Muse: Black Holes and Revelations Score 6.27  File Under: Rush-inspired lyric content meets the return of Queen.
Ya know how there are movies you need to see in the theater unless you have a 65 inch HD TV with surround sound? Well…there are albums like that, too. BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS by Muse is one of those. I bought the CD from Amazon after finally giving in to the onslaught of great tracks from it played feverishly on my favorite alternative radio station. First there was the downright quirky Queen-inspired anthem Knights of Cydonia. Then, I heard Starlight and the love affair began. The climactic moment came the first time I heard Invincible. Three songs from the same album. Each one better than the one before. I was in love. Or lust. Upon first playing in my car, I thought maybe I had been duped by another pretty boy with only three good things about him. But, I soldiered on, listening on long drives and trying to do more than just jump around between my three favorites. It wasn’t love until I plugged the CD into my 700 watt jammer of a system. Turns out that the sheer wall of sound that is Muse could not be handled by my standard-issue Honda sound system. It’s sorta like the difference between watching Return of the King in the theater versus watching it on your 19-inch TV. I feel like I just finished a workout by the time this one ends, and I was sitting on my arse the whole time! If you like dramatic-sounding music that hearkens to the heyday of Queen and Freddie Mercury, read more >>
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