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WickerRocker 
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 Posted: September 05 2006 at 14:02 |
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Muse is one of my favourite bands ever, and most favourite modernage band. BH&R is a good album, but I think, tha it`s one of their worse albums. The best album is Origin Of Symetry. Best song of BH&R is probably Knights of Cydonia.
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 14:29 |
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Muse is my 2nd favorite band of all time actually...and Black Holes... is my favorite album by them. I think their music sounds like a whole large group making it rather than just 3 people. They're without question awesomely bombastic
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Kleynan
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Posted: September 05 2006 at 23:03 |
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They seem to be repeating themselves a little bit, but BH&R is a great album nonetheless.
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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richardh
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 02:18 |
 WickerRocker wrote:
Muse is one of my favourite bands ever, and most favourite modernage band. BH&R is a good album, but I think, tha it`s one of their worse albums. The best album is Origin Of Symetry. Best song of BH&R is probably Knights of Cydonia. |
I think the drumming is a little 'stiff' on OOS compared to Absolution or BH&R.The latest is a lot more varied to my ears as well.I think all their earlier albums suffered abit from having too much conformity of sound,style and production despite the quality of songs.I like the range of sounds and styles of Black Holes.Some is pure pop,some of it prog, some ballads, some metal. 
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Certif1ed
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 04:37 |
I'm beginning to dislike "Black Holes..." - it's waaaaaaay too catchy.  I cannot get Starlight out of my head - and I've really grown to love that synth line that goes down really low and cycles up and down behind everything else. The video is pretty cool too - based around the line "This ship is taking me far away", of course. I think this was the best track they performed as part of the Reading set after "Butterflies..." - although I could have been swayed by several tonnes of pyrotechnica raining down off the stage at me...
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The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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krusty
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 06:19 |
Yeah, they rocked from what I saw of Leeds/Reading shows on TV recently. Hopefully they will be in similar form when I see them in November.  I also agree about Starlight, very very catchy.
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Falling Flower
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 06:47 |
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Saw their show in Belgium. I think the singer tried way too much to sound like Thom Yorke.
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richardh
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 15:59 |
Falling Flower wrote:
Saw their show in Belgium. I think the singer tried way too much to sound like Thom Yorke. |
oh shut up 
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profskett
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Posted: September 08 2006 at 07:41 |
| They seem to be repeating themselves a little bit |
True, but the style on BH&R is sufficiently different that whatever music similarities there are between some arts of the songs and those on previous albums aren't really too noticeable. It's certainly not their best album (I don't think it lives up to Origin of Symmetry by anyone's standards), but it's a good listen.
Edited by profskett - September 08 2006 at 07:44
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chamberry
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Posted: September 08 2006 at 20:39 |
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So, is it a buy?
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Kleynan
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Posted: September 08 2006 at 23:15 |
chamberry wrote:
So, is it a buy?
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If you like Absoloution.
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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sleeper
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 14:08 |
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BH&R is a good album but I profered Absolution by some way.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 16:41 |
Kleynan wrote:
chamberry wrote:
So, is it a buy? |
If you like Absoloution. |
I don't think the two albums are very comparable - but if you like Muse enough to own the first 3, then it's a definite buy. No Muse fan would be disappointed with it... For long 
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2112
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Posted: September 12 2006 at 07:04 |
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Just heard the new mars volta album Amputecture, looks like muse moves into number 2 spot with amputecture taking number one! Tool rounds out the top 3 in 3rd followed by Mogwai mr beast in 4th
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 I can't wait to share this new wonder...The people will all see its light!
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Cristi
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Posted: September 16 2006 at 09:17 |
Last Muse album is great indeed. 
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 21:47 |
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Origin of Symmetry is their best
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el böthy
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Posted: October 02 2006 at 21:17 |
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Ok, first I buy Achumpuncture...then Maidens...no, first Blackholes... You have bought me
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"You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Philéas
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Posted: October 03 2006 at 11:43 |
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I think I will have to give it a few more listens. I like some parts of
it very much, but over-all it's only OK, so far. I still prefer
Absolution and Origin of Symmetry, but that might change.
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Melomaniac
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Posted: October 03 2006 at 11:46 |
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Black Holes and Revelations is growing on me the more I listen to it. Love Absolution and The Origin of Symetry, and Showbiz a bit less, though it's still good.
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"One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio
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Zargus
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Posted: October 11 2006 at 03:55 |
Sounds like a Queen cover band. 
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