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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.
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It's too bad that vocalist Matt Bellamy doesn't bring as much ingenuity to his singing.
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Ultimately, the arrangements of more than half the songs are defined by their progressive '70s bombast and pretentiousness.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 380 out of 415
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Mixed: 14 out of 415
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Negative: 21 out of 415
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Oct 29, 2010
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valenbJun 5, 2006
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Mar 2, 2013