09.03.03
Sing for Absolution
Absolution, the new Muse album, is more a collection of singles than a cohesive full album. I’m not saying that’s bad. It’s a great collection and it sits better with my shuffled MP3 playlist way of listening to music. Bottom line is, you’re not going to gain anything from sitting down for an hour to listen to it all at once. There’s no flow between tracks and some of the different styles clash with each other. For example; you have the heavy, urgent, apocalyptic rock of Stockholm Syndrome then it segways into the jangly, Gardener’s World-esqueness of Falling Away. It’s odd.
It’s got some nice crunchy guitar work in it, some Unintended style slower stuff and even a bit of Plug In Baby guitar wankery. It’s got it all. Just don’t listen all at once. Space it out and you’ll love it.
You didn’t expect this to be a proper review did you? Good God, no.
Oliver said,
September 4, 2003 at 9:31 pm
i have resisted downloading it cos i wanted to buy it a sit through it one go but i might not bother now. tommy said something about the same. thanks for the advice james.
also it’s amazing the number of times i have seen the words ‘muse’ and ‘wankery’ in the same sentence…
becky said,
September 5, 2003 at 9:37 am
its the first time i’ve ever seen the word ‘wankery’ in ANY sentence…. you go james!
Alex said,
September 6, 2003 at 5:19 pm
rarely do any rock band get compared to gardners world.
tommy said,
September 6, 2003 at 11:50 pm
more’s the pity, no?
Wes said,
October 8, 2003 at 2:49 am
that was the biggest load of bullocks I’ve EVER read. You obviously prefer the songs from kelly clarksons new album you chump
James said,
October 27, 2003 at 3:15 pm
Who the hell is Kelly Clarkson? Any relation to Jeremy Clarkson?
Actually, who the hell are you? Not that it matters now. I should look at my comments more often.