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72 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 180 Ratings

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  • Summary: A commercial and critical success in the UK upon its release in the fall of 2003, 'Absolution' marks the third album for the English rockers (who frequently draw comparisons to Radiohead--but then again, who doesn't?). It also marks their first time working with producer Rich Costey.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    Absolution's chaotic choruses feel like the triumphant culmination of some earth-shattering undertaking. [Jul 2004, p.146]
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  2. All Music Guide
    60
    Muse continue to make unrelenting hardcore art rock; Absolution is a tad cheesy, a bit too grandiose in its ambitions, bursting at the seams with too many ideas, and thus exactly what any Muse fan craves.
  3. Mojo
    30
    Pushes the trio's grandiose delusions onto new levels of interpretative-dancing, mirror-cracking excess. [Oct 2003, p.107]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 103 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 112
  3. Negative: 5 out of 112
  1. MG4390
    10
    Another masterpiece by Muse, following the amazing Origin of Symmetry. Every song on the album is great, with the top 3 being Hysteria, Butterflies & Hurricanes, and Stockholm Syndrome.… Expand
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. AndyY
    5
    Radiohead-lite, minus the abstract creativity.
    • 0 of 4 users said yes
  3. Mark
    3
    Warning! Contains self-indulgent wankery. Very lame album, save for 'Hysteria', which is actually quite good.
    • 0 of 3 users said yes

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