Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2459 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-12-12
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Formats: Live, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 123 minutes

Synopsis
Recorded live at Glastonbury, the tracklist includes: 'Hysteria', 'New Born', 'Sing For Absolution', 'Muscle Museum', 'Ruled By Secrey', 'Sunburn', 'Butterflies', 'Bliss', 'Plug In Baby', 'Blackout' and 'Butterflies And Hurricanes'.

Customer Reviews

A very good DVD
Firstly, before I begin this review, let me just share with you a nugget of stupidity from an obsessive in another review on this very site. Moaning in a slightly mindless fashion about where the DVD was primarily filmed he seethes:

"...and the the second night of Earl's Court, which I'm sorry but only Absolution Band Wagon jumpers attended, the real fans strived to get tickets on the 19th"

Ahem. Being one of these 'Absolution Band Wagon jumpers' as I am, I attended the concert at Earls Court on the 20th December 2004, mainly because the 19th sold out so quickly (I guess my inability to get tickets to a sold out concert somehow makes me an unfaithful fan and for this, I hang my head in shame) and I'm really rather glad I did, as it was in fact fantastic. It was universally acknowledged in both the music press and among people I have spoken to who attended both concerts as the better of the two nights. Oh well, what do I know - after all, I'm not a 'real' fan.

But enough of this commenting on other people's comments thing. I real reason I'm writing this is to say that despite people whinging, this DVD is well worth its price tag. Granted, it isn't quite as inventive as 'Hullabaloo' was, but the band have grown into ten or fifteen times the band they were in 2001. Vocals in particular are much better, which is saying something as Matt Bellamy's voice wasn't exactly bad to begin with - but it sounds so much more controlled and measured now.

Instrumentally the band are maturing into a truely incredible act: tight, perfect perfomances and just the right balance of changing up old tracks so they slide gracefully alongside the new.

Picture quality is fantastic for pretty much all the songs from Glastonbury, and the footage from Earls Court looks fab too. The sound is crisp and clear, which makes a pleasant change for an outside gig.

All in all, I can't really fault the quality of the songs on display here. The only reason I've marked it only four stars is the lack of extras aside from the bonus footage, and the exclusion of more live songs from the tour as a whole.

Go buy or borrow, and enjoy.

You'd be mad not to....
I'm gonna have to start by massively disagreeing with the few who say that this dvd is a let down, because they're all nuts. I bought Hullabaloo and rated it 4 stars as it was a great dvd that really captured the atmosphere of a Muse gig. Absolution Tour is much better still. I lent mine to a friend two months ago and still haven't watched it since because it's now on its sixth loan out since then because people keep hearing of how good it is and want to watch it. I've seen this dvd have non Muse fans giggling with excitement. I was totally blown away by it. Honestly? I can't imagine how you couldn't love it!

In awe of Muse...
This, like the Hullabaloo DVD, is Muse euphoria. Putting the technical details aside, this is Muse playing live as good as you would hope it would be. It combines the best of Absolution and some old favourites from Origin of Symmetry, a fan of Muse at any level must own it.

Although this does not include a DTS or DD soundtrack like in Hullabaloo, it is in LPCM 2.0 1536kbps which is a lot more than DTS at around 750 and DD at around 550. The video is at around 7Mbps which is again more than usual so the sound and video is excellent if you don't mind the 2.0 channels.

Again this isn't as big as Hullabaloo or as well put together (DVD wise) but it is WELL worth getting if you so much as like Muse. It will leave you in awe...