![]() ![]() There is a dichotomy to tracks like “Starlight,” which has a peppy and upbeat sound, but ultimately tells of loneliness and the difficulty of being away from those you love. It is a song about eliminating oppression and gaining peace. This type of commentary is sprinkled throughout Black Holes and Revelations, which touches on various themes. The bombastic use of guitar and drums, and the sinuous and powerful vocals of Singer Matt Bellamy are ever-present in tunes like “Supermassive Black Hole,” where there is a gravity and sexiness to a tale of women and their celestial nature.Īs a cohesive piece, Black Holes and Revelations is more ebb and flows as if offers a sense of urgency in the track “Assassin,” where there is a frantic-ness to the guitar riff accompanied by heart-pounding percussion. The album is a sort of Opera about a dystopian world, a journey through sounds and landscapes that entices, explores, and offers escape. ![]() Muse has always held a somewhat specific place in Rock music. Often compared to Radiohead and never shying from the use of synthesizers and a more technological edge to their Progressive Hard Rock sound, the band produced more than just the expected in Black Holes and Revelations. With that in mind, there is more to this album than the sultry “Supermassive Black Hole,” and its place in Pop culture history as the song that played in Twilight while Edward Cullen, the tamest Vampire in literature and screen, participated in a thunderous game of baseball. Chances are, even the casual listener has heard at least one song from Black Holes and Revelations, unless they had been living under a rock. After being released on Jin the U.K. and followed by releases in the U.S., Australia, Taiwan, and Japan, the album has garnered plenty of praise, being named Album of the Year for 2006 by Planet Sound, placing third in NME’s Album of the Year for 2006, and was featured in an updated 2007 version of the music reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is hard to believe ten years have passed since British Rockers Muse put out their fourth studio album, Black Holes and Revelations. ![]()
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