Muse
Black Holes and Revelations (2006)

Muse is one of those bands that when you try and place them into a category, you can’t. They’re such a talented band that each of their albums creates a new genre that only Muse could comfortably fit into. ‘Black Holes and Revelations’ is a good example of this.

As usual, the band offers what could be described as a cliché when it comes to types of songs on an album. Not to say that’s a bad thing because to be honest, I would quite like to hear an album ranging from ballad to heavy.

I’d say the closest they come to a ‘ballad’ is with ‘Soldier’s Poem’ and the heaviest they get is with ‘Assassin’. Both great songs of course. Would you expect any less?

Other highlights on the album are, ‘Starlight’, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ (which almost borderlines into ‘Scissor Sisters’ territory. How odd!), ‘Map of the Problematique’ and ‘Knights of Cydonia’. The latter being my favourite track on the album, especially when it reaches the change in the song when Matt’s singing sends shivers down my spine.

I wouldn’t say this is any better than they’re previous albums, because they are and always will be just as amazing. It’s about time I found something bad to review!

I might as well comment on their latest concerts at Reading and Leeds. It’s been said by many people, including the band, that they were their best concerts ever. I think they’re at a very strong point in their lives and they deserve all the respect they can get.


+ Review by Phil

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