Muse
Absolution
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Intro | 0:22 | 76,042 | |||
| 2 | Apocalypse Please | 4:12 | 367,200 | |||
| 3 | Time Is Running Out | 3:57 | 663,716 | |||
| 4 | Sing For Absolution | 4:55 | 432,431 | |||
| 5 | Stockholm Syndrome | 4:57 | 425,800 | |||
| 6 | Falling Away With You | 4:40 | 344,303 | |||
| 7 | Interlude (Instrumental) | 0:37 | 1,957 | |||
| 8 | Hysteria | 3:47 | 596,988 | |||
| 9 | Blackout | 4:22 | 320,712 | |||
| 10 | Butterflies And Hurricanes | 5:01 | 262,802 | |||
| 11 | The Small Print | 3:29 | 248,712 | |||
| 12 | Endlessly | 3:48 | 314,557 | |||
| 13 | Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist | 3:07 | 311,366 | |||
| 14 | Ruled By Secrecy | 4:52 | 258,781 |
About this album
Absolution is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Muse. It was released on September 21, 2003 in the UK and on March 23, 2004 in the U.S. by Taste Music Limited. The album yielded the band’s first big American hits - “Time Is Running Out” and “Hysteria”, the former becoming their first UK Top 10 single. Recently it was voted the 21st best British album ever.
Writing and composition:
The band spent much of 2002 recording Absolution with producer Rich Costey. The album was recorded in studios in both Los Angeles and London. Bellamy said that the band made a “conscious decision” to “get together in a room and make music”, setting aside time to record the album, as with previous albums recording sessions were ‘hastily arranged’ and rushed.
The album incorporates themes of fear, mistrust, personal achievement and joy. Bellamy said that the beginning of the Iraq War had an effect on their songwriting.
Stockholm Syndrome, The Small Print, Time is Running Out and Ruled by Secrecy can all be perceived as having political undertones. The former contains lyrics such as “This is the last time I’ll/ Forget you/ I wish I could” that alludes to methods of control used by totalitarian states such as Hitler’s / Stalin’s Cult of the Personality, which force people to form a “bond” with their dictator. However it could also be interpreted as a critical view of the way the West democracies (US and UK) after 9/11 sacrificed civil rights in the name of “the war on terror”.
Writing and composition:
The band spent much of 2002 recording Absolution with producer Rich Costey. The album was recorded in studios in both Los Angeles and London. Bellamy said that the band made a “conscious decision” to “get together in a room and make music”, setting aside time to record the album, as with previous albums recording sessions were ‘hastily arranged’ and rushed.
The album incorporates themes of fear, mistrust, personal achievement and joy. Bellamy said that the beginning of the Iraq War had an effect on their songwriting.
Stockholm Syndrome, The Small Print, Time is Running Out and Ruled by Secrecy can all be perceived as having political undertones. The former contains lyrics such as “This is the last time I’ll/ Forget you/ I wish I could” that alludes to methods of control used by totalitarian states such as Hitler’s / Stalin’s Cult of the Personality, which force people to form a “bond” with their dictator. However it could also be interpreted as a critical view of the way the West democracies (US and UK) after 9/11 sacrificed civil rights in the name of “the war on terror”.
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Shouts
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YouAreMyMuse wrote:
I'd say that it's the album by which they should be remembered. [3]
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YouAreMyMuse wrote:
Best Muse album [17]
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Avie96 wrote:
Best Muse album [16]
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IRONICtypo wrote:
Best Muse album.[15] I'd say that it's the album by which they should be remembered. [2]
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icicle241286 wrote:
Best Muse album.[14] I'd say that it's the album by which they should be remembered.
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niespodziewanka wrote:
Best Muse album [13]
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ment47 wrote:
Very strong album, i think that it sounds in Radohead style... P.S. Sing for absilution - amazing!!!
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MegsNSF wrote:
You can't play any of their tracks =[
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AnnaDraconida wrote:
AMAZING.
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Simaop25 wrote:
Not only Muse's greatest album but, for me, definetely, best album of the decade so far... A masterwork piece of art... (worship)
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reclubs wrote:
http://reclubs.ru Фото - Видео съемка (REC) Пиар (PR) , продвижение , реклама.
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Nico_ibz wrote:
Best Muse album [12]
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Ochirou wrote:
Best muse album [11]
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NiKI_xxx wrote:
это самый хороший альбом)))
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NekoMiki wrote:
My favourite Muse album... It's just amazing :3
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shadylady320 wrote:
The best. Every song is amazing. [2]
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marijolee wrote:
The best. Every song is amazing.
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KiingNothing wrote:
second favourite album... origin of symmetry is the first ;)
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Erythromycine wrote:
Oos is better.
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Taka36 wrote:
Hey,great brainstorm!...
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Recent Activity
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matyman444 added Absolution to matyman444’s library. yesterday evening
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NilonocoLast and TCFirestarter loved Muse – Time Is Running Out. yesterday evening
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NilonocoLast added Muse – Hysteria to their Loved Tracks. yesterday evening
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Arhh_ and dudzio16 loved Muse – Endlessly. yesterday evening
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georgecowie added Muse – Sing For Absolution to their Loved Tracks. yesterday evening
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Arhh_, KibaTheStricken and Steveo3PO loved Muse – The Small Print. yesterday evening
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Ataraxer added Muse – Stockholm Syndrome to their Loved Tracks. yesterday evening
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QueerJulia added Muse – Hysteria to their Loved Tracks. yesterday evening
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TRIPTETW0WNZ and NexusLOQXB loved Muse – Time Is Running Out. yesterday evening
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