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Universal acclaim- based on 500 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 412 out of 500
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Mixed: 50 out of 500
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Negative: 38 out of 500
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GustavoCSep 15, 2009I think is not the best muse's album. Ok. But 40 points?? C'mon!!
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BenLSep 15, 2009Ambitious, beautiful, epic! Pure Muse.
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EricSSep 15, 2009A beautiful album that I will be listening to for the rest of my life. I didn't get it at first, but I understand now. It takes a few listens. I didn't really like BHaR when I first listened to it, but I love it now. The attitude of this album actually reminds me a lot of,Showbiz, Muse's first album.
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SamESep 15, 2009
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FletchOSep 15, 2009Album of the year by far! Muse take everything great about them (guitars, piano, harmony vocals,) and up it all by a factor of a million, whilst dumping all their muse-isms that made some of their tracks sound samey. This is the album where Muse find their voice. and boy is it a voice!
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SteveTSep 15, 2009A really really solid album. Focused work, good all the way through, and exogenesis is really fantastic.
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MikeDSep 15, 2009I love this album. Even though it may not be quite as good as Muse's magnum opus "Origin of Symmetry," it is definitely up there if not for Exogenesis alone.
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TonyTSep 15, 2009While there are some weakpoints on the album, mainly guiding light, this album is very solid with favorites being resistance, I belong to you, and exogenesis. It is a small movement away from the guitar with more focus on vocals (which are outstanding). Exogenesis is powerful.
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MikeS.Sep 15, 2009One of the best albums of the year. THE RESISTENCE is larger than life, and contains quite a few moments of sheer brilliance. If any other band made this record (say...RADIOHEAD), it would be hailed as masterpiece. Since it's MUSE, it just won't get the credit it deserves. Well, like usual forget the critics, and brace yourself for a truly unique experience!
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MattA.Sep 15, 2009
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MrMSep 15, 2009The exogenesis symphony is the most ambitious thing Bellamy has ever attempted and it turned out very well. Clearly a solid collection of songs from the get go. Time will only tell how they stack up to Muse's back catalogue.
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MatthewS.Sep 15, 2009While a slight fall from grace (from their absolutely amazing 'Absolution' and 'Black Holes and Revelations'), this album is still better than 95% of what modern rock has to offer.
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GeorgeR.Sep 15, 2009A fantastic album, certainly not the commercial album that Black Holes was, as such if you're only a fan of that album then you will not have the same appreciation for The Resistance. There's a few songs with single potential on the album but it was more of the band playing what they wanted to I feel, and I love it.
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AdamP.Sep 15, 2009It is amazing...mixes sounds of OoS and Black holes.
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RitaM.Sep 15, 2009They're breaking their own mold in an inescapably delicious way - Its by no means a perfect album, but its nevertheless as exciting as Muse has always been :D
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HajoK.Sep 15, 2009Awesome album, different yet satisfying, with MK ultra, unnatural selection and symphony part I&II as favorites.
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AlexisC.Sep 15, 2009Great operistic progressive rock. No one compares to them, and having an identity right now it a feat in itself. Humbling the tunes now and then all day.
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LuisC.Sep 15, 2009A true odyssey in all kinds of music...with a "grande finale" (Exogenisis). Truly epic.
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Awards & Rankings
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"Black Holes and Revelations" may be a more commercial record, but The Resistance is Muse's most realized effort to date.
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As it stands it’s an indulgent and, at times, gorgeous listen that merely helps restate your concrete opinions about Muse.
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While not their best, it’s decent enough to ensure there’ll be more-- even though the truly off-the-wall moments are either rare or misguided, meaning the record feels slightly anonymous.