Reviews (page 6 of 14)
Good. 4/5
Overall impression: If you isolated the vocals, this would sound like Radiohead. Many themes of criticism of government corruption, likely influenced by the post 9-11 War on Terror. Instrumentals: very rock-opera? Take a Bow - Opening instrumentals are perfection. Lyrics are a criticism of corrupt world leaders Starlight - Lyrics describing the feeling of being far away from someone you love. Being on the road, chasing fame ("I will be chasing a starlight/ Until the end of my life/ I don't know if it's worth it anymore") Supermassive Black Hole - Lyrics are a metaphor for all-consuming love for someone, being lost in desire, uses metaphors that convey both passion and destruction, using infinitely large scientific concepts (blackholes) to describe feelings that feel supernaturally large Map of the Problematique - Feeling lonely and trapped in a relationship, but simultaneously being unable to let that relationship go. They are mutually destructive to each other Soldier's Poem - Opening instrumentals remind me of "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis. From a soldier's perspective - feeling used and abandoned. Gropes with the painful realities of being sent to war by a government who doesn't really care about you. Different feel (instrumental, vocal style) to the rest of the album - softer, less electric Invincible - First verse - encouraging lyrics - "stand up for what you believe/ and tonight we can truly say/ together we're invincible". Second verse - encouraging a partner to turn things around and stand together because "together we're invincible" Assassin - encouraging revolution, overthrowing corrupt leaders. Refers to "demonocracy" - a criticism of democracy that has turned corrupt Exo-Politics - talks about government conspiracy, manipulation, and alien themes, seems to suggest that world leaders are secretly collaborating with aliens City of Delusion - similar lyrical themes to Assassin, call for revolution against a corrupt government. I love the trumpet in this song Hoodoo - escaping a painful reality into a "new reality" with a lover, offering protection to said lover in this reality. Builds tension throughout the song, coming to a head, and then returning to a melancholy at the end. Knights of Cydonia - themes of waking up fighting back, feels like the soundtrack to a spaghetti western Glorious - reflects on themes of faith - how he feels religious belief is a lie, yet still feels compelled by the beauty of it, many juxtapositions from one line to the next
Take a Bow- okay, actually so cool and very interesting. THIS GUITAR AT THE MIDDLE THE DRUMS YES OMG. it’s giving radiohead. the lyrics are so accurate. BACKING VOCALS. amazing way to start 8/10 Starlight- very cute this intro it’s giving the smashing pumpkins. “let’s conspire to ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive” love that lyric. ALBUM NAME DROP. this song is so cute i wanna cry. the drums in the chorus are so good. this falsetto thing in the end… godly. really liked this one 8.5/10 Supermassive Black Hole- i have heard this one already ofc. it’s so so sexy. genuinely good af. THE BACKING VOCALS!!!! yes yes yes. the way he says holeeeeee 9/10 Map of the Problematique- drums in the intro are giving linkin park. i’m hearing some instrument i can’t decipher what it is but it’s making me happy. the way he sings “loneliness be over”!!! THE DRUMS AND THE KEYBOARD (?) this shits good. lowk think this one’s my fav up until now 10/10 Soldier’s Poem- soft. cute. feels like a christmas song. okay the backing vocals in my left ear are AMAZING. sad af song. i HEARD THE BASS. there never was justice in the world indeed. 6.5/10 Invincible- the intro guitar? love it. HIS VOICE. the marching band drums! whatever instrument this is i love it. okay some thing shifted. THIS INSTRUMENTAL. the lyrics are giving change by taylor swift (i’ll stop one day) 7/10 Assassin- OKAY WE’RE BACK. no but the vocals in this one are actually INSANE. the lyrics. I LOVE THIS ONE IT’S SO ANGRY. demonocracy is insane word play. really loved this one. 9.5/10 Exo-Politics- unplugged guitar YAYY. these lyrics are very very very important. 8/10 City of Delusion- okay acoustic guitar. THIS IS SO GOOD I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY IS THAT A VIOLIN. JESUS THIS IS COOL. THIS HIGH NOTE SO COOL. LOT’S OF INSTRUMENTS I’M OVERSTIMULATED I LOVE IT IS THAT A TRUMPET? 10/10 Hoodoo- the heavenly vocals. this is genuinely so beautiful. what. THIS IS AMAZING. 9/10 Knights of Cydonia- okay i see what y’all were doing with the intro. the instruments feelings literally like horses bc ‘knights’ GENIUS. wow. this sort of acapella? love it. 8/10 glorious- i love the intro already. cut’s & bruises mention? (jk) 8/10 I LOVED THIS ALBUM
8/10 - A great opening, however the low energy parts of the album just aren’t that good.
8/10
when that chorus of starlight starts i turn into a hormonal teen again so all else is forgotten and forgiven
Never heard of them before. Overall I thought it was a poppy kind of Radiohead (which I do like) with a few heavier tracks in there. I've recommended it to my kid, and will prob revisit this, but 4 stars for me.
I was a big Muse fan back when I was 16 (circa 2001), so for me, Origin of Symmetry will always be my favourite of their albums. I didn't really get into this one in a big way. That said, it holds up better than it did in my mind before relistening. Favourite tracks: Take a Bow, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole (which sounds a tad cheesy to my ears these days but is still a banger nonetheless), Assassin, City of Delusion (tragic string arrangement in the chorus is beautiful), Knights of Cydonia (many happy memories of playing this on Guitar Hero).
Missed opportunity not to call this "For your aMUSEment"
Pas vraiment transcendant à mon avis mais album plus que correct
So my family and I went through a Muse phase from ~2008 to ~2014 ish, corresponding with my oldest children hitting their teen years. Rock, jazzy riffs, sometimes classical-ish music? Yes please. Every album from Showbiz to Resistance was on constant play in the car and at home and became the soundtracks of many road trips and Friday night music parties. And then there were the arena tours. Muse came through San Diego every January for 3-4 years straight; we attended every show and were blown away every time. All this to say it is impossible to view this album objectively given the nostalgia. Sure it's well produced, highly polished and a little too perfect but I will happily put it on at any time. 4/5
I'd say it was pretty good. Gave off like radio head and pixies vibes (kinda?) lots of different mood swings tho. I didn't listen to the lyrics though sadly
This is where Muse finds the right balance between high-minded prog and arena-ready glam. The epics are epic, the rockers shred, and the quieter songs break things up a bit. Issues only arise when they try and dip into the deeper end of the pool. They want to be like Pink Floyd so badly they got Storm Thorgerson to do art for them, but they don't quite reach that level of insight or wordplay. No wonder Glenn Beck liked them.
A few corny bits, sometimes feels like they're trying a bit too hard to be Radiohead or Jeff Buckley, but they still manage to make their own sound. Some really beautiful tracks and even the less memorable ones are still a fun listen. Favorite Tracks: Starlight, Supermassive Blackhole, Map of the Problematique, Hoodoo, Knights of Cydonia
Super massively good album. No one else sounds like Muse.
8.5/10
Really strong album. It’s pop and prog and EDM all rolled into one well produced record. So many great songs on this one album.
I recognized a couple of the songs on here, but I'm not familiar with this band at all. I liked most of the songs on this album even though they were all pretty similar. I can see listening to this again.
I remember when I was in highschool and I thought these guys were so cool. Their lyrical themes lack subtly, but I like that about them. This is a bombastic album full of swelling, near overproduced tracks. I'm betting a lot of people don't enjoy Muse's vibe, but as an ex theater kid I had a good time.
This album has a lot going for it. At times sounds a little like Cold Play, but then has bangers like Knights of Cydonia. I love a lot of the big effort songs on here most of all. So many of these albums have their best songs near the back of the album.
Dope
This is one of those albums that it's hard to review objectively because it's so familiar and I love every second of it. Origin of Symmetry was the first album I was familiar with having seen them live around this time. This album, when it was released, almost came close to that. Listening with the distance of time, I think this is actually the better album.
The album is pretty good, there are several great songs with Starlight at the top of the list. 3,75/5
Knights of Cydonia my beloved
For all the apocalyptic lyrics and heavy sound, this is ultimately melodramatic pop music -- with heavy distortion and fuzz. It's a spectacle, expertly delivered with full commitment from the band.
Really fun! I would have put Absolution or Origin of Symmetry on here instead but get that this was the "mainstream" breakthrough - that said this was infinitely better than I remembered! :)
Siin on paar sellist igavaseks bängerit peal nagu "Knights of Cydonia" ja "Supermassive Black Hole" ning ülejäänud album on ka hea kuulamine. Selline alternatiivrokk pole minu lemmikžanr, aga vähemalt teeb Muse seda väga-väga hästi.
interesting themes, high energy, bit repetitive
Debatable how much it’s stood the test of time but I’ll rate well for the nostalgia
Muse is always great.
Fan of one muse song but never heard this album. Take a bow is awesome, feels and sounds like a real album opener. I love how it just builds and builds. Bass drop is crazy. This is a really good song. Good transition into starlight. Good songwriting on this one, not as good background track imo. Black hole is very poppy. Good amount of range on this album so far. This song is really fun. Very 2006. Best guitar so far on problématique. I love the piano as well. This is another banger. Soldiers poem is fine, shows good range but not my style of music. Back on track with invincible. Started slow but songwriting is so good and picks up as the song goes on. This whole album is a great blend of pop and rock, with emphasis on the rock. Assassins is more similar to the muse I had heard prior to this. Just a good rock song. Great drums and guitar. Crazy sounds on exo politics, production is fantastic. City of delusion is good too, cool use of violin/strings. Not the best but not the worst in the album. Horns too at the end wow. Not a normal rock song at all. Hoodoo is super interesting. The first half is mid, but once the piano and following instruments come in it is awesome. I think I’ve heard knights of Cyndonia before? Banger. Classic muse. Glorious is pretty good, I’m counting Cydonia is as the last one. This is a great album. Muse is a great band. Will listen to again. 4.1 stars
Really dig this album The only songs i knew from muse were supermassive black hole and uprising from a differnet album but this music is pretty dope and younger me wouldve went feral for this “Assassin” goes bonkers “Knights of Cydonia” has horse noises so Cool
The drumming in this album compared to the last is insane. Whoever’s drumming is pretty cracked. I really enjoyed this album. Some of the lyrics and whisk Muse vibe is a nooooo cringey but it didn’t ruin it for me. Overall the music is pretty neat, heavier than I usually listen to.
It's a pretty good album with solid hits. Not quite perfect, but one that I'm happy to put on whenever.
Enjoyed this more than I expected. Felt some Tool vibes in here.
Taking Alt Rock to really a different kind of intensity - such a great album. One slight gripe would be the electronic elements which i like in a lot of songs but also they dont work in some songs, especially the slower ones. But it's not something I can't get past, so, overall a VERY good experience. My rating scheme is 2 - decent, 3 - good, 4 - great so this is a 4
Sometimes this list shocks me when it generates an album I was sentient for LMAO This caught me off guard I remember hearing some of these songs on the radio growing up and liked them...but never listened to their album in full. It wasnt bad at all, the singer has such a theatric voice. Just interesting execution overall.
I was "today years old" when I noticed Earth and the moon, poorly Photoshopped into the sky, on the album cover. Don't know why that bums me out. Anyway. "Let's mix ELO, My Chemical Romance, U2, Radiohead, 'A Night at the Opera' and... just see what happens." It's gutsy, it's overly dramatic, and it's EXTREMELY 2000s. I really like this album. It's a ton of fun, and it doesn't get weighed down by too much filler. 8/10
Another one that’s painfully close to 5 stars. Wish I could have seen these songs live
Really like Muse and this is a good album
Fun one to get to know!
What a classic. I recall this being THE Triple J album of 2006. Although I never bought the album, I heard it in its entirety more than a few times thanks to its constant airplay. These days I occasionally revisit its hits but upon this morning’s full spin I rediscovered my love for Invincible - I’d forgotten that one to time. And of course, Knights of Cydonia is of one of the most epic rock productions of the century.
Very solid album here. Some fun rock, mixed with fun synth and other futuristic noises and beats. Association with the Twilight movies almost ruined this band for me but I’m glad I came back.
Fun fact, the leader singer of Muse, Matt Bellamy, once cancelled his interviews for the week because he genuinely believed that there was an extraterrestrial asteroid about to hit Earth and kill everybody. He also believes that lizards secretly control the Earth, that he was abducted by aliens, and that 9/11 was an inside job. Actually, that last one is fair enough. Anyways, crackpot lead singers aside, this album ranges from obvious and obnoxious Radiohead ripoffs, so some genuinely good tunes. I found myself nodding along to Assassin, the guitar work is really good on that, but I will concede that the vocal style does get a little annoying. The offcuts on this thing really did stand out here - especially in the latter half of the album. Supermassive Black Hole is also a supermassive hit. Shoutout to my team Jacob Twilighters. Not a Muse fan so I'm genuinely surprised at this thing.
Muse have a really weird reputation to me. I liked them in highschool, and knew that they were pretty popular broadly, but I’ve yet to meet an adult man who says Muse is their favourite band. I’m sure a lot of their musical clout comes from being included on the soundtrack of various video games in the period 2010-2015, but I don’t know if they have any legacy from the period of this album that isn’t overshadowed by the reddit music (pejorative) that they put out now. I enjoyed this album, but without Knights of Cydonia I’d downgrade it to a 3 If you want to ruin muse for yourself forever pay careful attention to the sharp as fuck exhale the lead singer does after every line. No joke he does it on every track they have and it’s distracting as fuck once you notice it.
An interesting and energetic rock album Fav songs - Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole 4/5
Can't help it, listened to it when I was 18 so it tickles my lizard brain still
this caught on with the normies and in 2006 that was enough to turn me off of it, but now i'm a normaler person and i can admit that this is mostly weird and good, and sometimes fantastic
Litt lang, men har noen bangers. Knights of Cydonia er konge.
A solid album overall. Muse's best effort. I like the stadium rock opera aspirations Muse has. I have a soft spot for them because I feel the comparisons and accusations of ripping off Radiohead feel unfounded to me. I've also seen them live a couple of times and they put on a fantastic show. I think Muse knows where they stand in the realm of popular rock music. I don't think they were ever trying to be as innovative as Radiohead. Are they the best to ever make this kind of operatic stadium rock? No. But is this still a solid record. Supermassive Black Hole is one of their best singles. I think this album is worthy of being on this list as an example of popular alternative rock from the mid 2000s.
Reaaally good album. First three songs are my favouriteee, and ofc startlight is a goated song looove it. I dont think i was fully able to appreciate it due to my speaker, but it was a very pleasant listen and kept me company while cleaning the house.
Muse is a great band. What holds them back from being a top band, for me, is that they're a little too perfect. This could likely just be the result of them being great musicians, but still, I feel a dash of humanity would do them well. If I found out they were an AI band, I wouldn't be all that surprised. Absolution is my favorite album of theirs because it's more "rock band," but this one's pretty dang good. They started delving more into fancy-pants electronic stuff on this record, but it's not overbearing.
I've never heard this band before. They're like Radiohead with 25% less depression. First few songs slap, though it kind of slows down after that. Solid overall, though. Will I listen again? Maybe, if I can remember the name
Llegué tarde a Muse, creo que este fue el primer disco que escuché entero y me hizo darme cuenta de mi error y poder recuperar sus discos en un viaje hacia atrás en su carrera. Luego con el tiempo han ido gustándome cada vez más los mismos discos que ya me parecieron buenos. Para guardar: "Take a Bow", "Starlight", "Supermassive Black Hole", "Assassin" , "City of Delusion" y "Knights of Cydonia".
Pretty solid! Take a bow and Knights of Cydonia great. The synth really takes it up a notch
In terms of Diet Radiohead™, I'm more of a Coldplay fan, but this was surprisingly good given what I've heard about Muse. Citing Depeche Mode and Lightning Bolt as influences was certainly a choice. I hear the Depeche Mode, but definitely not the Lightning Bolt. If they actually combined the two influences and made an overly sexy noise rock album it'd be the easiest 5 stars of my life. Sadly, we do not live in a perfect world. What we got is still a great album, though. Maybe overly derivative, but at least they did enough with it to be their own thing. The Latin influence in City of Delusion and Hoodoo alone is enough to show that.
I think this holds up pretty well. Dude's voice is a little annoying at times rising up into those notes, but on the whole this is a really solid record. I always thought of Muse being the baby of Coldplay and U2, and I think I like them more than at least U2. These guys are good players for sure and they've had quite a few hits along the way. Starlight is still a cute charlie song. I'm feeling a decent 4/5.
This shit rips
Pretty fun and actually got me singing along. Something about his slurry singing soaring above the band rocking out...
more fun than I remebered
7/10
Great. Hadn't listened in years, some excellent album tracks I'd forgotten about.
- Ich mag den typischen Muse Sound - Würde ich auf jeden Fall wieder hören, nur 1-2 Songs gefallen mir nicht so gut Topsong: Invincible
I liked this album from the start. Supermassive Black Hole has been overplayed, and I didn't really like it to begin with, but there's other great songs on here. Take a Bow, Starlight, Invincible, and City of Delusion stood out 4.5/5
Kinda silly and a bit cringe, but I still enjoy it. Sometimes you just need dorky music
Really enjoyed this album. Good vibes, good singing, I liked it.
re-defined rock. Lots of bangers.
Our hopes and expectations
What a great record. I remember vividly when this record came out. I watched the video of Knights of Cydonia on Fuse TV when it was released and it blew my mind. Neo-country surf rock space anthem??? Hell yeah. Sign me up for that shit. I love how that song just comes in hard with that Dick Dale inspired guitar riffs and then just builds from there. That song rocks. Starlight is perfect indie pop song. Its got all the feels. I love the politics and comentary of this record throughout (Take A Bow, Soldier's Poem, Exo-Politics, Assassin). Post 9/11 War of Terrorism era made this feel extra edgy and taboo. I loved Map of Problematique as a teenager, I used to listen that on repeat. (Not really sure why? I just really liked it.) My hot take is that Super Massive Blackhole does not fit the rest of the album is actually the low point for me. It is a cool indie pop song, but it kind of annoys me. Speaking of being annoyed.. like 4 of these songs were on X96 on repeat for the entirety of the 2000s. Which kind of degraded the record for me. Its also about 2 songs too long as well. And.. its a little over zealous. I love the kind of Bowie inspo spaceiness of this record, but I don't feel like they're always landing the plan. It kind of feel like the movie 500 Days of Summer in that way. Still great. Still a sick album. Cool band.
As someone who rarely listened to Muse this album sounds pretty great. Its grand, wide and polished.
It was really good, but not exactly my style. I really liked Soldier’s poem, since it was the most like calm one, while the beginning of the album sounds like heavy and metal? (Not in the music style way but in a more “guitar and drums and WAHHHH” way) and since I prefer “soft”things (like the smiths or Lana del Rey or the cure) well I was sceptical at the start. But then I listened to the last part of the album and “wow”. It’s definitely not basic and I love the album for it. There’s also Assassin who’s really good. In my opinion they’re all guitar and drums but some have more screaming than others (like in the beginning) and since I think this is what I don’t like, well it’s what actually makes me not giving a 5 stars. The beginning of City of Delusion sounds like Radiohead. Hoodoo is probably my fav one. Maybe Knights of Cydonia too, it kinda sounds like something the sort of song an edit of interstellar would have, at least that one part. Clearly people love that song, since it’s in like the top 4 of the most listened songs on the album. Glorious is “WOWWWW” and made me come to the conclusion that it does sound like Radiohead. The end did not disappoint.
What a ride that was! Whole album is a wall of explosive sound. Love it. Strong vocals that blend very well with the instrumentation. Stand out tracks are Exo Politics, Knights of Cydonia, and Starlight.
Shockingly good. I assumed I didn't like Muse based on the three songs from this album that are played incessantly on the radio. Turns out the rest of the album is much better than those (Cydonia is still good though).
Ikke hørt så mye på Muse før, men ble inspirert til å høre mer
Great!
tbh, this is a tad "big" for my tastes (stadium-focused, pompous) since I tend toward a quieter, more introspective, club-show band. However, this album is undeniably good. Not perfect by any means (again, it's a bit grandiose). I can't deny, however, that all-in-all I rated all the songs 3-plus, with several 5s. 4 stars.
Ok. This may be a merlot to you pinot noirers...but this is just fun and dramatic and nostalgic for me.
If Radiohead didn't move into more electronica with OK Computer and Kid A, I think this is what they would sound like. I've heard many times that Muse sounds like Radiohead but I didn't think so with the handful of hits they got, but listening to this album fully I totally understand now. And that's not a bad thing because this album is pretty damn good. Starlight was already on of my favorite songs ever AND the song from Twilight where they play baseball while raining is on here? That's automatically 4 stars.
they kind of fell off by knights of cydonia still kicks ass
listened to again certified hood classic
Hyvä levy. Ei varsinaisia heikkoja lenkkejä ja yks tajunnanräjäyttäjäkin.
Opening track is amazing. A bit dull in middle, Knights of Cydonia is a great track.
I was already familiar with this album. I suppose this is best classified as progressive rock, but this album touches on multiple subgenres within rock. The vocals remind me of U2, and the instrumentation is excellent. Several tracks are particularly memorable: Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, and Assassin, which would not sound out of place on a metal album, along with Knights of Cydonia. I would listen to this album again for sure.
The project did have it stand out with me, knowing the most famous song generally and it didn’t amaze me. It’s not really my favorite kind of music, but it isn’t music. I don’t like either so it is a low seven out of 10 for me.
Really good album that was already on my favorites list. I think it's great with a unique sound and catchy beats. It all fits together nicely and is an easy listen. I'm sure I will be listening to this many more times.
Mi je poznan album, ampak ga že več let nisem slišala... Začnemo ("Take a Bow") takoj s tem značilnim hitrim Muse šopanjem na, hm, sintesajzerju? (Jep, wiki prav, da je Moog.) Tak zanimiv mix elektronike in rocka. "Starlight" mi je znan. Te klavirski deli so mi bli zmer kul. Pa njegov vokal. Isto poznam naslednjega, "Supermassive Black Hole". And I like it, what's more to say. Zmatrana sem po tem tednu, ne morm bluzit. "Map of the Problematique" je non stop šopanje and it's good. Po pa najbl chill " Soldier's Poem", skor k ena uspavanka. In "Invincible" nas počas ufura nazaj v bl ta tipičen Muse vajb, z vojaškimi bobni (A se tko reče? Marching band bobni, basically.) v ozadju, dokler se ne prelevi komad v čist neki drucga, kot je bil na začetku. Ok, "Assassin" gre res na hard. Ta vmesni del v "City of Delusion" mi je res kul. Po pa randomly tak mal mediteranski vajb? Sploh ne vem, ampak kul. "Hoodoo" je počasen, lep, dinamičen, mal žalosten. In album se epsko zaključ z "Knights of Cydonia".
Energizing music on dark topics. I love it.
This album grew on me as I listened to it. I liked the album opener Take a Bow but was not feeling the more electro pop vibes of Supermassive Black Hole. The opening guitar to Maps of the Problematique got me back on board and the guitar, arrangements, and orchestral touches across the album are what sealed the deal. I was vibing to the opening of Knights of Cydonia so hard I was kinda bummed when the vocals started in.
Some of the music sounds like songs I know, but it is good music, especially when they pick up the beat.
Probably my favorite MUSE album. I really enjoy the drumming on this one.
Terrific album
Has an amazing song: super massive black hole. And many other great songs
I remember when this album came out, and first remember listening to Muse in a Virgin Records store at the mall, not sure if it was this or the Absolution record. Either way, this band was all the rage during my high school years and the opening track brought me right back to the Watchmen movie trailer from 2009 that featured “Take A Bow”. Muse has such a unique and recognizable sound as well as many songs I know very well. What a great listen and trip down memory lane for my Friday.
I was in my 20s in the 2000s, so even though I never really got into Muse, I recognized a lot of the tracks on this album. All of those radio hits were of course bangers, but I was most surprised by some of the songs that were new to me, especially Take a Bow, City of Delusion, and Glorious. To me, it falls just short of 5 star for two reasons: 1) there were a few songs I didn't particularly enjoy, and 2) they definitely have a bit of a homogeneous sound. Though, in defense of the homogeny of their sound, it is a pretty cool sound they have going on even if some of the tracks sound the same. It's like Abba meets Radiohead and the heaviness is cranked up. Overall, a very strong entry and another reminder as to why I like this era of music so much.
Only knew Knights of Cydonia coming in; Supermassive Black Hole sounds familiar; sick riffs throughout, especially Map of the Problematique and Assassin; the album was basically the exact length of my run, seems meant to be.
Honestly an enjoyable album from a band that I’ve faded a bit in the past, thinking they were “trying to be Radiohead” or something. When you think about it the only similarity between Muse and Radiohead is Matt Bellamy and Thom Yorke sing falsetto a lot. Otherwise the bands’ music is pretty different. Starlight is a tremendous song, and the whole album is solid.
Take a bow : a great introduction for the albums main tone great opener 8.5 Starlight: it's one of popular songs from the album and it's popular for a reason 8.5 Supermassive black hole: Decent song but I'm not fan of it 7.5 Map of a Problamatique: Highlight of this album with soldiers poem 9.5 Soldiers Poem: I love Matt Bellamy's humming voice and it fits the song so well and drums are great too 9 Invincible: soldiers poem but worse 7.5 Assasin: I love the knight Rider theme like riff and it felt great after 2 ballad like songs good album structure 8.5 Exo-Politics : Criminally underrated song of the album 8 City of delusion : it sounds like Radiohead's escape song(for a film) and I love that song 8.5 and the violins are brilliant Hoodoo: it sounds like one of the anathema songs but I don't know which one great power ballad 8.5 Knights of Cydonia: Never liked the song don't know why it's that much popular 6.5 Glorious: Piano run sounds like the bassline from panic attack from dream theatre, great song i don't know how to rate this because it doesn't sound like anything I know 10 points from the originality part
Très bon album, diversifié, voix bien cool ! C’est pas du tout le groupe que j’aime aujourd’hui mais j’avais beaucoup leurs deux premiers albums à l’époque !
J'avais jamais écouté un album de Muse en entier, c'est fou comme ce projet me fait réaliser que ma culture musicale est superficielle. Je connaissais Starlight bien évidemment, le reste était une bonne découverte. 4/5
My initial thought upon seeing this album on the generator today was "Muse is on this list?" This was not a complaint, as I thoroughly enjoy their music though I haven't really listened to them in about 10 years. My second thought, as soon as the record started playing, was "Oh yeah, Muse is Queen for millennials." I remember thinking that back in the day when I saw Muse live, as they totally reminded me of Queen (who I saw live in the late 70's). There's overblown everything, and on this album it's in the best ways. And it also doesn't hurt that Matt Bellamy can sometimes do a mean Brian May impression. This album did not disappoint. It's all of the bombast and, yes, silliness, that is the best of Muse. Starlight is a fantastic song IMO, and there are five or six others that had me smiling and remembering why I enjoyed listening to them as much as I did back then. It's not a perfect album, so I don't think it'll get a 5, but it's a solid 4.
I knew a couple songs off this album but I think I slept on it as a whole. It's wonderful operatic metal. I'm glad that I revisited it.
Solid alternative rock album, full of some of Muse's best concert staples, but still has a handful of filler songs that get in the way of the listening experience. Bonus points for the record's title and album cover.
Would buy.
Muse is a band I’ve been messing with since my early 20’s
Музыка: 8/10 Разнообразие: 7/10 Тематика и вайб: 9/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 7/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 8/10 Итог: 7.8
Amazing album. So modern and clean sound.
I was completely obsessed with this album when it came out - was a very cathartic listen. Knights of Cydonia and Starlight are still instant classics to this day, but it's not quite a perfect record.
Muse is cool. Like U2 meets Soundgarden with a little techno circus music.
Not my favourite muse album but still very good!
I really enjoyed this album. You can hear the influences, like Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode.
Some outstanding tracks. Iconic riffs unfortunately drenched in wild self indulgence
Been a while since I’ve heard this, some cool rock opera moments, perhaps some self indulgent ones that didn’t need to be here but on the whole pretty nice
10 years ago this would have been an easy 5. In recent years I have soured a bit on Muse. It isn't so much that I dislike them. I still enjoyed this album. It just felt more lacking than it once did.
Epic sounding, big songs... may be a little too much at points, but generally great stuff
I enjoyed this album more than I expected. Soldiers Poem and Take a bow really stood out to me as unique, especially amidst the rest of the album.
нормалек.
Divertido y fresco de principio a fin. 4💫
This is a pretty solid album. Nothing too challenging, or revolutionary, but very tight and generally a good time. Definitely tries for an epic feeling, and it kinda works, but doesn't leave a lasting impression.
Liked this less overall than I remembered back in the day. I still enjoyed it a lot but some tracks just lulled for me. Of course you have the massive bangers of Supermassive Black Hole (which just makes me want to watch Twilight) and Knights of Cydonia. Those epic ones are what Muse has always done best. (3.5 stars)
Really good.
4.5
Held up better than I expected, honestly. 3.5/5
Solid
I’ve always been a Muse skeptic. I do think it’s corny at times, but the music is undeniably impressive.
Spiritual successor to Queen. Feels like a rock opera. Best: Starlight, knights of cydonia, exo politics
This album is delightfully beautiful, at many times oneiric, with quite interesting instrumentals. However, some songs weren't really of my like, feeling more like pop songs with not much interest. Overall, this is a good album, pretty solid, but not a 10, nor a 9. I'll give it an 8. And still I've liked it a lot, but there are things that are not that nice. It could have been much better.
So tempted to write "I don't usually like heavy metal" just to troll. I never got into Muse back when, and I get the Radiohead-lite criticism, but I enjoyed this. The songs are satisfying, well-polished in parts and deliberate in their roughness, like a Shona sculpture
This was really cool. Memes aside, I’ve always liked Supermassive Black Hole so the rest of the album keeping up with it is awesome. Very interesting epic space rock vibes with some more haunting songs I really enjoyed. Some of the lyrics were cheesy but overall a really solid album.
I know and vaguely like a couple of their (later) albums already, but haven't heard most of the songs on this one. As always with Muse, I enjoy the vibe and would listen again, but mostly all their songs just sound 'Muse-ish'? i.e. distinctively them, but none of them very memorable or standing out from the others for me?
Об'єктивно цей альбом десь на 3-3.5 зірочки. Є як вдалі, так і не дуже спроби рухатись в сторону якогось мтв-прогу. З плюсів, що є хіти. Ну і в принцпиі я більше люблю (треба переслухати якось) попередні два альбоми. Але коли слухав, така приємна ностальгія була за старими Мьюз, що вирішив поставити 4.
Це, мабуть, єдиний альбом мьюз, який мені по-справжньому подобається, колись я навіть купив собі платівочку. Їх "прог" період, але не крінжовий і без зайвого копіювання квін. Knights of cydonia - гімн боротьби.
Great heavy music album. Knights of Cydonia is an absolute classic
Just a few underwhelming moments on what is an extremely impressive record. Very cohesive and sticks to the otherworldly themes and sounds. Knights of Cydonia" is an all time classic. 4/5
Really enjoyed this, lots of great songs. I also feel like I could have missed some pretty sophisticated musicianship by being uninformed on what I should listen for. 4/5 for today but I could see myself rating this anywhere from 3-5 stars on any given day
Muse are never quite as good as I want them to be. This is probably their best record too. Knights of Cydonia is a tune though
Pretty solid album, one of my favourite songs in there
Muse is good!
Paar goeie bangers maar ook wat herrie
Not sure to give it a 4 or a 5, really enjoyed this album, lots of bangers and iconic songs. Wasn't too familliar with Muse, but i get why they are huge within the genre.
J’adore Muse, et je n’avais pas encore pris le temps d’écouter cet album en entier… Une erreur maintenant réparée!
A band and album I have heard a lot before this and with songs that appear often on my playlists. Really good music from a good band with their own style. Not much more to say.
Nostalgic and one of the surprisingly best live shows at ACL fest
Great great album from top to bottom. Only listened to it once!
4 Stars (11/15)
Excellent album. Well produced and arranged. Muse is not my regular go-to music, but it's ok from time to time.
4/5 Très bon album, avec de bons singles qui font toujours le taf ! Par contre, un peu longuet…
This band has some great electric vibes
A really good surprise for me. I wasn’t interested in Muse back when it was all the rage (I probably wasn’t the target demographic), so I never gave them a chance. I wasn’t expecting much from this album... but I ended up listening twice in a row (to my own surprise). I know perfectly well that it’s not super original, that it’s derivative, that it’s partly a louder Radiohead clone... Nonetheless, I think they really make it work, and definitely bring something to the table (at least more than other imitators from the same time period). There’s a scope and an ambition in this album that I really appreciated – it’s loud and bombastic, the orchestration is epic, and there’s some surprisingly heavy guitars. It’s not a gamechanger, but it’s pop-rock done right. Will definitely listen again.
It’s this kind of music that’s responsible for turning me into the dirty, god forsaken socialist I am today. Still rocks pretty hard though.
4 08.03.2025
This was mostly on in the background for me, but I got good vibes.
For a three piece band, the music is impressive. I’ve always liked muse, but the vocals are kind of a downer. Like the tone is very whiny to me even if that’s not the intention. I still think it’s an excellent album.
twighlight
Perhaps we were a bit harsh on you, my friend Zach.
Actually my first time listening to a full record by these guys, always been turned off by comparisons to Coldplay and Radiohead… but I think those comparisons are unwarranted now and that they have a pretty idiosyncratic sound. Love that they blast on their instruments sometimes but not all the time.
Oerhört varierat och väldigt musikaliskt. Behöver lyssna mer för att komma in i det men minst en fyra!
I used to live and breathe this album. Every Muse record up to this one reminds me of my ex, though - it's as if all the feelings have etched themselves into the very notes of the songs. I don’t feel this music in my bones the way I did back then, but it’s still enjoyable, and definitely nostalgic.
Better than I remember. Liked it more than I thought I would.
Unique sound, like rock through a static radio. Uniquely muse, uniquely good. Strong 3.75-4 stars
> The Beatles
Really enjoyed this, although it wasn’t new to me. If ever you wondered what Queen would sound like covering Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti western soundtracks with Thom Yorke on guest vocals, then you’re in for a treat. I would love to see this lot live - must be epic.
nice
Another album that makes me happy I am doing the 1001 list. I knew very little about Muse or their music before I listened. I don't know how to describe them, like a mashup of New Order, U2, Radiohead, Queen, NIN/industrial-adjacent, and electronica, I guess. Whatever it is, it is a very unique and engaging sound. Amazing album that makes me interested in exploring some of their other music.
I never understood why Muse had a big following but aftwr listening to this album I can understand why. They got a niche of metak and pop that somehow worked. The album was good, they hit the nail on some songs (mainly singles) but Matt Bellamy falsetos can be overwhelming at times and the guitars to repetitive I kinda feel it is a concept album but meh. The fact that itvwas a soundtrack for twilight doesn't help as well.
I really love this album, my favorite of theirs 9.7 ★★★★½
The best Muse album. Very cool a d anthemic. 4.5 stars
Amazing album
Grandiose and over-indulgent, and I like it! At least most of it. Starlight is an obvious highlight, but the triple treat of tracks 6-8 is also a really nice gift
Though I started listening to Muse to impress Maria DiMarzio in high school, I have found very high highs with their songs. I probably listen to Starlight once a week and it’s a never-skip for me. I’ve got 5 songs saved coming out of this listen and am happy for the trip down memory lane here. Oh Maria. What could’ve been.
This album rocks. Right from the buildup in Take a Bow I knew I was in for some fun. The blend of rock and electronic is put together so well, and the way different sub-genres of rock show up throughout the album really helps keep you interested to see what’s coming next. I went back and forth between a four and five while I was thinking about this album, and I’m going with a four due to length and the sometimes difficult to understand vocals.
I listened on Friday and I'm reviewing on Monday. I know that's not the best way to review albums, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single thing about it. I know it wasn't bad, but clearly not a standout. After being called out by the group, I gave this album another listen. It's much better than the original 3 I gave it. I absolutely love "Starlight", but I'm still not convinced this album is a 5. I think it's his voice that does it for me. It's right on the edge of being annoying. Still, a really good album.
Such a great album that I have listened to in years
Great album. Probably 4.5 for me
The opening feels like Queen (Flash era) and the weakest song for me. The rest of the album feels more distinctly Muse. It has a fun operatic rock style that could be a successor to Iron Maiden without sounding like ripping them off. It's easy to imagine how enjoyable a live show would be.
I like this album, Big stadium rock with some Muse classics. Would listen to this loud.
Some great stadium rocking moments, such as Assassin, SMBH, Knights of Cydonia, Starlight, etc. The lyrics are a bit meh, but taken in the right spirit this is a strong album, if not their best.
One of my fave albums, was excited to see it show up on the list.
Starlight and hoodoo hit me personally. Take a bow and knights of Cydonia are amazing tracks. Assassin is also underrated in the catalogue. But absolution is THE muse album. 4/5
I knew this album existed from knights of cydonia on guitar hero. I also have a special place in my heart for muse because my friend David and I absolutely jammed out to them hanging out in my room on a really good day. Flows nicely. Sounds out of this world.
Oh yeah.. Muse at the top of their game. A nice mix of progressive-rock and indie
I had this album from around when it came out but hadn't listened to it since. Great to revisit. The maximalist approach really suits Muse as a band. They've never been subtle so might as well chuck it all at the wall. The mixture of synths and guitar is great and the weird conspiracy vibe fits perfectly
Muse had a foundational sound on this album
supermassive black hole is good honestly better overall than I expected, good stuff generally couldn't help but think of twilight...
It's been a while since I listened to it and I think it still holds up. But I don't know if it is effortlessly relistenable. For that reason 4/5.
Muse is a big sound. It is so slick-the music equivalent of a Marvel movie. But just because it it crazy slick and hella produced doesn't mean it is bad. If I need to feel the motivation on the treadmill like I am running through a dystopian, evil-robot filled landscape, this is the music to get me there!
Banger album. 9/10
Black Holes and Revelations... Muse as a band had a rough start in America, after touring their first album (Showbiz) as the opener for RHCP/Foo Fighters, they decided that their creative freedom was more valuable to them and decided to not release their second album (Origin of Symmetry) in america with their original american music label (Madonna's Maverick Records) like the rest of the world in 2001. That made them tour for their follow up in colleges and small theatres for Absolution, which made them have a small but loyal fanbase in the US. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fSURP7E6I7U The inclusion of Supermassive Black Hole in the twilight movie worked wonders for the popularity of the band. What do I feel about it 20 years after it was released? It still holds on, but it is not my favorite muse album 4/5 Knights of Cydonia as a epic still holds on, but it was fonzie jumps the shark moment for Muse, everything afterwards felt less epic than this. Not necessarily their fault, but its how I feel about the band, future albums could have great songs, but concepts or self impossed rules made them less good than they probably could have done. Favorites: Knights, Take a Bow, City of Delusion
7/10 vampire baseball
Matt Bellamy can't seem to stop ascending the harmonic minor scale
Great album 👌
Som bäst är detta 5/5 alla dar i veckan med Map of the problematique som är en av mina favoritlåtar. Tyvärr håller inte deras försök till variation måttet dock. :(
Fan vad bra Knights of Cydonia är! Guitar Hero-klassiker. Resten av albumet också riktigt bra!
Awesome album
Enjoyed. More songs on here that I recognized than I had originally thought I would.
84/100. Great album to run to, only knew Knights of Cydonia before listening. Not something for every day but would like to see them live, great bass and drums
Good album good songs mix of style
Good
War am Anfang bei fünf Sternen, wiederholte sich dann aber doch zu oft und zu lange. Trotzdem geniale Songs drauf.
4.5
All in all, quite great! Difficult to decide whether Starlight or Knights of Cydonia was my fav track. You do get the feeling that there's something missing, though - it all starts to sound samey in the end.
It is odd that this album got removed in later versions of this list, at least four of these songs were radio hits I knew before I listened. Fuzzy sound and politically conscious lyrics feature prominently, while also filled to the brim with bombastic electronic production. The revolution never sounded so dramatic.
twilight soundtrack mentioned!!! enjoyed this. a lot, actually. thought about giving this a 5, but 4 stars is probably more accurate.
Unexpected banger of an album
Banger
Amazing album, except for Mother.
3.5/5, Great album, but not their best.
I feel like you don’t normally use the word penultimate when reviewing an album, but Knights of Cydonia is the best penultimate song of all time.
Ive always been tenuous about Must, mostly because I find the singers voice to be a little grating. Upon listen though, I actually found myself enjoying this a lot. The drama and emotion they bring to the rock / pop-rock genre is captivating, and I liked a lot of the "non-hits" Overall- very solid album
It’s solid I like absolution by them better but it’s better than origin of symmetry imo
The bombast of this album still works for me. The band’s tight - the bass lines are always moving like a storm at the edge of breaking. I feel like the band isn’t taking itself too seriously on this one, and that definitely helps to swallow the excesses.
Another album I haven’t listened to in a while that will be back in my rotation
V pohode album Muse, neni ale lepsi nez 2001 album
Really good album, though a bit front-heavy when it comes to the best songs. Ending on Glorious was an odd choice, considering this is an album full of bangers. Favorite song is Map of the Problematique. Sad that Muses legacy feels a bit tarnished, I guess because of the type of bands they inspired. They deserve better.
This is a great album. The way the first 3 songs lead the album off gets this album rolling like a freight train. Highly recommend.
Great album, their last good one! Still no Origin of Symmetry tho
Being the Twilight baseball song boosts an average album to above average.
Killer song to open the album Starlight: I love this Regrettably, I haven't ever listened to this entire album before. I have missed a lot of time that I could have been listening to more than the 3 or 4 singles on it. The deeper cuts are fantastic as well. Map of the Problematic has a a really cool feel. Great vocal pairings between the lead and accompanying voices. The choir effect is very befitting of the song Invincible reminds me a lot of a U2 song Assassin has a great fast-paced opening, leading into Muse's signature style, which I quite like In City of Delusion, the transition to a sort of Middle Eastern/ mariachi interlude was a really cool contrast with the rest of the song The intro to Hoodoo is very reminiscent of Jeff Buckley, and after reading Bellamy's Wikipedia page, that seems to track pretty well Knights of Cydonia is awesome. If you're not banging your head and tapping your feet to this song, I don't think you liked anything on this album. This is such a cool surf guitar/western movie-themed song. There's even some Daft Punk/Tron sounding stuff in there It's albums like this that make me glad I'm going through this list. I liked Muse. I knew a few tracks on this album. Now, having heard the entire thing, I'm going to intentionally listen to these guys a lot more, and I'm going to look for shows of theirs I can attend. This album made me a Muse fan, rather than someone who had heard a few of their songs .
This is not a band I've really invested any time into before, so much so that I wouldn't have been able to name a single song of theirs, or name a member of the band. Track 1 (Take A Bow) was decent. Track 2 (Starlight) I'd heard before, but wouldn't have known it was one of their songs. I like it though. Track 3 (Supermassive Black Hole) is an absolute banger, don't think I'd ever heard it previously. Fuck me, this album is starting to excite me. Track 4 (Map Of The Problematique) is decent, certainly listenable, a bit of a comedown from the previous track but still ok. Track 5 (Soldier's Poem) reminds me of Queen, completely different sound from the previous tracks but really enjoyable and it somehow fits. Track 6 (Invincible) was another "decent" track. Track 7 (Assassin) was my least liked track so far, but still ok. Track 8 (Exo-Politics) is back on target, another good track. Track 9 (City Of Delusion) pretty good. Track 10 (Hoodoo) listenable, not the best track though. Track 11 (Knights Of Cydonia) talk about save the best 'til last, an absolute belter to round the album off. It was so much better than I was expecting. If I could give 4.5 stars I would. I think it's close to being 5 stars, but I'm going with 4.
The more I know about Outer Space, the more terrifying it becomes.
9/10. I do not understand why this album was taken off of later versions of "1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". I love its proggy vibes!!! :)
4/5. I liked it better than I expected to being I don’t know much Muse. I liked the electronica, the epic sound. Great vocals, great harmonies. Would listen to again.
Mye bedre enn ventet
The only Muse I really knew was 'Knights of Cydonia' from my Guitar Hero days. This album was better than I expected. Chalk up another interesting Wikipedia music genre "Space Rock."
Bel rock, potente ed espressivo. Mi ha gasato un botto, da prendere.
classic
Overall: 7/10 I went on a date with a woman I matched on with on tinder years ago who had absolutely monstrous sized breasts and she showed up to our date wearing a Muse shirt which I thought was so awesome and after the date she messaged me to tell me she didn't want to go on another date with me cause I was a huge pervert who couldn't stop staring at her boobs and I spent the next half an hour convincing her that I just really loved her Muse shirt and we ended up going on a few more dates after that cause she didn't know I was such a huge Muse fan but sadly it didn't work out. God, she had great tits. For real though, this is a pretty good album but I've listened to it so much that it kind of became background noise for me. I think they have better albums but I love the stadium rock/Queen feel that they have going for themselves. Knights of Cydonia is an incredibly epic song that I used to absolutely smash on Guitar Hero and Supermassive Black Hole could have been a Prince song honestly. Fav Song: Knights of Cydonia Least Fav Song: Hoodoo
Groupe connu. J'avais apprécié l'album 'Origin of symmetry' à l'époque de sa sortie, mais j'ai perdu le groupe de vue ensuite. De 'Black Holes and Revelations' je connais 'Starlight' (+++) que je joue régulièrement. Et j'ai découvert 'Map of the problematique' et ses riffs (++), 'Invincible' avec un chorus original (++), 'Assassin' et son rythme très enlevé (++), City of Delusion (+++) et sa ligne de basse, 'Knights of Cydonia' et ses plages instrumentales (++), mais aussi le plutôt raté 'Soldier's Poem' (--). Il rejoindra probablement ma collection. =>4/5
Very, very good. Dynamic album with lots of different sounds and distinct songs. The techno sounds work well with the guitar work (which was fantastic this album), and the Muse singing style. Obsessed obsessed obsessed with the end of Map of the Problematique, definitely my favourite 45 seconds of the whole album. Did I love every song on the album? No, but there was enough in there for me to really enjoy myself. 4/5 stars.
Really enjoyed this!! Some of it felt a biiit similar to Ok Computer, but it wasn’t too much an issue, I’ll definitely check out more by these guys!
Spectacular, this music sounded very cinematic and punchy which is something I enjoy a lot, the songwriting and album concept were very solid too. My only complaint is I got a little bored in the middle but it picked right back up at at the end. Favorite Tracks: Take A Bow, Starlight, Knights Of Cydonia, and Hoodoo.
Oh, hooray! This is like the Californication album cover but with some dudes sitting there. It doesn't scream "Muse". But the album is great. Peak college listening. Come to find out this too is considered "space rock"!? I mean, I guess several of the song titles suggest space, but who knew that was my secret favorite genre? Although they don't shy away from an electric guitar, Matt Bellamy has both a unique voice and a 2000s-rock-countdown-coded voice. One thing I like about Muse is that their sound is very 'thick' -- no empty spaces at all. The orange juice of music. Also, the mashup 'Teardrop Madness' is one of my all-time favorites (although 'Madness' is not on this album). Highlights: 'Starlight' (very good), 'Supermassive Black Hole' (ruined and revitalized by Twilight the Movie and college acapella, not necessarily in that order), 'Invincible' (cringey lyrics, but I appreciate the positivity, plus it reminds me of silly MCR)
I knew Supermassive Black Hole before listening to the whole album. Thought the album was fun and solid. I’m a bit torn because some of these songs are so awesome, but not quite enough to reach a 5 for me. Maybe at a later date, but definitely an album to return to.
Musen tunnistaa kun sen kuulee. Makee levy ja tätä pitäisi kuunnella enemmänkin
Millennial magic. Great album, great songs.
I think muses biggest problem is how overly earnest they are with some fairly over the top ridiculous lyrics and music. Could do with more of a sense of fun, but I just can't see this as being as horrendous as some people some to think. Still entertaining 3.5*
Muse has some pretty good songs, My favorite of which isn't on this album. However, Supermassive Black Hole is a banger as well. The record overall is pretty good. About 3.7 stars from me.
Points for Starlight which is an exception song.
I didn't hear it whole but I really enjoyed some of the songs
I understand the mixed reviews on this one but I genuinely found it enjoyable. Muse was my first concert and seeing Starlight, Knights of Cydonia, and Take A Bow live were mind blowing. Many of the lyrics are shallower than I previously thought (at 16) but the thematic and musical elements of the album still hold up for me.
Good background for what I was going. No idea what the lyrics were
It was really good. It was pleasant while also being interesting. I will definitely listen again.
4.0 - Very Good
It's still really good, but I'm not sure it's as good as I thought it was growing up, and it's definitely not as good as Matt Bellamy thinks it is. Some excellent musicianship on display, though, but my long-standing point remains that Take A Bow is an absolutely garbage track to open on.
Rating: 4/5 | Favorite Track: Supermassive Black Hole --- This album is just pure fun and energetic alternative rock. I love the sci-fi theme that permeates the tracklist. Great listen!
Decent album. Will have to listen to again... Assuming I ever find myself in a situation where I would choose to listen to The Muse...
I have fond memories of seeing this album cover as a kid and assuming this must be the most boring shit ever. I take it back now — they somehow make prog rock catchy. If anything it could actually benefit from being a little more toned down.
Muse rocks and I'm tired of pretending like they don't. Yea, this would definitely feel annoying on the third or fourth listen in a short time period - but every once in awhile throwing on a Muse album kicks ass Best Song: Starlight Rating: 7/10 (Solid) Stars: 4/5
Excellent album!
Brings back old memories also listened too it like a month ago
4/5
Album reminds me of the period of my life immediately after college when I was trying to navigate complete upheaval in my life. This was one of those albums that was always just on in the background. Good stuff then, and good stuff now.
Abby choreographed a dance to Map of the Problematique
Enjoyed it - a good rock vand
Good, it was rock but kind of different, it sounded like there were some aspects of electrical music but I’m not sure if that’s just what I heard .
The first track on the album should be the last track on the album, or just not on the album. The ballad should be deleted. Some sneaky tracks changing genres 2 mins in. Call me crazy but I really enjoyed it minus the bad ones. The good tracks were great. The bad tracks are annoying. I loved the guitar; don't know what any lyrics were only because I was more engrossed in the music not the singing.
I had heard quite a few of these tracks. I always thought the instrumentals were cool, but never liked his singing. Still a pretty good album overall
music gets less inspired at the end and sort of feels like it’s trying to replicate the first half of the album would give it 3.5/5 if i could but because it starts off very strongly i’ll round up
If Coldplay are the "sell-out" Radiohead, then Muse are the "metal" Radiohead and, given my sensibilities, it makes sense that I hate the former but have a soft spot for the latter. They are a bit of a guilty pleasure - often bombastic and silly, and I think you have to be in the right mood AND pick and choose the songs, but there are fair few good ones on this album. Enough to give it a better than average score.
Solid Queen, Metallica, Rage against the Machine, Radiohead mash up covers band…. What’s not to like…. I love it!
Not big fan of Muse but I really enjoyed the album on a whole.
I read something a long time ago to the effect of "Muse makes music for people who comment on reddit 'you, my good sir, have won the internet for today'", and I think about that a lot. I don't really listen to them anymore but in middle school I was a big fan, so this album takes me back. For music that I listened to a lot in middle/high school and don't anymore, it's a bit of a coin toss on whether I might enjoy it or the vibes will be rancid and put me in a weird and bad mood. But I enjoyed listening to this. It's a bit over the top and symphonic, but in a way that's far enough away from Queen and in the direction of, say, System of a Down that those become positives instead of negatives. This album is a little bit all over the place, from the almost Coldplay-esque ballad in "Starlight", to the heavily distorted synths on "Supermassive Black Hole", to the soft and minimal "Soldier's Poem", to the heaviest track on the album in "Assassin", to flamenco and Arabic influences that close out the album on "City of Delusion" and "Hoodoo". The very last track, "Knights of Cydonia", sounds very Ennio Morricone. I could understand how this could be an annoying amount of stylistic hopscotch for some people, but I really enjoyed it. When I first put on this album, I wasn't sure if it was going to hold up nearly 20 years later. I am surprised to find that coming back to it, with a richer understanding and appreciation for music than I had when I was literally like 12, I like this album more, not less.
Great album, very nostalgic
I am a Muse fan, but after a thorough listen, I must admit this album has not aged as well as I remembered. I give it 4 stars because there are some really great songs in between.
Really fun album. It’s got all the glam-metal theatricality of Queen fused with the sci-fi dystopian vibe of Radiohead’s “OK Computer.” I forgot that Muse can get pretty heavy. “Supermassive Black Hole” is of course an awesome song, but “Assassin” is also a really sick, heavy track too. Man, I remember being so into “Starlight” when this first came out. It’s cheesier than I remember, but I also kind of like the cheesiness.
Muse is a really great modern band that does a lot of things right, and has some of the best and catchiest arena-rock hooks that you'll ever hear. In fact when I think of specifically current arena-rock type bands, I'm pretty much thinking of them first. "Starlight" is impressively beautiful, even after hearing this song thousands of times on rock radio over the past ~19 years. Break this all down into a piano ballad and it would still be gorgeous. Make it into a blues song and it would grab your heart and squeeze it. Great track. The thing that is keeping it from a 5/5 for me is that I often want some kind of respite from the super compressed drums and synths. I'd really love some parts where the layers are played softly. To me it sounds like when they want a quieter part, they will just turn down the volumes of whatever layers they want.
This project is so fun. I’ve only heard The Muse on the radio or music videos. Great songs all around. Favorite so far is Map of Problematic.
Better than i expected, a really good listen
As evidenced by the album cover, it's a bit too grandiose for my liking but there is no denying that parts of this go extremely hard. Really 3.5 stars, but I'm feeling generous enough to round up. Not something that would be in the regular rotation, but might flip it on when I'm in a certain anthemic-needing mood.
Knights of Cydonia *chef’s kiss*
It's good, Knights of Cydonia easily my favourite on the album, they have a good sound and energy although I found the middle of the album a little sedate
Es ist ein Meisterwerk des alternativen Rocks, durchzogen von kosmischen Themen und experimenteller Kühnheit. Dieses vierte Studioalbum, veröffentlicht im Jahr 2006, zeigt die Ambitionen der Band mit bombastischen Klängen, komplexen Texten und einem Gefühl von Größe. Mit Tracks wie "Starlight" und "Supermassive Black Hole" beweist Muse ihr Händchen für eingängige Melodien und genreübergreifende Klänge, die spacige Atmosphären mit tanzbaren Rhythmen verbinden. "Knights of Cydonia", das ikonische Finale, ist ein sechsminütiges Epos mit Western-Vibes, treibenden Beats und eindringlichen Vocals—ein perfekter Abschluss für ein Album, das vor Drama nur so strotzt. Gerne mal wiederhören.
They have such a melancholic, kind of apocalyptic, sound. I like it, but there isn't much variation.
если бы это были только black holes and частичные revelations......... я люблю всем сердцем карту проблематики (Map of the Problematique) и старлайт!! восторгаюсь от неизбежной мелодичности остальных композиций данного альбома, но, похоже, что не более того
Supermassive black hole is one of my favourite rock intros of all time, starlight also a great song and there are a few other bangers in there I hadn't heard before
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Great album! Stand out songs are Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Knights of Cydonia. They really come up with some amazing bass tones and guitar stylings. Found myself getting tired and miffed by the vocal style, but on some songs it fits perfectly! I really enjoyed the album and will spin it again.
Epic
Is this right?
8/10. Some serious bangers on this album tbh. At times it actually gave me Radiohead vibes and while I think it was often less artistically 'interesting', I thought the riffs writing itself and often times the timbre were superior. They had a few more heavier numbers that I did enjoy - again even if the riffs writing was simplistic, the crisp vocals and instrumentation made the simplicity effective. Obviously multiple very iconic tracks on here (Supermassive Black Hole, Starlight, Knights of Cydonia), its a shame that some of the mid section was a bit slow and forgettable for me but overall very enjoyable.
Muse is rock music for middle aged men who work in consultancy and insurance. I also think they’re a worse early Radiohead. Saying that, I LOVE this album! Favs: Take a bow Starlight Supermassive black hole Assassin- MY FAV Knights of Cydonia Glorious
Albumi #176, 15.03.2025 Musen neljäs studioalbumi julkaistiin vuonna 2006. Black Holes and Revelations on ehdottomasti Musen parhaita albumeita. Levy sisältää mielestäni muutaman todella loistavan kappaleen.
Better than I remembered.
It was nice
6/12, 50%
No private session used for Spotify. I used to listen to Muse, and this album a lot, not sure why I stopped. Best band in the genre "Space Pirate Rock" I can think of. It's fun, it's high energy, and super dramatic.
Knights of Cydonia, starlight, several great tracks, beautiful and innovative instrumentations, and arrangements, overall just awesome.
Massive, but I did love it growing up so I’m biased. Probably the last good album before they went off the boil.
89/100.. Black Holes and Revelations by Muse is a highly enjoyable alt-rock record, capturing the iconic sound of their early era. The album features strong vocals, thought-provoking themes, and dynamic instrumentation, making it one of their best releases. A powerful and engaging listen that showcases Muse at their peak.
Nice stadium rock with great synth mix and good vocals . Drags in the middle but the start and end shine
Has the big symphony song on it
Still haven’t seen them live 😔
In my collection, love it
Pretty good
Some songs by Muse just HIT, and then others just really fall flat for me, but I enjoyed the overall vibe of the album. Their music kinda makes me feel like I’m about to get abducted by aliens but in a fun way? Starlight, super massive black holes, and knights of cydonia are all incredible songs in my opinion. 3.8/5
I think this 1001 Album thing has made me a fan of Brit Rock, which is starting to worry me
Didn't realize how much I liked Muse. Trippy at times. My highlights are Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole and Knights of Cydonia with Hoodoo up there. Really enjoyed.
Really enjoyed it
I liked this one and I felt like I’d heard parts of it before. Good pair of openers in “Take a Bow” and “Starlight.” There was a comment elsewhere here about Coldplay inheriting the quiet end of Radiohead and Muse inheriting the loud end and I can definitely see that.
they tried reheating Thom Yorke’s nachos and honestly? it worked for me
This album made me believe in aliens