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Universal acclaim- based on 500 Ratings
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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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MarkROct 9, 2009
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JTNov 9, 2009I wanted to like this album, but alas, there isn't one song on here that is even remotely as good as their back catalog. It seems more like a collection of mediocre B-Sides than a proper album. An excellent example of a band trying too hard to say something that isn't really poignant to begin with.
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SteJ.Sep 15, 2009It's far too commercial, and nowhere near enough of the heavy rock riffs Muse used to be known for. Bellamy's delusion of grandeur may be the factor that destroys this once great band.
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RJO.Sep 16, 2009It's difficult to judge because this disk is 100% different than most muse CD's. The music is much more pop than rock, the lyrics are much more cliche, and the entire thing feels like a huge departure from the past. As a huge Muse fan of their previous works, this CD feels like a great disappointment.
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WillB.Nov 3, 2009I was really disappointed by this album, because I wanted to hear Muse. All I got was a compilation of some very obvious influences; namely, Queen.
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Sep 30, 2010
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Dec 31, 2016Following the absolute bullet train that was BH&R, 'The Resistance' is what happens when a train going at full speed goes off the tracks and refuses to stop. For every moment I was excited, there were 20 where I was bored or disgusted. Muse is trying to expand their horizons, but they've started that journey by going in the wrong direction.
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D.P.Jan 25, 2010
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EvilSep 20, 2009It was apparent Muse would never release another album of "Origin of Symmetry" calibre when "Black Holes and Revelations" came out, but I had no idea they could sink THIS low.
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TomSSep 18, 2009Pure songwriting masked behind pompousness. And blatant rip off of their back catalogue.
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Feb 7, 2011
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GLOct 20, 2009
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GabrielCSep 18, 2009Pure garbage, Uprising sounds like Blondie's Call me, Marylin Manson and Dr. Who, the rest is pure imitation of some Queen songs, GARBAGE.
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ZacaríasY.Sep 25, 2009
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Sep 24, 2011This is incredibly bad, even for Muse. In this album, there is nothing that sounds like the band, everything sounds as if the songs had been taken from another band's record, and in particular from Queen's.
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.