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Universal acclaim- based on 511 Ratings
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Positive: 470 out of 511
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Dec 2, 2014
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Dec 4, 2010
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Jan 30, 2012Black Hole & Revelations takes Muse from relatively big venue status to stadium rock status. Even though the album is more uneven than it's predecessor, it takes them to new heights.
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Dec 5, 2016
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Jan 26, 2023Hello, this is a default review because i'm forced to use 75 characters. I'll edit this review in the future talking about the game, don't worry ;)
My final rate is: 10 -
Jan 15, 2015Excelente Álbum Hoodoo E City Of Delusion,são as fracas Assassin e Exo-Polotics também são um pouco.
Top 5 Black Holes & Revelations 2006
1-Starlight
2-Map Of The Problematique
3-Invincible
4-Supermassive Black Hole
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Apr 14, 2014the best album of muse, & the first album of the great band that I heard, this album & showbiz are the best muse albums, I think that are the perfect albums, just for me, and only for me
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Apr 26, 2012I don't like this one as much as Absolution. I felt the songs were not as strong here. I felt disappointed, I felt like they could have done a lot better. "Knights of Cydonia" and "Hoodoo" are the two tracks that really make the album epic as hell, putting "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Starlight" aside.
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May 21, 2023Acho curioso como Starlight é uma das minhas músicas favoritas all time mas o resto do álbum simplesmente não tem aquele sabor...é bem exprimental e aprecio as letras, porém.
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Sep 11, 2010The most consistent of Muse's albums. I loved how each song in this album is a complete departure from their previous releases, giving an exciting, head bashing or head soothing ride and shows what Muse can really do.
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Aug 23, 2012This is my favorite album by Muse. The way they have made all the songs is just flawless. It sounds so awesome, not a single day goes by when I don't listen to any song off this record.
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Jun 9, 2015
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Jan 23, 2017Muse are one of the few bands to cross the breach into mainstream successfully and sound better after doing so. BH&R successfully sets the standard for all bands making that jump. It's powerful, it's heavy, it's loud, it's catchy, and it's still distinctively Muse. The only thing I wish they would have brought with them is the length of their previous albums, as this one ends before you're ready.
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Jun 1, 2012This is alternative rock at it's most powerful. Muse have given us a loud and beautiful album filled with music that's simply inspiring. A breathtaking album.
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May 24, 2017Another fantastic album by Muse, after band's masterpiece "Absolution", Matthew Bellamy's band shows that it wasn't only luck: they have such a huge potential.
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Feb 9, 2020
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Oct 5, 2010Muse strikes me as a combination of Radiohead, ELO, and Rush. Just saw them at Staples Center for the first time and was blown away. But going home and hearing this album solidified my admiration of this band. Great stuff.
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Sep 29, 2016One of best progress-rock album ever made. Every song of this album are very good, valuable.They showed to people themselves talent. Matt Bellamy's guitar, piano skills considered "One of best musicians of all time".
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Aug 31, 2022Muse pulls no punches on this record, incorporating fantastic space rock extravagance into their classic alt-rock stylings.
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Apr 20, 2014Muse's 4th studio album may not be their best, but nonetheless, it is a beautiful record. It's a must have for a new Muse fanatic and collectors. It's almost perfect. 9/10 *
*Muse is one of the few exceptions of modern day musical artists that are actually good. -
May 21, 2015
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Mar 26, 2012
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May 31, 2011"Blacks Holes + Revelations" has proved once again that Muse deserve their place in the British rock hall of fame. Despite not quite having the same top notch music as their previous album, "Absolution", this work has great anthems like "Knights of Cydonia", as well as some hard rock in "Assassin" and slow but graceful pieces like "Soldier's Poem". Very good album
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Nov 13, 2015
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Sep 17, 2010This is an album of mixed genres which has hooked thousands to muse and made them the biggest band around.Fans may prefare Absolution or Origin of symatry but this is certainly a great album
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Feb 13, 2011not as good as absolution but still amazing
supermassive black hole is my least favourite, but knights of cydonia is just.. epic
and guitar solo in invincible is also amazing
even when muse has gone more commercial, they managed to do great album -
Mar 10, 2013
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Aug 31, 2022This album is Muse’s highest point the magnum op you can call it. I never liked Supermassive Black Hole I was always thought that song is awful but the rest is great.
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May 13, 2022The flow of the album, particularly in the first half is excellent.
Best song: Knights of Cydonia
Most underrated song: Map of the Problematique
Worst song: Exo Politics
Most memorable parts: The end of Take a Bow is spectacular, The bridge in Invincible is outstanding, The guitar riffs in Knights of Cydonia -
Sep 23, 2016Not only is every song on this album a near classic - and the album itself can take that status of one of the strongest albums of the past 15 years - but the lyrics, the guitar work and Matt Bellamy's vocals are all in flawless condition. Which is the best way to describe this album: an absolutely flawless collection of music.
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Mar 26, 2013
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Dec 20, 2012
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Sep 29, 2019One of the best three albums from Muse, along with Origin Of Symmetry and Absolution. This album has everything you could want. There’s something for everybody and the execution is flawless. Standouts for me are Supermassive Black Hole, Invincible, City Of Delusion, Knights Of Cydonia and my favourite, Take A Bow which opens the album.
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MarkLJul 5, 2006I hadn't paid much attention to Muse in the past, but this is just incredible. The first 3 tracks are an amazing opening to an album that doesn't stop giving, reaching its peak at Knights of Cydonia. Surely they can't improve on this.
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borgyJul 10, 2006This could possibly be their best album, It's spacey, Every song sounds completely different... Muse have just gotten better and better i didnt even think they could top "Absolution".
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StewartPJul 10, 2006As spoken by the musican himself, Matthew Bellamy, this is their best album to date. Of course the previous albums are classics, but so will this album a few years down the road. Muse have only grown and the shows in the album with Matt's matureing voice, diverse guitar antics, Dom's inriched drumming, and Chris's killer bass. heres to the greatest live band of our generation.
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DomGJul 10, 2006Absolutely brilliant album. Cannot stop listening to it, the best of 2006.
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KvanJul 13, 2006
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ThomasBJul 10, 2006Muse's best album to date, featuring some of Matt Bellamy's best musical ideas.
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PatHJul 16, 2006It just keeps getting better and better
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AndrewVJul 18, 2006wanted to give 9.5 this album is absolutely astonishing. from the moment the first note is heard to the epic last track (one of my favs by the way) i have chills. The only thing is that it ends too soon, thus the 9.5
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FelipePJul 10, 2006Fantastic Album! Muse come back with threir most pretencious ans acessible album for everyboy. Fantastic group, beautiful songs. Knigts of Cydonia is Probally one of the best tracks of Muse. They are on the way!
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I.LynchJul 4, 2006
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MatthewCJul 5, 2006Amazing! their best album. Assassin is my fav muse song of all time!
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rottencabbageAug 31, 2006Utter rubbish, like the rest of their catalogue. It's bombastic, pretentious, and completely uninspired (never mind Matthew Bellamy being amongst the nation's most asinine lyricists, with drivel vomiting forth from his Thom Yorke/Jeff Buckley-wannabe maw). Wait, that's how every Muse album sounds, isn't it?
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AndyHJun 30, 2006Don't judge it straightaway. Besides some obvious standouts it didn't blow me away until the third listen. If you like Muse, you'll love this. They are going to be awesome live!!!
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GeorgeFJul 10, 2006It's their most complete record. It's not perfect, but almost, and therefore it's one of the best records I've listened this year by far. It's epic, it's funny, it's catchy and it's sophisticated. Outstanding.
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OobahJoobahJul 11, 2006
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RobertJJul 11, 2006
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mioRJul 10, 2006Amazing, but not utterly amazing. Muse have done it again, they'e put out yet ANOTHER epic and beautiful album. Black Holes and Revelations gets a 9 for me, but its not better than OoS and Absolution
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StephenCJul 10, 2006
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LizRJul 10, 2006
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AlixJul 11, 2006This album is an amazing piece of museness! Every song is unique and completely loveable! It's a perfect example of why I tell people they should bow down before muse! XD
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scottyyJul 12, 2006not bad but couldv'e been a whole lot better..Thought Absolution was hard to top in such short notice but I believe they have yet to make their best album which is saying alot..Sooner or later every band comes full circle and back to their roots (abstract) art punk prog rock; to make their masterpiece...
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ethancJul 12, 2006a great album from start to end rivaled only by absolution
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NickPJul 12, 2006
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JohnMJul 10, 2006One of favourite bands. Rocked Shepherds Bush last week. Interesting album. Great melodies. Good beat. Some pretty shoddy lyrics. But who cares? The Muse train has just left the station and probably left a good number of the fair-weather fans on the platform.
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DavidWJul 14, 2006Black holes and revelations is easily Muse's weakest album. There are maybe four good songs (Starlight, Knights, Supermassive, Problematique) and the rest is the kind of pointless filler we simply don't expect from Muse.
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OndraL.Jul 10, 2006this is the piece of shit
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MartinFJul 14, 2006Such a disappointment. Gentlemen you should have done better!
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AndyMJul 10, 2006I felt Muse had reached the end of the road with Absolution. Whatever the merits of that argument, this is a stunning blow to those critics who have dismissed them as Indie music's answer to The Scissor Sisters. Six or seven truly standout tracks, each utterly different to the other. Quite amazing.
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MarkJul 15, 2006
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[Anonymous]Jul 16, 2006Utterly amazing. Muse consistantly exceeds expectations from albuk to the next, delivering the same calibre of spectacular musicianship and songsmithing that they always have.
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TobyFJul 17, 2006Even my non-Muse fan friends were humming the tunes after 1 listen.
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PaulFJul 10, 2006
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RonanHJul 10, 2006Don't pay any heed to what Pitchfork says. The best album Muse have ever made. And also one of the albums of the year. Every song is a highlight.
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MattD.Jul 18, 2006Gloriously grandiose, and unlike any album I've ever heard!
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StevenWJul 10, 2006Has anyone noticed the fact that Matthew's lyrics are getting worse? Compared to Origin Of Symmetry, their masterpiece in my opinion, the lyrics are a bit shallow. Still, it's a great cd and Muse show that they are still capable of surprising us with stunning songs.
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MattJul 21, 2006Definetly a grower... Has more consistency than Origin and more orignality than Absolution in places. Might even be better hmmm have to see what i think after 30 - 40 listens!!
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DaisyBJul 20, 2006
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markcJul 23, 2006surely one of the best british rock albums ever
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LuisCJul 23, 2006album of the year. prog, eclectic, powerfull, perfect!!!!!!!
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PitchforkaretheworstsiteontheentireWebJul 27, 2006
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lukyhJul 31, 2006This should be the album of the year!!! provided that U do not take it too seriously. Thank God thay have changed their direction a bit...
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ElvenLJul 31, 2006The Best Muse Album. In My Fave 5 Albums List
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LakeTJul 5, 2006Words can't describe how good this album is. Flawless, full of energy. Likely to be the best album of the year and one of the best of this century.
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EarlyStormAug 25, 2006This band is exciting - this Cd is exciting. I love it!
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alanusmeritocracyAug 26, 2006a brilliant exciting album, best this year, cant wait to see this band and hear these tracks live.
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BabbleflaffAug 31, 2006Love the Album. One question annoys me though. Why the hell do they always get compared to Radiohead :| It's just annoying now.
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HjyytzSAug 31, 2006The BEST Muse album!!
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RSkellsJun 27, 2006Its outstanding. Muse have been able to fit a range of subject matter and stylistic diversity into this album. one of the best albums of the year.
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SystoolJul 10, 2006A very deceiving album... I rather appreciate the first three albums of the band, but this one just doesn't work : too much emphasis, no solid structures, not any unforgettable song... Sorry, guys, this album sucks
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PeterCJul 11, 2006
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NegativeCreepJul 10, 2006this is something extraordinary... it´s a bit more pop, but I´m not ashamed from this kind of pop...
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NickMJul 10, 2006this album is simply amazing, i dont even know how to describe it, MUSE is solidly placed as one of the most outstanding band of this, or any generation, and i cant wait to see them live again, this time July 30th, rock on boys, rock ON!
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BrandonDJul 11, 2006
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JeffNJul 10, 2006I don't want to say that all the people who rate this album poorly have bad taste in music... but all the people who rate this album poorly have bad taste in music.
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ParanoidAndroidJul 11, 2006The worst LP of muse. Actually muse are very interesting in the money and make song more popular possible.
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luissJul 11, 2006listen this album...till the end...amazing with new influences...
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StPeteJul 12, 2006
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MattAJul 12, 2006I love this album... It fits well with their library and is welcome in my book. Gotta love Starlight, Exo-politics, and Supermassive Black Hole
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UserXJul 13, 2006Pretty goddamn awesome.
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TomKJul 14, 2006Brilliant from start to finish. Not only my favorite Muse album but my favorite music album ever. Impressive stuff.
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JohnAJul 15, 2006In one word, ESPECTACULAR.
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MarcoGJul 15, 2006Those who claim that this album is nothing short of spectacular don't know anything about music. Easily the best album of the year.
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andyyJul 16, 2006Ho-hum! Another round of Radiohead-wanna-be tracks. "Problematique"? Where have I heard that title before? Oh yeah: Radiohead's KID A album, the song "Idioteque."
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JoJul 16, 2006
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UZiRJul 17, 2006Absolution is nothing compared to this. nothing.
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Awards & Rankings
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Entertaining and rabble-rousing, daft and deadly serious, it's a fantastic record, with almost limitless appeal.
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Under The RadarBlack Holes and Revelations isn’t a perfect record but it’s a worthy addition to an already stellar catalog. [#14]
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It shouldn't work, but Bellamy's mania is so convincingly realised that even the most avowed Muse refusenik may have to finally concede defeat.