Black Holes and Revelations

mbrmetalhead

I've discovered Muse with their first two records as a teenager, and these partly opened me to new things -- it was the most "indie", non-metal thing I listened to at this time. When this album was released I already lost interest in Muse, they lost their indie/fragile side and became a hit machine. It was nonetheless the last album from them I really listened to. And years after, the verdict is that it is still a pretty solid album, full of epic hits, and designed for stadiums. It's too much, but it's kind of its signature. The production work on this is really impressive, I feel like it's at the crossroads between rock, electronic music, with some indie touches here and there. Definitely post-modern. Definitely entertaining.

buffyleigh

brhmhc

I quite liked Absolution when it came out, but that was the only Muse album that I'd listened to. In hindsight Absolution has the same issue Black Holes and Revelations does - it's fun enough, but at the end of the day (much like Coldplay) it's just Radiohead with more radio-friendly polish and less depth and talent.

toms1001albums

badgers-1001-albums

1001albums-satsuma

This album opens with a huge bombastic blast with arpeggiated synths, huge guitar riffs and crashing drums, like Queen crossed with Phillip Glass. It calms down a little after that with Starlight sounding a bit like Coldplay, although Supermassive Black Hole returns to the big 70s glam rock feel. The standout for me is Knights of Cydonia which adds galloping horses and Dick Dale style surf guitar to the mix. Excellent fun all round. Sagittarius A*-tastic!