I’d never listened to Muse voluntarily. Quite some time ago, I developed a very arbitrary disdain for Muse based on nothing aside from finding their fanbase a bit irritating (Muse was always getting brought up in the same conversations with other bands that I like and that caused me a lot of resentment — I have things to work through) and the dreaded "prog" word. And because the most "zomg random" kids from my school would talk about the Knights of Cydonia music video all the time. Like... it's a music video. How was it a topic of conversation for more than a few minutes. Why was it a thing that got talked about every day for the entirety of 7th grade? Anyway, my Muse resentment is strong enough that I'm kind of mad that I didn't dislike this. Like gooooodamn I was so ready to come in here and be a smug little prick and I don’t get to do that today. Because I enjoyed this in the slightest, I enjoyed it way more than I expected to, so maybe I'm inflating my rating. Or maybe not. I don’t know who I am anymore. This was just such a slam dunk thing for me to hate.
Great album. I knew I liked some songs on this album quite a bit but as a whole it's actually better than expected.
I admire the way Muse Is able to layer harmonizing vocals on top of high energy instrumentation. Admittedly I have recency bias and nostalgia bias for an album I frequented in my iPod days, but these guys still got it
This album is fun and full of sound. Maybe it's overproduced, but sometimes you just want a Michael Bay over-the-top production, and this delivers that
Why do people hate on muse so much man such a great album
My Mom and also my Step are Muse fans and I know they gonna be so happy when I report that i listened to a muse album. Supermassive black hole a song. Recognize from the album and I know is already a banger song so I’m hype to listen to it again.
I did my best to give it a chance but I couldn't get into it. 4/10.
YESSSS IT’S MUSE this might get a five i forget what’s on this album i might be biased towards things i already know i think this exists on cd somewhere in my house i could listen in order take a bow don’t remember this one specifically lots of build i like their sound, esp c. 1:45 glorious indeed this album cover fascinates me. if anyone knows the reasoning behind like any of it lmk starlight i could sing the whole thing. not the words idk half the words but i can make sounds to the whole thing i rly like this song its funny because of the albums i listen to regularly i don’t think this would make like top 20 but it’s so awesome i think i prefer hysteria do i prefer hysteria or do i just love butterflies and hurricanes but is butterflies and hurricanes enough in its own right to make me prefer hysteria the answer is yes anyway back to the song at hand this ship is taking me far away i hope so never fade away i like the spacey sounds in the background i did just want to hold you in my arms i like the use of backing vocals in this it’s nothing complicated but it elevates it so much hehehe supermassive black hole this is the first muse song i ever heard my dad played it to me when i was little i didn’t know the name of the band back then- butterflies and hurricanes was my introduction to muse as a concept, but i had heard this song years before its wonderful and amazing and all the things it makes me feel like dancing if only i could dance i feel like anish could tear up the dance floor to this i mean he probably could to anything but especially this i’m so biased to this album but it is an awesome album city of delusion this one i know less well i should go do something productive shall return to this but im enjoying so far i return yeah this is fire map of the problematique fun drums i keep thinking the rhythm section is the pasta bubbling over even tho i’ve turned off the hob now
I didn’t finish it and I don’t have much to say since I wasn’t really enjoying it that much. It seems Muse is not really my thing.
I feel like the point of this generator is to be exposed to a wide variety of music and I'm completely missing it by only reviewing the albums I already like, but I'll take absolutely any excuse to listen to black holes and revelations. Listening notes: Apparently I don't know how to spell 'revelations' I think this one's in 6/8. That or I'm just stupid 3/4 fuck I guess there's only one thing left to do now Oh my god he said the thing This opinion will probably earn me the eternal disdain of all hardcore muse fans but Starlight is actually a great song Supermassive Black Hole straight afterwards we're winning Why was Map of the Problematique not already on my playlist Was dubious of Soldier's Poem at first with it's farmer-ass riff but it made up for it later Much as I love Muse their lyrics can be a bit cringe at times Wholly underwhelmed by Invincible Enjoying the echoing backing vocals in Assassin Main riff reappearing in a different instrument? Hell yeah Ooh yes trumpet as well Why is Thacikovsky piano concerto playing in the middle of this song No better way to finish the album than with Knights of Cydonia. Glorious is so much better than Invincible Why couldn't it be on the main album instead I like Muse in case you couldn't tell. 4.9/5 (loses out on full marks because if Invincible)
Fuck yea. Not even gonna bother putting effort into this one. 5/5
Starlight is great. Supermassive is good too, if a little anticlimactic. Knights of Cydonia is very good. 3.25
Bom álbum, mas acredito que tenho uma relação mais próxima - e prefiro - o 'Absolution'. Me agrada bastante o estilo do Muse nessa época. 4.2/5
I'm not a big Muse fan but Knights of Cydonia is such an incredible song. Snippets of other good stuff here but a lot that washes over.
Simultaneously too much going on while also being a little one note
Can appreciate this. Probably a pretty sick show at red rocks. Don't need to listen to regularly.
The cumulation of Muse's career up to this point is a ridiculous, overdramatic, guitar-hero spaghetti-western space-opera called Knights of Cydonia. I'll be damned if they didn't nail it. 4/5
Another one I've been waiting for. This album (or, to be exact, at first the brilliant song "City of Delusion") started a years long Muse hype for me. It's an exciting collection of very good rock songs. Muse manage to sound diverse while still building a coherent album. They also manage to put pop sensibilities into heavy rock instrumentals, thereby creating a powerful catchiness. The electronic rock buildup in opener "Take a Bow" - the delicious fuzzy bass in "Supermassive Black Hole" - the unstoppable roll of "Map of the Problematique" - the genius acoustic guitar riff in the aforementioned "City of Delusion" - the theatrics of "Hoodoo" - the grand finale "Knights of Cydonia" - there's just so much I love about this record. "Starlight" and "Invincible" are the poppiest inclusions here and in parts show where the band would (sadly) be headed with the next albums. I actually grew to like these songs, but they prevent the record from reaching the perfect 5/5 score. If you like this album, reach for Muse's perfect, much rawer, really exciting "Origin of Symmetry" from 2001 or for the 2007 live album "HAARP". 4.5/5 - near perfect
Non capisco se è un album commerciale ma che riesce a raggiungere delle sonorità interessanti o se è un album interessante ma con delle derive commerciali. Comunque buono.
4.5, great stuff
En gros j'hais ça mais bravo, c'est exactement ce que Muse doit être.
La première fois que j'ai entendu Muse je pensais que Radiohead était devenus poches. C'est risible par bouttes. Souvent exténuant.
I remember listening to this for the first time and thinking: what the FUCK happened to one of my favourite bands? ...And that's the day I stopped caring for Muse. Listening the album again, 20 years on, I can recognize more the artistic value, but I am still upset that they changed course musically like this.
Mto bommm mto divosss
Album #131: Black Holes and Revelations - Muse Genre (W): Alternative rock, progressive rock, space rock, hard rock, electronic rock Singles: Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, Knights of Cydonia, Invincible, Map of the Problematique I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I love the production of this album, and “Knights of Cydonia” is one of the best tracks of all time! I also love the arrangements, despite the overblown nature of the whole thing, it reminds me a lot of a 21st-century Rush. Also unrelated but “Glorious” from the Japanese version is so amazing!! Favorite tracks: Take a Bow, Starlight, Supermassive Black Holes, Map of the Problematique, Invincible, Assassin, City of Delusion, Hoodoo, Knights of Cydonia
Very mid-2000s: big, glossy, floaty, and contemplating the universe in very expensive skinny jeans. Nothing really stood out, but nothing annoyed me either. Occasionally tried a little too hard to be dreamy, but overall a solid listen. 3.5 rounded up to 4.
7/10… alternative rock / *2006
Gorgeous music. Lyrics can occasionally be a little over-earnest, but if you're listening to Muse and not looking for over-earnest, you're in the wrong place
I really love Muse, they are different and have been an inspiring hit that has happened to the music industry when they 1st appeared (pun intended!), so this album is no exception to that 🔥
Gentlemen, I have brought you out here to the desert to discuss our upcoming album. You will soon see why indeed I asked you all to don your finest quirky millennial uncle suits. Yes, you all look like you're ready to make somebody uncomfortable at a trading card/comic book store. We shall dally no further, as I am sweating through this Temu polyester. I have recently began reading quite the interesting novella. I found it mistakenly placed in the young adult section of my local book repository. A 12 year old girl with a penchant for adventure fights a vaguely fascist ruling body called "The Council." This will be the tenet of our political beliefs. YES! We shall sing in the style of U2 and Radiohead about our incredibly valiant battle with an as yet ill-defined governmental force! What? Make a real political statement and not just general "rise up" platitudes? You're out of the band. Get out of here. Your suit isn't even that quirky. Errrm guys, I locked my keys in my Pinto. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: I have sand in my teeth
Muse is kind of A LOT, and I'm not always in the mood for them, but I did like City of Delusion from this album.
Really intense song opening that I really enjoyed. Soldier's poems has almost the exact melody as Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley. I'm not sure if that was intentional, but I think it is; it's a well-too- known melody to not recognise it. I loved the songs, but I found the voice to become really tedious as the songs went by. The voice could've made a more interesting choice in the melody, changing registers. It feels like I'd prefer to listen to the instrumentals alone because the voice, by the 6th song, becomes insufferable. The style is so unique that gets old when it becomes that repetitvie. Might also have to do with the fact that this isnt my go-to gengre and might be bias. 6.5/10
It's shite. Don't get this at all. Whiney cod prog with very little of interest, and I am a metal fan generally. Great musicians but left me incredibly cold.
Knights of Cydonia is one of those songs that’s always made my skin crawl and I’ve always been deterred from these guys because of that. I was prepared to give this a 1 or 2 because I fucking hate that song but I didn’t realize Starlight was these guys, and Supermassive Black Hole isn’t as annoying as I remember.
Technically great in all its grandiosity, but somehow gets boring nonetheless.
surprised by the diversity. was introduced to "supermassive black hole" through FIFA games, still a banger.
Muse was possibly the only band I was shown before COVID that I was never completely sold on. Plug In Baby and Hysteria are good songs. Besides that, their dramatic style with Matt Bellamy's falsetto and themes of dystopia turned me off. It doesn't help that they became a laughingstock for years right up until this year when they finally made a well-received album again. On Black Holes and Revelations, the more I listened, the more it made more sense. My first listen was very underwhelming, but my second told me that I was listening as if I wanted to hate this album. So I became more open and now I can say that is good for Muse standards. I'm sure the people who are into this love this album with their life. Me personally, the last few tracks (Knights of Cydonia, yes) don't do much for me like Starlight or Invincible. Will I go back to it? Probably not unless a track comes on shuffle - maybe for Supermassive Black Hole. In all sincerity, I'm happy that these folks overcame years of being dogshit (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)
I liked it.
Notable Textzeile: Do it on your own It makes no difference to me What you leave behind What you choose to be And whatever they say Your soul's unbreakable Aus mir heute nicht mehr ganz verständlichen Gründen habe ich lange gedacht ich würde/müsste "Muse" nicht gut finden. Vielleicht wegen der großen Gesten, vielleicht wegen der etwas seltsamen Fans, vielleicht weil ich manchmal einfach nicht alles gut finden wollte (haha, past tense lol). Die Singels von - und dieses Album als Ganzes -haben mich dann irgendwann Anfang der 10er (als ich es verspätet gekauft habe) eine besseren belehrt. Wollte auch immer dann zumindest noch "Origin of Symmetry" nachkaufen. Nicht gemacht. Das wäre jetzt mal ein Anlass sich mit der ganzen Diskographie zu beschäftigen. Andererseits merke ich wärend ich das tue, dass das vielleicht trotzdem nur in nicht allzuhohen Dosen großartig ist. Aber dieses Album ist es allemal. #cd #gekauft
Ich finde immer noch lustig dass es Leute gab die dachten Muse wäre eine 'normale' Rockband und dann schockiert waren dass hier so ausgepackt wird. Kollektive Verblendung, wie nicht sehen dass die Killers eine PopBand sind. Muse ist wahrscheinlich die Band, die am Häufigsten auf einem Festival gespielt haben auf dem ich war ohne dass ich sie gesehen habe. Fühlt sich zumindest so an. Trotzdem: super Album. Wenn man es mag.
Smart, kraftvoll, nuanciert. Und richtig viele Hits die auch ohne Album Kontext funktionieren. Insgesamt sowas wie ein in Gitarrenriffs getränkter Bond-Soundtrack - mir gefällt's extrem gut.
Never got Muse. Great sounding in parts but too much teenage boys bedroom for me!
Some catchy tunes
I haven’t listened to a Muse album probably since 2010. They’ve always been capable of amazing music and Anthemic songs alongside absolute dross where the experiments don’t pay off. The first three tracks of the album are great and the second half drops a little. City of Delusion is also great and powerful with that operatic feel Bellamy has. This album is more like the Muse I was a fan of where they stuck to their rockier edge. I think the first few songs clinch it to at least a 3.5 so I’m going with a 4.
Muse always sound like they’re DESPERATE for me to take them seriously. They want me to think they’re so cool so badly. They’re big dorks. And not in an endearing way. But a sad way. Pwease like us here’s our cowboy song, you like cowboys right? Why are you doing a cowboy epic. Uhhh cause it sounds cool. Any other reason. No. Ah. Like Supermassive Black Hole has A BILLION streams. And it’s just comparing what…banging a lady? WANTING to bang a lady? Is she the black hole? Is she just that good at sucking dick that you compare her to a black hole? That’s so fucking lame. Not just a black hole, a SUPERMASSIVE black hole. What a bunch of fucking nerds. Music for the I Fucking Love Science crowd. Shut up
I was so excited seeing this album pop up – I absolutely love this and have listened many times over the years. It’s got a few of their big hits in “Starlight” and “Supermassive Black Hole”. “Assassin” is a crazy track that goes hard – the highlight being the drums, especially that fill towards the start. Props to Dom Howard here. The record really delivers a huge, epic sound with accurate commentary on politics and the world itself. The climax of the album is as big as it gets in “Knights of Cydonia”. I think this is one of their best songs, and the bridge part through to that riff at the end is simply stunning. I defy anyone to listen to that “No one’s gonna take me alive...” section and not feel empowered and that they could literally take on the whole world. If ever society rises up and overthrows government and world leaders – this should be the song playing.
Forgettable space rock but still epic imo. Sound like rock that some office chap would listen to sho has hidden tribal tattos.
It was a solid album but can not beat in utero
The production is weird but there goes the best darn college era a boy ever had.
muse are bad
I guess this on the record but I think this is a better version of Coldplay.
Not for me
There's some cool riffs and solid drumming buried in here but it's very washed out in the final product. I think this album could possibly be elevated by cutting a few tracks and trimming down the elements that are present, when it tries to throw everything at you all at once all the time it lessens the impact of what could be huge moments in a different context. Also just a personal gripe but I find the vocals too grating for how persistent they are.
Big sound. Not my favourite Muse album. Still worth a listen.
Seth - 4.7 Logan - 4.5
6/10
Muse have never been a band I could tolerate ever since their debut album hit, which seemed like second rate Radiohead at the time. They seemed their own path over time taking in far more disparate influences through metal, prog and at times here a more Queen like approach all suited ideally for arenas and stadiums. Therefore I was surprised I enjoyed this and listened to it a few times, it was far less annoying than I imagined. Not quite enough to give it a four but I had assumed it would be at most a two so this is a big achievement. I may even stray to it admittedly quite fun path again one day.
I never liked muse, so I had bad expectations going into it. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed the album so much. Yeah he sounds like he’s doing his best thom yorke, but all the creative instrumentation makes up for it in my opinion. Good energy throughout. Fav Tracks: Starlight, Soldiers poem
Supermassive Black Hole is a banger
I loved the first half. To my untrained ear, it sounds like a mix of pink floyd and the strokes. It’s got a spectacular piano that I’ve never really heard before.
Honestly very mediocre to my ears. Just don't like their bombastic style.
was the best thing i'd ever heard at age 7 or whatever. still good
Right off the bat, with Take a Bow, getting strong strong Radiohead vibes. The vocals are not exactly my cup of tea but I enjoy the beat and synth-y stuff going on underneath it. Starlight is starting to distinguish themselves. Vocals are still very Thom Yorke but what can you do for a 2000's English band you know? I like the more driving beat to this one. This album is sort of fascinating and is covering a lot of different genres. We have had the soft indie rock sort of radiohead vibe (sorry I keep coming back to that) but now in Assassin we're into heavy metal territory. The songs Exo-Politics through Hoodoo kind of blended together for me, then all of a sudden I get hit with Knights of Cydonia and honestly, kind of digigng it. The vocals cutting through the noise halfway through made me snap to attention. My top song: Starlight
Twilight!!
It really does kinda rock. Can be a bit much but largely pulls it off
Supermassive Black Hole 🌟
I don’t mind Muse but they fall in to that annoying category with Coldplay. Good album though. Reminds me of my childhood, so bonus points. Bit dramatic and corny but good musicians and decent songs. The album should start with Supermassive Black Hole.
Music for mams
Muse are good! His voice can be a bit irritating at times but apart from that this album is pretty epic 👌
I like what theyre tryna do, slow and mysterious and heavy mix. Starry Space theme album Suoermasive Blackhole is an anthem. Starlight is nice and the end of Knights of Cydonia. Other than that, nowt special. His voice and the way he breathes in all the time has always got right on my wick. I like a few Muse songs, but theyre few and far between. If anyone else did this album I might like it.
Muse do nowt for me bang average
I get the comparisons to Radiohead and Queen, although both are bands I like so I would expect to have enjoyed this a bit more. That’s not to say I hated the album, there are definitely parts of it that I enjoyed, but on the whole it just didn’t do it for me. I think it’s too big? I enjoyed that it was varied. I enjoyed some of the guitar parts. Some of it was too electronicy for me. I don’t know. It was a fun listen – it’s theatrical, it’s varied. It’s just missing something for me. Fav song: City of Delusion Least fav: Exo-Politics
Love this cover. One of the better ones I have seen so far. Some good songs on this, the twilight one of course but others were surprisingly good. I liked the amount of variation between songs as well. A tad too 2000s for me at points though. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song - supermassive black hole Least fav - hoodoo
I really enjoy the super dramatic music in some of the songs but I'm not into the conspiracy theory shit (according to his wikipedia neither is modern day Bellamy) and I don't love the style of the slower songs. Favourite song: Supermassive Black Hole Least: Invincible
I never liked Muse, but it's definitely not a bad album by many means. It's full of good songs that are famous for a reason. It just happens to be not to my personal taste.
The first few songs were really good but some of the songs in the middle definitely tapered off. Fav so far is Map of the Prolematique but right now listening to City of Delusion it's really good too. Ended strong. 77/100 (good)
I loved this album and was really happy that it was Muse's breakthrough album as they were a bad that I had always wanted to like but just couldn't quite get it. This was it! Then, unfortunately, we saw them live and I have avoided listening to them since then. The show was a performance that we, the audience, happened to be present at. Zero interaction. A huge number of the audience seemed interested in watching the concert through their mobile phones. Bogus concert for bogus fans.
Classic. Favorites: Take a Bow, Supermassive Black Hole, Map of the Problematique, Soldier’s Poem, Knights of Cydonia
Some of this album really slaps, and then at other times I find it a bit self-indulgent or corny. Amazing vocalist.
Ah, Muse. They made some of my favorite rock songs from the late 2000s, three of which (Starlight, Knights of Cydonia, and Supermassive Black Hole) are on this very album. There's no misses on this album, even among the less iconic tracks. It's just a damn good album.
Best Track - "Supermassive Black Hole"
Fucking awesome!!!!!
i remember years ago my friend from primary school listening to muse and i thought its some gay pop music, how mistaken i was......
Intense, exciting, thrilling. This is everything I want from music and so much more. Clearly, a monumental amount of thought and effort has gone into composing these pieces, as demonstrated by the intricate chord patterns, complex instrumental passages, diverse instrumentation, diverse textures, and seamless meshing of (possibly) dozens of genres all at once. Black Holes and Revelations contains so many moving parts that it gets a little overwhelming at times. But like a symphony, all the elements play together near perfectly. There are tonal highs (second half of Take a Bow, Supermassive Black Hole, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia) and lows (first half of Take a Bow, Soldier's Poem, Hoodoo), and everything in between. A tasteful amount of tonal whiplash, you might call it. Lots of variety, but everything is assuredly Muse, and also assuredly different from their preceding "rawer" albums (Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry, Absolution) and more "performative" later ones (The Resistance, Drones, The Wow! Signal – to name a few). Talk about a slam-dunk of an album opener. Take a Bow changes key fourteen times, moving swiftly yet almost imperceptably around the circle of fifths to up the tension and drama just a little bit more each time. A slow build-up in terms of texture, dynamics, Bellamy's singing, the lyrics, how many instruments are playing at once. Explosive beat drops. A timeless hate letter to authoritarian regime leaders. You can't get much better than that. After modulating to B and sounding a terrifyingly dystopian B/C chord to finalise what I consider a perfect song, we get a not-so-smooth transition into Starlight, a straightforward poppy tune with a pretty straightforward chord progression. A great coda for Take a Bow, and also an excellent song in its own right. It's one of Muse's most famous, together with the next one, Supermassive Black Hole. There really isn't much bad to say about this song, except that it was infamously included in the Twilight baseball scene. But man, is it effortlessly cool. That bassline, those overlapping vocal harmonies in the chorus... Goddamn. Muse hasn't let up yet. In fact (spoiler), they don't let up for the entire rest of the album. Map of the Problematique absolutely nails a weird sort of psychedelic-space-dance sound that, to my knowledge, hasn't been attempted before or since. At least not in mainstream music. Yes, the lyrics are goofy and melodramatic ("Fear and panic in the air / I want to be free / From desolation and despair" ... "Loneliness be over / When will this loneliness be over"), but you can't deny this is an alt-rock masterpiece. Those four chords spell out a huge sound, much bigger than the sum of its parts. Soldier's Poem shows off Queen's influence on Muse – it's sonically comparable to Dreamer's Ball (or thereabouts), but lyrically it's pretty darn powerful ("How could you send us so far away from home / When you know damn well that this is wrong / I would still lay down my life for you / And do you think you deserve your freedom?"). We pick up tempo and mood again with the potential counterpart to Soldier's Poem: Invincible. Bellamy gets a bit goofy with his vocal delivery here, but it's still a great tune. Love the bass run halfway through, and the way the whole band builds up throughout. Past halfway now. If you were wondering where the "Stockholm Syndrome" or "Hyper Music" of this album lay, Assassin sneaks up and snaps your neck with its relentless tritone riff, taking plenty of inspiration from metal music of the time. Some wacky time signatures in the verses, and a texture that remains maximally angry and energetic for the entire 211 seconds. Exo-Politics introduces us to the most clear-cut riff so far, and though it's hard to go wrong with those, Muse definitely picked a strong one. Again another gradual build-up, leading to a nuclear explosion of a chorus with powerful harmonising. "But I'm waiting patiently / I'll wait for the sign" is a stunningly great hook. I could listen to that on repeat for hours. Plus, a great guitar solo, and an excellent implied transition into City of Delusion. In case you worried Muse forgot how to write good acoustic tracks (so far, of eight songs, only Soldier's Poem prominently features an acoustic guitar), track #9 clamps its hand reassuringly on your shoulder with a hushed, almost desperate acoustic guitar part playing a mess of tasty chords. A great bassline joins in, ramping up the tension, and Bellamy sings of distrust and rebellion. (You know how it is with Muse.) Then another explosive chorus, just as with the previous song. And this one goes on for a while, bringing with it some great chords, a nifty string section part, and hilariously overdramatic lyrics ("Destroy this city of delusion / And break these walls down / And I will avenge / And justify my reasons with your blood"). Excellent trumpet solo, too, harnessing the power of a sort of Indian/Middle Eastern melody. With a great swoop of the string section, Muse gives us a satisfying song ending, and then the energy drops right back down with Hoodoo. This complex penultimate track starts with some Spanish guitar and murmured, almost whispered lyrics by Bellamy. Again the audience bears witness to an enormous rise in tension and volume, as Wolstenholme and Howard (and some violinists) join the mad, pained frenzy. And then it all disappears as quickly as it began, with one of the best lyrics of 2006 ("I've had recurring nightmares that I was loved for who I am / And missed the opportunity to be a better man"). And just like that, we're into the climax: Knights of Cydonia. It's indescribably good – though arguably not as perfectly crafted as, say, Take a Bow. Still, it tells a tale of adventure, of rebellion, of uprising. (Fittingly, the next official main-album track in the band's chronology is called Uprising.) Again, the song changes keys swiftly and effortlessly, bringing with it a slew of musical ideas, including various horses, the legendary lyric "I'll show you how God falls asleep on the job", and of course the gradual build-up to a huge vocal refrain ("No one's gonna take me alive..."). And what a build-up it's been. Glorious, the bonus track, is also rock-solid, with a feel that I'd describe as floaty, optimistic, hopeful. Cool intro and outro, both of which feature 33 overdubbed guitars playing random notes of a major scale. To those criticising Muse because they're overdramatic or put in too much effort: these aren't really criticisms at all. At least not in my book. BH&R is a breath of fresh air from the recycled hip-hop, Britpop, (post-)punk, and (post-)psychedelia that overcrowd not only this list but 2000s music in general. These guys were, and still are, popular for a reason. Their music is phenomenal. 5/5 Key tracks: Take a Bow, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Map of the Problematique, Exo-Politics, City of Delusion, Hoodoo, Knights of Cydonia
Although it's not a bad album, Muse's music is definitely not my style.
This is a 5. Band had a legendary run from Origin to Resistance but unfortunately fell off after Drones. This was certainly them at their creative peak. Knights of Cydonia is a better candidate for a modern Bohemian Rhapsody than Black Parade and Ill stand by that. Anyway, I never like reviews that focus on anything but the album, so lets do it. 3 of their biggest songs from this album alone. Map of the Problematic was a forgotten gem that id forgotten along with Assassin so I was very pleased to get this. Its made me go back on a deep dive of the Muse catalog, I hope Ill hear Absolution on this list. Amazing voice and one of the best examples of what a (Largely) 3 piece should be.
Knights of Cydonia is one of my favorite songs. Some real bops on here but some boring tracks as well.
It’s just modern day Queen. Kind of silly on the whole, but some good songs nonetheless.
Album 263. Black Holes and Revelations (https://open.spotify.com/album/0lw68yx3MhKflWFqCsGkIs?si=3tRcQnX1Qsa5bAMaMapXhA) — Muse (2006) It's a real good one despite me being biased towards Muse and this album. Just a good album with some legendary tracks 3/5 Liked: — Invincible
Fun album, I used to listen to this on my mp3 on bus rides to school.
2 is a cheasy bangren 4 aswell I guess. Vocals generaly aren't my favorite. Also the production is a bit of. Very much an early 2000's thing. The sound remains pretty much the same for the rest of the thing. What can I say. The ambitions are there, the musicianship aswell, but I don't think this music is for me. Too much polished to be rocknroll and not catchy enough to be really cheesy as I like But not a horrible thing to listen to. But it's still a decent 2
1. 6/10 2. 7/10 no brzmi jak podróba radiohead ale ziomek nie umie tak śpiewać 3. 8,5/10 4. 7,5/10 muzyka carruje 5. 5/10 6. 3/10 totalne nic, flaki z olejem 7. 6/10 8. 7,5/10 9. 5/10 wannabe deep 10. 8/10 w końcu ten wokalista śpiewa z jakimiś uczuciami a nie za karę jakby tam był i czuć że to ich piosenka a nie nieudana podróba 11. 9/10 12. 5/10 Album 6,46/10
definitely starting to see that 2000-10's indie pop is quite repetitive. i think im a week behind on the daily albums because i dreaded this one a lot, not my cup of tea personally but there is obviously some real talent n passion behind this one. I enjoyed exo politics. Gave origin of symmetry a relisten to remind me of how much I like Muse.
This was ok. I didn't like it as much as I thought i would. The hits are so big but the other songs kind of sound the same but I like them less. Idk. Definitely ahead of it's time though. These songs sound very 2010s somehow but this album is 2006. So that should count for something.
Har aldrig gillat rockband som överpoducerar sin musik så mycket att det inte ens låter som att de spelar några instrument längre. Närmare housemusik än rock
sounds like the music that a really bad retail store manager would love
It felt like I was gonna start a revolution or a rebellion the whole time I was listening to it. Why did I not know of this before. Unlike the Jimi Hendrix album, this album sort of triggered sad,pent up anger, frustration,emotion whatever and made you feel like loudly screaming the lyrics and just putting it all out. And amazing guitar!!
Amazing. Very Exciting. Love all the songs.
Super Massive black hole and starlight will forever be Classics tied to childhood after listening to the whole album couple times through. I don’t think I can write it any higher than a three it definitely keeps you engaged, but there’s never that next factor that brings you to Mrs. the top 10 album I’ve ever heard in my life.
"Take a bow"... chiquita paranoia más guapa, "Supermassive Black Hole", no me la esperaba que fuese la de Crepúsculo, de hecho ya la tenía guardada. Muy Antiplanetaria en general, me hace preguntarme que si hace a crepúsculo una buena película/saga o hace a este album mediocre.
didnt like the lyrics
Decent
Fantastic music throughout, incredibly full sound
there’s just something i really don’t like about muse, something just doesn’t sit well with me
I fully went into this expecting to hate it. I absolutely loathed hearing "Supermassive Black Hole" come on Kerrang when I just wanted to get my whiny emo fix as an adolescent. While I still don't care for that song due to Matt Bellamy's irritating falsetto, I actually had a good time with this and was surprised by some of the risks they took. Muse on here sounds like they took all the bombastic elements of classic prog and dragged it kicking and screaming into the 21st century. "Take A Bow" makes for a killer intergalactic intro that shows how interesting this mainstream band can be. I actually think that the non-single tracks are more interesting than the big hits. "Knights Of Cydonia" is the strongest of all the singles on here and it is anthem that is fit for stadiums. I went back and listened to this album twice, and while the second listen did make the album lose some lustre, I'm still surprised that I actually enjoyed a Muse record.
Knee-jerk reaction was something along the lines of: Not my favorite Muse album. Immediately afterwards: HOOOOOOOOLD you IIiiiin mYYYYYYYY armssssssss Honestly, I believe their previous records were more in line with my tastes, this was probably my first Muse experience and I held back on them for a few years because of it. There's some killer songs, and a lot of experimenting that I think goes slightly more commercial than I appreciate. Now, because I rarely listen to this effort, I was reacquainted with Assassin. At one point the track was one of my favorite songs, and it still hits in the dopamine. I'm trying not to associate the entire record with the track that speaks to me. A general critical ear makes me feel like this could've been a sick dystopian sci-fi soundtrack. Maybe that kind of energy is what they were aiming for, later achieving that type of commercial success through Twilight. I suppose there's better Muse albums, but it's not a terrible place to start. If you're into the alternative sound more than energy of the message, this is probably among their top efforts. Still not quite perfect, for me. 3.7/5
Je suis biaisé sur ce sujet Mais que dire J'aime toujours autant cet album par nostalgie et parce qu'il est vraiment très bon Big up à "invincible" qui est l'un des chef d'oeuvre trop peu cité de muse Si vous écouter glorious sachez qu'en physique cette chanson n'était disponible que pour le marché japonais Tout ce tourne autour de cet album est top Le côté complotiste est toujours un peu drôle parce que pas sérieux Enfin bon Ça sera sûrement un 4 qui deviendra un 5 par nostalgie
Je trouve que ce serait mieux avec une couche de grandiloquent en moins en fait. Playlist pick : Map of the Problematique
Knights of Cydonia bangs
Muse was the name of a science magazine I used to read as a kid.
7.4/10
To me, listening to Black Holes and Revelations feels like surfing on a big wave. You see the wave coming, you can feel the moment, full of adrenaline. And then it all calms. After a couple of songs another wave will come - just like an ocean.
Favorite tracks: Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole (I’m not even going to pretend this one isn’t because of nostalgia), Assassin, & Glorious.
This rocked way harder than Muse's reputation had led me to believe.
Rock opera
Standouts Knights of Cydonia
dale twighlight locoooo
A veces suena a radiohead y a veces a bono, no me disgusta pero es re bland. Necesita distorsion y ruido, alta portada tho 7/10
I know plenty of folks who really like muse. I’m not one. Their specific flavor is not to my taste. I have to give them some tokens though, because they are a modern act carrying the torch for rock and roll, and to that I say alright alright alright. But as far as this album goes, one time through will do it for me. No harm in leaving it right here.
8/10, fire production
8/10 similar qualities to radiohead but more rock?
Shite. Not subjecting myself to this dross any more than necessary.
"Knights of Cydonia" is my favorite, but this is a very good album.
Maybe half the songs here are really cool, monster Radioheadesque-rock wins, and about half are so incredibly cringe. Like, painfully cringe. So, I guess a 3? I don't feel bad saying I like Muse. I would feel very embarrassed if I said this was my favorite band. Fave tracks: - Take a Bow - Supermassive Black Hole - Map of the Problematique - Soldier's Poem - City of Delusion - Hoodoo - Knights of Cydonia