Bliss! (Origin Of Symmetry - Muse)

Member Name: zoe-e

Product:	Origin Of Symmetry - Muse
Date:	21/02/09 (220 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great tracks

Disadvantages: none

**THE BAND**
Muse are a British rock trio from Devon, UK. They are very well known for their amazing dramatic anthems and unique live performances in which the usually pack out any stadium, arena or festival where they take to the stage. They formed way back in 1994 and have continuously progressed year by year musically, never failing to disappoint their fans with their flawless albums. At the moment the band are probably most well known for songs such as: 'Plug In Baby', 'Time Is Running Out', 'Super Massive Blackhole', and many, many more. Muse have won many awards including: MTV Europe Music awards, Kerrang! Awards, NME Awards, Brit Awards and Q Awards. Although Muse have become somewhat mainstream in recent years they are definitely about the music and always come out with solid tracks that everyone will love. The members of Muse are: Matt Bellamy (vocals, guitar, piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, vocals, keys) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion. So far the band have released four studio albums:
Showbiz (1999)
Origin Of Symmetry (2001)
Absolution (2003)
Black Holes And Revelations (2006)


**TRACKLIST**
1. New Born
2. Bliss
3. Space Dementia
4. Hyper Music
5. Plug In Baby
6. Citizen Erased
7. Micro Cuts
8. Screenager
9. Darkshines
10. Feeling Good
11. Megalomania


**PRICE**
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**MY FAVORITE TRACKS**


**2. Bliss**
This track is very up beat and dramatic. It's faced paced, full of guitars and spacey electric sounds, it's a very unique sound as always with Muse. Matt Bellamy's vocal range is amazing, he has a fantastic voice and is a great song writer which this song definitely proves. At the start and also through the song there is a very catchy melody which is also a good selling point! To me this song screams jealousy, envy and longing for something that you just can't have. From the lyrics it sounds like he just wants everything that this person has, he wants to be happy, successful and worry free but life isn't that simple. I think that is what the title refers to, it would be bliss if everything was perfect! That's just how I see it. My favourite lyrics from this track are: "Everything about you resonates happiness, now I won't settle for less, give me all the peace and joy in your mind, I want that peace and joy in your mind" Personally I would rate this song 8/10.


**5. Plug In Baby**
This song is my favourite song out of all of the albums Muse has released. It's just amazing. It starts off with a very catchy and attention grabbing guitar riff, which might I add, is not as easy as I thought to learn on guitar! Then comes the eerie, soft vocals of Matt Bellamy before the chaos really starts and the huge chorus kicks in. again, thumbs up to Bellamy's song writing skills, these lyrics are fantastic. There are several ideas as to what this is actually about, Matt's guitar, the digital age, love, relationships, personally I have no idea and don't really mind because it is such an awesome song! My favourite lyrics from this song are: "I've exposed your lies, baby, the underneath is no big surprise, now it's time for changing and cleansing everything to forget your love" 10/10.


**6. Citizen Erased**
This song is more focused on vocals, which again are amazing. As with pretty much all of the songs on this album there is a sense of tension and drama which builds up into an explosion of a chorus, this is one of the things that I love about Muse, they are one of the only bands nowadays with the ability to pull this off and make it work with such an effect. Apparently this song is about people questioning Matt Bellamy all the time but I'm not sure about the accuracy of that interpretation. The lyrics he creates are pretty complex compared to a lot of artists these days so it's hard to figure out, only the band know really! My favourite lyrics from this track are: "The truth's unwinding, scraping away at my mind, please stop asking me to describe, for one moment I wish you'd hold your stage, with no feelings at all, open minded". 9/10.


**MY OVERALL OPINION**
I love Muse. I always have and I probably always will. The lyrics are amazing, Matt Bellamy is amazing and everything about this album is just brilliant. If you like rock music, emotional music, and real music about real things then I would recommend this album and band 100%. Overall I would rate this album 9.9/10.

Thanks for reading!

Summary: Great album from Muse