Product Description

'Black Holes And Revelations' delivers a stylistic overhaulfrom Devon's premiere epic space rock outfit Muse. The follow up 2003's smash 'Absolution' looks to merge Matt Bellamy's trademark powerful riffs with dance beats to produce an upbeat album with influences moving towards Prince and Franz Ferdinand. Co-produced by Rich Costey (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave) and including the single 'Supermassive BlackHole'.

Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #271 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-03
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Black Holes and Revelations finds Muse finally achieving their full potential, producing an album that is their biggest yet. And for a band that was responsible for the grandiose Origin of the Symmetry, that's no mean feat. In a time when lo-fi and acoustic acts are devouring the charts, Muse are resolutely swimming against the tide. Black Holes and Revelations is an epic album, and it sounds huge--listening to it, it's difficult to remember that Muse are just a trio. This is a band who enter a studio determined to get their money's worth--it wouldn't be a surprise to hear a kitchen sink clanging away in the background. In the hands of a lesser band, Black Holes and Revelations would sound either ironic or silly, with songs like "Starlight" sounding like a beefed-up ELO track, right down to its lyrics about spaceships. And that's not the only 1970's British rock band that's referenced here: by the end of "Soldier's Poem", you'll swear that Freddie Mercury and Queen are providing the harmonies. And the influence of Queen sticks around right through the energetic rocker "Assassin". Black Holes and Revelations wears the comparison well--this is an arena-rock album, carefully constructed by a band who by having no fear of the absurd, manage to transcend it. Quite simply, this album rocks. --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

queen
There is so much Queen in here it makes me laugh (with pleasure), but there's plenty more as well. This band really is the best of the current late 90's - 00 crop - in the mainstream anyway. A decent listen and almost 5 stars.

Modern day Rock and Roll.
As most reviews have noted this is a great album. I don't wish to add much more but still feel compelled to cast my vote as I love these songs so much; more so, just for my favorite song ; Exo-Politics. There is no finer moment on this album than the chorus of this song. A simple enough riff underlining the song and a fine Queen-esq guitar solo. But this song is all about getting the simple things right, singing from the heart ... and banging those drums real hard!
I still don't think this album was by no means perfect (in Muse standards anyway) but that only means they can improve, or at worst continue in the same vain.
However I don't think any other band is doing more for music today. Long may they carry on!

PS If you liked this album, please make sure you find a copy of their song "Glorious" which I believe was on the US release. The song not only befit's the album, it would be one of the best. (That good!)

Enjoy, Muse fans.

Simply a brilliant album
extremely good. Eveery track oozes brilliance and deserves all the good credit that it gets. Buy it. It's one of the to 5 albums that I own.