Music Review: Muse - Absolution
The Band: Yes, they sound like Radiohead. There, I said it. Can we move on now? Check them out at http://www.muse.mu. Spectacular Web site for an amazing band!
The Sound: From the moment I first put this CD into my player, I was mezmerized by its haunting beauty. Singer/songwriter Matthew Bellamy has a talent that is rarely found in music these days. True, his voice does resemble that of Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke, and also like Yorke, Bellamy plays the guitar and piano... very well I might add. I would go so far as to say Absolution picks up where Radiohead left off with "The Bends." While Absolution was released in 2004, it is really just now getting airplay and attention with the single, Hysteria. I had the rare opportunity of purchasing this album, falling in love with it, and seeing the band play live, all within about a two-month timespan. I wish I was this fortunate with every new CD I purchased, because it really completed the experience of Muse. If you are a downloader, I would recommend the singles, Hysteria and Stockholm Syndrome. The second of these two cuts, Stockholm Syndrome, truly encapsulates everything I love about music. That is something I have never said about any single song before. Just amazing.
Warning: If you are captivated by this album, as I was, I do forewarn you. Their older albums, while good, do not carry the same effects as Absolution. Most retailers don't even cary their previous albums... perhaps for a reason.
Rating: Best of the best. 5 out of 5 asterisks*****. This album will be a part of my "top-played" for years to come.
The Sound: From the moment I first put this CD into my player, I was mezmerized by its haunting beauty. Singer/songwriter Matthew Bellamy has a talent that is rarely found in music these days. True, his voice does resemble that of Radiohead singer, Thom Yorke, and also like Yorke, Bellamy plays the guitar and piano... very well I might add. I would go so far as to say Absolution picks up where Radiohead left off with "The Bends." While Absolution was released in 2004, it is really just now getting airplay and attention with the single, Hysteria. I had the rare opportunity of purchasing this album, falling in love with it, and seeing the band play live, all within about a two-month timespan. I wish I was this fortunate with every new CD I purchased, because it really completed the experience of Muse. If you are a downloader, I would recommend the singles, Hysteria and Stockholm Syndrome. The second of these two cuts, Stockholm Syndrome, truly encapsulates everything I love about music. That is something I have never said about any single song before. Just amazing.
Warning: If you are captivated by this album, as I was, I do forewarn you. Their older albums, while good, do not carry the same effects as Absolution. Most retailers don't even cary their previous albums... perhaps for a reason.
Rating: Best of the best. 5 out of 5 asterisks*****. This album will be a part of my "top-played" for years to come.
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