Pros: Some great songs, Bellamy's vocals... Cons: A little "samey" as the album progresses...
If I had to compare singer-guitarist-songwriter Matthew Bellamy’s voice to anybody it would be Grant-Lee Phillips. Like Phillips, Bellamy balances the ability the sing with the sense to do so without overextending. Bellamy is certainly talented, but ...
Pros: Great energetic debut, drenched in feedback and distortion. Cons: After Uno the album turns homogeneous, obvious Radiohead comparisons.
Let’s talk about Muse. How good are they? Pretty good. How talented is lead singer/pianist/guitarist/just about every other instrument-ist Matt Bellamy? Pretty talented. What was their debut album like? Pretty awesome. 1999’s ...
A long time ago, well, actually only four years ago, a band called Muse emerged, and were scoffed at for being Radiohead imitators. Maybe fairly. But a year ago, with the album Origin of Symmetry the scoffing masses swallowed their...
When I heard Muse’s “Map of the Problematique” I got really excited and got their B
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Holes and Revelations CD, only to be quite disappointed. I read other reviews that claimed their earlier CDs were ...
Pros: Solid debut for an awesome band. Cons: A couple of weak songs, this wasn't released in the US.
It's not often that I find a band that sweeps me off my feet as Muse did. With their version of dramatic Brit-rock, they were huge in the UK for quite some time before they were even heard of in America. Showbiz was the band's debut album, ...
Pros: Diverse coverage of the music genre; use of instruments; vocals; song writing. Cons: Natural and somewhat plagiaristic material inspired by the greats.
We can’t say Muse are uninspired. As newcomers to the music industry they have their instances in this, their debut album, of sudden inspiration from the greats. The musical track is certainly reminiscent of the principal style as Radiohead...
Pros: Every song is great. Cons: Too many overdubs will make most songs hard to play live.
Muse, a trio of twenty-somethings from Devon, England, are definitely going places. And contrary to what you may have heard from cynical critics up and down the country, they sound nothing like Radiohead. The only plausible comparison between the two...
Pros: Strong debut album, some real standout tracks.
Cons: They'll doubtlessly be tarred with a Radiohead lite label
I entered the world of Muse knowing nothing about this band at all, my only exposure coming first from the Apple advertisements that had been playing on TV and from a friend who had been playing the album in his shop.
Pros: This band shows enormous potential, Staggering talent, Bellamy's voice is nothing short of amazing at points, Good listening for Radiohead fans! Cons: Bellamy's vocals tend to grate on your nerves after a short while, They lend a bit too heavily from both the Radiohead style and catalog..
I finally listened to the young English band Muse, and their debut album Showbiz, after much prodding from friends who said that they sounded like the "next" Radiohead. I have listened to this album at least twenty times in the last few...
Pros: 12 original, inventive tracks, all of which contain Muse's unique quality. Cons: An acquired taste, which some may say imitates Radiohead.
It is a rare occurence that I genuinely enjoy a song the first time i hear it. However, Muses's unintended (track 07) proved to be an exception. It was the first song of their's I had heard and is a prime example of the band's talent.
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Without doubt, Showbiz is one of the best albums to surface from the 90's. Released Oct. '99, I bought the album the fortnight of it's release but was gutted after discovering that I had missed a free live performance of their's at The Cornerhouse (one...
Pros: Amazing vocal performances,
Intelligent guitar music,
anthemic songs. not nu-metal Cons: slightly too long
When Muse emerged relatively unknowns they were wrongly labelled "the new Radiohead"
I think it's quite obvious to anyone with any brains that Muse have a sound all of their own.
Matt Bellamy's custom guitar produces some very strange...
Pros: Amazing first album by a power indie/rock trio. Produced with quality and great variation! Cons: Endless unfair Radiohead comparisons come with this great album.
This is one of the finest debut albums from the 90's. Swelling with powerful indie/rock riffs, showbiz's angst ridden anthems carry a driving feeling and emotion with them, mainly due to lead singer/song writer/pianist Matt Bellamys vocal effects....
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