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Rating:
THE REVIEW
ABSOLUTION
Listening to "Absolution" by Muse is like living in a dream, a sweet dream illuminated by the darkness of an impending apocalypse. An erratic rhythm, unpredictable, elusive, resonates in your ears like a pleasant headache.
A collection of post-rock sounds touched by burnt petals makes the band's work one of the best. And while the initial buzzing of "Time Is Running Out" scratches your chest in sublime fashion, you realize that the musical and vocal methodology is very detached from the first or second album, which highlight brit-pop influences.
It is a more electronic album, a mix between the east, the west, strawberry ice cream, asphalt, and, like all Muse albums, sweet depression to analyze. It messes with your head and doesn't give it back. But the real point where the gray limbs disappear is when I encounter "Stockholm Syndrome" on the unpaved road and I realize that the album deserves more than the prissy critics, the indie-rock youngsters, or my brother think.
"The Small Print" is also worth keeping an eye on, even though it is significantly inferior to "Hysteria" both musically and narratively. To conclude, I would like to analyze the lyrics of one of their tracks......well, let's......let's take Hysteria as our guinea pig:
It's bugging me
Grating me
And twisting me around
Yeah I'm endlessly
Caving in
And turning inside out
'Cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
And I'm breaking out
I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
It's holding me, morphing me
And forcing me to strive
To be endlessly cold within
And dreaming I'm alive
'Cause I want it now
I want it now
Give me your heart and your soul
And I'm not breaking down
I'm breaking out
Last chance to lose control
And I want you now
I want you now
I'll feel my heart implode
I'm breaking out
Escaping now
Feeling my faith erode
Wonderful......
Does it seem strange to you that I included indie-pop and techno? Well, listen to it and you'll understand........
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The review praises Muse's Absolution as a dreamlike, intense album blending post-rock with electronic influences. Notable tracks like 'Time Is Running Out' and 'Stockholm Syndrome' stand out. The album marks a departure from earlier brit-pop styles to a darker, more complex sound. Lyrics from 'Hysteria' reflect the emotional depth Muse brings. Overall, the album is deemed underrated by critics.
Muse
Muse are an English rock trio formed in Teignmouth, Devon. The band members are Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums).81 Reviews
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By theego
The power of sound and lyrics is always at high levels, and this time it is even more fueled by the gloomy climate in which society finds itself.
'Absolution' is the third step in the certainly ascending parabola of the English group, hoping that this is not the peak.
By TheSilentMan
Muse establish themselves as an extraordinary band capable of thriving in the music business, while at the same time making their own decisions.
The genre the trio presents to us is difficult to define, aside from categorizing it as post-rock influenced by some shards of molten metal.
By easycure
Muse truly suck.
The guitar is completely anonymous and the voice is the most hateful and inconsistent thing you can hear nowadays.
By airbag
Absolution is an album devoid of meaning starting with their first track "Intro."
They have proposed something unengaging, unoriginal, and that feels very fake.
By Sir Psycho Sexy
It definitely deserves a score close to perfection, as those who, like me, are fans of the genre can only consider it as the best album recorded so far.
Absolution shows no traces of incongruity: the songs are perfectly arranged so as not to emphasize the gap between the two styles.
