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Vocals reminded me of Thom Yorke at times. A couple decent songs but not my jam for the most part
These guys want to be 'Queen', rather badly. They're not. They lack originality. What you might hope is "drawing on influences to form their own style" was revealed as something less by track 7. It's more a case of "let's do this in the style of..." That probably works well if you're young teenager, so I can understand why it sold. If you've heard all the earlier bands they're merrily doing turns as... well it just grates. 2/5.
Sonically this album is very interesting, the use of electronic drums mixed with analog ones, the interplay between synths and guitars, and the general massive atmospheric feel to this record are all really cool things to find in an album. My main complaint with this record is that on most songs the lead singer uses a vocal style that is virtually identical to Bono from U2, and after realizing that, I don’t think I’ll ever hear this band the same way again. There is, however, one exception in “Supermassive Black Hole” where he sings in an almost falsetto tone, and I strangely find myself enjoying that quite a lot more than the rest of the record. If there’s muse albums where he does more of that, colour me interested. Aside from that though, I don’t think this album is really for me, the vocal style complaint may seem silly, but it just throws the whole vibes off for me, and I can’t enjoy it. 2.5*
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
Ik wist dat Muse geweldig was maar HOLY SHIT IK HOU VAN DIT ALBUM
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.
Muse members listening to Radiohead "Hey, we can do this!?" No you can't, you can't even Coldplay
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.
excellent, thank you, i hate what twilight did to you
I will probably always like Muse. Once the album was over I just kept on listening to their songs.
Radio-friendly, radio-heady, straight from the tailor. My problem is I prefer a bit of wear and tear, grit and loose ends in my music. 3.5/5
Oof. To maintain integrity with my 15 year old self (this album, and Aha Shake Heartbreak were the first non-60s/70s CDs I bought, as I crawled out of classic rock exclusivity), I cannot in good conscience give this 1*. Gotta go 2*, but oof, in relistening this… isn’t great. I see a conversation with a major label’s upper brass going something like this: “Man, those Radiohead nerds sell a lot of records.” “I bet we could sell even more if we polished up the spacey weirdness and made the band more handsome!” Holy, does Muse ever sound like a Radiohead cover band on this one. A closing fun fact: I saw Muse live at a major music festival. Throughout the show, they use little timed cameras on their mic stands to project their faces onto a big screen. About midway through, the bassist’s camera shifted, and whenever the camera went to him we saw up his nose. Nah you know what, screw it. 1* it is.
Better than i expected, a really good listen
I really liked this one!! Isn't supermassive black hole the song they play in Twilight AS WELL AS when a hot girl walks in during a movie?? Anyway, I saved Starlight and Invincible to my playlist. I would come back to this one!
I can hear and feel the allure of this sound, it's not bad... But maybe just a little too prettily tweaked for my taste.
Beautiful and artistic.
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.
7 year old me thought this was the coolest shit ever. It’s still pretty awesome.
Used to listen to Muse a lot sophmore year of high-school. My friend seb introduced me to them.
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.
n sei explicar, mas eu acho muse uma banda meio fake, sintética, sem emoção, sei lá
rock para técnicos de informática que tem tatuagens demais. muse é basicamente a parte mais barulhenta do radiohead, né. achei que seria bem pior. knights of cydonia ganha 1 estrela apenas por guitar hero 3.
Repeat listen
Not really a fan of Muse so not a band I’ve listened to much. This album only reinforced that for me. Not bad-bad but for me seemed an unconvincing mash up of early Queen heaviness (but with synths) and Radiohead wannabe quirkiness with a bit of Keane (‘Starlight’ I’m pointing at you) thrown in.
I loved how massive the beginning of this album sounded, but then it lost a great deal of its epicness, which soured the experience for me. The first four and the last track are great and pretty unique. They're overproduced but not to the point of sounding noisy or chaotic and are just extremely loud and anthemic, which I really enjoyed. All the other tracks mostly sound like Radiohead songs... and I'm not a huge fan of Radiohead. They're not bad or anything, but I was disappointed that most of the energy was lost in favor of just sounding like another band—and a band I'm not big on at that. 7/10
All the other reviews nailed it.
Not for me.
I used to like Muse when I was younger, but listening to this again did just absolutely nothing for me.
They have such a melancholic, kind of apocalyptic, sound. I like it, but there isn't much variation.
In 2006-07 I gorged myself on this album to the point I couldn't stand it anymore. I haven't touched it since. 20 years later (or just about) it hits just as hard as it did in '06. An album that surrounds you in its sound - I don't know how to listen without cranking the volume up. Knights of Cydonia alone is an epic journey. I can't believe it's been so long since I put this on. Fantastic.
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
Lenge siden eg har hørt på muse
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.
Something undeniably cringe about this one, I’m sorry
Epic
Great mix of industrial, synth pop rock. Lots of layering, a lot going on in every song. Most songs are just busy enough.
I can’t give a specific reason why, but I do not like this
Good musicianship, led by a guy who can sing, but It's not my thing. It's like they're trying too hard to be anthemic.
Is this right?
Like T. Rex and Queen took Molly together at an EDM festival but then accidentally got locked in a porta-john overnight?
I used to like the second song
Lame, histrionic, arena-rock vocals make this one hard to enjoy. Reminds me of Radiohead if they never made OK Computer and developed into a great band. That said, Knights of Cydonia is a goofy enjoyable single, some of the harder songs like Assassins have some decent musicianship.. that saves it from a 2 rating.
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.
This is why music is so fascinating. This is technically perfect. Great songs, well played, good vocalist, big hooks. And yet - I feel nothing? Maybe I needed to hear Muse at 13? But makes these guys any different then Radiohead? Something. Some undefinable thing that I am too dumb to understand. But it just aint it.
Mid noughties synth-infused rock music with grandiose gestures and mass appeal. Muse is like the more proggy British version of the killers. Somehow this reminds me more of them than obvious influences like Radiohead.
Not for me
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.
Fun
Better than I remembered.
its a fun listen, i’d definitely return to it
It was nice
It is musically impressive at times and the production is excellent. But the songwriting is all from this violent point of view of a victim lashing out at an oppressor. I just don't enjoy listening to this sort of aggression.
This album felt really dramatic and angsty, but without being in on the joke. It was sort of like if Queen tried to be edgy and moody, but also less good. I dunno, I liked a few of the earlier songs on the album alright but as it kept going it felt more and more immature and monotonous.
Amazing
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.
Muse! I'm familiar with these guys because Radiohead fans are the most universally annoying people on the planet. I tried listening to the album that had the orange background but couldn't get into it. This may very well be the last opportunity I have to get into their music seeing that this is the only Muse album on the list. I'm open to giving them a try. The cover for this album is great. Another perfectly fine, listenable album. I'm not too crazy about "anthemic" music, so this album is trying to tap into emotions that I don't really feel. There are some pretty good instrumental choices on here. I like the growling guitars and genre-bending style of "City of Delusion". I also appreciate the Western influence on "Knights of Cydonia". The pulsing guitar riffs and electronic sounds that underscore the music carry the epic nature of the song quite well. "Supermassive Black Hole" was the biggest surprise of the album. Very groovy, yet it manages to work surprisingly well. "Starlight" is my favourite song as it's the only one on the album where the vocals fit with the music. If these four songs are indicative of Muse's creative direction, then I can understand why they have a sizeable following. As alluded to previously, the vocals are the biggest polariser for me. I understand the direction and intent, but I found all but one of the performances to be torturously slow and detached from the music. Very loud, too. Pipe down, Matt Bellamy,
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
Brilliant. Being a massive Queen fan, I obviously saw their influence on this band. I was lucky enough to see Muse live, and their show adds even more dimensions to their work. However, this is a review if an album....and I love this one!
that guys voice is a lot. . . band seems decent tho maybe better as an instrumental album?
Has the big symphony song on it
Not necessarily *bad* but just so very, very dramatic. It's kind of exhausting, to be fair!
Still haven’t seen them live 😔
Sonically, these guys work with a pretty limited palate, and I don't really like the vocal tone of the lead singer. That said, they have an ear for the majestic chord sequence, and had an odd hit with Knights of Cydonia, largely due to exposure from Guitar Hero III, of all things.
okay but not their best!
I didn't like this almost 20 years ago when it came out, it just didn't click with me but I still liked "Supermassive Black Hole" but re-stumbling upon it about 15 years ago made me like it, I could put it on and there would be no skips. But then I stopped again and now it's nice to come back to but it might be the zenith of Muse, pretentious lyrics and guitar wankery goes hard here... That said, "Exo-Politics" rocks, even with the conspiracy shit...
Their fourth album, but the first of theirs that I ever heard. And probably my favorite of their albums. Having said that, the horns near the tail end of City of Delusion feels very random when they come up. It reminded me of Led Zeppelins Fool in the Rain with the samba break in the middle of it. But then once you get Knights of Cydonia it seems like they were starting to go for a spaghetti western theme, but only for the last quarter of the album? Not entirely sure. Still a solid album.
1️⃣Invincible
In my collection, love it
Muito épico porém devido a isso acho que prefiro n visitá-lo várias vezes porque tenho a sensação que posso enjoar Ele foi lançado no mesmo ano de the black parede e achei meio semelhante, não uma cópia óbvio, mas semelhante Mas gostei 👍
Maybe I’m blinded by nostalgia, but this whole album absolutely rocks. The energy, the riffs, the over-the-top drama, it all just works. Every track feels massive, and even after all these years, it still hits hard. Whether it’s nostalgia or not, Black Holes and Revelations is a killer album from start to finish.
Radiohead: The Musical!
didnt quite care for it
A-MA-ZING!! I can't stress this enough!! One of a kind! Just pure greatness
Nothing to grab me, pull me in. Just as things did get interesting, the vocals would push me out. Just a bit too emo for me.
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
This was a terrific album, there’s a lot of different influences you can hear throughout the album, and a lot of different emotions evoked by individual song. My first 5 star review. Fav song: Starlight
I liked it! At least it wasn’t a rock album from the 70s finally
Honestly only gave this a half ass listen. From what I did hear, it sounded really good. Would definitely listen again, but can unfortunately only give a 3. I feel like if I really sat down and listened it might push a 4. I really like their sound overall. Knights of Cydonia is hard af on guitar hero. I really liked the riff on assassin.
I think this 1001 Album thing has made me a fan of Brit Rock, which is starting to worry me
Я ніколи не був великим фанатом Muse. Для мене вони завжди були якоюсь «недо-версією» Radiohead, але з більш шумними distorted гітарами. І коли я послухав Black Holes and Revelations зараз, моя думка не дуже то і змінилась. Так, це все ще доволі гарний «космічний» #alternativerock , який став для гурту «магнум опусом» у час свого виходу. Тут Muse перейшли до більш еклектичного звучання, інкорпоруючи просто безліч елементів різних жанрів електронної музики минулого - від диско до синтіпопу. Композиції через це стали більш прогресивними, та атмосферними. Але чим альбом відділяється найбільше, так це потужними вокальними гармоніями, які прийнято порівнювати із Queen. І в цілому, я згоден із цим порівнянням, адже діапазон який тут видає Matt Bellamy, і справді вражає. У своїй основі, Black Holes and Revelations це доволі простий та зрозумілий «поп альбом»з чипляючими приспівами, що як і попередні альбоми Muse, в значній мірі, покладається на #spacerock минулого. Проте, той самий, Origin of Symmetry (2001) хоча і був не такий «амбітний» - відчувався значно більш драйвовим та автентичним ніж цей реліз. І нехай Black Holes and Revelations, хоч і вважається, багатьма фанатами Muse їх найкращим, найбільш прогресивним та «артовим» альбомом. Саме він, за іронією долі, визначив напрямок майбутніх альбомів гурту, які були, щонайменше, посередніми, а часом навіть - «до смерті нудотними».
6/10
Excellent album, love the rock opera vibes, surprised by all the different instruments and influences used here, what a fantastic listen
not sure actually
I can’t fully take Muse seriously because of how inextricably linked they are in my mind to the Twilight movie. Big stadium sound, almost a rock opera. Giving rock music for theatre kids.
I can’t abide by that which is clearly inspired by Radiohead. Weak, wavering vocals, anxiety-inducing instrumentation, and an overall terrible time.
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.
take a bow- the first half sucked ass but the second was okay. then it falls of again. 4 starlight- the start was kinda okay. 4 or 5. its just the singing parts i dont like. supermassive black hole- oh... 4 map of the problematique- 4 soldiers poem- wise men say only fools rush in. 4 or 5 invincible- 4 assassin- 5 or 6 exo politics- 5 city of delusion- 4 hoodoo- 4 knights of cydonia- 4 or 5 glorius- 4 it had elements i liked but then it would clash with something else and it would get worse over time
Really enjoyed it
Baby's first progressive rock album. Incredibly impressed with their own intelligence. Thom-Yorke-ripoff vocals. The prog-latin crossover missed the bus since The Mars Volta did it orders of magnitude better, but the spaghetti western stuff on Knights of Cydonia is kinda cool (until the unlistenable processed vocals kick in). The pop rock songs like Starlight remind me of more enjoyable hours I've spent listening to Coldplay but end up being the best parts of the album. I also like how the album cover looks like a drug deal scene from Breaking bad! The piece de resistance is the lyrics though. On a song ostensibly about the grandiose theme of the galaxy being sucked into a black hole, we're treated to this: "I thought I was a fool for no one But, ooh, baby, I'm a fool for you You're the queen of the superficial How long before you tell the truth?" WELL PLAYED, SIR! I F*****G LOVE SCIENCE!
Bald guy music
What Radiohead sounds like to people who hate Radiohead.
I haven’t listened to this album in a while, but all I know is that a banger is still a banger even after several years. Also forgot that supermassive black hole was in the first twilight movie 🤣
Bangers throughout.
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.
I was not expecting this to have so much variety. Starts very electronic, then has a song I thought Coldplay did, then progressively gets a bit harder and rockier before exploding into futuristic wild west (?) Fucking awesome is all I gotta say
they tried reheating Thom Yorke’s nachos and honestly? it worked for me
This album made me believe in aliens
Thumbs up
I'mma be honest! BHAR is not my fave. I think it's very good but I'm not so much into the space-y stuff. I do like most of the few lyrics that are intelligible.
Black Holes and Revelations - это энциклопедия хитов высшего качества. Первые три трека с альбома прямо доказывают, почему вы должны его услышать хоть раз в своей жизни. Supermassive Black Hole - один из лучших саундтреков к фильмам в истории, каждой строчкой и касанием медиатора струн перегруженной гитары говорящий о яркости и крутости сцены игры в бейсбол в первых «Сумерках». Великолепная Starlight одна из моих любимых треков Muse, одновременно драйвовая и в то же время спокойная и ласковая, способная успокоить и заставить почувствовать красоту момента. Такой особый шарм создает каждая песня с альбома, недаром хитовость играет на руку их индивидуальности. К слову, абсолютно каждая песня спокойно воспринимается вне альбома и может стать самобытной частичкой разных по жанру и настроению плейлистов, но магия, присутствующая на Black Holes and Revelations непередаваема, будто кусочки пазлов наконец начинают сходиться в одну большую красочную картину арт-рока. Ни слова больше! Космические 5/5.
First? 3/5 Again? 1,5/5
Time yorke is that you??? Kidding…. I am now a muse fan! I really wanted to give this a 5. It had the legs. It’s not unfortunately, BUT it’s a lovely album. Everything up to assassin is such a journey. Supermassive black hole is worth the listen just on its own especially progressing to the soldiers poem which is a delicate and beautiful song. It’s one of those musical experiences that immediately understood who their inspirations were but it didn’t bother me. For me, that says a lot. I hope to visit the rest of your artwork
Like a faster harder and more emo U2. Kinda better than U2. Solid 3.5 goin to 4. Twilight tried destroying Vampiric Lore.
bombastische luchtbel
Amazing
twilight song
GOAT
Ça sonne vraiment comme du Radiohead s’il n’avait pas viré experimental, ce qui n’est pas une mauvaise chose, sauf que ça reste du Radiohead. Bon, j’me suis mêlé moi-même, j’donne un 3 pis tu te débrouilles
Love the dichotomy and transition in some songs of what I would describe as harsh, heavy rock/metal sounds into more melodic, psychedelic rock. The first half of album contains a lot of interesting and unique sounds, mimicking stuff you would hear in a sci-fi outer space, galaxy type movie (hence Black Holes in the title). Also, it has a cynical undertone as shown in the lyrics, song titles, and overall vibes of the songs. Latter half of the album has some really good guitar playing and more mellow sounds (in relation to the first half). Still cynical undertone, but more melodic sounds and use of classical/acoustic instruments. Songs notes: - Starlight was my favorite - Didn't like Supermassive Black Hole (most popular song) - Liked Map of the Problematique, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia, and Glorious - Glorious started like a video game entry and transitioned so smoothly into a dope rock song - felt like i was entering the boss level of a video game (fitting since it was the last song of the album) Overall, really really cool listen, even if I don't love the genre or style of music.
Some Muse albums get quite annoying, but this album contained a lot of good songs. I like it
I liked this album abut this is buttrock with an electronic veneer. This album is basically the time they turned away from Radiohead-lite to become, uh, freddie-mercury-radiohead-lite. Actually, a lot of these sounds are stolen from other songs. It's fine, I guess, and I have a soft spot for Starlight, painful corniness notwithstanding. Whatever, man, feel like I'm eating Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese. No reason for this album to be on this list.
Not offensive to the ears but not for me. Lyrics felt contrived and an attempt to be 'deep' in a way I would have thought in middle school. I'm not a fan of the dramatic vocal style. Decent production. Best track: Knights of Cydonia
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.
Feels like a mashup of NIN, Cake, Weezer, and Queen, sprinkled with some old school Radiohead. I liked;)
Decent revelation
Получил удовольствие, вайб радиохеда
I actually didn’t like this as much as I thought I would - some great tracks but overall wouldn’t listen to again
Bdb, duzo mocnych odpalow
Didn't like some tracks but overall enjoyed it. Knights of Cydonia is fantastic
One of the worst concept albums I’ve ever heard in my life. I was bored listening to this. The singer’s voice had no personality. If the Earth was being engulfed by a black hole and the Government was trying to cover it up, I would think a person would be more emotional and not sound disinterested.
What an absolute banger of an album. Every tune is distinctly different and excellent in its own right, but the album still manages to be cohesive and keep the momentum. Amazing.
This is one terrific album, probably my favourite by Muse. Twists and turns, terrific electronic sounds amongst the Rock guitars, thoughtful lyrics. It’s an all-round blinder. Seeing them perform this live with all the visuals was an astounding experience too. Get the album! Get it!
I loved this CD in college, and Muse was one of my favorite bands. I saw them on the "Resistance" tour and thought it was sick - that was like the first time I could afford a ticket to see a big-name band. I knew (and could still hack thru) the guitar parts to "Supermassive" and "Knights of Cydonia". Just based on his preference for somewhat twee British rock, I could've probably guessed our host was going to pick this one. Re-listening to it now, there's two important things to know about context from 2006, when this came out: 1) There was a widespread fear (it turned out, 100% justified) that the US was descending into a police state and that the internet would become a tool of mass surveillance. 2) Histrionic heavy rock was pop music at the time - Fall Out Boy had had the biggest CD of the year the year prior with multiple top-10 hits, and "Black Parade" became a sensation later that year, with a #1 single - it's funny to think about now because there's been a complete 180 in pop, but this style would've seemed almost normal back then. Re-listening to it now, this CD really holds up. The thing I had not remembered is how strong it is on the back half - "Assassin", "Exo-Politics", "City of Delusion" and of course the closer are some of the strongest tracks. I had remembered it as being weak beyond the singles, which are the first three plus the closer. At the time they called this "prog", but it's not especially progressive. Stylistically it's mostly rooted in pop-punk, and there's a strong undercurrent of sequencer-heavy Euro Dance in it too. Bellamy isn't the greatest singer, but he injects a ton of passion (see the later choruses on "Exo-Politics"), he's got a killer falsetto with which he slays "Supermassive Black Hole", plus the band backs him up really well. Mostly the sound is about whomping on the ride with a bunch of bone-crunching guitars, but it's a very full sound and they mix it up - the aforementioned sequencing, which totally elevates "Take a Bow" to another plane, plus the occasional dash of color, like the gitano sound on "City of Delusion". They'd eventually go a little overboard with that, but this CD is a really solid middle-ground, and their peak, between the all-angry-guitar "Absolution" and the more navel-gazing "Resistance". I had thought my tastes might've evolved since freshman year of college and I would remember this fondly but but as a relic of a simpler time. Nope. This CD's a banger, start to finish.
This is the 32nd album I’m rating. Surprisingly this is the first album where I’m getting a song I’ve already added to my playlist, Supermassive Black Hole. That was actually the only song I’ve listened to on this album. The song was great so I’m expecting good things. Adding to my Playlist - Soldier’s Poem, Invincible, City of Delusion, Knights of Cydonia Not Adding to my Playlist - Take a Bow, Starlight, Map of the Problematique, Assassin, Exo-Politics, Hoodoo Already Added to my Playlist - Supermassive Black Hole Starlight - Listening to this song you can tell exactly when it was made and it just feels wrong. Assassin - This ass be assin. All in all I liked 5/11 songs. Supermassive Black Hole misled me because this really wasn’t that great. Teenager of the Year tier.
Not too familiar with Muse but I really enjoyed this album.
Annoying and bad. Can't believe I liked this band in middle school. I should be shot for that
Twilight
3/5
Really good album
Back to being sixteen.
my running jam
An extra star for the cultural impact of the twilight soundtrack
This is one of those albums i always listen to. Muse had a great first 5 run. Lyrically, melodically it’s sound. Even the bonus track is great. Some songs get old like Supermassive Black Hole or Starlight but they still hype me up. Soldier’s Poem is a hidden gem. Some people might find this album noisy or Bellamy’s falsettos may not be what they’d enjoy but not for me. Overall it’s a guitar based album and one of the last mainstream ones so even that deserves 5 stars. Ps.: I recommend everyone to listen Knights of Cydonia on H.A.A.R.P live album, the energy is contagious.
No great shakes - reminded me of British rock bands of the 90’s early ‘00’s
Dreamy psychedelic pop
Bless, what an innocent band.
Day387 - muse, radiohead put’em in a blender and you couldn’t tell them apart
Although I prefer Origin of Symmetry and Absolution, this is probably the correct Muse album to have on the list. They finally gave in an wrote a killer pop song in 'Starlight', and can you really consider yourself a certified cinephile of you haven't wept to the title track blasting during the baseball scene in Twilight? Tempted to give this a 4/5 because of just how awful 'Invincible' is.
Quite surprised that Absolution is not on this list instead. It’s as accessible and even better - Origin of Symmetry is a less obvious (but even better) choice. That said - I love BH&R. Muse, and especially Bellamy, suffers from megalomania and the result is an over the top and massive album ranging from somber ballads to aggressive and paranoid rock pieces. You’re probably not into the rest of their discography if this isn’t for you.
Good album but don’t love it.
What a load of pompous, bloated old guff.
Well produced, sounds great, but… muse. Just not my jam.
So tediously obvious, not the music per say (though it is) but that this is favoured by the music critics that make these type of lists. And yep it was nominated for whatever critic award in its year of release. Not the worst album ever, but pretensous;, band name, song titles, lyrics and music, cover the whole thing really - ie the usual critic bait and unoriginal. The odd bit ( which echoes bands gone before) because the rest is just boring up it's own arse. Again music is individual, just this does nothing for me. 2 star - not terrible but nothing to make me ever listen to it again.
People who were kids at the turn of the millennium who liked Rush but didn't want to be accused of just listening to what their dads liked would like Muse. Ugh.
Honestly i feel like all the songs sound the same. I feel like their first album i listened to hit me like a ton of bricks, but all their material since then bores me. Mad respect for this album having multiple songs with over 248million plays tho 😳
Never was a fan of this type of electronica.
this guy always sounds horny, regardless, im very biased about this album. supermassive black hole is one of my fav songs ever. i dont love all of their work but this is 100% a good one to me. map of the problematique has such a banger opening.
My favourite album of all time!
⭐⭐⭐ 5/10 There's only one muse album which can be considered heavily influential and that is Origin of Symmetry. What Muse does in this album and the way they continue afterwards is add way too much forced symphonic Intermezzos in the album. 'Soldiers Poem', 'Hoodoo' and ', Glorious' are three of these. Songs that structurally go nowhere. Nevertheless there are definitely some good songs on the album with Knights of Cydiona being the highlight (They should've ended with this song). Matthew Bellamy never really struck me as a good singer, which is mostly due to the *HEAVY BREATHING NOISE* after every damn sentence. His guitar skills on the other hand are impressive and sometimes even exceptionally good.
Muse’s second or third best, but probably the most focused album they’ve released.
Ive always had a hunch Id like Muse if I took time to listen and I was right. Proggy and at times unapologetically heavy. Lots of styles all done well. I should spend more time with them because they are sort of a modern proggy band with pop sensibilities. Makes it easier to digest all the lofty ideas happening. I'll retuen to this.
Not Too Bad of An Album
Starts off with a banger, rest of the album is kind of mid
This a competent but overly polished and uninteresting stadium-ready Radiohead rip off, as many have already noted. Definitely not something you need to hear before you die.
Some kind of poppy alt rock with spacey, progressive, and some heavy influences. It’s very accessible but also not afraid to go strange places or over the top. Riffs galore, effects galore, plenty of catchy hooks - pretty standard Muse fare. I dig the heavier tracks more than the ones that sound like pop-U2 2.0. A few killer tracks and a decent album overall, but most of it I won’t think about again. I prefer Absolution to this album.
Now this is more like it! Perfect score.
Can’t believe this was their last good album
Decent
I liked it. Enjoyed the hits and had enough variation to hold my interest.
quite good!
Dreary
Kinghts of Cydonia, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole. A lot of songs with a lot of different sound variation, however characteristic to the album. It tickles your brain in the right way.
Songs i knew: 3 Songs i like: 1 and a bit Can't remember who I was speaking to pissed up lately who said they have always loved Muse and was even trying to defend their most recent shite, safe to say whoever it was is a cunt. Other than knights of cydonia this is just Meh, good memories of that song from hours of guitar hero but otherwise I basically have labeled muse as shite and refuse to give them any credit even if they pumped out bangers for the next 10 years. Low 2.
I don't think I've listened to this album since it came out but I remember it being a bit of a return to form and the last album before they rapidly disappeared down their own cosmic wormholes. Very cringe to admit to being a Muse fan nowadays but their first two albums slap so looking forward to revisiting this. Opens well. Nice build-up and operatic without being too self-indulgent. Never liked Starlight as it sounds like Going for Gold or a bank advert. Supermassive Black Hole tries to sound sexy and fails. Really quite draggy this album. Some good riffs like in Assassin. Bellamy's warbling vocals are bad and some of the effects are wibbly and annoying. Most of the songs sound the same. And then comes Knights of Cydonia which is a bonkers sci-fi western song that we all know. Batshit song with a MASSIVE RIFF which still sounds ace. The only properly decent song on this album. A mid 2. Still have fond memories of seeing Muse play Doncaster Dome on the Showbiz tour but if my kids got into them now I'd be worried and see it as a dangerous gateway drug to bands like Tool, Ghost and Dream Theatre.
OVERALL: Fantastic. It kinda reminds me of Radiohead. Every single song I could listen to, however it isn't absolutely perfect. Exo-Politics's weird conspiracy lyrics are a bit corny, Invincible and Hoodoo can be forgettable at times, and Soldier's Poem is way too short. Everything else is pretty good. Map of the Problematique and City of Delusion are absolutely incredible, many songs (like Starlight or Soldier's Poem) are very beautiful, and Knights of Cydonia still goes hard. SONG AVG: 8.85/10 PERSONAL RATING: 9.5/10 Take a Bow: I love the synth arpeggios and the guitar is pretty nice. Also, the buildup and overall crescendo is executed very well. The only thing I don't really like is the weird ending, and also I can't figure out what they are saying without focusing on the vocals or looking up the lyrics. 8.75/10 Starlight: Very good production, and the guitar and arpeggios are great. The vocals are very good. I guess the drums are kinda basic and repetitive (doesn't take away from it that much). 9.8/10 Supermassive Black Hole: Idk why, but the guitar sounds familiar for some reason. Anyways, the guitar goes hard. The drums are also pretty good, but the vocals are a bit weaker than Starlight (still very good). 9/10 Map of the Problematique: This slaps. I love everything about this that isn't the weird ass intro, and I still like that. Very good texture, great melodies, and the only thing I don't like about it is that it ends. 10/10 Soldier's Poem: Pretty short. Very beautiful, and the chord progression + harmonies are very good. 8.5/10 Invincible: That guitar solo goes absolutely insane. Great atmosphere, but some parts were a bit forgettable. 7.75/10 Assassin: The intro is kinda weird. The drums are absolutely incredible. This feels like a song you play when you're running. Goes pretty hard. 8/10 Exo-Politics: What is pee candle? Anyways, the guitar is very good, and the bass is even better. The lyrics being conspiracy theory stuff is kinda weird, but I think it's executed pretty well. 8/10 City of Delusion: Banger. Absolute banger. It has so much going on, but it's never too much. Masterful instrumentation, the bass solo is incredible and the fact that this has a TRUMPET and a VIOLIN is insane, and they are both performed very well. 10/10 Hoodoo: PIANO DROP INSANELY BASED. Very dramatic. The lyrics apparently won lyrics of the decade? Outside of the insane drop, especially after it, the song is pretty weak compared to everything else. 8.2/10 Knights of Cydonia: This was the only song by Muse (I think) that I've heard before this album. Goes unbelievably hard for no reason, but the western theme is a bit weird. The guitar riff is incredibly iconic, and for good reason. 9.25/10 Glorious: This song is... glorious (hahahahahhahahahahah). I think the beginning is weird, but the rest of the song more than makes up for it. Quite literally everything else about this song feels like something that everybody can at least like. My biggest problem with it is that it doesn't feel like an outro, or at least a better outro than Knights of Cydonia. 9/10
Potente. Tenia tiempo sin escuchar algo así.
Muse is one of those bands that I really have to be in the mood to listen to, but when I do I really enjoy them. That said I still cannot listen to them for too long, they can get a little monotone after awhile. I just listened to this album I'll be OK for the next year if I don't hear another album. A song here and there sure (I have a few sprinkled in my playlists) but not a whole album. To me the album is a solid 4 when in the mood.
3.5
Never was a great Muse fan but this album Rocks! Good variety in songs also! Better vocals of Matt than on the earlier albums (too much breathing before each line he sings)...
My oldest friend is the biggest contrarian I know. He insists that Muse are not ripping off Radiohead but improving upon Radiohead. Hmmm. Knights of Cydonia has been a guilty pleasure. But when 1001 suggested an entire Muse album it was a lot to ask. If I'm going to be listening to a West Country weirdo my choice is Robyn Hitchcock singing about creatures, not these dudes trafficking in Russell Brand type stuff and laying the groundwork for Imagine Dragons. Love sci-fi but in 2025 I would rather hear Thom Yorke talking about something truthful. Romeo and Juliet. Having your dreams crushed. Not secret monuments on Mars... The opening track was kind of cool although derivative. Track 2 was making me wish I was listening to the Pixies instead. As we got into track 3 I began to wonder why so much 21st century British rock music makes me feel like I am watching an ad for Argos. A corny vocal effect was unfortunately strike three for me. If I want authentic West Country weird I will be putting on "Jewels For Sophia" and not this...
I honestly did not expect much because always thought that Muse is not my kind of music. But from the very beginning this album absorbed me fully and took me to some beautiful intergalactic journey where thanks to the beauty and the power of the music I could touch and experience a huge energy and a lot of love that is there in every one of us
When the opening track began, I was all “Cool, this kind of sounds like Radiohead!”, but after awhile it all sounded pretty generic and highly formulaic. Supermassive Black Hole still rocks because of the baseball scene from Twilight— sorry not sorry.
Time splitters ass music
La primera cancion me gustaba, pero despues empezó a gustarme menos. Aun asi decidí seguir escuchando, lo cual me agradezco por que hay otros temas que me gustan más dentro del disco. Desconfiaba un poco al ver que el grupo cubría "temas políticos" pero no parece ser nada malo, una forma discreta de ocultar el anti-imperialismo. Cuando le pillé más el sonido al album volví atrás y dejo de parecerme malo. Me lo guardo.
takes me back :’)
This was a band my students adored and who I could never really get into. It’s not bad, but it’s not great. Sort of a not-quite-Radiohead meets not-quite-Queen. It’s fine.
Starts brilliantly and stays good but settles into something not quite worthy of a 5. Feels like everything has to be massive
Why I have not listened more to Muse before?!?! Supermassive Black Hole takes me back<3
Frenetic and energetic, it's a fun album!
Slog to get through.
4 estrelas
Liked it! Great start for this musical journey
Loved this album when it came out and love it now just the same!
I love this Album. I've always liked Muse.
The best Muse album?
Muse is alright in my books.
4.5
It was good, some of the tracks were too slow, but supermassive black hole is a banger.
They are polished and have a few ok songs, but mostly its just monotonous and repetitive. They feel like a slightly less annoying version of Coldplay.
really good album the lyrics are less interesting than they could be but the sound is amazing
Whew a re-listen but knights of Cyndi Lauper is still the beef of the bunch
its aight
Love Muse. So great songs on this one.
9/1001 The album started out really funky and enjoyable I must say. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of a good chunk of the material. Of course some of the songs got a bit repetitive or forgettable, but when they were on point it was a great listen. Especially Assassin, which I think had a really great riff. 3,5/5
That's pretty damn solid. I don't think it exactly DESERVES to be in the top 1000 but I see why it got there. Supermassive Black Hole slaps. 3/5.
8/10
Neat
I enjoyed this album. Its not a "have to have it" or "need to listen to it" album, but it has some quality to it.
Jammin’, classic Muse, quite good but not next level.
Honestly. Fucking hate it. Emo shit.
Better towards the end, last two tracks are bangers.
Black Holes and Revelations was my final album of 2024 and it was more suitable than I thought. From Wiki: “it features political and dystopian themes, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs..” so yeah, 2024. Muse has a pretty epic sound. Hard-hitting, yet melodic. Often compared to Queen and Radiohead, it’s like the perfect mix of the two bands. Very enjoyable album, I gotta put more time into this band.
какая брба обложка! много знакомой музыки, много интересной, но их стиль и вокал всё-таки мимо (немного эмо)
Oh, this is quite the remarkable and creative album. Muse not only created a unique sound for themselves but impacted alternative rock while making it impossible for others to copy them. Black Holes and Revelations is haunting, beautiful, and epic. Nothing is dull or subpar. And the lyrics are engaging and provocative.
Muse really cemented their signature sound with this album, and I have always dug it. This album in particular definitely finds ways to pepper in progressive and space rock genres and make them both more approachable to a general public. Most of this album is just generally a vibe to me, with a couple of standout tracks that I never grow tired of (looking at you: "Starlight", "Supermassive Black Hole", and "Knights of Cydonia"). I would put this at about a 3.5, but worthy of a round up from my perspective.
A little too theatrical for me but pretty good.
Some good songs but a bit busy overall
godines
Es moy bueno, se torna levemente ruidoso por momentos pero merece sus 5 (serian 4.5 pero weno)
The guitar and drums are really great throughout this album but everything else is just ok.
For a band that hates being compared to Radiohead, they sure sound a lot like Radiohead.
Why is this album on this list? Not the best english rock out there, not even close.
A 50-minute long melodic rock journey that starts off on a lighter note and gets more raw as it progresses, definetily influenced by some of the greats. Cohesive electronic elements and great bass production are what, in my opinion, makes this album almost perfect.
i honestly can't tell why i'm so in love with this album the sound is a little over the top and the lyrics sound like they were written by a pretentious teen, but the music just sucks you in and keeps your attention from start to finish i was surprised by this kind of electro-rock vibe my first muse album, but most likely not the last
Just can’t really get into muse.
I'm just not a fan of this. I know Muse were a huge band but it isn't for me. It's like worse versions of Radiohead and Thirty Seconds to Mars combined to make "grandiose" mopey rock songs. Meh. 4/10 (2/5)
9/10 Enjoyed this way more than i thought i would Favourite Song=Knights of Cydonia Least Favourite Song=Soldiers Poem
Definitely a standard alternative rock feel, but enough unique sounds to make it their own and be fresh.
I like this album, powerful, creative, and plenty of nice sounds. The ending of Invincible and all of Assassin are awesome. Hoodoo is painful. City of delusion, Map of the problematic and Knights of Cydonia are epic.
Fav: Knights Of Cydonia Least Fav: Soldier’s Poem Muse are my all-time favourite band and they’ve always meant so much to me. This album is superb and I’m saddened to find out this is the only muse album on the last, alas atleast there’s one. This is another album I consider flawless
the beginning of the end for this band, but still a very fun album
00’er rock, minder, et par bangers!!
it's odd that for all their influences, for all that they allegedly draw from Depeche Mode, Lightning Bolt, and (yeah, sure) Sly & the Family Stone, they just can't help but sound like nerdier Queen. like, that's all i can hear -- these theater kid vocals swaying through ever present guitar flourishes and the ever so slight difference of the bass being super loud. there's great songs here, but i think any ambitions for a big coherent prog rock project are sorely misaimed. in no way do i dislike Black Holes and Revelations with its earnest operatics and drama, but i still find myself remembering how dull Queen could have been if it were led by anyone but Freddie Mercury. Bellamy comes close, but Earth's close to Mars, and Mars is still really fucking far away. and god, i hate Hipgnosis. such ugly covers of greasy men standing in glossy deserts. thank god "Knights of Cydonia" is on here or this thing would be a half point lower for the crime of looking at the cover.
I respect it, but the enjoyment levels are low. That’s personal though - I always thought they were a little cheesy. But the talent levels and craftsmanship is high.
It's not bad. The musicianship is fine. But there is something about music from, say, 2005-2015 that seems to conflate whining with emotional depth.
Kind of tiresome. Didn't really enjoy.
meh
One of my favorite all time albums. It’s the full package of killer melodies and the powerful voice of Matthew Bellamy. 4.6 stars
One of the few CDs still in my car. So good!
I love this album!!
classic for a reason
Actually heard this one prior since I'm a fan of Muse. It's generally a superb album and Matt's vocals really help the project shine, the greatest flaw here in my view would probably be that the middle-section of the album strikes as less memorable than the rest of the material. It's overall decent however, with obvious highlights being Map of the Problematique, Starlight, and of course Knights of Cydonia. If you like grandiose alt-rock, then you'll probably like this album, definitely recommend even if it's arguably one of the weakest (pacing-wise) of their earlier releases.
4 stars. Album is fucking great, I dont know why there is some 'drama' and 'hate' around it.
- I don't know how many times I've listened to this album since it came out in 2006, but I still managed to get something new out of this album this time around, not having really recognised that final song - I always enjoy this album, with the epic Take A Bow intro, followed by Starlight and then Supermassive Black Hole... I mean, what the fuck - I will forever come back to this album, it has some of my favourite songs by Muse on it, especially Knights of Cydonia. What a track
5/5
They have a signature sound, for better or worse, and this is surely their album with the most hits. The vocals can lose me at times but the tight, heavy rhythm section keeps things moving along. Starlight and Map of the Problematique are very good melodic rockers. I don't like Supermassive Black Hole as much, but Invincible is solid and so is Assassin with its quick riffing. Knights of Cydonia takes me back to the Guitar Hero days...still a great track. Glorious is a strong closer too. I'd play this again, although the vocals keep me from marking it higher.
I was a big fan of the first two Muse records and thought everything afterwards was watered down for the American market. But over time I’ve come to appreciate some of the tracks on this one and its predecessor a bit. There’s also a lot of horrible cheese on this one too though.
When some songs from Muse' "Origin of Symmetry" had crossed my tracks, I felt like checking them out more thoroughly and then that feeling died. These polished, larger-than-life theatrics do little for me and this has more and worse of those. Dialed up bombast, that features way too much Queen and stadium era Coldplay for its own good. Another comparison? Radiohead, but for teenage anger and stupid haircuts. NEXT!
Muse just feels artificial and insincere in a way that I find a little off putting. This album sounds like they basically just ripped off Bends era Radiohead with a sprinkling of Coldplay for good measure. Musically, there is some interesting ideas with keys and rhythms, so I do give it some credit.
Muse is a band that hotboxes themselves with their own farts
A bit like aural wallpaper this one! I had it on my headphones while I read the BBC news and apart from Invincible, which I recognised, I was not distracted by it at all.
I’ve always loved Muse. The hard rock version of Radiohead, and to some extent Queen’s younger cousin. There are some amazing songs on here, and it is definitely one of Muse’s best albums. Knights of Cydonia might be my favourite Muse song.
Muse is great, and this record is solid as a rock. Really good stuff.
solid bangers
I know this band but I have never listened to an album.
Surprisingly enjoyed some of this. 3.5
It’s okay, it’s fine. There’s some good songs on here but something about Muse always struck me as “baby’s first rebellion.” Their politics and viewpoints are so shallow and based simply on being a devil’s advocate no matter what the person in power is trying to do, whether that’s genuinely something harmful or, ya know, a vaccine mandate during a fucking pandemic. Basically these dudes are really stupid and their continued slide towards right-wing reactionary politics irl shows this!
Year 8 Will's favourite!
Really grew up with this one and there are some bangers, Muse were really trying to sound like Queen here
Solid rock album!
Nice album!
Had been a long time visiting this album. Still a great piece of music!
A generous 3 as its still listenable - but they really started to disappear up their own arse here
Was introduced to Muse through the Twilight movies (lol), but that soundtrack slapped! This album has a few bangers and is typical of Muse's anti-establishment, 1984-esque rock music. Some of the drum parts go really hard and I will be learning them because they are not too hard for someone of my modest skills
Not in my edition of the book! 2006. 3 stars. The spiritual grandchildren of Queen circa 1976. Overblown and pretentious, and there is a LOT of filler. Saved from a 2 by a handful of cracking stadium rockers.
Probably a 3.75/5 this one. I have listened to it plenty, but never straight through in one shot like today. Some iconic Muse tracks (Starlight, Assassin, and of course Knights of Cydonia). However I feel the rest of the album is a bit samey for me. I found that the lead single, Supermassive Blackhole, sticks out like a sore thumb on an album that otherwise flows nicely across its theme.
modern, progressive, rock - 2006, seems like yesterday - excellent live band too
This is a pretty good rock album. I can hear the Queen, Bowie, and the space rock influences. Overall it was not a bad listen and had some good tunes.
just no
Yeah
Vækker gode minder om en tur på karaoke bar i København omkring 2012, publikum elskede mig!! Jeg synes generelt Muse er lidt for meget bilreklame rock for min smag, men der er sgu mange bops på det her album. Den lå på en stor 3’er og så fik Knights of Cydonia den over målstregen
Var faktisk lidt overrasket over hvor dybt den her var gravet ind i min hjerne! Det meste af det holder totalt!
So many bangers. A lot of artist would kill for this album to be the greatest hits of their careers. Cautionary tale: Just because you love Muse, doesn't mean you should choose a song by them for karaoke.. Especially not if the song is Supermassive Black Hole... RIP eardrums of people in the bar in Copenhagen back in 2012ish..
Such a stellar album.
- Mal wieder eine der Bands die mMn im Prinzip keine schlechten Alben haben - Und ich wüsste auch nicht genau, welches mein Favorit ist. Black Holes und Revelation ist auf jeden Fall ein heißer Anwärter. - So geiler kreativer, unvorhersehbarer Shit - Mit "Starlight" und "Supermassive Black Hole" auch zwei Welthits enthalten. Wobei ich nie der größte "Starlight" Fan war, könnte auch ein Coldplay Song sein. SBH ist ein unfassbar ikonischer Song. Als hätten Prince, Britney Spears, Lenny Kravitz und Led Zeppelin eine amtliche Orgie gefeiert. Ich weiß, bisschen weirde Vorstellung... - Ich würde sagen, es gibt wenige Bands die so eine heftige Bandbreite an Genres bedienen können und problemlos auch innerhalb dieser hin und herspringen. - Ich mag das Album von Vorne bis Hinten sehr gern. Besonders den treibenden "Map Of The Problematique" liebe ich. - Und dann hast du da plötzlich so einen Elvis artigen "Soldier's Poem" - ich meine WTF. Also WTFGEIL. Und zwei Songs später mit "Assassin" einen System Of The Down meets Queen alternativ Metal Track. WHOOOOOTTTT - "Knights Of Cydonia" natürlich auch ein geiler Hit. Fucking Cowboy-Space-Odyssee. - Einfach ein Album, was dich auf eine Reise mitnimmt und dich vollkommen erfüllt zurücklässt, um dich dann schon aufs nächste Mal Hören zu freuen. Auch wenn es ein zwei Tracks gibt, die ein bisschen abfallen - krankes Album. Rating: 4,75-5/5
- habe (glaube ich) noch nie wirklich bewusst Muse gehört (eben nur ein, zwei Tracks nebenbei), aber holy shit ist die Platte geil. Ein absolutes Fest, hat mich teilweise in andere Sphären katapultiert, kann ich gar nicht richtig beschreiben. Saß, ohne es zu Beginn mitzubekommen, öfter da, hatte die Augen geschlossen und habe es richtig genossen. Teilweise auch einfach in Tagträumereien abgedriftet. Geile Ideen, sehr abwechslungsreich und einfach ein Album, das Laune macht. - eine kleine ein, zwei Song-Durststrecke gabs dann aber auch zwischendurch, was dem Ganzen aber kaum etwas nimmt
A classic Muse album. It wouldn't be a proper Muse gig unless they played some of the monster tracks on this album: "Starlight", "Supermassive Black Hole", and the huge "Knights of Cydonia". I'm a massive Muse fan and this is one of their best.
Amazing Album
This album somehow still sounds so futuristic, which is crazy given it's 18 years old. It is cohesive, and flows well. All the songs are great (and I was excited to listen to Knights of Cydonia).
Maybe I'm biased, but I love Muse. I think their discography is incredibly diverse from their early days to how they sound now. That being said, I love this album. I've never listened to the full thing before. So many highs with Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, and my personal favourite Knights of Cydonia (thanks Guitar Hero). And I discovered a new song from here that I really enjoyed, Assassin! Not a perfect album, but really solid. 4/5
I remember buying this CD, and I still love it. Yes, it’s over the top, but I love the guitar riffs. Bellamy’s voice is incredible. Their energy is hard to beat.
3 ok. The instrumentals were pretty cool but the vocals were irritating. He has Radiohead syndrome. Knights of cydonia is a banger tho
Я очень удивлен тому, насколько мне понравился этот альбом. Хиты хитами, но альбом течет супер-органично, это не чувствуется сборником кое-какой обертки вокруг одного хита в середине, но как цельное произведение. Мне всегда нравилась драма Мьюз, и здесь это все приобретает какую-то… целостность? Лучшая песня - Map of the Problematique.
Really great
Fairly shocking I’ve never listened to this Muse album considering I’ve heard all the new stuff. Definitely one of the best out of the discography. Map of the Problematique was a standout I’ve never heard before, and Knights of Cydonia always brings back good memories/is a banger. Will definitely listen again.
Excellent
Classic album with many amazing songs. It is really just not enough for me to give 5 stars.
Beter dan dit wordt Muse niet. Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Map of the Problematique en dan ook nog het geweldige nummer Knights of Cydonia. Schijf na schijf dus. 4.6
Radiohead was too weird for commercial rock radio in the mid-2000's so they called up Muse to do a shameless impression of what Radiohead would sound like if they just kept making albums like The Bends. From the get go, I found them irritating and insincere. Not much has changed, I was very bored by it. Though, "Knights of Cydonia" gave me Guitar Hero 3 nostalgia, so there's that. The album felt entirely too long at ~50 minutes long. Not sure what Muse doing on this list.
very good blend of symphonic sounds, melodic rock and funk. Songs are all to the point and solos add to rather than take away from the effect
Indie com tentativa de pesar nas guitarras.
I actually liked this
I like a lot of this album but I don't know if I would go back and listen again
226/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Go big or go home and Muse shoot for the stars It’s massively overblown and full of itself but it’s a great ride
Great guitar and bass riffs ruined by edgy angsty vocals.
4/5. Awesome sauce. The dissonance and heaviness mixed with accessible and catchy melodies and lyrics. The lyrics are weird and spacey while also political. Some of the songs do carry similar structure and just being loud is a main feature of some songs. Love the vocals and guitar. Plus there are at least 4 songs on here that are absolute bangers. The main issue comes around the second half of the album, I kind of lose interest and then it comes back around in the last two songs. Otherwise, a great collection of songs. Best Song: Supermassive Black Hole, Invincible, Starlight
I enjoyed the album, since I heard its hits back in the early 2000s. I loved Assassin a lot as well as Knights of Cydonia. Loves the strumming overall.