Absolution

absolution

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Apocalypse Please

3. Time Is Running Out

4. Sing for Absolution

5. Stockholm Syndrome

6. Falling Away with You

7. Interlude

8. Hysteria

9. Blackout

10. Butterflies and Hurricanes

11. Small Print

12. Endlessly

13. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist

14. Ruled by Secrecy

Absolution,Muse,Rock/Pop

Absolution

Average customer rating:

Top album of 2004
Completely amazing
Get Black Holes and Revelations first
Sonic assualt on your senses...
a lot of ppl don't get muse

Absolution
Muse
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001LJC2K
Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

Intro
Apocalypse Please
Time Is Running Out
Sing For Absolution
Stockholm Syndrome
Falling Away With You
Interlude
Hysteria
Blackout
Butterflies & Hurricanes
The Small Print
Endlessly
Thougts Of A Dying Atheist
Ruled By Secrecy

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One can't listen to Muse without hearing Bends-era Radiohead, so it's necessary to start there. But for all the familiar grandeur and gloom, Muse's other catharsis-rock influences, like Queen, Slade, and even Black Sabbath, provide the band with a dazzling, heart-on-their-sleeves theatricality. Always threatening to layer on another falsetto from singer Matt Bellamy, or conjure more guitar crunch from the ether, Absolution is downright Baroque in parts, like a Rufus Wainwright-penned rock opera fantasy. Yes, the record is completely unoriginal. But when these guys let it rip, there's no doubt they have the fever. "Stockholm Syndrome," for one, could only be produced by True Believers with a lust for power chord drama, full of angst, envy, and the bitter end of it all. If you wish a certain Thom Yorke-led outfit from Oxford had made another record or two before evolving into minor-key art rockers, Muse carry the torch for another few miles, gloriously and tragically unaware that they're running in circles. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Top album of 2004.......2007-07-09

Bought this album just for the heck of it a few years ago. Never heard Muse before. What an amazing album.. Every song has it's own groove and feel to it. It's like riding a rollercoaster of greatness.

Completely amazing.......2007-07-03

Every single song on this cd is amazing! They are all deep, emotionally charged, and beautiful. You can feel the emotion as you listen to them. Completely breathtaking. Muse is one of the best bands ever created. This cd only adds to that.

Get Black Holes and Revelations first.......2007-06-27

This is the album that put Muse on the map, but Black Holes and Revelations is the album that made them the biggest act in Europe and possibly the US someday. Long live Muse!

Sonic assualt on your senses..........2007-06-14

Like some people, I discovered Muse partly on accident. About two years ago I was listening to my usual radio station, Live 105 here in the SF Bay Area, when a song came on 'Time Is Running Out', one of the many good selections on this cd. After I heard that track, throughout the next few days more tracks of this CD played on the radio. I ended up buying this CD only two years ago, after I fell in love with their latest release, 'Black Holes And Revelations'.

But I will say this about Muse, yes, the lead singer sounds a little like Thom Yorke, but the overall sonic sound of Muse is nothing like Radiohead. Radiohead stuck to a narrow sound of BritPop. Muse on the other hand have really expanded the sound of what rock should sound like. Experimental, environmental, grand and symphonic. But if you really would like to get the full sound of Muse, I suggest you try and catch a Muse live show. I recently caught these guys when they came around to San Francisco. I was blown away at how great these guys are live. I hold the firm belief that Muse is one of best current live bands(aside from maybe The Arcade Fire) that not everyone has heard of.

In closing do yourself a favor, if you love rock music, get this CD(along with their other CDs), and go catch these guys live(if the show isn't sold out...)

a lot of ppl don't get muse.......2007-04-19

for a while i didn't get this band... because their singer sounds similar to thom yorke, i was expecting to get what you get from a radiohead song, which makes them sound boring... it took pulling an allnighter of work listening to muse and something hit me... this group sounds a lot more like philip glass than it does like radiohead or queen. they have the texture of a dramatic prog-rock band, but their songs are very minimalist: with drawn-out and carefully building ups and downs that leave you with the feeling that you're just floating along as you listen. the songs aren't very exciting, but that's not the point. absolution as an album blends together well as one full piece, and all the smaller pieces within it lock together so sweetly :)

Average customer rating:

Avarice & Absolution one of the best of 2005
Such a solid rock album that you'd swear Revery has been around for years
A hard rocking Debut album for this Virginia Based band

Avarice and Absolution
Revery
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Customer Reviews:

Avarice & Absolution one of the best of 2005.......2006-01-17

People say the lead singer reminds them of Velvet Revolver but I never cared for that guys voice and can really get into Revery. This CD is beefed up of some of the finest hard rock music for a debut band. I love 12 of the 13 songs and for many different reasons. For one there's some great rock anthems, my favorite of which is Walk The World. I haven't been to one of their shows yet but I'd assume that one gets the crowd going like no other. Then there's songs with killer guitar solos(Sugar Star has one of my favorite solos ever) including one that seems to be a finale in the last song Which Way To Sunday. Then there's the quarky song like August where the lead singer does something I'd sooner expect to hear in a Disturbed or Sevendust song but he pulls it off very well.

Most of the songs have catchy vocal hooks but the guitar work and overall feel of the songs is pretty much as well put together as a new band could have it. It's one of my favorite debut CD's since Shinedown's Leave A Whisper and Pearl Jam's Ten. This band has a lead guitarist that could carry them to places that average radio bands could only dream of.

There's only two complaints I have that knocks this down to a 4/5 stars. The first is that Penelope has horrible lyrics that remind me of Nickelback. The second is that there's really no slow song(don't mean a ballad) to change the pace a bit. Secondhand Redemption is about as close as you get and even then by the end of the song your rocking out. I look forward to see where they go from here and how they evolve as musicians.

Such a solid rock album that you'd swear Revery has been around for years.......2005-12-21

The Good
"(Look At) What You've Done" leads the charge with driving riffs and empowering vocals. Jason Martinez has a deep, throaty delivery that compliments the music well. Guitarists John Adkins and Michael Doyle trade infectious riffs and licks on "In the Way She." Revery mixes it up a bit on "3 Weeks." The track begins with some great acoustic guitar tones that eventually get swallowed by chunky riffage. "Popstar Wedding" barrels along with muted riffs and fervent vocals. The wailing guitar bends are sure to sting you.

The chorus on the "Walk the World" is quite catchy and helps option the track for a rock radio single. Martinez recalls a little bit of Sully Erna from Godsmack in his tonality. On "August" though, he sounds more like Dave Draiman from Disturbed with his freestyle heavy metal grunts. The riffs are sharp enough to cut right through you. I'm not done with vocalist comparisons. Martinez is clearly inspired by some of the best metal voices out there today. You'd swear that it was Anthrax with John Bush that cut "Gotta Get to You". I wouldn't say that these guys are copying these bands, but their influences are strong.

The Bad
Nothing notable

The Verdict
Avarice & Absolution is such a solid rock album that you'd swear Revery has been around for years. It's highly appropriate that the group chose a bomb for the cover of this album, because the music is simply explosive.

A hard rocking Debut album for this Virginia Based band.......2005-11-09

this is a really strong first release for this popular virginia Beach based band. The songs are compareable to anything that popular bands such as Nickelback and Shinedown have released recently.

Lead vocalist Jason Martinez has a strength and range, that reminds people of Scott weiland. The guitars do not over power the vocals, and help to give this album a "great big sound".

While most of this album is straight foward rock, the songs "3 weeks" and "second hand redemption" are both power ballads that can be crossover hits on both rock and pop stations.

The song "in the way that she" has the line " I've got a million dollar question for you". well the only question that needs to be asked is "are you going to buy this album"?

Take it from this reviewer, when you do, you will be glad that you did.

1987 NYC Hardcore (Complete Discography)

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Legendary band, poor CD production
Greatest hardcore band no one ever heard of

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Release Date: 1997-07-01

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Customer Reviews:

Legendary band, poor CD production.......2005-10-20

If you're reading about Absolution, I don't need to tell you how influential of a band they were. I believe this CD has pretty much every song they wrote, but it's thrown together so carelessly. They didn't go to any source tapes. Well, maybe the rough soundboard tapes were masters. The 7 inch they put out is a transfer of the 7 inch. Clicks and all. The beginning of one of those songs is cut off. The four songs from that release are spread out among other tracks of varying sound quality. I know they professionally recorded Endless Game. I recorded it off the radio long ago. Only a lo-fi live version is included here.

Man, this band deserves SUCH better treatment. But it's all there is.

Greatest hardcore band no one ever heard of.......2003-09-01

What more can i say about Absolution than they are one of the greatest hardcore bands of all time even though they only had one studio release, the 7" classic on Revelation Records. This cd has those four songs and a slew of other live songs that were never released. The recordings are all right on some songs and not so good on others but this is a cd you must have because all of the songs are great. This is another one of the great NYHC bands who i always thought would have been huge had they come out years later. Instead what they did was influence a generation of hardcore kids into thinking beyond the "fast part- breakdown- fast part" song style that hardcore was falling into. Songs like "Dead and Gone" and "Armed with Anger" are hardcore classics that all new kids should have to listen to before they venture to the mall to get the latest MTV crap that they tell you is good(Rancid, anyone?). Just pick this cd up already and trust me you won't regret it.

I Salonisti Play Music From Titanic, Casablanca, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Sense And Sensibility And More

Average customer rating:

Good CD;
Music to my ears ...
Familiar music with good performance

I Salonisti Play Music From Titanic, Casablanca, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Sense And Sensibility And More

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Customer Reviews:

Good CD;.......2007-06-09

Excellent music & musiciansI Salonisti Play Music From Titanic, Casablanca, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Sense And Sensibility And More

Music to my ears ..........2007-03-12

This is one of the greatest instrumental talents I've heard in years. This cd has some of my all-time favorite movie tunes including 'Moon River', 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', and a very beautiful version of 'My Heart Will Go On'. This is the actual band that played in the 1997 movie Titanic and I'm truly thankful that they made this recording for everyone to enjoy. I'll cherish it for years to come. Thank you!

Familiar music with good performance.......1999-10-03

This CD contains many familiar music from films and the performance of the musicians is very good particularly track 16. I also find the music very relax and enjoyable and can bring the memory of those films if one has ever seen them.

Average customer rating:

A Beautifully Written Piece of Art
Good, but not for the casual fan
Review from a classical musician
Doesn't do them justice.
Good, but not great

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Tracks:

Stockholm Syndrome
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Product Description

1. Stockholm Syndrome
2. Map Of Your Head
3. Time Is Running Out
4. Muscle Museum
5. In Your World
6. Showbiz
7. The Small Print
8. Sunburn
9. New Born
10. Bliss
11. Sing For Absolution
12. Saving Grace (Original Composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A Beautifully Written Piece of Art.......2007-06-29

Based on a purely classical mind set, this is one of the most beautiful string tribute albums there are. Granted, Muse fans who usually don't listen to string albums probably won't appreciate it, but for the classical lover, this is the tribute album to start with. The String Tribute to Muse is an absolute masterpiece amongst tributes.

Good, but not for the casual fan.......2007-05-19

I agree very much with Brian Allen; you should only spend the money on this one if you happen to be either a big fan or strings or a big fan of Muse, and I fall very much into the latter. As far as the songs themselves, some sound beautiful. "Bliss" nearly breaks your heart as an all-string tribute. But other songs are hard-core alternative rock, like "Stockholm Syndrome" so songs like that sound awkward at best. If you like a song by Muse here and there, only have one or two of their CDs, and think, "Oh, they're alright," don't bother purchasing it. However for big Muse fans, it's a nice treat.

Review from a classical musician.......2006-02-05

I play cello in a string quartet and am a huge Muse fan as well. As far as this compilation of, perhaps, some of Muse's greatest hits, a string quartet version just doesn't depict the kind of emotional response that I get from listening to the orignal trio. I listened to some of these tracks and thought I was listening to my buddies playing Muse songs by ear and just messing around. Save your money, or better yet, for the same price go out and treat yourself to the original albums that these songs derived from (Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry and Absolution)!

Doesn't do them justice........2006-02-04

Well, before I say anything about this tribute album, let me state clearly for the record that I am a HUGE Muse fan, and always will be. I'm also very fond of classical music, so I thought this album would be incredible. Unfortunately, that assumption was way off. To me, this was basically like a bunch of recordings of people humming Muse songs. The original tracks have so much power and emotion, but these versions seem cheap and empty. If they would have had a full orchistra it would have been awesome. The string quartet just doesn't cut it, at least not for me. Of course, this is all in my humble opinion.

Good, but not great.......2005-12-06

I'll do an actual review later, but here are some of my thoughts on this album, since only one other person rated it so far. The songs all sound great, but they hardly differ from the original versions, and none of them are really that much different. Most of them sound note for note the same, but just played on the strings. This is ok because Muse has a lot of classical influence in their songs, but I wish the makers would have put more effort into this. If you're a casual fan you can skip, but if you really like string tributes or Muse you should get it. Some better string tributes, which are less basic, are the ones for Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, and A Perfect Circle.

Average customer rating:

Female Fronted Electronic Body Music -- EP was lacking something for me
Good but not great like Sacrament

Absolution Limited
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Female Fronted Electronic Body Music -- EP was lacking something for me.......2007-07-01

About the Band:
Unter Null is an EBM project fronted by well traveled American musician Erica Dunham (I say well traveled, as she has lived and produced music in several different countries). Erica makes extensive use of distorted vocals backed by an aggressive, dance-friendly "four on the floor" (4/4) time signature. However, her music also has a lighter / pop-like feel that will also appeal to fans of future pop and synthpop.

About the Album:
The Absolution EP was released at the same time as the Sacrament EP, as part of a "twin EP concept set". Though the two discs were sold separately, they feature slightly different mixes of the same songs. However, the track "Watch You Die" does not appear on Absolution. Absolution is set up such that the track "Endtime" alternates with the other three tracks. While I understand not wanting to place the same song back to back for 37 minutes (the length of the EP), the end result is "Endtime" is played four times and it feels as though this release could better be called the Endtime Single with a few bonus tracks.

Unsure of which album to try first, I ended up purchasing Absolution ... and fear I may have made the wrong choice. The album has never really managed to catch my interest. Though there are subtle differences between the four different mixes of "Endtime", they still sound so similar that I am left wondering what the other artists actually did in the mixing process. The exception is the XP8 mix, which really stands out (and is a really dynamic and interesting song).

If you enjoy lighter EBM, then you may enjoy this EP. Sadly there are no samples for you to listen to before making your purchase, so I'd suggest looking up Unter Null on myspace or her homepage. Since amazon does not always include a track list, I've listed the tracks in order. I've also marked the two tracks I like.

Track List:
- Endtime (Mnemonic mix)
- Disgrace
- Endtime
- Prophecy <---- recommended
- Endtime (Schlaut mix)
- Prophecy (First Black Pope mix)
- Endtime (XP8 mix) <---- recommended
- This Is Your End (Headscan mix)

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Good but not great like Sacrament.......2007-03-25

I am a brand new fan to Unter Null's music. I first discovered Erica Dunhams' music through the internet over a year ago. I finally got around to buying her music. I first bought Sacrament, the first of two EPs Erica released last fall. I was immediately hooked and automatically bought "Absolution" to complete the two EP set. Both EPs consists of new songs and remixes. I immediately loved "Sacrament" because of the combination of melodies and Erica's distorted vocals. "Absolution" on the other hand took me several listens for the music to grow on. I think the remixes on "Sacrament" are vastly superior compared to the remixes on "Absolution", especially the remixes for "This is Your End". I could not recognize the HEADSCAN mix of "This is Your End", my favorite song off "Sacrament". As for the new songs on "Absolution", I definitely enjoyed them immensely especially "Disrgace" and "Endtime". I really liked the mix of clean and distorted vocals on "Endtime". It was nice to hear Erica's actual singing voice for once. Regardless of my preference of "Sacrament" over "Absolution", I still think "Absolution" is a must have to complete the two EP set.

Average customer rating:

Beautiful music.
5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions
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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful music........2007-01-10

I sat back with the lights dimmed and a cup of hot coffee and enjoyed the beautiful haunting music of years gone by. Memories abound.

5 stars for performance, 4 stars due to omissions.......2006-08-29

Why doesn't this get a perfect five stars?

Simple reason.

The producers at Silva, for wahtever reason, decided to cut down their SHE suites and Hands of the Ripper suites.

On the previous Hammer releases, "Draculas - Classic Horror Films", released in 1993, recorded in 1989, they had seven additional minutes of "Hands of the Ripper" that could have been included on this set.

Additionally, The Devil Rides Out: Film Music of James Bernard, released in 1997, recorded in 1995 and 1996 had about a minute more of additional music from SHE, PLUS about seven minutes worth of suites from Quatermass and X: The Unknown.

Both discs in this new re-issue round out at around 68 minutes, so there was room for some of these omissions.

Silva Screen gets big kudos for a reissuing these recordeings in the remastered HDCD format, but I don't understand these omissions. In fact, one of the tracks included, "Vampire Hunter" isn't even from a Hammer film, and its the only recording on this collection not on previous Silva CD's.

Again, 5 stars for the performances, the 1989 performances with Neil Richardson and the Philharmonia are fantastic. (Dracula, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Hands of the Ripper, Vampire Circus.)

Additionally, The Westminster Philharmonic under the baton of Kenneth Alwyn do an excellent job as usual (Kiss of the Vampire, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, She, THe Abominable Snowman, Quatermass II and Curse of the Werewolf.) Finally, the City of Prague Philharmonic, who get a bad rap more often than they deserve round out hte album and IMHO, deliver the goods, under the trusty batons of Paul Bateman (Scars of Dracula, Frankenstein Created Woman, additionally, Bateman also plays the piano solo on Kiss of the Vampire.) and Nic Raine (The Devil Rides Out, One Million Years BC, When Dinosuars Ruled the Earth, Creatures The World Forgot, The Vampire Hunter)

I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could.

Much thanks to producers David Wishart, Eric Tomlinson and James Fitzpatrick and recording engineers Mike Ross-Trevor, John Luard Timperley and Jan Holzner for contributing to these fine historical film music recordings.

"Hammer & Silva...raises the hair on the back of your neck".......2002-04-09

Silva Screen takes us on tour through the castles of Transylvania with a collection of
outstanding scores from James Bernard on Disc One ~ "DRACULA" (1958)..."KISS OF
THE VAMPIRE" (1964)..."DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS"
(1966)..."FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN" (1967)..."THE DEVIL RIDES OUT"
(1968)..."DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE" (1968)..."THE SCARS OF
DRACULA" (1970)..."TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA" (1970)...even though the
blood doesn't flow as easily in "KISS OF THE VAMPIRE", the score from Bernard is
seductive, sensual to say the least for "creatures of the night", masked ball scene blends
atmospheric trance-masquerade themes, intoxicating main title is hauntingly mesmerizing with
"VAMPIRE RHAPSODY", just listen to the piano solo from our character in the film Carl
Ravna (Barry Warren), son of Dr. Ravna (Noel Willman) along with daughter Sabena Ravna
(Jacqueline Wallis), a cult of vampires in early 20th century Bavarian, praying on a young
honeymoon couple...Bernard's rhapsody captures the listeners heart and BLOOD!

Let's look at Disc Two with the other Hammer themes and their composers ~ "THE
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN" (1957-Humphrey Searle)..."QUATERMASS II"
(1957-James Bernard)..."CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF" (1960-Benjamin
Frankel)..."CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB" (1964-Carlo Martelli)..."SHE"
(1965-James Bernard)..."ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." (1966-Mario
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Nascimbene)..."HANDS OF THE RIPPER" (1971-Christopher Gunning)..."VAMPIRE
CIRCUS" (1971-David Whitaker)..."VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2000-James
Bernard)...difficult as it may be, there is a stand out ~ "THE CURSE OF THE
WEREWOLF", fine direction from Terence Fisher (director) with an outstanding cast Oliver
Reed (Leon-the Werewolf), Clifford Evans (Alfredo), Yvonne Romain (Servant Girl) and
Catherine Feller (Christina), Hammer's departure from the old stereotype of the beast is
refreshing, Reed's performance as the tormented sole, from man to wolf is touching, the score
by Ben Frankel is tense building at it's best, to say the least, setting the tone and mood for the
transformation with counterpoints is stimulating, inclusive orchestration development for what
lies ahead during a full moon.

Without a doubt the highlight pick hands down is "SHE", composer James Bernard gives of
himself without question, the SUITE takes the orchestra into lilting melodic exercises with
percussion chiming in, the harmonies are hypnotic blends of textured fabric, listen as The
Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Alwyn display stirring strings and
a solo harp run the scales in "THE ETERNAL FLAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF
SHE", hold-fast arrangement has haunting echoes of Bernard's constant theme, with a final
beat from a drum in the percussion section.

Must make mention the cast of players that made this possible ~ The Philharmonia Orchestra,
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra ~ and
their various conductors Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, Nic Raine and Neil
Richardson...supported by the illustrious staff from Silva Screen Records LTD ~ Reynold da
Silva (executive producer), David Stoner (associate producer), Gareth Williams (Dolby
Surround/HDCD Mastering) and of course James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), who
has the knack of developing quality in every Silva Screen release...similar to "A History Of
Horror:From Nosferatu To The Sixth Sense" (SSD-1111/2CD Set), guaranteed to raise the
hair on the back of your neck!

Tracks:

Intro
Apocalypse Please
Time Is Running Out
Sing For Absolution
Stockholm Syndrome
Falling Away With You
Interlude
Hysteria
Blackout
Butterflies And Hurricanes
Small Print
Fury
Endlessly
Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist
Ruled By Secrecy

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: "Fury".

Customer Reviews:

Haunting Gloriousness!.......2004-06-10

Muse has struck a perfect chord for this 3rd studio release. Their recent albums have been heavily and probably unfairly been compared with Radiohead. No band should be put up against one other band, Muse have their own style and a great one at that, complex bass lines, Bellamy's haunting voice and some well thought out and played piano, especially in "The Small Print". Muse uses dynamically charged music to keep it up vibe and interesting. Their heavier songs are adrenalin pumping masterpieces and their soft songs are poignant and memorable. Although this next comment has nothing to do with their music but where are you going to find a better song title than "Thoughts of a dying atheist"? It really makes you think. If you don't like this album at the first listen through, plz let it settle in first, i didn't think much of it until the the third and fourth playings then i was astonished at what i had just heard. Buy it, it'll be worth it.

Average customer rating:

Excellent Single
No expenses spared

Sing for Absolution
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00028HOGI
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

Sing for Absolution [Full Length Us Remix]
Fury
Sing for Absolution [DVD]
Sing for Abosultion [Audio][Multimedia Track]
Sing for Absolution (Making of the Video) [DVD]
Big Day Off [DVD]

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Single.......2007-04-16

I thought the single was good, and I thought the DVD would be better, only I gave this four stars because This dvd will not work on an American DVD player. You can only watch it on your computer. But I give the songs a 10/5!

No expenses spared.......2005-11-09

I bought this as a two disc set.

The first disc is an audio CD with:
1. Sing For Absolution [Full Length US Remix]
2. Fury

Disc 2 is a Video DVD

The music video to this song is simply amazing. It consists of a CGI film of the band traveling through space in a space shuttle and crash landing into a planet. I don't want to give away all the details, but I must say that it was well done.

If you don't care about the music videos, then this might not be the best value since there are only two songs on the audio disc, but being a big fan of Muse, I had to add this to my collection. If you enjoy Muse as much as I do, then I'd recommend you add this one to your collection.

Average customer rating:

That's showbiz, absolutely

Showbiz/Absolution

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Release Date: 2005-11-08

Album Description

Australian 2-on-1 features the 1999 debut album Showbiz and their third album Absolution, from 2003. The musical touchstone for the British trio Muse is obviously Radiohead and that fact is crystal clear from the smoldering opening cut, 'Sunburn'. Showbiz, is strong on angst-filled vocals, esoteric lyrics, and dramatic shifts in sonic dynamics. Though some may still consider them Radiohead mimics, obviously Muse continue to strike a nerve with their alternative hard rock audience, here releasing their third album of heavy guitars, haunted harmonics, and paranoid musings in Absolution. Festival.

Customer Reviews:

That's showbiz, absolutely.......2005-11-16

One of the best bands -- and most underrated -- from the UK is Muse, a symphonic hard-rock band that seems to be equal parts Radiohead and Led Zeppelin, with a unique sound that is both melodic and raw. This two-pack includes their debut "Showbiz," and their third album "Absolution."

"Showbiz" is not their best work, since they hadn't quite perfected the epic-guitar thing. But they are still a compelling listen, and to be honest, Muse at their worst still exceeds most rock bands. This album showed Muse exploring different musical avenues: ominous guitar pop, acoustic ballads.

Then, about halfway through the album, things get loud again, exploding with angsty driving hard-rock, and walls of wall-of-sound guitar'n'bass melody that would not shame the Smashing Pumpkins. For a band that was still defining their sound, it's a remarkable piece of work.

"Absolution" took them forward several years, establishing them as not just another one-hit wonder. This album focuses on love -- dead loves, lost loves, crumbling love, love as a counterpart to hatred, and the idea of loves that can't or won't last out.

This album also has a more refined sound than "Showbiz," with a soaring, rich sound and orchestral melodies. It's clear that Matt Bellamy has studied not just rock, but classical as well. This music has the epic quality of classical music, but in a melody written for guitar, bass, piano and drums. At times the sound is so massive (not loud, but massive) that it sounds like the speakers are going to explode.

Too often, Muse is written off as a Radiohead clone, probably because Matt Bellamy sounds a bit like Thom Yorke, and because they have massive, sweeping, orchestral styles. But anyone who gives this a good listen will discover that they don't actually sound anything alike.

Chris Wolstenholme does an exceptional job with the driving bass, forming a strong backbone for the music, while Bellamy pulls double, triple and sometimes quadruple duty, playing everything from Hammond to delicate piano. His roiling guitar riffs are absolutely stunning. With all that going on, it takes a special drummer to have an impact, and fortunately Dominic Howard is up to the task.

While their maligned second album may be their most effective, "Absolution" and "Showbiz" are complex, raw, melodic slices of pure rock'n'roll. Absolutely must-haves.

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