Muse

Absolution is the third studio album by the English alternative rock band Muse. It was released on 15 September 2003 in Japan, on 22 September 2003 in the United Kingdom on Mushroom Records and A&E Records and on 23 March 2004 in the United States by East West Records and Taste Media. The album followed up on it's predecessor's diverse musical tendencies and elaborate sound, while also having a more focused and consistent theme and aesthetic throughout. Absolution has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a lyrical focus on the theological and apocalyptic concepts. The album reached number one in the UK Album Charts. It also yielded the band's first top 10 single hit, with "Time Is Running Out" peaking at number 8 in the UK singles chart. In 2009, it was voted by Kerrang! As the second-best album of the 21st century thus far. (Muse's previous album, Origin of Symmetry, and their subsequent release, Black Holes and Revelations, also appeared in the top fifty).

Tracks

1. Intro
2. Apocalypse Please
3. Time Is Running Out
4. Sing for Absolution
5. Stockholm Syndrome
6. Falling Away with You
7. Interlude
8. Hysteria
9. Blackout
10. Butterflies and Hurricanes
11. Small Print
12. Endlessly
13. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
14. Ruled by Secrecy

In 2004, U.K. favorite Muse broke through in the U.S. with Absolution and major performances across America that won legions of new fans. In 2006, the band took a bold new step with Black Holes And Revelations, a powerful, upbeat epic album that brought the band’s music to a whole dimension. Once again co-produced by Rich Costey (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), Muse incorporates influences from electronica and Prince to pure pop. The album broke into the Top 10 in American and topped the U.K. and European album charts within its first week, earning Muse their second consecutive No. 1 album. 

Tracks

• 1 Take a Bow
• 2 Starlight
• 3 Supermassive Black Hole
• 4 Map of the Problematique
• 5 Soldier's Poem
• 6 Invincible
• 7 Assassin
• 8 Exopolitics
• 9 City of Delusion
• 10 Hoodoo
• 11 Knights of Cydonia

Following seven years of near solid touring, Muse escalated from being the biggest band in Teignmouth in 1997 to one of the biggest bands in Europe by 2004. With each successive album, they pushed the musical envelope with a fusion of progressive rock, electronica, and Radiohead-influenced experimentation, creating an emotive, passionate sound. Muse's reputation as one of the best live rock bands in the world is well deserved with their exhilarating live performances drawing critical acclaim, industry buzz, and a loyal and rabid fan base. This 2 LP set is a 180 gram pressing from Record Industry.

Tracks

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Uprising
• 2 Resistance
• 3 Undisclosed Desires
• 4 United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage
• 5 Guiding Light
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Unnatural Selection
• 2 MK Ultra
• 3 I Belong to You/Mon Coeur S'ouvre a Ta Voix
• 4 Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 1: Overture
• 5 Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 2: Cross-Pollination
• 6 Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 3: Redemption

"Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world," says the band. "A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests & riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilization of the global order all informed Will Of The People. It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long are genuinely threatened. This album is a personal navigation through those fears and preparation for what comes next." And on single "Compliance" they note that it's "about the promise of safety and reassurance sold to us by powerful entities during times of vulnerability. Gangs, governments, demagogues, social media algorithms & religions seduce us with misleading untruths and comforting fables. They want us to join their narrow worldview in exchange for obedience and turning a blind eye to our own internal voice of reason & compassion. They just need our Compliance."

1. Will Of The People
2. Compliance
3. Liberation
4. Won’t Stand Down
5. Ghosts (How Can I Move On)
6. You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween
7. Kill Or Be Killed
8. Verona
9. Euphoria
10. We Are Fucking Fucked