Reviews (page 9 of 14)
7/10 Divertido, no me molesto ni paso desapercibido, bastante bien
I was hoping this would be a lot better than it actually was and there were definitely some great parts of this but also a bit cringe inducing
Phantom of the Opera x alien spaceship. Contrary to their name I don't think that much thought went into this, however it is passable
I don't think this of the best Muse album
Teenage me would have loved this. Current me likes and wants to give it 3.5/5 but you can't do halves here. To me, 3 is "It's good but I probably won't go out of my way to listen to it again", and 4 is "Yes I will listen to this album again", and this probably falls closer the the former - so 3 it is
I would never choose to listen to a Muse album, it was alright.
Space rock for basic people. ¨Black Holes and Revalations¨ is a jam but Muse has always rubbed me the wrong way while being technically good. See U2 2.0.
Väldigt episkt med många extremt bra låtar. Känns fortfarande ibland lite corny dock. Inte lika bra som origin of symmetry. Sämre mot slutet
I had an ex who really liked Starlight but won't hold that against the album. I hear a bunch of Radiohead influence here. It's alright, not sure I'd listen again but I liked it.
Remembered this as better, I think my teenage twilight obsessed emo brain picked up something in this that is not really present to me listening back to it. Their hits still hold up, maybe because I remember them the best and they therefore act as the most powerful vessels for nostalgia. Anyway, I will always enjoy Muse, but this album didn’t do any more than that. Favorites: Supermassive Black Hole, City of Delusion, Knights of Cydonia Rating: 6.4/10
Just when people thought Muse couldn't get any more climactic and epic, they proved everyone right by making a more Pop/Alt Rock project that really dumbed down their overall sound and style so they could become more accessible to fans instead of critics. Don't get me wrong I am not hating on Black Holes and Revelations, but I am being honest, this is a significant step down in overall tone, structure, and sound that I was a bit turned off by but still let pass. It doesn't help this album has hits like Supermassive Black Hole to keep people coming back to this very of its' time release. At least this project is once again an original take on the whole Alt Rock sound Muse is now going for but I really wish we got yet another existential album like Absolution instead of this wanna-be Pop album. It is solid but once again underwhelming in terms of how much I hear about this. All in all for my quick Muse dive I found them to be extremely overrated and not much better than your average Rock band, they just so happened to get lucky and make a few hits that's all....
Muse has such a formula to their songwriting. You can always tell where they're going to go with what they're doing..... I think the biggest issue for me is their songwriting, especially the rhythms of their vocal melodies. Every verse and chorus seems to be exactly the same - every note gets at least a half-note, many stretch of more than measure. It gets kinda tiring. Songs from this album would fit perfectly into a mix, but an entire album just isn't that fun to listen to. It's a generous - THREE STARS
I never got into Muse, this didn't change with this Album.
3.5/5
[album #8] i used to listen to this a bunch in middle school. i think it is pretty decent pop-heavy-rock ? and has some good tracks, but overall is too long and i think takes itself very seriously for what it is. i did have fun listening to a chunk of it, but i did drag in a lot of places. Strong start and then a pretty good end. A lot of these songs feel like things you listen to while working out. Very dramatic, “epic,” over the top, rock opera-y, which is fine if you like that but not super my thing these days. Starlight, supermassive black hole (duh), map of the problematique, and Knights of Cydonia are my standout tracks. 2.5 or 3/5 for me.
pretty fun invincible é um pouco insu though
album rock ma particolare, non saprei identificarlo, però mi è piaciuto parecchio
21st Century Queen
I’ve never really warmed to Muse for some reason. I have to say I did like a couple of the album tracks here but overall I found my listening pleasure decrease with each listen. Which is odd as usually it’s the other way round. Which I’m guessing tells me all I need to know about this and that I probably won’t be seeking too many relistens in the near future.
Twilight baseball scene song detected! Catchy and fairly fun to listen to; I am not above a fuzzy, hooky alt-rock song. What keeps this from tipping over into truly great to me is a how polished and considered it feels. Almost every song sounds labored over and almost calculated. It starts to eat its own tail. Pop songs that are self-conscious about being pop songs and try too hard to swerve. That being said, the closing track “Knights of Cydonia” has some real ambition to it. I wonder what this album would’ve been if it leaned harder into that kind of proggy, sprawling-but-explosive approach. I like Bellamy’s voice, but sometimes he sounds too much like Thom Yorke, which makes me wish I was listening to ‘The Bends’ or something.
I love when an album takes it's title from a random line in one of their songs. I've seen Muse live before and they are good but for some reason it doesn't translate for me when listening to it. I will always here 'ooh a sip of soda' during Supermassive Black Hole. My friend who is a huge Muse fan said this wasn't his favorite but still good. They played quite a bit of this live. I think it's a solid 3 album.
3 1/2
Sonically fantastic but lyrically there are some noticeable low points that drags this one down a bit.
Did we all just collectively forget about Muse? I feel like they were poised to just be the next great British rock band and take over the world and then they just fell off a cliff after this album. This album is pretty good! ROCK MUSIC!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Oh yeah, no I'm not listening this. Which is nothing against the album, which I remember liking. It just featured prominently in a time of my life I don't wish to dwell on.
This was cool, take a bow incorporating electronic elements was very interesting
The second half of the album gets a bit repetitive at times, but a good rock opera overall.
Muse are a band whose ambition is impossible to question and whose maximalism is an acquired taste. Black Holes and Revelations is their most accessible record, which is a relative term — this is still a grandiose, apocalyptic, stadium-filling statement about government conspiracy and environmental collapse delivered with complete conviction and considerable technical firepower. The record takes a few tracks to find its footing. When “Supermassive Black Hole” arrives at track three it’s a genuine surprise — a funk-influenced, Prince-adjacent groove that sounds unlike anything else in their catalog and briefly suggests a different and more interesting version of this album might have been possible. It’s the moment where the production steps back from bombast into something more physical and alive. Then the maximalism reasserts itself, and the middle stretch settles into capable but unremarkable territory. The unexpected highlight arrives in “Soldier’s Poem” — a quiet, hymn-like a cappella piece that opens a window in the middle of all the grand gesturing. When Muse stops being Muse for three minutes and just sings, something genuinely human comes through. That it’s the most affecting moment on the record says something about where the emotional center actually lives versus where the band thinks it does. The back half offers “Hoodoo” and “Knights of Cydonia” — the latter with actual horns, a welcome addition — as genuine bright spots. Not enough to push it to four, but enough to keep it as an honest three rather than a charitable one.
Hearing Knights of Cydonia for the first time is a cannon event for the millennial man. Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole are also great songs. But unfortunately, the rest of the songs on this record don't stand up.
A savvy mix of Radiohead, the Killers, some Nine Inch Nails, and Coldplay. There's some prog rock thrown in there too for good measure. I've never listened to Muse outside of what I played on Guitar Hero, I think it was "Knights of Cydonia," and "Starlight," which I had no idea was Muse but have heard a bunch of times in the wild of course.
Is Muse good? That’s an interesting question. I liked this album a lot when it came out but haven’t listened to it since. On one hand, yes, it’s good. But it struck me that Muse might be like Imagine Dragons or Coldplay with better marketing. They’re still just a rock band that got too big, that they’re a little lame, but a certain group of guys will always like them.
Twilight base ball
There are 3 or 4 songs I can't resist on here, but Muse is not an album band for me.
Liked the singles from this album (Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole), also loved Map of the Problematique. The strings on City of Delusion were cool. The rest were meh or whiny and grated on me. (3)
Some of the songs on this album are such bangers, others are kind of repetitive
His voice is annoying and this whole album reminds me of Twilight not only because of the baseball scene but the author was obsessed with Muse
Good solid album
like yesterday's American Idiot, Black Holes and Revelations is the sound of a band branching out. Muse had gotten pretty huge off the alt-rock sound they forged on their previous two records, and thus they saw fit to extend it in multiple directions. you've got pop-forward cuts that were chart-ready in 2006 ("Supermassive Black Hole") alongside some of the group's most cutting-edge material, complete with orchestral overdubs and a ton of nice-sounding synth layers, all topped with Matt Bellamy's strong lead vocals (even if he comes much too close to aping Thom Yorke for my liking a lot of the time). I can absolutely see the appeal with Black Holes; the production is fantastic, the band sounds great (the guitar tones are superb), and there's a few truly brilliant cuts on here. (the opening four tracks are arguably the strongest, but "Knights of Cydonia" is a tremendous closer.) the middle suffers in comparison; even as these tracks all have distinct sonic identities, I feel a bit underwhelmed by the compositions themselves. strong 6/10.
I never listened to Muse, but, as a distant observer, all the discussion about their rise and fall over the years has been an amusing read. This was a decent listen. A couple of very good tracks, but the whole thing is uneven and, while I appreciate the sentiment, the commentary is poorly written and superficial. It's a very smooth and polished album, yet jam-packed with millions of bells and whistles, which works in its favour in a couple of instances, but many tracks also end up sounding a bit sterile. This is more of a problem later on, with a couple of songs just merging inside my head into one big, empty crescendo. I'll explore more of their music sometime in the future. I heard the most praise for Origin of Symmetry so I'll give that one a listen soon. I doubt I'm going anywhere near anything they made after this album, though. Favourite track: Map of the Problematique
Energy
Had a lot of fun moments, still a bit basic troubled white boy vibe
Some pretty good songs but couldn’t get over the twilight one
Like a 6.7/10
Very Coldplay and alternative listening like. Some songs where decent for the work vibe others I was enjoying but getting sleepy
Pas ma tasse de thé à proprement parler mais certains morceaux quand même assez cathartiques et cinématographiques qui fonctionnent bien
First song was a little weird, but also liked it. Overall I liked more songs than I didn’t - but a lot of their songs sound alike.
Weird but kinda liked it. Spacey. Desert rockish. Drums on some of the early tracks stood out to me. Never cared much for Muse before this but I was sorta surprised. That said, not sure it was memorable enough to come back to and give another listen
Used to love this album when it came out. I over played it and now I think Matt Bellamys voice is just too clean for my taste 19/20 years later. It's a savage guitar album though.
This in turns sounded like Radiohead and Coldplay and Queen and Depeche Mode. I like the second two of those and dislike the first two, so this was not the album for me. After three listens, I didn’t hate it but I did not enjoy it.
I don't dislike this album. However I only have so much room for storage and analysis of Radiohead sound-alike bands in my brain. As a Canadian, the CRTC has already allocated that space to Rufus Wainwright. Don't blame me, blame the nanny-state.
it was fine. very much hot fuss vibes when i started the album but got a little grating near the end Fav Song: Starlight Least Fav: Assassin
Some great tunes
Loved it at the time, less enthusiastic now but still a few good tunes and their last half decent album before they went to shit.
I always thought this album was a little too poppy but I still enjoyed it. It was definitely the start of the decline of Muse.
Radiohead for people with no attention span.
Decent Indie rock. No memorable aongs
Really wanted to hate on this one but it wasn't that bad. Kinda like someone made pop rock Radiohead + queens of the stone age. I high key could not tell any of the songs apart.
Radiohead if instead of writing weird time signatures and scaring women they ran a meth empire
Didn`t like it. A little too deep.
Yeah it's fine. Knight of Cydonia was fun when I heard it for the first time on Guitar Hero 3. They're basically covering the same ground as Radiohead from OK Computer to Amnesiac. It's fine, but I'd rather just be listening to Radiohead.
If you had told me they discovered a lost Queen album and then played me this, I would likely fall for it hook, line, and sinker. Not bad, not great. Different genres, different vibes. Prog Rock at its core.
2.75 - Highschool me would've LOVED this. Me now can understand the fun but it's not something I'd pick to listen to. Fav Songs: Starlight // Supermassive Black Hole // Knights of Cydonia (FOREVER SOOOOOO GOOD, form Guitar Hero)
Ergens in mijn beginjaren als muziekliefhebber luisterde ik wel veel naar Muse. Een jaar of 10 geleden ben ik ook al wel weer afgehaakt. De hits op The Resistance (2009) en daarna het maniakale geluid van The 2nd Law (2012) vond ik wel erg vet. Toen ontdekte ik vier albums daarvoor. Die klinken als harde electronic rock. Maar de bass- en guitarriffs zijn daar wel de basis. En die zijn hard. Voorkeuren voor hele platen heb ik niet, maar in het oude oeuvre van Muse is wel een hoop spectaculairs te ontdekken. Op Black Holes and Revelations gebeurd een hoop. Het is een echt album-album. Dat is leuk. Supermassive Black Hole is een banger. Met een track als Soldier's Poem wordt er even rust in de plaat gebouwd. Ben door het album heen gevlogen, en dat is een goed teken. Muse is een beetje specifieke smaak, en gedeeltelijk spreekt hier de nostalgie, maar ik ga er wel lekker op. 7/10 Highlights Supermassive Black Hole City of Delusion
Nothing offense, nothing too memorable.
Some good songs on this one
supermassive black hole bumps the ranking of this up all on its own i like that every song in it has a little funky beat or guitar solo that shows up as a surprise near the latter half of the song. im giving it a 72/100. good sound, better than average, not an album i'll have on repeat but still with dun and impressiv moments throughout
Lowkey Geese if u close ur eyes
Like a heavier Radiohead. It might have appealed to me as a teenager, not so much now.
This album- this as- are great and I see why people love them so much. Unfortunately this is wrong timeline for me personally ti fall in luv
Weird to review. They have a sound that comes off more produced than performed. It's almost alternative rock meets some electronic meets almost a bit of glam. The sound isn't bad and it is catchy but it feels like it's trying to come off grand and in that process loses something more connecting to listen to. 900 odd albums in and I'm coming off fully pretentious at this point. This isn't a bad album. I can see why this got radio play.
This is one of those ones that has the ingredients, but the production hurts it. It's over compressed and flat sounding. Despite the sound quality, there are some interesting compositions.
Fifa soundtrack
j'ai bien aimé, en plus y a la musique de twilight. après c'est pas un coup de coeur immense mais j'ai bien aimé et je pourrais même le réécouter à l'avenir. la pochette est incroyable 3/5
It's fun rock and roll. Most of this album sounds like that one Guitar Hero song that I know (which is not necessarily a bad thing).
Not quite as dramatic as I was expecting, though plenty dramatic as is. Pretty fun listen, I like some of the soundscapes created and found much of the composition interesting and engaging. Not boring for sure, though Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole are the hits for a reason in my humble opinion.
Unfortunately, I am prejudiced against Muse from past associations. No fault of the band, of course, but it does colour my response to them. Sonically it’s pretty decent overall, although I do find Matt Bellamy’s vocals to be overwrought and histrionic a lot of the time, and they don’t fully escape the ‘poor man’s Radiohead’ label. That said, the opening trio of ‘Take a Bow’, ‘Starlight’ and ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ is very good indeed. The album does lose a bit of steam as it goes on, but finishes strongly with ‘Knights of Cydonia’. Not quite enough for 4 stars though.
Want to be radiohead so bad
Listened to this a bunch in high school before I ever heard OK Computer. Looking back on it, is like if a butt rock group had been tasked with making a version of OK Computer. It’s an absurd premise but it’s really quite pleasurable to listen to, and found myself surprised at how much I actually liked it. I especially liked the drums.
6/10 algunas canciones me dan ansiedad pero está bacán para sentir algo de intensidad en el día o hacer ejercicio, no siento que en algún momento quisiera escuchar desesperadamente este álbum pero si suena, no me molesta.
3.5
Solid album supermassive black hole is a banger
I was hoping I’d enjoy it cause there are Muse songs I really like, but eh
We're playing starlight in orchestra lmao. Not much of a muse fan, but like, I kinda get it
This first song kind of sounds like Radiohead. It's making me want to listen to Radiohead. I like the way he says starlight. Steeyarrrlight. Oh em gee he said black holes and revelations! That's the album name! I LOVE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE. I LOVE TWILIGHT. I'M PLAYING BASEBALL WITH THE CULLENS IN MY MIND RN. I already really liked this song even before I had watched twilight, but I think the baseball-thunderstorm scene made me like it so much better. To be honest I feel like supermassive black hole is gonna be the only really good or unique song on this album. Let's see if time proves my point. Gang, "Map of the problematique" is kinda giving coldplay or trashy 2000s/2010s pop band. Not trashy as in Ayesha Erotica type trashy, more like what the hell is this corporate machine slop.
ok
Meh
take a bow: 5.50/10 es interesante la musica pero no le di mucha pelota, no es de mi agrado. starlight: 8/10 buena voz. supermassive black hole: 8.80/10 muy buen tema. map of the problemique: 6.50/10 buena bata pero muy plano todo, siempre igual. soldier´s poem: 8,50/10 que hermosa atmosfera y letra :) . invincible: 9,25/10 muy completo. assasin: 7,50/10 me gusto mucho la bata, le da con ganas. exo-politics: 7/10 sigue con critica al poder, me gusta eso, estribillo muy bueno, BUT IM WAITINGGG PATIENLYYY, aprueba por eso nomas. city of desilusion: 10/10 TEMON, tiene de todo, muy completo me encanta y QUE BUENA VOZ HIJO DE PUTA, UNA ORQUESTA. hoodoo: 7,70/10 muy buena la parte cuando explota. knights of cydonia: 9/10 muy bueno. glorious: 8/10 muy linda forma como cierra el disco. me gustoo la verdad, lo escucharia de nuevo. Todo pega con todo, la portada con los temas, los nombres con los temas, vamos a ver com sigue.
6/10
Okay.. kind of repetitive. Cool instrumentals but the singing style seems to be the same for every song. Tracks 2 and 3 I knew but everything else was new.
Joskus tää oli ihan kova levy, mut joku tähän on tullu eikä lähe enää samalla tavalla. NPC meininkiä niinku Coldplay ja Imagine Dragons
Tätä vaivaa vähän sama kun Killersiä eli omaan makuun vaan liian siloposkista. Varmaan kun isolla rahalla tehään tuotantoo ja pitää saaha tarpeeks kliinistä, niin sit kärsii koko tuotanto siitä, että on vauvanpyllyä. Parit hitit on kuitenkin ihan jees ja kestää aikaa, joten ihan ok.
(Super)Massive sound with the depth of a sheet of paper. Don't think I've ever actually sat through a whole Muse album previously (maybe their debut?), but it confirms a lot of what I expected. Supermassive Black Hole and Knights of Cydonia are pretty strong though.
supermassive black hole reminds me of twilight, haven't listened to their other songs. like but don't love
Everyone knows supermassive black hole but outside of that ... This record is a bit of a mess. Instead of being a masterful blend of genres, it just sounds messy and like a less interesting version of Radiohead
Pensava que ia gostar mais do álbum. Não tem tanta emoção quanto esperava. Um estéril com exceção de algumas músicas. Fui reouvir e gostei mais. É um 7/10 Músicas que se destacam: Supermassive Black Hole, City of Delusion, Knights of Cydonia
No digo que sea un mal album simplemente no es mi estilo por más que le he dado oportunidad no termina por gustarme
Healthy dose of nostalgia on this one, despite not being able to name more than 1-2 songs. The “worse Radiohead” comp is probably unfair despite the similarities. Yeah they’re dorky but there’s a particular accessibility to their sound and some pop sensibility’s deeply scratched. All that being said, I was very ready for it to be over. RYM: N Saved a song: N
Bombastic alternative rock and space-pop built on distorted guitars, synth layers, driving bass, and soaring, dramatic vocals surges with cinematic ambition. Listening feels like being pulled through a glossy sci-fi epic where every moment reaches for grandeur and spectacle. The result is powerful and entertaining, though its excess feels overblown.
Loved some of it and then just found some very average
This took me back. Muse were probably the best stadium rock band at that time
Nostalgic. Has a few bangers to start the album but then lulls in the middle. As an album, I prefer Absolution but this still hits from time to time.
3/5. Muse gets a bit too much hate these days I think, which to be fair the band is not helping as they have been a parody of themselves for the past 15 or so years. But some of the early albums like Origin of Symmetry or Absolution are still great. As for Black Holes and Revelations, it starts really strong. The run from “Take a Bow” to “Map of the Problematique” is some good, dramatic stuff. But then it goes into a pretty flabby middle section. It slowly picks back up towards the end till “Knights of Cydonia” which is one of Muse’s best songs and super fun to play on guitar. On this listen I found myself also not being the biggest fan of the lyrics on here, often they’re okay but there’s some moments like on “city of delusion” that sound like they’re from the first draft of a Y.A. Dystopia novel. I never really buy into the dystopian future that is trying to be portrayed. but the strong start and finish on this album make it a good, worthwhile listen.
They’re not bad, I just can’t get into them
Muse, such a good band, I enjoy their stuff. The music is great, the lyrics are fun, yet they are very mid. It's got no soul. I will listen to them, don't get me wrong. They are top notch with a lot of dramatic flair, but it just doesn't feel like anything. Like AC/DC is dirty and fun, Van Helen is a great with amazing guitar work. Metallica is fast and hard and will whip some lyrics at you. This just doesn't feel the same. It's got the flair, and talent but it's missing something. Worth listening to, but it won't stick with you.
Love muse! This isn't my favourite of theirs, but it has some incredible tunes. This was the last record before they headed a bit too far down the over the top pop road IMO
RYM 3.0
Some great songs but also some slower ballads that weren't for me 5/12 liked
Absolution is a far superior record. I don't see the big deal. It's fine.
city of delusion weirdly sounds like a song you could salsa to! glorius is my favourite track, the start sounds like a video game with character. take a bow sounds like mamma mia in stranger things. starlight sounds like meadow. supermassive sounds like a tamil hero is walking in with a gun. invincible sounds like take me home.
really tried but not my fav
first song is a great song lots of fun. great opener damn. Also album cover is pretty iconic why do all the songs sound the same? I read a review about Muse sounding too polished and oh yea that is the right description for this. It is almost Coldplay-esque BUT rock. Really tho its kinda crazy. Supermassive blackhole is by far the best song on the album full stop. Starlight is fun as well, apart from that......
It's fascinating that those riffs and music would be really heavy if some other band would play them
Good album. Knew the hits and have listened to them alot when I was yonger. I liked the sound of the album and usage of synths and piano. But overall the whole album still left me wanting something more. Best song was Knights of Cydonia.
Many songs on this album are predictable chord progressions with dirty synth arpeggios and diverse earcandy. Then every so often something hits you - an ethereal ballad or a blistering bassline (open string hammer-on stylee a la Muse), and keeps you listening. A solid 3
crying. wall of sound. meh.
OK, not their best
Its decent Never been a huge muse fan outside of the song madness, but ive given this one and origin a go over the years. Its all fairly decent
Eh I don't really have much to say about this album. A few good songs, but mostly ok. Not really my thing, even though it seems like it would be. 3/5 for sure.
Ok ali daleko od prethodna dva koja su mi njihovi najbolji albumi
Pretty good. Really liked the brief “Soldier’s Poem”, and in general that middle section of tracks that moved along steadily
- olen vanha muse enjoyer, tälläkin levyllä on muutamia ennakkoon tuttuja ja hyviä stygejä - vanhemmiten muse on alkanut kyllä kuulostamaan vähän kädenlämpöiseltä ja sitä se pikkasen meinaa olla edelleen - knights of cydonia meni helposti joskus ihan lempibiisien joukkoon, on edelleen hywä - on hyvä levy, kolmonen arvosanana vähän raaka mutta ei tää aivan nelosenkaan kokonaisuus ole
It is OK. Did not strike me as amazing, but not bad either. just meh.
funny twilight song
No conocia al grupo. El disco esta bueno, me gusto la variedad de generos que se ven atravesado a lo largo de este. Noto principalmente una experimentacion de electronica con rock con sonidos muy interesantes. Me gusto mucho como abre el album.
Favourite: Starlight
I’ve never really cared for muse and this album didn’t change my mind. It’s not bad at all, but I don’t think I’d come back to it
Alright, most songs are really slow, but I like the song knights of cydonia.
Was almost tempted to not listen to this album. As a teenager, I played it until it was fucked. Had a girlfriend who loved Muse and introduced me and, admittedly, I don't think I've listened to this album since that time. That was some 18-20 years ago at time of writing... fuck. Straight away, "Take a Bow" just sets the chop up between the spacey/mysterious vibe and hard rock making for something of a modern psychedelic rock. "Starlight", in some ways, continues this trend but with a more accessible set of lyrics. ...I've done myself a mischief I realise by reading the other reviews before listening to this album in full again... I almost feel bad for still enjoying some of it, but shouldn't really. "Map of the Problematique" with it's robotic guitar and accentuating piano still tickles my brain... I love it. Same with the aggressive guitar chords and chaotic drums at the start of "Assassin" and metal-centric chords that come shortly after. That being said, I don't love it as much as I used to. Tracks like Starlight and "Invincible" have that 'lowest common denominator' feel to them that I've never liked in any music; intentionally recorded to be ripped on the radio constantly. "Exo-Politics" also felt kind of generic and flat, as did "City of Delusion". I'm taking Map, Assassin and Knights (still fun as all heck) with me... the rest is moot now.
Another great Muse album. ‘Super Massive Black Hole’ is a great track not only because of the twilight soundtrack but the moody atmosphere it portrays. I really enjoyed ‘Starlight’ and ‘City of Delousion’ Rating is 3.5/5 - GEMV (23.02.2026)
High-octane arena rock, but the singer seems to be channeling the wrong Thom Yorke, like, We Suck Young Blood instead of Paranoid Android. Lots of neat production choices in each individual song, but the overall effect gets exhausting.
Honestly pretty cool.
Energy dropped off in the second half
Music that makes one feel anxious about a vague but powerful force that is coming for us all, but also fills them with the inspiration they need to defeat them. Every song is cinematic and sounds like it could be included in a movie soundtrack. Knights of Cydonia kicks ass
the twilight song HAHA
Exactly the kind of album to start off the 1001 with. I was really getting into music in 2006 but I was only ever vaguely aware of this band until now. I definitely recognize their singles; the kind of thing that would appear in the same playlists as the Killers or Radiohead. The stylistic range of the album is certainly impressive, though I wouldn’t put it in the top thousand of all time. Probably top thousand of the year it was released. I’ll be sure to check out more of Muse’s back catalog.
not my type of music, didn't finish the last 4 tracks
8/10 Ya lo he escuchado. Buenísimo. Knights of Cydonia un clásico. Es el álbum donde trataron de ser más masivos y ahí se caen un poquito en algunos temas... pero no abandonan su esencia como por ejemplo en Assasin o Map of the Problematique
i always felt like knights of cydonia should be like a coheed and cambria type thing with lore and a comic book... i mean maybe it is i haven't looked into it lol this album sends me right back to being on the swim team in highschool song i went back to first after first full listen: starlight
It's good but not great. Some songs are really good others are not my style.
Solid. Would give it 3.5 if I could
I like their 2004 album far better.
Like it 3/5
Definitely a different sound to what i used to listen too, but i fw with the upbeat and energitic sound like the second song, wasn;t really fucking with hard rock though but overall a solid album.
This was okay. Not groundbreaking for me, but it made good background music.
I hadn't heard of this band before, but it was an interesting mix of numerous genre influences, all wrapped in an angsty rock-n-roll shell. I don't know who they were referencing vs who they referenced, but I can see why one of the first bands to follow in the auto-play afterwards was The Killers. A surprising and enjoyable listen! - Heard before? Hadn't even heard of the band before. - Will I listen again? Maybe. But I'll definitely remember them now. - Does it inspire me to listen to more of this artist? Maybe.
Pretty decent 6/10 for right now
I Muse, mi hanno sempre affascinato ma mai convinto, strano che non ci sia l'altro album che mi sembra più iconico
Really nice, but almost sounds overproduced to me!
Bin kein Riesen Muse-Fan, aber 1-2 schöne Songs. Starlight ist schön
The more well known songs are good, despite being a tad overplayed. I much prefer the louder, faster songs (Assassin is my favourite) to the slower soppy shite. All that stuff sounds so dreary, probably why I don't like Radiohead.
Bra experimentellt Lite gnällig röst Absolut lyssnings värt Favoritlåt: Hoodoo
not bad kinda trippy sometimes all mushed together
Decent album. Solid everything, but nothing groundbreaking. Personally quite like it but in an attempt to be objective it's a solid 3/5
Think next gen new wave, but on the darker side, with a definitive rock edge.
Most of the album felt meh to me but I really loved one song, Supermassive Black Hole!
It's fine for the most part. I don't think this is there absolute best and I can understand why some might find them annoying. But I can accept them and they are different than most arena rock bands.
This feels like an album that you’d optimally listen to on an ipod. Some crazy early 2000s nostalgia with starlight. I like the general sound of this album and I feel like the songs are really distinct in the beginning but sort of just blend together by the end. Fav songs: take a bow, supermassive black hole
Feels like Radiohead but more generic. I feel like lot could be great but something just doesn’t click for some reason. 3/5
liked the song supermassive black hole because it was in twilight, the othe songs are ok. i liked his voice but i dont like the songs/ the background music
Some good tracks, but bit too pompous at times
This is in a series of artists and albums that I should probably like. And that's exactly why I've actually not listened to it before. I wouldn't give this a four-star rating, but it's a very good album that I could have listened to much earlier.
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Is that unused Pink Floyd album art? Anyway, this album is fine. The songs are fine. I enjoy the 3 songs I've heard before a little more probably because I've heard them before, but they're still not groundbreaking. This album is the epitome of middle-of-the-road; I don't hate it, and I don't love it.
meh, i liked city of delusion
What I imagine Radiohead sounds like to people who don’t like Radiohead.
No. 356/1001 Take a Bow 2/5 Starlight 4/5 Surpermassive Black Hole 3/5 Map of the Problematic 3/5 Soldier's Poem 2/5 Invincible 3/5 Assassin 3/5 Exo-Politics 3/5 City of Delusion 2/5 Hoodoo 2/5 Knights of Cydonia 3/5 Glorious 3/5 Average: 2,75 Just not my taste.
I’ve had a whole lifetime to be disappointed in Muse. I started as a huge Muse fan, cause when they came out I only heard their massive hit songs, in fact the first time I heard of them was when I played the Guitar Hero game that features Knights of Cydonia. That’s probably peak enjoyment of this band, cause they have gone so dramatically downhill since then. Honestly go try and listen to their newest two albums they are god awful (as of Feb 2026). So I’ve been conditioned for years to prepare myself for mediocrity when listening to Muse. This album however was during that short window of time where they still felt new and fresh. And to their credit this is probably their best album. So yes I can admit when I’m wrong and I wrong to assume this album would be total garbage. It has its moments where it becomes grating, but for the most part it’s their best work. Side a is definitely stronger than side b, BUT side b has Muse’s best song ever Knights of Cydonia. But as a whole they are still a mildly exciting electronic focused pop rock band. But again this is their best album, so make of that what you will.
Decent 3
Kanone bas-riffs, men det hele bliver sgu lidt for poleret og "storladent" på en kikset måde
A surprisingly nostalgic listen. This was my Kerrang childhood. Not perfect but the only album that really tapped into how ludicrous and OTT they actually sound.
Like a slightly crumpled photocopy of Radiohead. Not too bad, but not like the real thing.
This album felt was strong in the beginning and strong at the end, but the middle was fine. Sonically it sounds good and I like the instrumental paired with the singers voice. They work very well together. I never really listened to Muse before this but I will be checking more of their work out.
Submissive black hole was the fav
Annoyed. Not a big fan of the vocals. There is beauty in the arrangement, but does he whine the whole damn record?
Some good songs, but I don’t like Radiohead, and they sound so much like Radiohead. It’s very hard to differentiate between the two of them.
Too overstimulating
I went into this album knowing pretty much nothing about Muse, aside from a vague notion they're a heavy rock sort of band. It was strange listening to the first 3 songs. Song 1 proved my expectations were wrong, this was much more of a synthy, varied instrument type of experience. Not just clanging drums and heavy guitar. The listening experience seemed promising. The second song...that was quite strange. Turns out I've heard the song before somewhere (advert?), just had no idea Muse were the artist behind it. Very strange, nostalgic experience. I had the same with the third song, the supermassive blackhole tune which I enjoyed slightly less but was still good. After these 3 songs, the rest of the album was alright but I quickly grew fatigued. It goes on too long for my liking. Sometimes they sound like Coldplay, other times U2, and even the vocals are reminiscent of Radiohead occasionally. I'm glad I listened to this, but it dragged too much. Some decent songs, coupled with a lot of forgettabillity.
Not my style
Overall Rating - 3.29/5 (6.58/10). Solid album. Probably won't listen to it again, but I don't regret listening to it once.
it’s good but just for like background listening. big crescendo muse type album
Absolutely adequate
Muse have a very distinctive and powerful sound. There's a lot I do like about this, but Matt's voice can get a bit wearing and the songs don't really speak to me. I'd also perhaps like it better if the recording had more space and clarity. It's very dense and quite muddy, even on the quieter songs. Best Tracks Assassin City of Delusion - nice latin elements Knights of Cydonia
Bits of electronic rock with some sociopolitical messages; it's giving Radiohead and religious space-opera.
no es mi tipo pero bueno no es horrible y hay buenas como starlight supermassive
really great fun. Used to absolutely adore this album
Liked 3 songs ALOT. Many of the others are very complainy
Solid album 3.5 stars
Voice of radiohead and reminds me of queen
Good job muse!
It’s okay but it also sounds like a Radiohead rip off
7.5/10
Good overall. A couple of bangers. Many of the songs sound similar to me.
Take a Bow ★★★☆☆ Starlight ★★★★☆ Supermassive Black Hole ★★★★☆ Map of the Problematique ★★★☆☆ Soldier’s Poem ★★★☆☆ Invincible ★★★☆☆ Assassin ★★★★☆ Exo-Politics ★★★☆☆ City of Delusion ★★★☆☆ Hoodoo ★★★☆☆ Knights of Cydonia ★★★★☆ Glorious ★★★☆☆ Average Album Rating: 3.3/5.0 ★★★☆☆
Muse was popular when I was in high school, and I feel like I didn’t give them the chance they deserved. 3.5
For an album post 2005, this album definitely deserves to be on this list compared to a lot of their dated picks. The sound is pretty "epic" throughout and has a stadium rock kind of feel. The first half of the album is quite good, and the Knights of Cydonia is a great track too. But something isn't grabbing me; on first listen, I appreciated the unique sound of this band, but on relisten (a week later), it lacks something, and I can't put my finger on it.
I knew dis
"The time has come for you... To shoot your leaders down... And join forces underground..." yikes.... Assassins seems too accurate with our time. Muse gives Radiohead vibes. Very theatrical and good lyrics. The album cover is sick. Something about the chord progressions of these songs scratches an itch in my brain. I rather enjoyed this album. It wouldn't be something I'd listen to on my own accord, but I'm glad I did. It was interesting to hear the other songs on the album that brought Supermassive Black Hole.
Good just not my vibe other than supermassive black hole cuz twilight
Eh, I'm not a huge Muse fan. While I am totally impressed that a 3-piece band can fill out this much sonic space, and supposedly they do it live, I guess I've never really loved how they do it. Everything just sounds so sterile and lifeless, despite all the moving pieces. Plus, I really only want to listen to Thom Yorke try to sound like Thom Yorke; there's only so much of some dude singing in a falsetto that I can handle. There are way worse records out there, and I can see why someone would like Muse, but it's really not for me. 3.3/5
A very not-for-me sound, and it feels like a concept record that never gets out of the starting blocks, but not without a certain mastery and polish.
I think this album is not as great as I remember. It gets an extra point for nostalgia and it isn't bad, but aside from a couple of songs (mostly the singles) it's not that special or memorable.
Not mine thing
Wonder what those guys are talking about
I was the exact age when this came out to be snobby towards new stuff, so knew of but missed Muse. Listening to this I can see the attraction. The best songs are good; derivative but no more than most music. But something just doesn't work for me. I like parts if it, but don't love it. His vocal range is higher than most singers I enjoy, and the melodies just don't seem quite catchy enough for what they're aiming for (with a couple of notable exceptions that just highlight how some of the songs just don't seem to quite work). The songwriting only seems to work when the music is so insanely catchy you ignore what he's singing. For the rest it varies between a bit blah and embarrassing. I could imagine really enjoying a single disc best of, but this just doesn't quite work for me
I forgot how much the piano part from “Starlight” gets stuck in my head. Damn you, Muse.
I wouldn’t consider this album to be either of the things it claims to be.
It's Bad,supermassive black it's the only song on THAT album thats actually aceptable. I wanted to ripped My ears so Bad
Radiohead lite. Love the music, meh on the lyrics.
was introduced to this over a decade ago in middle school. still holds up.
In parts quite electronic sounding rock and usually I'm not a massive fan of really electronic sounds but this was pretty decent it had a good blend and didn’t complety over do it in all the songs. I'd say a nice little range of moods all with an underlying cowboy/western theme from the songs, which I think is a good thing when you can actually distinguish songs in an album. Got sort of radiohead vibes but slightly toned down. Standout songs 'supermassive black hole' (twilight iyk yk😂) , 'exo-politics' and maybe 'knights of cydonia' A very solid 3 stars, nearly 4 stars.
A good vibe for the most part but not something I loved
3.5. Got my head bobbing several times
Good album? Yes, I enjoyed it. One of the top 1,001 of all time? Uh....nope.
Bra album, objektivt sett! Supermassive black hole er ikonisk! Men tror ikke jeg kommer tilbake til dette albumet, så 3 stjerner fra meg selv om det er et veldig bra album.
While this album isn't my favorite, I like how individualistic it is for its time. It quite literally is Twilight baseball scene reincarnate and I enjoyed hearing the rest of the story of this album. It's like if Queen met heavy metal before its time, and I find that very admirable with music especially in early 2000s where this was more experimental music. I also enjoyed how it kind of fades in and out of that heavy metal narrative as well, and explores more of a story with electronic music as well. I'm going to have to look into the story of this album more, but from a superficial aspect, it is a great album, just not my own personal taste.
Primeiro álbum aqui!! meio diferente do que eu normalmente escuto por ser rock mas achei um álbum bom, gostei das músicas starlight,supermassive black hole, invincible e hoodoo.
Empieza mejor de lo que termina. Las últimas canciones: cult coded
My heart sank when I saw this album, fearing more brit pop, but this is pretty good. I didn’t fully appreciate the apocalyptic theme or whatever it was, but there are good hooks and lots of fun callbacks to all kinds of bands and genres from the 70s and 80s.
Me gusta. No sé si un día x diría como uy escuchemos Muse. A veces es muy pesado y eso no me trama tanto. Pero es un buen álbum. Me gusta mucho más la primera parte que la segunda mitad. Ni hablar de Supermasive Black Hole. Es demasiado icónica.
Good alternative band. Good sound, unique sound, good music.
Very samey. But tolerable
„Showbiz“ und „Origin of symmetry“ fand ich großartig, „Absolution“ schon ein klein wenig schwächer; das Album hier war dann das letzte von Muse, das ich mir angehört hab, denn der Trend ging für mich weiter … leider … und die Hoffnung starb. Fast so traurig wie die Entwicklung Coldplays … deren erste beiden Alben find ich auch noch immer zum Heulen schön. Aber auch da war danach leider Schluss. Aber wenn es nicht ums Geld geht, sondern sie alle wirklich solche Musik machen wollen, sollen sie natürlich - dann freu ich mich für sie. (Auch für Mike Vennart freut es mich, dass er sich einen Traum erfüllen durfte, auch wenn ich persönlich es ganz, ganz schlimm finde (noch immer kaum zu fassen!), dass er Oceansize auflöst, um bei Biffy Clyro mitzuspielen …) Falls es doch um Geld und Ruhm gehen sollte, sind sie leider keine Künstler*innen mehr, dafür Businessmen
Die ist okay und sehr abwechslungsreich. Aber gehört nicht in diese Liste. Wenn, dann "Absolution" oder vielleicht noch "Origin Of Symmetry".
I was probably going to give this a 2, but then knights of cydonia was so cool.
I always (fairly? Unfairly?) thought of Muse as "What if Radiohead continued their rock trajectory from 'Pablo Honey' instead of going paranoid?" The vocal similarities are there so it's not far of a stretch. This album definitely has it's moments, and "Knights of Cydonia" is still epic.
some songs i like but some I don’t so im like 3.5/5
- Starlight y knights of cydonia mis favs - definicion album: caos con sentido Desde luego no es un album para ponerse haciendo apuntes porque tiene como mucho sonido y no es precisamente ambiente. Los instrumentos es lo que más destacan, no son synts pero tampoco es rock (bueno depende de la cancion xd), es una mezcla rara pero potente para ponertela mientras cortas jamon por ejemplo. - soldier's poem hace en mis auriculares lo que hace con bohemian, no obviamente a nivel musical pero si a nivel angelical. Me flipa el uso de las guitarras electricas no como tal sino mas bien como sintetizadores. Debo decir que me está costando terminar el album pero lo haré por el bien del proyecto (empezado el 28/12/25 por si acaso no lo pone en la fecha) No creo que sea un album para mi a nivel de quemarlo pero ha sido un buen descubrimiento musical.
this is quite a nostalgic album for me as i remember a friend having it on CD. but revisiting it 20 something years later, there’s loads of uninteresting “fillers” mixed with some absolutely banging songs. it’s a very difficult one to rate. a while back i listened to Absolution after this one and i have no idea why that one hasn’t been swapped with this. absolutely incredible album, Absolution. fave songs: map of the problematique and knights of cydonia 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
INSANE opening run of songs Love the tone shift during soldiers poem and bringing back the electric guitar at the end of invincible Favourite: invincible Least: knights of cydonia 3/5
A different and interesting album, but not an album I would come back to much. 3 stars or C+.
Feels like getting back to 2017, feeling nostalgic, but kinda outgrew my love to them
Posh rock opera
Take a Bow: 3/5. Enjoyable to listen to, but not very dynamic. Starlight: 3.5/5. Won me over by the end. Simple but effective. Supermassive Black Hole: 2.5/5. Gives me Home Depot vibes. This does nothing for me. Actually, the occasional abrasive bits are kinda cool. The bit at 2:30 is cool. I don't like the main riff. Map of the Problematique: 4/5. Really cool intro. I don't have much to say. This just fucks. Doesn't blow me away though. Soldier's Poem: 2/5. I don't think the writing is good. The background vocals are cool when the first come in, them they begin to remind me of Christmas music. His voice gets kinda annoying in parts. Not particularly awful though. Invincible: 1.5/5. Extremely melodramatic. Again, the writing isn't good. I like the ghostly wind. His voice gets annoying. His voice is annoying in this song. The instruments are kinda grating. I really don't like this one. Assassin: 4/5: Despite my problems with this song, it's so much fun. Exo-Politics: 3/5. Guitar is too loud. His voice alternates between being great and grating. Pretty fun all things considered. City of Delusion: 4.5/5. I love this, actually. My only problems is the volume of the instrument and his voice. Hoodoo: 2.5/5. Best lyrics on the album, but pretty nothing musically. Knight of Cydonia: 4.5/5. This song is awesome. We all know it's awesome. I just have high standards for my 5s. Obviously the best song. Overall score: Decent 3/5. This is an extremely flawed yet equally fun album.
Pretty decent, fav song is Soilders Poem
Favorites Supermassive Black Hole, City of Delusion, Hoodoo
Correcto
This album has its moments, but there's something about it I just can't connect with. This is the case with pretty much anything I've heard from Muse. On paper, I should love this band but I just can't connect. 3 stars.
Some recognisable songs on this but muse have never done anything for me. I do not like the vocals at all. But I'll give it a 3 as the songs are well structured and they are a unique enough band
I get that a lot of people really like this, but for me it sounded like a worse version of U2's Joshua Tree, and the songs all sounded too similar for my liking.
Might like it after a 2nd listen
i just keep thinking about how much muse was in twilight
Kinda good, with some songs worth listening to loud, e.g. Starlight and Knights of Cydonia.
Mais non c culte ou quoi la team (mid)
6/10
This album was fine. I listened to it in the car and it was perfectly okay for listening to in that space. I wouldn’t necessarily listen to it again but wouldn’t turn it off. Should be a 2.5 if that was possible
The most 90s album of the 2000s. Muse are fine, though every song sounds like an anthem. Kind of tiring after 13 similar songs. Supermassive Black Hole is a killer though.
they went sicko mode on 3 songs
3 song album
Knights of Cydonia is the star, everything else was so-so
Wow. Teenager me would be happy for Muse. Adult me is wondering why the fuck this is here and if any of the earlier Muse albums got shafted for this mass appeal move. I don’t think I even considered this a great album when I was a teenager either, I just really enjoyed the catchy songs and it introduced me to their actually solid back catalog (back when the entire back catalog was mostly solid) when my music tastes were much more underdeveloped. Predicting a 3/5 max, which I probably would have even given it in 2009. Don’t be surprised if it’s worse. (Well, I guess you can’t be since you’ll see the score first.) I do realize that this album was pretty massive (pun sadly unintended) and it serves the purposes of the book to include it, but sheesh. — Going in, I really wanted to rate this a 2/5 when I was done. How could I not? This was the first step of Matt Bellamy and co’s decline in pure commercialized soullessness. It felt like it would be cathartic if I could justify it, since I knew a 1/5 wasn’t happening. And after the first listen, multitasking since I’d heard the thing before, I thought I might be able to get away with it. Nothing really stood out anew, and the old familiars were as catchy and superficial as ever. But then I started it playing the second time, and I was actually paying attention when we reached the second track, Starlight. Regrettably, I became sentimental and started thinking about how this was one of the first tracks to introduce me to the unexpected epic title drop, and how it was my first all time most played song on last.fm, and so on. After that I think my brain was hijacked, otherwise this would be a 2/5. It’s barely above the 2.5 required to round up, at least. But I’m glad I had a reason to revisit it, I guess. I fucking GUESS. Whateeeever, man.
For me, this album feels like a mixed bag. While Knights of Cydonia is undeniably a standout track—bold, cinematic, and full of energy—the rest of the record doesn’t quite hit the same heights. Compared to Origin of Symmetry, which is raw, inventive, and packed with intensity, this leans too heavily into polished production and pop sensibilities. It’s not a bad album by any means, but overall, it feels pretty average and lacks the edge that made Muse so compelling earlier in their career. Honestly, it’s surprising that Origin of Symmetry didn’t make the list, because that’s the one that truly defines Muse at their peak.
One of the best intros/starts with the third song being insane Super Massive Black hole. Unfortunately later on it does get weaker.
still can't figure out why I think Muse are uncool, decent sounding honestly. Missing a little something as an album, but some great songs along the way! 3.5* rounded down
All of the elements are there, crisp production, solid vocals, precision playing, it's just hollow. Without soul or heart somehow
Well, this one is nostalgic for me. So I'm already going into it with bias and I know that. But this is objectively a good album. Lol jokes aside, I think at times it's cool and spacey. Starlight is one of the first songs I bought on iTunes and I still love it. At first when the soldier's poem came on I thought spotify had thrown in Falling In Love by Elvis. Ooooh and then Invincible was kind of I Did it My Way... are these guys copycats and I never noticed? Hoping it's a fluke. Assassin is cool, I like the drumming. Muse is kind of red pill blue pill big brother vibes, as I'm listening to City of Delusion I'm worried that I'm gonna find out this is secretly Christian rock in disguise... I'm going to be so upset if I've been hoodwinked by Big Christian. Lyrics aside, I still like the music.
What muse does, they do very well. The deep, warm, well shaped, saturated and full low end and mids. Big sounds, fairly epic. The bohemian rhapsody featuring Jeff Buckley as lead singer type vocals. The nice blend of synth pop blended with alt rock. Cool retro futuristic lyrics, themes and sound. I enjoy the various kinds of synths they use throughout. Overall a pleasant experience. I do find the individual tracks on this record to be much of a muchness. Each track you KNOW you're listening to a muse song. The sound is theirs, its clear. It gets repetitive to me. Not something I'd revisit simply for taste reasons. Saying that, they've done a brilliant job with the record. Production, recording, mix and masters are polished, perhaps too much.
Muse became popular when I was a freshman in college. People in my college didn’t listen to or discuss Muse at all, but when I visited home, my high school aged little brother would blast it in his car everywhere he went. So did his friends and classmates. I remember immediately thinking that although their technical talent was impossible to ignore, Muse amounted to plastic radio bullshit with no authentic voice, and thus, was music with little for me. I was on to higher music by that point, after all. Muse became ‘little brother’ music to me. Here we are decades later, and I’m going through this 1001 album project with diligence, concentration, and the benefit of no prejudgement. When I got this Muse album, my first thought was, let’s see what people saw in this. My assessment: this is plastic radio bullshit with little authentic voice, but great technical mastery. I can’t believe how similar this vocalist sounds to Thom Yorke. Interesting that when I looked this up online, the consensus is confusion and outrage that people accuse Muse of sounding like Radiohead. Personally, it seems like Muse are an overt rip off, but delivering less actual feeling and content. Some of these songs do truly ‘rock’ though, and one does feel moments of glory at moments. I can’t believe see why this was popular. I probably won’t return to Muse-land again (as Radiohead is better), but I feel a lift of a weight I didn’t know I had on me, now that I’ve checked in and given Muse a look around.
It was ok, but Muse are a band that just don’t excite me. It’s not an album I would revisit
Day 104 A band I’ve always struggled to get into, no doubt talented and there was enough on here to keep me interested but the falsetto voice he insists on at times goes right through me. 6/10 Highlights Map of the problematique Invincible
Arpeggio after arpeggio after arpeggio, idk this got old pretty fast, and the vocals were just kinda annoying.
This was cool when I was like 17.
I like it but is nothing too original and a little monotonous
I have mostly dismissed Muse because of the songs I have heard it did not appeal to me really at all. You can absolutely hear that they have been influenced by Radiohead. I kind of liked the first track and then it became a bit theatrical. Second song...aaah yes, there is that sound that put me off them in the first place - basically sounds like the killers. I am not sure how to take this. it is very theatrical, almost like they are trying to hard. Its ok, but nothing to make me want to listen to it again. A band with obvious influences but never going to be influential themselves. I was actually quite pleased when it was over. 2.5 stars
Interesting wall of sound. But after a while, all the songs sound the same.
I didn't NOT enjoy listening to this. But the first track made me think it was going to be a lot more ethereal than the rest of the album was. With little exception (shoutout Knights of Cydonia and Guitar Hero 3), the tracks were mostly forgettable.
Very well-produced, performed and arranged. It feels a little too 'clean' though. It's a good album but fairly forgettable despite multiple listens. Knights of Cydonia is the exception mainly because of Guitar Hero though. It's just okay. Rock without soul. Highlights: Invincible, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia
Muse is really, really good at making soaring symphonic sounds with choruses of Matt Bellamys singing in falsetto. The problem with that is that when you're blasted with the same loud tenor singing, guitar riffs, and drumming for 50 minutes with only one or two tracks that change up the tone and volume, everything starts to sound a bit too familiar by the end of the album.
The Qobuz write up had to point out that the band suffered by being compared to Radiohead, which is obvious. I liked the less Radioheady parts a little better than the Radiohead-but-straightforward parts.
i really liked supermassive black hole as a tween. it was on my archery practice playlist lol
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# 180/1001. U2 + Radiohead + Coldplay + progressive metal+ mediocre songwriting + knights of cyd equals 3.
Arranqué bastante escéptico y me gustó. Pero la banda no me genera mucho. 6/10 y pasamos
Ok
Some say pretentious and derivative...I say pretty enjoyable for a first time listen...
Sounds convinced of its own importance but it's just another passable rock record.
Quite liked.
Better than I expected given what I knew of Muse. It’s too melodramatic and perfectly engineered for the arena for me to like it without reservation but I suppose I admire their craft.
Not bad. I feel like I should really like them but o don’t really care for them that much.
Coldplay-esq
I thought this shit ruled as a 10 year old. Let’s see if they still got it. I agree with the general consensus that Muse is Coldplay trying to do Radiohead but I simultaneously have to give them supermassive black hole, a banger of a composition. Knights of cydonia too. All of this is so easy to make fun of but it’s really not bad. In the immortal words of Liam quoting someone else, if my friends made this shit I would be so excited for them and make sure they kept making music, so it can’t be too bad. Maybe the original imagine dragons. That starlight song is so bad from overplaying but objectively a good song. The Depeche Mode song was pretty enjoyable too. Invincible is bad. I love super massive and knights but this is Objectively a 3 album.
Great, but a little intense.
I liked this album more when I was younger. There are a few cool songs on here, Knights of Cydonia in particular. A lot of the songs here I only like a little or feel indifferent about. Some good singles but not really a great album. I also find it to be a bit too Queen-esque at the time. Also heard some of the songs here way too much which kind of dampens my enjoyment.
First 4 songs are great, otherwise not up my street really. Muse always tend to come off a bit lame and try hard to me
Another band I’ve heard about but never got the opportunity to hear. This is a well produced album of rock based songs. The amount of variety keeps this album interesting to listen to. By this point they’re a few albums along in their career so it would be interesting to listen to all the preceding albums to hear their evolution. A better knowledge of this band and their music as well as more spins of this album will surely raise the rating in the future.
Decent crotch rock
This album has such a wild drop off. It opens so strongly that after the first four tracks I was certain I was going to give it 5 stars. I forgot about the really quite bad middle portion of this album. Knights Of Cydonia pulls it back a bit, but it still never really recovers. Shame this is the only Muse album on the list. At the time they felt like the biggest band on the planet, and I’d have much preferred listening to Absolution or Origin Of Symmetry again.
It was interesting in parts
Some good heavy tunes
Is “maximalist pop” a subgenre? I feel like that’s what Muse are doing. Nothing here really grabbed me, but it was listenable the whole way through. I can’t really imagine someone feeling strongly about them though
Nice cover. Full on Radiohead-ish. Lifts from Queen & Keane, Hives & Coldplay. Even the Tornados 'Telstar' and more Queen on Knights of Cydonia. Mix is boosted by 10+dB to give that showroom impact but more distortion than necessary. Good music but sounds like a cover band.
A lot of songs gave the vibe of Thom Yorke singing over uncompelling music. It isn't BAD, just not all that interesting to listen to.
2.75
I was surprised by how much of this album I knew already, and the ways in which they fit into the album as a whole. I had heard the songs Starlight and Supermassive Black Hole on the radio a a hundred times growing up, and knew Knights of Cydonia from Guitar Hero. Once I recognized Starlight, I was surprised with some of the heavier directions this album went. In my mind, that song is so closely related to Coldplay and 5 seconds to mars, that I didn't expect much range out of this group. I had a good amount of fun with the rest of the album, I like the trippy synth effects they use, and the spacey sound works great most of the time. The vocals sort of stop me from buying into the aesthetic as a whole at points though. Glad to put some more childhood music into context!
I can't remember if I've listened to this album all the way before but I have always kind of thought of Muse as a Radiohead rip-off band and a bit uncool. I've struggled to appreciate them. Okay that first song blew my mind. Starlight is ruined for me because of the radio. Supermassive Black Hole just rubs me wrong for some reason. It could be due to the radio as well. Okay the rest of the album just felt kinda meh to me. I don't think this is bad music by any means but I just don't care for it that much. It feels like maybe it's trying too hard? I thought the production was solid and I liked the fusion of electronic and rock. I was caught off guard by some of the harder rock moments.
Total 3
I think this is a 3
Matt Bellamy and the boys are a year or two older than me and grew up in the same area. Most of their early gigs were in small venues in places I know. Perhaps for that reason I can't really equate them with the likes of Coldplay or Radiohead though clearly they are kind of the stepping stone between both. To me they seem more on a level of bands like Placebo or Editors both of whom I think do more interesting things with similar musical influences and equally deserve entries on this list. I liked a few tracks here -Map of the Problematique stood out - but over the course of an album it was just too histrionic and the signs of the conspiracy theory theme rabbit holes they end up going down completely on subsequent releases are already present here.
3.5 I used to love Muse when I was younger. Not so much anymore now, tho this is a pretty fun album. Their debut and Origin of Symmetry are their better albums.
I like Muse. This is a good album, but it’s not a great, in fact prefer earlier offerings.