Post by charlie on Jun 25, 2007 19:31:49 GMT 2
Absolution ~ Muse
Release Date: 22nd September 2003
Examples: Time Is Running Out, Butterflies and Hurricanes
1) Intro
A short introduction to the album made up of a simple drum pattern that rises in volume
2) Apocalypse Please - 'It's time for something biblical!'
The real start to Absolution! Following on from the introduction, Apocalypse Please keeps a strong and memorable piano piece, drum pattern and rhythm. The lyrics deal with the idea of the apocalypse, topped off with an impressive piano-based finale.
3) Time Is Running Out - 'How did it come to this?'
Definitely a contender for the most popular Muse song category, Time Is Running Out consists of an extremely catchy baseline and finger-clicking rhythm, with a memorable set of lyrics.
4) Sing For Absolution - 'Our walls remain unrectified and our souls won't be exhumed'
A softer song in disguise, hiding a bigger and more dramatic finale. The falsetto performance from Bellamy along with a particularly impressive chorus makes Sing For Absolution one of the greatest additions to Absolution. A song often commented on for its music video.
5) Stockholm Syndrome - 'This is the last time I abandon you!'
Without a doubt the most popular live track Muse have ever played. Stockholm Syndrome takes the band to a whole new heavier level, packed full with amazing sound effects, incredible solos and mind-blowing riffs, enough to convert listeners to Muse's way of thinking.
6) Falling Away With You - 'Maybe I just misunderstood'
And with this track, we begin to see a pattern emerging, with a heavy song followed by a quieter track. This is true in this case as well, with the song made up of a finger-picking guitar performance with a 'love-song' set of lyrics with another sound-effect packed chorus.
7) Interlude
A short piece of guitar music designed as an interval for the album
8) Hysteria - 'Dreaming I'm alive!
Combining the catchy style of baseline from TIRO alongside the heavier feel of SS, Hysteria is another very popular track that includes one of Muse's best solos and guitar riffs ever made, in the opinion of many.
9) Blackout - 'This life could be the last and I'm too young to see'
A beautifully pessimistic track, the extremely slow-paced lyrics and stringed base pairing up with a 'spanish-sounding' guitar performance. Yes, another expected 'quieten.'
10) Butterflies and Hurricanes - 'Change everything you are and everything you were'
If ever you wanted to single out a track as an example of the limitless ability of a band, Butterflies and Hurricanes is definitely one to consider. An epic song that builds in volume, eventually replaced by a phenomenal piano solo. Not one to miss.
11) The Small Print - 'I'm a priest God never paid'
Possibly considered as a less 'clever' song compared to many others, The Small Print is primarily a rock song. A heavy guitar riff that remains constant throughout along with a clever set of powerful lyrics makes this a standard yet great addition to the album.
12) Endlessly - 'I won't give up and I won't let you down'
A haunting organ harmony makes Endlessly another softer track, with another set of 'love-song-like' lyrics. In many ways, fairly similar to Ruled by Secrecy.
13) Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist - 'It scares the hell out of me!'
One word to sum up TOAD? Fun. A fairly complex guitar riff and solo make this track a fast-paced feature of Absolution, along with overly-exaggerated pessimistic lyrics, fromthe point of view of an atheist on his death-bed.
14) Ruled by Secrecy - 'Change in the air, no one knows who's in control'
A beautiful track, involving a keyboard instrument similar to that in Endlessly. Another falsetto performance by Matt ends with a climatic sounding piano solo and an explosion from his voice box. A fitting end to such a great album.
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Release Date: 22nd September 2003
Examples: Time Is Running Out, Butterflies and Hurricanes
1) Intro
A short introduction to the album made up of a simple drum pattern that rises in volume
2) Apocalypse Please - 'It's time for something biblical!'
The real start to Absolution! Following on from the introduction, Apocalypse Please keeps a strong and memorable piano piece, drum pattern and rhythm. The lyrics deal with the idea of the apocalypse, topped off with an impressive piano-based finale.
3) Time Is Running Out - 'How did it come to this?'
Definitely a contender for the most popular Muse song category, Time Is Running Out consists of an extremely catchy baseline and finger-clicking rhythm, with a memorable set of lyrics.
4) Sing For Absolution - 'Our walls remain unrectified and our souls won't be exhumed'
A softer song in disguise, hiding a bigger and more dramatic finale. The falsetto performance from Bellamy along with a particularly impressive chorus makes Sing For Absolution one of the greatest additions to Absolution. A song often commented on for its music video.
5) Stockholm Syndrome - 'This is the last time I abandon you!'
Without a doubt the most popular live track Muse have ever played. Stockholm Syndrome takes the band to a whole new heavier level, packed full with amazing sound effects, incredible solos and mind-blowing riffs, enough to convert listeners to Muse's way of thinking.
6) Falling Away With You - 'Maybe I just misunderstood'
And with this track, we begin to see a pattern emerging, with a heavy song followed by a quieter track. This is true in this case as well, with the song made up of a finger-picking guitar performance with a 'love-song' set of lyrics with another sound-effect packed chorus.
7) Interlude
A short piece of guitar music designed as an interval for the album
8) Hysteria - 'Dreaming I'm alive!
Combining the catchy style of baseline from TIRO alongside the heavier feel of SS, Hysteria is another very popular track that includes one of Muse's best solos and guitar riffs ever made, in the opinion of many.
9) Blackout - 'This life could be the last and I'm too young to see'
A beautifully pessimistic track, the extremely slow-paced lyrics and stringed base pairing up with a 'spanish-sounding' guitar performance. Yes, another expected 'quieten.'
10) Butterflies and Hurricanes - 'Change everything you are and everything you were'
If ever you wanted to single out a track as an example of the limitless ability of a band, Butterflies and Hurricanes is definitely one to consider. An epic song that builds in volume, eventually replaced by a phenomenal piano solo. Not one to miss.
11) The Small Print - 'I'm a priest God never paid'
Possibly considered as a less 'clever' song compared to many others, The Small Print is primarily a rock song. A heavy guitar riff that remains constant throughout along with a clever set of powerful lyrics makes this a standard yet great addition to the album.
12) Endlessly - 'I won't give up and I won't let you down'
A haunting organ harmony makes Endlessly another softer track, with another set of 'love-song-like' lyrics. In many ways, fairly similar to Ruled by Secrecy.
13) Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist - 'It scares the hell out of me!'
One word to sum up TOAD? Fun. A fairly complex guitar riff and solo make this track a fast-paced feature of Absolution, along with overly-exaggerated pessimistic lyrics, fromthe point of view of an atheist on his death-bed.
14) Ruled by Secrecy - 'Change in the air, no one knows who's in control'
A beautiful track, involving a keyboard instrument similar to that in Endlessly. Another falsetto performance by Matt ends with a climatic sounding piano solo and an explosion from his voice box. A fitting end to such a great album.
U.K
U.S