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Universal acclaim- based on 415 Ratings
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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, 2010Another 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.
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valenbJun 5, 2006
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JesseSSep 23, 2004
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joankJul 14, 2005This is the best CD I've bought in a long time and one of the few that I love every single song.
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MarcosFSep 14, 2005This album is the culmination of hundrets of concerts and the high level of development in their music style, I think everybody that loves english pop-rock should have it.
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StefanSOct 15, 2006Immense. Genius. Listen to it. I can understand why some may be off-put by the large apocalyptic focus, or the traditional 'Radioohead comparisons'. But screw em, this is great.
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Sep 30, 2012The best CD so far with Muse, also the Showbiz that is not in the Metacritic database, pure 10, perfect. If you are feeling down, listen to this. The grand piano is the perfection in my opinion.
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masterd.Apr 7, 2004I can't stop listening this! Suddenly I started to like " Plug in baby", and now, well, can't push stop.
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KelseyLJul 8, 2004EXCELLENT!!!
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Nov 6, 2011While Absolution is not a bad record by any means, it exemplifies the 'rage against the machine' meets 'radiohead' criticisms. The album features plenty of good songs, but fails to find a footing and sounds disjointed at times. Still a solid effort with some great, climactic songs.
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Feb 13, 2011Best muse album
absolutely flawless and all songs are beautiful
it has either slow sad ballads like blackout, falling away with you or endlessly, but also great powerful rock songs like stockolm syndrome, hysteria and time is running out -
Apr 25, 2011One of the best albums of the past decade.
As for haters who give it 0. Really? If you hate it so much why do you bother to visit this page at all? That's what I cannot get. -
MarkJun 24, 2008Warning! Contains self-indulgent wankery. Very lame album, save for 'Hysteria', which is actually quite good.
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AdamXApr 20, 2004dreadful
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DaveCApr 15, 2004Overblown, pretentious, samey and at times unlistenable, although there are some passable highlights, including the title track.
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MarkMMay 22, 2004Muse are to Radiohead what Creed is to Peral Jam, what Bud Light is to Guinness...
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AndyYMay 9, 2006Radiohead-lite, minus the abstract creativity.
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TimSJan 2, 2007
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MarcoMNov 15, 2005Nothing new or interesting...
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MAbsJun 26, 2005Muse are the worst band ever. That is all.
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Apr 27, 2011Muse desperately need to learn some restraint. Compositionally, their music has promise, but they ruin it with overwrought melodrama. Most of the songs contain an over-the-top swell or outburst and quite a bit of over-emoting from Matt Bellamy; this is frustrating enough in any individual song, but the cumulative effect of an entire album of this extravagance is absolutely maddening.
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Aug 7, 2013My second favourite album from Muse after Hullabaloo.
Every track is amazing, nearly every song in here is 10/10 IMO. The amount of emotion in this album is just mind-blowing. This album really reached my core. Many sad songs in here -
JamesNMay 21, 2005An excellent album, the only reason i give this a 9 is because Origin of Symmetry was better. It would have been worthy of a ten if it didnt have origin of symmetry to live up to. Most of the songs are quality, the lyrics are very strong and once you listen to this you will realise why you want to see them live.
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sallyjJul 30, 2006awesome album. radiohead suck
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SamSNov 7, 2007
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KarolinaJun 3, 2009The second best album they ever made.
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MacMMar 29, 2004Nothing short of astonishing.
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DaveLApr 26, 2004Truly amazing
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ErwinKApr 5, 2004Hadn't really paid that much attention to Muse in the past. But then I saw them at The Big Day Out in Melbourne and I was blown away. My only criticism about the album is that it is too intense.
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Awards & Rankings
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FilterA massive concept album that is so gluttonously huge-sounding that it makes The Wall sound like a Sebadoh record. [#10, p.94]
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Despite the daunting Radiohead-colored cloud that hangs heavy over Muse, the band pushes the limits of its slick, pre-apocalyptic rock with a self-assured strut.
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MojoPushes the trio's grandiose delusions onto new levels of interpretative-dancing, mirror-cracking excess. [Oct 2003, p.107]